Wheeler ISD

Congrats to our Elementary UIL Team (2nd-5th grade) for earning 4th place at the 2AA District Meet! 🌟🏆 We also want to thank the UIL coaches for their dedication and support. 📚 4th Art Smart • 2nd Place - Jaydan Matthews • 5th Place - Jocelyn Sanchez 🌟1st Place TEAM; 📚5th Art Smart • 5th Place - Brianna Magadan 🌟2nd Place TEAM; 📚2nd Chess • 6th Place - Rhyatt Raymond 🌟3rd Place TEAM; 📚3rd Chess • 5th Place - Creed Mercer • 6th Place Kori Sanchez 🌟2nd Place TEAM; 📚4th Chess • 2nd Place Encoh Hoover 🌟2nd Place TEAM; 📚5th Chess • 1st Place Jimmie Davis • 3rd Place Jastin Oswalt; 📚2nd Creative Writing • 5th Place Naudia Venzor • 6th Place Lucy Moudy; 📚5th Dictionary Skills • 6th Place Victoria Meza 🌟3rd Place TEAM; 📚5th Listening • 4th Place Cash Newkirk; 📚5th Maps, Graphs and Charts • 1st Place Victoria Meza 🌟3rd Place TEAM; 📚2nd Music Memory • 2nd Place Naudia Venzor 🌟2nd Place TEAM; 📚3rd Music Memory • 1st Place Sidney Hathaway; 5th Music Memory • 🌟3rd Place TEAM; 📚5th Number Sense • 5th Place Santiago Lira; 📚4th Oral Reading • 5th Place Tripp Sims • 6th Place Henry Reid; 📚3rd Ready Writing • 4th Place Sidney Hathaway; 📚4th Ready Writing • 3rd Place Jayden Garza; 📚5th Ready Writing • 1st Place Victoria Meza • 5th Place Tommie Trimble; 📚3rd Spelling • 1st Place Tala Brownfield 🌟3rd Place TEAM; 📚4th Spelling •4th Place Jaydan Matthews; 📚2nd Storytelling •6th Place Stratten Lee; 📚3rd Storytelling •2nd Place Sidney Hathaway

⭐️ Our Elementary and Junior High students have been participating in Academic U.I.L. Events in Clarendon. Yesterday at the event, an adult came to Mrs. Hardcastle and asked if this student was from Wheeler ⬇️. She said he was the most polite, respectful student she had ever met! 👏. We are proud of Cash Newkirk for representing Wheeler so well! ⭐️

‼️ATTENTION SENIOR PARENTS ‼️ Deadline to purchase Senior Ads: Thursday, November 30th, 2023 by 4:00PM Things due by Nov. 30th are as follows: - payment included with form - verbiage for your ad* - baby/toddler pictures if using any* * - can be emailed to ragan.dupont@wheelerschools.net For a later date (Due Tuesday, April 30th): - spring senior photos, prom photos, other senior activity photos, etc. Questions? Contact; ragan.dupont@wheelerschools.net 📓Yearbooks are still available for purchase. Follow the link to purchase; https://www.jostens.com/apps/store/productBrowse/1121008/Wheeler-High-School/2024-Yearbook/20230808111541910167/CATALOG_SHOP/

1st grade celebrated a Thanksgiving 🦃 Feast today, and Mrs. Salas' class was the winner of the Fire Department Escape Plan contest 🔥

Second grade is thankful for families, donuts, and Thanksgiving Break 🦃 👏

The 6th Grade Class has been learning about Newton’s Laws of Motion. This week we practiced Newtons 3rd Law: For every Action there is an Equal and Opposite Reaction by making Balloon Powered Racers. Some cars abided by the law…some did not!

Thomas R. Helton Elementary would like to congratulate the following students for earning KEYS 4 Success! These students show extra-ordinary kindness, leadership, respect, and responsibility throughout the school day. PK: Ryken McLain (not pictured) and Drew Sheppard K: Lilly Ramirez (not pictured) 3rd: Jozlyn Estrada 4th: Enoch Hoover, Kelton Graves, and Christian Shipley 6th: Jake Hazzard and Aliyah Cook

3rd grade students had a program called "Learn, Grow, Eat, and Go" with Wendy Hazzard. They made spinach and cheese quesadillas and tried a new fruit 🍉

📣Hey all you Wheeler fans, let me hear you clap your hands! 👏🏼 Now that you got that beat, let me hear you stomp your feet! 🥾👟 Now that you got the groove... Join us in recognizing some of our very own fantastic employees! 🗓️When: Friday, November 17th @ approximately 5:45PM (right before the Varsity Lady Stangs game) 🏀Where: Wheeler High School Gymnasium 🌟Hope to see you all there!🌟

🤩Wheeler ISD is participating in Panhandle Gives🤩. Each grade level has a collection bottle for change, and the winning class will win a Movie Day at the Rogue Theater 🍿 Contest begins today and runs through Friday November 17th.

Veteran's Program

The Wheeler ISD PreK- First Grade classes would like to thank area businesses for letting us Trick-or-Treat. We are very thankful for your generosity. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

Revised Schedule for JH Girls Basketball Tournament at Ft Elliott.

Parents, Just a reminder that all 2nd 6-weeks report cards will be sent home with your child today, Wednesday, November 8th. Report cards will not be mailed. Thank you!

Upcoming Game Information: Saturday, November 11th @ 1PM Wheeler Lady Stangs vs. Stratford Lady Elks Ticket Link: wheeler-isd.ticketleap.com/wheeler-jv-girls-and-varsity-girls-vs-stratford-11-11/

Thomas R. Helton Elementary would like to recognize the following students for earning KEYS 4 Success in Leadership, Kindness, Responsibility, and Respect. Kindergarten: Pandora McElveney; 2nd Grade: Kaydence Honeycutt; 3rd Grade: Dakota Tonguet and Cannyn Hill; 4th grade: Jayden Garza, Jayden Matthews, and Talan Cathey; 5th Grade: Nevaeh Parker; and 6th Grade: Erick Gonzalez. CONGRATULATIONS to all of these students!

*Halloween Trick-or-Treating for PK-1st grade students will be Tuesday October 31st from 8:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. These students are ready and able to hit as many businesses as possible, but all grades may not make it to all businesses. If your business would be willing to meet at the courthouse during this time, it would be very much appreciated! Here is the list of businesses that have reached out to us at school and requested a stop: 1. Parkview Hospital/Home Health/Assisted Living/Parkview Clinic 2. Wheeler County Courthouse 3. Wheeler County Sheriff's Office 4. Kuntz/Smith Tax Office 5. Ware Chevrolet 6. Mel's Diner 7. Coate Rack 8. Wheeler County Extension Office 9. Wheeler Nursing Home 10. Marshall Auto 11. USDA Office 12. Todd Moore Insurance *If your business is not on this list, and you would like students to stop by (or are willing to meet them at the courthouse), please call the elementary office, (806) 826-5241, and we will add you to the list. We would like to have this list finalized by Friday Oct. 28th if possible. Thank you for always supporting our students at Wheeler ISD!

Thomas R. Helton Elementary would like to recognize the following students for earning Keys 4 Success. These students showed exceptional Kindness, Responsibility, Leadership, or Respect in the past few weeks. They earned Pep Rally glow sticks, rings, various coupons for No Homework, ice cream floats, and other privileges at school. 6th graders Rankin Pool, Austin Sims, Audrey Houska, and Aidn Session. 5th grader Jastin Oswalt. 4th grader Kelton Graves. 3rd graders Josue Del Rio and Creed Mercer. 2nd graders Jake Davis and Axel Lazlade. 1st graders Allee Jones and Bexleigh Tignor. Kindergartener Blakely Moore, and Pre-K students Willow Wilson and Thomas Emerson. Congratulations to these students!

Friday, October 20th The following sports photos will be taken.

Monday October 9th will be a student holiday for Wheeler ISD. This day is designated for parent-teacher conferences as well. Your child's teacher may reach out to you to set up a conference for this day. If you would like to have a conference with a teacher, please call the school, 806-826-5241, and set that up. Thank you for being part of your child's education!