Visit from the Springdale Fire Department for Fire Prevention & Family Project

The Springdale Fire Department presented to 1st through 5th grade students about Fire Safety. During this presentation, the Springdale Fire Department asked each student to draw their fire escape route. This route is to be completed at home with parents and include a parent signature. . Each route should also include an outdoor meeting place. One winner will be selected to ride to school in a fire truck.

Springdale Family Literacy Program - Walker Elementary Springdale Family Literacy Program is back and ready for parents. SFLP will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-11:30. Child care will be provided at Walker for any parents attending who have children that are not yet school age.

Save the Date - Mark your calendar with these upcoming events!

October 24 - No School

October 25 - Report cards go home

October 26 - Cross Country at Sonora Middle First Race begins at 4:15 pm - Rolling Schedule (Please Arrive 30 Minutes Before Your Race!)

October 27 - PTA Fall Carnival 5:00-7:00 pm with Dessert Auction (made by staff)

October 28 - PTA Online Auction 4-9:00 pm

October 30 - Springdale Halloween Fest in Downtown Springdale and Shiloh Square from 4:00-7:00 PM. The Springdale Police Department and Springdale Parks and Recreation to bring this event to the community. Celebrate Halloween with friends and family with a fun-free night in Downtown Springdale! The evening will consist of FREE candy giveaways for the kids, touch-a-truck, carnival games, a pumpkin drop, pumpkin painting, and more!!

October 30 -Trunk-or-Treat Event including Vendor Booths at Arvest Ballpark from 2:00-5:00 pm.

October 31 Halloween Book Character Parade 8:15 am & Food Day (Nachos from PTA)

October 31 to November 4 Red Ribbon Week - One week of dress-up days including:

• Monday, October 31 - Character Counts! Book Character Day (dress like your favorite book character)

• Tuesday, November 1 - Put Bad Habits to Bed (Wear your favorite pajamas to school)

November 1 - Walker Food Pantry from 3:20-5:30 pm. You will be required to show your blue car tag to receive the food unless you only have a PreK child. Any family who has a child at Walker is welcome to come.

• Wednesday, November 2 - Put a sock on bad habits (crazy hair and crazy socks)

• Thursday, November 3 - We are BRIGHT with Healthy Choices (wear Neon clothes)

• Friday, November 4 - Team up for Healthy Choices (wear your favorite sports team t-shirt or jersey)

November 4 - KKids 7:15-7:45 AM (Veterans Day Project for Circle of Life)

November 4 - NEHS 3rd-5th Grade Read-In 3:10-5:30pm

November 10 - 4th Grade Veterans Day Program for parents and guests (5:30-students arrive; 6:00-program begins)

November 10 -Dairy Queen Spirit Night 3 - 9 PM

November 11 - 4th Grade Veterans Day Program 8:30 am - Veterans and families are invited to attend

November 18 - PTA Fun Food Friday (Snacks for sale $1.00 each) -Popcorn Day

November 21-25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

November 29 - Spirit/Skate Night at Roller City! 6 - 8 pm

November 30 - Lifetouch Fall Picture Retakes Day& Wacky Wednesday for COL

Thank you for your partnership,

Mrs. Lynn Ryan, Principal, lryan@sdale.org

Mrs. Carrie Farris, Assistant Principal, cfarris@sdale.org

Each year, K-5 parents have helped us make this event a huge success by donating baskets or items to this auction. We have selected themes for each grade, but you are not limited to this theme. We welcome your creativity! All items donated, big or small, help us reach our goal! Please have all items to the school office by Friday, October 21st. The online auction will be Friday, October 28th.

Kindergarten:

BOYS: Family Movie Night (G or PG movies, popcorn, candy, blankets)

GIRLS: Family Game Night (cards, board games, puzzles)

First Grade:

BOYS: Artistic (Coloring books, construction paper, markers, washable paints, crayons, stickers, etc)

GIRLS: Pamper (spa items, scented candles, lotions, soaps, nail care, etc)

Second Grade:

BOYS: Razorback (Coolers, chairs, shirts, balls, tattoos, stickers)

GIRLS: Baking (recipe book, ingredients, aprons, utensils, cookie cutter)

Third Grade:

BOYS: Clean Up! (household cleaning supplies, towels, organization tools, etc)

GIRLS: Let’s read! (Books, bookmarks, gift cards to book store, etc)

Fourth Grade:

BOYS: Sweet Tooth! (All things chocolate, sweets & treats)

GIRLS: Play outside! (Outdoor play toys, frisbee, bouncy ball, sports items)

Fifth Grade:

BOYS: Pet lovers! (Pet toys, treats, collars, bedding, etc)

GIRLS: Happy Holidays! (holiday themed décor, pillows, blankets, signs, Hobby Lobby gift card, etc.)

Again, these items are suggestions. We accept any donation towards our silent auction.

For questions or comments, please email walkerwildcatPTA@gmail.com.

Don’t have time to shop? We also accept VENMO donations! @WalkerPTA-Wildcat

Thank you for your support!

Walker Elementary will host a school-wide Book Character Parade on Monday, October 31, at 8:15 a.m. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite book character. Students may carry their favorite book around for the parade. Parents are invited to attend. Parent seating will be in the cafeteria. All grade levels will parade through the cafeteria.

Students may choose any character from a book they enjoy following the guidelines in this letter. To support students’ feelings of safety and security in our building, violent or frightening costumes are not allowed. No weapons or dangerous-looking items will be permitted to accompany a costume. Here are some examples of acceptable costume choices, and some examples of unacceptable choices.

If you need an interpreter our ESL office available 8 am - 4 pm. Ms. Gaby is also able to answer questions in Spanish at Walker from 7:30-4:00. We have a school program for parents to learn English while also learning how to support their child's learning needs. Please see the information below to join our Springdale Family Literacy Program. Our Springdale Family Literacy Program will start the year online. If you or someone you know is looking for classes in English, check out the information linked at the bottom of this newsletter.

We're excited to introduce our new spirit wear website! Visit www.walkerspiritwear.com to check out all of the options. You can choose from several types of shirts, pants, and even accessories. AND, there are 12 designs available, including 6 glitter ink designs! With cooler temperatures coming, check out the selection of long sleeved shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies.

Shipping is free any time you spend $50+! From October 7-10 accessories are 10 percent off using the code FALL10. Go check out the site and find the Walker Wear that you and your child would love to have for this year!

This service provides assistance via telephone and tele-video virtual visits that can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. No referral is necessary; anyone needing help will find in only a phone call away.

Arisa Health / Ozark Guidance Counseling (OGC) has partnered with us to provide school counseling services for students and families. If you would like to get your child into these services you can either call our school counselor, Mrs. Erin Waterman or call the service provider directly and ask to schedule an intake appointment. If you call directly, remember to say that your child attends Walker Elementary in Springdale. OGC (479) 750-2020

Walker Elementary has a Facebook page for the school, EAST, KKids, and PTA. Like all these pages to keep up with the latest school information. Click on the links below to get to each page. Then click on the like button to follow our pages. Once you like our pages, you will see our posts in your Facebook newsfeed.

Instagram Account: Walker_Elementary_School

Email: lryan@sdale.org
Website: http://walker.sdale.org/
Location: 1701 S 40th St, Springdale, AR 72762, USA
Phone: (479)750-8874
Twitter: @WalkerWildcats1