Weekly Good News

GFWC of Gun Lake donated new underwear to the elementary buildings for "the occasional accidents".

GFWC member, Pat Velie, presents to Baker Elementary employees, Krista Battenfield and Lindsey Anguilm, Pine Street Elementary principal, Robyn Robinson, and Steeby Elementary principal, Christina Johnson.

GFWC does many great things for our local communities, their support is appreciated.

Students in Mrs. Oddy's 2nd grade classroom learned that every good story has a beginning, middle and end. The beginning covers the main characters and setting, the middle introduces the conflict, and the ending has a solution.

In order to practice this story writing order, students played a game called "Roll a Story". As a class, the students rolled the dice to determine which character, setting, and problem were going to be included in their story. Mrs. Oddy scribed for the class while the students came up with a funny story. Very creative!

Mrs. Nykerk introduced a neat set of books to her students: Ninja Life Hacks. These books were developed to help children learn valuable life skills. The overarching message in these books is: “Life is tough, but so are you!”

She started the series by reading “Anxious Ninja.” In this story, the Anxious Ninja experiences difficult emotions until a friend shared some tips on how to handle anxiety. Students learned about “The Three R’s” and how this can be a “separate weapon against anxiety.” These include: Recognize, Relax, & Refocus.

Students had outstanding discussion and examples of times when they have felt anxious and what they did to overcome the anxiety. The class worked through a few hypothetical scenarios by following The Three R’s. Finally, students had a chance to reflect on how they felt today and write/draw about it. This book series will continue to be read throughout the year!

Our WUHS advanced theatre class students are working hard rehearsing and getting technical elements ready for two hilarious upcoming productions!

WUHS Thespian Society presents a one act play: "No Substitutes" by Don Zolidis.

September 28 at 3:00pm

September 29 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm

(They are also performing a HS student only matinee on September 28)

Wayland Theatriks presents "The Red Velvet Cake War" by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope, and Jamie Wooten.

October 19 at 7:00pm

October 20 at 3:00pm

October 21 at 3:00pm & 7:00pm

*please note slight change to traditional day/times of shows

Tickets will be available soon online, so stay tuned to our page, as well as Wayland Union Theatre for more details soon!

http://waylandunion.org/.../wayland-union-fine-arts-center/

High school students signed up to spend Pride Time with Jovie, Wayland's therapy dog.

American students and exchange students did "speed dating" where they got to know each other better. The HS has about 12 exchange students this year from seven different countries.

• Friday, September 8th, Girls Varsity Swim, 6pm, Away at Dewitt High School
• Friday, September 8th, Boys Varsity Football, 7pm, Away at Grand Rapids Catholic
• Saturday, September 9th, Girls Varsity Volleyball, 8am, Away at East Kentwood
• Saturday, September 9th, Girls JV Volleyball, 8am, Away at Allendale High School
• Saturday, September 9th, Boys Varsity Tennis, 9am, Away at Caledonia High School
• Saturday, September 9th, Boys Varsity Soccer, 9am, Away at Otsego High School
• Saturday, September 9th, Girls Freshman Volleyball, 9am, Away at Byron Center High School
• Saturday, September 9th, Varsity Equestrian, 9am, Away at Barry Country Fairgrounds
• Saturday, September 9th, Girls Varsity Swimming, 10am, Away at Dewitt High School
• Monday, September 11th, Girls Varsity Golf, 3:30pm, Away at Cedar Springs
• Monday, September 11th, 7th & 8th Volleyball, 4pm, Home
• Monday, September 11th, Boys Varsity Tennis, 4:15pm, Away at Forest Hills Eastern
• Monday, September 11th, Varsity Cross Country, 4:15pm, Away
• Monday, September 11th, Boys JV Soccer, 5pm, Away at Forest Hills Eastern
• Monday, September 11th, Boys Varsity Soccer, 6:45pm, Away at Forest Hills Eastern
• Monday, September 11th, BOE Regular Meeting, 7pm, Dorr Elementary Cafeteria
• Tuesday, September 12th, MS Cross Country, 4pm, Home
• Tuesday, September 12th, 7th Football, 5pm, Away at Forest Hills Eastern
• Tuesday, September 12th, Girls Freshman & JV Volleyball, 5pm, Away at Cedar Springs
• Tuesday, September 12th, Girls Varsity Volleyball, 6pm, Away at Cedar Springs
• Tuesday, September 12th, 8th Football, 6:30pm, Away at Forest Hills Eastern
• Wednesday, September 13th, Pine Street Picture Day
• Wednesday, September 13th, Girls Varsity Golf, 3:30pm, Away at Grand Rapids Catholic
• Wednesday, September 13th, 7th & 8th Volleyball, 4pm, Away at Byron Center West
• Wednesday, September 13th, Boys Varsity Tennis, 4:15pm, Home
• Wednesday, September 13th, Boys JV Soccer, 5pm, Home
• Wednesday, September 13th, Boys Varsity Soccer, 6:45pm, Home
• Thursday, September 14th, T/TH Preschool Picture Day, Baker Elementary
• Thursday, September 14th, MS Cross Country, 4:15pm, Away at Northview Middle School
• Thursday, September 14th, Boys Freshman Football, 4:30pm, Home
• Thursday, September 14th, Girls Freshman and JV Volleyball, 5pm, Home
• Thursday, September 14th, Girls Varsity Volleyball, 6pm, Home
• Thursday, September 14th, Girls Varsity Swim, 6pm, Away at Otsego High School
• Thursday, September 14th, Boys JV Football, 6:30pm, Home
• Friday, September 15th, Baker Elementary Picture Day
• Friday, September 15th, Dentists R-Us, Baker/Dorr/Steeby Elementary

Please refer to the district and athletic calendars for the most updated information.