Walkerton Elementary School!
Dr. Fuller's WES Updates!
March 17th, 2023
Hello, WES Families!
Please see below for all of the happenings at Walkerton Elementary!
WES in the News!
(NEW) Spring Break Has Arrived!
Spring Break has arrived!
We hope you enjoy some wonderful family time with your children this upcoming week, preferably somewhere warm and sunny!
The WES Office will be closed next week, and we will see everyone again on Monday, March 27th!
(New) Report Cards Available Today!
The end of the 3rd Nine Weeks has come and gone, and Report Cards will be sent digitally today!
(NEW) Message From our WES PTA!
The next big PTA event is the STEAM Museum coming to our own Walkerton Elementary gym! They are bringing 2 full days of a fun, interactive museum to us on April 13 and 14. Parent volunteers still needed! Email wepta@jgsc.k12.in.us to sign up!
Mark your calendars for the FUN FAIR, Friday, April 28 from 5-8 pm. It’s going to be so much fun! The video game truck is coming back!!! And we will have more inflatables than last year along with all your favorites like the cake walk, pop toss, Photo Booth, karaoke, balloon art, face painting, crafts, carnival games, a silent auction, good food, and more! Wristbands go on sale in early April. Email wepta@jgsc.k12.in.us for more info on how to sponsor, donate to the silent auction, or volunteer. Sign up form coming after Spring Break.
Do you like to plan fun events for your kiddos? We need YOU! Looking for a planning committee for Field Day which will be in mid-May. Email wepta@jgsc.k12.in.us for more details!
4th Grade Students Write Letters to Boys Basketball! Good Luck at Semi-State, Coach Hannah!
(NEW) South Bend Cubs WES Day Information!
For more information on getting discounted tickets, please click HERE.
(Reminder) Yearbooks Are On Sale!
You can order your yearbook HERE
The Yearbook ID Code is 14324123 and the Order Deadline is April 9th!
Author T.P. Jagger Speaks to WES Students!
Congratulations to 3rd Grade on Winning Coin Wars!
(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
SPRING BREAK!!
Saturday, Mar 18, 2023, 08:30 AM
Hopefully Somewhere Warm!
Dr. Fuller's Thoughts!
Wow...the time has arrived...Spring Break is here!
We have hit another milestone in the course of the school year!
There are a lot of people to thank for getting us to this point...too many in fact.
What I really want to focus on as we approach Spring Break is simple... do what you love!
Life is too short and too precious...DO WHAT YOU LOVE!
Detach...relax your mind...forget about the stresses that keep you up at night.
Instead, focus on YOU for a moment.
Everyone is busy...but it's the people who make enjoying life a priority that, well...really ENJOY their life!
It can be anything...whether spending a weekday afternoon meeting a friend for lunch, picking up that book that's sat untouched on your nightstand, taking a day trip with your family to go for a hike...whatever you wish you could do more often!
It's about being proactive and creating a life you love instead of living the one you think you're stuck with...YOU'RE NOT!
Take care of yourself...pamper yourself...after all, you deserve it ;)