Walkerton Elementary School!
Dr. Fuller's WES Updates!
January 20, 2023
Hello, WES Families!
Please see below for all of the happenings at Walkerton Elementary!
(NEW) Good Luck to Our WES Science Bowl Team on Tuesday!
The competition is virtual, so our students will be at WES competing against students from all across the state!
Best of luck to our Science Bowl Team!
(NEW) Science Fair is Next Friday!
Next Friday is the WES PTA Science Fair!
Please return your permission slip to school soon as possible! If you do not have a permission slip, please email Ms. Knowlton with the student’s name, the teacher’s name, and if you need electricity or a science fair board at mariaknowlton@gmail.com or call/text me at 219-363-6286.
Happy Experimenting!
(Reminder) Yearbooks For Sale!!!
(Save the Date) 1st and 2nd Grade Music Performance and Art Show!
February is right around the corner, and with it comes our 1st and 2nd Grade Celebration of the Arts on Wednesday, February 15th!
From 6:30-7:00, please join us at WES to celebrate the artwork of our 1st and 2nd Grade students, and then from 7:00-7:30, our 1st and 2nd grade students will be putting on their Winter Concert!
We will see you then!
(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
Elementary Science Bowl Competition!
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023, 03:00 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
January School Board Meeting!
Tuesday, Jan 24, 2023, 07:00 PM
John Glenn School Corporation, IN, USA
WES Science Fair!
Friday, Jan 27, 2023, 08:00 AM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Girls Basketball Game Home v. North Liberty
Tuesday, Jan 31, 2023, 04:30 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Girls Basketball Game Home v. Olive Township!
Thursday, Feb 2, 2023, 05:30 PM
Walkerton Elementary School, Washington Street, Walkerton, IN, USA
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
Last week we talked about controlling what you can control.
Often times things happen that we simply...cannot...control (and that's ok).
One thing we can control however are our principles.
Not PrinciPAL....but rather our principles.
You know, those fundamental truths that serve as the foundation for what we believe.
No matter what HAS HAPPENED or what WILL HAPPEN, you can always reignite or restart based on your guiding principles.
If you can put your head on the pillow each night knowing you did the right thing based on your principles, then you will sleep well.
Stick with your principles, regardless of the ups and downs, and you will always be able to sleep well and reignite your engine!
Happy 1st Birthday to Brooklyn Marie Fuller!