Gertrude Walker Dolphins SplashCast

Core Values are new for Gertrude Walker. They are an important part of a school having a shared mission/vision and goals. Our values are what we should exemplify daily to meet these goals.

Mutual Respect – We honor the dignity of every student and adult, building trust through kindness, empathy, and fairness.

Positive Recognition – We celebrate effort, growth, and success to encourage confidence and motivation in every learner with academics and behavior.

Leading by Example – We model integrity, responsibility, and high expectations through our daily words and actions.

Restorative Practices – We view mistakes as opportunities to learn and work to repair relationships with accountability and care.

Strong Work Ethic – We show persistence, consistency, and commitment to excellence in all that we do for students.

Student-Centered Focus – We put students’ academic, social, and emotional needs first in every decision.

A Couple Times a Month Staff Recognize Other Staff With Our Dolphin Trophy

Mrs. Ann Adams (Para Interventionist) handed off the dolphin Trophy to our Kindergarten Teacher, Katelyn Shoffner. Mrs. Adams added a Nebraska Cornhuskers pin. She grew up in Nebraska and it reminds her where she went to school where she learned to speak English. She passed the trophy to Ms. Shoffner for being a very talented teacher and her kindergartens learning a lot from her. .

Tomorrow is our Family Engagement day. We have 63 families signed up to come join their child for the morning. W ill serve breakfast starting at 7:45, have an assembly at 8:20, and then you will be able to join your child for classes from 8:30 to 11. We will also have a restorative practice session for families presented by our counselor Sydney Hess. See you there!

Ever wonder what our teachers are up to when your child doesn't have school. On Friday teachers worked very hard on making plans for social emotional learning, social studies learning, and civic engagement projects. We take this time to plan great experience for your child at Gertrude Walker.

This week students will be taking home the family bingo sheet shown below. We have been showing kindness at school and now it's time to spread that kindness home. Please help your child fill out the bingo sheet. Once every box is complete, have them bring it back to school. Our goal is to have every student fill their bingo card by the end of the week.

Putting the "I" in Kind

We had our quarter 1 awards assembly to celebrate student growth and progress. We were unable to invite all families because of limited space. For our Quarter 2 assembly, we will organize it so every family that wishes to attend can come.

Support our 4th Graders and Their Fundraiser for The DAV. Veterans Day is November 11th and 4th graders our putting on this fundraiser to recognize and support our veterans.

Below is a link to some Where's Waldo activities and some images of Where's Waldo Pages. During students breaks and free time, it would be a good a idea to explore these to educate them on where's WALDO and to get them excited about our theme. Many more activities, images and books can be found online.

https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/138407/wheres-waldo-free-activities/

Teachers have been working hard to get their classroom goal boards up. Your child keeps track of their individual goals weekly and progress is shared on the classroom goal board.

Oct. 21 - Family Breakfast and Engagement Day 7:45-11

Oct. 23 Conferences - No School

Oct. 24 - Conferences - No School

Oct. 27 - SPIRIT WEEK

Oct 30 - Trunk or Treat with Abe Hubert from 5:30 to 7

Oct. 31 - Halloween - Where's Waldo Theme

Nov. 11 - Veterans Day Breakfast