Whitmore Elementary🐾

Happy May!

Whitmore Families, we are in the final month of the 2024-2025 school year. We have lots of events planned for the end of year, so ensure you stay up-to-date on ClassDojo. We hope to see you at many of our closing of the year festivities!

Thank you to all of our parent volunteers during the color run! This is always a fun event. We appreciate you taking time out of your day to have some fun with us.

Mark your calendars:

May 2 - Last Courtyard Announcements of the year - 6th grade takes the stage!

May 2 - AASA Movie Day

May 2 - CATS CLUB - LAST DAY!!💥💥🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾🐾💥💥

May 3-9 - Book Fair - Book Fair ends the night of Ice Cream Social

May 5 - 9 - Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week

May 9 - Ice Cream Social 6:00pm-7:30pm

May 13 - Variety Show @ 6:30pm - Cafeteria

May 14 - Orchestra Concert @ 9:00am in the cafeteria

May 14 - Fire Department Water/Wet Down Day

May 19 - Kindergarten Celebration @ 9:00am

May 20 - 4th Quarter PBIS Dance Party

May 21 - 5th Grade Celebration @ 9:00am

May 22 - 6th Grade Promotion @ 9:00am

Thank you,

Jennifer Figueroa, Principal

Whitmore Elementary School

Whitmore's Academic Focus 2024-25:

Triple Crown Areas:

1. Teacher Clarity - Learning Targets and Success Criteria for the highly leveraged and continuing standards for learning.

2. PLCs - Plan instruction based on student understanding/data

3. District Curriculum - Fidelity to the state authorized and district adopted curriculum

Lost and Found. As the end of the year approaches, please check the Lost and Found to claim missing items. Items not claimed by the last day of school will be donated to the TUSD clothing bank at Duffy.

Connect with Whitmore:

via Whitmore Webpage

via Facebook @whitmorewildcatsTUSD

via Instagram @whitmorewildcats

via ClassDojo - Please let teachers know if you are not connected so they can assist you.

Cell Phones:

Students often come to school with their cell phones. However, Whitmore has a policy for cell phone usage. Students and parents are NOT permitted to video record or take pictures of students at any time. This includes the bus! Once students arrive on campus, phones are to be turned off and kept out of view in a backpack. Phones shall not be turned on at any time. Students violating the policy may have the electronic device confiscated and be subject to disciplinary action.

Mrs. Sawyer and Mr. C support our strong PBIS program at Whitmore. Through positive behavior, students earn points to redeem for rewards. Students have a menu of items to choose from weekly. Teachers nominate students who are rocking kindness, safety, and responsibility!

Ms. Sawyer and Mr. C also provide student check-ins and small group support. If you think your child would benefit from these services, please contact either or both of them through Dojo or by calling 520-232-8046.

Parent Drop-off and Pick-up:

The bus bay is not a parking, drop-off, or pick-up area. This lane is strictly for buses at all times.

Enter the parking lot from Glenn (this is an entrance only). There are two lanes. The right lane is a valet and keeps moving as students exit their vehicle curbside. All students must exit the vehicle curbside to use the valet lane. If that is not possible, please park and an adult will cross in the cross walk. Do not park in the right lane or leave your car in the right lane. You must use a space to park.

The left lane is not a drop-off or pick-up lane. It is used to park into a parking space. Please do not let your child exit the car in this lane. The adult (Mr. Suhail or Mrs. Madrid) will assist in merging traffic. Do not merge yourself. Continue forward until the monitor guides you.

Driver speed should be at a minimum speed to ensure student, family, and staff safety.

Our mission is to encourage, motivate, and support all students, families, and the community to meet each child’s needs – socially, emotionally, and academically so they develop into a mature, responsible, and respectful citizen.

Our vision - Safe Environment, Take Academic Risks, Get Involved with School Enrichment Programs (the school community), and Take Pride in Education by Respecting, Acknowledging, and Including students of all different backgrounds and differences.

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Address: 5330 East Glenn Street, Tucson, AZ

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Office: 520-232-8000

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