WES Weekly Update

January 7 - PTO Meeting, 6:00pm

January 8 - WES Wednesday (wear WES cares shirt or other spirit wear)

January 17 - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS (Teacher In-Service Day)

January 20 - NO SCHOOL - HOLIDAY

Dear WES Families,

Happy first Monday of January! As we get fully underway into the New Year, it is hard to believe we are approaching the midpoint of the school year. So many great things have happened at WES already this year, and we look forward to an eventful and intentional second half of the year, nurturing and guiding our students growth, development, and achievement.

On January 16th, our second grade will be hosting a schoolwide assembly honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King. Variations of this program, recognizing the impact Dr. King made on the lives of others, has been occurring at WES for the last 18 years! Later in the day, our school will be focusing efforts on collecting, organizing, and assembling school supplies and bookbags with complete supply kits, to be donated to the Chester Community Charter School. We are currently collecting donations. If you are able, please try to have your child donate at least one item from the corresponding grade level list (see below).

We are excited to build a school of service-oriented students and staff members, while connecting to others in our local community. Thank you for your support!

And lastly, we are also compiling some activities and games in our cafeteria closet for indoor recess. We are only looking for gently used games (no need for any purchases!), so as you weed out your game closets at home after the holidays, consider sending some to school for us to use during indoor recess. More information below.

Enjoy the snow day today!

Mr. Stephen Krall

Principal

Wallingford Elementary

skrall@wssd.org

Show your school spirit this Wednesday, January 8 by wearing your blue WES CARES t-shirt, WES spirit wear or our school colors. WES Wednesday is one Wednesday per month. The schedule for the remainder of the year will be:

February 5, 2025

March 5, 2025

April 2, 2025

May 7, 2025

June 4, 2025

Questions concerning online registration should be directed to Derrick L. Clements at dclements@wssd.org or 610-892-3470 ext. 1203. If you are unable to register online, please call the Educational Data and Registration Office at 610-892-3470 ext. 1304 to schedule an appointment to complete the registration online at the Administration Office.

Food service is exited to announce that our website has been updated. We now have an ala carte drop down that includes all snacks for sale in the cafeteria, as well as how to set up restrictions for your students. This information can be found at https://www.wssd.org/Page/1049.

Please feel free to reach out to Kate Rittler, Director of Food and Nutrition, with any questions! krittler@wssd.org, 610-892-3470 ext. 2151 or visit the WSSD Food Services website.

We are urging parents/guardians to complete the process for clearances if you have not already done so. Clearances are mandatory, are good for 5 years, and are kept at the district level. Volunteer clearances are required for anyone volunteering to work with our students or be present in our school; whether that is in school, on a field trip, or at an athletic event/practice, etc. Essentially, everyone who is volunteering with our students or in a school is required to obtain volunteer clearances.

You will not be permitted to volunteer without valid clearances on file with the district.

WES’ Annual Bingo Night is back! Register here! Advance registration is required as this event usually sells out with the gym capacity.

Join us on Friday, January 24 for Bingo Night! Session 1 is SOLD OUT, but seats are still available for the second session starting at 7:30pm. Mr. Fantozzi and Mrs. Gaur will continue their tradition of leading the fun! Dinner is covered, too! Order a cheese pizza in advance (sold by the pie, plain only, must order in advance) to enjoy while you play. Please consider donating gently used books to the bin in the lobby as they are used for prizes.

Don’t forget the raffle tickets! You can purchase raffle basket tickets in advance or during the event to try your chances at one of our great raffles. Among the prizes: Breakfast with Mr. Krall, the perennial favorite “Principal for a Day”, and many more! Prizes will be on display during the event. 3 tickets for $5 or 7 tickets for $10. 50/50 will be sold at the event only.

We are hoping the WES community will help make this event a success with volunteering, contributing baked goods or donations towards each grades' raffle basket. Check out the sign ups below to support us:

• WES BINGO Night Volunteer Signup 2025
• WES BINGO Night Bake Sale Donations 2025
• KINDERGARTEN - WES BINGO Raffle basket donation
• FIRST GRADE - WES BINGO Raffle basket donation
• SECOND GRADE - WES BINGO Raffle basket donations
• THIRD GRADE - WES BINGO Raffle basket donations
• FOURTH GRADE - WES BINGO Raffle basket donation
• FIFTH GRADE - WES BINGO Raffle basket donations

Please contact Jessica Diamond with any questions.