Hello Walden Families!
We had a wonderful week at Walden School! Our Wildcats have been working on a very special pledge every morning during the announcements called the Walden Promise. This pledge goes along with our Walden Way, where we teach the guidelines of being respectful, responsible, and safe at school. Feel free to watch the video below from Ms. Schmidt's 3rd grade class who have learned the words and the moves to our Walden Promise! Feel free to practice at home! Way to go, Wildcats!
As a reminder, we do not have school on Monday. Enjoy your weekend!
- Stephanie Strenger
Bus Pass Enforcement Starts Next Week!
If your student rides the bus, make sure that they have their pass on them. Drivers will begin checking for these next week! If you have any questions, contact transportation@dps109.org.
Orphans of the Storm Drive
The Walden Philanthropy Club is running an Orphans of the Storm supply drive! Orphans of the Storm is an animal shelter in OUR community that relies on donations to get supplies to help them take care of their animals. Each grade has its own specific item to collect. Any donations are helpful and appreciated! Please see the details below. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Ms. Schmidt at nschmidt@dps109.org.
- WHAT: Orphans of the Storm Supply Drive!
- HOW: Each grade brings in supplies to donate!
- K: Dog bones, chew bones, balls
- 1- Cat toys, beds, treats
- 2- Newspaper
- 3- Newspaper
- 4- Bath sized towels
- 5- Twin-sized blankets/comforters for the winter (no sheets)
- WHEN: October 2nd- 6th
- WHERE: Walden Foyer Collection Bin (labeled with a big poster!
Parent Teacher Conferences (2nd Posting)
Mark your calendars! Parent-Teacher Conferences will be held on Thursday, October 26th from 1:00-4:00pm & 5:00-8:00pm and Friday, October 27th from 8:30-11:30am. All DPS109 schools will hold in-person parent-teachers conferences this year with an option to Zoom for parents/guardians who are not available for an in-person conference. Parents will sign up for a conference using Sign-Up Genius. I will share links for all teacher sign-up forms on Thursday, September 28th, at 5:00pm. It is best practice to hold one parent conference per child, to ensure that both parents receive the same information regarding their child’s strengths and needs. Therefore, I ask that parents sign up for one joint conference per student. If this is not conducive for your family situation, please reach out to Stephanie Strenger in advance. Conferences are a discussion between parents and teachers. At this time elementary conferences do not include students and therefore we ask that children not attend the parent-teacher conference. We are looking forward to our conferences soon!
Reminder To Turn In Health Forms!
It is very important that we have the most up to date health information for your child.
PHYSICALS: All new students, Early Learners, kindergarteners, and 6th graders must have an updated health form on file by October 15th or they will be excluded from school.
EYE EXAMS: Kindergarteners and new students must have an updated eye exam on file by October 15th or they will be excluded from school.
DENTAL EXAM: All new students, kindergarteners, 2nd graders, and 6th graders must have an updated dental exam on file by May 15th of this school year.
Upcoming Dates
Friday, September 22
PTO Movie Night 6-8pm
Monday, September 25
No School (Yom Kippur)
Monday, October 9
No School (Columbus Day)
Thursday, October 26
½ Day of Student Attendance
PM Parent/Teacher Conference
Friday, October 27
No School for Students
All Day Parent Conferences
Thursday, November 2
Picture Retakes