Wasmer Weekly Update

Wildcat Families,

First full week of school is officially in the books. Our students ROCKED getting into routines, diving into grade level curriculum, and taking assessments for teachers to know how to support in reading and math.

Each student in our building took a reading assessment called the Dynamic Indicators of Early Basic Reading Skills (DIBELS). This assesses students on their current ability to:

-Hear sounds in words (phonemic awareness)

-Word reading

-Identifying letter names (kindergarten and first grade)

-Decoding (how students sound out words to read a whole word)

-Fluency (the students ability to read like they talk) in one minute

Each student in our building has taken or will take the math Measure of Academic Progress (MAP). this assesses students on their current ability to solve:

-Number sense (understanding numbers by place value)

-Algebra (solving equations)

-Geometry

-Data

Our teachers will be using this data in addition to classroom data to determine exactly what your student needs to grow in either area. You student may share that they go to a different teacher during WIN (What I Need) time.

Please use this form to order any Wasmer shirts or sweatshirts. This will be a small fundraiser for our PTA!

Teachers have passed out physical order forms with a QR code to use the online store, but will have the option to pay cash or check. We will not be giving change, so if you do plan to pay in cash, we will need the exact amount.

Physical Forms: due August 25th (so we have time to calculate)

Online Store: closes August 27th

**All items are estimated to be delivered the first week of September.

I would highly encourage doing the online order if possible!

Click on the link below to order online.

At the end of the September, we will have our very first "Driver of the Month" ceremony. Each classroom teacher will select one student in their class who was the most safe for the month of September. The student selected will receive an extra recess, lunch bunch with other winners, a phone call home, and a special locker magnet. In the meantime, please keep asking your student how they were safe, respectful, or responsible. Each month will be a different characteristic!

Monday, August 25th:

• 3rd Grade Math MAP

Tuesday, August 26th

• 4th Grade Math MAP

Wednesday, August 27th

• 5th Grade Math MAP

Friday, August 29th

• No school

Wednesday, September 3rd:

• First Parent Teacher Association (PTA) meeting! We will be planning our vision for the upcoming school year! 6.30-7.30pm.

Monday, September 8th:

• Picture Day! (Flyers will be passed out on September 3rd)

Tuesday, September 9th:

• Discovery Kids: 3:05 - 5:00pm in the cafeteria (3rd thru 5th grade students only) **see below for more information!

English Calendar

Spanish Calendar

Discovery Kids (using Too Good for Drugs and Violence)

A free and FUN prevention program offered for youth in grades 3, 4, and 5 who want to have fun as they learn more about themselves in a safe and supportive environment. This program meets once per week for 8 weeks from 3:05-5:00pm on Tuesdays.

• When kids come to Discovery Kids wearing their yellow shirts, they receive a t-shirt prize (something different each week).
• When parents review and complete Discovery Kids take home activities with their children and return them to DK the following week, kids receive points to earn prizes at the end of the series.
• Family Celebrations are for Discovery Kids students who have attended at least 6 of 8 sessions AND their immediate family members (those that live in the house with them).

Click here to see the August breakfast and lunch menu.

Reminder that both breakfast and lunch are free again this year!

Starting Monday, August 25th, our 5th grade students will be taking over crossing guard duty. All students have been trained to keep our students and families safe during dismissal. Please be a role model for our safety patrol! We will have staff supervision to support at each crossing location as well.

**5th Grade parents or guardians, please ask your student about the permission slip.

Nobody Hugs a Cactus by Carter Goodrich

Hank the cactus likes being alone. He doesn’t want hugs, visitors, or company. But when the other desert animals pass by being friendly, Hank starts to feel a little lonely. Could he actually want a hug after all?

Bob by Wendy Mass & Rebecca Stead

Livy hasn’t been to her grandma’s house in Australia for five years. When she comes back, she finds something very surprising hiding in the closet. A small, funny creature in a chicken suit named Bob! Livy doesn’t remember Bob, but Bob remembers everything. Together, they try to figure out who Bob really is and where he belongs.

Please have your student let the teacher know if you read or listen to either of these books. The class with the most students who have read or listened to either book will earn an EXTRA RECESS!!!

These two young men earned a positive office referral. One was for helping the whole table group clean up and the other was for cleaning up when the timer went off. Thank you boys for being great friends and responsible role models!