When students enter the Wylie East Intermediate fifth-grade classrooms of Mrs. Julia Wishart and Mrs. Lisa Boeshart, they know it’s time to work. In addition to calculating density, solving math problems and writing essays, these students hold down a “paid position” in their classroom workforce. And, yes, the money is fake, but according to the […]
April Showers Bring Bluebonnet Flowers
The campus of Wylie East Intermediate has something in common with the great State of Texas this spring – bluebonnets! Thanks to fourth grade social studies teacher Mrs. Emily Sides and a group of eager students a few blooms appeared on April 11. Sides said the idea of planting bluebonnets stemmed from an impromptu brainstorming […]
New Group Builds Leadership and Community-Mindedness
Wylie’s newest campus, Wylie East Intermediate, did not wait long to start equipping its students with an opportunity to build leaders and service-minded students, starting their very first student leadership group this year. “Mrs. McKnight [our music teacher] came to me at the beginning of the year with an idea for a student council-like group, […]
Campus Connections December 22: Wylie East Intermediate
BULLDOGS FOR BLUEBONNETS The students at Wylie East Intermediate have been planting seeds of our state flower around our campus in hopes of covering the surrounding land in a blanket of blue next spring. Join us by planting seeds at your home or business, but act fast, time for seeding is almost over!