Wingate Elementary

Welcome to the 25-26 school year! We have been working hard all summer to get the building ready for students. A big thank you to our custodial team for all their hard work this summer! I will be in the main hallway on Open House Night with our new Assistant Principal Mr. Ambuehl. Please find us and say hello. Looking forward to a new school year!

Kim Enriquez

Principal

These events are for all new PreK students to Wingate, all kindergarten students and all new students in grades 1st-5th. Please look carefully to find your correct grade level. Enter at door 15. Hope to see you there!

Please plan to join us for Open House this year to meet your teacher and drop off school supplies.

As we prepare for the upcoming school year at Wingate Elementary, it’s essential that we have accurate transportation and dismissal information for each student to ensure a safe and smooth end-of-day process. Please take a few moments to fill out the form linked below if you have not already. As of this time, we have over 80 students that do not have this form filled out. If you have multiple students attending Wingate Elementary, you must fill out a transportation form for each student.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KGdxqGMBmsmd4-UTfL6TdfHA4ZqkRXSQBQ50zvzhcf4/edit

We welcome the following new certified staff to the Wingate family!

Wingate is very lucky to have a very active PTO. Please consider joining the Wingate Elementary PTO (Parent Teacher Organization). Membership is just $5 per person, and all membership dues go directly back to the school. PTO funds events throughout the year that enhance the educational experience of all students at Wingate. No volunteering is necessary, but members will receive emails with first dibs of volunteer opportunities at the school, as well as reminders for school events. We meet every other month in the evenings at Wingate. Please go to our FutureFund page to register your membership today! This year you will have access to the membership directory so you can get contact information for your child’s friends if their parents also join PTO. Participation in the directory is optional. We’re looking forward to working with you this school year!

https://wingateelementary.futurefund.com/registration

2025-2026 PTO Officers

Jordin Gouge- President

Nicole Andrade- Vice President

Jessica Beckemeyer- Secretary

Melissa Gass- Treasurer

With over 600 students entering and exiting our building each day, we please ask for your cooperation when dropping off and picking up your child(ren) to ensure the safety of all students.

* K-5 students may arrive to school between 8:15am and 8:35am. Any student arriving after 8:35am will need to be signed in as tardy by a parent or guardian. In the morning doors, 1, 2, 15 and 7 will be opened for students to enter.

*For bikers and walkers coming from the Wingate Manor neighborhood-a sidewalk is located for your families that goes around the back parking lot, near pod A and allows you to enter in the back of the building through door 7. We have bike racks here as well.

*For bikers and walkers coming from the Greenmount Manor neighborhood-please continue to cross at the crosswalk in the parking lot and park your bikes near door 15 in the front of the building.

* Car riders-parents are welcome to park in a parking spot and exit their car with their child. We will have 3 crosswalks all manned by Wingate Staff. Please wait for a crossing guard to cross you so you aren't walking out into traffic. You can walk your child to the exit door closest to their classroom and say good-bye. Please use a crosswalk on your way back to your car.

*Car riders-if your child is independent and can exit the car on their own, please pull to the right side of the front drive and let them exit on the right side of your car, away from traffic. Please stay in your car so as not to tie up traffic.

* No adult supervision is available for students prior to 8:15. If a child arrives prior to 8:15am unattended, we do bring them into Extended Time and call home.

* Absolutely no cell phones are allowed in the school parking lot. Please help us to keep our students safe at all times!

Here is a digital copy of our Arrival Plan for mornings-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/13WrT6TliCx0NSRmQ20QCstxfy_Xv-lZwELrPR0cWDfA/edit?usp=sharing

3:25 PM Walkers and Bike Riders are dismissed. They can exit out of any front door or door 7 if going to Wingate Manor

3:25 PM Bus students are collected and start to walk with a staff member to the bus lane to load buses

3:25 Extended Time students are collected and walk to the cafeteria to be checked into Extended Time

3:30 Car Riders are dismissed from the following doors

Kindergarten and 4th Grade-Door 1

2nd and 5th Grade-Door 2

1st and 3rd Grade-Door 15

Older siblings can exit the door of the younger sibling so parents have just one pick up point. All students and parents are expected to use one of the crosswalks available.

Here is the digital copy of our Dismissal Plan for afternoons-

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FAGKKP3KD52Sy8CTwhjJelsu4L8UUVtmxcLAwQVJvOU/edit?usp=sharing

Just a reminder that all students entering Pre-K, Kindergarten, 6th and 9th grades must provide new and updated physicals and immunizations by the 1st day of school in August. If the required documentation is not provided, students are excluded from school attendance beginning the first day of school. Below are the items that need to be completed along with dates. If you have any questions, please email Nurse Douglas at douglasm@msd19.org or call our office to talk with her.

Throughout the school year, our students, teachers, and administrators share out the amazing learning experiences and activities going on at Wingate Elementary and in our school district. Click the link below to view our Facebook page!

Mascoutah School District 19 Facebook

Wednesday, August 6th-New Student Tours and Presentation for new PreK students to Wingate, 6:00 PM in the multipurpose room, enter door 15.

Thursday, August 7th-New Student Tours and Presentation for new students in grades K-5, 6:00 PM in the multipurpose room, enter door 15.

Tuesday, August 12th-Open House (see flyer for times above)

Thursday, August 14th-First day of school for K-5, 11:30 Dismissal

Thursday, August 14th-Boo Hoo Breakfast for Kindergarten parents 8:15-9:15 AM Cafeteria after you drop off students. Come and meet some other Kindergarten parents.

Monday, August 18th-First day for PreK

Tuesday, August 19th-Picture Day for all students PreK-5th grade (see flyer below)

Friday, August 22nd-Back to School Bash 6-8 PM

Friday, August 29th-Back to School Bash Rain date if needed

Monday, September 1st-No School, Labor Day