Attention Parents: We mailed out letters for PSSA testing for grade 3-5 students. The parent letter from the district had the wrong PSSA dates listed. Please reference this letter for the correct dates! I apologize for any confusion.
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Weekly Math Fun: Roll the Dice for Math Practice! 🎲✨
This week, turn a simple pair of dice into a fun, hands-on way to build math skills! Dice games strengthen number sense, fact fluency, and mental math while keeping learning exciting.
Math Skills in Action:
🔢 Addition & Subtraction – Race to reach or subtract from 50 by rolling and calculating sums or differences. ✖️ Multiplication Practice – Roll two dice and multiply to reinforce math facts. Try setting a timer for speed challenges! 📊 Comparisons & Number Sense – Compare sums or products to determine greater or lesser values. 🧠 Mental Math Challenges – Find missing numbers to make 10 or sort sums as odd or even.
For Older Students:
🎲 Try games like Yahtzee! Rolling five dice helps kids practice strategic thinking, probability, and multi-step addition. They’ll sharpen their math skills while having competitive fun!
Extend the learning by tracking scores, creating custom challenges, or using different-sided dice for a variety of number ranges.
Stay tuned for next week's post, where we’ll introduce another exciting way to practice math at home! 🎲📏✨
Learn about Online Gaming and discover expert answers to the questions that matter most to parents. Read https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/articles/online-gaming-faqs and learn how to: Address your concerns about excessive gaming
Navigate and control in-game spending
Implement practical strategies to help protect your child's online safety
Attention Parents: We sent home another yearbook form with our students yesterday. The yearbook deadline of April 7th is quickly approaching. Please see the attached form to order a yearbook for your child!
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Registration is now open for Warren County Summer Music School being held at Beaty-Warren Middle School June 9th-June 27th from 8:10-12:10. This is for students who will be entering grade 5 through adults. https://www.wcsms.org/
📢 We Need Your Input! 📢
Title I schools are required to update two important documents each year:
📌 Parent & Family Engagement (PFE) Policy – This outlines how schools and families will work together to support student success.
📌 School-Parent Compact – This defines how parents, schools, and students share responsibility for academic achievement.
Your feedback is essential in shaping these documents for the 2025-2026 school year! Please take a few minutes to complete the surveys and share your thoughts.
🔗 Compact: https://forms.office.com/r/Z9NKcyAmyV
🔗 PFE Policy: https://forms.office.com/r/xQGpEdQTQD
Thank you for partnering with us to support our students!
Thank you for providing additional support with ST Math at home.
Find ST Math by visiting the menu on the district webpage. Under the “For Students” section, select ClassLink and enter your child’s username and password.
Don't miss this amazing show! You have two more chances to see it. Showtimes are today, Saturday, March 15th, at 2 PM and 7 PM.
The WCSD Jr. Musical presents The Addams Family! This spooky, kooky, and fun-filled production is sure to delight audiences of all ages! Come out and support our talented cast and crew for a show you won't want to miss!
Skip the lines and get your tickets online. Click the link for online sales: https://www.msbtickets.com/WarrenCountySchoolDistrictPA/districtevents
Just a reminder: There is No School for students on Monday, March 17th.
Did you miss seeing the WCSD Jr. Musical: The Addams Family last night? Not to worry, you still have three more opportunities to see it.
The WCSD Jr. Musical presents The Addams Family! This spooky, kooky, and fun-filled production is sure to delight audiences of all ages! Showtimes: Friday, March 14 - Saturday, March 15: 7:00 pm and Saturday, March 15: 2:00 pm (Matinee Performance). Come out and support our talented cast and crew for a show you won't want to miss!
Skip the lines and get your tickets online. Click the link for online sales: https://www.msbtickets.com/WarrenCountySchoolDistrictPA/districtevents
Weekly Math Fun: Counting Coins Together! 💰✨
This week, turn everyday moments into math learning opportunities by counting and exploring coins! Handling real money helps children develop number sense, place value understanding, and problem-solving skills.
Math Skills in Action:
💵 Addition & Skip Counting – Sorting and adding coins reinforces counting by 5s, 10s, and 25s.
💡 Money Combinations – Exploring different ways to make the same amount strengthens problem-solving and flexibility with numbers.
🏦 Real-World Applications – Using coins to practice making change builds financial literacy and mental math skills.
🔎 Scavenger Hunt Fun – Searching for coins around the house turns learning into an interactive game.
Try adding a budgeting challenge where kids “buy” items using their counted coins or compare different ways to make $1.
Stay tuned for next week’s activity, where we’ll explore another hands-on way to practice math! 🧠📊
Just a reminder there is No School for students on Monday, March 10th.
Don’t Miss the WCSD Jr. Musical: The Addams Family!
The WCSD Jr. Musical presents The Addams Family! This spooky, kooky, and fun-filled production is sure to delight audiences of all ages!
Showtimes:
Thursday, March 13 - Saturday, March 15: 7:00 pm
Saturday, March 15: 2:00 pm (Matinee Performance)
Come out and support our talented cast and crew for a show you won't want to miss!
Please click the link for online sales: https://www.msbtickets.com/warrenareahighschool/schoolevents?fbclid=IwY2xjawI2hsJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQx8p5fTU2AiO_-BnnPKS5BAzaaAH78qVi0bGz8j-_f7uJjfOiOijsZKIQ_aem_lBsa6jqxGaTrdrhz-L4d4Q
Attention Parents: Just a reminder, there is no school on Monday, March 10th; that is a training day for our staff. There is no school on March 17th, that is an Energy Day. Enjoy your long weekends with your family! Spring is coming!
Weekly Math Fun: Fraction Fun with Pizza! 🍕➗
This week, turn pizza night into a hands-on fraction lesson the whole family can enjoy! Using real-life food makes math more engaging and helps kids visualize fractions in action.
Math Skills in Pizza:
🔢 Counting & Partitioning – Recognizing how a whole pizza is divided into equal slices builds fraction understanding.
🟰 Equivalent Fractions – Exploring different cuts (halves, fourths, eighths) reinforces relationships between fractions.
➗ Fair Sharing & Division – Splitting slices evenly introduces division with fractions in a meaningful way.
🤔 Problem-Solving – Asking “What happens if we change the number of slices?” encourages critical thinking.
Try challenging your child to compare fractions, predict how much is left after eating slices, or find new ways to divide the pizza!
Stay tuned for next week's post, where we’ll explore another fun way to bring math into everyday moments! 🍽️📏✨
Please see attached image for ticket sales for the All-County Musical Junior, The Addams Family for those purchasing in person. Please click the link for online sales: https://www.msbtickets.com/warrenareahighschool/schoolevents
Everyone, just a reminder of our PTO meeting rescheduled for tomorrow, Thursday, February 27th at 6:00 in the library. We hope to see everyone there as we will be planning many exciting spring events! See you then!
Essential actions to safeguard your child's digital world:
Read https://wcsdpa.onlinesafetyhub.io/parent/articles/top-tips-to-protect-your-child-s-digital-privacy and learn how to:
Teach your child how to safely download apps & games
Explain "Cookies" (not the delicious kind) to help your child make more informed decisions
Cultivate lifelong online safety habits
It has come to our attention that a student in the district has a confirmed case of pertussis (whooping cough).
Pertussis is a highly contagious disease that is spread through the air when an infected person sneezes or coughs. Pertussis begins with cold symptoms and a cough which becomes much worse over 1-2 weeks. Symptoms usually include a long series of coughs (“coughing fits”) followed by a whooping noise. The cough is often worse at night and cough medicines usually do not help alleviate the cough.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health strongly recommends anyone with symptoms promptly contact your child’s doctor. Please refer to the link provided on our website for more information on pertussis.
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/signs-symptoms/index.html
Glenn Colten is coming to YES on Friday, February 21st for a PTO sponsored assembly in the morning! He shared 3 original songs that he'll be playing on Friday, feel free to share these songs with your child, to create a little pre-show excitement.
Good, Better, BEST!
https://youtu.be/iDUXyA1Q98I
You're A Friend of Mine
https://youtu.be/h2nkz-z_evc
The READ Song
https://youtu.be/ust9e4egEq4