Wasco Weekly

Dear Families,

Over the course of the next two weeks, we'll be conducting our regular Foundational Skills Assessment to check each student's literacy progress. This helps us ensure every child is developing the literacy skills they need to succeed.

Our teachers will check age-appropriate literacy skills for all students in grades K-5. For example:

* Kindergarten students will check basic sound skills, like identifying beginning and ending sounds in words

* Older students (grades 2-5) will read passages to demonstrate their reading fluency

This is part of our district’s guiding principles of literacy. We are grounded in the development of the five pillars of literacy instruction.

Reading success is built on five essential skills that we teach and measure throughout the year. You can help us by reaching out to your child's teacher for:

- Updates on your child's progress

- Reading activities you can do at home

- Specific ways to help your child succeed

We're here to support your child's reading journey! If you have any questions about this information, contact your child's teacher if you need any additional information or resources.

Thank you for being partners in your child's education.

Kind regards,

Mrs. Brennan

Principal, Wasco Elementary School

stephanie.brennan@d303.org

331-228-6294

For information about your child’s progress, in addition to communicating with your child’s teacher, you can:

• Visit our Parent HUB, Grades 3-5, to find: Eureka Math Program, Wonders Reading Program

• Visit our Parent HUB, all grades to find: iReady Learning Platform

On Thursday, February 27th, all elementary students in D303 will have a half-day of school due to our Spring parent-teacher conferences. These conferences serve a different purpose than our Fall goal-setting conferences. Spring conferences provide teachers the opportunity to connect with families of students to discuss progress towards goals and areas for growth. The February 27 conferences have a much shorter time frame of 1:15-3:35. This means that teachers will only be able to meet with a few families that afternoon. Your child’s teacher will be sending a letter home with either a request to meet or a message stating that a conference is not necessary at this time.

Due to the 12:00 dismissal, students will not have lunch at school that day. All classrooms will take a snack break at some point in the morning.

Jan 20: MLK Jr. Holiday -No School/Offices Closed

Jan 24: PTO Snowball Dance (see ad below)

Jan 27: Donuts w/Grown Ups- 3rd Grade

Jan 29: Early Release @2:35pm

Feb 17: Presidents' Day - No School/Offices Closed

Feb 18: School Improvement Day - No School for Students

Feb 21: End of 2nd Trimester

Feb 24: Donuts w/Grown Ups- 4th Grade

Feb 26: Early Release @2:35pm

Feb 27: K-5 Conferences-Dismissal @ 12:00pm

Feb 28: Teacher Institute Day- No School for Stuudents

Organic Life is offering Plant Based options alongside traditional entrees on our menu.

This will include Plant Based meatballs, burgers, chicken nuggets, chicken patties and chicken tenders.

Grades K-5 menus will reflect the added options and students will be able to choose "Plant Based Entree E" in the morning when they choose their lunch entree in the classroom.

We are excited to take this step to provide Plant Based items to the students! If you have any questions please contact Kathie Travis at 331-228-5711 or kathie.travis@d303.org.

Families,

Unfortunately, our school nurse has resigned. Until the replacement nurse is on boarded, the D303 nursing team will be supporting Wasco students. Any correspondence can be forwarded directly to our front office or you can use the following email address: was-nurses@d303.org

In response to the feedback we received from the Parent SEL Google survey, we would like to share information regarding CHAMPS and our PAWS-itive Reinforcement system. Please read the following information and reach out if you have any additional questions regarding the systems that we have in place to support learning here at Wasco. Partnerships with parents play an important role in supporting student success - so THANK YOU!

PTO SNOWBALL DANCE INFO!! TICKET PRICES HAVE BEEN REDUCED !! Tickets are now $5 per person for anyone over the age of 4. Come enjoy the dance and make memories with your whole family! Everything is included in the admission price EXCEPT the silent auction. If you have already purchased tickets, you will be refunded the FULL amount, and you will have to repurchase the tickets at the lower cost. Tickets can be purchased at the door or on pushcoin. If you have any questions, please email wascopto@gmail.com

order tickets here----> https://store.d303.org/?YCY57LFFT5=CAPA45RHXF#!/products/CPF6MFITIJ

SILENT AUCTION INFO!

*Each item will having a starting bid.

*if you want to bid on the item, you will write your name on the sheet along with the amount you are bidding (increments will be specified on each item).

*last name on the sheet by the end of the event will claim the item.

**if you do not have money to claim the item at the end of the event, you will have 7 days to claim before we move on to the next person on the list**

*we will take cash, check (made payable to Wasco elementary PTO) or zelle (qr code will be provided).

Wasco will be participating in Cougars Reading Club, a reading incentive program sponsored by the Kane County Cougars baseball team. Your child will have the opportunity to improve his or her reading skills while earning a free ticket to a Cougars game, a free hot dog and drink at the game, and participating in a parade on the field before the game. They will also receive a ‘golden ticket’ which gets them and an adult into any home Cougars game for free for the 2025 season. It is an eight week program divided into four-two week segments. Your child needs to complete one hour of reading per week and record their accomplishments on the parent verification form that was sent home last week. After your child has completed the eight weeks of reading, he or she will get a voucher for games either on Saturday, May 17, at 6:30 pm or Sunday, May 18, at 1:00pm. More information will be sent home regarding the games.

The map below displays how Wasco organizes dismissal for car riders. We will be directing students to wait on our “front lawn” for their ride. If they see their families' vehicles, they can walk along the sidewalk and enter the stopped vehicle. If you would like to leave your car to pick up your child, you are free to park in the lot.

You can save this as a handy reference for your caregivers or visiting family members who do pick up as well!

District 303 is proud to partner with the Glenbard Parent Series (GPS) to offer our families broader access to information sessions and resources that support their child’s development.

For decades, GPS has been offering free programs that aim to empower and strengthen families, individuals and communities. As a partner organization, District 303 will support promoting upcoming programs and their importance to our local 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:

candace.thoke@d303.org

heather.kudabeck@d303.org

stephanie.brennan@d303.org

Email: heather.kudabeck@d303.org
Website: https://district.d303.org/
Location: 4N782 School Street, Wasco, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2900