Wildcat Weekly!
This week we crowned our new Teacher of the Year and Educational Professional of the Year: Congratulations to Mrs. Edwards-Cruz, art teacher, and Ms. McLoughlin, speech therapist (pictured right). Both are incredible at what they do! They are dedicated professionals who are student advocates and are incredibly innovative in their classrooms. We thank everyone who contributed to this selection process.
Our Holiday Shop and PTO Craft Fair was held yesterday and it was an incredible success. It was so heartwarming to see our students and families enjoying the holiday season together. There are so many people to thank for the success of this event. Our hardworking PTO, parent volunteers, teacher volunteers and our student elf helpers!
Several attendance winners for the month of November! See the pictures below.
We are continuing our lessons on Generosity. This week we continued our activities and discussions about the importance of being generous and how we can not only be generous by giving, but also by delivering a kind word or action towards others. We are also encouraging students to perform small acts of kindness, such as helping a classmate with their work or writing a thank-you note to someone who has helped them. Congratulations to our Kindness winners of the week...Aubrie and Ubaldo!
Our Generosity/Kindness quote of the week: 'No one has ever become poor by giving.' - Anne Frank
The 'Dates to Remember' section below gives you a great snapshot of the events and happenings we have coming up. Our Winter Chorus Concert is on December 19 starting at 6:30 PM.
Our Winter Spirit Week will begin on December 16. Check out the themed dress days below!
Monday, December 16 - ‘Winter Wonderland’ - Wear the color white
Tuesday, December 17- ‘Warm and Cozy Day’ - Wear pajamas
Wednesday, December 18 -’Work out Wednesday’ - Wear Workout Gear
Thursday, December 19 - ‘Its Sweater Weather!’ Wear an ugly sweater
Friday, December 20 - ‘See you in January Wildcats!’ Wear Wildcat gear
This week's Employees of the Week are Mrs. Urso and Mrs. Schweitzer...congratulations!
Please be advised there is an early dismissal day on Friday, December 20. Our school day will end at 12:40 PM.
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!
Buy a Birthday Gram and Bucket of Fun Today!
'Birthday Grams' are still on sale and 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.
Our Buckets of Fun fundraiser got us the first winners of the year! These families are receiving 2 VIP tickets/reserved seats for our upcoming Chorus Concert. Congratulations to the families of:
Christian Harrell
Julie LaMarsh
Alex Augustesen
Declan O'Leary
All proceeds will support our PBSIS Committee and our many Walnut Street positive behavioral and social/emotional initiatives!
- December 16 - ‘Winter Wonderland’ - Wear the color white
- December 17- ‘Warm and Cozy Day’ - Wear pajamas
- December 18 -’Work out Wednesday’ - Wear Workout Gear
- December 19 - ‘Its Sweater Weather!’ Wear an ugly sweater
- December 20 - ‘See you in January Wildcats!’ Wear Wildcat gear
- December 19: Winter Chorus Concert, 6:30 PM
- December 20: Early Dismissal Day (School day ends at 12:40 PM)
- December 21 - January 1: Schools Closed - Winter Recess
- January 2: Students return from winter recess
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 December 10 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 - February and May 2025
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60B0A4FABAE2AA6FD0-51112959-school
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
