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December 18, 2014
Walnut Springs Middle School Newsletter
Message from the Principal
Happy Holidays from the Walnut Staff.
The 2nd quarter ends on December 19th. Teachers will be updating their grades in Powerschool. All grades will be finalized in January.
With our temperatures dropping outside I would like to remind you to have your student dress appropriately.
I have reminded the students that attending after school activities is a privilege. Students must have transportation arranged for pick up following activities.
Thank you for sharing your children with us,
Mr. Ackerman
Acting Principal
Contents
Message from the Principal 1
PTSA news 2
Choir/band/orch to perform 3
History Day 3
Mash a Key w/Mr. C! 4
Math estimation contest 5
GEM award nominations 6-8
Becca Yanni, Pr inc ipa l
Ernest Cl inksca le , Ass is tant Pr incipa l
Upcoming Events Dec 19 Last day of school before winter break Dec 19 2nd Quarter Incentive – trip to movie theater for eligible students Jan 5, 2015 Classes resume Jan 23 National History Day project judging, 5:30 pm at WSMS Feb 9 GEM Award nominations due to school office
Page 2 of 11 WSMS Newsletter WSMS Newsletter
PTSA News
Parent/Teacher/Student Association
Page 3 of 11
2014-2015 Officers President: Kathleen Miller-Hubbard
Vice President: Kim Jones
Treasurer: Maria Soisson
Secretary: Sue Doud
Parent Council Representative: Cathy Thorsen
PTSA Contact: [email protected]
PTSA Meetings: Third Thursday of every month (except December) at 6pm in the Media Center. Please come join us!
See pages 6-8 to learn about the GEM award! Nominations due Feb. 9.
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Walnut Springs Middle School 888 E. Walnut Street Westerville, Ohio 43081 Phone: (614) 797-6700 Attendance: 797-6726
Fax: (614) 797-6701
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7th & 8th grade
band, orchestra and choir
to perform Dec 19
To end the year on a “high note,” the 7
th & 8
th grade band,
orchestra and choir will be performing for the school on Friday afternoon after students have returned from their 2
nd quarter
incentive movies.
Choir & Band Notes
http://pixabay.com/en/music-notes-staff-violin-key-song-306157/
Adult Volunteers needed to help judge National History Day projects
Walnut Springs National History Day event will take place on Friday, January 23rd at 5:30pm at Walnut Springs Middle School. The students' projects will be judged at this time and we are looking for some volunteers to help with this. Volunteers will follow a rubric and do not need to be history specialists. Please contact Amy Van Sickle at [email protected] if you would like to help.
http://www.ohiohistory.org/education/ohio-history-day/contest-information
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Mash a Key with Mr. C! by Lynn Maslowski
Mash a Key with Mr. C! was the name of an exciting event that took place at Walnut Springs
Middle School on Monday morning, December 8. Assistant Principal Ernest Clinkscale
challenged the top 25 typists in Jane Elliott's Literacy Skills for Career Education classes to a
type-off. Mr. Clinkscale and his student challengers gathered in the Media Center to partake in
the contest, which measured both speed and accuracy. They were surrounded by dozens of
raucous pupils who made signs and cheered them on as if they were attending a sporting event.
When the dust settled, Mr. Clinkscale experienced the agony of defeat. His 40 words per minute
didn't hold a candle to the 69 words per minute achieved by sixth grader Rodney Jarrett.
Pictured: Assistant Principal Ernest Clinkscale competed against 25 top typists at Walnut
Springs Middle School. His 40 words per minute did not hold up to the winning speed of 69
words per minute, typed by sixth grade student Rodney Jarrett.
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Pictured is a bulletin board in the 6th grade hallway. Students can estimate the number of cotton balls needed to fill the large Olaf. Estimates need to be explained in detail then put inside the envelope outside Mrs. Soisson’s classroom door, room 502. Winners will be chosen on January 6th.
GEM: a person who is highly prized;
held in great esteem and affection;
a treasure
Who is a GEM in our building?
Nominate them for a GEM Award this year! GEM stands for: Great Educator Mentor in Westerville Schools
You can nominate:
● Community Volunteers who help out in our school
● Parents who help out in our school
● Teachers, Custodians, Secretaries, Nurses, Aides
● Any ADULT who goes ABOVE & BEYOND for our students!
Pick up a nomination form in the school office or at:
westervilleparentcouncil.com/ gem- awards/
GEM Award Winners will be announced in early March, 2015
Sponsored by
https://westervilleparentcouncil.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/nomi
nationform2014-2015.pdf
2014- 2015 GEM AWARD
Great Educator Mentors in Westerville Schools Sponsored by Westerville Parent Council & Roush Honda
Official Nomination Instructions
Who Is Eligible?
❖ Volunteers, Community Members, Parents, District & Building Teachers and Staff - Essentially, any adult
who makes a positive impact on the lives of Westerville students!
❖ Individuals can be nominated for their impact in one building and/ or their impact in more than one building
or across the entire school district
❖ Anyone can submit a nomination - especially students!
Selection Criteria
The nomination must contain SPECIFIC examples of how the nominee:
❖ Has made a positive impact on students in the Westerville school district by consistently going
above and beyond the normal expectations of the volunteer or staff member job expectations
❖ Has served students and made an impact during the time period of February 1, 2014 through
January 31, 2015
❖ For a DISTRICT award, examples must be provided of positive impact across the entire
Westerville school district and/ or at more than one building/ area
Nominations are due no later than Monday, February 9, 2015 Turn in this two- page packet & the nomination to any school building office
or mail/ hand- deliver to Westerville Parent Council at
936 Eastwind Drive, Westerville, OH 43081
Questions? Please contact: [email protected]
My name: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ My email address: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My mailing address_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Phone number where I can be reached: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
My position in the Westerville school district (ex. student, parent, staff, community member):
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Please complete nominee information on second page
GEM Award Winners will be announced in early March, 2015
Revised 11/2014
