Corgi Tales | March 2026

Dear Crossroads Community,

March is upon us! The weather is starting to crack and before you know it Spring Break will be here. With only a few months left in school, let's all do our part to make sure our students stay the course and show grit as they work towards reaching their iReady Math and Reading goals. Be sure to talk with your child about theirs and to help them work on their MyPath lessons at home.

We have a great evening event coming up on March 5. Please save the date for our Crossroads Bugs, Books and Brilliant Creations from 6-8 p.m. The book fair will also being going on during this event.

Please always reach out if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you!

Have a marvelous March!

Dr. Damian Fay, Ms. Kristen Henson & Mrs. Tutterrow

damianfay@wsdr4.org

kristenhenson@wsdr4.org

aleishatutterrow@wsdr4.org

P.S. Please remember, if you arrive at school to drop off your child after 8:35 AM, you must go to the front doors near the flagpole and walk them in. Thank you!

One of our Crossroads Building Goals this year is focused on attendance.

The core purpose of having your student at school is so they can benefit from all of the learning opportunities so they can improve and grow!

Help us recognize our progress toward our building attendance goal. Below are the average daily attendance percentages for our building, each grade level, and the top class in each grade level for the month of February.

Crossroads: 92.02%

Kindergarten: 92.26%

Kindergarten Top Class: Dinkheller 96.5%

First Grade: 93.84%

First Grade Top Class: Warden 97.82%

Second Grade: 90.82%

Second Grade Top Class: Richardson 94.55%

Third Grade: 90.66%

Third Grade Top Class: Kane 92.36%

Fourth Grade: 92.26%

Fourth Grade Top Class: Williams 95.13%

Fifth Grade: 92.11%

Fifth Grade Top Class: Theis 94.36%

We celebrated our January Leaders of the Month on February 6. The students were recognized for a variety of reasons, including exceptional behavior, positive attitude, and reaching a goal. We are so proud of the work our students are doing here at Crossroads each and every day!

It's the time of the year to acquaint you with the procedures we will use for determining classroom assignments for the 2026-2027 school year. Our ultimate goal is to place each child in an environment that is comfortable and conducive to the growth of the individual student. Much consideration is given to appropriately match learning styles and personalities of students and teachers. Of equal importance is designing a classroom in which the children will positively influence each other. A student’s current teacher may list particular needs related to the child’s learning style and the characteristics of the learning environment that would best meet the needs of the child. However, the teacher will not recommend a particular teacher. Their input is valuable and will be taken with great regard.

The administrative team will collect needed information prior to making placement decisions. The placement process is highly reflective and focuses on the needs of all children. Parents are invited to share views regarding their child’s needs, learning styles, and the characteristics of the teacher that would best meet the needs of their child. If a parent wishes to express their views regarding their child’s needs, this should be addressed in writing by completing the Learning Environment Form. Please do not designate a specific teacher name. The Learning Environment Form is included as an attachment in the newsletter email and forms can also be found in the office.

Please return your form by March 13, in order for your input to be considered for placement. If you have any questions, please reach out. Thank you!

Save the Date! Art and Literacy Night is March 5 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Bring the whole family to enjoy a night of interactive art, crafts, therapy dogs, and so much more!

Habit 7-

Sharpen the Saw

Physical

• Have a 20 minute dance party

• Go on a family walk or bike ride

• Create a backyard obstacle course together

Emotional

• Go around and share one thing you’re thankful for

• Create a Gratitude jar

• Write kind notes to each other

Mental

• 20 minutes of family reading time

• Work on a puzzle together

• Play a strategic board game

Social/Spiritual

• Bake cookies for a neighbor

• Make care packages

• Donate toys together

• Write thank you notes to community helpers

Get to know your child's new elementary school at Cruising Into Kindergarten. The goal of this event is to help incoming kindergartners become more familiar with their new school, and to help ease kindergarten jitters with a fun, interactive tour. Your child may even make some new friends along the way! School staff will be in attendance to share information about your child's new school.

This special event is for incoming kindergartners and their parents/guardians only, no siblings please. Doors will open and the event will begin promptly at 6:00 PM, ending no later than 7:00 PM.

Crossroad Elementary will hold their event on April 16.

Please register for this event at this following link: Cruising Into Kindergarten.

Hello!

Thank you for your partnership in helping stop the spread of germs by keeping your sick kids home. We’re nearing the end of peak cold and flu season. Please continue to follow the guidelines below if your student is sick:

1. PLEASE keep your kids home if they are sick! If your student has vomited or had diarrhea or a fever within the past 24 hours, HE/SHE SHOULD STAY HOME, as he/she is still contagious.
   

2. If your child has vomited, he/she should be tolerating food before returning, as well.
   

3. If your child requires medicine to treat symptoms of illness (i.e. elevated temperature or stomach ache) before school, he/she should stay home for monitoring. If your student feels sick or gets sick before school, please keep him/her home.
   

4. If your child is sent home for a fever, vomiting, or diarrhea, he/she should stay home until symptom-free for 24 hours, without the use of medication.
   

5. Please help remind your kids to practice good hand hygiene and cough etiquette.

6. Encourage healthy habits: eat healthy foods, get plenty of sleep, drink lots of water.
   

Please send a water bottle to school with your child; this can help them if they have a cough, too.

Dental Visits This Semester

PSP came to CRE on 2/26/26 and provided fluoride applications for students whose parents signed consent forms at the beginning of the year.

Big Smiles - Scheduled to come to CRE 3/30 - 4/1 to provide dental cleanings and treatment for students whose parents signed consent forms at the beginning of the year. As a reminder, parent consent is good for 18 mos, so a new form does NOT need to be completed if you already completed one this year.

If your student started school at Crossroads after the dentist came the first semester, I will give your student’s teacher a permission form for you to sign and return to school if you want your student to participate in this optional service. Please turn these forms in no later than 3-23-26. Please reach out if you have any questions.

Clothing Donations Needed

The clinic is always looking for gently used boys' and girls' items, especially pants. If you have any items lying around your house that you’d like to donate, we’d happily take them off your hands. Thank you in advance! It’s also a good idea to send a change of clothes in your student’s backpack for them to use in case they need it during school. The clinic has a limited supply to loan out. If your students have borrowed clothes and can return them for other students to borrow, that would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

Teresa Smith, RN, BSN

Crossroads Elementary Clinic

teresasmith@wsdr4.org

636-625-4537, x44233 (phone)

636-445-5234 (fax)

Yearbooks are on sale now through Friday, February 27 for $17. We will have a limited supply of extra yearbooks for sale in May. If you would like to guarantee your child has a 2025-2026 yearbook, please order one online today! All yearbooks must be purchased online or via phone. Go to www.yearbookordercenter.com (#16944) to place your order today or call the order center at 1-866-287-3096!

April 16

885 Robert Raymond Dr., Lake St. Louis

This year, WSD's elementary summer school intervention will be held June 2-25 and will be invitation only. Families of students who qualify will be sent an invitation on Feb. 20, and enrollment will be open Feb. 23-March 11. Keep an eye out for program invitations later this month and learn more on the Summer School offerings webpage.

Be the first to know about the latest WSD happenings by connecting with our school district on social media! Follow Wentzville School District on Instagram @wsdschools for fun and relevant content. You might just stumble upon a spotlight of your student. instagram.com/wsdschools

2026-27 PreK Enrollment Opens:

Feb. 9-13: Currently enrolled and returning Pre-K families and WSD employees.

Feb. 23: All Wentzville School District residents.

To enroll in our tuition-based preschool program, students must be 3 years old by July 31 of the year they are starting preschool.

In past years, families could choose their Early Childhood location. This year, your child’s Early Childhood site will be determined by your home address. Your address falls within an elementary school attendance boundary, and that boundary determines which Early Childhood location your child will attend. If you are unsure which elementary school serves your address, you can find it using the District’s interactive boundary map.

Early Childhood Locations by Elementary School Boundary:

Barfield: Boone Trail, Crossroads, Discovery Ridge, Duello, Green Tree, Prairie View

Samuelson: Heritage, Journey, Lake View, Peine Ridge, Stone Creek, Wabash

For more information or to register, please visit the District enrollment webpage.

Kindergarten Enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year.

• All children who will turn five before Aug. 1, 2026, are eligible to attend kindergarten for the 2026-27 school year. Get more kindergarten enrollment information.

For more information or to register, please visit the District Website.

Morning Drop-Off Procedures

• Drop-off is from 8:20 a.m. to 8:35 a.m. Doors close promptly at 8:35 a.m. If you arrive after this time, please bring your student to the front office to sign them in.

• To keep the line moving efficiently, we ask that drivers remain in their vehicles while staff assist students.

• Walkers may enter through the front or primary hallway entrances. All parents and visitors must enter through the front doors and sign in at the office.

• If you need to bring your child into the building, please use the main parking lot. Parking in the diagonal bus zone slots is strictly prohibited.
  
  

Afternoon Pick-Up Procedures

All car riders and daycare van riders will go to the gym at the end of the day. Once in the gym, a staff member will call students’ names over the radio for them to come out to meet their vehicle. A staff member will escort students to each car.

Important: Parents are no longer allowed to walk up to pick up their children. Please use the car pick-up line.

Bright blue car tags will be distributed at Meet-the-Teacher Night. If you are unable to attend, tags will be sent home with students on the first day of school. Please check with the office if you need a car tag. USE A THICK MARKER TO FILL THESE OUT.

When driving through the car lanes, please display the bright blue car tag on your dashboard where names can be easily seen. If you do not have a car tag, staff will need to check your ID, contact the office for clearance, and then call your child. This process slows down pick-up for everyone.

A few additional reminders:

• Dismissal changes will not be accepted after 3:00 p.m.

• Student safety is our top priority. Because 3:20 p.m. is a busy time, we cannot allow office checkouts after 3:20 p.m. Please plan accordingly.

• If your child is a walker but will become a car rider due to inclement weather, you are responsible for notifying the school. We no longer send text messages about rainy-day dismissals.

Please review the arrival and dismissal maps.

• Arrival Procedures

  • Front doors open at 8:20 a.m.

  • Beginning Monday, Aug. 25, parents will no longer be permitted to walk students to their classrooms.
    
    

  Cafeteria Information

  • View the Child Nutrition page on the district website.

  • Please remember, snow days will affect the menu.

  • All meals will be eaten in the cafeteria.

  • Breakfast is served from 8:20-8:35 a.m.
    
    

  Buying Lunch

  • Students will enter a lunch PIN number.

  • Teachers will have a card with each student’s PIN number for the first few weeks.

  • Teachers will also send home the PIN number and a practice number pad.
    
    

  Bringing Lunch

  • Please label all lunch bags with your child’s name.

  • Send items that your child can open independently.

  • Any unopened items will be thrown away for health and safety reasons.
    
    

  Recess Information

  • Recess is supervised by classroom teachers and noon-duty staff.

  • Dress your child appropriately for the weather.

  • Label all clothing items with your child’s name.

  • Please avoid parking along the playground fence.

  • Visitors are not allowed on the playground during recess.
    
    

  Tips From the Office

  • All adults visiting Crossroads must sign in at the office and wear a visitor sticker.

  • Please bring your driver’s license to check in using our Raptor visitor management system.

    • Raptor will scan your ID, take a photo, and check information against sex offender databases and any district-restricted lists.

    • Approved visitors will receive a printed badge to wear while in the building.

  • Call the office by 9:15 a.m. if your child will be absent.

  • If your child arrives after 8:35 a.m., please walk them into the office.

  • Notify the office of any dismissal changes by 3:00 p.m.

  • Students cannot be checked out from the office after 3:20 p.m.

  • Be sure to update your contact information with the office if anything changes.

  
  

  2025-26 WSD Academic Calendar

Meal Prices for 2025–26

• Breakfast (Grades K–12): $2.00
• Elementary Lunch (Grades K–5): $3.10
• Reduced-Price Meals:
• Breakfast: $0.30
• Lunch: $0.40
  
  

Free and Reduced-Price Meal Applications

Applications for free and reduced-price meals are available on the WSD Free and Reduced informational page or at any school office.

To support families transitioning back to paid meals, the USDA has increased the income guidelines used to determine eligibility. You can view the USDA Income Eligibility Guidelines for Free and Reduced-Price Meals.

If you believe your family qualifies, please complete an application. You can return the application by:

• Bringing it to your child’s school

• Scanning and emailing it to marysanzottera@wsdr4.org

• Faxing it to 636-327-3961

• Mailing it to:
  Child Nutrition Services
  101 Support Service Drive
  Wentzville, MO 63385
  
  

Need Help? If you have questions or need assistance completing the application, please call Child Nutrition Services at 636-327-3858, ext. 21330.

Dear Crossroads Elementary Families,

Throughout the duration of the academic year, the Wentzville School District partners with community agencies that specialize in providing students, families, and educators with preventative education. Agency presenters are credentialed, coordinated through the District, and under the supervision of building administrators. Presentation topics are targeted toward specific grade levels. All students will participate in each program, unless you choose to opt your child out of the lesson(s). If you are interested in opting your student(s) out of presentation(s), please click the appropriate link(s) below.

Kindergarten Opt-Out Form

First Grade Opt-Out Form

Second Grade Opt-Out Form

Third Grade Opt-Out Form

Fourth Grade Opt-Out Form

Fifth Grade Opt-Out Form

If you have additional questions, please reach out directly to your student’s school counselor.

Thank you,

Damian Fay, Principal

Kristen Henson, Assistant Principal

Aleisha Tutterrow, Assistant Principal

Amy Walton, Counselor K-2

Tim Burkemper, Counselor 3-5

Wentzville Wow Factor Award

We are feeling extra thankful for amazing staff this month! Has your child's teacher made a significant impact? Do you want to recognize a staff member who goes above and beyond? Celebrate a teacher or employee with a Wentzville Wow Factor Award anytime throughout the school year to let them know they are making a difference! Nominate a Staff Member.

Inclement weather & AMI Update

As we approach the colder months, we want to re-share the District communication that has information regarding the WSD's inclement weather procedures for the 2025-26 school year. This year, snow days one and two will be traditional snow days. After our second snow day this year, we will switch to AMI (alternative methods of instruction) for snow days three through seven. Read more on what to expect this winter or view AMI assignments.

Become a School Lunch Hero

Our School Lunch Hero program aims to ensure no child leaves the cafeteria hungry. Donate to our Lunch Hero program to help WSD families struggling to keep up with paying for school breakfast and lunch. Read more about School Lunch Heroes and make a donation.

March 2

• Wear your favorite or silly hat

March 3

• Wear your crazy and silly socks

March 4

• Wear cozy pjs or sweats and bring a small stuffed animal

March 5

• Bring your favorite snack (no candy)
• Bugs, Books, and Brilliant Creations Art and Literacy Night, 6-8pm

March 6

• Dress Wacky and Wile

March 9

• Late start

March 10

• PTA General Mtg at 7:00

March 20

• Early Release at 1:35

March 23-27

• Spring Break