J-Hawk Journal
May 17th-24th
UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES:
May 20- Late Start Monday- 1st bell 9:40 a.m. 2nd bell 9:55 a.m.
May 20- 5th grade band rehearsal- Maertens
May 21- 5th grade band lessons/ rehearsal Cozzoni and Rolfes
May 23- ALL STUDENT LIBRARY BOOKS DUE BACK IN THE LIBRARY
MAY 23- END OF YEAR Assembly 2:15- Webster Gym
May 24- 5th Grade Promotion 2:15 Webster Gym
May 24- LASY DAY OF SCHOOL
Looking ahead...
August 23- First Day of School K-5
Webster Garden Help
We are looking for volunteers to help us keep our gardens growing over summer break! These garden beds will contain produce that will be harvested in the fall and served in our lunchroom. Please sign up for a week when you are available.
Also, we are looking for donations of kid-sized gardening gloves.
Thank you in advance for your help!
EOY Class Picnics for 1st-5th grade
1st-5th grade students will be enjoying a picnic with their class in celebration of the ending of this school year next week. Students will need to either bring a disposable sack lunch (all items included can be thrown away following lunch consumption) or order a sack lunch from the school nutrition services (same cost as daily lunch and can be taken from student's lunch account). We will need to know how many sack lunches are needed from the school's kitchen so the correct amount of food can be ordered. Please click on the order form below if you need a school lunch.
*Please note that Kindergarten will be doing popsicles in the park instead of a lunch picnic so they do not need to fill out the form below.
Moving...
As we are formulating class lists for next year, it is important to know if your child(ren) will NOT be returning to Webster. If you WILL BE LEAVING the Urbandale School District at the end of the school year, please let the office know by either calling or emailing. Otherwise, we will plan on them attending next year. You can reach us at 515-331-8600 or email Brenda Briggs at briggsb@urbandaleschools.com or Erin Campney at campneye@urbandaleschools.com
End of the Year Class Picnics
5/21- 11:00-12:00 PK- Ms. Leslie's Family Picnic- Behind lunchroom/Circle drive
5/22- 11:00-12:00 PK- Ms. Cherri's Family Picnic- Behind lunchroom/Circle drive
5/23- 10:45-11:30 PK- Ms. Reagh's AM Family Picnic- Front of the school
5/23- 2:45-3:30 PK- Ms. Reagh's PM Family Picnic- Front of the school
5/23- 11:00-12:30 -1st Grade Class Picnic @ Webster
5/23- 12:00-2:00- 5th Grade Class Picnic @ Webster
5/24 -11:30-1:00- 2nd Grade Class Picnic @ Webster
5/24- 12:00-2:00- 3rd Grade Class Picnic @ Webster
5/24- 12:00-2:00- 4th Grade Class Picnic @ Days Run Park
5/24- 2:00-3:00- Kindergarten Popsicles in the Park (Days Run Park)
End Of Year Assembly- May 23rd
All parents are welcome to attend our End of Year Assembly on Thursday, May 23rd, at 2:15 pm in the Webster Gym. If you are unable to attend, here is the link to watch it live. This will be a celebration of our school year with recognitions and announcements being made. If you are attending, please enter through the south gym hallway door (signs will be posted). If you are planning on taking your student home with you following the assembly, you will be asked to let their teacher know and then remain in the gym while your student goes to gather their backpack or have them leave their backpack for the following day. Parents/guests will not be allowed to go anywhere other than the gym for safety reasons.
5th Grade Promotion Assembly- May 24th
Parents and families of Webster 5th graders are welcome to attend our 5th Grade Promotion Assembly on Friday, May 24th, at 2:15 in the Webster Gym. We ask that you enter through the front main doors. If you have let us know you are coming and have had your ID scanned previously, your name badge will be displayed alphabetically on a table as you enter. If you have not had your ID scanned or let us know you would be attending, please enter the office so that we can scan your ID and print a badge for you. We are doing badges for this Assembly as parents/family members will be entering the school halls for the clap out.
5th Grade parent, Lindsey Miner, is planning to be here early that day to hand out the photo heads for you to hold up for your student during the hallway clap out that will immediately follow the assembly.
The Kona Ice truck will be parked in the back (bus) driveway near the sidewalk that leads out from the east gym doors. The PTO has graciously paid for each 5th grade student to have a treat, but siblings, parents, and guests will need to pay for their own if they would like one.
*Please note, if you have a family member or friend who can not attend but would like to watch, they may do say at this link.
School Supplies for 2024-2025 School Year- Deadline June 2nd
Webster PTO will once again be offering the option to purchase prepackaged school supply kits for the 2024-2025 school year. Information forms will be coming home in the next couple of weeks but feel free to order online now at this link. Be sure to enter the school ID: WEB072. Please keep your online confirmation as your receipt. If you want to learn more about EPI supplies, feel free to watch this short video. For any questions, please contact Erin Campney @ campneye@urbandaleschools.com
J-Hawks on the Way - Incoming 6th Graders
J-Hawks On The Way is for students entering 6th grade for the 2024/25 school year. This is a great way for students to meet new students and get to know the Middle School. It will take place on August 13th, 14th, and 15th.
Families will select which days will work best for their student to attend. Students will only need to attend one of the days. The elementary FFO's will reach out to families to inform them which day they are signed up for.
JOW will be all day from 8:30am - 3:00pm.
Lunch will be provided. There will NOT be breakfast this year.
Registration Form: https://forms.gle/thTkSC3JRfHncnqA7
Medical Form: https://forms.gle/49NDoRpVYAQiXkyN6
If you have any questions feel free to reach out.
Thank you,
Katelyn Hockett
Facilitator of Family Outreach Services
Urbandale Community School District
Urbandale Middle School(515)777-6171
Hockettk@urbandaleschools.com
PARENTSQUARE: Annual Summer Refresh
Every summer, ParentSquare archives content (primarily Posts) from the previous school year so when you login at the start of the new school year you won’t see content from the previous year. Similar to cleaning out a backpack for the start of a new school year, archiving helps to clean up the main feed of content and keeps content from getting outdated.
For all schools except Karen Acres, we’ll be archiving Posts on June 7, 2024. Karen Acres will be archiving Posts on June 27, 2024. Posts received before the archive dates will not be accessible once the archive completes. Posts received after the archive dates will be accessible for the duration of the summer and the upcoming 2024-25 school year.
2024-25 Bus Transportation Request Form
To be on a bus route the first day of school, UCSD needs to receive your Bus Transportation Request no later than July 1st for Karen Acres and August 1st for all other schools. After that date, UCSD can still add your student for bus transportation, but the bus stop locations will be set; thus, students may have to walk farther to their bus stop and possibly wait several days before they can begin riding the bus.
The Bus Transportation Request form can be found in the PowerSchool parent portal. For information on how to complete a Bus Transportation Request, please review instructions on this page. All bus transportation information can be found here. If you have questions regarding bus fees, or adding your student to a bus route, please call the District Registrar at (515) 457-5011.
Stay Connected!
The Webster office staff are also available and eager to help with any questions you may have at 331-8600 from the hours of 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Email: briggsb@urbandaleschools.com campneye@urbandaleschools.com
Website: www.urbandaleschools.com/schools/webster-elementary/
Location: 12955 Aurora Avenue, Urbandale, IA, USA
Phone: 515-331-8600
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/urbandaleschools/?modal=admin_todo_tour
Twitter: @WEB_UCSD