Wilson Creek News
Manhattan School District 114
May/June 2024
We've made it to the end of this school year. It is true that the days are long but the years pass by so quickly. It has been our pleasure to play, learn, and grow alongside your children this year!
Our preschoolers are confidently navigating their spaces and routines, using new skills, and demonstrating independence. Our Kindergarten students have matured into school-age students, comfortable with school expectations and exploding with knowledge and skills. Our first grade students are readers, writers, experts of all things WC, and getting taller every day. Our second graders are ready to move on up and out to bigger and better things in 3rd grade. While you as parents may not be ready, they will thrive on the independence and bigger kid fun that awaits them in 3rd grade.
This is a historic year as not only our 2nd graders but also our current 1st graders will be leaving Wilson Creek. While their time in our Wilson Creek family is a bit shorter, we are excited for the students and staff that will be moving over to Anna McDonald for this new chapter in MSD114 history. Mrs. Kirk has already been working with the Anna Mac staff to make this as smooth of a transition as possible. We are also excited for the staff and students staying at Wilson Creek to spread out a bit, and settle in as a Preschool-1st grade building. It will still be the best play to play, learn, and grow. Mrs. Rohe and Mrs. Conlin will be looking forward to welcoming the preschool-1st graders this summer and fall, too!
We still have a FULL month of memory-making and fun ahead for our Wilson Creek students.
Please continue to read your child's grade level/classroom newsletter for important dates, reminders, and special events. There are many things going on that are grade-level or classroom-specific. Also, stay tuned for our WC End of Year Countdown of the last 11 days of school!
2024 Young Authors
We had 130 K-2 students participate in Young Authors this year! Great job to all of our creative and engaging writers. Students will participate in a Zoom Awards Assembly from their classrooms on May 14th. Awesome job, young authors!
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
Important May Dates
- 1-3 K-2 Student Led Concession Stand
- 2 Last Day or Order 23-24 Yearbooks
- 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week
- 7 Manhattan McDonald's McTeacher Night
- 8 Board of Education Meeting 6:30 PM
- 9 2nd Grade Mother's Day Luncheons
- 10 2nd Grade Mother's Day Luncheons
- 15 MJHS Band/Orchestra/Choir Concert 10 AM
- 23 PTO Field Day
- 27 NO SCHOOL
- 28 2nd Grade Round Barn Field Trip
- 28 1st Grade Donuts & Dodgeball
- 28 Benefit for Manhattan Food Pantry 4:30-7:30 PM
- 291st Grade Round Barn Trip
- 29 Preschool Last Day of School
- 30 Preschool Screenings (by appt. only)
- 31 Last Day of School for K-2
- 31 3rd Trimester Report Cards
- 31 12:30 Early Release Day
*not listed: 1st grade Big Run Wolf Ranch Field Trips (May 2, 10)
Camp Invention Registration & Upcycle Collection
We're happy to offer Camp Invention for incoming K-5 students at Wilson Creek June 10-14th this summer! Use the button below for more information.
We're also accepting donations for "upcycling" at camp this year. The list below outlines items we'd love to use at camp. If you'd like to donate any items, please send them with your child or drop them off at our event on May 28th or any day that last week of school. Thank you!
2024-2025 Student Registration
2024-2025 school year registration is currently online and will be ongoing for current families. You should have received an email from PowerSchool with the link, instructions and your child’s snapcode. Please fill out the registration forms by updated contact information and your child's health history. Please submit them as soon as you can. The parent portal will close at the end of June.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Debbie Jones at 815-531-3350 or email dejones@manhattan114.org.
Notes from our Nurses
As the end of this school year approaches, please keep the following in mind:
All medication needs to be picked up on the last day of school. It will be properly disposed of if not picked up by the end of the day.
The physical, dental, and vision forms for our future kindergarten students need to be dropped off at the district office by 8/1/24.
All supplies for our students with diabetes need to be picked up on the last day of school.
Please be proactive for next year! All second-grade students will need a dental form, those on delayed vaccination schedules will need an updated schedule and those on medications will need a new medication authorization form for next year. Don’t wait to make your appointments!
Nurses Leann Snider and Kelli Kueltzo, can be reached at lsnider@manhattan114.org and kkueltzo@manhattan114.org.
Lunch & Milk Money
Just a reminder: if your child receives Free or Reduced Price Lunches, this does NOT apply to lunch milk only which is offered for $0.30 at lunch each day. The federal program only applies to the entire lunch that is offered. If your child would like milk only and qualifies for this program, they will still be charged $0.30.
As we approach a great deal of change and district restructuring in the coming months, I am grateful for your continued support of our staff and your children! It has been an honor and privilege to lead Wilson Creek for the last ten years. We've been through what feels like constant change and challenge but the dedication of our staff and the support and kindness of our families has always been a constant. I look forward to serving the district in a new capacity next year and thank you, again.
As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!
Sincerely,
Kim Maher, Principal
Megan Conlin, Assistant Principal
Wilson Creek Elementary School
Email: kmaher@manhattan114.org
Website: www.manhattan114.org
Location: 25440 South Gougar Road, Manhattan, IL, USA
Phone: (815)478-4527
Facebook: facebook.com/manhattanschooldistrict114
Twitter: @manhattansd114