The Walden Weekly

It was another wonderful week at Walden School. Our staff felt the love throughout Teacher Appreciation Week. Our PTO and families when above and beyond to make our week feel special. As always, thank you for your support and partnership!

We also want to wish a very happy Mother's Day to our Walden moms! We are grateful for you!

Have a great weekend and we'll see you back at school on Monday!

- Stephanie Strenger

We are excited to continue our tradition of counting down the last 10 days of school with fun theme days for our students! Here is some additional information below:

G Day - Game Day - Students can bring games from home or use indoor recess games in the classroom for some extra fun!

O Day - Outdoor Reading Day - Students will spend time outside (weather dependent) reading and relaxing!

W Day - Wacky Dress Up Day - Get as wacky as you want with this fun theme day!

I Day - Illustration Day - Students will get to spend time in class drawing or illustrating.

L Day - Leap Into Field Day - Students will enjoy Field Day on this day.

D Day - Dress in your Favorite Color Day - Wear as many items as you can in your favorite color(s).

C Day - Class Party Day - Thank you to the families who are volunteering to run our end of the year class parties!

A Day - (Stuffed) Animal Day - Bring a stuffed animal to school!

T Day - Teach the Teacher Day - Bring an idea or skill to share with the teacher and your class!

S Day - Sunglasses for Summer Day - Bring a pair of shades and get ready to head home for the summer! We will miss you Wildcats!

Earlier this week a newsletter was emailed to our 5th grade families reminding them to have all proper health forms completed before entering middle school. These newsletters were emailed out by your future building nurse, you can review it here.

Over the past couple weeks, your child has had the opportunity to learn all about an exciting extra curricular available to them in 4th grade - joining our band and orchestra family! All third grade families are invited to attend our virtual instrumental music open house on Monday, May 13th at 6:30 PM. Please save this link to attend the webinar! During the webinar, we will discuss all facets of the band and orchestra program (which your child will register for this May), and answer any questions you may have. If you are unable to attend, it will be recorded and made available for viewing the following day.

Your child will have the opportunity to try out three instruments of their choice during our instrument fitting sessions. These sessions will take place after school on May 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at Caruso Middle School and the sign up link will be distributed following our May 13th open house.

Please direct any questions you may have to eim@dps109.org and one of our directors will be in touch.

Thank you!

The DPS 109 Instrumental Music Team

We have entered the championship round of the Deerfield Public Library's 11th annual Tournament of Books! Students can vote through Monday, May 13, at this link: https://www.deerfieldlibrary.org/tournament-of-books/

• Thurs. May 16 - Band/Orchestra Concert 6:30pm
• Fri. May 17 - Kindergarten Round Up
• Mon. May 20 - Evening PTO Meeting
• Wed. May 22 - Walden Choir Concert @ 6pm
• Fri. May 24 - PTO Bagel & Donut Breakfast
• Mon. May 27 - Memorial Day (No School)
• Tues. May 28 - Philanthropy Fair
• Fri. May 31 - Field Day
• Fri. May 31 - 5th Grade Party After School
• Tues. June 4 - 5th Grade Picnic
• Tues. June 4 - End of Year Classroom Parties
• Fri. June 7 - Last 1/2 Day of School (11:40 Dismissal)