In this weekly feature written by Mrs. Ashaba’s fourth grade class, students showcase events happen- ing at the school, as well as other important information. This week, students discuss TerraCy- cling. What is TerraCycling? This year, WOLCS is involved in with Terracycle. Through this program, things that usually thrown away will be recycled here at the school. The more we TerraCycle, the more money we get for our school! WOLCS already currently recycling paper, metal, and plastics with Waste Manage- ment. TerraCycling is differ- ent. With TerraCycling, we can recycle additional items AND get money for our school. Here are some things that can be TerraCycled: Used markers, pens, high- lighters, and mechanical pencils - Elmer’s brand gluesticks and bottles - Tape dispensers or rolls - Silver juice pouches (no straws please!) - Chip bags & empty Ziplock baggies - Candy Wrappers (Mars/ Wrigley/Cadbury only!) - Plastic paper towel wrap- pers and diaper wrappers - Lunchables containers - Lip gloss tubes items into a special bin in the main office. In the lunchroom, students are al- ready able to TerraCycle their lunch items. With your help, our school can get money just from TerraCycling. In past years, we have raised up to $173.00 with this program. This year, we want more students and parents to be involved. You can help today! To learn more, contact Mrs. Mulholland at smulhol- [email protected]or visit http://www.terracycle.com/en- US/products.html. - Empty lotion bottles What happens after we turn in these items? According to Mrs. Mulholland, WOLCS Kindergarten teacher and TerraCycle coordinator, our school will give the items to Terracycle, who then gives us money! TerraCycling will reuse the material to make new items. Those new items are sold at places like Home Depot and Target. You may be thinking “How do I get involved?” Simply send the items listed to school with your child. Stu- dents put the TerraCycle Week of December 10—14, 2012 Volume I, Issue 11 Inside this issue: Fresh Minds, New Contributors: All About TerraCycling 1 Winter Carnival - A WOLCS Wonderland 2 Our Voices - PARENTS SPEAK 2 Focus on Math 3 WOLCS Employment Opportunity 4 Upcoming Events 4 WOLCS 2012- 2013:Honor Roll Quarter 5-12 “I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” - William Penn West Oak Lane Charter School PARENT ALERT 116 Days until the PSSA! All About TerraCyling by Soraya Williams-Jackson TerraCycling gets more people to recycle and earns our school money.
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“I expect to pass through life but once. If therefore, there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being, let me do it now, and not defer or neglect it, as I shall not pass this way again.” - William Penn
West Oak Lane Charter School
PARENT ALER T
116
Days until the PSSA!
All About TerraCyling by Soraya Williams-Jackson
TerraCycling gets more people to recycle and earns our
school money.
Our Voices - PARENTS SPEAK!
Last night, under the
leadership of the Litera-
cy Department, West
Oak Lane Charter
School was transformed
into a Winter Wonder-
land as students, fami-
lies, and staff celebrated
the Winter Carnival.
The evening began with
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In this weekly feature, we want to hear from you -
the parents and families
who make WOLCS thrive. Let us know your thoughts
and comments on the question posed.
This week’s question: “Nominate a teacher
who has gone above the call of duty. Tell us
why.”
We will accept opinion arti-
cles on the topic listed. The
suggested length is 100 words or less. Submissions
While we will read all sub-missions, we reserve the
right to select articles for
publishing.
Here are some of your re-
sponses to last week’s question:
“Tell about some of your positive experi-
ences with WOLCS
staff.”
“I like the way the teach-ers stay in communication
with the parents and keep
us informed.”
“I like the ability to com-
municate with my child’s teacher at any time and
the varied activities for parents to be involved .”
The staff is very personal with the students.”
inspired performances
by WOLCS’ own cheer-
leading team followed
by IllStyle and Peace, a
performing group that
showcased the history
of hip hop. As families
placed votes on their
smart phones in the
Best Winter Door con-
test, students joined
FOCUS ON LITERACY - WINTER CARNIVAL 2012
staff members in making
hands-on winter crafts.
On the second floor, visi-
tors experienced first-
hand how scientists see
and investigate the world
with demonstrations by
The Franklin Institute.
The event was a wonder-
ful beginning the holiday
season.
Pictures from Winter Carnival 2012.
FOCUS ON MATH
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Math Office on Monday,
December 10, 2012.
Congratulations!
Finding the mean game
Each player finds the total value of the digits on their cards, then divides the total by the number in the set to find the mean. Example: Cards Ace (1), 2, 4, 6, 8, 8, 9. Sum = 38 Divide by 7 (round to the nearest whole number). Mean = 5 so Score = 5 Finding the median game
Each player finds the median card in their hand and that number is their point value for that round. Using the hand above, the median = 6 since it’s the value of the middle card. Score = 6
Finding the mode game
Each player finds the mode which rep-resents their points for that round.
No mode = 0 points
Two or more combine points for score.
Finding the range game
Each player calculates the range of his or her set of data and that number is their point value for that round. Using the hand above, the range would be
9-2= 7 Score = 7. First to score deter-mined amount wins!
Have Fun!
Winter is in the air, the holi-day season has just begun,
but before you know it Spring will have
sprung and it will be PSSA time again.
Every month, the Math department will provide parents with helpful tips on how to make students feel prepared and confident during PSSA testing.
The focus this month will be on
Mean, Median, Mode, Range!
Card games that will help your child re-member these terms and also practice the meaning of them in a fun way.
What You’ll Need: deck of cards (Ace=1) etc., pencil and paper
Deal out 7 cards to each player. (Be sure there are a maximum of 4 play-ers!) Ask each player to arrange their cards in sequential order. Then, de-pending upon which game you want to play, follow the directions below.
Congratulations Ms. Fean’s
third grade class. They were
the Study Island Blue Rib-
bon winners for the month
of November, earning 20%
of their total ribbons in No-
vember alone!
Congratulations to Mrs. Stan-
ton’s sixth grade class. They
were the First In Math Stickers
winners, earning and average of
233 stickers per student!
The winning classes will enjoy a
pizza party on behalf of the
WOLCS Chess Club
Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 - 5:00PM
beginning October 2, 2012 WOLCS Cafeteria
Arthur Ashe Tennis Legacy Youth Tennis
and Education Wednesdays, beginning
October 16, 2012
Cheerleading Practice Tuesday & Thursdays
4:00 - 5:00PM No Practice 12/25 & 12/27/12 Report for Carnival by5:15PM
42” LCD TV Raffle Monday, November 26 -
Wednesday, through December 19, 2012
Contact Ms. Case in the
main office for tickets
Honors Pinning Celebration Grades 3 - 8
Friday, December 14, 2012 9:00 - 11:00AM
WOLCS Cafeteria
2nd Quarter Interims Thursday,
December 20, 2012
Winter Break December 24-31, 2012
Adult Zumba Returns in January! Sample a class on
Wednesday, January 9, 2012 from 5:30 - 6:00PM
Families
Being Involved
(FBI) meetings are held on the
1st Wednesday of every
month at 6:00PM in the
WOLCS Parent Center.
Next meeting:
WEDNESDAY, JANU-
ARY
We’re on the web: www.wolcs.org
Upcoming Events
EARLY DISMISSAL Students will not be
released for early dismissal after 2:30PM on Mondays,
Tuesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays. On Wednesdays,
students will not be released for early dismissal
after 11:00AM!
PRETZEL DAY Tuesdays & Fridays
are WOLCS Pretzel Day. During the lunch period, pretzels are available for
purchase for $1.00.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS
Before you can
chaperone a trip or
help in a classroom,
you MUST complete
and submit a
2012-2013 Volunteer
& Visitor Application,
along with picture
ID. Applications are
available in the main
office or on the
school’s website.
Have you updated your
Student Emergency Contact Form for the 2012-2013 school year?
If not, please pick up a Contact Form in
the main office. The information in the
Contact Form allows us to contact you in
cases of emergency, and updates those
to whom we can release your child.
Be sure to fill one out today!
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
West Oak Lane Charter School has the
following positions available.
Teacher - 6th Grade - Full-Time PA K-6 Certification required
Para Professional - Full-Time (temporary – hourly) High School Diploma required