Walnut Street Wildcat Newsletter
Wildcat Weekly!
Dear Wildcats,
We wrapped up a busy week today. Our Parent/Teacher Conferences were held this week and we thank you for coming in to have meaningful discussions about our children. We sincerely thank Toms River North's Heritage Club and Mrs. Ann Gural for their work in providing outstanding student interpreters for our night session! We look forward to having additional conversations together about student achievement and growth.
Yesterday, we crowned our Teacher of the Year and our Education Services Professional of the Year! Congratulations to Mrs. Amy Tasker and Ms. Sarah Riley!!! Both of these amazing professionals have so much in common...dedicated, caring, diligent, hard-working, selfless, and basically amazing at everything they do! Congratulations!!
Save the Date: Our Holiday Craft and Holiday Shopping Event will be on Friday, December 15. Volunteers are needed! Please use this link to sign up to help!
At Wednesday's PTO meeting we honored our November Students of the Month. They are Zidan Adeel, Cristian Olivos, Taleen Korany, Mayla DeFranca, Gabriel Ortega, Kingston Titone, Leia Cuevas, Addison Volpe, Jakob Smith, Oliver Stanley, Kyle Munroe, Emilia Gigliotti, Liam Les, Mikenzie Wilson, Dustin Waldron, Ahmet Cetintas, Kevin DeJesus Ramos, Abbie Hall, Domas Mankelevicius, Luella Hudson, Sebastian Paiz, Meka Sevilla, Markus Bodie, Haylee Zulueta, Sophia Weidhorn, Maan Patel, Marcela Guisippone, Joshua Rosalas Aguilar, Leiana Kraft, Renee Bell-Dubulias, Khadijah Mirza, Orlando Espinoza, Tatiana Javier, Cole Scheeler, Gavin Cortes, and Luka Todria.
See the photos below! They were each given a gift card to Papa John's thanks to the generosity of Papa John's owner Steve Waunsch!
Our Winter Spirit Week will begin soon! There will be a door decorating contest, a candy gram sale, and themed dress days starting on Friday, December 15. Please see below:
December 15: Holiday Cheer: Wear Holiday Colors
December 18: Ugly Sweater Day
December 19: Baby Its Cold Outside: Wear Winter Gear
December 20: Wear Holiday Socks
December 21: Holiday Hat Day: Wear a Festival Hat
December 22: Wear Your Favorite Pajamas
Have a great weekend!
Young Audiences of New Jersey
Our second grade students will be embarking on an amazing experience thanks to the support of the Grunin Foundation and Young Audiences of New Jersey. Over the next 12 weeks students will be meeting with Laura Marchese, our Artist in Residence. The students will talk about movement and expression through dance. During the conclusion of their time together they will create a 6 movement piece related to our district curriculum! We look forward to seeing the amazing transformations that will take place during the dance art lab! A big thank you to Young Audiences for providing our students with shirts to wear during our time together.
PTO Corner!
Our next PTO meeting will be on December 6, 2023 in Cafeteria C at 6:30 PM. Please remember the date for the Holiday Shop and Craft Night (fliers below) and join us!
Please volunteer for PTO events using the links below!
Calling All Bakers
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-bake
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
Autism Resources Center
Night to Shine Flier
Coaches For A Cause Clinic Session - TRFC
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.
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.
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:
- Holiday Shop and Craft Night - December 15th
- Winter Spirit Week Begins - December 15th
- December 22 - Early Dismissal Day
- December 23 - January 1: Winter Recess (Students return January 2)