Congratulations
Wheatland-Chili
Class of 2011
Class of 2011
We are proud of your accomplishments!
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sex Offender Registry Information
Keeping Our Neighborhood's Safe
The following website:
NYS Sex Offender Registry
or
Call Toll Free
1-800-262-3257
These resources can assist families to determine
if a sex offender resides in their zip code
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wheatland-Chili Student Artwork Selected for Exhibition
Wheatland-Chili students Rick Agosto, Matt Hickel, Allison Smith, Samantha Lang, Taylor Brooks, Summer Smith, Gina Grasso, and Karlee Schimtt's photography and artwork has been selected to be part of the Through the Student Lens 2011 gallery exhibition
Neighborhood of the Arts
Image City Photography Gallery
722 University Ave
Rochester, New York
The WC students’ photography and artwork
will be on display at the gallery until April 17.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Crossing Guard News
Crossing Guard Service Ends April 29, 2011
Currently the Town of Wheatland supports a crossing guard for elementary students at the corner of Browns Avenue and North Road. Due to the district’s new busing policy that provides transportation to all students, the number of walkers has diminished to less than five walkers per week on average over a period of months.
Due to this sharp decline in pedestrian traffic, the Town of Wheatland will cease to provide this service. The service will stop at the end of the day on Friday, April 29, 2011. If your child does walk, you will need to make plans to instruct your child how to safely cross that intersection and or make other arrangements.
If you have any question about this service decision, contact the Wheatland Town Office at 585-889-1553.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Future Business Leaders of America Competition
Wheatland-Chili students place in Future Business Leaders of America Competition
Wheatland-Chili students in the Future Business Leaders America (FBLA) program placed in the recent District 10 competition held at Bryant & Stratton College.
Students competed in a variety of business categories. Matt Donovan took first place in Personal Finance, placing third were Aaron Swanson in Technology Concepts and Business Calculations; Harry Devoe in Introduction to Business and John Spencer in Business Law.
Students who participate in FBLA are interested in learning more about business and participate in community service projects. The mission of FBLA is to bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs.
The students, who placed at the recent competition, will compete again in April at the 2011 New York State FBLA competition, at the Riverside Convention Center, in Rochester.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Wheatland-Chili Drama Club Presents.....
Friday, March 25 and Sat. March 26
7 PM
Wheatland-Chili MS/HS Auditorium
Tickets: $8 (Available in Middle School Office)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Celebrate Music in Our Schools Month!
District Concert
All Are Welcome !
Thursday, March 3, 2011
7:00 PM
Middle High School Gymnasium
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, February 14, 2011
Community Input on 2011-12 School Budget
Please take the time to complete this short five minute survey by clicking on the link below.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/YYTCV3L
The information will be shared at a March Board meeting.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
WCCS in the NEWS!
Kids turn into scientists
They watch plants grow and note mutations for international project.
Middle School, a class experiment could yield important results for researchers around the world. And it gives them a chance to try their hand at being real-life scientists
The BrachyBio! project allows students to assist in an international effort to characterize the genetics of a species of plant. The project is named after the plant used in the experiment, Brachypodium distachyon, a grass species related to wheat.
"We are essentially crowd-sourcing our genetics," said Tom Brutnell, scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University, which sponsors the project along with the National Science Foundation. "And in the process, we're teaching kids about plants."
Wheatland-Chili is one of a dozen classrooms across the state that have incorporated the project into their curriculums.
Kim LaCelle, the Wheatland-Chili science teacher participating in the project, knows how important it is to have her students involved in hands-on projects. Her classroom is filled with scientific wonders, including tanks filled with tropical fish and albino frogs, mounted insects and windows that overlook a courtyard abundant with squirrels, birds and other wildlife.
"It's difficult to do things in school that connect to the real world," LaCelle said. "But this (project) shows that studying plants is really important, which I don't think kids even realized until now."
The results of the BrachyBio! project could ultimately lead to important scientific breakthroughs including causes of shifts in agricultural land use due to global warming, pressures on food supplies due to growing populations and use of biofuels to meet energy demands.
"It makes us feel important," said seventh-grader Taylor Clar. "It's fun stuff to do in class."
Throughout the months-long project, the 22 students in LaCelle's class will observe their plants and record any unusual characteristics that could reveal mutations in the plant. Those mutations might include different colors and striping, or an abnormal size and shape. If any mutations are found, the characteristics are relayed to the researchers at Cornell, as well as uploaded to a central database called iPlant, which is accessible to scientists around the world.
"I like seeing the plants after they've started growing and seeing how they've changed and mutated," said seventh-grader Rhiannon Goetze.
The plants and such equipment as temperature and humidity meters were provided free by Cornell. A researcher from Cornell even came out to LaCelle's classroom to check on the progress. "I like being depended on by college people," said seventh-grader Jazmine Boswell.
The program is still in its early stages, and Cornell is recruiting new classrooms for the project. LaCelle said she encourages other teachers to take part in it.
"What's so unique and so novel about (the project) is that it allows the students to become a part of the process of scientific discovery," she said. "And it gets them excited about science."
ESHEARING@DemocratandChronicle.com
They watch plants grow and note mutations for international project.
Middle School, a class experiment could yield important results for researchers around the world. And it gives them a chance to try their hand at being real-life scientists
The BrachyBio! project allows students to assist in an international effort to characterize the genetics of a species of plant. The project is named after the plant used in the experiment, Brachypodium distachyon, a grass species related to wheat.
"We are essentially crowd-sourcing our genetics," said Tom Brutnell, scientist at the Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research at Cornell University, which sponsors the project along with the National Science Foundation. "And in the process, we're teaching kids about plants."
Wheatland-Chili is one of a dozen classrooms across the state that have incorporated the project into their curriculums.
Kim LaCelle, the Wheatland-Chili science teacher participating in the project, knows how important it is to have her students involved in hands-on projects. Her classroom is filled with scientific wonders, including tanks filled with tropical fish and albino frogs, mounted insects and windows that overlook a courtyard abundant with squirrels, birds and other wildlife.
"It's difficult to do things in school that connect to the real world," LaCelle said. "But this (project) shows that studying plants is really important, which I don't think kids even realized until now."
The results of the BrachyBio! project could ultimately lead to important scientific breakthroughs including causes of shifts in agricultural land use due to global warming, pressures on food supplies due to growing populations and use of biofuels to meet energy demands.
"It makes us feel important," said seventh-grader Taylor Clar. "It's fun stuff to do in class."
Throughout the months-long project, the 22 students in LaCelle's class will observe their plants and record any unusual characteristics that could reveal mutations in the plant. Those mutations might include different colors and striping, or an abnormal size and shape. If any mutations are found, the characteristics are relayed to the researchers at Cornell, as well as uploaded to a central database called iPlant, which is accessible to scientists around the world.
"I like seeing the plants after they've started growing and seeing how they've changed and mutated," said seventh-grader Rhiannon Goetze.
The plants and such equipment as temperature and humidity meters were provided free by Cornell. A researcher from Cornell even came out to LaCelle's classroom to check on the progress. "I like being depended on by college people," said seventh-grader Jazmine Boswell.
The program is still in its early stages, and Cornell is recruiting new classrooms for the project. LaCelle said she encourages other teachers to take part in it.
"What's so unique and so novel about (the project) is that it allows the students to become a part of the process of scientific discovery," she said. "And it gets them excited about science."
ESHEARING@DemocratandChronicle.com
Thursday, January 20, 2011
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