Thank you for all you did to make our teachers feel special and appreciated this past week as we celebrated teacher appreciation week. The Walker teaching staff works hard to ensure that all students are safe and learning each and every day. It was so sweet to see our teachers being honored by all of you this past week. Thank you, to our amazing PTA, for your work organizing teacher appreciation week. The teaching staff sure did enjoy having meals, treats, and surprises all throughout the week. We sure do appreciate everything you all did to make this an amazing week for teachers!
We want to wish all of our Walker moms a very happy Mother's Day! We hope you enjoy celebrating this weekend with all the women who take care of our Wildcats.
This next week we will have our general PTA meeting and our 1st-grade program on Monday, May 9th at 6:00 pm in the Walker cafeteria. We will have literacy day for the whole school on Tuesday, May 10th each grade level will have an outdoor reading time. We hope all of our Wildcats will have a parent or grandparent attend the literacy day outdoor reading time. The times are listed below.
- 3rd Grade - 8:30-9:00 am
- 4th Grade - 9:15-9:45 am
- 2nd Grade 10:00-10:30 am
- 5th Grade - 11:15-11:45
- Kindergarten 12:00-12:30 pm
- 1st Grade 12:45-1:15 pm
Have you signed up for our family NEON night? Are you ready to boogie the night away at the WALKER NEON Night? It is happening this Thursday, May 12th from 6:00-7:30 pm. We will have a great teacher DJ, a Photo Booth, games, face painting, and special guests from the Princess Party Palace with Karaoke! Light Snacks and Drinks are included! The scholastic bogo bookfair will be open until 8:00 pm and will provide a great opportunity for you to stock up for summer reading. The NEON Night tickets are $5 per person or $20 max for a family. To sign up, simply return payment with the orange neon form that your child brought home or click on the link below to sign up and pay electronically.
Walker students have been invited to sing the National Anthem at the Naturals game on Sunday, May 15th at 1:30 pm. Tickets are $9.00 and for every ticket, we sell half of the money goes back to the school to purchase music equipment. Because of this, every person coming must purchase a ticket. This includes the child singing. Please contact the office if you need to buy tickets.
Please mark your calendar with the following important dates listed below.
May 9 PTA Meeting & 1st Grade Program
May 10 Literacy Day
May 12 Walker NEON Family Night 6:30-7:00 pm
May 15 at 1:30 pm (Sunday) All Walker K-5 students are invited to sing the National Anthem at Naturals Game. Ticket information can be found linked below.
May 16 - Talent Show Try-Outs
May 18 - Senior Walk at 1:30
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 26 - Food Day-Fun & Field Day
May 27 Talent Show
May 31 Last Day of School (Includes 2 days added from days missed due to weather)
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
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
