WEDNESDAY WEEKLY
Upcoming Events
For a full list of events please check the online calendar.
April 20: Grade 8 to Junior Achievement, 8:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
April 21: Earth Day Dress Down, wear an Earth Day or green colored shirt
April 21: Tesla Car Visits, Grades 6-8
April 21: Grade 3 to Penn Museum, 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
April 21: Environmental Club Mtg, 3:30-5:00 p.m.
April 21: Blue Knight Bash
April 22: STEM Saturday, 9:00-11:00 a.m., US Campus
April 24: Writing Clinic, 3:15-4:15, Room 208
April 25: Grammar Clinic, 3:15-4:00, Room 210
April 26: Kindergarten Space Play, 9:20 a.m.
April 27: Grade 8 depart for Washington Trip
April 27: Grade 2 Art Show 6:00-7:30, KCCA
April 28: Primary Conferences-No School Grades T-4
April 28: Grade 8 return from Washington Trip
May 1: Writing Clinic, 3:15-4:15, Room 208
May 1: Art Club, 3:15-4:15, Room 204
May 2: Grammar Clinic, 3:15-4:00, Room 210
May 3: Author's Day
May 4: Grade 4 to Philharmonic, 9:15 a.m.
May 4: LS Choral Concert & Art Show, 6:00 p.m.
May 5: Grade 6 to Medieval Times, 7:45 am.-4:00 p.m
May 5: Grade 4 to JA Biztown, 8:45 a.m.
May 5: Bake Sale at all lunches today to benefit Grade 8 Graduation
Parent Teacher Conferences
Grades 1 through 4 conferences will be held on Friday, April 28. Parents are asked to please schedule your conference online.
Please read the following directions carefully.
1.) Click the following link: Spring Conferences
2.) Click the form for the teacher you want to schedule with.
3.) You may have to click the "pop-out" icon at the top of the page. (It is a small square with an arrow in the top right corner, located between the magnifying glass icon and the "X" icon on the top right side of your screen.)
4.) Once the screen is opened all the way, you may begin typing in it. You will note that there are a finite number of time slots. If there are no more times available or if you would like to schedule a different day/time to meet with your teacher, please contact them directly to make those arrangements.
5.) Please do not edit/change someone else's time slot.
Please contact the main office with any questions. Thank you.
Blue Knight Bash
Auction:
The Auction is open! You can see all the donated items up for bid by clicking here. Catch a deal or make a memory. These deals are only available until Thursday night at 10:00 p.m. Don't miss out!
Bash Reminder:
Last call for Bash tickets. See all the good your Parents Association does for your school. It will be a fun evening of dinner, dancing and open bar. It's not too late to join in the fun!
Raffle Tickets:
Last pick up of car line raffle tickets today. Please return our tickets for a chance to win $2,500.00. You do not need to be present to win.
Earth Day Activities
Dress Down and Tesla Visit
This Friday, April 21, will be our Earth Day dress-down day fundraiser to support Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge. Students wearing a shirt that says "Earth Day" may dress down for free; other students who dress down must wear green-themed t-shirt and pay $2. Earth Day is April 22. The Lower School Environmental Club encourages you to pledge to "become a green machine" by recycling right, using less, and caring for nature all of the time and in every place. Fitting with our Earth Day dress down, Bill Hinko '82 will return with Tesla cars on Friday, April 21, for students in grades 6-8.
Earth Day Themed STEM Saturday
This Saturday, April 22, is STEM Saturday at the Upper School for grades 7-12: Earth Day Station, Virtual Reality, and Math in Art! Please register if you wish to attend. Open to the community - bring a friend! Please e-mail Mr. Eidam or Mrs. Carrick if you have questions.
Important Grade 7 Information
Please click here for an important message from the seventh grade team.
Fine Arts Fiesta Exhibit- 2017
Call for Entries
This year's Fine Arts Fiesta will be held on Public Square, Wilkes-Barre May 18,19, 20 & 21 Students in grades 5 through 8 are eligible to enter 2-D or 3-D original art works. Students will need to have works framed and ready for hanging or display. Pieces will be judged and selected for exhibit. The deadline for entries is Friday, April 22nd. Students should see Mrs. Warren for details and entry forms.
Upcoming Team Events
White Team Events
Saturday, April 22 * Back Mountain Trail Clean Up * Click Here for info
ERB Assessment Testing
ERB assessment tests will be administered in March/April. All Lower School students in grades 3 through 7 will be taking the ERB tests online. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
Calling all Seventh Graders...
Attention seventh grade students and parents: After school speech sessions will begin next week. They will run from 3:15-4:30 p.m. We strongly encourage you to attend as frequently as possible. The dates are as follows:
- Today, April 19
- Monday, April 24
Summer Fun!
STEM Summer Program
Don't miss out on this summer camp opportunity! Be sure to register for the STEM Summer Camp. Students entering grades 6-9 are invited to be part of a series of week-long camps that will include new and fun experiences through engineering projects, and STEM-related activities. The camp will have a group dynamic, so your child can plan to come with a friend or make new ones. When students are with friends the learning process can be even more engaging! Click here to register: STEM Summer Camp
Early Summer Fun
Early Summer Fun is designed to engage students in learning and exploring through workshops that emphasize hands-on experiences and lots of FUN! Experienced teachers, administrators and teaching interns provide classroom instruction and supervised activities. We hope you can join us at the Lower School for some Early Summer Fun! Early Summer Fun
Youth Field Hockey
Attention youth field hockey players ages 5-11, we have a very unique opportunity to work with World Camp USA to run an incredible clinic with their top international staff (Dutch coaches) and Tjerk Van Herwaarden's technical program, here at Wyoming Seminary School! Click here for more information.
Tennis Anyone?
The Wyoming Valley Indoor Tennis Club is offering some exciting new summer programs and classes. Please click here and here for more information.