Walkerton Elementary School!
Dr. Fuller's WES Updates!
February 17, 2023
Hello, WES Families!
Please see below for all of the happenings at Walkerton Elementary!
Reminder, There is NO SCHOOL on Monday!
Our 1st and 2nd Grade Celebration of the Arts Was AMAZING!
(NEW) Wildcats in the News: WSBT and Cari Peugeot Visit WES!
(NEW) Walkerton Elementary Partners with the South Bend Cubs!
In the month of March, WES will be reading to earn various prizes, including discounted tickets to the South Bend Cubs! During the month, students will keep track of their reading, and if they hit a homerun, they will be recognized at a South Bend Cubs game!
WES will be honored on Saturday, April 29th at 4:05 PM EST at Four Winds Field! For discounted ticket information, please click HERE!
More information on the reading challenge will be coming home with your child in early March!
WES Science Bowl Receives Their State Plaque!
(Reminder) Kindergarten Roundup is March 8th!
Please spread the word: Our WES Kindergarten Roundup is set for Wednesday, March 8th at 6:00 PM!
More information to come soon!
(Reminder) WJL Baseball and Softball Registration!
Please click HERE to register your child for the upcoming baseball and softball season!
Week in the Life at WES: Valentines, Great Weather, and the REMC (Thank You Brian Perry)!
(Reminder) Ice and Snow in the Parking Lot!
Please continue to watch for individuals as they walk through the parking lot to the front of the building: Also, we ask that car riders continue to not enter via the orange cones in the parking lot so that we can avoid any traffic jams at our front entrance.
Thank you for continuing to make our arrival and dismissal safe for our students!
(Reminder) PTA Fun Fair Planning Committee Needs...YOU!
Our wonderful WES PTA is in the early stages of planning this year's WES Fun Fair, and they are currently looking for help!
If you are unable to attend the meeting, but would still like to be part of the committee, please email the PTA at wepta@gmail.com
(Reminder) e-Learning and Snow Days Moving Forward!
- If one day of school needs to be called off because of weather, that day will be made up on Friday, April 7th.
- If a second day of school needs to be called off because of weather, that day will be made up on Monday, April 10th.
- If a third day of school needs to be called off because of weather, that day will be an eLearning Day: KG through 4th Grade will utilize their paper/pencil packets, and Grades 5 and 6 will have their assignments posted on Canvas by 10:00 AM.
- If a fourth day of school needs to be called off because of weather, that day will be an eLearning Day: KG through 4th Grade will utilize their paper/pencil packets, and Grades 5 and 6 will have their assignments posted on Canvas by 10:00 AM.
- If a fifth day of school needs to be called off because of weather, that day will be an eLearning Day: KG through 4th Grade will utilize their paper/pencil packets, and Grades 5 and 6 will have their assignments posted on Canvas by 10:00 AM.
(Reminder) Yearbooks For Sale!!!
(Reminder) 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.
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: 8:10 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
No School- President's Day Weekend!
Monday, Feb 20, 2023, 08:00 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
JGSC School Board Meeting
Tuesday, Feb 21, 2023, 07:00 PM
John Glenn School Corporation, IN, USA
Girls Basketball Home v. Laville!
Wednesday, Feb 22, 2023, 05:00 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
What's standing in the way of you achieving your dreams?
For most, it's quite simple...fear.
Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, fear of not being accepted, etc.
Fear.
Sometimes it's the fear of people telling you something can't be done simply because it's never been done before.
That's where Roger Bannister comes in.
For those who don't know the story of Roger Bannister, he is the first person to run a mile in under four minutes: He accomplished this on May 6, 1954.
For 70 years, no one could run the mile in under four minutes...athletes, scientists, EVERYONE said it couldn't be done.
And it wasn't.
Until Roger Bannister.
After Roger ran the four minute mile in 1954, seven more people accomplished the four minute mile that year.
Since his fateful run, THOUSANDS of people have accomplished the four minute mile.
How is that possible?
The only reason that makes sense is that people now believed it was possible.
We too often limit ourselves to what we know. We say anything is possible, but until we KNOW that it's possible, it's difficult to take that leap.
Roger took that leap and accomplished something that had never been done before. He didn't magically make people run faster, but he opened the minds of individuals to let them know that it CAN be accomplished.
Just because someone hasn't done it before doesn't mean it can't be done :)