Wisconsin Heights School District

Needed: Head Cook at the Elementary School. Curious about the position or just have questions? Are you interested and want to discuss further? Please contact Human Resources at 608-767-2595 extension 3004.

The sessions are this week! Please attend in person or via a Zoom session. Stay informed on the Superintendent search here: https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/page/superintendent-search #VanguardPride

October is National Dental Hygiene Month! 5 tips to make brushing and flossing fun! Let kids pick out their favorite soft bristle toothbrush. Popular toothbrush companies make brushes with medium and firm bristles, so read carefully to avoid those! Toothpaste comes in many fun colors and flavors. Check the ingredient list for fluoride, hydroxyapatite or both to ensure it's designed to harden tooth enamel. Using a toothbrush timer ensures they brush for 2 full minutes, plus timers come in many shapes, sizes, colors and some even have a suction cup on them. Floss picks come in a variety of colors, sizes, disposable, reusable, silicone, plastic and biodegradable. Kids love being independent so floss picks are the easy answer. There are many great books, videos and songs that make learning about teeth, toothbrushing, flossing and getting their teeth cleaned by a dental hygienist fun. Check online or your local library. Bridging Brighter Smiles provides preventive dental services to students inside the schools so there is no lost time from work or commuting for families. To learn more about Bridging Brighter Smiles, please visit bbsmiles.org To enroll your student, go to https://enrollment.bbsmiles.org/

In the first Social Studies unit in 5th grade, students learn about Early Exploration and its effect on the world and societies. To wrap up our unit, students shared their learning by presenting a poster and speech at the annual 5th grade Wax Museum. Students chose an early explorer, conducted research about that person, and then designed a costume. Guests walked around and waved at the wax explorer to activate them. The explorer then did a little bio. So much fun and informative! #VanguardPride

A huge shout-out to the Mazomanie Fire Department, Dane County District One EMS, and the Dane County Police Department for putting on their first ever Public Safety Day. Sixth grade students spent the day learning different ways to keep themselves and others safe in emergency situations as well as the dangers of drugs. #VanguardPride

Everyone is invited - find the session that best fits your role. We look forward to hearing from our #VanguardPride community!

Friday the 13th is here at Heights! Mr. Cole's English 9 classes are finishing a short story unit and are currently discussing an Edgar Allan Poe short story called "The Masque of the Red Death". Mr. Cole is dressed as Death, who is one of the main characters and is meant to represent the Grim Reaper. #VanguardPride

Ms. Gullickson's second grade class celebrated earning 150 gotcha tickets with a pj and stuffie day on Wednesday! During reading time, they were able to read around the room in a comfy spot with their stuffie and/or friend. It was a huge hit and a great #VanguardPride day!

DIG PINK NIGHT Thank you to everyone who attended Dig Pink Night, purchased a shirt, or made a donation! Your support was felt by the players on the court and your donations helped the team beat their fundraising goal! Over $800 was raised for Breast Cancer Recovery, a local organization that supports women at all stages of breast cancer, offering retreats so they can begin to heal emotionally. Thank you!! #VanguardPride

Today's Cross Country meet has been cancelled.

To celebrate Manufacturing Month, students visited ETC in Middleton to experience an industry leader in the innovation of lighting controls. Students participated in many hands-on events and got to tour this state-of-the-art facility. Thanks to our partners at ETC for this #VanguardPride opportunity!

Students interested in careers in the trades went to JP Cullen in Janesville for the annual Career Fair. This is an outdoor hands-on event featuring many Southern Wisconsin employers. 350 students from 18 area high schools attended the event including Heights. Activities included pouring a concrete pad, earth-moving, gas lines, electrical lineworkers, and many more. What a great experience for our #VanguardPride students!💚

Winter Sports Information Night Date: October 24, 2023 Time: 7-9 pm Location: North Gym All students must officially register via Skyward. Reach out to Hillary Acker with questions regarding registration. hiacker@wisheights.k12.wi.us #VanguardPride

7th grade math broke out of their rational operations unit! Students worked in groups to solve rational operations problems, and their answers became the codes to get into the breakout boxes. Once they got into the first box, they were surprised to find another locked box. This was the only box that had nothing to do with math - they were given a riddle to find their final key. Using their given riddles, students had to think creatively to find their final key. Some keys were hidden in a soap dispenser, under stools, in a bucket of pencils, and hanging on bulletin boards or posters. And, for all of their hard work, students were rewarded with sweet treats in their final locked boxes! Nice job #VanguardPride 7th graders!

#VanguardPride Athletics - October 10-14, 2023 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1978cwCj1MGrLEH48jzMsB1AQR6a4Du3sJEdPqlgVptc/edit

If you have ever heard a teenager say, “That’s cap,” they are saying that’s a lie. #VanguardPride students in 7th grade math played a game called "That’s Cap" to review rational number operations. The students were shown pictures of problems already solved with work, and they had to decide if the problem was solved correctly. If it was, they held up a sign that said "That's Right!" and if the problem as wrong, they had to fix the problem and hold up a sign that said, "That's Cap!" Most of the problems were cap, and the students loved yelling, "That's Cap!"

7th grade math reviewed multiplying and dividing positive and negative numbers by speed dating. Every student was given a different multiplication or division problem involving positives and negatives that they had to solve. Students then had to trade their problem with another student and solve it within a minute. After a minute, students had to find a new partner to trade problems with. Students had to keep finding new partners until they had solved all of the problems. Another example of the creative ways our #VanguardPride teachers keep our students engaged!

It's Fire Prevention Week and Black Earth and Mazomanie Fire Departments brought out their trucks! The elementary students heard about fire prevention, high-fived a fully dressed firefighter, went inside the fire trucks, and met Sparky! Sparky even had time for a picture next to the Vanguard emblem! Thank you Black Earth and Mazomanie Fire Departments for taking time to educate our students on fire prevention and what to do in case of a fire. An even bigger THANK YOU for what you do every day to help keep us safe! We are so grateful for our supportive #VanguardPride community!

#VanguardPride Middle School and High School students toured a community local business! They are learning about what their business offers, and working on their social communications skills. Students prepare each month for their monthly community outing by doing research on the business, role playing, calling the business, and practicing questions to ask the employees. Their first outing this year was to Pecks Farm.

In Ms. Frannie's 4k class we have been talking about apples. We tasted red, yellow and green apples and labeled the parts of an apple. In this Directed Drawing project we practiced following directions, fine motor skills, and writing our name! Look how cute our Apples turned out! Nice job #VanguardPride 4K-ers!