

Whitmore Elementary🐾
Principal's Pen - February 2025🖊️
Whitmore is "B" rated!
Congratulations Wildcats!
5th Grade Families
Whitmore is PreK - 6!
Please make your decision now regarding traditional middle school or Whitmore's 6th grade option. If you have questions, please call our front office.
Registration is open in ParentVUE
Open Enrollment - School Choice for families - 6th grade families - TUSD has many options for your child for 7th and 8th grade. We have our 2 feeder schools, Magee and Doolen. Then, Dodge is our most popular magnet school. Please call the middle school's front office to inquire about a school tour and registration. The registration process is open!
🐾Whitmore Wildcats🐾
🐾February!🐾
Happy February!
We are almost half-way through 3rd quarter and we have several days off that make this quarter seem to fly by.
If you haven't already, start those conversations with your child about state testing. It is an assessment to quantify what a student has learned and it directly impacts our school letter grade. It is important that students attend on time, every day, and do their best!
ENROLL for the 2025-26 School Year: All families must register for next school year. This is available in ParentVUE. If you need assistance, please contact our front office at 520-232-8000. Ms. Naadiya is available to walk you through it. The process will take about 10 minutes to complete. Thank you for registering! Students who were registered by the end of January will get to participate in our Whitmore Signing Day which will be held on February 13th. Students will watch Monsters University and celebrate higher education while we have prizes and snacks. Registering helps our school secure teachers for next school year so we can better meet student needs. Thank you!
6th Grade Families: Open enrollment is open! We have two schools based on our attendance area, Magee and Doolen. Then, Dodge is our most popular magnet school option. Leigh Moyer is our enrollment specialist for Region 4 schools. She can be reached at leigh.moyer@tusd1.org for any questions about our middle schools. If you are planning on attending a school other than your home school, you will need to apply for open enrollment or complete the magnet application. Please reach out to our front office at 520-232-8000 if you have questions for us.
Academic Focus:
Triple Crown:
1. Teacher Clarity - Learning Targets and Success Criteria for the highly leveraged and continuing standards for learning.
2. PLCs - Plan instruction based on student understanding/data
3. District Curriculum - Fidelity to the state authorized and district adopted curriculum
Lost and Found. It is packed! Please reunite yourself with your favorite sweatshirt, jacket, or water bottle. Our lost and found is located in the foyer by the cafeteria. It is a wooden rack with a bin. Please check it regularly to claim your lunch boxes, backpacks, sweatshirts, jackets, etc. Glasses are turned into the office. Items not claimed in a timely manner will be donated to the TUSD clothing bank.
Connect with Whitmore:
via Whitmore Webpage
via Facebook @whitmorewildcatsTUSD
via Instagram @whitmorewildcats
via ClassDojo - Please let teachers know if you are not connected so they can assist you.
Reporting Absences/Attendance:
TUSD/Whitmore streamlined our attendance reporting procedures. Parents/guardians can now log into ParentVUE to enter a student's absence.
Late/Tardy.
If students are late, arriving after 8:15am, students must stop in the office for a tardy slip before heading to class, even if they arrive by bus. This is to ensure students are not marked absent. Parents can call the office and excuse tardies if you don't walk in with your student(s).
School Hours:
7:45am - Students may enter campus; Breakfast begins in the cafeteria
8:10am - First bell - Students line up and teachers lead to class
8:15am - Tardy bell rings; Class begins
8:30am - All gates are locked except the one closest to the office, off of the bus bay/Glenn St.
2:15pm - Gates are opened.
2:25pm - Whitmore dismisses (1:25pm - Wednesdays)
Bus Riders:
All students who ride the bus must have and wear an ID to get on the bus at home and at school. Please ensure your child keeps their ID with their backpack and school items so they have it available daily. This is their ticket to ride!
Cell Phones:
Students often come to school with their cell phones. However, Whitmore has a policy for cell phone usage. Students and parents are NOT permitted to video record or take pictures of students at any time. This includes the bus! Once students arrive on campus, phones are to be turned off and kept out of view in a backpack. Phones shall not be turned on at any time. Students violating the policy may have the electronic device confiscated and be subject to disciplinary action.
Mark your calendars:
February 3 - 7 - Happy Counselor's week - Thank you Mrs. Sawyer and Mr. C!
February 4 - Kindergarten Kickoff - New families for kindergarten for the 25-26 school year. 9-11am
February 6 - PTA @ 5pm
February 12 - Happy Crossing Guard Day - Thank you Ms. Donna!
February 13 - Whitmore Signing Day Celebration!
February 13 and 14 - 11:25am dismissal for Parent/Teacher Conferences
February 14 - Valentine's Day - please check with the classroom teacher on plans
February 17 - NO after school KIDCO - President's Day; CATS CLUB is open
February 20 and 21 - No School - Rodeo Break
February 24 - 28 - Love of Reading Week
February 25 - ELA Benchmark Testing
February 25 - Love of Reading Night
February 26 - Math Benchmark Testing
February 27 - Title I Team Walk-through
Thank you,
Jennifer Figueroa, Principal
Whitmore Elementary School
🗨️Counselor's Corner💭
Mrs. Sawyer and Mr. C support our strong PBIS program at Whitmore. Through positive behavior, students earn points to redeem for rewards. Students have a menu of items to choose from weekly. Teachers nominate students who are rocking kindness, safety, and responsibility!
Ms. Sawyer and Mr. C also provide student check-ins and small group support. If you think your child would benefit from these services, please contact either or both of them through Dojo or by calling 520-232-8046.
🚗Parent Drop-off and Pick-up🚘
Parent Drop-off and Pick-up:
The bus bay is not a parking, drop-off, or pick-up area. This lane is strictly for buses at all times.
Enter the parking lot from Glenn (this is an entrance only). There are two lanes. The right lane is a valet and keeps moving as students exit their vehicle curbside. All students must exit the vehicle curbside to use the valet lane. If that is not possible, please park and an adult will cross in the cross walk. Do not park in the right lane or leave your car in the right lane. You must use a space to park.
The left lane is not a drop-off or pick-up lane. It is used to park into a parking space. Please do not let your child exit the car in this lane. The adult (usually Mrs. Fig or Mrs. Madrid) will assist in merging traffic. Do not merge yourself. Continue forward until the monitor guides you.
Driver speed should be at a minimum speed to ensure student, family, and staff safety.
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Whitmore's Mission and Vision
Wildcats . . . 🐾
Our mission is to encourage, motivate, and support all students, families, and the community to meet each child’s needs – socially, emotionally, and academically so they develop into a mature, responsible, and respectful citizen.
Our vision - Safe Environment, Take Academic Risks, Get Involved with School Enrichment Programs (the school community), and Take Pride in Education by Respecting, Acknowledging, and Including students of all different backgrounds and differences.