Wizards Newsletter

Meet Heather Stevens, our new Principal at Wickham Elementary. Heather previously served as the Preschool Program Administrator in our District.

Heather’s top priorities/goals with this role:

I sincerely appreciate the opportunity to lead the Wickham community. As an Admin Fellow during the 2022-23 school year, I have had the privilege of getting to know many of our families and staff members. My goal is to continue the legacy of high expectations and achievement that defines Wickham.

We are dedicated to cultivating leaders and learners who are respectful and caring towards themselves and others. My greatest hope is that our students always feel like Wickham Wizards and know they can rely on our community, even after they leave the building.

This summer, I hope everyone found time to relax and make memories with friends and family. Summer is a wonderful time to reflect on the previous school year and prepare for the next. We are so excited to see all of our returning Wizards and welcome our brand new Wizards!

Our theme for this year is "Be Curious, Not Judgmental." We can easily fall into judgment of others, especially when we are in a tense or troubling emotional state: hungry, stressed, in a hurry, etc. If we instead remain curious about each other and try to see situations through another person's perspective, we are operating from a better place. Dr. Martin Luther King said the following at Cornell College years ago:

"I am convinced that men hate each other because they fear each other. They fear each other because they don’t know each other and they don’t know each other because they don’t communicate with each other, and they don’t communicate with each other because they are separated from each other."

Being a Wickham Wizard means being a leader and a learner and that includes learning about each other. How will you be curious?

Join us on Wednesday, August 21st between 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm for our Meet the Teacher event!

During this event your student and family will have the opportunity to walk around Wickham, meet your student's teacher(s) and classmates, bring school supplies and enjoy some ice-cream provided by our amazing PTO!

Questions? Contact Emily at macleod.emily@iowacityschools.org

August 21st- Elementary Meet the Teacher Night (5:30 pm - 6:30 pm)

August 23rd- 1st Day of School (7:55 am)

August 23rd- 1st Day of Champions (Full day until PK starts)

August 30th- 1st Day of Preschool

September 2nd- No School/District Closed

Linked here is our 2024-2025 District Calendar!

Morning Drop Off: Drop off begins at 7:40am - First Bell rings at 7:50am - Tardy Bell rings at 7:55am

• School staff will begin car line at 7:40am
• Pull forward, as directed by staff
• Stay in your vehicle
• For safety reasons, please do NOT park and walk your student to the building
• If dropping off snacks or other large items, please alert staff if your child needs help
• Please stay in your drop off lane and behind the car in front of you
• Exit the parking lot in the lane you entered (school lane turns right on Oakdale and median lane turns left on Oakdale)

After School Pick Up: Pick-up begins at 2:55pm (M,T, W, F) at 1:55pm (Th)

• Please visibly write the last name(s) of the child/ren you pick up on the back of this paper with heavy black marker
• Post or hold this sign in the front window of your vehicle during pick up so that staff can see the name/s
• Staff will begin the pick up line once school busses are loaded and leaving the parking lot
• Once signaled by staff to begin, please pull as far forward as possible to wait for your child/ren
• When all of your children are secured in their seatbelts, exit the parking lot safely

Attendance:

If your student will not be at school please make sure to let the office know!

You can call the office at 319-688-1175 and leave a voicemail if no one answers, email macleod.emily@iowacityschools.org and schepanski.susan@iowacityschools.org, OR enter your student's absence through Infinite Campus

Documents:

If you have updated your address, have new immunizations or physicals, or have NOT turned in documents as a NEW family please visit the office on Meet the Teacher Night or contact Emily (macleod.emily@iowacityschools.org) about record questions.

- Emily & Susan

macleod.emily@iowacityschools.org / schepanski.susan@iowacityschools.org

During the 2024-2025 school year students will have the opportunity to travel off school grounds for various field trips! Prior to field trips, teachers will reach out about the plan. This communication will include specific details regarding the field trip. If you feel you need to keep your child from attending any field trip please contact their homeroom teacher PRIOR to the date of the event and alternate arrangements will be made.

Please complete one form for EACH of your students who attend Wickham!

Linked here: https://forms.gle/ofZ6BDg6Uc6iMQHT6

Looking for information on Securly, our web filtering tool?

Find all the information here www.IowaCitySchools.org/Securly.

It is the policy of the Iowa City Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Eric Howard, Director of Equity and Employee Relations, 1725 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52245, 319-688-1000, howard.eric@iowacityschools.org.