Dear Wildcat Community,

Our PTO and PBSIS Fall Festival was held on Thursday and it was an outstanding event! We had over 315 Walnut Street Families at the event. We thank Mrs. Breslow, Mrs. Cerchio, Mrs. O'Leary, Mr. Hudson, our teacher and PTO volunteers, the artists from Toms River High School North, and everyone else who made it a success!

Please note the following adjustments:

- November's PTO meeting will now be held on Monday, November 6.

- November 7 will be a Virtual Day for students. Please see virtual day schedule and expectations below.

Our Halloween Parade Celebration will be held on Monday, October 30, 2023. Please see the letter below with important information related to costume guidelines, parade details, and other information. We are looking forward to a safe and fun event. Please review the letter and let's have an outstanding Halloween celebration! Please note that parents and families are invited and all car traffic will enter through Chestnut Street for those who want to drive to the event.

Congratulations to Mrs. Alicia Reynolds and Mrs. Amy Tasker! They were our staff PBSIS winners this week!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Our Hispanic Heritage Club is running a fundraiser that will raise funds for our very active club. Mrs. Marra, Mrs. DeNardo, and the student members of the club are hard at work planning fun events! Please consider supporting this fundraiser and view the attachments below in English and Spanish.

Below you will find all of the information related to our PTO. Our next meeting will be on Monday November 6 in Cafeteria C starting at 6:30 PM.

Calling All Bakers

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-bake

Spooky Ghost Lollipop Sale 10/30 and 10/31

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-spooky1

School Store Volunteers 11/15-11/16

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-school3

Holiday Craft Night and Secret Shopper Event 12/15

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-holiday1

Bingo Night 1/25

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-bingo4

Someone Special Dances 2/23

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-someone2

Lucky Charms Lollipop Sale 3/18 & 3/19

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-lucky1

Outdoor Movie Night 5/17

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-outdoor

Our cafeteria offers our students nutritious and tasty food items every day. The link to the food services website is below. There (along the right side), you will see menus for the month. For information on eligibility for free or reduced meals, please access the letters that are attached.

Please check out the links below in English and Spanish! There are great programs available.

Please view fliers (in English and Spanish) for Big Brothers and Big Sisters below. It is a wonderful program available to our students in grades 3 -5. On the fliers, there are QR Codes to apply.

Toms River Regional Schools is offering Adult English Classes for the Toms River Community. If you are interested, please use the QR Code on the attached documents (in English and Spanish) or the form below to register.

Registration Form

This part of the newsletter will feature important upcoming dates at Walnut Street Elementary and our district. Please see below:

• Halloween Parade - October 30
• Picture Make Up Day - November 2
• PTO Meeting - November 6 starting at 6:30 PM (Date was changed)
• Virtual Learning Day - November 7
• No school - November 9 and 10
• Teacher of the Year/Educational Professional of the Year Submission Deadline - November 17
• Early Dismissal for students/staff - November 22
• No School - November 23 and 24 (Thanksgiving Break)

Mrs. Faber received a "Sound of Silence" project for her classroom from Donors Choose.

We would like to thank the following donors:

Elizabeth Terpak (New Jersey)

Vazquez Family (New Jersey)

Chris Stack (New Jersey)

Anonymous Donor (New Jersey)

The Donors Choose Community