December Newsletter

Willard PK-8

Holiday Greetings!

Although the holidays are quickly approaching, we are still working very hard here at Willard PK-8 to improve student achievement. Thank you to all of our parents who attended parent/teacher conferences either in person, telephone, or virtually. We had a great turnout of families and we really do appreciate your support!

As you plan your Christmas gift list, a suggestion would be to explore some good books for your children to read and for you to read to them. Over winter break reading at home with your children will help keep them in the reading habit while school is not in session. Please make sure your children are dressed appropriately for the inclement weather. (example: coats, hats, gloves, boots, etc.) If your child is in need of any winter outerwear please call the school office.

We wish you all a safe, happy, and healthy holiday

🌭 Lunch Menu 🍕

Menú de Almuerzo de Diciembre

🥞 Breakfast Menu

BREAKFAST IS FREE AT ALL LOCATIONS – WGH, Lincoln, Willard, Jefferson, and McGuffey!

Attendance Resources 👍

To review our attendance procedures please click the "BE GREAT!" picture to review the district's attendance policy and what to do if your student(s) misses school!

If your student(s) is absent from school, please call or email the secretary for your student's grade level. Send a note or doctor's excuse upon their return. Any student absent four or more consecutive days will require a doctor's excuse. You can also have the doctor fax the excuse to the school.

PK-3 Secretary, Mrs. Agona

Ext. 1001 Email: allison.agona@warrencityschools.org

4-8 Secretary, Mrs. Koncsol

Ext. 1000 Email: maria.koncsol@warrencityschools.org

Willard Fax: 330-675-8710

From the Dean’s Desk at Willard

Important Dates:

Picture Retake Day- December 10, 2024

2nd Nine Weeks Ends- December 20, 2024

Winter Break- December 21- January 2, 2025

Students Return from Winter Break- January 6, 2025

Reports Cards Sent Home- January 10, 2025

District Testing Dates for December:

December 2-13, 2024

Kindergarten: NWEA Letter ID MOY, NWEA Sound ID MOY

Kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd Grade: Heggerty MOY (Form B)

1st Grade: Comprehensive Phonics Survey (Section A and B)

2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade: Beginning/Advanced Decoding Survey MOY (Form A)

2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade: Oral Reading Fluency MOY

6th, 7th, and 8th Grade- Math: Critical Area of Focus #1

6th, 7th, and 8th Grade- Writing: Informative/Explanatory on Demand Essay

Willard Dean, Shane Schmucker

Click "Counselor's Corner" Banner to go to December's Counselor Corner

6th-8th Grade Band and Choir Holiday Concert

The Holiday Concert will be Wednesday, December 4, 2024. The concert will start promptly at 6:00 p.m., in the school cafetorium. Students must report to the band room and choir room at 5:30 p.m. Dress Attire: Please wear holiday colors. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Feeney at ext. 1301 or Mr. Craizzo at ext. 1300.

SPELLING BEE 🐝

Willard Spelling Bee for Grades 3-8 is Friday December 6 at 10 A.M. in the small gym! Parents are welcome to attend! Please enter through the back cafeteria/small gym doors.

Geography Bee

If your child would like to participate in the Geography Bee, please see Mrs. Feeney as soon as possible in room 144 (band room).

🙌 Student Shout-Outs

Work Ethic Highlight

Alexander Johns, 4th Grade

Alex's hard work shows every day in his classroom. Alex focuses on his work and success to be able to be a stellar student and role model in his classroom.

Attendance Highlight

Allen Wilcher, 1st Grade

Allen has 100% perfect attendance for the school year! Allen is always happy and excited to learn in his classroom. Keep up the excellent attendance this year!

Effective Behavior Highlight

Kaylee Sotak-Barnes, 8th Grade

Kaylee is a leader inside and outside of the classroom. Kaylee makes an effort to demonstrate great patience and focus in her learning and interactions with peers and staff!

🙌 Staff Shout-Outs

Natalie Grayson, Literacy Coach

"Her dedication, support and hard work to improve our student learning and our performance as teachers."

"Natalie goes above and beyond for everyone. She is so knowledgeable and personable! She is a great literacy coach, but also a great friend that you can always rely on. "

"I want to nominate her because she is always so willing and supportive to all of us. She goes above and beyond to be sure she give supportive resources and tools. She has a lot on her plate and always greets me with a smile and never acts like I am a burden!"

"Natalie always goes above and beyond to make our jobs easier. She spends so much of her own time to make sure we have everything we need as reading teachers. She is a great coach who truly cares about the teachers and students."