Whelan Weekend Update

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I'm resharing this reminder about Circle Drop-Off in the morning, but also wanted to reiterate that we DO NOT have supervision for students before 8:20!

Starting MONDAY, December 19th:

• 4th grade will continue to have Arrival and Dismissal at the back Gym door.
• 5th grade will have Arrival and Dismissal at Door 19, which is 100 yds further East on Sargent Street. (see pic above) - Please ask your 5th Graders to wait ON THE SIDEWALK until a Whelan Staff Member opens the Door in the Morning!

Monday – "Ugly" Sweater Day (1st)

Tuesday – Winter Colors (silver, blue, white, etc.) (3rd)

Wednesday – Grinch/Green Day (2nd)

Thursday – Cozy Day ​(4th)

Friday – PJ Day

We had our Monthly All-School Morning Meeting on Wednesday - it was AWESOME! One Wednesday each month Mr. Stanley and Ms. Shanley Zoom into everybody's classroom - during the meeting they share our schoolwide progress in both ST Math and Lexia, announce the winners of our monthly Golden Tray awards and choose a monthly Staff "Spout Out" to share. We also have 5th Graders who interview LAST month's Staff "Spout Out" winner and share a little project about the monthly "theme" (this month's was RESPECT). Be sure to ask your kids about it!

We're excited to share dates that we've set for a Whelan Winter Concert AND Art Show!

• Tuesday, February 8th - Grades K & 1
• Wednesday, February 9th - Grades 2, 3 & 4

We will share more information - including times (these WILL be during the school day, though) and formats - in the coming weeks!

Grade 5 will have a more comprehensive Concert and Art Show connected to their Moving-On ceremony in the Spring!

Turnout for our December Community Connection about Supporting Kids' Digital Lives was a bit underwhelming (we had 1 family member), so we are going to revisit the topic in January, and want to try offering an afternoon time instead!

Please come visit with us in the Whelan cafeteria on Tuesday, January 10th from 4-4:45. Jill Herwig, RPS's Director of Comprehensive Health and Wellness will join us in leading attendees in conversations about their kids' Digital Experiences, and we will share resources for families to use to support those experiences!

The PTA Winter Wonderland Event last night was a HUGE SUCCESS! Thank you so much to everybody who volunteered, donated and - most importantly - came to participate!!!!

Please use this Uniform Request Form if you are looking for gently-used uniforms for your Whelan students. We will do our best to fill requests as they come in, and will notify families when your requests are ready.

Old School Apparel has updated their Whelan Uniform options with our new Logo - please check out the uniform options they have available for order through their website.

We are also working with Old School Apparel to add a "Spirit Wear" section to their Whelan-specific online shop - stay tuned for more information about what that could look like!

I’m using my Twitter feed to provide more of a lens into classroom experiences this year. You can follow me at https://twitter.com/WhelanPrincipal

• Friday, December 23rd - EARLY RELEASE

• Monday, December 26th - Friday, December 30th - NO SCHOOL

• Monday, January 2nd - NO SCHOOL

• Tuesday, January 10th - Whelan Community Connection - 4-4:45pm

• Wednesday, January 25th - EARLY RELEASE - Dismissal at 11:30

• Wednesday, January 25th - Whelan PTA "Get Air" Event - 12-8:00pm

*the full RPS calendar can be found here*
*Important Whelan dates are also posted on our school website at whe.reverek12.org*

Email: apelletier@reverek12.org
Website: whe.reverek12.org
Location: 107 Newhall Street, Revere, MA, USA
Phone: 781.388.7510
Twitter: @WhelanPrincipal