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WRES Parent Jungle Journal
September 10, 2023
Music/Media Week
FAST - State Testing 3rd-5th Grade
The Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) is a progress monitoring system that is administered three times per year to track your student’s progress in learning the Benchmarks of Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.) Standards throughout this school year. Students will participate in the first administration (PM1) of the Grades 3rd-5th Florida Assessment of Student Thinking (FAST) ELA Reading and Mathematics the week of September 11, 2023. Your student’s results from PM1 are for informational purposes only, and you will be provided with information about how to access the results after testing is completed.
Indoor Recess
Due to FAST PM 1 Testing, the 3rd grade teachers have requested a quiet playground during testing. We will have indoor recess 8:30-11:30 and 1:00-2:20 Monday – Thursday this week.
Bloomz
For both parents to be connected successfully in Bloomz, both parents will need to have a separate FOCUS Parent Account. To register for a FOCUS Parent Account, please click the link below and follow the instructions.
Sample Bloomz Message
Campus Clean Up! - Thank you!
Flu Shot Clinic
Starting Strong! Strategies for Parents - Title 1 Event September 14 @ 6:00 pm
Join us during our September 2023 Family and Parent Engagement Night!
Parents will learn how to navigate the following Blended Learning Programs in order to help their students at home:
iReady-1st and 2nd Grade
Freckle-3rd-5th Grade
iStation-Dual Language K-5
Study Island Science-5th Grade
Refreshments will be provided.
Cathedral Arts Project-Visual Arts Classes
The Cathedral Arts Project is the leading nonprofit provider of quality, comprehensive and ongoing instruction in the visual and performing arts for school-aged children in Northeast Florida.
This year, CAP will provide FREE afterschool classes in Visual Arts at West Riverside Elementary on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:15 to 4:15pm. Classes begin on September 18th, and space is limited, so enroll your student today at https://capkids.org/enroll/
To learn more, visit capkids.org or contact Luisa Reis, Vice President of Programs, at luisa@capkids.org or 904.281.5599 ext. 113.
Join WRES PTA!
Our PTA provides various programming activities for out students throughout the school year. These programs would not be possible without the support of our parents, volunteers and teachers! Please take the time as soon as possible to be a part of our active PTA.
You may join PTA for $10.00 by scanning the QR code below or clicking the link. It only takes 5 minutes to join.
Join WRES PTA Today!
WRES PTA Sponsored Events 2023-2024
Hispanic Heritage Month
September 2023 Family Calendar
Save the Dates!
- September 13-Flu Shot Clinic
- September 14-Starting Strong! Strategies for Parents-Title 1 Event 6:00 pm
- September 20-Sweet Treats 3:00-4:00
- September 25-29-Hispanic Heritage Month Spirt Week
- September 26-SAC Meeting 4:15 pm
- September 26-PTA Meeting 5:30 pm
- September 27-Early Release
- September 27 Whit's Spirit Night
- September 28-Kona Ice Day
- September 29-PTA Movie Night 6:00 pm
WRES Parent Newsletters
Links to the 2023-2024 Parent Newsletters can be found on the WRES website throughout the school year.