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Stacey Pippin

May 8-12, 2023

Updated: May 8, 2023



  • Arrival – Breakfast: C. Taylor, Davis, Surber; Front: Nelson; Bus: Berger

  • Dismissal – Navy team (Bus- King & Cisneros, Front- Tiller & Patton, Walkers-Robertson)

Bells will ring for each team + walker/Tiger Tales/club dismissal:

  • Monday: 2:58 pm-Teal & Green, 3:00-Maroon & Navy, 3:02-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club

  • Tues-Fri: 3:29 pm-Teal & Green, 3:31-Maroon & Navy, 3:33-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club

Mon. Library/Counseling Week: A week




Morning Announcements: Please add things you would like to have added to our morning announcements on the appropriate day.


WIS shared picture folder: Please add your school pictures throughout the year.


-3 weeks of school left!!


Nuts and Bolts Items:

-Student Leadership teams: This is our last week for teams to meet. Please finalize your display for Parent Transition Night if your team plans to continue next year.

-Clubs: Please let Stacey know if you plan to cancel any club dates for the remainder of the year so that communication and calendar can be updated.

-Food Allergy Awareness Week is next week. See the “Week Ahead” below for plans of activities we’ll be participating in each day to spread the importance of being food allergy aware.

-Spring DRA Testing begins this week. More information will be shared during ELA content meetings. All final DRA scores are due May 19.

-4th quarter grades date due will be extended to Monday, May 22 by 10:00 am.

-Parent Transition Night is May 16 from 5:45-6:45 pm. This is a great opportunity to welcome our new 5th graders and a fun, quick evening! We would love to have enough staff to be in the main areas of the building (greeters, specials, library, commons, learning parks, etc.) and students to share about our clubs, leadership teams, and be door greeters. If you or your club is participating, please let us know here.

-Team information to share re: next year placement: Thanks to the teams who have already added information. If your team hasn't, please add this to your team meeting agenda to discuss and give input. This folder contains a team document to add information (separations, moving, special considerations, etc).

-We will miss the following staff, but wish them the best as they transition to new positions/districts next year:

  • Dana Patton will be returning to the lower grades as she has taken a 2nd grade position at Horace Mann Elementary.

  • Miranda Bennett will be going to El Dorado Springs where she will be the head girls wrestling coach and teaching PE.

-We welcome the following new staff to our team next year at WIS-S:

  • Kelsie Barber will join the 6th grade maroon team teaching math. She has taught 4th grade the last two years in Republic and student taught at WIS-N 6th grade. She's from the Bolivar area and comes from a family of educators.

  • Ethan Hyde will fill the new EBS teaching position we will have in special services. Ethan has spent this semester as a teacher of record in a cross cat position already gaining valuable experience and graduates with his degree this month. He is a Willard graduate and excited to be coming back to his hometown.

  • Chaz Gregory will be our PE teacher. He and his wife moved to the area from Arizona last summer. He has been the media leader at Inman Intermediate in Nixa this year, but has 7 years experience as a K-8 PE teacher and coach while in Arizona. He's excited to join us and be getting back into the gym to influence young students.


Events This Week


Monday

-Early out meeting:

  • 3:10-3:25 pm - Accountability Partners check-in

  • 3:25-3:40 pm - Information re: End of Year Check-out procedures (Please bring your Chromebook)

  • 3:45-4:30 pm - Content and/or team planning time

Tuesday

-Last SPED Staffing @ 7:45 am - Celebration breakfast

-Student Leadership Teams

-Lunch provided by MSTA for staff (Believe they are providing pizza.)

-Mark Twain/Truman Readers-Field Trip (10:30 am-1:30 pm)

  • Mrs. Farmer will share a list of students attending and an announcement will be made to call them down for the bus.

-Clubs: Drama Llamas, MS Cheerleading try-outs (6th grade students with parent permission turned in may ride the bus to the MS)

Wednesday

-Lighthouse team - Visioning meeting after school (3:45-6:30 pm)

-School Nurse Appreciation Day

-WIS Olympics: 5th Trivia (Tiger Den) & 6th Basketball (Gym)

-5th Band Instrument Testing during specials class

-Club: Band, CTO, Rockhound, Game Board


Thursday

-Last day of Student Leadership Teams

-Club: Tiger Tones, MS Cheerleading try-outs (6th grade students with parent permission turned in may ride the bus to the MS)


Friday

-Hat Day

-5th Band Instrument Assignment Letters Sent Home

-Stacey will be out today (Michelle Sechler will be covering in the office.)

-2nd semester IE logs due

-Clubs: Band, Macrame


A Look Ahead to Next Week:

Greeters/Goodbye Connectors--

  • Arrival – Breakfast: C. Taylor, Douglas, Cones; Front: H. Vest; Bus: Bennett

  • Dismissal – Green team (Bus-Mullins & Taylor, Front- Walker & Sechler, Walkers- Stowe)

-Food Allergy Awareness Week

-Monday - Early Out: Action team meetings, Career Ladder plans due, Food Allergy Awareness: Watch video on news and answer trivia question for prize

-Tuesday - Transition Day (8:40-10:40ish am), Food Allergy Awareness: #tealtakeover (Dress in teal) & Anaphylaxis worksheet contest, Parent Transition Night (5:45-6:45 pm)

-Wednesday - Food Allergy Awareness: Video and Class Prize for Caller, Olympics-Trivia and Basketball Championships, Bonnie Herron’s Retirement Party @ Big Whiskeys (4:30 pm), Clubs: Band, CTO, Rockhounds


-Thursday - Teal Team Field Trip, Club: Lego, Tiger Tones, 5th Band Instrument Rental Night @ 6:30 pm, Food Allergy Awareness: Handout & bookmarks

-Friday - Food Allergy Awareness: Class Bingo Contest, Clubs: Band, Macrame, 6th Year End Party ( 3:30-6:00 pm), Tom Davis’ Retirement Party (5-7 pm @ The Hive)


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