Wildcat Weekly!
We are now into October and we had an outstanding September! Our Kindness Theme for this month is Respect. Next week we will be celebrating our annual Week of Respect Anti-Bullying Campaign and we will continue with our Week of Respect Themes through the school year. See below for our themed dress days starting Monday:
- Monday, October 7: 'Team Up Against Bullying!’ - Wear Sports Team Gear
- Tuesday, October 8: ‘We workout our problems!’- Wear workout/gym gear
- Wednesday, October 9: ‘HERO day (Help Everyone Respect Others)’ - Wear Superhero gear
- Thursday, October 10: ‘Unity Day’ - Wear Orange for Bullying Prevention Month
- Friday, October 11: 'We are One!’ - Wear Wildcat gear
Our Book Fair is starts next week and Family Night is tonight! Come on out to see all of the fun and exciting books and items that are on sale. Also, please consider volunteering your time next week for our classroom visits to the Book Fair. Please follow this link to sign up and volunteer! Thank you to our hardworking PTO! Our PTO Corner section of the newsletter is below. Please consider signing up for future events/fundraisers.
On Tuesday we honored our Students of the Month! Thank you to the students for showing Kindness during the month of September! Each student received a gift certificate for a free Papa John's pizza (Thank you Mr. Waunsch!)
Our Fall Festival is coming up in three weeks. This is always a great event and we are adding a 'Trunk or Treat' to the festivities this year. Please click on the flier (below) in English and Spanish for more information. We strongly recommend prepaying for the event so that we can order the correct amount of pumpkins.
This week we were visited by Kory (pictured above) from 92.7 WOBM. They generously donated tons of school supplies for the students of Walnut Street Elementary School. Thank you!
For the month of October, our district Kindness Campaign continues with a targeted focus on the character trait of Respect, which plays a crucial role in our everyday interactions and helps to build a positive and supportive school community. Respect involves treating others with kindness, understanding, and consideration, regardless of their background, opinions, or actions. It’s about recognizing the value in others and showing this through our words and actions.
Over the course of the month, students will participate in various activities aimed at teaching and celebrating respect. These activities will include classroom lessons and schoolwide focus that emphasizes the importance of respectful behavior. We encourage you to support our efforts by reinforcing respect at home. Simple actions such as listening actively, using polite language, and setting a good example can have a significant impact. Discuss what respect means to your family and share stories about times when respect made a difference in your lives.
This week's Kindness quote was: 'Respect means you care enough to think about others' feelings before you act.' We were well represented downtown during our district's Kindness Campaign Kickoff on Monday. We want to thank our awesome students who volunteered their time: Connor Bruton, Madison Fiore, Thiago Jimenez, Aliza Kamal, Sofia Kamal, and Zara Kamal. Check out the pictures below! #KINDNESS MATTERS #kindnesscampaign2024
Check out our Kindness Campaign winners below. Charlotte and Payton were both were recognized by the teachers for helping friends at Walnut Street. Thank you to Freddy's Steakburger's on Route 37! Please continue to emphasize the importance of kindness, respect, and understanding at home.
Custodian Appreciation Day was Wednesday. We sincerely thank Ms. Anderson, Mr. Baxter, and our night crew for all they do for our school!
Our PBSIS winners are below. Names will be drawn every Friday! Thank you for being responsible, respectful, and safe!
Our Employees of the Week are Mrs. Krupinski and Mrs. Salmons! Congratulations!
Who is ready for some fall fun??? The PBSIS Committee would like to invite you to our Annual Wildcat Fall Festival Night on October 24 from 5-7pm! We are bringing lots of fun right here to Walnut Street Elementary School and you won’t want to miss it! This exciting night will include a pumpkin from our patch, face painting (Thank you Toms River North!), snacks, Freddy’s Frozen Custard and a Trunk or Treat!! Water, snacks and ice cream and our Buckets of Fun raffle will be available for cash purchases as well.
Please use the link below to volunteer to be part of our Trunk or Treat. We can't wait to see you there!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ejSS8M3jtCUVqsyJ-AXYQjZ8Id_mO6L09zPW-cA-fgU/edit
Our Halloween Parade will be held on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 and will start promptly at 10:25 AM. This is sure to be a fun-filled event that everyone is looking forward to! Earlier in the week, a letter about the details of the event including costume expectations was send. Below, you can find this letter in English and Spanish. Let's work together to make this another fun parade!
Buy a Birthday Gram and Bucket of Fun Today!
'Birthday Grams' are on sale now and we be available for sale at Back to School Night (please bring cash to purchase). You can also purchase by viewing the flier below. 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.
Buckets of Fun is also a great way to get involved and will be exciting for your child. This is a raffle where students can win fun and exciting prizes. Raffle prizes include: teacher assistant for a period, lunch with a teacher, extra art class, McDonald's Happy Meals, 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony VIP parking (5th grade only), front row seating for the 5th Grade Moving Up Ceremony (5th grade only), preferred seating for the fall and spring chorus concert, preferred seating for the band/orchestra concerts, and preferred seating for the school Drama Production. Tickets will be on sale at Back to School Night.
All proceeds will support our PBSIS Committee and our many Walnut Street positive behavioral and social/emotional initiatives!
- October 4 (Tonight!) - Book Fair Parent Night (Gymnasium): 6:00 - 8:00 PM (Enter through Door 12)
- October 7 - Week of Respect Begins:
- Monday, October 7: 'Team Up Against Bullying!’ - Wear Sports Team Gear
- Tuesday, October 8: ‘We workout our problems!’- Wear workout/gym gear
- Wednesday, October 9: ‘HERO day (Help Everyone Respect Others)’ - Wear Superhero gear
- Thursday, October 10: ‘Unity Day’ - Wear Orange for Bullying Prevention Month
- Friday, October 11: 'We are One!’ - Wear Wildcat gear
- October 14 - School Closed for Students
- October 23 and 24 - PTO Spooky Ghost Lollipop Sale
- October 24 - Fall Festival: 5:00 - 7:00 PM
- October 30 - Halloween Parade: 10:25 AM
- November 5 - Remote Learning Day
- November 7 and 8 - No School: NJEA Convention
- Parent/Teacher Conferences: December 3 - 5
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
Congratulations to Mrs. Yodonis who received a "Colored Resources for the Win!" project for her classroom from Donors Choose.
We would like to thank the following donor: Anonymous (New Jersey)
Please click here for our Media Center Donor's Choose Page
