Weekly Wildcat

September 20: Deadline to sign your child up for Running Club (flyer below)

September 22: First Running Club (must be signed up by September 20)

September 25: School Closed. No School

October 4: National Walk to School Day

October 9: Non Student Day

Please check our website calendar here for current events

• On a daily basis, all parents of TK and Kindergarten students need to park in the surrounding neighborhood and walk their child to the TK/K entrance gate on a daily basis.

• The streets directly surrounding Walteria are public, and therefore subject to local, state and federal traffic laws. Follow all traffic laws and posted signs.

• Again, we prioritize safety over speed; please walk your Tk/K child to the gate every morning. Curbside drop off/pick up is for 1st-5th graders only.

• The TK/K gates open every morning at 8:35a.m. Supervision for students is not available before that time.

• Our staff parking lot is for teacher and staff parking. In addition, the alleyways behind Walteria are for driving through and resident garage access. Thank you for respecting our staff lot and alleyways by not using it to pick up/drop off or park. Being a respectful neighbor is valued at Walteria.

• The streets directly surrounding Walteria are public, and therefore subject to local, state and federal traffic laws. Follow all traffic laws and posted signs

• Thank you for respecting our staff lot by not parking or dropping off students in that area

• Communicate with your child about your expectations during drop off and pick up times.

• Drop off: Students should exit the vehicle and go directly into the school

• Pick up: Students should exit their classrooms and immediately exit the front gate to look out for their car so that the car line can keep moving.

Walteria is participating in Start with Hello Week from October 18th-22nd! Our goal for this week is to celebrate kindness, connection with others, inclusion, empathy, and belonging. One smile can start a friendship, one act of kindness can make a difference, and one “hello” can make everyone at Walteria feel welcomed! During Start with Hello Week, Wildcats can participate in different activities to promote social connectedness! Click here for more information.

The above Flyer is regarding GATE screening coming to 3rd-5th grades. A notification with screening details and schedule was emailed by the district to the families. Testing will take place during the monnths of October and November. Please check the TUSD GATE Website for more information.

Thank you for attending back to school night, our volunteer fair, and our first PTA Association meeting. Please consider donating to our Invested in Walteria Direct Donation Drive at our website pta.walteriaelementary.org. Please visit the book fair after school this week.

Making a direct donation to the PTA is the easiest way to contribute to all the programs funded by the PTA. We encourage each family to become a bronze donor for $180, which is just $1 per day of school. PTA pays for assemblies, adventures in art, the school library, 5th grade promotion, science labs, field trips, and more! Donate here.

Explore the arts and express yourself by submitting an entry in the National PTA Reflections competition. The theme this year is "I am hopeful because ..." and entries are due by October 13. Submit your entries at reflections.walteriaelementary.org