Whisker's Den March 11, 2024
Weekly news for WAS Wildcat Families: Vol 2-6
Parent Homework
Hello WAS Families,
WAS School is celebrating Read Across America with a month-long reading challenge and special events from March 18 to 22. We have many fun events in store for everyone...
As a new event this year, the Rochester Public Library is asking students to participate in a reading challenge against Dover to see which town can read the most minutes during March.
March 18-22, 2024
MONDAY:
Green Eggs and Ham day: Wear green to celebrate this classic Dr. Seuss book!
TUESDAY:
Dress as your favorite book character!
School wide book swap! Bring in the books you’ve outgrown and swap them for another.
WEDNESDAY:
Wear stripes today in honor of A Bad Case of the Stripes by David Shannon
**Guest Reader Day: Special guest readers will be reading to the classrooms from 9:30-11:00**
THURSDAY:
Dress in one color to celebrate the book The Day the Crayons Quit
Buddy Reading: Upper grades will be visiting their lower grade buddy classrooms for some shared reading
FRIDAY:
Hat Day! Celebrate The Cat in the Hat and Jan Brett’s The Hat by wearing the hat of your choice!
- We are sending the census forms home on Friday March 8th 2024, please make any changes that are needed and return them to school no later than Friday March 15th 2024.
- It is hard to believe that classroom placement process is starting for next year. Parent feedback is an important part of that process. From now until Spring Break, parents can fill out the Parent Placement Questionnaire as the sole source of home input before we start the process over the summer
Mark your calendar for the following dates (more info below):
March 12th Teacher's Workshop - No School
Read Across America Week March 18th -March 22nd
April 3, 2024 Early Release
April 22nd -April 26th Spring Break
Nurse Notes
There is a lot of sickness going around right now. Please make sure that your student is well enough to come to school each day! If your child has a fever, chills, stomach aches or bowel problems that are related to sickness. Please keep your child home. Frequent hand washing, is essential at this time.
Social Emotional Learning Corner
Registration is NOW OPEN for Girls on the Run 2024 spring season!
GOTR is a nationwide program for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade girls designed for them to discover their potential and power as leaders.
Participants will:
Build inner strength
Build confidence to stand up for themselves and others
Increase physical activity
Learn what it means to be “part of a team”
Important information:
Registration closes April 1st and practice will begin on April 2nd.
Practice will be weekly on both Tuesdays and Thursdays 3:30-5:00 PM.
Celebratory 5K race will be held June 1st.
Registration link: https://www.pinwheel.us/register/index/GOTRNH-programregspring2024?sid=2c904be70bbd4e0e9dba5474ea50449d
For more information on the program: https://www.girlsontherunnh.org/
dismissal. Please let the person picking up know we will ask for I.D.
New Staff Introduction
Please join our WAS school community in welcoming Molly St.Germain, who is joining our guidance
team as a school counselor. Ms. Molly has been in the classrooms each week doing Social-Emotional lessons with your students. Ms. Molly brings an exuberance of energy and passion to her role.
William Allen School
Email: gray.d@sau54.org
Website: https://www.rochesterschools.com/o/was
Location: 23 Granite Street, Rochester, NH 03867, USA
Phone: 603-332-2280
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WilliamAllenSchool/
Twitter: @WAllenSchool