Journey

May 1 : Kindergarten Field Trip

May 1 : Carnival 6PM

May 4-8 : Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5 : School Lunch Hero Day

May 7 : 5th Grade Orff Club 6-8pm

May 14 : PTA Meeting 7pm

May 15 : Kindergarten graduation

May 19 :Talent Show

May 20 : Field Day

May 21 : Field Day (Rain Out)

May 22 : Last Day of School

If you are dropping off or picking up your student please review the procedures on our school website to insure a smooth and safe process for everyone.

The Talent Show is May 19th from 2-3:30. Guests may arrive at 1:30pm. Please bring your Photo ID to sign in.

We will be holding Field Day on Wednesday, May 20th with our rain-out date being Thursday, May 21st.

We are looking for some parent volunteers to make our 2026 Field Day a success! Volunteers will be needed to help run each station during field day. At each station, there will be equipment with clear directions on how to play a game. Students will be familiar with each game, but you will be responsible for reminding students of game expectations and ensuring equipment is used properly.

In order to volunteer for Field Day, you must already be an approved volunteer through our district.If you are unsure of your volunteer status for this school year, you can contact Erica in the front office, and they will be able to check what we have on file for you! Thank you for your support! We will be in contact with more information soon! If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

We are looking for donations for our field day stations and staff/helper luncheon. Please use this linked document to sign up for donations. Thank you for all your support - Coach Wehmeier

* Login to your Parent Portal account and click on LunchTime
* You will see an option for "items, Fees, & Invoices"
* Click on that and "select" School Lunch Heroes
* Type in the donation amount and click "Add to Cart"
* Process payment as you normally would

If you're not receiving emails from WSD staff or schools, they might be landing in your spam folder. Learn more on how to fix that. You'll want to make sure you familiarize yourself with the district email domain: All district emails are delivered from: noreply@sis.wsdr4.org.

Important: In Focus, not all emails allow replies, depending on who sent them. Teacher communication: You can reply to emails from your student’s teacher(s). School / District communication: These emails may not receive replies directly and you may need to contact them directly.

Please plan to pick up your student's medication (this includes daily medicine, inhalers, epipens, prescription and over the counter medicine) by Friday, May 22nd. The office is open 8-4:30 Monday through Friday. We will also be open the week of 26-29th. No medication is allowed to be stored over the summer. If your child will be attending WSD summer school or ESY please let Nurse Paula know.

If your child will need to take prescription or non-prescription medication during the school day, please contact Nurse Paula. Here is a link to the forms that must be filled out annually in order for us to administer medication at school. If you have any questions regarding medication or health services, our nurse’s email is paulamorrissey@wsdr4.org

Visitors:

• Eat lunch with your child
• Attend a class party
• Attend assemblies
• Be a guest speaker

How can you participate as a visitor?

Visitors can show up on the day of the event/activity/lunch and check in to our buildings using Raptor, a visitor management system designed to assist with building security. Part of keeping students and staff safe is knowing who is in our building at all times.

• When you arrive in a WSD building as a visitor, you will be asked to scan your ID and complete the management system’s check-in process.
• Raptor will screen the information against sex offender databases and locally customized lists of banned or potentially threatening individuals, instantly alert school officials to a threatening presence, and maintain a searchable log of all visitors.
• Once approved, you will get a customized visitor badge to wear while in the building.

Thank you for your support of our enhanced school safety protocols!

Volunteers:

• Work with students individually or in small groups under the supervision of the teacher or staff member
• Work inside the school, assisting staff with projects (PTA/PTO Officers, etc.)
• Work/organize field day activities
• Be a room parent, organize class parties
• Attend field trips - work with students individually or in small groups under the supervision of the teacher or staff member

How can you participate as a volunteer?

• Volunteers must register with the Family Care Safety Registry (FCSR). It provides a more extensive background check than our Raptor system, and is needed for volunteers who spend more individual time with students than our visitors.
• One-time, lifetime fee of $15.25. It is the responsibility of the volunteer to cover this one-time, lifetime fee. The online registration process can be found at FCSR-BSEES - MO.gov. (NOTE: This registration process CANNOT be completed on a mobile browser/device.)
• Once FCSR online registration is complete, you must submit a paper WSD Volunteer Registration Form A and B to the school office. When you arrive in a WSD building to turn in your forms, you will be asked to scan your ID and complete the Raptor visitor management system’s process as part of your volunteer registration. If you send your forms in to school with your child, or send them to the school office via email, please include a copy of your valid personal ID.
• Your approved volunteer status is accessible district-wide; you only need to turn in your forms to one WSD school.
  
• A new WSD Volunteer Registration form will be required each school year to run a current background screening if you would like to participate in volunteer opportunities.

Please note, the wait time for the FCSR Registration to be processed and for the District to be notified can be up to four weeks. We recommend completing this process as early as possible.

Emily Dittmer-Principal

emilydittmer@wsdr4.org

Liz Herbert-Assistant Principal

elizabethherbert@wsdr4.org

Journey Elementary

2000 Interstate Drive |Wentzville, MO 63385

636-445-5190