Sixth grade High Honor Roll: Aiden Brandes, John Cameron, Christopher Casagrande, Nelson Castillo, Jamie Crawford, Ryan Crawford, Adalyn Cross, Padraig Crowley, Stephen Daniels, Cedar Dennis, Destenie Gardner, Tyler Gizzarelli, Erin Hallock, Benjamin Hebrock, Reghan LaMere, Camryn Limner, Sienna Mekker, James Montgomery, Dillon Nelson, Keith Nicolosi, Eli Orloff, Aiyanna Ortiz, Owen Paladino, Connor Phelps, Anna Reed, Isabella Reid, Cheyenne Reis, Katharine Rhoads, Emma Ritz, Lillian Swavely, Kasey Tabor, Kathryn Tabor, Willow Taylor, and Jasmine Traino. Sixth grade Honor Roll:
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All Field Day information and forms can be found at the Wheatland Chili PTA website at www.wheatland.k12.ny.us/Page/2787. The T. J. Connor Field Day class t-shirts color list and the student t-shirt list for Mr. Carville class are both posted on the bottom of the WCPTA page.
“Lifelong learning is for all of us,” Montrois said in her acceptance speech. “It isn’t easy. It isn’t fast. But it’s worth it. We are growing the capacity of our colleagues and making a positive impact on student learning.”
Meteorologist Glenn Johnson from 13WHAM visited the T. J. Connor Kindergarten classes to give a presentation on weather. He told students about the tools he uses such as radar, rain gauges, weather balloons, thermometers and looking out side to help him complete a weather forcast. Students learned about the weather team at the news station, the live weather truck that travels all over the area, and the green screen known as the chroma key wall which projects his weather report for viewers. He made a cloud in a bottle to explain air pressure. On Wednesday night, May 15, on the 5 p.m. news he will show a photo of his visit to the class. Kindergarten students have been studying weather all year long and doing weather experiments with the BOCES 4 Science Kits.
Fifth-graders created carnival-style games and invited all the third-graders to test them out.
The fourth graders have been working on an informational writing unit and pairing it with a Social Studies topic called In Search of Freedom/A Call for Change.
Starting Tuesday, April 23, chicken Caesar salads and garden salads are available every day at T. J. Connor.
In honor of Earth Month, the T. J. Connor Environmental Club will be collecting ALL plastic markers for recycling through Crayola Colorcycle.
The Varsity Boys Basketball Team won the Thomas Emmanuel Sportsmanship Award given to the school and team that best exemplified good sportsmanship throughout the course of the season.
“Spending a day on a college campus, outside of a traditional admissions tour, is not something a lot of high school students do. Having new experiences, networking, recognizing diversity, these are the first steps in becoming a global citizen.”
Kindergarteners are learning about weather patterns and variations in local weather and the use of weather forecasting to prepare for and respond to severe weather.
Ten Wheatland-Chili High School students competed in the first Junior Achievement Stock Market Challenge on March 1.
T. J. Connor students and staff joined elementary students across the nation for Read Across America Week and author Dr. Seuss’ birthday with a literary-themed week.
D.A.R.E. teaches fifth graders to avoid bad decisions. The fifth grade is currently participating in the D.A.R.E. program. This week students learned about resistance and how to use different strategies to avoid making a poor choice.
Thirty K- 5 students participated in the Fourth Annual T. J. Connor Science Fair.
Fourth graders at T. J. Connor recently completed their European Explorers study. Groups picked explorers that influenced the founding of New York State.
When Mrs. McDougall was in middle school, she told her band teacher that she wanted to be a middle school band teacher someday and, for the past sixteen years, that is exactly what she has done.
Third and fifth grade projects explore black and white vs. color and fantasy vs. reality in District Office art display.
Students and staff joined the #BeAFan initiative to cheer at the Special Olympics. The group attended the Friday night opening ceremonies at the Riverside Convention Center. The Wheatland-Chili fans all wore Wheatland Chili gear and showed support as they clapped and cheered with joy and pride.
Mrs. Bayer's fifth-grade class is focusing on Random Acts of Kindness as a focus for SEL.
During the week of Feb. 11-15, students in grades K-5 participated in various Heart Healthy activities to celebrate the end of the Kids Heart Challenge.
Four Wheatland-Chili musicians recently performed with the Hochstein Youth Wind Symphony, an ensemble of students grades 9 through 12 representing 22 school districts.
Congratulations to Jenna LaMere for achieving 1000 career points with the Wheatland-Chili Varsity Girls Basketball team.
