10/17/22

Ronald McDonald House Kids Charity Fun Run

Saturday, October 29th 

Come join the fun for the coolest race around - the Ronald McDonald Fun Run!  This year’s race is both virtual and in-person!!  Wagner has always been a huge supporter of the Ronald McDonald House - so, let’s continue this tradition!  See the flyer for information and registration.  Students participating in Arista will receive 2 hours of Arista credit.  Come show that Wagner Spirit and run for a great cause!

 

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iReady

iReady testing will continue through the end of the month according to the following schedule.  This assessment is digital and on their scheduled days, students are encouraged to bring headphones.  

 

Please remind students who are assigned a Chromebook to bring their charged Chromebook to school on their scheduled day.  Reminders will be sent via Google Classroom.        

 

 

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Town Hall Meeting

Wagner’s Annual Town Hall School Safety Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 19th on zoom from 9:40-10:10.  If you would like to attend, please join here.

 

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Competitive Lunchtime Math Team is Back!

Math Team meets one time per week during their grade level LUNCH.  Students are expected to attend all lunchtime sessions.

All math team students will have the opportunity to compete in the MOEMS Olympiad.  Select students will participate in the MathCounts competition.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:  problem solving, scientific notation, exponent laws, and much more!

Meeting Times:

6th Grade - Wednesday Period 4 with Ms. Smith

7th Grade - Wednesday Period 5 Mr. Krueger

8th Grade - Monday Period 6 Ms. Troy

 

To Register:  Students should fill out the Application Form linked in their Advisory Google Classroom.

 

Questions? Contact Ms. Buck (kbuck@schools.nyc.gov)

 

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FREE Student Reading APP

Sora, the student reading app, provides the quickest and easiest way to read hundreds of eBooks and audiobooks on virtually any device.   Sora offers students the ability to explore age-appropriate books from the Department of Education collection as well as adding public libraries.  This is FREE to all NYC school students.  Please see attached flyer for more information.  Sora for Families. 

 

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Gentle Reminders

Please do not drop off items for your child during the school day. We will not accept homework, lunches, gym clothes, etc. We do not want to disrupt class learning, and we want middle school students to be responsible for having everything they need for school.

 

School hours are 8:40am - 3:00pm.  Students may not leave school by themselves before the end of the school day. If they need to leave early, they must be checked out by an adult on their Emergency Blue Card.

 

Children MAY NOT be checked out of school during their lunch period.

 

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Parents’ Association Announcements

Wagner PA Meeting and Special Election

Please join us on Friday, October 21 at 9:00am via Zoom for our PA meeting where we will have special elections.   We will be voting on three PA Executive Board Member-at-Large positions - held for new, incoming Wagner parents/guardians.  We will also be voting on four vacant Member-at-Large positions - held for any Wagner parent/guardian.  In addition, we will hold the election for the one SLT member position held for an incoming parent/guardian. 

 

Please go to this link to register to get the Zoom link for the meeting: https://nycdoe.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMo duGgqDgqHdCVRkTt96fbBDY7DWtYJj_p

 

Please see the attached flyers Special Election  PA Meeting link

 

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Scholastic Book Fair

The Scholastic Book Fair will be held October 17-21.  See the attached schedule for class visits.  Volunteers are needed to help during the school day, so please sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-wagner4

 

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We Need You!!

The Parents' Association needs help with so many fun events this fall! All parents and guardians are automatically members of the PA and we hope you can share some of your time to volunteer:

 

WagnerWear Organization Day: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-wagnerwear

6th Grade and 7th Grade Movie Night: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-6thand

Book Fair: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-wagner4

8th Grade Scary Movie Night: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080445a8ac2ea75-8thgrade

 

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Opportunities

 

SONYC STRIDE

This  free  DYCD-supported program will run M-F 3-6 and offer programming on select school holidays and breaks.  The program includes:  

  

Academic support  

• SHSAT test prep with Five Points Learning 

• Book Club/Creative Writing with a National Book Foundation Teaching Artist 

Fun and engaging clubs include

• Basketball with Directory of Youth Services for Two Bridges  

• Maker Space Tech Club @ Mulberry Library (Robotics! Stop-motion animation! Photography!)  

• Civic Engagement with Service Learning Project  

• And more!  

See the flyer for more information. 

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Fall at Henry Street

The Henry Street Settlement is offering programming for our entire school community - youth and young adults.  Some of their programs include:

• Afterschool

• College Prep

• Early Childhood Education

• Athletics

Please see the attached flyer for some great opportunities or visit henrystreet.org for more information.

 

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Upcoming Dates

 

• General PA Meeting and Special Election - October 21st at 9:00am

• 8th Grade Scary Movie Night - October 21st

• High School Zoom Panel - October 27th at 6:00pm

• Halloween Carnival - October 28th 

• Ronald McDonald Fun Run - October 29th

• Family Advisory Night - November 3rd at 6:00pm

• Election Day - November 8th - schools are closed

• Parent/Teacher Conferences - November 9th

• Veterans Day - November 11th - schools are closed

• Thanksgiving Recess - November 24th & 25th - schools are closed 

 

Reminders From Previous Newsletters

 

Reporting a Positive Covid Case

All positive Covid cases should be reported by email to Ms. Kristen Oberlander at KMueller10@schools.nyc.gov.  Please include the following details:

 

1. Student’s name

2. Student’s class number

3. Student’s last day in school

4. The date of your student’s Covid test

5. Type of test taken - rapid or PCR

 

If you have any questions, email Ms. Oberlander.

 

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JumpRope - Digital Gradebook

Student accounts are now up and running on JumpRope, our digital gradebook. Follow the steps to access your students’ academic progress through JumpRope: 

1. Visit JumpRope: https://api.jumpro.pe/login  

2. Click "Sign in with Google"  

3. Enter your students’ @nyctstudents.net email address

4. Sign in on the DOE landing page with your students’ username and password

5. That’s it – you are now signed in   

To access grades, click “Current Grades” on the left-hand side of the screen. If you receive the message: “No mastery data available. Please check again later, or contact the school with questions”, the teacher has not entered grades yet.

If you are unable to login to JumpRope, try using a different browser. JumpRope works best on Google Chrome. You may have to update your browser to the most recent version for JumpRope to work. If you need help accessing JumpRope, email:

Grade 6: Ms. Elias: jelias2@schools.nyc.gov 

Grade 7 & 8: Mr. Kim: ckim5@schools.nyc.gov  

 

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ARISTA

Wagner Middle School is proud to recognize students performing above standards and welcome them into ARISTA - The National Junior Honors Society. Students meeting the criteria listed below will be invited to apply for the Wagner Middle School chapter of ARISTA. Please know that induction into ARISTA is completed annually, thus all students (even those inducted in previous years) must meet the standards to be accepted into ARISTA.

 

Students are encouraged to join the ARISTA 2022-2023 Google Classroom (join code: knbgrfw) for more information, forms, and service opportunities.  More information will be shared with students during Advisory and an OPTIONAL information session will be held for students on Wednesday October 19 after school from 3:00-3:30.