
Wasco Weekly
THE STRENGTH OF THE WOLF IS ITS PACK
January 12, 2024
Dear Families
We hope this message finds you safe. The accumulation of snow is quite a sight, and when the storm blows past, I am personally looking forward to some top-quality sledding! Johnson’s Mound anyone? 🙂.
We are excited to inform you about an upcoming All School Wasco Townhall on Friday the 19th. On Friday, we will gather as a whole school and share our focus: "I can positively contribute to our Wasco School community." The assembly and our small group activities immediately following, aim to engage students in understanding the importance of setting goals. As we prepare for Friday's event, we encourage you to discuss the following questions with your child:
1. What is a goal, and why is it important to set goals?
2. How do you accomplish a goal?
These discussions at home will complement the activities and discussions planned during the assembly. We look forward to fostering a sense of community and goal-setting skills among our students.
Thank you for your ongoing support.
Kind Regards,
Principal Brennan
331-228-6294
Thank You Volunteers!
Thank you to our parent volunteers! In recent weeks our parent volunteers mobilized to clear snow off the cars of teachers during the day, put away the Christmas decorations, and prepare materials for our upcoming Townhall meeting! When you visit the school next week, you will see student goal setting images our “Packs” (mixed-aged small groups) created. Parent volunteers were on hand to help us assemble the materials we needed for our "Packs".
If you are interested in joining our team of parent volunteers, please contact Shannon Martin our PTO president, sm3martin@gmail.com, use our PTO website: https://wascopto.membershiptoolkit.com/login-form?r=%2F, or contact the school office.
Important Upcoming Dates
January 15: No School - Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
February 19: No School - Presidents' Day Holiday
February 23: End of 2nd Trimester
February 29: K-5 Conferences in Afternoon. Early Release @ ?
March 1: No School for students-Teacher Work Day
March 25 - March 29: Spring Break
April 1: School Resumes
Community News / Resources
WINTER READING BINGO AT THE SCPL
The St. Charles Public Library has a winter reading program beginning January 2nd for families! Please see the video below and sign up link that is provided.
Play bingo and win prizes this winter! Beginning in January, the whole family is invited to sign up online at the St. Charles Public Library website. Each line completed on your bingo card earns you a raffle ticket for a gift card prize. Check out this video to learn more!
Early Release
Early Release:
One Wednesday per month, students will have an early release and dismissal will occur at 2:10pm. Please refer to the district website.
Need to pick up your student early?
Calling in an absence
Attention Parents....Arrival and Dismissal
When using the drop off lane, please drive all the way forward so that we can load/unload as many cars as possible. Please stay in your car. If you wish to get out and load your child, you are welcome to park in the lot. By following this procedure, we can expedite everyone’s waiting times in the car lane.
Ways to receive Wasco News
The Principal sends a weekly newsletter on Fridays
Wasco Elementary has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WascoElementarySchool
Twitter account: @WascoD303
Join Membership Toolkit on the PTO site for ways to connect with parent community
Attention Parents!
Please be mindful of communications coming from “donotreply@d303.org”. This is the email address for our school newsletters and our all school emails. If you reply to this email address it will not be forwarded to office staff.
Office Contact Emails:
About us
Email: heather.kudabeck@d303.org
Website: https://district.d303.org/
Location: 4N782 School Street, Wasco, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2900