Dear Friends & Colleagues of WUSD,
Welcome back to the 24-25 School Year! As we embark on this journey together, we are excited to continue building a school community where every student is valued, every voice is heard, and every learner has the opportunity to grow and thrive.
At WUSD, we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is celebrated and each student has opportunities to experience success every day. We know that when students feel connected and supported, they are empowered to reach their full potential.
As we move forward, we will continue to prioritize learning and creating pathways for progress and achievement for all students, ensuring that every student is met where they are and guided to where they can be. We believe that growth is not just about academic success but also about developing resilience, curiosity, and a love for learning. Our educators are dedicated to nurturing these qualities in our students, helping them to achieve new heights and overcome any obstacles they may face.
We are proud of the progress we have made as a school community and are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead. Together, we will continue to build on our achievements, celebrating the unique strengths of each student and staff member as we grow and learn together.
Let's make this year one of growth, learning, and success for all. Remember, as we take on this new chapter, we are not just preparing our students for the next grade level—we are preparing them for life. With your support, we are confident that this will be a year filled with meaningful progress and remarkable achievements.
Here's to a year of growth, discovery, and success!
Terilyn Robles
WUSD Director of Teaching & Learning
Across all five of our schools, we will highlight literacy growth and achievement this year in our professional learning and practices. Literacy is the foundation of all learning, connecting every subject in the educational journey. Whether it's solving math problems, understanding scientific concepts, or analyzing historical events, strong reading and writing skills are essential. Literacy empowers students to grasp complex ideas, express their thoughts clearly, and engage with the world around them.
At the elementary and middle school levels, structured literacy approaches play a crucial role in the learning process, offering systematic, explicit instruction that helps children develop skills that align with the science of how the brain learns to read. Structured literacy (SL) approaches emphasize highly explicit and systematic teaching of all important components of literacy. These components include both foundational skills such as decoding and spelling, and higher-level literacy skills like reading comprehension and written expression. Structured literacy also emphasizes oral language abilities essential to literacy development, including phonemic awareness, sensitivity to speech sounds in oral language, and the ability to manipulate those sounds. Developing these skills will support learners as communicators, consumers of text and language, and become successful readers.
At the secondary level, by focusing on vocabulary instruction and encouraging close reading of texts throughout the year and throughout content areas, we can help students develop the critical thinking skills they need to understand and analyze information in all subjects. Together, we can develop the skills and nurture a love for reading and learning that will benefit your child for a lifetime.
Want to Check In?
Email: trobles@wwusd.org
Website: https://www.wwusd.org/
Location: 419 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, WI, USA
Phone: 262-472-8711 608-561-8477