December 15-19, 2025
- Stacey Pippin
- 18 hours ago
- 4 min read
Monday - Rocky Wiltermuth
Sunday 21st - Amy Ewing
Friday 26th - Emily Ruhl
Jan. 1 - Katy McCharen, Paula Parker
Arrival: Breakfast- Berger, Richardson & Eidson; Front- Vest, Bus-Highley/Duckworth, Hallway- 6th-Farmer, 5th-Cones
Dismissal: Maroon team (Bus- Cisneros & Barber, Front- Jessen & Stowe, Walkers- Gordon)
Bells will ring for each team + walker/Tiger Tales/club dismissal:
Monday: 2:58 pm-Maroon & Navy, 3:00-Teal & Green, 3:02-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Tues-Fri: 3:29 pm-Maroon & Navy, 3:31-Teal & Green, 3:33-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Mon. Library/Counseling Week: B Week (*Students will NOT need Chromebooks today.)
Morning Announcements: Please add things you would like to have added to our morning announcements on the appropriate day and/or communicate to Autumn before the day of announcement.
WIS shared picture folder: PLEASE add your pictures here for us and continue to add throughout the year to our folder. This is used for our yearbook and social media posts to tell our story!
WIS News:
Nuts and Bolts Items:
-Student Leadership Team Photos: We’re still missing a few pictures! If your team hasn’t taken a picture yet, please upload one this week here.
-Winterfest was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thanks to all who helped assist with a booth, food, performances, clean-up, etc. It really was a great night with so many people and lots of smiles! Special thanks to Dustin, Brenna and our Culture Action team for leading our event and Katy McCharen for your donation of family photos for our families.
If you took pictures, we'd love for you to add them to our folder for the yearbook - especially of the music performances!
-Missing Work/Recess Ongoing Feedback: As we implement our new game plan, please continue to give feedback, suggestions, ask questions, etc. on our document. There is a spot at the top of the document to add this.
-IE hours: Hours on your plan must be updated by Tues. on your proposal logs and in be submitted in Frontline Professional Growth. Reach out to Heather or Stacey if you’ve got questions on how to do this!
-Reminders: Don’t let the following dates sneak up on you:
IC Gradebook - End of quarter is Friday. Grades will be due 10 am on Jan. 6.
Yearly Dyslexia Training - All certified staff should complete this Canvas training by the end of the day on Jan. 5.
Stop the Bleed - All Missouri school employees must now complete this training. due by the end of Dec. and you will sign off here.
DGH hours - These 6 hours should be submitted by the end of first semester, Dec. 19.
IE hours - 1st semester logs are due Tuesday.
Career Ladder - Dec. (and all 1st semester) hours should be entered in Frontline Professional Growth.
-Did you see? Shout-out to Leah Stowe who was recognized as this month's TEACHER PROUD TUESDAY!
Events This Week
Monday
-12 days: Candy Cane Scavenger Hunt - Wear red and white
-PLT Content meetings: Check in with your teammates….
-NWEA makeups as able
-Early Out: Staff meeting
3:20-3:35 pm - Staff Check-in/Housekeeping (*Please bring a holiday treat we can enjoy too if you are able!*)
3:35-4:15 pm - Staff Holiday Mug Pottery Fun with Mrs. Berger
Tuesday
-12 days: National Chocolate Covered Anything Day - Enjoy the Chocolate Fountain in the lounge!
-Student Leadership Teams meet - Get group picture! (Resources)
- IE Hours Due today
-NWEA Testing makeups
-MTSS Student Extra Check in Day - We are postponing this to 3rd quarter due to several conflicts and just meeting last week. If you had a pressing student need to discuss, we will follow up with you this week still!
-Clubs: Tiger Tones Party, Crochet, Drama Llamas
Wednesday
-12 days: Enjoy Breakfast items in the lounge
-Wear Portrait of Tiger Shirts
-NWEA Testing makeups
-Stacey out in AM for Lead team meeting
-Staff Lighthouse team meeting @ 3:40 pm
-Clubs: Game, Reading, Origami
Thursday
-12 days: White Elephant Gift Exchange
-Student Leadership Teams meet (Resources)
-Free Holiday Meal (Be sure to let Paula know if you’d like a meal!)
-NWEA makeups wrap-up today
-Sharpen the Saw day (Double specials time for quarter grades)
Classes will report to the gym for further direction.
5th classes: 9:05-10:50 am
6th classes: 12:55-2:40 pm
-MS Choir Caroling during 6th lunch
-Clubs: Volleyball, Color Guard, NO Tiger Tones
-WIS Night @ Papa John
Friday - Early Dismissal @ 12:30 pm
-12 days: Ugly Christmas Sweater Day
-End of 2nd quarter
-Dec. Community Time assembly @ 9:30 am
-Clubs: Early Bird Spanish
-Staff may leave today once our students are gone! A gift from our School Board.
Wishing each one of you a very restful break filled with what makes you most happy! Enjoy the holidays, family, friends, and some downtime! We'll see you in 2026!
A Look Ahead to our Return After the Holiday Break:
Greeters/Goodbye Connectors–
Arrival: Breakfast- B. Davis, Stowe & Eidson; Front- Doerr, Bus- Cisneros, Hallway- 6th-Surber, 5th-Gregory
Dismissal: Navy team (Bus-Wedgeworth & Walker; Front-Cochran & Doughty; Walkers-Vest)
-Monday - NO SCHOOL: Staff Building PD Day (More specific details/schedule to come this week, but the majority of the day will be time to work on your priority items as you get ready to begin 2nd semester.)
-Tuesday - Sped Staffing @ 7:45 am, Grades due at 10 am, Student Leadership teams, Clubs: Crochet
-Wednesday - MTSS/SIT Team meeting @ 7:30 am, Stacey & Heather out in AM for Super Lead team meeting @ 8:30 am, 6th MS Scheduling during WIN time (More info coming from Brenna), Clubs: Game, Reading, STEM Engineers
-Thursday - Student Leadership teams, Clubs: You Pick, Color Guard, Parent Lighthouse @ 6 pm
-Friday - 2nd Quarter Grade Reports Home, Brenna out in AM for Counselors’ Meeting, Heather out for IC meeting today, Club: Early Bird Spanish
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