Walkerton Elementary School!
Dr. Fuller's WES Updates!
March 10th, 2023
Hello, WES Families!
Please see below for all of the happenings at Walkerton Elementary!
Read Across America Week at WES!
(TONIGHT) PTA Bingo TONIGHT and PTA Updates!
WES students have been battling all week in the PTA Coin Wars, and the contest continues through the end of Bingo tonight! Money raised will go toward outdoor classroom equipment!
Join us in the cafeteria tonight from 6-7 for Bingo! Entry is FREE and pizza will be available for purchase!
The March PTA meeting will be Monday, March 13 at 6:30 with the Fun Fair Committee meeting immediately following. We’d love to see you there!
Save the date for the FUN FAIR! Friday, April 28.
(New) Support Our Wildcats This Weekend!
This weekend, many of our WES Students will be participating in a plethora of various activities!
Best of luck to our 5th and 6th Grade Girls 'A' and 'B' Teams as they finish their final basketball tournament of the year! Our 5th Grade girls will be at North Liberty and our 6th Grade girls will be at LaVille!
The 56th Annual Tri Kappa Art Show is happening the same time as the JGHS production of Oliver! The WES Park Department has their annual Daddy Daughter Dance at WES from 6:00-8:00!
And of course, best of luck to our very own Coach Hannah and the John Glenn Varsity Boys Basketball Team at Regionals Saturday night!
(NEW) Spring Break is Coming!
Spring Break is only one week away, March 18th through March 26th!
We hope you have wonderful plans with your child(ren) to rest and relax!
If you are planning on taking your child early from school, please be sure to notify Mrs. Harasewicz at the WES Office and your child's teacher!
(Next Tuesday) IREAD-3 for our WES Students!
Our WES 3rd Grade Students will be taking the IREAD-3 next Tuesday!
Please make sure we are cheering on and supporting all of our 3rd grade students next week!
(Reminder) Yearbooks Are On Sale!
You can order your yearbook HERE
The Yearbook ID Code is 14324123 and the Order Deadline is April 9th!
(New) Girl Scouts at WES!
(Next Week) Boys and Girls Club Pet Supply Drive!
Please click HERE for more information!
PTA Coin Wars at WES!
(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) 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
End of the 3rd Nine Weeks!
Friday, Mar 10, 2023, 08:30 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
3rd Grade IREAD-3 Testing!
Tuesday, Mar 14, 2023, 08:30 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
3rd Nine Weeks Report Cards Distributed!
Friday, Mar 17, 2023, 08:30 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
SPRING BREAK!!
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023, 08:30 AM
Hopefully Somewhere Warm!
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
Do you have that one task that just seems to get pushed down the road, moving from getting done today, to tomorrow, to next week...to never?
We've talked before about 'Eating Your Frogs'...doing those things you don't want to do that just sit on your to-do list each day never getting done.
Recently, I've been working on a writing project that becomes more difficult to tackle now that the end is in sight.
It's been a long process from start to finish, and now that I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, it has become a real bear to find the time to sit down and work on it.
The funny thing is, it's not the writing part that's hard...what is hard is actually sitting down to write.
Isn't that ironic...sitting down has become the challenge :)
I've been reading a lot from author Steven Pressfield, and he calls that feeling 'The Resistance'
We all experience The Resistance in our life....we don't tell ourselves, "You'll never write that book you've always dreamed of"...instead, we say "I'll start writing it when work settles down, or when the kids are in high school, or (insert excuse here)"
The more important a call or action is to our soul's desire, the more The Resistance tries to stop us from accomplishing what we want.
Maybe you've always wanted to finish that degree or write that dream book...I can tell you, there is never going to be a perfect time to start.
And let's be honest with ourselves...'starting' something is the biggest step you could ever take.
This very day...this very moment...you can choose to take control of your life and change your situation!
Don't wait one more day...DON'T LET THE RESISTANCE WIN...TAKE THAT LEAP, ARMS WIDE OPEN!