Friday Forecast

Mission

At WKE we are committed to educating ALL children by building lasting relationships and nurturing each child for success.

Vision

Empower Each Child To Design Their Future

ALL MEANS ALL

System Commitments

1. All students, regardless of circumstances, advance on time, prepared to graduate and ready to enter college, the military or industry with certification.

2. Teaching and learning develop power skills in all students.

3. Our schools are service-oriented centers of learning, committed to family and community partnerships.

4. Every adult will be equipped with the skills and resources necessary to advocate for and ensure the success of all students.

January 20 - MLK Holiday

January 21 - Leadership 3:00 Office Conference Room/ Lexington One Board of Trustee Meeting

January 22 - ESOL, Jennifer Gillespie Professional Learning/Documentary - Visionaries - with Dr. Little 2:00

January 24 - Cub of the Month Celebration/5th Grade 1920's Day

January 25 - Teacher Recruitment Fair; Meadow Glen Middle 8:00 - 12:30

-January 27 - Collaborative Conversation - Disrupting Poverty Chapter 5

-January 29 - RTI Connect - Professional Discussion

-January 29 - Epic Build Showcase - 8:30 - 10:00 Cafeteria

-February 1 - Read Aloud Day

-February 5 - Wednesday PD - Math

-February 7 - Father Daughter Dance - 6:00 - 8:00

-February 8 - Polar Plunge - Please remember to make your pledges to support WKE as a Unified Champion School - Thank you to all of our volunteers who will take the plunge!!

-February 27 - Skate Night

*Please remember that Wednesdays are reserved for Professional Learning. There will be times that the coach may trades dates, however expect to meet.

**February 14 - Professional Day - All Certified staff - As a reminder, we will use that day as professional development. We expect all staff to be in attendance for any training that will take place here or another location in the district.

February 14 - Teacher Professional Development Day

• K - 2 Phonics Fair - Carolina Springs Elementary School
• Lunch 11:00 - 11:45
• 2 - 5 Patterns of Power w/Dr. Erica Bissell and Jennifer Gillespie - 12:00 - 3:00

**February 17 - Weather Make-up Day, Teachers and Students Report to school

Mentor Program - As we discussed in the fall, we are excited to begin our WKE mentor program here this spring. We appreciate you informing us of students you feel may need an extra support system here at school, who otherwise do not have an advocate. We have put together a list of mentor teams to work together to support student success and seeking the best interest of the student at all times. We will roll this out at a collaborative conversation in January and move forward from there!

"Every child deserves a champion- an adult who will never give up on them, who understands the power of connection, and insists that they become the best that they can possibly be."

Access Testing - Our ELL students are involved in Access testing. This testing is done in small group and individual settings. Each student has a session of listening, reading, writing and speaking. The testing schedule will begin February 10th. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation as we assess our students. Schedule

New After School Program - Our district social worker, Alma Puente Ruiz, recently was awarded a grant for an after school tutoring program. We are fortunate to be the site she selected to host this program. We will be asking to use classrooms for tutoring, more to come on the logistics of this. We have secured the four teachers for the program as well as the Instructional Assistant. Students were placed with the following criteria: Academically At-Risk; 25% or below on Benchmark; Homeless and/or living with. If you have any questions, please let us know.

Father Daughter Dance - Please let us know who from each team will be attending/helping with the Father Daughter Dance. Thank you!!

Live Every Moment.....Laugh Everyday.....Love Beyond Words!

From our heart to yours,

Nicole, Martha & Angelo