Wildcat Weekly!
Our Students of the Month (pictured below) were recognized for being respectful and caring students. Congratulations to our October Students of the Month: Serafina Stanley, Henry Zwirz, Amanda Martinez, Eleanor Wetzel, Kaden Worthy, Reece Sampson, Arian Villa Martinez, Mayla DeFranca, Chase Cooper, Sofia Pacheco Ibarra, Wesley Rogan, Kharijen Damas, Madison Brennan, Martin Cizmar, Skylar Suero, Leo Munoz Mendoza, Jayce Kocsik, Trey McDermott, Colin Fagioli, Henry Poloski, Ella Hall, Melichi Drew, Penelope Letrick, Andrew Myers, Michael Torres-Montes, Alex Jones, Suri Braun, Olivia Bivins, Caelyn McKee, Lily Poloski, Emilia DeFranca, Connor Bruton, Landon Coraggio-DiMaria and Liliana Vargas.
Each student of the month was given a free pizza to Papa John's on Route 37 East. Thank you Mr. Steve Waunsch, owner, for his continued support for our school district!
Thank you to our PTO whose hard work and dedication during the Fall Scholastic Book Fair helped us raised just under $8,000! Pictured is Mr. Hudson the PTO Vice President presenting us with the check. Thank you!
Speaking of the PTO, the school store is on Wednesday and Thursday of next week! Price ranges are from $1 - $5. This is a student favorite! (Flier below)
Gratitude is the focus of our monthly kindness theme. Our Gratitude Tree is filling out (photo below)! Lessons in our classrooms are ongoing this month and our students are responding to finding the small things in life that give us happiness and joy. Our quote of the week was: 'When eating fruit, remember the one who planted the tree.'
Walnut Street Elementary School will be running a Food Drive to benefit the Toms River American Legion Post 129 and local veterans. We will be collecting donations of non-perishable items and toiletries from Monday, November 4-Tuesday, November 26th. We ask that you consider donating to this great local group and the veterans and their families in the community. Thank you for your support!
Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on December 3, 4, and 5 this year. We are looking forward to having meaningful discussions about student academic and social progress thus far. If you have any questions about when your appointment time is, please reach out to your child's classroom teacher. Please note that December 3, 4, and 5 will be early dismissal days with our school day ending at 12:40 PM each day.
Our nurse's office is in need of children's clothing. Please consider donating new or gently used children's clothing of all types and sizes to our nurse's office. We thank you for your consideration!
Please see the attendance section below for a fun attendance initiative we are starting during the month of November!
Cub Scout Flier and Hispanic Heritage Club information below.
Our Employees of the Week are Mrs. Bish and Mrs. Gallaghar. Congratulations and thank you for going above and beyond!
September and October attendance numbers show we are comparable to our 2023 numbers. Until Winter Break, grade levels and individual classrooms will be recognized for outstanding daily attendance! Extra recess and class parties will be given out in recognition of this achievement.
Below is a great website related to attendance. Please check it out and join us in featuring the importance of being here every day ready to learn!
Please join us on November 26 for a Fundraiser that will benefit Walnut Street Elementary School's PBSIS Committee! As you know, our PBSIS Committe does amazing work to further foster a positive school climate and culture by recognizing students for responsible, respectful, and safe behavior. Please mention our fundraier that night and 20% of our proceeds will go back to our students. This is our second fundraiser with this awesome restaurant so let's come out and support our school!
Please see the flier below in English and Spanish.
Our hardworking Hispanic Heritage Club is holding a fundraiser! Please consider supporting them! Key chains, bracelets, and other items are on sale to help support the efforts of this club. Below, please see the fliers with information in both English and Spanish. If you have any questions, please reach out to Mrs. Marra or Mrs. Denardo.
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!
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
Our next PTO meeting is on November 12 in Cafeteria C starting at 6:30 PM. We will be giving you important information and we will be recognizing our Students of the Month! Follow our Instagram account: @walnutstreetelempto
Please volunteer for these upcoming events!:
School Store - November 2024, February and May 2025
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51112959-school
Holiday Craft Night and Secret Shopper Event 12/12
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51113606-holiday
Bingo Night 1/23
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51113557-bingo
Someone Special Dance 2/27
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51113595-2025
Outdoor Movie Night 5/16
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51113499-outdoor
Calling All Bakers
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51116214-calling
