Wednesday Note

Greetings WPA Families,

Mid-Year Testing

In the coming weeks, we will begin Interim RISE assessments. These assessments help us individualize and improve our instruction to all students. If you have any questions regarding these assessments, please contact us.

Coats for Kids

The Bountiful City Rotary Coats for Kids program has several vouchers available to WPA families who need warm clothing for the year. These vouchers allow families to get warm weather clothing from Walmart for WPA students and their siblings at no cost to their parents. If your family would benefit from this program, please contact Mary Anne in the front office.

PBS November Reading Challenge

Every year PBS sponsors a reading challenge for students and rewards them for participating with a free adventure pass to get into different museums, parks, zoos, etc., throughout the year. It is one of our favorite programs because it supports literacy through reading and exposure to various experiences that help build background knowledge in kids. You can find more details here.

Thanksgiving Break - One full WEEK!

We will not have school Monday, November 25th - Friday, November 29th in a combination of teacher training and the Thanksgiving holidays. Enjoy the extra time with your families.

Halloween – Events and Costume Considerations

We will celebrate Halloween on October 31st with our annual Parade, Costumes, and class parties. We will host our annual Halloween parade at 8:15. Parents are welcome to join us in the gym. The parade will pass through the gym once, so please plan accordingly. Students are welcome to wear costumes for this event. We ask that costumes be in keeping with our dress-down day dress code, be appropriate content for an elementary school, have no weapons, no masks, minimal make-up, be considerate of other cultures, and no excessive blood or gore. The Halloween parade usually takes about an hour and needs to move quickly through multiple classroom doors. For this reason, costumes that are wide, very delicate, or have long trails struggle to fit through doorways, making the experience less fun for the students wearing them and are not advised. We will be ending the day with our Halloween class parties. If you are interested in helping with class parties, please contact your student's teacher or class captain. November 1st will be a professional development day, and there will be no school for students.

Previously Shared Information

Playground Updates

A HUGE thank you to our PTO for repainting our playground blacktop to include fresh basketball courts, new hopscotch squares, and additional four-square squares. We are excited for all the new ways to play that students can now enjoy during recess. Thanks again PTO!

Dress Code Reminders

This is a friendly reminder that the WPA dress code does not permit clothing with non-school logos, sweatpants, shoes that light up, shoes with wheels, Shoes with no heels (crocks), or open toes. Tops must be Red, Navy, or White, and sweaters must be Red or Navy.

Carpool Reminders

Please use the crosswalks to cross traffic lanes. (If you are not dropping off in the front carpool lane, please have students cross onto the school property using the crosswalk on the west side of the school near the garden.)

Please pull all the way forward when possible to pick up or drop off; it is the number one thing parents can do to help the carpool move smoothly.

Please save the center parking area for staff and individuals needing to access the permitted wheelchair and accessible parking.

Start of Year Testing

In the coming weeks, we will be assessing a variety of different topics to provide students with the highest quality of education possible. These assessments will include Acadience Reading Assessments (formally DIBELS Reading), WIDA, Acadience Math, and curriculum-based assessments. Later in the fall, we will administer the CogAT (grades 3 & 5) and begin Interim RISE assessments. If you have any questions regarding these assessments, don't hesitate to get in touch with us.