Tuesday, November 15, 2016

PTA - 11/14 update

Week of November 14, 2016

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION

Parents: Remember to register as a volunteer using the online process, accessed only through the WCPSS intranet.  Adults must be registered as a volunteer to provide classroom assistance and to chaperone field trips if they wish to do so. The volunteer database will be purged next week of those volunteers that registered prior to July 1, 2016. 

FALL BOOK FAIR REPORT
Wiley community: thanks to you, the 2016 Fall Book Fair was an incredible success!  We earned nearly $2000 for the PTA to support our wonderful teachers, and through your generous contributions to the Book Fairy Fund, made sure we took care of our entire community of readers.  We'd like to give a public shout out to our amazing volunteers, our fantastic and adaptable teachers & staff (who managed a last minute event date change without breaking a sweat and who stayed late to read to our children!), and Trader Joe's (Wake Forest Road location), who donated reusable tote bags to house our teacher book donations!
From the bottom of our hearts, thank you all so much!
-Katie Bridges and Jenn Marks

LOST AND FOUND
We have two tables full of lost and found clothes, mostly jackets, sweaters and lunch boxes, outside the art room. Items will be donated to 'Note in the Pocket' next week.

SKATE NIGHT RESCHEDULED (12/3)
Skate Night has been rescheduled for December 3! Details can be found here:

THE WILEY ANNUAL FUND NEEDS YOU!

Thank you to all of those that have donated to the Annual Fund so far.  We have raised $5,300 toward our goal of $20,000, so we have a long way to go.  Please consider a donation of any amount to help our students enjoy amazing events like last Friday’s visit from the awesome group, The BEAST.  They came to Wiley and every student got to enjoy a musical adventure of creativity, improvisation and the history of African-American music.  It  was an energetic, engaging performance.
and click on the donate now button to make your tax deductible donation.  

WILEY RESTAURANT NIGHT
Reminder that our first restaurant night is next Monday, November 21. On that day, the Village Draft House in Cameron Village will contribute 10% of it’s ALL DAY profits to the Wiley PTA.  Please come out to enjoy some good food and visit with friends.

QUICK LINKS


UPCOMING EVENTS

  • November 21: Restaurant Night at Village Draft House
  • November 23-25: Wiley Closed - Thanksgiving
  • December 2: Early Release
  • December 3Wiley Skate Night

SPANISH TRANSLATION

VOLUNTARIOS
Padres, por favor regístrense como voluntarios utilizando el proceso en línea, accesible solo por el “intranet” de WCPSS (las escuelas del condado de Wake). Los adultos tienen que registrarse como voluntarios si quieren ayudar en las aulas y para acompañar las excursiones afuera de la escuela si así lo desean. En la semana que viene, vamos a borrar de la base de datos todos los voluntarios que se registraron antes del 1 de Julio 2016.

LA FERIA DE LIBROS DEL OTONO
La comunidad de Wiley:  Gracias a todos ustedes, la Feria de Libros del Otoño de 2016 fue un éxito increíble!  Ganamos casi $2000 para la Asociación de Padres y Maestros (PTA) para apoyar nuestros maestros maravillosos, y através de sus donaciones generosas al Fondo “Book Fairy” (Hada de Libros), aseguramos que todos los niños en la escuela podía tener un libro.  Nos gustaría reconocer públicamente nuestros voluntarios maravillosos, nuestros maestros y personal fantásticos y adaptables (quienes manejaron un cambio al último minuto a una nueva fecha sin preocuparse y quienes se quedaron tardes para leer a los niños), y Trader Joe’s (ubicada en Wake Forest Road), los quienes donaron bolsas reutilizables para los libros.
Te agradecemos desde el fondo de nuestros corazones!
-Katie Bridges y Jenn Marks

ROPA PERDIDA
Tenemos dos mesas afuera del aula de arte que están llenas de ropa perdida, principalmente chaquetas, suéteres, y cajas de almuerzo. Hemos tenidos las mesas allí por dos semanas ahora. Probablemente vamos a donar a una caridad cualquier ropa que todavía está allí en la próxima semana. Gracias.

EL FONDO ANUAL DE WILEY NECESITA DE SU AYUDA

Gracias a todos los que han donado al Fondo Anual. Hasta ahora hemos recaudado $5,300 en camino a nuestra meta de $20,000, por lo tanto nos falta mucho todavía. Por favor considere donar, para contribuir a que nuestros estudiantes disfruten de grandes eventos como el del grupo musical The BEAST, que vino el viernes pasado. El grupo vino a Wiley y todos los estudiantes disfrutaron de una aventura musical con mucha creatividad e improvisación. También aprendieron sobre la historia de la música Afro-Americana. Fue un evento energético y muy cautivador.
Por favor visite http://wileypta.org/annual_fund/ y haga clic en el botón que dice "Donate Now" para hacer su donación la cual es deducible de impuestos. 

NOCHE RESTAURANTE

Marque su calendario para nuestra primera noche restaurante. Lunes 21 de Noviembre, The Village Draft House en Cameron Village contribuirá el 10% de su beneficio para ese día a Wiley PTA.

Por favor, venga a disfrutar de una buena comida y visitar con los amigos.

Thursday, November 10, 2016

Celebrating our Wiley Team!  

Join us in celebrating Mrs. Montague, Wiley's Teaching Assistant of the Year, and Mrs. Eman Ziada-Brandt, Wiley's Teacher of the Year!  We are so fortunate that these incredible teachers are part of the Wiley Team!  

       

Monday, September 12, 2016

Monday, September 12

Welcome!  Please join me in welcoming the following new staff members to our Wiley team!
Mrs. Jenny Oliver – Kindergarten                                            
Ms. Abby Wierman – First Grade
Ms. Kelly Womack – Fourth Grade                                          
Mrs. Joanne Vaughan – Fifth Grade
Mr. Mike Roche – English as a Second Language                               
Mrs. Lynn Christiansen – Media Specialist
Mr. Denya Hewitt (Visiting International Fellow from Jamaica) – Second Grade
Mr. Matthew Perlanski (Visiting International Fellow from Canada) – Third Grade

An Exciting Renovation is on the Way!
Wiley is slated for an exciting renovation in the near future!  Current timelines have Wiley set for renovations during the 2018/19 school year (not next school year).  It is currently anticipated that the extent of the renovation will require us to relocate to a ‘swing space’ while construction is underway. As such, the Garner HS ninth grade center is tentatively proposed as our swing location. The renovation process will include a community input session before plans are drafted, and we commit to communicating the details of the project as they are made available. Please feel free to contact Leslie Taylor (ltaylor2) to verify, clarify, or question details that you may hear from others.

WCPSS Budget Shortfall & Wiley Staffing
Thanks in large part to sacrifices of various staff members and tight monitoring/manipulation of staff allotments, we consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to maintain all five of our language teachers on staff in an 80% employment capacity … as some might say, by the skin of our teeth.  Implications of the budget shortfall were felt quite noticeably at the elementary level in terms of staffing and across the board in terms of custodial cutbacks. Huge thanks to the entire Wiley team for rallying around each other to maintain the positive Wiley spirit, despite cutbacks and shortfalls.

Homework
Last school year, our K-2 teachers embraced the ‘no homework’ notion, choosing instead to encourage reading and authentic, meaningful experiences. We’re broadening our reach this year to cover K-5. We greet this decision with excitement and anxious anticipation.  Please continue to take advantage of opportunities to broaden the experiences of our students through play, meaningful conversation, exploration, and hands-on learning. 

Arrival & Dismissal
Thank for your patience as we continue to work hard to get back into the safe routines of arrival and dismissal. Please be mindful of the following:
·         An adult must accompany all students arriving prior to 8:45am. Students are not to be dropped off before the morning arrival window opens at 8:45am. To accommodate families needing morning childcare, we contract with the Alexander YMCA (our before-school-care provider) for convenient on-site morning care.
·         Morning ‘walkers’ have probably noticed that the access points nearest the K/2 playground are no longer accessible in the mornings. Findings from a recent informal safety audit suggested that walkers enter the building from the Calvin Road entrance. Access this entrance using the established crosswalk where our coordinated efforts with Raleigh PD have provided a crossing guard.
·         Each afternoon, within a 15 minute window, we work hard to move almost 500 students during dismissal to one of four “departure points” – carpool, walkers, bus, and YMCA afterschool care.  Safety is our number one priority, and we seek your cooperation in remembering the following:
o   Unless there are extenuating circumstances, we do not release students from carpool to those arriving by foot. If a student is in carpool, we expect that we will be providing curbside service to deliver the student to a car where the adult that has been identified by our regular carpool team. Asking for a student out of our carpool area compromises the attention necessary to keep our carpool moving safely and swiftly.
o   The office is not a ‘departure location’. Please do not phone the main office requesting that a student wait in the office at dismissal; instead, utilize either carpool or walkers.
o   The more consistency you can provide regarding afternoon departure, the better.
o   If transportation changes are necessary, call the main office (919-856-7723) prior to 3:00pm to ensure that we can deliver the message to your student.
o   Families wishing to enjoy the playground area after school must restrict play to the immediate “sight area” of the supervising adult.  

Volunteer Registration
Don’t allow the volunteer registration deadline to squash your lifelong dream of chaperoning a field trip or working with small student groups!  Volunteers wishing to reactivate their volunteer status are encouraged to do so by October 31st at a WCPSS location.  All others may register during school hours using the computer in the media center. Add this to your to-do list!  J

Stay Connected
Be on the look-out for a monthly newsletter that will deliver general Wiley information! The newsletter will be posted on the Wiley World Review blog (http://wileyworldreview.blogspot.com/) which also feeds into the Wiley website (http://wcpss.net/wileyes).  We’re also working hard to provide day-to-day highlights on our Twitter feeds (@wileyelementary and @wileyprincipal).  Further, follow the departure of our buses on Twitter @WileyBuses


Parent Homework … Is your student loving school?  I hope so!  Please take a minute to send a quick hand-written note or email to his/her teacher/s to let him/her know! 

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Supply Lists

2016/17 Supply List


Kindergarten
·         blue pocket-only folder
·         yellow pocket-only folder
·         marble composition book with story paper
·         1” black view vinyl binder
·         24 – No. 2 yellow pencils
·         8 count Crayola small crayons
·         4 - Black chisel tip dry erase white board markers
·         12 - glue sticks
·         2 – pink bevel erasers
·         1 box of tissues
·         1 container of disinfecting wipes
·         1 box sandwich bags (50 ct)
·         1 box gallon bags (25 ct)
·         1 container of pump hand sanitizer

First Grade
·         5 marble composition books (black, not spiral)
·         2 packs – 24 ct. Crayola crayons
·         8 – elmers glue sticks
·         1 pack – 12 ct. presharpened colored pencils
·         1 pack – 8 ct. Crayola washable broad markers
·         1 box of tissues
·         24 – No. 2 yellow pencils
·         2 packs – 4 ct black expo dry erase markers
·         1 box sandwich bags (50 ct)
·         1 box gallon bags (25 ct)
·         1” white vinyl binder with clear cover

Second Grade
·         1 - blue plastic pocket-only folder
·         1 - red plastic pocket-only folder
·         1 - orange plastic folder with brads
·         1 - Spiral non-perforated green wide ruled notebook – 70 pages
·         1 - Spiral non-perforated blue wide ruled notebook – 70 pages
·         1 – wide ruled marble composition notebook – 100 pages
·         1 – 12-pack no. 2 yellow pencils
·         2 – 24 ct. packs Crayola crayons
·         2 – elmer’s glue sticks
·         1 box of tissues
·         1 – 4 pk. Black expo dry erase markers

Third Grade
·         6 – pencil cap erasers
·         1 – 12-pack no. 2 yellow pencils
·         1 - Spiral non-perforated green wide ruled notebook – 70 pages
·         1 - Spiral non-perforated blue wide ruled notebook – 70 pages
·         1 - Spiral non-perforated red wide ruled notebook – 70 pages
·         2 – wide ruled marble composition notebook – 100 pages
·         blue pocket-only folder
·         green pocket-only folder
·         red pocket-only folder
·         yellow pocket-only folder
·         elmers 40-oz school glue
·         2 boxes tissues
·         2 packs – 4 ct. expo black chisel tip dry erase markers
·         2 – earbud headphones
·         1” flexible binder
·         1 pack – wide ruled notebook paper (200ct)

Fourth Grade
·         1 pack – presharpened colored pencils – 12ct.
·         2 packs – 12 ct. No2 yellow pencils
·         1 pack – 8 ct. Crayola washable broad makers
·         4 – pocket-only folders
·         1 - 1.5” white hardback vinyl binder
·         4 – marble composition notebook
·         1 pack – wide ruled notebook paper (200ct)
·         1 box tissues
·         1 – nylon pencil bag that can snap into notebook
·         2 – glue sticks
·         1 pack – 4ct colored Expo markers

Fifth Grade
·         1 - 2” durazip zipper binder (bulk)
·         1 – 12 ct. No.2 pencils with erasers
·         2 – spiral non-perforated wide rule notebook (70 ct)
·         4 – marble composition notebook
·         1 pack – wide ruled notebook paper (200ct)
·         2 – pocket only folder
·         5-tab multi-colored index paper divider
·         1 – 12 ct pack of colored pencils
·         1 – Websters New Rogets Pocket Thesaurus (OPTIONAL)

O’Brien & Kurtz
·         2 – pocket & brad folder
·         1 - spiral non-perforated wide rule notebook (70 ct)
·         1 – marble composition notebook, wide ruled
·         1 – 12 ct pack of colored pencils
·         4 – glue sticks
·         2 box tissues

Language Classes
·         1 – wide ruled marble composition notebook
·         1 box tissues
·         2 – glue sticks

·         1 – pocket-only folder

Monday, June 20, 2016

Kick Off to Kindergarten!


Calling all rising K students ... from WCPSS ...

We would like to invite all of our rising kindergartners to learn what school is like at Kick-Off to Kindergarten at Marbles Kids Museum on Saturday, August 20 from 9am to 5pm. You and your child will learn valuable information at this session. You’ll be able to practice a lunch line, get moving at recess, hop on a school bus and explore typical Kindergarten activities. This event is free and open to all rising kindergartners and their families. For more information, visit their website at www.marbleskidsmuseum.org 
Con el objetivo de que aprendan lo que es la escuela, invitamos a nuestros niños que van a entrar al Kindergarten en todas las escuelas, al Kick-Off to Kindergarten (lanzamiento del Kindergarten) en el museo Marbles Kids Museum el sábado 20 de agosto de 9 am a 5 pm. Usted y su niño recibirán información valiosa durante esta sesión. Tendrán la oportunidad de practicar la fila para el almuerzo, moverse durante el recreo, subirse en un autobús escolar y explorar las actividades típicas del Kindergarten. Este evento es gratuito y está disponible para todos los niños que van a entrar al Kindergarten y sus familias. Para mayor información, visite el sitio web www.marbleskidsmuseum.org.

Monday, May 2, 2016

May 9-13 ... International Spirit Week and Wiley Gives Back!

WILEY GIVES BACK!

INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL SPIRIT WEEK

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MONDAY - STOMP OUT HUNGER DAY

GIVE BACK OPPORTUNITY:
Collect canned foods to bring with you to the international carnival for our local food bank.

COMMUNITY PARTNER:
Local Food Bank

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL:
Zero Hunger

SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
  • Wear boots to promote this drive and STOMP out hunger.

TUESDAY - YOU DAY

GIVE BACK OPPORTUNITY:
Collect books for students to read over the summer.

COMMUNITY PARTNER:
Wiley International Studies Families

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL:
Quality Education

SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
  • Think of ONE vocabulary word that describes you.
  • Dress up in a way that represents this word.
  • Try to guess the vocabulary word your classmates dressed as.

WEDNESDAY - ENVIRONMENTAL DAY

GIVE BACK OPPORTUNITY:
Pollution is a worldwide issue. In order to help conserve energy, pick up trash today, keep the lights off, use less water, compost trash, etc.

COMMUNITY PARTNER:
Our School and Community

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOAL:
Climate Action

SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
  • Wear an Earth-loving outfit and dress "60's & 70's" style.

THURSDAY - CULTURE DAY

GIVE BACK OPPORTUNITY:
Wiley International Studies Magnet Elementary is standing #withMalala to empower Adolescent girls through secondary education.
Clothing Drive - please donate gently used children and women's clothing to benefit the Malala Fund (no sleepwear, undies, socks, or damaged/stained/altered items).

GLOBAL PARTNER:
Malala Fund

UNITED NATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
No Poverty, Reduced Inequalities, Gender Equality, Quality Education

SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
  • Dress in a way that represents your culture, the language you take, or a country you would like to visit.
  • Take time to today to make a small flag that represents your culture, the language you take or a country you would like to visit. (You will get a chance to use these flags during the International Parade on Friday evening.)
  • Learn to say hello in the native language so that you may greet others in that language today.

FRIDAY - WILEY DAY!

REMEMBER TO BRING YOUR FOOD, BOOK, and CLOTHING DONATIONS ALL WEEK! 


SHOW YOUR SPIRIT!
  • WE LOVE WILEY!
  • Wear your Wiley or your Fun Run T-shirt and show your school pride!
  • See you at the INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL TONIGHT!

INTERNATIONAL CARNIVAL

FRIDAY, MAY 13TH, 5:30-7:30PM

301 SAINT MARYS STREET

RALEIGH, NC

Come enjoy the fun!
5:30 - 7:30 -Food Trucks $$ and Booths
5:15 - 5:30 - Karate Performance
5:30 - 5:45 - Scottish Dancers Performance
5:50 - PTA Announcement
6:00 - 7:20 -Parade and Language and Music Performances.
7:20 - Go Green Announcement
7:30 - Zumba Session

THINGS TO REMEMBER:

  • Bring chairs, blankets, and wear sunblock for the picnic.
  • There will be food trucks available (opening at 5ish), but you may bring your own picnic goodies instead. (Food Truck options include: Manna LLC, KocinA, Bo’s Kitchen, Loco Pops, Two Roosters, Pelican’s SnoBalls.)
  • All events will take place on or near the 3-5 Playground.
  • Parking is prohibited in the Wiley parking lot. Please carpool, walk, or park at Gate 4 at St. Mary's or on the street. 
  • Wear apparel that reflects cultural heritages or come in your Wiley Wear.
  • Adults must supervise children at all times.
  • Your Wiley Spirit

THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL GOALS - EVERYONE NEEDS EVERYONE!

INSPIRED BY WILEY STUDENTS!

Students at Wiley are immersed in the Asia Society Global Matrix (Investigate the World, Recognize Perspectives, Communicate Ideas, and Take Action). This year our 4th and 5th graders spent some considerable time learning about the United Nations Global Goals! We at Wiley can make a difference!