This morning, #VanguardPride students at Wisconsin Heights Elementary school met with folks from Justice for a Cure and officers from the Dane County Sherriff's Office. As part of the World Cancer Day Ribbon/Card Project, kids throughout the school colored cancer ribbons to give to those who are currently battling cancer. The kids handed the ribbons to each police officer and got to talk to our visitors from JFAC.
The kids had fun making the ribbons, and we're honored to be able to brighten up the day of cancer fighters in our area! 🎗
The #VanguardPride K-8 Summer School Enrichment Courses have been announced! Registration opens April 6th!
Find the course booklet on our website.
https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/ go to Menu and you will find Summer School under the Families section.
Check out the Summer Science Camp for students entering 4th - 12th during the fall of 2023.
Speech and OT are running the "Carnival" for the next few weeks for students. Various games provide visual motor activities, balance, literacy/math and conversational/language and articulation skills. The students got to enjoy "Fair food" and read stories about carnivals/fairs. Games include: rubber ducks, ring toss, hot lava, frog pond/letter lake, ferris wheel, Fortune Fish, bowling, and mystery cups!
Students in Mrs. Johnson's 6th grade Science class, spent the last day before break drawing pictures of their bread from the classroom Moldy Bread Lab.
Students were able to discuss what caused the bread to mold, how mold spores are created and spread, as well as conditions which caused the lab to take much longer than expected. 6th graders discussed how preservatives and temperature play a part in the speed in which bread molds.
#Vanguard Pride 6th Graders continue to develop their ability working on the CER (Claim, Evidence, Reasoning) strategy.
Cabaret Night is almost here...and with last week being Spring Break, not everyone may have remembered to order tickets.
Please get advance ticket orders in today. Tickets will also be sold at the door on Saturday. With your ticket you will receive musical entertainment, a dessert, a beverage, and a chance to take part in our silent auction. Gluten-free and nut-free desserts will be available.
All proceeds benefit the Music Department and senior music scholarships.
Please contact Gina Ademino, 767-2586 ext. 3402 with any questions.
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On March 7, WHES held Family Literacy Night. Author KW Penndorf was featured. Ms. Penndorf authored the books "Freya and the Dragon Egg" and Freya and the Battle at the Aal Thing." Students got to talk to Ms. Penndorf about being an author and were able to have her autograph their books.
Other activities that night included making your own bookmarks, Mystery Bag writing, finding the baby dragon eggs, making your own baby egg, and a read aloud.
#VanguardPride 7th grade math kicked off their upcoming geometry units by celebrating Pi Day on 3/14! The students were given a breakout box in which they had to research Pi and it’s significance in order to crack the codes to get into the box! When they finally cracked all of the codes, they were surprised to find Pi Day cookies made by Mrs. Meinholz and her mom in the breakout boxes! It was very fun to watch their enthusiasm and perseverance throughout the activity and the look of surprise and gratitude with their sweet rewards!
As part of the Kids Heart Challenge from the American Heart Association, the #VanguardPride elementary school students have been participating in "Jump Rope for Heart" activities during their gym classes all week. This years' motto is "Be the Torch".
Mr. Austin taught the kids about the challenge and set up stations around the gym so they could try different ways to jump rope! Forward, backward, one footed, etc. and then with Mr. Austin turning the rope for them!
What a fun and great way to get the kids moving, and to raise awareness for children's heart health! 💖
𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐞!
There's a 15% off of $100+ sale going on right now on our Vanguard apparel store site through March 31st! Use code SAVE15 at checkout.
https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/page/vanguard-sideline-store
Show your #VanguardPride!
As part of the Music in Our Schools Month please come enjoy the Wisconsin Heights Middle/High School Concert tonight, March 14th, 2023 at 7:00 p.m in the North Gym!
The concert will be featuring the Middle School Choir, Concert Choir, 6th Grade Band, 7th and 8th Grade Band, Concert Band, and the Combined Bands. Our middle school/high school music teachers are Nick Lane & Gina Ademino, and Mr. Ken Stancer will be the accompanist.
Hope to see you there!
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Ms. Stenner's 4K art projects for March include paper plate frogs and color blending shamrocks with cray pas. Such fun activities for our little #VanguardPride students!
Youth Softball online registration for our upcoming season is currently open for grades 4K-8 using the link below. Registration closes on March 31st.
Contact Sherri Wagner at wagnersherri@gmail.com with any questions.
https://www.wisconsinheightsrec.com/softball
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Deadline is March 15th!
GROW 2 Scholarships are now available for current college students who are pursuing a degree in education. The GROW Cooperative, a partnership between the school districts of Cambridge, Lodi, Sauk Prairie, and Wisconsin Heights, is offering ten (10) $1000 scholarships to alumni of the four high schools.
The application can be found at: https://wisheights.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJgIq7in7FT8NBI
Additional information is available on the district website under Menu. The GROW Scholarship Information is located under the District heading. https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/
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Deadline is March 15th!
GROW 1 Scholarships are now available through the HS Counseling Office for seniors who are pursuing a degree in education. The GROW Cooperative, a partnership between the school districts of Cambridge, Lodi, Sauk Prairie, and Wisconsin Heights, is offering one (1) $1000 scholarship at each high school. Information and applications are available through your HS Counseling Office.
Additional information is available on the district website under Menu. The GROW Scholarship Information is located under the District heading. https://www.wisheights.k12.wi.us/
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The musical performances of Mean Girls will go on as scheduled tonight! Performances are, today, March 10th at 7pm, tomorrow, March 11th at 2pm and 7pm, and Sunday, March 12th at 2 PM. See you then!
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Due to inclement weather, Wisconsin Heights School District will be closed today, Friday, March 10, 2023. Virtual learning for MS/HS.
Here's another #TBT for the #VanguardPride class of '93. Not to make anyone feel old, but you're at 30 years this year. 😁
Any familiar faces in this group?
#VanguardPride 4th graders celebrated the end of the Holes novel study and designed shoes to represent a character from the book. They used symbols and colors to show their knowledge of the characters' personalities. Stanley, Zero, Kate Barlow, and The Warden all have some new footwear. Can you match the shoe to the character? 👟👞👡
On Thursday afternoon, #VanguardPride high school students toured ETC in Mazomanie to learn about employment opportunities at this global leading company.
Along with fantastic career opportunities, they learned there are many terrific summer jobs for students age 16 and up!
Mrs. Johnson’s 6th grade Science classes continued learning about fungi. Students were able to examine Baby Bella and Shiitake mushrooms. The classes worked in small groups and used magnifying glasses to identify and locate the parts of the mushrooms: stem, cap, spores, gills, and hyphae. Students were then able to compare the similarities and differences between the two types of mushrooms.
#VanguardPride 6th graders continue to discover the wonderful world of Life Science!
