Rep. Fritz spoke with students about the state of PA and his role in Pennsylvania’s government. This visit complimented our Social Studies curriculum.  Representative Fritz encouraged students to continue working hard and to be the best YOU can be.

 

 

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Landon Firmstone has taken refurbishing the RDW garden on as his senior project. The refurbishing team also includes the RDW second grade and Autistic Support under the direction of Karen Firmstone and Cara Romanski. Some of the pictures include the children eating their school grown lettuce.

Waymart, Pa. – Universal Publishing recently presented a certificate of excellence in handwriting to Robert D. Wilson student Kenzie Gregory. Kenzie is a student in Miss Judge’s first-grade class. Kenzie achieved an honorable mention among first-grade entries in Universal Publishing’s 2018 National Handwriting Contest. The handwriting contest rewards students for their exceptional handwriting skills and raises awareness about the importance of handwriting instruction. First-, second-, and third-place winners were selected for each grade in grades K-5 and for grades 6-8 combined, as well as for the new teacher division. Honorable mentions were also awarded in both the student and teacher divisions. Winners were selected from thousands of submissions by public, private, and home school students and teachers from across the nation. When asked about the contest, Universal Publishing president Thomas Wasylyk said, “This is a great way to get students involved and promote excellence in handwriting – a skill used by every student, every day, in every subject. Kenzie should be proud of her achievement!” This year, students completed a two-part entry form in either manuscript (grades K-2) or cursive (grades 3-8) that required writing a provided sentence and answering an open-ended question. Teachers were asked to provide samples of both manuscript and cursive writing for their entries. All participants were judged on their letter formation, size, and spacing; word spacing; line quality; and slant. Judges also considered joinings on cursive entries. For a complete list of winners, visit upub.net/contest.

 

Third grade students recently received a 3-part guidance lesson series with Ms. Booth, entitled “Brain Works.” Through these lessons, students learned:

– Our skills grow when we form stronger neural connections
– Our brains get smarter when we are challenged (not when things are easy)
– Neuroplasticity: our brains are more malleable than scientists once thought
– Perseverance and grit are important for brain growth and success

These concepts were presented through Power Point presentations, educational videos, class discussion, and hands-on demonstrations. In the photos, students are learning how brain connections start off weak (students holding thread) but with practice grow stronger (students holding rope).

Research shows a strong correlation between the Growth Mindset and student effort/success. For more information visit: www.mindsetworks.com/science/