Wild Update
News & Opinion Blog Quarter 3 May 2025
Quarter 2 PBIS “Rep-tastic” Celebration
Quarter 2’s PBIS celebration was the best PBIS celebration I’ve ever been to! We got to see and learn about all types of reptiles! We all got to see an alligator and something cool that I thought was really interesting is that the way you know an alligator from a crocodile is that an crocodile has a pointy mouth, and an alligator round. We also were fortunate enough to see a copperhead and a PYTHON! We were able to feel the python and it felt like rubber!? We also saw a snake whose mother swallowed a whole goat once! How is that even possible!? We also saw a snake whose mother was named Lipstick and they had named her baby Chapstick! So silly! That is why quarter 2’s PBIS celebration was the BEST!!!!
By: Siena
Black History Month
February 2025
Black History Month is here!!! When you think of Black History Month who comes to mind? I asked some kids, and their answers were Rosa Parks, Ruby Bridges, Frederick Douglass, Harrit Tubman, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, and there are so many more important people we celebrate during Black History Month. Brave, smart, and kind is Ruby Bridges. She was in kindergarten when people started to decide that segregation should be over. She got into a white school. She was the only black kid\girl in her class. She was the only kid in her class. She needed to pass a test to go to the school. There was just one teacher who wanted to teach her. The parents of the white kids were mad, and did not send their kids to school. That is some of the story of Ruby Bridges. A leader, defender, and a protester is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Since back then white kids were separated from black kids, and that meant schools were fancy for white people, but black people got trashy schools. But Dr. Martin Luther King Jr had enough of this, so he protested for white people and black to be able to go to the same school. These are some of the things he did.
A protester, a defender, and a kind person is Rosa Parks. She refused to give up her seat to a white person, so she had to go to jail. Her arrest led to a boycott. That boycott started with Rosa Parks, and ended with Dr Martin Luther King Jr. That is how Rosa Parks started a whole [bus] boycott.
Brave, fearless, determined, is Harriet Tubman. She escaped slavery at the age of 29. She got a head injury at the age of 13. She saved about 70 people during her 13 trips there and back. That's a bit about Harriet Tubman. Bold, honorable, and brave is Frederick Douglass. He escaped slavery. Was a voice for all woman rights. He did speeches against slavery. He was also a powerful speaker and writer. Those are some of the things Frederick Douglass was good at. And there are so many more people that are important, that is why we celebrate so many people during Black History Month.
By: Rachel, Isabella & Graeson
Out of My Mind
Out of My Mind is a movie adaptation of the book Out of My Mind that was written by Sharon M. Draper. This movie is about Melody, a girl in the 6th grade that has cerebral palsy (this condition makes Melody unable to walk, talk and has very little control over her body). Because of her condition Melody is often chastised and underestimated by teachers and students alike. This movie shows the struggle of being different from others. This movie also shows you can never be to sure of someone's motives. In my opinion you should read the book because it goes into more detail about the problems Melody faces. I would give this movie a 6/10 and would recommend just reading the book version.
By: Emma
Movie Review
Mufasa The Lion King
Mufasa was born heir to the throne of pride rock. Mufasa also had a brother named Scar who was very jealous. Mufasa and Scar raced to determine if Mufasa could stay or not and he won so he got stay with Scar. Mufasa had gotten lost when Scar spotted him in the river and called his mom over to save him from the alligators from eating him. They made a song called “I always wanted a brother like you.” Then when they got older Scar liked a girl, but she pretty much liked Mufasa. Mufasa didn’t want to trade his brother for a girl, but Scar didn’t know that, so he got mad at Mufasa. Then Scar set Mufasa up and when they started fighting Mufasa won and became king and found his mom then everyone was happy again. The End.
By: River
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Math Team Competition
It's called math but a grade up and a lot harder. Math team learning about math, but a grade up. So, 4th grade is learning about 5th grade math and 5th grade is learning 6th grade math. There will be an individual competition and a group competition. It is extremely challenging work to learn a grade up’s math. Ms. Brock is one of the super cool math team teachers, she teaches the 4th grade math team. Are other super cool math team teacher being Ms. Carpenter is the 5th grade math team teacher.
For our 5th graders, being in 5th grade is hard, say you are in math team and 5th grade math is already so hard for you and now you are trying to learn 6th grade math its hard work.
Being in clubs may be hard but do not give up because there are so many things you can learn from being in clubs. Like in the art club, you could learn about sketching. In the chess club you could learn the names of the pieces. In D.I. (destination imagination) you could learn about plays. In robotics you could learn how to code. In the basketball club you could learn what angle you should be at to make the ball go in the hoop. And there are so many more things that we can learn though clubs.
By: Isabella and Rachael
Creative Corner
Artwork By: Siena
Read across Charles County
Read across Charles County was so much fun. I liked reading cool books to other kids and hearing the cool stories they wanted to share. I also liked having kids from Westlake High School come read stories to us and the cool books they shared with us. I loved how we got to come to school comfortably in our pajamas and bring our blankets and stuffed animals. My favorite part of the day was getting to read my favorite books. Read across Charles County was the best I can’t wait till the next one!
By: Naomi
CLUBS
Do you like art? What about chess? Our art teacher has an art and chess club. How lucky is that, we get to play chess and learn art skills at school!!!
In chess club you get to learn to play chess, with and without a timer. Don’t forget about the chess tournament. If you win first place, your school will get a trophy. And if you don’t want to be in the chess club tournament you don’t have to, or you can go to support your school – come and watch. If you are nervous, you can invite your family or friends. Anybody can come and watch. Don’t worry about kids being older – or younger – than you. The only people you will be going against will be kids in your grade level. There are four rounds. You’ll play with a new person each round.
Art club is a fun little club. You will get to do art, and a little crafts. There will be lots of themed activities like Halloween, Black History Month, Christmas, and a whole lot more. There are even competitions! For example, Christmas has a Christmas card competition. But don’t forget about the Chales County Fair, our art teacher can select your artwork to be there, and it could win first, second, or third place. If your artwork is good but not great, your art can also be placed on the board outside of her classroom or she could have you bring it home. A girl named Isabella P won second place in first grade-in 2021-, so don't think because you are small you can’t win. So, if you want to try to be in the Wade art club next year all you must do is be good and ask our art teacher if you can join. The school art club has two parts. There are a lot of people here who want to do art, but she can’t fit everyone into her classroom.
By: Isabella, Graeson and Rachel
Meet The Newspaper Club
Siena is in 5th grade. She has been a member of the Newspaper Club for 3 years. She is a Girl Scout and She loves Art..
Graeson is a 4th grader. He enjoys camping and fishing. His favorite subject is Art.
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Emma is a 5th grader. She has been a part of newspaper club for 3 years. She enjoys reading nonfiction books about science and loves to bake.
Michele is a 4th grader. She likes animals and math.
Sam is a 5th grader. He likes to play video games. His favorites are Splatoon and Cookie Run. His favorite fruit is grapes.
River is a 4th grader. She likes playing Hide and Go Seek with her friends and going out to eat.
Rachael is a 4th grader. She likes to read, garden and do ballet.
Naomi is a 5th grader. She enjoys reading and playing soccer. She is also a part of the Go green Club.