Walkerton Elementary School!
Dr. Fuller's WES Updates!
January 6, 2023
Hello, WES Families!
Please see below for all of the happenings at Walkerton Elementary!
Happy New Year, WES!
(NEW) Report Cards Available Today!
Our 2nd 9 Week Report Cards are now available to be viewed on Harmony, and via paper copies for primary students!
(New) No School on Monday, January 16th!
There will be No School on Monday, January 16th!
(New) Attendance at WES!
Over half of the school year is in the books, which means we are sledding down the hill quickly toward the end of the year.
As a reminder, attendance at school is CRITICAL to a child's academic and social success: Missing even two days a month can accumulate quickly to 20 days out of school.
If your child(ren) must miss school, please communicate those absences to Mrs. Harasewicz, and also your child's classroom teacher.
(New) The Mobile Dentist is Coming Back to WES!
The Mobile Dentist will be returning to WES on Tuesday, March 7th!
Permission slips will be coming home soon, so if you would like for your child to have their teeth cleaned FOR FREE, be on the lookout for that permission slip in the coming weeks!
WES Students in the News: Caleb Hoppe and iCaleb and Co.
Our very own 5th Grade student Caleb Hoppe was featured by ABC 57 News for his philanthropic work through iCaleb and Co.
For more on Caleb's story, please click HERE.
When to Stop For a School Bus!
(Recurring) Important Times to Remember!
Office Hours: 7:00-3:30
Doors Open: 7:45 AM (Bus Riders and Car Riders)
Breakfast Served: 7:45-8:00 AM
Tardy Bell: 8:05 AM
Dismissal Begins: 2:40 PM (Car Riders)
Dismissal Begins: 2:45 PM (Bus Riders)
(Recurring) Arrival and Dismissal at WES!
Arrival
- Bus Riders: Students riding the bus will enter at Door #6 at 7:45 AM.
- Car Riders: Students who are car riders or walkers will enter at Door #1 at 7:45 AM.
- Click HERE for the map of the new car rider procedures.
- Parents, a few reminder about car riders:
- Please form a DOUBLE LINE (BLACK LINE) as you enter at the far end of the parking lot: This process will be very similar to the double line at the McDonald's Drive Thru!
- The Double Line will end and merge into a single line (BLUE) all the way to the front of the building at Door #1.
- Please do not let your child(ren) exit your vehicle any sooner than the sidewalk (Green Arrow).
- Walkers: There will be a crossing guard to stop traffic so that our students may cross the street safely. Please talk with your child(ren) about the importance of listening to the crossing guard, as she is there to keep them safe.
Dismissal
- Bus Riders: Buses will be dismissed at a time starting at 2:45 PM from Door #6.
- Car Riders: Car riders will begin exiting the building at 2:40 PM from Door #1.
- Walkers: Please see the above information for Arrival.
(Recurring) Boys and Girls Club Information!
The Boys and Girls Club is back at Walkerton Elementary School this upcoming year! The first official start day for Boys and Girls Club is Wednesday, August 17th.
Please click HERE for more information about the upcoming year for Boys and Girls Club!
Public registration is open on their website at bgcsjc.org.
Please send any parent questions our way - register@bgcsjc.org.
(Recurring) Job Openings at John Glenn School Corporation
January PTA Meeting!
Monday, Jan 9, 2023, 06:30 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
January School Board Meeting!
Tuesday, Jan 10, 2023, 07:00 PM
John Glenn School Corporation, IN, USA
No School- MLK Day!
Monday, Jan 16, 2023, 08:00 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Elementary Science Bowl Competition!
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023, 03:00 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
WES Science Fair!
Friday, Jan 27, 2023, 08:00 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
Welcome to 2023 WES Families!
We may already be a week into 2023, but there is something about the start of a new year that always excites me.
A time for fresh starts and new beginnings.
A time to reinvent yourself.
A time to set new goals.
I am a big advocate of New Year's Resolutions...if we let it, those resolutions can be the roadmap for the unknown year.
I've spoken often about this before, but GOALS are something I encourage everyone to create, young and old.
If we're not constantly trying to better ourselves, we become stagnant, and we can begin to develop that 'stuck' feeling that comes from only having a fixed mindset.
GOALS help us create a version of ourselves that we desire to be.
However, I believe there is a wrong and a right way to create goals.
My dad had a saying about hunting that relates perfectly to how you should set your goals: Too often people want to hunt for elk before they've even caught a single rabbit.
If we create a one year goal to make a million dollars, lose 100 pounds, read 200 books, or become an astronaut, is it likely that those things will happen...?
I never say never, but the likelihood might be slim.
Creating benchmarks within your goals serves as a check to yourself to monitor your progress.
Instead of only saying I want to lose 25 pounds this year, try breaking that goal down, and say I want to lose 2.5 pounds each month...that surpasses your large goal of 25 pounds and seems more attainable, right?
Goals are necessary for everything we do in life: Goals for our kids, goals for our marriage, goals at work...goals help push us to constantly be growling.
And just remember, it's ok to go rabbit hunting ;)