Wharton Wildcat News

Dear Parents/Guardians,

The month of March has been exciting! The students and staff are realizing how fast this year is flying by. We are anxiously awaiting for Spring! We experience all kinds of weather so remember to dress appropriately. The Wharton Wildcats enjoyed a few warm days and back to the chilly weather. The students participated in some St. Patrick's Day and theme related activities. Some ideas included leprechauns, gold coins, and lucky shamrocks. They dressed up in their green and learned some fun facts about the Irish culture. So we noticed that you don't have to be Irish to enjoy all of the fun.

Spring Break is here! Please enjoy your time with your families. The Wharton Staff will have the opportunity to have some fun and family time as well! We will see you back on Monday, March 31, 2025 ready to learn!

Just a reminder: We are tracking tardies. Every 3rd tardy will result in a detention. We want to support our families in developing appropriate practices. Being on time for school and ready to learn is important.

Breakfast will start daily at 7:20 and 8:20 on Wednesday late starts. We will begin school promptly at 7:50 on regular days and 8:50 on late starts. If a child is late please enter Door #4.

We appreciate your support in the following:

*Making sure your child arrives on time and attends daily.

*Completing all classwork and homework assignments.

*Promoting a love for reading.

Sincerely,

Raquel K. Modiest, Principal

rmodiest@sd104.us

708-458-0640

On Friday, March 14th our students learned about this special day. Pi is used to calculate the area of a circle. The students learned the Pi song and ate a special treat. We also learned that Albert Einstein was born on this day!

Kindergarten has been working hard getting ready for First grade. In math students are working on learning different strategies to add within 10. They are also making wonderful progress on fluently adding within 5 with daily minute tests.

During ELA, students are learning how to identify the Beginning-Middle-and End of a story as well as the characters and setting. Students also learned that stories have messages. Students are working on understanding the message the author is trying to convey.

On Saint Patrick's Day students had a great time searching for leprechauns in the building and finding their gold. Students built traps and created many thematic projects.

March is Women's History Month. It is a time to honor the contributions, achievements, and leadership skills of women throughout history.

A big round of applause to our families!!! We are very proud to say that our student tardies and absences are low. We also appreciate all of your efforts for contacting our office and keeping us informed when a student will be absent or tardy. Keep up the amazing job!

With colder weather upon us, we want to be sure that your child comes dressed for the weather and ready to play outside. We will be going outside for recess each day. Please make sure that students are wearing a coat, hat, gloves, and scarf. Also boots in severe inclement weather.

Regular School Hours

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

7:50 AM (arrival)

2:50 PM (dismissal)

Wednesdays (Late Start)

8:50 AM (arrival)

2:50 PM (dismissal)

Office Hours

August 21st-June 3rd

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

Administrators and Secretaries will be in the buildings from 8:30 am to 2:00 pm, Monday through Friday.

Breakfast will be available every morning for students.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays starting at 7:20 AM.

Wednesdays at 8:20 AM.

Lunch will be provided daily for all students.

SHIRTS/TOPS:

Students are required to wear a maroon collared polo or dress shirt with long/short sleeves. The polo/dress shirt may be plain or have the district logo. No other logos are allowed. Plain black or white undershirts may be worn under the maroon collared shirt. Shirts must extend to waistline.

Sweaters/Sweatshirts:

Students may wear a plain black or maroon sweater/sweatshirt over their collared school shirt or over a plain white or black undershirt.

PANTS:

Must be black or khaki and worn at the waist. This includes shorts, Capri pants, and skirts. Leggings may be worn, but only when a shirt extending to mid-thigh is worn as well.

SCHOOL SPIRIT FRIDAYS:

Students may wear their Wharton school spirit shirt with jeans every Friday.

Students are expected to wear the appropriate clothing while attending school. All students must comply with the following:

• Student clothing (including accessories) may not advertise, promote, or a picture of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, violent behavior, or other inappropriate images.
• Student clothing (including accessories) may not display lewd, vulgar, obscene, offensive language/symbols nor gang signs.
• Hats, coats, bandanas, and sunglasses may not be worn inside the building, during the school day.
• Dress and accessories that pose a safety hazard are not permitted in the bathrooms and educational classrooms.
• Clothing with holes, rips, or tears, that reveal skin and/or undergarments may not be worn at school.
• The length of shorts or skirts must be appropriate for the school environment.
• Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times. Open-backed footwear is not permitted.

Students clothing that causes a substantial disruption of the orderly process of school functions or endangers the health or safety of other students, staff, or others may be subject discipline. If there is any doubt about dress and appearance, the building administration will make the final decision.

Mar. 21st, Friday: Early Dismissal

***March 24-March 28, 2025*** Spring Break

March 31st, Monday: Classes Resume

Late Start Days for April:

April 2, 2025

April 9, 2025

April 16, 2025

April 23, 2025

April 30, 2025

Testing Starts : April 7 and ends April 17th (3-5 grades)

April 8, 2025 Board Meeting

***April 16, 2025*** All School Field Trip

April 17, 2025-Progress Reports

April 18 & 21, 2025 -Non Attendance Days

April 22-25, 2025-Spirit Week

April 25, 2025: PBIS Event

April 28, 2025: ABC Countdown Begins

Please make sure your child brings their device and charger on their first day. If their device and/or charger is broke, or lost, a fee will be added to their powerschool account and replaced with a new one.

Kindergarten will recieve an IPad and charger on their first day.

First Grade will be given their device, charger and case on the first day.

Second, Third, and Fourth Grade will need to bring their device and charger from the previous year.

Fifth Grade will need to return their old device with the charger to recieve a new one.

You can call our Main office if you have any questions or concerns.

Main office:

(708)458-0640

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Email: rmodiest@sd104.us
Phone: 708-458-0640