Walker Elementary

• September 14: 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade ATLAS Interim Testing
• September 14: PTA General Meeting on Zoom (Link will be shared in Dojo, Text, & Email)
• September 15: 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade ATLAS Interim Testing
September 15: 1st Grade Field trip to Apple Seeds 12:00-2:00 PM
• September 15: Cross Country Practice 3:15-4:00 PM

• September 17: 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade ATLAS Interim Testing
• September 18: 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade ATLAS Interim Testing
• September 18: Pirate Day - Dress Up Like a Pirate

3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students will be taking the Fall ATLAS Interim Assessments next week.

📝 Testing Schedule

• Monday, September 14: Writing

• Tuesday, September 15: Reading

• Thursday, September 17: Science

• Friday, September 18: Math

Why do we give ATLAS Interims?

ATLAS Interims are an important checkpoint that helps our teachers see how students are progressing toward grade-level Arkansas standards. The results help us identify areas of strength, find learning gaps, and adjust instruction to better meet students' needs. In other words, the assessments help us understand what students have learned so far and what they are ready to learn next.

We want our Wildcats to be ready, rested, and prepared to show what they know! Families can help by:

😴 Making sure your student gets plenty of sleep each night
🥣 Starting the day with a healthy breakfast (Breakfast Served at Walker from 7:15-7:40 AM and is FREE everyday!)
⏰ Making sure your student arrives at school by 7:40 a.m.
🏫 Planning for your student to be at school for the entire school day and avoiding early checkouts for appointments when possible

Thank you for partnering with us to help our Wildcats do their very best! 💜🐾

Want to learn more about ATLAS?
The Arkansas Department of Education has created a Family Toolkit with helpful information, videos, FAQs, and resources for understanding ATLAS assessments and student results.

Explore the Arkansas ATLAS Family Toolkit

🎧 Reminder: All students need to have their own pair of headphones at school. If you have not already done so, please purchase headphones and send them with your child as soon as possible. Thank you for helping ensure your child is ready to learn!

For the safety and efficiency of our car line, car tags must remain up and visible throughout the entire car line process.

Here’s why:

📢 One staff member is calling students to the porch.
📣 Another staff member is using the megaphone to call the assigned loading spot for your child.
🚗 Our staff must then see your car tag when we load your child into the vehicle.

Keeping your car tag visible helps our staff quickly identify your child and ensures that students are loaded into the correct vehicle and loading spot.

Please do not put your car tag down until you have exited the car line. Thank you for helping us keep our dismissal process safe, smooth, and efficient! 💜

Students can now access targeted learning programs from home on any iPhone, iPad, or computer by logging into Clever! These tools support your child’s unique academic needs, whether they need extra skill practice or advanced enrichment.

Lexia Core5 (Literacy)

• Goal: Develop essential foundational reading skills, helping students make the transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn."

• What to expect: Structured activities covering phonics, vocabulary, and comprehension, with automatic adjustments based on your child's progress.

• Goal: Build confidence, procedural fluency, and deep conceptual understanding in core academic subjects.
• What to expect: Adaptive question sets tailored to your child's exact skill level. IXL adjusts difficulty in real time, provides immediate feedback and step-by-step explanations for missed questions, and tracks skill mastery.

• Goal: Foster independent reading habits and boost reading comprehension.

• What to expect: Students choose books within their designated reading level, read independently, and complete short comprehension quizzes to earn points toward personalized reading goals.

• September 22: Cross Country Practice 3:15-4:00 PM

• September 23: Cross Country Race #1 at HarBer High School

• September 24: ROAR Family Night 5-5:30 PM

• September 25: Read & Snack on the Track with PTA

• 12:25-12:40 - Kindergarten

• 12:50-1:05 1st Grade

• 1:10-1:25 2nd Grade

• 1:30-1:45 3rd Grade

• 1:50-2:05 4th Grade

• 2:05-2:20 5th Grade

• September 25: Chuck E. Cheese Spirit Night

• September 29: Cross Country Practice 3:15-4:00 PM

• September 30: Blood Drive in Gym 1-6PM

• Roar 3:15-5:30 (Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays)
• Cross Country 3:15-4:15 (Every Tuesday until Thanksgiving Break)

If you need after school child care, we have ASP every day at Walker.

The weekly cost is:

$80 for 1 child

$155 for 2 children

Website: http://walker.sdale.org/
Location: 1701 S 40th St, Springdale, AR 72762, USA
Phone: (479)750-8874
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