Principal's Newsletter

Dear Wade Families,

Thank you to all of the families who attended our very first family night of the year. Staff had fun hanging out with our students.

Interims will be available on Parentvue on Monday, September 30, in the afternoon. Be sure to reach out to your child's teacher via email with any questions or concerns you may have.

The Spirit wear store will close on Friday, October 4. Don't forget to place your order.

The cafeteria has started selling ice cream on Fridays. Ice cream is $1.00 and it is preferred that the money be added to the student's MySchoolBucks account.

Thank you all!

William Miller

Principal

CCPS is hosting Oct. 8 virtual i-Ready parent meeting. Please see the document below for more information.

Dear Parents and Families,

We are excited to announce that our Fall Book Fair is just around the corner! Preview week will be October 7 to October 11. Buying week will be October 15 to October 18, with Monday, October 14 being Family Day.

Since October 14 is conference day, feel free to stop into the book fair and make your purchases as a family! The book fair will be open until 5pm that day so everyone has a chance to come in and visit!

We greatly appreciate the help of our volunteers, as they play a vital role in making this event successful. Your time and talents can help inspire our students to discover the joy of reading and strengthen our community. If you are available to assist with the book fair, please click this link for helping during the first week, and this link for the second week.

Preview week: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A5AB2CA3FAC34-51804755-scholastic

Family day and Buying week: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D49A5AB2CA3FAC34-51810412-scholastic

Thank you for your generous gift of time. We look forward to hearing from you!

If you’ve noted a food allergy on your student’s emergency card, we kindly ask that a diet modification form be filled out by your child’s healthcare provider. This little step is super important—it ensures that our food services team flags your student’s account correctly, so they can enjoy breakfast and lunch without any worries about allergens. Let’s work together to keep our students safe and happy during mealtime!

Ice Cream will be on sale every Friday beginning September 27 for $1. Students can bring in a dollar or you can add money to their account using the My School Bucks link.

Any changes to a student's daily dismissal arrangements must be made in writing and indicate who is picking up the student. The person picking up the student must present their photo identification. Any adult picking up a child must be on the emergency card, or we will have to make a phone call asking the custodial parent on the emergency card if the person has permission to pick up the child.

If there are any changes to a student's normal dismissal procedures, you should email the front office staff and the child's classroom teacher. You should email Nicole Sackett, nsackett@ccboe.com and Maritza Davis, madavis@ccboe.com along with the teacher about any changes.

The Spirit wear store is now open and will remain open for 2 weeks. Follow this link to shop and show your Wade pride.

Please take a moment to fill out the Free and Reduced Lunch Applications. Everyone should fill out the application whether you believe you qualify or not. All applications should be filled out by October 18th.

Please follow this link: MySchoolApps - Select District to apply. Paper applications can be requested in the front office as well.

Charles County Public Schools (CCPS) has moved its meal prepayment system to MySchoolsBucks for the 2024-2025 school year. The system replaces MyPaymentsPlus and is accessible at any time. Parents with existing MySchoolBucks accounts can log into the system and load money by credit/debit card or e-check to their child’s meal account.

With the new platform, parents are not able to divide funds between a meal account and a general account (used to buy a la carte items). Any money left on student accounts was moved to the new platform.

Visit www.myschoolbucks.com to access or create a new account. Parents creating new accounts must know their child’s six-digit student identification number. The number is in ParentVue, on the main page for the desktop version, and under the main student menu in the mobile app (click on the three lines in the lower left-hand corner to view a student’s child’s ID which will show their ID number).

A free MySchoolBucks mobile app is available in Google and Apple stores. The app icon is blue with My School Bucks written in white text in the square.

When bringing outside food items to school for a student's birthday or as part of a classroom celebration, bring store bought, individually packaged treats. Treats that are homemade or not individually packaged with nutritional labels will not be served to students. Each grade level distributes birthday treats differently, so please make arrangements with your child's teacher ahead of time. Additionally, teachers can only distribute party invitations at school if there is an invitation for each student in the class.

Students may not transport medication to and from school; parents/guardians can drop off medication during school hours. Additionally, a completed and signed medical authorization form must be on file in order for medication to be dispensed. Please contact Mrs. Powell, school nurse, with any questions or additional information.

September 30: Interims Posted

October 2: Art Club

October 3: Chess Club

October 7: Robotics Club

October 9: Art Club

PTO meeting @ 6:00pm

October 10:

• First Grade Field Trip
• Chess Club

October 14: Robotics Club

October 16: Art Club

October 17: Chess Club

October 21: Robotics Club

October 23: Art Club

October 24:

• Fall Field Day
• Chess Club

October 25: Trunk or Treat

October 28: Robotics Club

October 29: Picture Day

October 30: First Quarter Ends

Two Hour Early Dismissal

Website: https://wade.ccboe.com/
Location: 2300 Smallwood Drive West, Waldorf, MD 20603, USA
Phone: 301-934-7404
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