March 29 and April 5

Double Issue for March 29th  and April 5th!

Dr. Jordyn and his Toybox of Success

This Week’s Double Issue of The Voice will include last week’s play updates and this week’s FINAL play update (or reflection). Enjoy the read :) - Ms. W

From the Directors Chair with Marlee, Maddie, Kaitlyn, and Katie

Third Week and Final Week!!!

What I had to give up to be successful? Well I think we’ll have to start from the beginning. During the past few weeks we have had many ups and downs, but in the end as a Voyager family we came together and performed three absolutely amazing shows.Coming from the directors and stage managers, we could not be more proud of our cast and crew. As envisioned by the writers, the show captured the witty and creative personalities that were once nothing more than words on a page. Throughout the course of our theater unit, every grade has come together as one. More than ever we are a community of supportive, hard working, and passionate learners. Even though this years show is over, we know that the tradition of an original play will continue for many years to come. We’ve had such a great experience getting to work with everyone on house and we can’t wait to finish off this year strong. Congratulations, you all deserve it.

From the Director’s Chair With Maddie and Katie:

Week Two!!!

Inches taller and days later, our cast is off book! This week’s play update brought to you by Maddie Collins (writer/director) and Katie Usher (stage manager). This week, we have been working on running the whole show. Being off book allows us to better develop characters and work with props. Transitions have been Rocky since our crew has been busily building our beautiful backdrops! Lights and sound crew have been actively participating in rehearsals by making the show feel more real. The music in the show is such a thrill! That’s a wrap (for the week)!

Special Note:

It was great to see you all last night!  Thanks for supporting us as the most enthusiastic and responsive audience of the day.

For those who did not make a donation to the play, and would still like to, we are accepting any contribution you feel you can swing!  We apologize for not making this suggestion in advance of our production.  Thanks for helping us cover the cost of costumes, set design, wood supplies, paint, etc!

Recycle Sale Update

Hello!

The Voyager Recycle Sale is coming up!  This Saturday, April 6th in the WCS cafeteria from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm!

For those of you who have volunteered to work, thank you so much!!!!  Please arrive for your shift 10 minutes prior and we can transition you into your 'work station!' If you are on the first shift (9:00 am) please arrive by 8:45, as there will be people waiting at the door!  If you have not signed up and would still like to help, go for it!  Add your name anywhere (we are a bit lean on the last shift of the day.)

http://voyagerfap.wikispaces.com/

If you can't work that day, feel free to drop off a baked good for the bake sale

table!

We will only earn if we have STUFF to sell!  WE NEED Merchandise!!!!

Please, even if you only find one or two items that you are willing to donate, drop anything you can off at the Cafeteria.  We will be there setting up from 6 - 8 pm Friday night.  I'll be there until 8:30 (there is a school dance, so many of you will be dropping kids at the school anyway!)

We will accept household items (plates, decorative items,

old coffee pots, toasters, lights, rugs, etc....you name it!)  Also, fashion items, gently used clothing (jeans are a hit!) pocket books, games, toys, books, CDs, sports equipment, carpets, furniture, jewelry, records (LP's are HOT!).  This year, if you have a large ticket item to sell and feel you would be challenged to 'donate' the whole thing -- we'd be glad to accept it on consignment for a 'split!'  So if you'd like to see a piece you think would fetch $50, we'd be happy to split the proceeds.  If you chose to bring a piece on consignment, please check in with me for a special tag, so I can keep track and get half of the sale price back to you!

Thank you so much in advance for helping to make this the biggest fundraiser for

our Voyager students!!!

If you have any questions, please call me at 878-9417!

Voyager FAP reps (Ann Schmidt and Sue Scheer)

Math 7

Students completed theIr "Blow it Up and Shrink it Down" project  and began a new unit called "Filling and Wrapping.”  This unit explores cube/box nets, surface area and volume of prisms. Students created as many nets for a cube that they could come up with.  Out of the 11 possible nets, several students came up with 9 nets!

Math 8

The 8th graders are venturing into quadratics.  We explored an area model using algebra blocks to practice the distributive property and  combine like terms.  We will be back to a regular schedule next week and look forward to more work in Frogs and Fleas!

Science:

At the beginning of the week the winners of the WCS science fair were announced. Voyager made an excellent showing and many of our projects were discussed by the judges.  

Kyle Gorman and Josh Bowen received 1st Place in Physics for their project “Concussion Discussion”.  This project investigated how much kinetic energy hockey helmets absorb.

Natalie Durieux and Lydia Koutras received 2nd Place in Biology for their project “Does age affect how an illusion is interpreted” This project investigated an optical illusion using a “ghost hand” and  the brain’s ability to adopt it as its  own.

News from Ms. O

MONDAY Fluency AFTERSCHOOL

I will be available Mondays until 4:15 to work on fluency with students.  If your child did not meet the standard, they are encouraged to attend. These practice days will help improve pace and accuracy!

Math 5:  We are pushing heavily on computational fluency in order to improve this skill and put it into the past tense, so we can move forward. Continue to encourage flashcards on the iPad or iPhone as well as FASTT math!  The expectation for 3rd Trimester is to commit to four activities a week on computational fluency practice.  

Math 6:

Students should be preparing for a final assessment in geometry.  Then back to numbers!  Our final trimester will include more decimals and fractions, algebra and some data/stats!  The expectation for 3rd Trimester is to commit to four activities a week on computational fluency practice.