Making Learning Visible:
Focus on the Learning, Not the Work
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A message from Peggy Larson, Ed.D.
District Administrator
In August, I shared 10 tips to make your children’s learning more visible. I took the tips from the work of Ron Ritchhart. Hopefully, these tips will help make you feel more a part of what your child(ren) is/are learning at school.
Each month, I intend to go just a bit deeper into each of the tips. We are already are on Tip #5 of 10!
Tip 5:
Focus on the learning, rather than the work.
The completion of work is never the goal of an assignment. Learning is the goal. It’s easy for parents to focus on the work their child has to do and to monitor the completion of that work. However, another way to engage with your child’s learning is to take a moment and ask your child:
What is the purpose of each assignment?
What do you think your teacher wants you to learn (or get better at) as a result of the assignment?
In this way, you are monitoring what your child is learning, rather than the work he/she is doing to achieve that learning. Shifting our thinking, and that of our students, to the learning versus the completion of the work is a difficult task.
As families, we often ask our children, “Do you have your reading/homework done?” If they say, “Yes,” we usually move on or maybe ask to see it. Why not consider asking them what their reading or homework is about? What is the purpose or the reading/homework? In other words, attempt to position the reading/homework as an opportunity to discuss knowledge and skills.
A few changes in how we think about reading/homework can go a long way in changing our students’ perceptions of the importance of learning, too.
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Hopefully, these tips will help make you feel more a part of what your child(ren) is/are learning at school.
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Winneconne Middle School Nominated for Blue Ribbon Award
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Winneconne Middle School is in the running for a Blue Ribbon.
Only eight schools in the State of Wisconsin are eligible for this award and WMS is one of them! Our next step is to complete the application and then secure the award.
This achievement is awarded to schools that are deemed to be outstanding in their performance and academic success.
According to Wisconsin School Superintendent Carolyn Standford Taylor, "Our nominated schools are making strides on closing achievement gaps and boosting student academic achievement."
Kudos to all!
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Join Us at the 4K Open House
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It's Time to Get Ready for 2019-2020 School Year!
If you have a child in your family who will be 4 years or older by September 1, 2019 stop in, visit our 4K rooms, and meet the teachers.
Open House:
February 7, 2019: 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm
February 12, 2019: 6-7 pm
The office staff will also be on hand to answer any questions and will have enrollment paperwork available. Hope to see you there!
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Update
The Board of Education has decided to use Plunkett Raysich Architects (PRA) for assistance with phase II of our facility use plan.
The goal is use their expertise to help ensure we maintain our buildings in the most cost effective manner along with creating a vision for the future.
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High School Orientation and
Junior Parent Night
Rescheduled
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Thank you for your patience as rescheduled our High School Orientation (for current 8th grade students) and our Junior Parent Night!
We have rescheduled both High School Orientation and Junior Parent Night for Wednesday, February 13.
High School Orientation will begin at 6 pm. Junior Parent Night will begin at 6:45 pm. Please contact the student services office at the High School with any questions.
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Upcoming Code of Conduct Meeting
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Attention all parents of current students in 8-11 grades (juniors) who are planning on participating in any extracurricular activities in High School next year.
Those activities include the following; Boy’s and Girl’s Track, Debate, Boy’s and Girl’s Cross Country, Forensics, Boy’s and Girl’s Soccer, Cheer Team, Boy’s and Girl’s Basketball, Equestrian Team, Girls’ Volleyball, Trap Team, Softball, Power lifting, Baseball, Drama, Wrestling, Football, and Boy's and Girls Golf.
Per the Code of Conduct:
Attendance at Code of Conduct Meeting, when applicable, with at least one parent and student participant (including incoming freshman and new students to the district): Students will be expected to attend this meeting at least once during their high school career.
If you have a son or daughter involved in one or more of the listed activities then at least one, if not both, parents are required to attend.
This meeting will take place in the High School Gym on Wednesday February 6, 2019 at 7:15 pm.
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Stay in Touch - School Announcements
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To stay in touch, look here for each school's daily announcements, as posted to each school's website.
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Winneconne High School Play
Under the direction of Mr. Phillips, Winneconne students are performing
The Drowsy Chaperone
. It is a musical within a comedy.
Performance dates and times:
February 14, 15, at 7 p.m.
February 16 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
See our
website
for ticket information or call Mr. Phillips at (920) 582-5810 ext. 1120.
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VEX Robotics Seeking Volunteers
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Help Fulfill our Students' Desire to Succeed!
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VEX Robotics is a program designed for students to get hands-on building experience by enabling them to explore the joy and thrill of building something out of technology. This program enables students to build robots that they can use in competitions.
We need your help! We are looking for motivated and passionate volunteers to come and assist our students in building a one-of-a-kind machine.
We are actively seeking
anyone who would be interested in mentoring, advising, or coaching for our teams. Please contact Angela with any other questions:
Angela Zanto:
zantoa@w-csd.org
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You Can Support
Winneconne Community School District
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Winneconne Community School District continues its Journey.
The first major project of the
Winneconne Champions
was to create a District-wide Endowment Fund held at Winneconne Area Community Foundation (WACF). The Endowment Fund is special because all donations to the fund contribute to the fund’s principal and are never spent. Only the earnings on the account are used to support the schools.
There are many ways to help support the School District. Please
visit this webpage
for information how you can contribute to Winneconne Community School District. Thank you!
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Winneconne Community School District | (920) 582-5802 |
Website
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