Dear Wildcats,
We are ready for the start to our school year! Our teachers, staff, and custodians have been hard at work getting us ready to welcome in the 2024-25 school year. Our first day of school is Thursday September 5. Please see below:
- Kindness Kickoff Spirit Week Dress Themes -
Monday, September 9: Wear Blue - Color of Kindness
Tuesday, September 10: ‘Crazy for Kindness’ - Crazy Sock Day
Wednesday, September 11: ‘Be Kind to your Country!’ - Wear Red, White, and Blue/Patriot Day
Thursday, September 12: ‘Hats off to Kindness’ - Wear your favorite hat.
Friday, September 13: Wildcats are Kind!’- Wear Wildcat gear
- PTO - In every newsletter there is a 'PTO Corner' below. Here is a link to their website...thank you WSE PTO!: https://www.walnutstreetpto.com/
- Code of Conduct - Link to TRRS Code of Conduct (this is posted below as well): https://www.trschools.com/parents/docs/2024/08/TRRS-Code-of-Conduct-Updated-for-_24__25-_1_.pdf
- Free and Reduced Lunch - Please the the letters and information below. Please fill out your free and reduced lunch forms today. The is a letter below from the district outlining our school getting universal free lunch and breakfast, but you MUST ALSO fill out the forms to determine if you qualify for additional benefits. The links come in both English and Spanish. Please see below.
Links in English:
School Cafe Website - https://www.schoolcafe.com/
Instructions for Filling Out Free and Reduced Lunch Forms - https://www.trschools.com/parents/docs/2022/08/22_23-SchoolCafe_Eligibility_Quick_Card.pdf
Letter from District - https://www.trschools.com/parents/docs/2024/08/2024_2025-CEP-School-Meals-and-Summer-EBT-Application-_-English.pdf
En Espanol:
School Cafe Website: https://www.schoolcafe.com/
Instructions for Filling Out Free and Reduced Lunch Forms: https://www.trschools.com/parents/docs/2022/08/SchoolCafe_Eligibility_Quick_Card___Spanish.pdf
Letter from District: https://www.trschools.com/parents/docs/2024/08/2024_2025-Spanish-CEP-School-Meals-and-Summer-EBT-Application.pdf
- School goals - Our school goals will be based on student achievement, our kindness campaign, and attendance.
- Communication - We communicate through Parent Square, Instagram, email, and many other ways.
- Student placements - Student placements were sent on August 29, 2024 through Genesis
- Paperwork and Medical Information - Our nurses are working hard to clear students and will be going through necessary paperwork. They are reviewing the paperwork in the order it comes in. Once cleared, the main office will inform you via email.
- School Day and Arrival - Our student school day runs from 8:40 AM to 2:50 PM. We will begin receiving students into the building at 8:25 AM daily with staff, safeties, and administration on hand. Please remain patient during arrival during the first few days. If you are a car drop off, please help us get your students quickly into the school by having all items such as backpacks ready to go!
- Back to School Night - Back To School Night will be held on September 19. A letter was sent via ParentSquare in late August
- Kindness - Kindness will be a central theme for us, as it always is. We will begin highlighting this in monthly themes and throughout our school. As you always do, please reinforce the importance of kindness in our everyday lives: #kindnesscampaign2024
- School Website - https://www.trschools.com/walnutst/
- District Calendar - https://www.trschools.com/calendar/docs/2024/01/_2024_2025-Calendar-_-Sheet1.pdf
- School Communication - Parent Square Fliers are below in English and Spanish. Download the app today! Once you download the app, it is helpful to adjust your settings so that you are informed when a post from the district or the school occurs. The app is the best way to receive important information quickly.
Birthday Grams! A great idea to start the year!
Please consider buying a 'Birthday Gram' for your child to start the school year. Birthday Grams are a way to recognize your child's birthday. For only $5, your child will receive a birthday message from you and receive a special goodie bag filled with trinkets and a birthday message. Please see the flier below! All proceeds will support our PBSIS Committee and our many Walnut Street positive behavioral and social/emotional initiatives! Please see the attached order form below!
As you know, district and school communication are vitally important. Here at Walnut Street Elementary School, we use various means of communication. ParentSquare is a communication app that we use to get information out quickly to our school community. It is a great idea to download the ParentSquare app to your Smartphone and make sure you use banners, sounds, badges, and push notifications so you know a message was sent. ParentSquare also sends an email to you when something is posted and can also translate into any language. Please download the app today!
Finally, the school has an active Instagram Account that we post the many happenings at Walnut Street. This account has over 360 followers. On this handle, we post amazing pictures and video of the goings on during the school year. Please follow us on Instagram: @wsewildcats
Please see below for our teacher Donor's Choose pages:
Mrs. Yodonis: May until September 8th - Magnetic Tiles for Play
Mrs. Schweitzer: June until October 11th - Mrs. Schweitzer's Donors Choose
Mrs. Cerchio: July until November 22nd - Mrs. Cerchio's Donors Choose - Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader!
Mrs. Yodonis received an 'Engaging Through Flexible Seating' project for her classroom from Donors Choose. Thank you to The Donors Choose Community!
Mrs. Schweitzer received a "Classroom Essentials Shipment" for her classroom from Donors Choose. We would like to thank the following donors: The Donors Choose Community and An Anonymous Classroom Supporter
