Wolverine News
September 4, 2026
Thank you for sending your children to school ready to participate this week!
We will be testing at May Watts on the following dates:
Monday 8/31
Tuesday 9/1
Tuesday 9/8
Wednesday 9/9
We will administer makeup tests or provide additional time as needed throughout the testing window. Please send your child to school with their devices charged (if they take them home) and make sure they have working headphones in the classrooms.
Additional information about iReady can be found here (click)
Celebrate your child’s birthday and promote a love of reading at the same time! The Birthday Book Club program invites students to donate a book of their special choosing to the LMC during the month of their birthday. This is a great way to give a lasting gift to the school and celebrate your child’s birthday at the same time.
If you would like your child to receive a birthday book, please visit the Push Coin webstore now to sign your child up with a donation of $10 for the book. Signing your child up now (even if their birthday is in May) helps us plan ahead, purchase books, and better allows us to present their book on time. Be aware, if you sign your child up right before their birthday, they will probably not receive the book before their birthday.
Children will choose a book during one of their LMC classes from our birthday book display (please do not send your child in with a book you purchased). We will present them with their chosen book at an LMC class during the month of their birthday (not necessarily on their exact birthday).
Additional details:
A nameplate will be placed in the book commemorating your child’s birthday.
Your child will be the first person to check this new book out.
The birthday book is an extra book checkout (e.g. if they normally check out 2 books, their birthday book is a 3rd book)
Summer birthdays will be celebrated on the child’s ½ birthday.
Please email Ms. Happy with any questions, Elizabeth_happy@ipsd.org.
It's time to sing! Fourth and Fifth graders have the opportunity to join the Chorus at May Watts, and extra-curricular singing group that meets once a week on Tuesday mornings from 7:50-8:50 AM. Chorus will begin on September 22nd. Parents need to provide transportation to chorus.
In order to participate, parents/guardians must enroll their child through this Google form HERE.
Please note, when you sign your child up for Chorus, you will be selecting their Chorus shirt size for the year. Mrs. Donaldson will order the shirts through the school vendor and payment will be through Push Coin at a later date.
Also, parents and guardians need to read the Chorus Handbook along with their child. Then, parent/guardian and child, need to sign the back page of the Handbook and return it to Mrs. Donaldson on or before the first chorus rehearsal on September 22nd.
Space is limited and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis. We will close the form when the enrollment limit is reached. If you have any questions please email me at Danielle_Donaldson@ipsd.org.
I am looking forward to singing and making music with your children this year. Thank you for supporting their love of the fine arts!
Joyfully,
Danielle Donaldson
Get ready for the 2026-2027 PTA Reflections Program! Reflections is a National PTA arts program that gives students the opportunity to get creative, share their unique perspectives, and be recognized for their amazing work.
This year’s theme is “What My Culture Means to Me,” and students can bring their ideas to life through one or more of these creative categories: Dance/Choreography, Film Production, Literature, Music Composition, Photography, or Visual Arts.
Submissions are due October 9th, so start brainstorming, creating, and bringing those ideas to life. Keep an eye out for more information and submission instructions as we get closer to the deadline.
Want to learn more about reflections? Watch this video or visit www.pta.org/reflections for more information!
Would you like to volunteer in the LMC?
The LMC is a great place to volunteer if you are looking for a consistent way to volunteer at the school. Volunteering primarily consists of checking in and shelving books as well as helping students find and check out books. We primarily need support first thing in the morning to check in and shelve books as well as during Kindergarten, First and Second grade LMC times (these will be afternoon time slots); our older students do not require as much support therefore there is not a volunteer time slot available for every class.
If you have any questions specific to Watts LMC volunteering or missed our orientation on Friday 8/28, please contact Ali Bitzer, our LMC Volunteer Coordinator at alisonbitzer@gmail.com.
