STEM Newsletter

September 2024

Hello Weaver Lake families,

We are a month into the school year already. It has been a great start to the school year. We have a couple of safety drills already completed, our first school wide assembly has been held, some field trips taken, and other special events, including 2nd grade's visit from the Plant Mobile and 3rd grade's visit from the Raptor Center. Students dissected worms, met the crayfish, and are growing plants using hydroponics. PTO has completed two fundraisers including a very successful Color Run. We appreciate your support in our fundraisers’ initiatives because they pay for our amazing STEM activities, field trips and special art events.

If you have not already done so, please complete the Educational Benefits application. Based on your income you may qualify to receive free or discounted prices for many educational experiences including field trips, band instruments, internet rates and electricity bills. Please click HERE to apply. It’s important to apply because not only does it benefit you, it also is an additional funding source for our school.

We appreciate the great work done by our teaching staff implementing two brand new curriculums: phonics and reading. All of the staff continues our learning journey and implementation of restorative practices. A district expert is teaching us how to implement different types of circles besides community building circles. Restorative practices actively engage the students in a reflective process about the impact of their actions on others and how to solve a problem.

Regarding staffing, Tuesday, October 1st is the first day for our new school social worker, Ms. Rebecca Buckley. We are still looking for qualified candidates for the behavior ESP position. Ms. Weaver will be back in a couple of weeks, and we thank Ms. Cindy Swanson for helping us out during Jessica’s medical leave.

The second week of October is parent-teacher conferences.

Thank you for your support and have a great October

Dr. Ronald Salazar

Principal

Weaver Lake offers a Talent Devlopment, Academic Challenge and Gifted Support services to any students in third grade to fifth grade. If any students or parents are interested in, be sure to click on the link below.

TAG Community Letter.

Parent Drop Off Procedure:

Parents/daycare vehicles pull to the curb in front of the building, past the front entrance as far as possible leaving the fire lane open. Students exit or enter the vehicle curbside only. Please do not stop within the crosswalk as it creates an unsafe situation for our students. If you are not dropping off at the curb, please park your vehicle and walk your student(s) across the crosswalk. Children MUST be escorted across the crosswalk by an adult. For the safety of all, please refrain from using your cell phone while dropping off your student(s).

Parent Pick Up Procedure:

Students will be dismissed for parent pick up at 3:55 p.m. Pick up your student(s) by the sidewalk in front of the school. Your student(s) must be ready to enter the vehicle on the passenger side. Proceed as far as possible down the curb so other vehicles can pull up behind you. Please do not stop within the crosswalk.

If you arrive early, or simply choose to do so, please park your vehicle and use designated parent pick up spaces on the south end of the lot. You will then need to exit your vehicle and cross at a crosswalk to connect with your student(s) on the sidewalk. Your student(s) will not be allowed to cross the crosswalk without an adult with them. Please follow safety patrol directions.

October 9th: Picture Day

Click HERE for more information regarding Picture Day and the purchasing process.

October 17th: No School for Students

October 18th: No School for Students

Fall Conferences are coming up in October. Parents/guardians, you will be able to sign up for Conferences on Monday September 30th after 4:00 pm through ParentVUE, and will close on Friday October 4th at 4:30 pm. Please make sure that you have an active ParentVUE Account. If you do not have an account, please click HERE to access the instructions.

Parents/guardians, please note that during conferences, teachers and staff are not responsible for students if they are waiting for parents to show up. All students are to be accounted for by their parents/guardians.

Our dates are as follows:

October 8th: 7:50 am - 9:10 am; 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

October 10th: 7:50 am - 9:10 am; 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

October 15th: 7:50 am - 9:10 am; 4:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Please call the office before 3:30 pm to speak with a staff member to place your student on the parent pick-up list. Anything after 3:30 pm makes it difficult to communicate with teachers about last minute dismissal changes.

In our first collection drive of the year, we received 14 items that fit students ranging from K-5th grade. The donated clothing items will be distributed to Weaver Lake Elementary students to enable them to participate in Weaver Wear Days! In addition, 13 like-new adult items were donated and have been used for two staff giveaways this fall. We want to extend a huge THANK YOU to our generous families that donated items to students at our school. If you are doing a bit of fall cleaning and find Weaver Wear that you are ready to pass along to a new home, please bring the items to one of the donation events throughout the year. Our next donation drive will be held November 18-December 2. We appreciate everyone who donated gently used Weaver Wear this year and hope we continue to have this community involvement for years to come!

How To Request a Donated Weaver Wear Item:

If you would like to request for your student(s) to receive a donated Weaver Wear item, please reach out to Beth Bergfield who can connect you with the school counselor or social worker. They maintain the stock of donated items and makes sure every item can find a new home. They will work with you to find the right size and style so that your students can rock their new Weaver Wear around the halls!

Thank you to all of the volunteers who helped make our Color Run a success! For events such as these, donating your TIME can be as valuable as any dollar amount donated, and we want you know you are appreciated!

We're keeping the volunteer ball rolling by heading straight into our Fall Literati Book Fair which begins on October 7. Volunteers are needed throughout the 8-day event in a variety of positions, so please take a look at the sign-up. Although there are time slots laid out, we will take volunteers for any time they are able to give. Simply select a time slot and comment with the hours that you are able to help out. Remember, all Book Fair volunteers receive 20% off their Book Fair purchases!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AAA72EAAFECF8-51660229-fall#/

We'd love to offer the Big Blue Blocks to our students during their recess times this fall before the snow flies! Volunteers are needed to monitor students while they build and create with the blocks so that the recess ESPs are free to monitor the rest of the students outside. All the information you need is on the sign-up, so take a look and let us know when you can help!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48AAA72EAAFECF8-51599957-blue#/

We still have a lot of other great volunteer opportunities on the horizon! To be sure you don't miss anything, make sure you're registered this year by filling out the online application at https://apps.raptortech.com/Apply/Nzg0OmVuLVVT

Stephanie Clark

Weaver Lake Elementary

Volunteer Coordinator/ESP

Office hours M-F 9:15am-2:15pm

763-391-8873 | Ext. 53341

https://bit.ly/WVRvolunteer