“Let me express my deep

gratitude to the Stucky family

for this privilege and I commit

my very best to live up to the

trust you have placed in me.

I hope you have a great sum-

mer filled with rest and fun.

We look forward to seeing

you again in the fall.”

Your first year as a middle

school principal comes with a

sharp learning curve. Yet

Ms. Craft reports being filled

with gratitude for all the kind-

ness and support she has

been shown this past year.

Craft started here education

career as a math teacher here

at Stucky Middle School. She

then was appointed as an

assistant principal at Marshall

Middle School. She served

the Thunderbirds for six

years before being recognized

as having the necessary skills

to lead a building of her own.

Last spring it was announced

that Ms. Craft would take the

reins of leadership at Stucky.

“It felt like coming home,”

Craft said. “I knew the build-

ing and many of the col-

leagues from when I was

teaching math.”

“I have loved the challenge of

getting to know so many new

students and their families.

The staff has been incredibly

supportive as I learned the lay

of the land. I have loved it

when parents introduced

themselves to me and helped

me get to know their stu-

dents.”

Craft has spent a significant

amount of time each day be-

ing in the hallways, in class-

rooms, and being present at

school events. “I’ve got to

know my people and they

need to know me. That can’t

happen if I’m locked away in

my office.”

Ms. Craft Expresses Gratitude

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

6th Grade

News

2

7th Grade

News

3

8th Grade

News

4

Battle of the

Books

4

Summer

Reading

5

AVID

Expands

5

Calendar of

Events

6

Circle of

Friends

6

2018-2019

Calendar

6

W I C H I T A P U B L I C

S C H O O L S

Stucky Storm Watch M A Y 3 , 2 0 1 7 A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 8

LAST

DAY O F

SCHOOL

MAY 16

EARLY

RELEASE

@ 12 :20

The

Leslianne Craft, Principal

8th Graders will celebrate their

promotion to high school on May

16th in Koch Auditorium at

Stucky Middle School at 8:30 a.m.

The Celebration Dance will take

place the evening of May 16th

from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $5.00 each and will

be available in the cafeteria dur-

ing lunch May 11 & 14.

Parents and guardians are en-

couraged to join their student at

7:55 p.m. for the “Save the Last

Dance.” This dance is reserved

for 8th grade students to dance

with their parent or guardian.

8th Grade Promotion-May 16th 8:30am

P A G E 2

6th Grade News Social Studies

See the photos below. Science Mrs. Medlam’s 6th grade

Science class completed studying Newton’s Laws through the following lab

activities.

“Leg of the Race.” Stu-

dent’s either hopped, speed walked, walked while balancing a book

on their head, or jumped rope. They had to determine their

speed. (Middle Right

Photo)

“Gravity Golf Ball” dealt with the mass of

the different types of balls (golf ball, practice golf ball, and tennis

ball) and the time it took for the ball to drop.

“Net Force” lab dealt with a tug of war and arm wrestling lab to

determine the amount of net force exerted on an object. (Bottom Left

Photo)

“Sticky Stinky Sneak-ers” involved investi-gating the force of fric-

tion on the different types of tennis shoes. Upon completion of

Newton’s Laws we will be studying the water cycle, weather, and

Astronomy. (Bottom Right Photo)

Top Left: Jace Warden and Marcus Baughn attempt

to eat noodles and mandu after learning to use chop sticks in Mr. Butler’s social studies class during the study of Ancient China and the Mongols Empire. Top Center: Capone Holden and Blake Dwire

Top Right: Dakota Adams, Owen Hartley and Kayien Hill wonders who getting the last bite as they practice using chop sticks.

Middle Left: Jace Warden, Marcus Baughn, and Saige Fields Middle Center: Callie Lemuz enjoys swimming with

a dolphin during a spring break trip to Sea World in San Antonio, Texas. See article for description of last three images.

S T U C K Y S T O R M W A T C H

7th Grade News

P A G E 3 A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 8

Social Studies

In 7th grade Social Studies, Ms. Parnacott’s and Mr. Tyner’s classes just completed the final

DBQ essay of the year. Stu-dents were asked to label John Brown as a hero or a terrorist,

based on his actions from 1856 to 1859, and to defend their choice with evidence. The re-

mainder of the year will be spent tracing our state’s growth into its modern identity.

Photos Below:

Top Left: Christian Canales, 7th grade, briefs students on Vietnam.

Top Right: Jordan Wyatt, wearing a Russian “bear hat,”

Christian Canales, and Gabriel Hulsopple , 7th graders, pose with artifacts, including “mother

of pearl” art from Korea, brass from the Southwest Asia, and pictures from the Republic of

Georgia, Afghanistan lapis.

Bottom Left: Asher Blevins

briefs peers on Taiwan. Bottom Right: D.J. Caruthers, 7th grade, briefs fel-

low students on Turkey during studies on Asia in geography class.

P A G E 4

Stucky Competes: Battle of the Books

8th Grade News Mathematics

As we wrap up the month

of April, we concluded our

state testing and math 8

students are beginning to

calculate volume of 3 di-

mensional shapes, while

Algebra students are fac-

toring from quadratics and

cubed quadratics.

Social Studies

In the month of May, we

will be wrapping up our

Civil War studies and cre-

ating our final project. This

“moment in time” will be a

diorama in the student’s

historical perspective. Each

student will choose a part-

ner and together they will

pick a moment in time and

recreate it. We will then

use the library to present

the dioramas.

English Language Arts

Brown’s Blog and Cau-

sey’s Corner

We are ending the 4th

Quarter in Language Arts 8

with a unit on Identity. We

are exploring literature that

deals with who we are and

how we identify with the

literature. We are reading

both “Maze Runner” by

James Dashner and “Devil’s

Arithmetic” by Jane Yolen.

In both of these novels the

young adults are confused

about their purpose in life

and where they fit in.

Along with the novels,

there are several short

stories in the literature

book to help students re-

flect on identity. This unit

is an attempt to help stu-

dents get prepared for high

school. Students will learn

how to positively solve

conflict and they will learn

to identify with like-minded

peers.

In Project Based Learning

Classes for Brown and

Causey, students are re-

searching The Holocaust.

Students learn about suffer-

ing, endurance, overcoming

and freedom through an

experience of some Jewish

people. Instead of having

Multicultural Night, stu-

dents will display Utopian

and Dystopian Societies in

the school Library on May

9, 2018. Both classes are

excited to show off what

they have learned to par-

ents, peers and the commu-

nity.

Science 8th grade Science is finishing up lessons on how a popu-lation will change over

time. Ask your students about how mutations and selection effect living

things. We will end the year in human growth and

development.

The Stucky Quad Squad,

made up of Cheyenne

Brown, Demi Blaze Hen-

son, Desiree Rosemarie

Williams, and Madilynn

Westbrook, competed in

the Battle of the Books

competition held on April

18th. This was the first time

Stucky participated in the

competition. While not

victorious, the Quad Squad

held its own against much

more experienced teams.

Watch a brief video here.

S T U C K Y S T O R M W A T C H

Summer Reading Challenge

P A G E 5 A P R I L / M A Y 2 0 1 8

Don’t let reading end with the

school year. There are many

summer reading programs that

your student can enjoy this

summer. Each program has its

own rewards and incentives,

but both offer the biggest prize

and incentive to everyone; the

overwhelming knowledge and

imagination that you receive

while reading.

Here are two programs high-

lighted by the library at Stucky.

Libraries Rock:

Summer Reading 2018 at

the Wichita Public Library:

Register online or in per-

son beginning May 17. The

program runs May 17

through July 27. Three pro-

grams are offered. Baby

Bookworms for ages Birth-

5; Kids Read for ages 6-12;

and Teens Read for ages 13

-18. Kids and teens win

prizes as they track the

number of days they read

at least 20 minutes, while

babies do early literacy

activities.

Summer Reading Journal

@ Barnes & Noble.

Earn a FREE book, simply

by following these three

easy steps: 1) Read any

eight books; 2) Record

those books in your jour-

nal; and 3)Bring your com-

pleted journal to

a Barnes & Noble store

between May 15th and

September 3rd, 2018 for

your free book from the

list found here.

During the 2018-2019 school

year the 7th grade will see the

program expand to two sec-

tions of AVID after only having

one during the 2017-2018

school year. Rachel Wysong,

Co-coordinator of the AVID

program said, “More students

applied this year than last year

and the students who applied

were a great fit for the pro-

gram.”

The AVID program, designed

for students in the middle who

have the potential to lead and

excel, prepares students for

both college and the future.

The program both pushes stu-

dents to take more rigorous

courses AND provides the sup-

port to develop strategies for

success in those classes.

Wysong and 7th grade science

teacher, Angie Nelson, will join

John Sobonya, English Language

Arts teacher, as the AVID Elec-

tive class teachers.

If you would like your student

to join AVID, look for the appli-

cation process in February of

2019. The program hopes to

add two more 7th grade classes

for the 2019-2020 school year.

AVID Program Expands at 7th Grade Level

Official Calendar of Events

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Circle of Friends Creates Bonds of Friendship Success. Respect each other.

Always do your best. Integrity

at all times. And Never give up.

On May 3rd the two classes

met for the final time to cele-

brate their year together. The

AVID students presented a bag

of classroom supplies to the

Applied Academics class. See

the pictures below for a visual

summary.

The Applied Academics class

and the 7th grade AVID stu-

dents have been building bonds

of friendship throughout the

year. The two class met multi-

ple times a month to complete

learning activities, read togeth-

er, or build social skills. Each

group was able to learn from

the other as they worked to

live out Stucky’s Guidelines for

Fall Enrollment - July 30, 31, & August 1

First Day of School Tuesday, August 14 - 6th Grade - a.m. only

Wednesday, August 15 - All Students - all day

2018-2019 School Calendar Download a copy here.