The Wallin Way Weekly Newsletter

August 23rd, 2024

Good Evening K9s!

What a Fantastic Week We've Had!

We kicked off our first week of school with an exciting start! On Monday, we had our first school assembly, featuring a guest performer who put on an inspiring "It's Cool to be Kind" concert. Before the concert, students reflected on what kindness means to them, and during the performance, they sang songs about kindness. Some students even shared their reflections on stage. It was a heartwarming way to begin our school year!

This week, we also celebrated our first winners of the Principal's Award, recognizing students who exhibit our school PRIDE values. Additionally, we made birthdays extra special with our "birthday book buddies," where students chose a book as a gift to celebrate their birthday and foster a love for reading. We’ll be continuing our birthday book buddies throughout the school year to keep the joy of reading alive!

We wrapped up the week with a successful evacuation (fire) drill, where students practiced safely exiting the building in case of an emergency. All in all, it’s been a great start to the year!

Be sure to check out the details below about our upcoming Curriculum Night this Tuesday (8/27) and important information regarding iReady Testing.

Children First,

Marie Zlotnikov, Principal

Samantha Helland, Assistant Principal

Principal Award Winners

Curriculum Night Details - Tuesday, August 27th

We’re excited to welcome you to Curriculum Night, a parents-only event designed to give you an in-depth look at your child’s learning experience this year. Please arrange for childcare, as this event is for parents only.

Event Details:

Doors Open: 4:45 PM
Opening Presentation: 5:00 PM in the gym, led by Marie Zlotnikov and Samantha Helland.

After the opening presentation, you’ll have the opportunity to attend team presentation sessions. Each team will present the same information twice, allowing families with multiple children to attend different grade-level sessions.

Parking Information:

Please park in our staff parking lot or the Ira Jones parking lot.
Kindly refrain from parking on the grass.

Below you will find the schedule and locations of the different team presentations. We look forward to seeing you there!

iReady Testing Information

Plainfield Community Consolidated District 202 implemented the i-Ready Diagnostic assessment this year in grades K-8. The i-Ready Diagnostic is administered in the fall, mid-year and at the end of year.

You will receive a parent report from the assessment outlining your child’s progress in Reading and Mathematics. K-8 reports will be sent home following the testing window.

i‐Ready Diagnostic assesses the following skill areas:

Reading - Phonological Awareness, Phonics, High‐Frequency Words, Vocabulary and Comprehension
Mathematics – Number and Operations, Algebra, Measurement and Data, and Geometry

i-Ready is an adaptive assessment that presents students with questions that can be both too easy and too hard. It is designed to do this until the assessment finds exactly the level at which the student is performing. Therefore, students will certainly have seen some items above his or her level.

The assessment efficiently assesses students across multiple grade levels, allowing for identification of root causes of students’ struggles; or for identification of areas where a student is ready for further challenge. The results of the adaptive assessment provide teachers with an instructional course of action personalized for each student.

More information is also available at: http://i-readycentral.com/home-connections/

Feel free to contact us or our district office if you have any questions related to the i-Ready assessment.