September has been a busy month on the Wildcat campus. We are well under way for a great school year. Our cross-country teams have been practicing hard and competed in their first meet the end of last week. Girl's Basketball has been busy preparing for their season with open gyms during the week and the girls are excited to start their season later this month.

As we look forward into October and the fun fall activities it brings; TK-3rd grade will be heading out to their annual Wemple's Pumpkin Patch field trips, at the end of the month junior high will put on their annual Lip Sync show which is always a great time and on Saturday, October 26th, is the Fall Carnival. The eighth grade class is busy planning a spectacular carnival for everyone to attend with games, cotton candy and the traditional cake walk. We hope you can attend some of these events.

The sixth grade class just returned from Sixth Grade Science Camp and it was a jam packed three days. We'd like to thank the teachers, parents and volunteers from various agencies who helped make that happen for our kids. Don't forget about 4th-8th grade after school homework help on Monday-Thursdays from 2:30-3:30p.m. if your students need it. As always reach out to your students teacher if they are struggling or if you have any questions.

Mrs. Lewis

October 10 - School Site Council 3:00 p.m. in the Staff Lounge

October 14 - No School

October 14 - Halloween ELOP Camp

October 15 - School Board Meeting 6:30 p.m. in the Library

October 16 - Minimum Day

October 25 - End of 1st Quarter

October 25- Picture Retakes

October 26 - Annual Halloween Carnival

October 31 - Minimum Day

SCHOOL HOURS

Regular Day Minimum Day

8:15 - 2:20 K - 3rd 8:15 - 12:40 K - 3rd

8:15 - 2:25 4 - 8th 8:15 - 12:45 4 - 8th

CURRENTLY MEALS ARE FREE TO ALL STUDENTS

Breakfast and Lunches are free to all students for the 2024-2025 school year

Milk & Juice .40
Guest Breakfast = $3.62
Guest Lunch = $5.67

This is a reminder that campus is not open until 7:45 a.m. Students must go to they playground or cafeteria but there is no supervision before 7:45 a.m. Please help us by not dropping your students off before then or having them walk to school before that time. Thank you.

This is just a reminder that from the end of the school day until 4:30 p.m. campus is closed due to after school activities and Kids Club. Thank you for your help.

As the cold season approaches, a friendly reminder that cough drops are not allowed on campus as they are considered "medicine." Thank you for your support.

Pumpkin Patch:

It’s pumpkin patch time! TK - 3rd grades will be embarking on the annual field trip to Wemple's Pumpkin Patch. Please return permission slips to your child’s teacher promptly. If you did not receive a permission slip, please contact your child’s teacher. Chaperone space is limited, please see permission slip for more information.

There is still room in this session for the Monday Coding class. Interested students can get the forms from the office or Mrs. Downs.

Please return signed/completed forms to Mrs. Downs in room 216.

The eighth grade Class of 2025 is selling pies, fudge and coffee. Your support is appreciated and items will be available for pickup just in time for Thanksgiving. Please contact Mrs. Jessica DeRose at jderose@janesvilleschool.org or Charity Moore at peaceoncharity@hotmail.com for more information. If you would like to pay by cash or check please contact Charity Moore or Rachelle Benson. Thank you for your support!

Mrs. Gamez and Mrs. Gillespie’s classes made catapults and took turns trying to sink Oreos into cups of milk. So much fun!

Fifth grade science with Mrs. Wood! Our young fifth grade scientists embarked on an exciting journey into the world of 'potions' aka chemistry with the "Penny Alchemist" experiment! As part of our pre-exploration into the properties of matter, students try to transform ordinary pennies into "gold" by exploring the fascinating process of chemical reactions with different solutions. This hands-on experiment not only sparked curiosity but also laid the groundwork for understanding how different substances interact and change. Stay tuned as we dive deeper into the magical world of matter!

The sixth graders had a great time at Sixth Grade Science Camp. A huge thanks to the teachers and parents who helped make camp happen for them.

October Meets are as follows:

Thursday, October 3 @ Richmond School

Thursday, October 10th @ Shaffer (Sage Brush Scramble)

Thursday, October 17 @ TBD

Thursday, October 24 @ Ranch Park (Janesville is Hosting)

The athletic agreement can be found here.

• Janesville Wrestling sign ups are Wednesday, Oct 9th, at 5 PM, in the ACTIVITY ROOM #301.
• Wrestling is open to eligible students in Grades 2nd - 8th.
• Athletic agreements and physicals will be collected at the meeting. Both need to be completed and turned in for your child to begin practice in October.
• Practices will begin the week of October 15th.
• Athletes need to provide wrestling shoes to practice. Street shoes are not allowed.
• We have wrestling swag for sale this year!
• Contact Mr. Herman at micahherman@ymail.com with any questions.

The athletic agreement can be found here.