Walker Wolf Bites
August 28th, 2023
Title I Parent Information Presentation
The Importance of Good Attendance
We would like to remind families of the importance of regular on time attendance. Students who attend school regularly have been shown to achieve at higher levels than students who do not have regular attendance. This relationship between attendance and achievement may appear as early as kindergarten and first grade.
Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school—and themselves. Start building this habit in now so they learn right away that going to school on time, every day is important. Good attendance will help children do well in high school, college and at work.
What you can do:
- Avoid scheduling vacations when school is in session. They are considered unexcused absences.
- Build regular routines for bedtime and the morning
- Lay out clothes and pack backpacks the night before
- Talk about the importance of regular attendance and about how your child feels about school
- Don’t permit missing school unless your child is truly sick. Use a thermometer to check for a fever.
- If your child seems anxious about going to school, talk to teachers or the school social worker for advice on how to help your child feel comfortable and excited about learning.
- Avoid medical appointments when school is in session.
- Keep a chart recording your child’s attendance at home. At the end of the week, talk with your child about what you see.
- Develop back up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Ask a family member, neighbor or another parent for help.
- Seek support from school staff or community groups to help with transportation, health problems, or a safe path to school.
Family Restaurant Night This Wednesday at Eegee's
Our next Family Restaurant Night is this Wednesday from 4:00pm tp 7:00pm at the Eegee's at 6210 N. Oracle. Please be sure to mention Walker Elementary School when ordering. We hope to see you all there!
SARSEF Road Map to a Rockin' Project
On October 18th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm, Walker Elementary will be hosting a SARSEF Road Map to a Rockin' Project event for students and families. The event will provide more information about the SARSEF Fair, will provide guidance on developing a project, and will provide time for answering students' and parents' questions. See the flyer below for more information.
No School Next Monday - Labor Day
There will be no school next Monday, September 4th for Labor Day.
Early Release Wednesday
A reminder that every Wednesday will be early release for students. School will dismiss at 12:00pm.
Students Getting Home
We ask for your help with students getting home each day. Please be sure to communicate your child's schedule for going home to their classroom teacher. We ask that you try to keep it as consistent as possible and to not make last second changes unless absolutely necessary. If you do need to make a change, please call the office before 1:00pm and we will notify the teacher
If you are picking your child up in the car line or meeting them at the west gate/cafeteria door, please be sure to have a sign with their name, teacher, and grade on it. This will help us to get them called to you quicker.
College Gear Day
At Walker we promote college awareness for students as part of our AVID program. Therefore, every Friday will be College Gear Day. All students and staff are encouraged to wear their college gear and represent their favorite university.
Student Code of Conduct
The Amphitheater School District Student Code of Conduct is available for families on the district website at https://www.amphi.com/site/Default.aspx?PageID=5355 . Please take the time to review the Code of Conduct with your student/s.
Once you have done this please complete the following form to acknowledge that you have received and reviewed the Code of Conduct: https://forms.office.com/r/vEsgn7LxPj
Hard copies of the Code of Conduct are available upon reques
Important Reminders
- Please do not exit and leave your car if you are using the car line to drop off or pick up your child.
- Please be sure that you communicate how your child will be going home each day. Please try to keep it as consistent as possible. We also ask that you do not change how a student will be getting home after 1:00pm. This will ensure that it can communicated in time to the classroom teacher.
- If you are picking your child up after school we ask that you have a sign in your car or that you carry a sign with your child's name (first name and last initial), grade, and teacher.
- A reminder that the shoulder along Roller Coaster is not Walker Elementary School property and it is illegal to park in the bike lanes and unsafe to park there. Please utilize the parking spaces within the Walker Elementary School parking lot if you would like to meet your child at the West Gate for dismissal.
This Week
Tuesday -
Wednesday - Early Release at 12:00pm, Family Restaurant Night at Eegee's 4pm - 7pm
Thursday - Monthly Awards Assembly
Friday - College Gear Day
Walker Wolf Pack Award
Kindergarten
Mrs. Powers' Class
Arianna
Charlotte
Greyson
Jasmine
Leen
Madelynn
Nova
Samuel
First Grade
Ms. Maytorena's Class
Angelica
Atticus
Ava
Christopher
Coralee
Danilo
Kaia
Orion
Scarlett
Stefano
William
Ms.Ratliff's Class
Adriel
Aubrey
Ava
Calvin
Elizabeth
Madelyn
Royal
Sofia
Second Grade
Mrs. Acuna Newman's Class
Arwyn
Gabriel
Gulfem
Jabari
Khloe
Ms. Bermudez's Class
Amilius
Natalen
Severus
Mrs. Miller's Class
Delilah
Edgar
Hensely
Legend
Norah
Sonari
Williams
Third Grade
Mrs. Luciano's Class
Aliya
Asher
Kendra
Khalil
Logan
Sameen
Mrs. Williams' Class
Annabelle
Elianna
Furat
Gordon
Jace
Jordyn
Kaiden
Kyler
Liam
Phoenix
Piper
Weston