High Five for Perseverance!

Students worked hard on this multi-day art project. The first day we discussed the similarities between their project and their schoolwork. Students noticed that they had to pay attention to the directions and watch how to do each step. Students also noticed that they needed to pay attention to detail. One of the deepest discussions was about the difference between "being hard" and "effort". As the students wind down the school year, it's important for them to understand that their outcomes and final project will show their character through effort and perseverance.

Career Day WWES

Thank you to the following volunteers that helped make Career Day a success!

Dorothy O'Connor Pet Adoption Center

H-E-B (Rio Grande store)

Mid-Coast Family Services

Victoria County Fire Department

Victoria County Sheriff Office

Victoria ISD 

Victoria Public Library

Victoria Symphony

ASCA Student Council Excellence Award

2015-2016 NAESP Honor Councils

Congratulations to our Student Council for receiving the prestigious ASCA Student Council Excellence Award. You have been named a national honor council. Thank you for your leadership, community service, and school pride!

Career Day Centers K-2

Career exploration is a fun way to get students excited about their futures. As we prepared for Career Day, students learned about different during guidance lessons. Enjoy a few pictures of our Career Day Centers!

 

Congrats! We are a "Mix It Up Model School"

Congratulations Guadalupe Stars and William Wood Aviators!

We have been designated as Mix It Up Model Schools!

Guadalupe Elementary School
Parents and student council members were a big part of facilitating Guadalupe's Mix It Up at Lunch Day. They helped break the ice with conversation starters ike "Would You Rather?" and shared jokes collected from all the participating students. Says one organizer, "When some of the students chose to play with their new friends at recess after Mix It Up at Lunch, I knew it was a success."

William Wood Elementary School
After their Mix It Up event, the children of Wood Elementary identified which character traits they explored during their mixed up lunch. Many said they were respectful to others when they were talking. Some students shared about being fair and taking turns answering questions. Most of the students talked about how important it was to be kind and caring when making new friends!

Beautiful Oops!

After reading Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg, students had fun creating beautiful art from "mistakes" (crumpled paper, scribble, smudge, hole in a paper, etc.). This story is great for all ages to learn about mindset and the importance of seeing our successes and our failures as an opportunity to learn and grow. 

Mindset... Play Ball!