On Friday, May 3rd, students and community members are encouraged to Walk or Ride To School!  For the past 3 years, WIS students, organized by Laura Niederee, have been participating in this event.  The event is to encourage people to get some exercise and make a new friend.

On May 9th, WIS will be having our annual Band/Orchestra Choir program at the WHS's MAIN gym.  This event will begin at 7pm.

On May 8th, WIS will hold its annual 6th Grade Promotion at 10:00 a.m. in the WIS gym.  Students are asked to bring in a baby picture for the video that will show the student's baby picture and how students look today. A note will be going home after spring break and will have information as well as deadlines on when to bring in the baby picture.

For the second year in a row Winfield Intermediate School has been awarded a Certificate of Recognition in the Challenge Awards Program.  This award recognizes schools for outstanding achievement and uncommon accomplishment based on Kansas Assessment results from 2012 and other factors, such as sample size, ethnicity, and socio-economic status of those taking the test.  For each of the 14 state assessments, 60 state schools meeting the Challenge Award criteria were originally identified as high performing.  WIS received the award for 6th grade Math.  We are so proud of our students!!!!!!!!

Winfield Intermediate students and staff created a human peace sign for their Wednesday Anti-bullying week activity. The purpose of the Peace Sign was to symbolize a united front to stomp out bullying!   Officer Tate was the guest speaker. Thanks to the Winfield Fire Department for helping in taking the picture.

What is Study Island?

Study Island is an all online product designed to help your child master the standards

specific to their grade in your state.

Fast Facts –

Every student has their own username and password. The program is divided into sections based on subject. Each subject is

made up of topics, each of which corresponds to a specific state standard. Each topic contains lessons, practice questions and

explanations. Most topics are accompanied by a lesson which includes some brief information about the material covered by

the questions in the topic. Your child can also incorporate games into their studies while on Study Island.

How do I login to Study Island?

www.studyisland.com

How does my child use Study Island?

After signing in on Study Island’s home page, click the subject tab on which you wish to work or check your student’s class

page for assignments created by your child’s teacher. To pass a topic, your child must satisfy the topic’s passing requirements

which are based on a minimum number of questions answered and a minimum percentage correct. A blue ribbon is displayed

next to all passed topics. Once your child has passed all the topics in the subject, he or she will have to pass the Post

Test for the subject. Ignore this step if the subject has no Post Test. Once your child passes all topics in all sections, he has completed

the Study Island program.

How do I monitor my child’s progress?

Login to Study Island.

Click on one of the subject reports on the left hand side of the screen. You can view reports by subject or a summary report

of all subjects.

You can view each topic’s statistics or click on suggested topics to see your child’s strengths and weaknesses.

Do you want to have your child's grades, attendance or lunch balance emailed to you?  If the answer is yes follow these easy steps.

1.  Go to the District Website.    www.usd465.com

2.  Click on the parents tab located near the middle top of the page.

3.  Next, located near the top middle of the page is a section that says "Powerschool Employs Parents"- click where it says click here

4.  Use your parent username and password-  if you need assistance please call Nicole at 221-5180.

5.  Once in, look at the leftside of the page and click on the email notification.

6.  At this page, you will need to determine what you would like to have emailed to you (attendance, grades, lunch balance, etc) and how often (daily, weekly, etc.)