Walnut Street Wildcat Newsletter
This Week's Newsletter - Welcome to November!
Dear Wildcats,
We thank everyone for attending our Halloween celebration on Monday! Below, there are pictures of the event. Your cooperation was outstanding and our students had a wonderful time!
Our Virtual Learning Day will be held on November 7, 2023, which is this Tuesday. Students will complete their day of instruction at home. This adjustment was made due to Election Day. The letter outlining the schedule for the day is below. Please adhere to the Virtual Learning schedule and expectations outlined in the letter.
On Monday, we hold our second PTO meeting of the year. As always, the meeting will be held in our cafeteria and will begin at 6:30 PM. Our October Students of the Month will be honored! Congratulations to our October Students of the Month: Gabriella Ryan, Carmine Danyo, Nolan Brown, Madelyn Hill, Aveline Newell, Landon Newell, Zaina Alhadadd, Ariel Thomas, Holden Hudson, Beatrix Hay, Madison Guerra, Miguel Breton, Krystal Gambale, Dylan Harmon, Cairo Morales Olivos, Maysea Grossman, Mateo Rodriguez Garcia, Nicholas Romano, Mayra Jarana Olivos, Christian Harrell, Isabella Accolla, Kamryn Boyd, Lily Poloski, Connor Bruton, Aliza Kamal, Ja'Aire Brown, Sofia Kamal, Carlos Ticas, Emmett Estomin, Liam O'Leary, Daniel Rodriguez, Javier Martinez-Landing, Bryan Mechan, Zay'Mir Clark, Story Hamilton, and Patrick Sain. All will be honored at Monday's PTO meeting!
Please see below for information about our Hispanic Heritage Club Fundraiser!
Please note that there will no school on November 9 and 10 due to the NJEA Teacher Convention. Students will return to school on Monday, November 13.
Mrs. Margolies and Mrs. Grossman won our staff PBSIS winners this week! Congratulations! Please see below to see some of our student winners this week... safe, responsible, respectful!
Have a wonderful weekend!
PTO Corner!
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.
Please volunteer for PTO events using the links below!
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
Student Handbook and Code of Conduct
Food Services
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.
Monmouth and Ocean County Councils For Young Children
Please check out the links below in English and Spanish! There are great programs available.
Big Brother/Big Sisters
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.
Adult Language Classes
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.
Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember
This part of the newsletter will feature important upcoming dates at Walnut Street Elementary and our district. Please see below:
- 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)
- Parent Teacher Conferences - December 5, 6, and 7
Donors Choose
We thank the donors below for their generosity!
Mrs. Schweitzer received a "Replacement Supplies for Success" project for her classroom from Donors Choose.
We would like to thank the following donors:
Nicole Ditota (New Jersey)
Young Sheldon on CBS