(NEW) 'The WES Shirt' is Back by Popular Demand!
That's right folks, back by popular demand, are 'The WES Shirt' order forms!
If your child did not get the 23-24 WES Shirt from the beginning of the year, please click HERE to complete the order form!
The final day to order is March 4th!
(NEW) WSBT 'I Love to Read' Challenge!
Ladies and Gentlemen, it's time to let your voices be heard!
Walkerton Elementary School is back up for the WSBT 'I Love to Read' Challenge!
Our window to vote starts Monday, February 12th at 5:30PM for our chance to host a member of the WSBT News Team to read to our kids!
You can cast your vote HERE when the poll opens this Monday!
(Next Week!) 5th AND 6th GRADE MUSIC PERFORMANCE AND ART SHOW!
Next week is our 5th and 6th Grade Celebration of the Arts on Thursday, February 15th!
From 6:30-7:00, please join us at WES to celebrate the artwork of our 5th and 6th Grade students, and then from 7:00-7:30, our 5th and 6th grade students will be putting on their Winter Concert!
We will see you then!
(REMINDER) E-LEARNING AND UPDATED SCHOOL DAYS!
Please see below for possible scenarios of days off/eLearning Days moving forward:
- Monday, February 19th: In-person School Day
- Monday, April 8th: eLearning School Day (KG through 4th Grade will utilize their paper/pencil packets, and Grades 5 and 6 will have their assignments posted on Canvas by 10:00 AM)
- If we need to cancel school moving forward, an eLearning School Day will be utilized.
As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to call our WES Main Office.
(Reminder) Apple and SMART Watches at WES!
Apple and SMART Watches can be used in the same way a cell phone is used: Students can search the internet, send and receive text messages, and even make phone calls.
Apple and SMART Watches are treated the same as cell phones per our Elementary Handbook policy: "Cell phones and/or other electronic devises may not be used in any manner that will cause disruption to the educational environment."
Our daily goal is to be able to provide our WES Students with the absolute best education possible, and we do so by helping ensure that cell phones and SMART watches are placed in backpacks to help avoid any unnecessary distractions.
We appreciate you partnering with us to ensure the best educational environment for our students!
(REMINDER) YEARBOOKS ON SALE!!!
The 2023-2024 WES Yearbooks are on sale now!
You can order your yearbook HERE
The Yearbook ID Code is 14324124 and the Order Deadline is April 9th!
(REMINDER) ATTENDANCE AT WES!
Over half of the school year is in the books, which means we are sledding down the hill quickly toward the end of the year.
As a reminder, attendance at school is CRITICAL to a child's academic and social success: Missing even two days a month can accumulate quickly to 20 days out of school.
If your child(ren) must miss school, please communicate those absences to Mrs. Harasewicz, and also your child's classroom teacher.
(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!
Job Openings at John Glenn School Corporation
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
February can be a challenging month.
It’s long...it’s dark...we are coming off the celebrations of the holidays.
If we let it, we can very easily fall into the ‘February Blues’
Sometimes finding the motivation in February to be productive can be difficult.
We all want to have control over what we do and how we do it...we want to make a difference...we want to get better at something that matters.
At our core, in order to find that motivation on a daily basis, we need one thing…
...to make progress in meaningful work.
On the days we make progress, we feel more motivated, we get more done, we feel productive. On the days we don’t, we are lethargic, we procrastinate, and we feel as if we wasted the day.
At the end of each day, I challenge you to take 60 seconds (one minute, that’s it) to focus on your accomplishments for the day.
It can be something as simple as writing down three (3) tasks that you accomplished for the day.
Buying groceries, getting the oil changed, reading the first ten pages of that book you’ve been putting off, etc.
The world is not always going to give you feedback on your progress, so you have to do it yourself, and the most effective way to do this is by tracking your daily progress.
It will make those doldrum February days all the more worthwhile!