Dear Parents/Guardians,

Welcome October!!! It is hard to believe that September is just a memory. At Wharton we have been so busy. By now you should have received your child's progress report. Home and school communication is a very important, please connect with your child's teacher should you have any questions or concerns.

In our morning meeting the students are learning about the countries connected to Hispanic Heritage month. They have also been reading about a family from Guatemala and the history related to the "Wish Dolls".

This week we celebrated some changes in staff. Mr. Vazquez will be our new teacher in the Dual program. We want to thank Mrs. McClinton for all of her hard work and commitment to the students.

This year we continue to practice different safety drills. Our students are doing an outstanding job. Please be sure to talk to your child about what they are learning in different emergency situations. Keep in mind, we are preparing our students in appropriate ways the meaning and importance of staying safe.

With colder weather upon us, we want to be sure that your child comes dressed for the weather and ready to play outside. We will be going outside for recess each day.

October 10, Monday: No School-Columbus/Indigenous People

October 11, Tuesday: Puberty Program

October 12, Wednesday: Tornado Drill

October 14, Friday: PBIS Celebration

Congratulations to Mrs. Reyes for being Employee of the Month for September!

A special recognition for a job well done to our custodial staff. They do a wonderful job keeping our schools clean. Thank you Reggie Cooper and Jimmy Mireles.

This is a day to celebrate the transformative and critical role that teachers play a child's education.

Last week the students participated in our 1st PBIS raffle for the 2022 school year. Daily, our students can receive raffle tickets for EXCEPTIONAL positive behavior in our school!!! For September, we had 39 tickets entered into the drawing!!! The students pictured won a create your own comic book and some hot chips! The next round of raffle entries began on October 3 and will run through the end of the month. Encourage your kids to engage in safe, responsible and respectful behavior for a chance to WIN our October raffle.

Congratulations...Ashley C., Heer P., Miguel D., and Daniel L.Z.

Please call the office if you are not connected with your child's current teacher! You will be sent an "invite" via email/text or receive a paper copy of a QR code. (708)458-0640.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays

7:50 AM (arrival)

2:50 PM (dismissal)

Wednesdays (Late Start)

8:50 AM (arrival)

2:50 PM (dismissal)

Office Hours

Monday - Friday

7:30 AM - 4:00 PM

708-458-0640

Breakfast will be available every morning.

Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays & Fridays starting at 7:30 AM.

Wednesdays at 8:30 AM.

Students will have lunch daily at 11:30 AM. District #104 will offer one lunch entree. If your child does not eat meat and the entree for the day is a meat dish, your child will need to bring a sack lunch to school. No lunch entrees are made with pork.

SHIRTS/TOPS:

Students are required to wear a maroon collared polo or dress shirt with long/short sleeves. The polo/dress shirt may be plain or have the district logo. No other logos are allowed. Plain black or white undershirts may be worn under the maroon collared shirt. Shirts must extend to waistline.

Sweaters/Sweatshirts:

Students may wear a plain black or maroon sweater/sweatshirt over their collared school shirt or over a plain white or black undershirt.

PANTS:

Must be black or khaki and worn at the waist. This includes shorts, Capri pants, and skirts. Leggings may be worn, but only when a shirt extending to mid-thigh is worn as well.

SCHOOL SPIRIT FRIDAYS:

Students may wear their Wharton school spirit shirt with jeans every Friday.

All students must comply with the following:

• Student clothing (including accessories) may not advertise, promote, or a picture of alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, drug paraphernalia, violent behavior, or other inappropriate images.
• Student clothing (including accessories) may not display lewd, vulgar, obscene, offensive language/symbols nor gang signs.
• Hats, coats, bandanas, and sunglasses may not be worn inside the building, during the school day.
• Dress and accessories that pose a safety hazard are not permitted in the bathrooms and educational classrooms.
• Clothing with holes, rips, or tears, that reveal skin and/or undergarments may not be worn at school.
• The length of shorts or skirts must be appropriate for the school environment.
• Appropriate footwear must be worn at all times. Open-backed footwear is not permitted.

Students clothing that causes a substantial disruption of the orderly process of school functions or endangers the health or safety of other students, staff, or others may be subject discipline. If there is any doubt about dress and appearance, the building administration will make the final decision.

The Wharton office will have District school shirts available for purchase. Sizes currently available are (adult) small, medium, large and XLarge.

Questions? Call the office at 708-458-0640.

Please make sure your child brings their device and charger each day.

Having problems with your child's device? You can call our Main office or contact the tech department via phone or email.

Main office:

(708)458-0640

Tech Department:

(708)458-0141

parenthelpline@sd104.us

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