Updates 12/17/12

Updates 12/17/12

Upcoming Events:
*Early Release, 1:15 dismissal: December 21
*Winter Holiday Break: December 24-January 1
*Kindergarten Registration for 2013-2014 Begins: January 7
*Magnet Application Period Begins: January 14
*Martin Luther King Day, No School: January 21
*Teacher Workday, No School: January 22
*Magnet Application Period Ends: January 25

Thankful!
Everyone from the Wiley staff would like to extend a huge thank you to all parents that helped with Winter Thanks last week! The time together, the cards, and the delicious food is so appreciated! We are so very thankful for you!

Company Matching
Does your company match donations to organizations? A Wiley family recently made a cash donation to Wiley and Fidelity doubled their donation! If you donate to Wiley or the Wiley PTA, we encourage you to check to see if this is an option through your company.

Information on Magnet Student Applications from Magnet Programs

The Magnet Application period is upon us. You are able to apply for magnet schools between January 14 and 25, 2013. There are changes this year that may affect you and your family if you have students going to middle school and/or siblings of current students entering school. Please contact Tamani Anderson-Powell at Magnet Programs with questions. Her email is tanderson-powell@wcpss.net and phone number is 919-431-7349.

*SIBLINGS MUST apply to the school of the older sibling. There are no more intent forms so siblings must apply.
*Entering grade (Kindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade) siblings have the highest priority and will be placed at the sibling's school IF they apply.
*Other grade siblings will have a priority but not a guarantee.
*There are NO MORE FEEDER PATTERN assignments. ALL students interested in attending a magnet MUST apply. If you are currently at Wiley and not going to middle school-you do not need to do anything.
*This means that if your child wants to continue in a magnet at the next grade span (Kindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade) they MUST apply.
*Families wanting their previously promised feeder pattern may ask for it during the final transfer period in May.
*More details can be found at the WCPSS Magnet Website

Updates 12/10/12

Updates 12/10/12

Wiley is a busy place this month! See below for upcoming events:

*Food Friends Food Drive: ends December 14 (See below for urgent needs)
*Interim Reports: December 10
*Conscious Discipline Cohort session, December 11, 7:45am or 4:30pm
*Shop and Dinner Night at Piccola Italia and 10,000 Villages: December 11
*Parents' Chat with Ms. McMahon: December 12, 9:30am or 6:00pm
*Wiley Wear Sale Ends, December 12
*Band Concert: December 13
*Early Release, 1:15 dismissal: December 21
*Winter Holiday Break: December 24-January 1
*Martin Luther King Day, No School: January 21
*Teacher Workday, No School: January 22

Food Items Still Needed for our Food Friends Drive!

peanut butter

hearty soups

rice

canned vegetables

pasta sauce

mac and cheese

canned pasta

All food donated goes to Wiley community families! Thank you for helping curb hunger at Wiley!

Information on Magnet Student Applications from Magnet Programs

The Magnet Application period is upon us. You are able to apply for magnet schools between January 14 and 25, 2013. There are changes this year that may affect you and your family if you have students going to middle school and/or siblings of current students entering school. Please contact Tamani Anderson-Powell at Magnet Programs with questions. Her email is tanderson-powell@wcpss.net and phone number is 919-431-7349.

*SIBLINGS MUST apply to the school of the older sibling. There are no more intent forms  so siblings must apply.
*Entering grade (Kindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade) siblings have the highest priority and will be placed at the sibling's school IF they apply.

*Other grade siblings will have a priority but not a guarantee.

 *There are NO MORE FEEDER PATTERN assignments. ALL students interested in attending a magnet MUST apply. If you are currently at Wiley and not going to middle school-you do not need to do anything.  

*This means that if your child wants to continue in a magnet at the next grade span (Kindergarten, 6th grade, 9th grade) they MUST apply.

*Families wanting their previously promised feeder pattern may ask for it during the final transfer period in May.

*More details can be found at the WCPSS Magnet Website

Wiley PTA Dine and Shop Night

Come be part of Wiley's holiday tradition in Cameron Village this Tuesday. As in years past, Piccola Italia and Ten Thousand Villages are once again showing their support for Wiley by donating a percentage of their sales Tuesday evening to our PTA! Please help make this a successful event. Show you support for Wiley and come out to Cameron Village Tuesday, December 11th! Let's share a yummy meal together and get holiday shopping done.

Ten Thousand Villages will be donating 15% of sales from 10 am-7pm.

Piccola Italia will donate 20% of all evening sales including takeout orders

Don’t forget to mention Wiley when you pay for your order

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Conscious Discipline Cohort Details

Tuesday, the Conscious Discipline cohort will be meeting in the Wiley Media Center. There are two meeting times for your convenience: 7:45 am or 4:30 pm. We will be learning about encouragement. Encouragement is based on the power of unity; we are all in this together. Its purpose is to create a sense of belonging for all children and is important for the school community/family because social successes prime the brain for academic achievement. It is not necessary to have attended other sessions in order to get something out of this session, so all are welcome.

Wiley Wear Sale Ending

Please remember that all Wiley Wear Winter Sale orders are due by Wednesday, December 12.

Shopping this week?

We need all non-perishable foods for our food drive but desperately need peanut butter, canned fruit, & breakfast bars!

Updates 12/3/12

Updates 12/3/12

I cannot believe it is December already!! Time flies when you're having fun learning!

There is no greater village than Wiley's
On Tuesday, a Wiley parent and I sent you an email and posted a blog about 4 teachers' needs in schools devastated by Hurricane Sandy. As of Saturday--every one of the projects were already fully funded. A few Wiley parents were even specifically mentioned on the classroom's Donor's Choose website in words of thanks. I am so proud to be part of such an amazing group of people. Kids all over the country are better because of who we are as a community.

PBIS Assembly

Did you know that Wiley is an award winning PBIS school? We are because of our dynamic implementation of the Positive Behavior Interventions and Support program. Friday was a great example of why we are so dynamic! Our PBIS student club and teacher committee hosted an assembly for all students. We watched the teachers (hilariously) act out undesirable behaviors and our 5th grade students act out the desired behaviors for the playground and the stairwells. We also practiced pretzel breathing (ask your child to show you how), sang the Wiley Song, and said the Wiley Pledge. Through the school-wide assembly we were able to support student success by positively teaching the expectations for Wiley--and build our community while doing so!

Food Friends Food Drive

Keep the donations coming! Please send  in your non-perishable foods in non-glass containers now through December 14. All food goes to local families!

After-school Playground Update

Thank you to parents and students for maintaining the Wiley Way (respect for self, others and property) after school on the playground. We have seen a great improvement in accidents, damage to the grounds, and supervision!

Upcoming Parents' Chat

Would you like time to hear about the happenings at Wiley? Want time to ask questions and get feedback? Join Ms. McMahon in the media center on December 12 at 9:30am-10:15am or 6:00pm-6:45pm for information on the Common Core curriculum, our international magnet theme, and state and county assessments.

Important Dates to Remember:

*Food Friends Food Drive: November 26-December 14
*Interim Reports: December 10

*Shop and Dinner Night at Piccola Italia and 10,000 Villages: December 11
*Parents' Chat with Ms. McMahon: December 12, 9:30am or 6:00pm
*Chorus and Band Concert: December 13
*Early Release, 1:15 dismissal: December 21
*Winter Holiday Break: December 24-January 1

support Sandy affected schools through Wiley

Wiley Family

As you know, Hurricane Sandy affected many families, and schools were left in ruins. Donors Choose is working with teachers to help them restock much needed supplies to get students back on track, even if classes meet elsewhere because the school building was devastated. After Black Friday and Cyber Monday comes Giving Tuesday. It is a campaign to create a national day of giving at the start of the annual holiday season. Giving Tuesday celebrates and encourages charitable activities that support nonprofit organizations. Learn more here http://givingtuesday.org/about/. The CEO of Donors Choose is one of the key team members so it seems a perfect fit.

While we nourish and feed our own Wiley community through the Food Friends food drive, we can reach out to other students who need help as well. We're partnering with Donors Choose to help children just like our own who are eager to learn and refreshingly curious. And the best part is today's Groupon for Donors Choose! Your $10 donation will buy $20 worth of supplies! http://www.groupon.com/deals/dc-gxc-grs-donorschoose-org

Here are the projects that we hope to support through kind, generous donations from our Wiley community:

Reading Materials:  http://www.donorschoose.org/project/reading-materials-after-hurricana-sandy/922775/?challengeid=266404

Non-fiction books: http://www.donorschoose.org/project/did-you-knownonfiction-books/921721/?challengeid=266404

Kindergarten Supplies: http://www.donorschoose.org/project/kindergarteners-learning-to-read-after-h/922197/?challengeid=266404

Art and Craft Supplies: http://www.donorschoose.org/project/inspiring-creativity-in-music-class-afte/921169/?challengeid=266404

Food Donation Needs

Donating food to Wiley?

*Please remember no glass containers!

*We need grocery bags-please consider donating those too!

Thank you!!!

Updates 11/26/12

Updates 11/26/12

Welcome Back Wiley Family! How was your Thanksgiving? I hope it was restful and full of joy! Don't forget that our Food Friends Food Drive begins today. We are collecting food to help Wiley families sustain the long holiday break. Please send in non-perishable, non-glass contained food between today and December 14.

Book Club News

Ms. Molloy has invited fifth grade students to join the Fifth Grade Co-ed Book Club, which begins meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29 in the media center during lunch. There are two book selections: Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry & Ridley Pearson and The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor. Students can sign up for the book club in the media center and check out the title of their choice. There is no limit to the number of students who can join the book club, but there are limited copies of each title available from the Wiley library, and the books will be given out to those who sign up first. Copies of both titles are also available at the public library. The book club provides a fun way for students to dine together and discuss great literature. If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Molloy, our media specialist.

Jingle Bell Run

The Raleigh Jingle Bell run is this Saturday.  It is not too late to REGISTER! It starts and ends in front of Wiley.  Several running club students, Ms. Bennett, and Ms. Gower will be participating.  Everyone is welcome to join or cheer on the runners!  The link is listed below.  Anyone interested should sign up for the 5K under "Wiley Running Club".

Upcoming Parents' Chat

Would you like time to hear about the happenings at Wiley? Want time to ask questions and get feedback? Join Ms. McMahon in the media center on December 12 at 9:30am-10:15am or 6:00pm-6:45pm for information on the Common Core curriculum, our international magnet theme, and state and county assessments.

Important Dates to Remember:

*Food Friends Food Drive: November 26-December 14
*Interim Reports: December 10

*Shop and Dinner Night at Piccola Italia and 10,000 Villages: December 11
*Parents' Chat with Ms. McMahon: December 12, 9:30am or 6:00pm
*Chorus and Band Concert: December 13
*Early Release, 1:15 dismissal: December 21
*Winter Holiday Break: December 24-January 1

Monday Updates 11/19/12

Updates 11/19/12

At this time of year it is easy to get caught up in the busy lives we lead. In this week of Thanksgiving, I hope to take a small moment of your day to express my sincere thanks for all you do to make Wiley a vibrant learning space for children. There is no way Wiley would be this amazing without dedicated, creative, and first-rate teachers, students, and parents.

Teachers, Thank you for the unparalleled time, effort, and dedication you give to your students, coworkers, and Wiley families every single day. Watching you plan, collaborate, learn, and teach is the greatest gift of my career. There is no better group of people to change the world through children than you.  

Parents, Thank you for the time you spend with your children at home building their character and their knowledge of the world. Thank you for the time, energy, and resources you provide to not just your child but the 471 other kids at Wiley. Thank you for supporting and encouraging teachers in a time in our country when they need it the most.

Students, Each of you make Wiley a living, breathing being every day. The joy you bring into our doors everyday keeps us coming back for more! Thank you for your laughter, your hard hard work, and your creative geniusness. You are making a difference in the world already by just being you.

Sincerely,
Ms. McMahon

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Language Student Celebration

It was a day of celebration in our Language classes last Thursday! The language teachers began planning last week's celebration during the first week of school. Their focus was to provide students an encouragement to maintain global citizenship throughout the first quarter of the year. They did so by emphasizing positive behaviors and academic success in all language classes.

The celebration included activities aligned with each language teacher's native country: Japan - Sumo, China - chopsticks, Columbia - relay races (with Senora Henderson, our very own Olympic athlete) Germany and Canada - social games. Students traveled from country to country to participate in each activity. The students loved it and the teachers are already thinking about what to do next quarter! 

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Upcoming Parents' Chat

Would you like time to hear about the happenings at Wiley? Want time to ask questions and get feedback? Join Ms. McMahon in the media center on December 12 at 9:30am-10:15am or 6:00pm-6:45pm for information on the Common Core curriculum, our international magnet theme, and state and county assessments.

Important Dates to Remember:

*Beginning today: Snowflake Gift Drive; pick out a snowflake in the office to provide a gift or gift card for a Wiley kid for the holidays.
*Thanksgiving holiday: November 21-23
*Food Friends Food Drive: November 26-December 14
*Interim Reports: December 10
*Parents' Chat with Ms. McMahon: December 12, 9:30am or 6:00pm
*Chorus and Band Concert: December 13
*Early Release, 1:15 dismissal: December 21
*Winter Holiday Break: December 24-January 1 

LOOK!

The media center is closed today. Can you guess why?!?!

Updates 11/13/12

Updates 11/13/12

Hello Wiley Family! I hope you and your family had a wonderful weekend.  

WISE Time at Wiley
This year at Wiley, all staff and students participate in a four day a week, 30 minute, focused instructional time period we call WISE (Where Intellect and creative Success is Exceptional). In addition to regular class time, we use WISE to deliver direct enrichment and/or intervention to all students in a way that boost their achievement opportunities.

Key elements of WISE are:
     *In previous years at Wiley and at most elementary schools this time was/is called "team time".
     *This structure is an instructional practice used across the country to support students' academic growth.
     *Monday and Tuesday WISE is dedicated to math and Wednesday and Thursday is dedicated to reading (with exceptions for some students with disabilities).
     *WISE time offers a small group setting for instruction due to the amount of staff and volunteers providing instruction at one time. This allows staff to more narrowly focus on individual students' needs.
     *There are generally 14 staff members serving 140 students in each WISE period. Groups vary from 3 kids to 20 kids.
     *The groups that students are in during WISE time change 3-4 times a quarter based on assessments. This allows teachers the chance to check on student understanding then narrowly focus their instruction based on the student's needs. Think about it this way--a soccer coach monitors practice and the game and then makes adjustments to improve her players and her coaching.
     *All students get enrichment, remediation, and "just right" instruction during all of their classes at Wiley. This is called differentiated instruction and is an integral part of the instructional day.
     *Students that need remediation or special education services, get that during WISE time (with a few exceptions) so they do not miss any instruction, electives, or foreign language to receive extra help.
     *Students that need enrichment get that during WISE time so they do not miss any instruction, electives, or foreign language to receive that support.
     *Kindergarten through third grade students receive enrichment from a variety of staff members (including the AIG teacher) and volunteers. Formal identification for AIG (academically/intellectually gifted) occurs in WCPSS AIG at the end of third grade.
     *Fourth and fifth grade students that are formally identified as AIG (academically/intellectually gifted) receive their "pull out" services during WISE. We are able to offer 60 minutes of services a week in reading and math, which is more than the allotted time by WCPSS AIG. During first quarter, these students have learned about critical thinking strategies, statistics during math, and the election during reading.

At Wiley, we value individual learning and growth to develop global citizenship. We are proud to not only do so during our general curriculum time, but also in small groups during WISE. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to let us know! You can contact your child's teacher or Ms. McMahon at kmcmahon@wcpss.net or in her office at 919-856-7726.

Report Cards Today
Don't forget to review your child's report card today. Let your teacher know if you would like a conference by checking the report card cover. Elective and language report cards will go home December 3.

Holiday Food Drive Need
We will begin our holiday food drive after Thanksgiving. However, while the sales are good at the grocery store-stock up to help Wiley families! We will take non-perishable, non-glass contained food beginning the Monday after Thanksgiving.

Middle School Magnet Tours
All WCPSS magnet middle schools are open for tours Wednesday, Nov. 14 at 9am and 12pm. Find out more at the WCPSS Magnet website.   

Wiley PTA Updates
Are you interested in creating a healthier environment at Wiley for all students and for staff? We are currently recruiting parents and staff members for the PTA's Healthy Lifestyles Committee. This will be our first year to have an active Healthy Lifestyles Committee, and chair Anna Stein is excited to get the committee underway. Anna has a particular interest in using policy and environmental change to improve children's health and, in turn, their educational achievement. Please let Anna know if you would like to join this committee or if you would like to hear some of her specific ideas for the school year. Her email address is annastein@nc.rr.com and her phone number is 919-834-1152.  Thanks so much!

Phantom Fundraiser
Thank you for your support of all Wiley PTA programs and events through the Phantom! If you have not donated to the Phantom yet, please consider making a donation today. Make sure you check out the flyer in your child's Monday folder for more details.   

Updates 11/5/12

Updates 11/5/12

*For the last two weeks, our Global News Network students have taught students about the presidential election through our daily GNN news show. Today, all students will vote in our Kids Voting election. Who do you predict the students will elect for US President? I will update you as soon as all results are counted!

*Please do not forget that Tuesday is a teacher workday. There is no school for students. If you are able to take your child to vote with you, please do so! Find your polling site HERE.

*During Tuesday's teacher workday, Wiley teachers will participate in our 4th professional development session of the year focused on differentiated learning and teaching. Do you know what differentiation is? Do you want to know more about differentiation? This article is written specifically for parents to explain what differentiation is and this article gives more in depth explanation about what differentiation looks like in the classroom. You can always talk to your child's teachers about differentiation as well.

*Our students donated 6 large boxes (FULL) of candy to US troops last week. Ms. Howell, a third grade mom, gave Urban Oasis Dental quite a surprise with the big delivery Friday!

*The new and improved WCPSS website launched Sunday. Check out the new format and easy to follow links.  

*Our families are amazingly giving!
      -Our PTA Phantom Fundraiser totals continue to grow. We are just shy of $8,000 in donations. Please help us reach our goal of $18,000! This fundraiser is how the PTA is supporting our media center with new books aligned to the new state curriculum, quarterly cultural arts programs, and events like International Night and Science Night. We cannot do it without the Phantom fundraiser! Thank you for your donations! 
      -Our PTA International Book Fair net totals are not in yet, but we do know that over $660 was provided for the Book Fairy. That provided over 80 students with books! Again, thank you!!
     -The Wiley gardeners are happy to receive any perennial divisions from your home gardens.  Please bag and mark what's in the bag and leave under the the bridge in the courtyard garden.  They are specifically looking for daisies or black/brown-eyed Susans. Also, donations of any bulbs or annuals are always welcome. Lastly, we are seeking families who are willing to put ivy cuttings in water over the winter to grow roots and then plant in bare patches on the grounds in the spring.  Cuttings will be provided.  Contact Pamela Lietz (pamelajplietz@yahoo.com). if you are interested.

Updates 10/29/12

Updates 10/29/12

*Thank you to ALL of you that participated in this year's International Book Fair! Kids were reading and walking, reading and snacking, and reading and reading and reading this week!! A lot goes into the planning and implementation of a school book fair. Thank you to our dedicated PTA volunteers, Mrs. Molloy, families, and Quail Ridge Books for making this such a successful event for Wiley.

*Want the extra Halloween candy out of the house ASAP?? We'll take it! Wiley will collect candy donations this Thursday and Friday in the main office. The candy will be taken to local dentists that will then send them to US troops all over the world. I suggest making this into a math activity with your kids: count the candy, graph the candy, divide the candy, add and subtract the candy, model fractions and percents with the candy--then donate the candy! 

*Don't forget;
       -Wednesday, Oct. 31, is a teacher workday and there is no school for students.
       -Nov. 6 is a teacher workday and there is no school for students. (Election Day)
       -Nov. 12 is Veteran's Day and Wiley is closed for the day.
       -Nov. 13 is Fall Picture Retakes and Report Cards go home. 
       -Nov. 16 the Snowflake Gift Drive begins.
       -Nov. 21-23 is the Thanksgiving holiday

*Kindergarten had a great time studying pumpkins Friday! Did you see I posted Mrs. Swartz's tweet? Follow Wiley on our Twitter account. There are new pictures, interesting links, and reminders each day.  

*Do you want to read internationally themed FREE books with your kids at home? Check out the International Children's Digital Library for online books that are globally connected. At Wiley we develop our global citizenship through the following four global competencies: Investigation of the World, Recognition of Perspectives, Communication of Ideas, and Taking Action. Talk with your child about one or all of these competencies as you read!

Released Today!

LINK: NC School Report Card

Today, NC released the annual Report Card for each school. This site is full of information and has many links to additional information. Go to this site for data about Wiley and other NC schools.

Don't forget!

Don't forget that this week is our International Book Fair! We had a GREAT first day with tons of internationally focused books heading to Wiley families and classrooms. The sale ends Friday!

10/22/12 Updates

10/22/12 Updates

*Wow! Our kids are talented! The band concert was fantastic last week. The beginners sounded amazing and the continuing students sounded like old pros!

*It's International Book Fair week at Wiley! Students can begin to purchase books Tuesday of this week. Wednesday, the fair will be open until 6:00pm for families to browse and shop.

*October is Disability History and Awareness Month. At Wiley we are learning and reflecting about the multiple perspectives regarding disabilities and abilities. Ms. McCann's class is currently doing this through their literature study. They are reading Wonder, Sahara Special, and Granny Torrelli Makes Soup to explore the perspectives of those with differences and the people in their lives. I was impressed by the profound presentations of work done by the students based on Wonder. They were inspired by literature, by a character with amazing perseverance, and by their classmates. You could have heard a pin drop while they talked. It is powerful, 21st century learning when students step outside themselves and consider the world through the perspective of others. I am proud of our students for going above and beyond in this way!

*Please check Wiley's website for the most updated calendar. We have many "no school" days coming up. Please see below.
       -Oct. 31 is a teacher workday. No school for students.
       -Nov. 6 is a teacher workday (and election day). No school for students.
       -Nov. 12 is Veteran's Day. No school for students.
       -Nov. 13 is Fall Picture retakes and Report Cards go home.
       -Nov. 21-23 is the Thanksgiving holiday.

Updates from the Wiley PTA

Phantom Fundraiser is going on now! Make sure you check out the attached flyer in this week's email. We appreciate your support!

Wiley Families, we need your help!

Link your Harris Teeter VIC card.

Harris Teeter will give Wiley money for every purchase you make of a Harris Teeter Brand product during the school year. All you have to do is ask them to link your VIC card! Last year, Wiley earned almost $2,000 from Harris Teeter. At checkout, simply tell the Harris Teeter cashier to link your card to Wiley (#2920), or link on-line atwww.harristeeter.com and press the re-link button on right, You have to relink your VIC card every school year!

The PTA went through the carpool line about 2-3 weeks ago. We were not able to link some of your Harris Teeter VIC cards because last names changed since your enrollment in the VIC Program. Please check the bottom of your Harris Teeter receipt to see if you are linked to Wiley. If there is no school then you need to follow the steps just mentioned. We currently have 100+ families linked to this program. Wiley has roughly over 400 families. Please take a moment right now and link your card online, in the store or call 1-800-432-6111 and choose option #3.

To raise even more free money

November 3 and November 10 – You can help Wiley earn even more money at the Harris Teeter VIC Link events at Cameron Village Harris Teeter, 500 Oberlin Road, Raleigh. You and your Wiley students can help shoppers link their VIC cards to Wiley (to raise funds for all of our students), it is that easy!!! Please RSVP to Stefanie Reed,jeffandstef@gmail.com - We need to have at least 4 families volunteer to make it worthwhile. The event will be on November 3 and November 10 from 10am to 1pm, and don't forget your Wiley wear! You do not have to work both days or the entire 3 hours when you sign up. Please provide Stefanie the best day and time. We can’t do it alone – we need our Wiley parents!!!

I shared this with our staff recently. At Wiley, we can make THE difference!

Inaugural Post! 10/15/12

Welcome to the Blogger'd Wiley World Review! Beginning today, I will post our newsletter here each week. I will also continue to send you a weekly email with the blog's link, necessary attachments (usually PTA flyers), and send a paper copy to those families that prefer it. 

10/15/12 Updates

Wiley Happenings:

• Last week Mrs. Jones was selected as one of 10 teachers to travel on a winter adventure to Yellowstone with the NC Museum of Science! We can't wait to learn with her as she travels. Congratulations Mrs. Jones!
• Mrs. Swartz's class participated in a Skype session with two fire dogs (and their human) about Fire Safety.
• The Wiley Jellybeans family skate night was a blast. We had a great turn out and I got to be in the middle of the Hokey Pokey circle- such a fun Saturday evening!
• The fifth graders took their first field trip of the year. They were welcomed by scientists at the NC Museum of Science into their learning lab. I have loved watching the students rave about it on their fifth grade Edmodo group! 

Coming Up at Wiley:

• Mrs. Ware begins the Conscious Discipline group this week. If you'd like to attend, choose the 7:45am session or the 4:30pm session Tuesday. 
• October 31 is a teacher workday. There will be no school for students.
• Join us for the fall Wiley Band concert! Both the beginning and continuing bands will perform Thursday evening at 7:00pm at Wiley.
• Friday is our second Early Release of the year. We will begin dismissal at 1:15. Don't forget to wear your Wiley gear!!
• The PTA Phantom fundraiser begins today!! Please help support Wiley's success through a donation.
• The PTA International Book Fair begins next week! See the attached flyer in today's email.

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