(REMINDER) Parent Teacher Conferences Are Next Week!
Parent Teacher Conferences are Tuesday, October 17th and Wednesday, October 18th!
If you have not already done so, please check with your child's teacher to verify the date/time of your conference! If you need a reschedule, please make sure to reach out to them, as well.
(THANK YOU) Grandparent Night SUCCESS!
Wow, our second annual Grandparents Night(s) were a HUGE SUCCESS!
We received such an amazing response last year, that splitting the event into TWO nights this year was tremendously received!
Thank you to our wonderful WES PTA for providing ice-cream, and thank you to Mrs. Hockett for hosting the Book Fair!
We are excited about the future for Grandparents Night, and we are already planning ideas to make it BIGGER and BETTER for next year!
(TOMORROW) Bikes for Kids Collection Event This Saturday!
For those who do not know, Bikes for Kids is a local organization that has given away thousands of bikes to families in need. They are preparing for another giveaway Easter Weekend 2024, which means they are collecting bikes NOW!
For more information on Bikes for Kids, please visit their website HERE.
(NEW) The Great Shakeout is Coming!
On Thursday, October 19th, students at WES and NL will participate with students across the country in The Great Shake Out!
Students will be given the proper instructions on what to do in the event of an earthquake: Stop, Drop, and Hold On!
For more information on this event, please click HERE.
(New) Title One Family Night is Back!
Thursday, October 26th is our Dino-mite Family Night for Kindergarten and 1st Grade students and families from 5:00-6:30 PM at WES.
Enter at the main door (doors open at 4:50), then come around to the hallway near the music and art rooms.
We hope you can join us for a fun evening with books, games, giveaways, a snack, and real SPACE adventure!
Please click HERE for our flyer with information, as well as an RSVP to help us plan materials.
You can email Title I Coordinator Mrs. Weiss at aweiss@jgsc.k12.in.us with your child's name, teacher, and the number attending, or simply return the slip on the paper flyer coming home with your child.
(Reminder) Leaves are Falling, and It is Getting Cold!
Fall came full force this week, as we saw the temperature drop to 39 degrees at 7:45 in the morning!
As the weather begins to change, please remind your children that their clothes need to change as well. Coats, shoes, hats, gloves, etc. may be needed sooner rather than later.
If you need assistance in providing any type of clothing, please email Dr. Fuller at pfuller@jgsc.k12.in.us
Similarly, as the rain (and God forbid snow) begins to fall, please remember to keep it slow in the parking lot, both in the morning and afternoon. We have a lot of very excited kids eager to both come to school and go home from school, and we want to make sure we are keeping them as safe as possible.
(REMINDER) PTA- SPONSOR A DAY!
Firstly, if you are interested in joining the WES PTA, please click HERE for the information form.
New This Year: Sponsor-a-Day! If you would like to sponsor a day at Walkerton Elementary School, please click HERE for more information. The way it works is that each day of the school year, you can be a sponsor (1 Day = $1, Day 46 = $46, etc.). Each week, we will shout out those who have sponsored, with all of the proceeds going to our WES PTA to help fund all of the wonderful events they host throughout the year!
Arrival and Dismissal at WES!
Arrival
- Bus Riders: Students riding the bus will enter at Door #6 at 7:45 AM.
- Car Riders: Students who are car riders or walkers will enter at Door #1 at 7:45 AM.
- Click HERE for the map of our car rider procedures.
- Parents, a few reminder about car riders:
- Please form a DOUBLE LINE (BLACK LINE) as you enter at the far end of the parking lot: This process will be very similar to the double line at the McDonald's Drive Thru!
- The Double Line will end and merge into a single line (BLUE) all the way to the front of the building at Door #1.
- Please do not let your child(ren) exit your vehicle any sooner than the sidewalk (Green Arrow).
- Walkers: There will be a crossing guard to stop traffic so that our students may cross the street safely. Please talk with your child(ren) about the importance of listening to the crossing guard, as she is there to keep them safe.
Dismissal
- Bus Riders: Buses will be dismissed at a time starting at 2:45 PM from Door #6.
- Car Riders: Car riders will begin exiting the building at 2:40 PM from Door #1.
- Walkers: Please see the above information for Arrival.
Construction at WES!
You may have heard that WES is going to have some construction happening this year, and that is indeed correct!
WES is looking to improve various areas of our building, starting with new heating and cooling systems in our classrooms! Construction will not happen before the first day of school, but will happen throughout the upcoming school year.
But don't worry! Classrooms will be moved around so that there will be no students or staff in classrooms where work is being done.
JGSC is finalizing the construction bidding process, and once that happens, I will be able to provide more details on (1) when construction will start and (2) what rooms will be affected during certain times.
More details coming soon!
Boys and Girls Club Information!
The Boys and Girls Club is back at Walkerton Elementary School this upcoming year!
Public registration is open TODAY on their website at bgcsjc.org.
Please send any parent questions our way - register@bgcsjc.org.
The First Day for Before and After School Care at WES will be Monday, August 14th.
Job Openings at John Glenn School Corporation
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
"This is good because..."
Whenever something wonderful happens, we can easily think about 'the good' in that situation.
Whether you get a promotion at work, someone buys your coffee in line at Dunkin', or you find that missing $20 in your pants pocket, it's easy to see the good when it's something positive...
...it becomes slightly more difficult to see the good during those tougher times.
"This is good because..."
It does require work to train your brain to see the positive in all situations.
Whenever anything excellent, mediocre, lame, exciting, or 'unfair' happens, I pause for a moment and repeat the phrase...
"This is good because..."
Finding the good and the lessons in difficult situations allows us to positively move forward and to appreciate the lessons they provide.
If you want to conquer and ultimately OWN difficult situations, be grateful, and look for the good in every situation.
Remember, we learn so much more from our failures, than we do all of our successes.