It's time for our annual color run. On Friday, April 15th, our Wildcats will be running on the track to raise funds for PTA projects. We appreciate all that you are doing to help support our 2022 Color Run. We would love for all of our parents to come and watch the Color Run. Each grade/class has a time to run. Please make plans to join us and watch your child run.

8:30- 4th Grade

9:00- 3rd Grade

9:30- 5th Grade

10:00- 1st Grade Schwieso/Slane

10:30- 1st Grade Banks/Isabell

12:00- 2nd Grade McCrackin/Chavez

12:30- 2nd Grade Smith/Loyd

1:00- Kindergarten Graham/Wright

1:30- Kindergarten Struebing/Cloud/Bounkhong

We hope to see lots of parent cheerleaders attend this event to make this a fun experience for our Wildcats all while raising funds for our PTA.

Please mark your calendar with the important dates listed below.

• April 15 - Color Run(80s Neon Theme)

• April 18 - Lifetouch Class Pictures and Kindergarten Cap and Gown Pictures

• April 22 - Choir Concert at 2:00 & 3rd Grade ACT Aspire Assembly at 2:15

• April 25-29 - 3rd Grade ACT Aspire Testing Week (please avoid out of school appointments)

• April 29 - 2:15 - 4th-5th Grade ACT Aspire Assembly

• May 2-6 - 4th & 5th Grade ACT Aspire Testing Week (please avoid out of school appointments)

• May 9 - 1st Grade Program & PTA Meeting at 6:00 pm

• May 11 - STEAM Day

• May 16 - Talent Show TryOuts

• May 18 - Literacy Day, Testing Celebration

• May 23 - Pre-K Celebration at 1:00

• May 24 - 5th Grade Celebration at 9:30

• May 24 - Kindergarten Celebrations 12:15-2:45

• May 25 - Food Day-Fun & Field Day

• May 27 Talent Show & Last Day of School (Includes 1 day added from snow day)

If your child tests positive for Covid-19

• You should report here.

• You may return to school after 5 days if they do not have symptoms or if symptoms are improving

• They should wear a mask for an additional 5 days

• If they are unable to wear a mask, they should quarantine for 10 days

• They can not return until they are fever-free for 24 hours

If your child is exposed to someone with Covid

• They no longer need to report an exposure or quarantine unless they develop symptoms.

If you have any questions, please call the school office or email Nurse Candace Brantly (cerwin@sdale.org)

• Morning Routines: Car line Drop Off is between 7:15 and 7:45: Students cannot be dropped off at school before 7:15. Adult supervision begins at 7:15, and students cannot be unattended before adults are on duty. If your child arrives after 7:45 am, they need to be signed in to the office by a parent or guardian. You can scan the QR code on your car tag to do this; however, we ask that you still walk them to the front door. If students come up to the door by themselves and if no one is in the office, they are locked out. Thank you for helping us ensure the safety of all our Wildcats! All students can get a free breakfast from 7:15-7:45 in our cafeteria. Morning Choir Practice is at 7:15 on Wednesdays and Thursdays, so the car line may be a bit more crowded at that time on those dates. Thank you for your understanding!
• Dismissal: School dismisses at 3:00 pm. If your child has a doctor's appointment and needs to be checked out early, we ask that you please bring a doctor's note to excuse his absence. We don't allow check-outs after 2:30 pm. Please plan accordingly. If you need to make changes to the way your child goes home, please call the office and make changes before 2:30 pm

• Car Line: Please remain in your car at all times in the car rider line. Students have worked very hard on becoming independent workers and learners this year, and helping them be independent in getting out of the car keeps everything running smoothly. The driveways and roads cannot be blocked when out on 40th Street in the car line, per Springdale Police Department.
• PTA: Did you know that you can support our PTA with your Amazon purchases and/or by purchasing a membership to our local Sam's Club? More information is linked below.
• Are you or someone you know looking for a job? We are looking for substitute teachers and bus drivers for the 2021-22 school year! If you are interested, please reach out to Mrs. Ryan or our district website for more information!
• Lost and Found: We already have a very large collection of items that are in our lost and found. Please make sure you have the student's name clearly marked on tags or inside a garment that may be removed throughout the day (coats/jackets, hoodies, etc.).

Our job is to serve your child and your family! Please let us know if you have questions or need help.

Thank you for your partnership,

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

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

Parents,

Here is a quick reference chart showing the Lexia levels and grade-level expectations. If you have any questions about your child's Lexia, please call or message your child's teacher.

Please review this district information and share your feedback on the survey about Early out Wednesdays for Students.

Parenting Education for School Families

Zoom Trainings 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. *Recorded

Pre-register to receive a link to join live and/or to receive a recording and materials.

Tuesday, April 12th: Social & Emotional Learning at Home

A movement across the nation improving student outcomes: Learn the five competencies of SEL and gain activities to foster each of them at home. To register click here.

Parents can now come back into the building for LUNCH, and we are so excited! We do have a few guidelines to follow as we try to get back to this normal routine:

*Students can not have friends join them at lunch - the student can eat with their parent(s), but friends will need to remain seated with their class.

*Parents are allowed to bring lunch in from a restaurant or from home for their child, but not allowed to bring outside food in for their child's friends.

*You will have to be checked in at the office before you are able to go to lunch. Please have your driver's license with you in case we need to put it into our system. You will have to wear a name badge that is printed from the office in order to eat with your child.

*You will need to wait in the office area until your child's class comes to the cafeteria for lunch.

We have a table in the lobby, a side table in the cafeteria, and an outdoor eating space that is open for parents to have lunch.

Grade Level Lunch Times

Kindergarten: 10:45-11:15

First Grade: 11:00-11:30

Second Grade: 11:15-11:45

Third Grade: 11:30-12:00

Fourth Grade: 11:45-12:15

Fifth Grade: 12:00-12:30

WELCOME BACK!

The E in G.U.I.D.E. is for Empathy. This is a skill that I teach our students in December and touch on throughout the school year. Some kids are a natural at expressing empathy and others need a little social skill building and that's ok!

The goals for being empathetic to others' feelings

> I am aware of the roles, thoughts, feelings and perspective of others.

> I am able to value the perspectives of others and empathize.

Socially aware of cultural issues and differences

> I am aware of cultural issues that exist in my world and exhibit a respect for human.

dignity and differences.

> I work with others to achieve common goals.

> I have the ability to read and respond to individual and environmental cues.

A collaborative team player

> I am able to evaluate options and make connections while working with others.

> I am able to understand that I can make a lasting impact on the way people think, act or

behave by my actions.

> I can identify ways in which I can positively contribute to my community.

> I can recognize and utilize family, school and community resources and supports.

> I can compromise and work effectively with others.

Sam's Club is offering a great fundraising opportunity for our Walker Elementary PTA. Join Sam's Club for $45 and 33% comes back to our PTA!

So if you have been thinking of joining, now is a perfect time! They have some great food and other items at some great prices, and our local Sam's Club has been a great community partner with our school and PTA.

Here's the link where you can join to give Walker Elementary PTA credit: https://www.groupraise.com/offer-campaigns/202

If you are already a member, share with friends so that they can enjoy the perks of Sam's membership while also giving to Walker Elementary PTA.

Who shops on Amazon? At NO cost to you, you can help support the PTA just with a click. All you have to do is turn on AmazonSmile so with qualifying orders the PTA receives .5%. You do nothing extra at the time of purchase. As long as it’s turned on they do the rest.

You may think .5% isn’t much but it can really add up. Every little bit helps.

Comment if you are supporting Walker Elementary PTA thru AmazonSmile!

Don’t forget to share this post so friends and family can support your child’s school. They don’t have to live here to support. If they purchase on Amazon they can help.

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.

Walker Elementary tiene una página de Facebook para la escuela, EAST, KKids y PTA. Haga clic en el boton Me gusta a todas estas páginas para mantenerse al día con la información más reciente de la escuela. Haga clic en los enlaces a continuación para acceder a cada página. Luego haga clic en el botón Me gusta para seguir nuestras páginas. Una vez que siga nuestras páginas, verá nuestras publicaciones en su suministro de noticias de Facebook.

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