On Monday, Coesse Second and Third graders had a visit from the Fort Wayne Children's Choir Directors.
The directors spoke to students about what choir is like and led them through fun singing exercises and solfege warm-ups.
Founded in 1984, the Fort Wayne Children's Choir has nearly 250 singers from schools all over the area and is dedicated to developing musical skills, building confidence, and creating lifelong memories through the joy of singing. Their mission is to provide high-quality choral music education for children ages 6-18.
Thank you to the directors for visiting and helping to spread their love for music!
Children five-years-old by August 1, 2025, are invited to attend Whitley County Consolidated Schools’ Kindergarten Round Up on March 27, 2025.
After completing online enrollment, call your local elementary to schedule your Round Up time.
This is an opportunity for families to tour the school, meet the principal, teachers and staff, receive important information, test kindergarten readiness and more!
Remember, complete enrollment first. wccsonline.com/o/wccs/page/enrollment-new-student
Our fourth grade students experienced the Indy 500 today with the Indy 500 Mobile trip.
This program brings the world of Indy 500 to students by offering interactive stations led by 500 Festival staff and volunteers featuring racing equipment and an actual Indy Car.
Our students learned from an actual Pit Crew Member who served on an Indy 500 winning team!
A special thank you to our local participants Brian Bills, Sheriff Jason Spencer, and Todd Cook for sharing their racing experiences and help to bring the Indy 500 to life!
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Reminder: Teacher Only Day
Thursday, March 20, 2025.
View our school calendar at wccsonline.com.
Shoes, jackets, glasses, lunch bags- oh my! Our Lost and Found is pretty full.
If you're missing any items, have your child(ren) check the Lost and Found. We're happy to send them home!
Mrs. Genth’s 2nd-grade class read the book Charlotte’s Web and watched the movie last.
In addition to reading Charlotte’s Web students met a real pig from Genth Family Farm!
They also made spiders fly with parachutes to see what it was like at the end of the book for Charlotte’s baby spiders to float away when they hatched from her egg sac.
When the students finished the movie, they compared the book to the movie. They found quite a few differences!
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Happy Pi Day from fifth grade!
Students spent time talking about circles through various activities and challenges in celebration of the day. And of course, no Pi Day is complete without a sweet circle treat as well!
Kindergarten Round Up Information | Children five-years-old by August 1, 2025, are invited to attend Whitley County Consolidated Schools’ Kindergarten Round Up on March 27, 2025.
After completing online enrollment, call your local elementary to schedule your Round Up time.
This is an opportunity for families to tour the school, meet the principal, teachers and staff,
receive important information, test kindergarten readiness and more!
Remember, complete enrollment first. wccsonline.com/o/wccs/page/enrollment-new-student
On Saturday, Coesse's Rockin' Robos Robotics Team had a great end-of-the-season competition. All three teams did great and the green team made it to the finals! All of the students have shown a tremendous amount of innovation, dedication, and teamwork this season. Great work Rockin' Robos!
#WCCSExperience #RoboticsTeams
Fifth-grade students selected informational books about various animals to read to a 2nd-grade buddy. They practiced their fluency and worked through pronouncing scientific words to make sure they were ready to share the book. After reading to our buddies, each buddy shared with the large group the most fascinating fact they learned. It was a great time!
Today is National Maintenance Worker Appreciation Day!
We're celebrating Chet Burch and Chad Ralston! They are the district maintenance technicians and help keep our buildings running day-to-day!
“Chad and Chet are worth their weight in gold. They are given multiple projects, working together to create a beautiful space. One of the projects they have finished is the eSports room at ISMS. They both have their own sets of skills, and they learn from each other. These fellows have put their heart and soul into their work, which shows. As a corporation, we are very blessed to have these two guys on our team,” said Vicky Borders, WCCS Corporation Custodial Trainer.
Read more about Chet and Chad and their work here: https://www.wccsonline.com/article/2069985
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When Night to Shine was in Columbia City, our student ambassadors were able to donate $694 to the event!
During the holiday months, the student ambassadors raised money by selling candy grams and pop-its! We are so proud of our student ambassadors and all of their hard work!
Coesse’s fourth grade headed out to the Coesse woods on Monday to tap maple trees under the direction of Mr. Rose.
The students were thrilled to see the sap start dripping immediately after putting in the taps! In class, students have been practicing measuring angles to get a good sap flow and circumference to estimate the age of the trees they tapped.
Students have also been keeping an eye on the weather, waiting for the perfect high and low temperatures. Overall, the students are excited to learn about the entire process from tree to table and the history behind maple syrup!
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Mark your calendars! WCCS is hosting a Robotics Tournament on Saturday, March 8!
Cheer on our Coesse, Little Turtle and Northern Heights teams! Concessions are available and the first match begins at 9:45 a.m. with the National Anthem and welcome at 9:10 a.m.
Hope to see you there!
Students made predictions about whether or not a candy heart would float in water and then got to make observations and record the results of how water, vinegar, and clear soda affected candy hearts!
As a reminder, there is no school on Friday, February 14 and on Monday, February 17. These are included as snow make-up days in our calendar.
View our school calendar at wccsonline.com. There is a quick link at the top of the page.
Enjoy your long weekend, eagles!
The third graders have started an exciting new unit all about fossils and rocks! This week, they stepped into the world of paleontology and fossil hunting.
The students dug for fossils, examined real specimens, and matched them with vocabulary terms.
To top it off, they created their own "trace fossil" keychains to take home with them.
Mrs. Windhorst's class has been working hard to learn about graphs. After spending a month collecting graphs and data during Number Corner, students were then able to practice collecting data with candy and making a pictograph and bar graph to show their results!
Mrs. Nanney's class geared up for this weekend with The Math Bowl. Practicing multi-digit multiplication fluency can be fun!
Happy National School Counseling Week!
Our buildings have been celebrating this week to bring attention to the unique contribution of school counselors. Presented by the American School Counselor Association, National School Counseling Week is celebrated the first full week in February.
WCCS extends appreciation to our school counselors and student support staff who help our students thrive in a variety of different ways.
Consider how you can show appreciation for your school counselor this week. Maybe it's a quick note or a simple high-five, anything to let them know they're valued.
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