School Policies and Procedures
Classics to Keep
Wenke's Wacky Wisdom
SM (Science & Math)
Spalding
100
These grade levels are permitted to use the zip line (glider) on the playground.
Grades 3, 4, and 5
100
In A Bargain for Frances Thelma convinces Frances to buy this plastic toy from her.
A tea set
100
This fictional creature is the national animal of Scotland.
Unicorn
100
These are the smallest or basic units of all matter.
Atoms
100
The Spalding rule with this mantra: “O may say ‘o’ at the end of a syllable.”
Rule 4
200
The number of students and/or adults a scholar with elevator privileges needs to join them on the elevator.
2 students or 1 adult (best practice to have 2 adults whenever possible)
200
In Charlotte’s Web, as part of her plan to save Wilbur from becoming bacon, this is the first message that Charlotte writes in her web.
Some Pig
200
This is the term for a group of flamingos.
A “flamboyance”
200
The scientific term for when a new trait appears in an organism that appears in neither parent.
Mutation
200
Correctly state the markings for this word: therefore
300
The names of the staff members who you must notify if you are running late in the morning or will be absent last minute.
All 5 Admin (Borushko, Means, Wenke, Cook, Esquivel)
Ms. Moreno (for classroom teachers)
All Staff email (Specials)
300
In The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, the Pevensie children team up with this powerful lion, who sacrifices himself to save Edmund from the Witch’s wrath.
Aslan
300
This US President had a pet alligator in the White House. (He is also the 6th US President.)
John Quincy Adams
300
The term for the many different types of life that exist in an environment or ecosystem.
Biodiversity
300
Scholar’s position for Spalding.
Feet flat, back straight, hips back, head tall (possibly hands on top)
400
These are the Schoolwide Expectations.
We will be respectful.
We will be prepared.
We will be attentive.
We will follow directions.
We will strive for excellence.
400
In the original Wizard of Oz book by L. Frank Baum, Dorothy’s shoes are this color.
Silver
400
In this central European country, it is illegal to own only one guinea pig as a pet - he must have a buddy.
Switzerland
400
Which of the following is/are prime? 14, 29, 91
29
400
These are the jobs of the silent final “e”.
Job 1 - E lets the vowel say its name
Job 2 - English words don’t end in V or U
Job 3 - E lets the C say “s” or the G say “j”
Job 4 - every syllable must have a vowel
Job 5 - no job “E”
500
The consequences (in sequential order) for a student who breaks the Schoolwide Classroom Expectations.
Reminder/warning
Clipped down/infraction
Parent contact (by phone or email); noted in PowerSchool
Visit to the Dean of Students
500
"The Secret Garden" tells the story of this spoiled and neglected 10-year-old girl who is orphaned after a cholera epidemic in India. (Must state her full name)
Mary Lennox
500
This southwest US state has a town named “Why.”
Arizona
500
The base of a cylinder is this geometric shape.
Circle
500
The mantra for rule 10 with the word “beginning.”
My base word is begin, my ending is ing. Since the final syllable of my baseword “gin” looks like a 1, 1, 1 word, and my ending starts with a vowel I MIGHT have to treat it like a 1, 1, 1 word. I must say the word I’m going to write. Beginning. Since the final syllable of the baseword “gin” is accented, and looks like a 1, 1, 1, word, and my ending starts with a vowel, I must double the “n.”