School Showcase

The Winston-Salem Forsyth County School's Annual School Showcase, (formerly known as the Magnet Fair,) is a time for schools, particularly choice and magnet schools, to show the community and potential new parents and students all the school has to offer.

With it being 2020....the School Showcase was a virtual event.  Parents joined on the WSFCS website, entered some information to be directed to the right zone or school level, and then reviewed school profiles.  

Our profile included:

-Our Electronic Brochure: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DiN4p4huY65_A3n1EK04nuDLtrJvbb3J/view?usp=sharing

-School Facts: https://drive.google.com/file/d/13GGzZQVF7EVWd18h3kU_zxcEkHjwVdxl/view?usp=sharing

-an Introductory Video: https://youtu.be/psvYjCFesOQ

During the School Showcase, Magnet Coordinator, Mrs. Gordon, and Assistant Principal, Mrs. Ortiz, created parents or visitors on a Zoom call.  They were then invited to join a breakout room with a member of the Arts or ESL staff.  Current students also joined the breakout rooms to demonstrate instruments and talk about the Magnet program.

If you would like more information about the school or still need to schedule your virtual tour, give us a call at 336-703-4102.

Books, Books & More Books

Kindergarten and First Grade students were excited to receive a new, hardcover book of their own to take home, especially during winter break.  

Kindergarten students recently received a copy of Dr. Seuss's "One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish" and First Grade students received "Green Eggs and Ham."  

Our Band/Music Teacher, Mr. Sigler, was the spearhead behind making this literacy project happen.  Mr. Sigler has been teaching for 24 years, the majority of his time in high school in marching band, but has now been at our school teaching elementary for 5 years.  Mr. Sigler has found a home in working with younger students who are learning the fundamentals of music and just beginning to develop skills as musicians.  He also sees the importance in making connections between Music and all other Arts and Academic subjects in school to keep learning relevant for students, integrate, and support his colleagues.

Mr. Sigler funded the project and gathered resources through a social media fundraiser around Giving Tuesday.  Members of the community, friends and family of the school, as well as colleagues and friends who know Mr. Sigler through his civic and church responsibilities contributed to this fundraiser project.

Mr. Sigler is known for aiming to teach, support and develop the whole child.  Not only does he want his students to become skilled musicians, but he also wants to help teach them academic and social skills to make them well-rounded citizens of the world.

Thank you Mr. Sigler for your continuous support of students and our school as a whole.

Mr. Sigler Attended NCCAT

Our Music/Band Teacher, Mr. Rick Sigler, was chosen for a special teacher professional development seminar at NCCAT.  NCCAT is the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching.  NCCAT has a campus in western North Carolina as well as in Eastern North Carolina.  In fact, they pride themselves on representing and supporting North Carolina teachers from the mountains to the sea.

THE NCCAT Vision: NCCAT helps North Carolina teachers grow in knowledge, skills, compassion, and professionalism so that students become engaged, self-motivated, and successful.

To read more about the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, visit their website: https://www.nccat.org/

In mid-November, Mr. Sigler attended a seminar entitled, "Literacy Strategies for Specialist Teachers."  Since we are an A+ School as part of our Magnet theme and continuously look for ways to integrate the Arts and Academic Curriculum, Mr. Sigler hoped to further his knowledge and skills in integrating literacy deliberately into his lessons and activities.  Mr. Sigler is known for making videos to help classroom teachers make connections and integrate the arts. He also utilizes literacy skills, especially when exploring parts of songs or retelling the story heard in a song.

Congratulations again to Mr. Sigler for this opportunity to advance his skills, support our A+ Magnet theme, and gather knowledge to share with his Team and other colleagues.