• Mr. Churchwells weekly update

    Posted by Jason Cooper on 9/13/2024

    From Mr. Churchwell

    Parents/Guardians, we need your help. There are several forms that have not been filled out or returned to school. One of them is the acknowledgment of receiving our "student handbook". Returning this form is a requirement and so we will have to start making phone calls home to get these back. If you have more than one student attending Wishram School you can put all your children's names on one, then sign it yourself and return it to us. One of the other forms is permission for your child to attend school field trips. Without this form being filled out, your child will not be able to attend school field trips. Please Reach out to the school if you need help accessing these forms.

    On Friday, September 6th our football team traveled to Adrian Or. They did not pull off a victory but Coach Devoe told me that they saw some areas they know they can work on.

    Monday, September 9, 2024:
    We had our first lockdown drill. Minus a few hiccups, the drill went really well. I forgot to mention in my last communication that we had our first fire drill on Thursday, September 1st, This drill also went well. All School Personnel were made aware that we were going to do these drills, but all future drills will be a surprise for all.

    We had our Program Committee Meeting at 3:00 pm. This is where we discuss any and all issues dealing with our little school as well as upcoming events. All staff are welcome to attend these meetings. If any parent/guardian or community member has something they would like us to discuss, send me or Mr. Cameron the details and we can put it on the agenda for our next meeting.

    I attended the Community Council Meeting Monday evening here at the school. The Council had several representatives here from the PUD to discuss services and rates. It was nice to have such a good turnout from the PUD. If you haven't attended one of these Community Council Meetings, you really should try to. This would be a good time to let them know what kinds of things and or changes you'd like to see for our little community. Council meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month here at the school starting at 5:30 pm.

    Tuesday, September 10, 2024:
    Our HS VB team traveled to Sherman County. They did not pull off a victory, but they played hard.

    All student assessments were completed today. Very proud of our Title/Lap Coordinator as well as the rest of the teachers for getting all these assessments completed. These assessments will allow our teachers to individualize learning for our students and get students the help they need.

    Wishram School Board, Ms. Hathaway, and I attended a three-hour virtual session from 5:30 to 8:30 pm on "Strengthening Tribal Consultation". Mr. Cameron attended this session on September 9th. Wishram School is now 52%+ tribal youth. This is an exciting time for our little school and we look forward to working with our local Tribal Partners in making Wishram School the best school it can be for all.

    Speaking of our School Board, I have to tell you just how proud I am to be working with such a great team of servant leaders. I found out on September 3rd that we had several things we had to do prior to September 18th or we could be jeopardizing almost $100,000 dollars in federal funding for our little school. One of the requirements was that the Wishram School Board and I attend the above-mentioned 3-hour session. There were only two possible dates to attend this session and that was September 9th or 10th. I was sure there was no way each of our board members who have jobs and lives outside the school were going to be able to drop everything they were doing to attend one of these sessions. Boy, was I wrong. I contacted each board member and within a day or so each and every one of them had registered for the session and all of them attended the session with me on the 10th. Being a school board member for our school is 100% volunteer.

    I want to personally thank all of you!
    Clyde Rosa-Board Chairman
    Christina Patten-Rowan-Board Vice Chairman
    Betsy Barnhart-Legislature Representative.
    Yvonne Johnson-Board Member
    Jeff Augustus-Board Member.

    Wednesday, September 11, 2024
    We took a minute to honor Patriot Day during our morning announcements. The Patriot Day Holiday is observed on September 11 of each year to commemorate the lives that were lost on September 11, 2001, to terrorist attacks. The holiday is also used to recognize those who died trying to rescue people trapped by the attacks. The flag flew at half-staff all day.

    From 1:30 to 3:30 our District Intervention Team (DIT) consisting of Mr. Cameron, Ms. Huva-Bellamy, Ms. Snodgrass, Mr. Barthlow and myself met with our ESD 112 Multi Tiered Systems of Support Coaches (MTSS). We are working really hard on implementing our new support system which will support each and everyone of our students. Mr. Walters is also part of our DIT team, but he was off site attending a school counselors conference.

    We also have a Building Intervention Team (BIT) which includes all the ones mentioned above as well as Ms Ringer and Ms. Kobeck and other support staff. My hat goes off to each of these individuals. When you willingly join school teams like this, you inherently spend time outside your typical workday attending meetings and training.

    Thursday, September 12, 2024.
    ESD 112 was here doing hearing screenings.

    Friday, September 13, 2024.
    I will be out of the building at ESD 112 attending Superintendent meetings.

    We have our first home HS football game. Kickoff time is 7:00 pm. Come on out and support our football players as they host Elgin.

    Next Week Calendar Events:

    Monday, September 16, 2024
    School Therapist will be here

    Tuesday, September 17, 2024
    School Therapist will be here
    K-5th students will be going on a field trip to the Spring Creek Fish Hatchery. Students must have their field trip permission forms completed in order to attend field trips.

    HS VB vs. So. Wasco (Maupin OR) Game time 5:00 pm

    Wednesday, September 18, 2024
    We will have a late start so our staff can participate in Professional Learning. Breakfast will start at 9:30 am and School will start at 10:00 am. School staff will still be required to arrive at school at 7:30 am and actively participate in training. We will be going over data provided to us by our assessments as well as working on our MTSS.

    Thursday, September 19, 2024.
    The School Nurse will be here.
    Lions Club will be here to do vision screening for any students 8th -12 grade who would like their vision checked. Parents, if you have concerns about your child's vision please call the school office and ask that your child be screened.

    ASB Elections will be held in the afternoon.

    JH Football has its first game of the season. It will be in Dufur starting at 4:30 pm.

    HS Volleyball has its first home game vs Dufur. Game time 5:00 pm.

    Friday, September 20, 2024.
    HS VB will be traveling to SW Christian. Game Start Time is 6:00 pm. SW Christian is in Beaverton, OR.

    HS Football at home vs Waitsburg. 7:00 pm Kickoff Time


    The Children ARE the key to OUR Success

    Thank you,

    Tye Churchwell
    Superintendent
    Wishram School
    509 767 6090 Office
    541 993 1850 Cell
    509 767 6536 Fax

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  • Mr. Churchwells weekly update

    Posted by Jason Cooper on 9/6/2024

    Happy Friday All! 

     
    Hope your second week of school was an amazing one. I am so proud of all the Wishram Staff. You have been working so hard for our students these last couple of weeks. I've noticed so much learning going on in your classrooms. Mr. Cameroon and I are so fortunate to have such an amazing group of educators. 
     
    Friday, August 30th our HS football team played Powder Valley HS at 1:00 pm over in Dufur in the Dufur Classic. It was not an easy game as the later it got, the hotter it got. They played hard but did not pull off a victory. The final score was 14 - 34. 
     
    On Saturday, August 31st our HS volleyball team traveled to Dufur to play in the Dufur Classic. They played three games in one day, vs Dufur, Enterprise, and Sherman Co. They played hard but were not able to pull out the win. 
     
    Monday, September 2nd was Labor Day so all our hard-working staff and students were able to take the day off enjoying themselves. Did you know that the original intent of Labor Day was to pay tribute to hard workers here in the USA? The first Labor Day Celebration in the U.S. took place in New York City on September 5, 1882. Now it's pretty much just celebrated as the last long weekend of the summer. This long weekend makes it nice for our school as the Wishram Staff recognizes the need for a staggered start to each school year. This is the reason we like to start with a 3 day school week the weekend prior to the Labor Day Holiday then enjoy a four-day week prior to the five-day school week.  
     
    On Tuesday, September 3rd we welcomed our amazing students back for their second week of school. The good thing is, that most of them were still smiling and eager to learn. One of the things we started focusing on is the Student and Staff Dress Code. We are trying to prepare students for the work world where in almost any aspect of their work life they will run into dress codes. We gave several warnings during the first few days of school. We then notified students on Tuesday, September 4th that there would be no more warnings. After Tuesday the first offense will be a detention with the requirement to cover up or change clothes. The second will be another detention and phone or in-person meeting with the parent/guardian. The third offense will be a day of In School Suspension. Fourth or any further offenses will need to be a discussion with parent/guardian on whether attending a regular school day in person is what's best for your student. Parents, you can help us with this, as I'm sure, many, if not all of the jobs you've had, have had some form of a dress code. 
     
    Wishram School has a dress code policy for their staff as well, which includes the same requirements as our students and more. Staff are to be dressed in Business/Casual clothing Monday - Thursday, which means no jeans, no t-shirts, no sweats, etc. On Friday the staff can wear jeans.  The StudentDress Code Guidance is posted below as well as in your Parent/Student Handbook. 
     
    Also on Tuesday, middle school football and volleyball players started practice. We have a lot of kids out this year so that is exciting. Make sure you come on out and watch some of our sporting events. Schedules will be posted on our Facebook page, Website and can also be picked up at the school office. 
     
    We paid the final permit fees for our new modular buildings so now the planning for delivery and set up can start. 
     
    Thursday, September 5th, Ms. Sarah, Ms. Ariel and I sat through a meeting on the introduction to Qmlativ. Skyward will be migrating to a new software program called Qmlativ this coming Spring. The plan right now is for Skyward to go Dark on the first day of spring break and for Qmlativ to go live. As with any new program, there is guaranteed to be hiccups but the Qmlativ Support Team promises that they will provide lots of support as we implement the new program. We sincerely hope that Qmlativ is more user-friendly for not only our staff but for our parents as well. 
     
    Due to the excessive heat and the OSAA Heat Index both middle school and high school football practices were canceled. 
     
    Friday, September 6th, our HS Football team headed out bright and early traveling to Adrian, OR for a football game. Kickoff time will be 3:00 pm their time, and 2:00 pm our time. Yes, Adrian OR is in a different time zone 😁 but we have to do what we have to do to fill our schedules. Adrian traveled to us last year and promised to give us a home game next year. 
     
    Tuesday - Friday our staff have been working hard on assessing each and every one of our students with iReady testing. These tests give our staff a road map of the educational needs of each and every one of our students so that we can individualize their learning. The first round of assessments will be completed by September 11th. We will do assessments three times this year, once now to see what the needs are. once in the middle of the year to see if our learning plans are working and if they're working this assessment should show growth, and then again at the end of the year.  Our Goal over the next few years is to raise student test scores and we have just the team to do so. Thank you so much Wishram Staff for your hard work and dedication to our Wishram Students and families. 
     
    September 9th - 14th Calendar
     
    Monday:
    Jennifer Weltin, the School Therapist will be here. 
    Program Committee Meeting at 3:05
    Community Council Meeting in School Gym at 5:15 pm 
     
    Tuesday:
    Happy Birthday Sammy Gowdy
    Happy Birthday Kael Fletcher
    Jennifer Weltin, the School Therapist will be here. 
    HS Volleyball Travels to Sherman Co. Game time 5:00 pm 
    Mr. Churchwell, Mr. Cameron and the Wishram School Board will be in a 3-hour class, 5:30 to 8:30 hosted by Maxine Alex. 
     
    Wednesday:
    Mr. Cameron and I will be meeting with Paola Escobedo from The Next Door. Wishram School, Trout Lake, and Lyle with the use of some grant funds will be sharing a Youth Outreach Worker. This person will visit each school at least once a week starting in October to meet with students/families in need. This person will be able to help support issues such as attendance, food insecurity, housing insecurity, health needs etc. We are very excited to partner with The Next Door. 
     
    Thursday:
    Happy Birthday Malachi Duke
    Robin Campbell, our School Nurse will be here. 
     
    Friday:
    Mr. Churchwell will be in The ESD 112 Regional Superintendents Meeting. 
    HS Football vs Elgin in Lyle. Kick-off time 7:00 pm 
     
    Hope you all have an amazing weekend!
    Mr. Churchwell 
     
     

    DRESS CODE

    It is the school’s responsibility to prepare students for the work world.  Students at Wishram School District shall wear neat, clean, and reasonable dress. Students are reminded that their appearance significantly affects the way that others respond to them. In order to create a safe and healthy school and work environment for all, students are expected to dress appropriately. Students shall have the right to dress in accordance with their gender identity, within the constraints of the dress codes. Inappropriate dress may create a hostile environment for others or disrupt the educational process.  Costumes are not accepted at school unless for school-sponsored activities.


    The Children ARE the key to OUR Success 
     
    Thank you,
     
    Tye Churchwell
    Superintendent
    Wishram School
    509 767 6090 Office
    541 993 1850 Cell
    509 767 6536 Fax
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