Wasco Weekly

Wasco Families,

This week the Illinois State Board of Education published our Annual Summative Designation, and Wasco has been designated as Exemplary!! The Exemplary designation acknowledges the top-performing 10% of schools in the state. The graphic below displays how the designation is determined, and if you would like more information you can view our full ISBE report card here.

On Wednesday, our staff celebrated this accomplishment together. I am so proud of the staff for their commitment to collaboration and learning in order to support our student’s growth. Please join me in acknowledging their dedication to learning, for themselves and the students.

Kind Regards,

Principal Brennan

stephanie.brennan@d303.org

331-228-6294

A big thank you to our teachers for meticulously planning and collaborating with our teams in order to organize student learning- plus they make our school environment fun for kids. We love the Wasco staff!

November 10: Trimester Ends, Veteran's Day Celebration (see above below)

November 20-24: Non-Attendance Thanksgiving Break

November 21: Report Cards available at HAC

November 29: Early Release @ 2:10pm

December 1: Photo Retake day

December 25-January 5: Winter Break

January 8: No School for students, Teacher work day

January 9: School Resumes

Wasco Families,

Our Wasco Community is preparing to honor Veterans. Do You Know a Veteran or Military Service Member? If so, your family is invited to share this veteran’s history in our all school Veteran Slideshow. Please click the link below for the process. Also, you are welcome to invite a friend, neighbor, or family member who is or has served in our Armed Forces to our Veteran’s Day Assembly on November 10th at 2:00. We would be honored if they could attend our ceremony and we want to show our appreciation in person. Details for sign up below. All Veteran form submissions are due on/by Nov. 7.

Being the SSI Assistant is a BIG job! Last week Belle earned the position by collecting over 100 Wasco Bucks. As the assistant she helped with the morning announcements, helped set up the Gaga Ball Pit, helped with a game of “Would You Rather” with the 2nd graders, and helped me collect and count all of the Paw Prints. She even announced the winner of the Paw Print drawing and the classroom that earned the most Paw Prints for the week. She was an excellent assistant for the day! I am looking forward to working with many more students this year! Keep up the great work Wasco and keep earning those Wasco Bucks!

Early Release:

One Wednesday per month, students will have an early release and dismissal will occur at 2:10pm. Please refer to the district website.

If possible, please make sure to notify the teacher and the office if your student is leaving early.

Absences should be called in by 7:45 AM if your child will be absent for any portion of the day. The number is 331-228-2900 and has voicemail. You can call during the evening or overnight and leave a message. Please leave your child’s name, their teacher's name and the reason why your child is out. If they are ill, please indicate their symptoms. You are also welcome to email absence information to Candy Thoke in the main office at candace.thoke@d303.org.

When using the drop off lane, please drive all the way forward so that we can load/unload as many cars as possible. Please stay in your car. If you wish to get out and load your child, you are welcome to park in the lot. By following this procedure, we can expedite everyone’s waiting times in the car lane.

• The Principal sends a weekly newsletter on Fridays

• Wasco Elementary has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/WascoElementarySchool

• Twitter account: @WascoD303

• Join Membership Toolkit on the PTO site for ways to connect with parent community

Attention Parents!

Please be mindful of communications coming from “donotreply@d303.org”. This is the email address for our school newsletters and our all school emails. If you reply to this email address it will not be forwarded to office staff.

Office Contact Emails:

candace.thoke@d303.org

heather.kudabeck@d303.org

stephanie.brennan@d303.org

Email: heather.kudabeck@d303.org
Website: https://district.d303.org/
Location: 4N782 School Street, Wasco, IL, USA
Phone: 331-228-2900