Wolverine News

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• Mar. 4 - April 17 - IAR/ISA/DLM-AA Testing Window for Grades 3, 4, 5
• Mar. 20 - End of Quarter 3
• Mar. 23 - 7:00 PM - Chorus Concert at Hill Middle School
• Mar. 27 - 4:00 PM - Report Cards available in ParentVUE
• Mar. 30 - April 5 - NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
• April 6 - NO SCHOOL - School Improvement Day
• April 16 - 6:30 PM - Grade 2 Musical
• April 22 - 6:00-7:00 PM - Open House
• April 22 - 7:00-8:00 PM - PTA Meeting in Multi-Purpose Room
• April 29 - 6:00- 7:00 PM - 5th Grade Step Up Night for all current 5th grade parents whose child will be attending Hill next year (see below)
• May 1 - May Watts' Birthday Celebration
• May 4-8 - Teacher Appreciation Week
• May 13 - 9:30-10:50 AM Gr. 5 Visits Hill Middle School
• May 22 - PTA Fifth Grade Farewell
• May 25 - NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Thank you to the PTA for the delicious and charming dinner during Parent/Teacher Conferences. We appreciate your hard work and kind pampering!

Sincerely,

The May Watts Staff

Online registration for all students is scheduled to open May 1st. We will share more information when it becomes available.

If you have a child who will be five years old by Sept. 1, 2026, please see the information below.

If you know of friends or neighbors who live in the May Watts attendance area and have a kindergarten-eligible child, please refer them to our website or share the following links with them.

We are gathering information about potential kindergarten students so that we can communicate with the families directly before kindergartners are formally registered. We anticipate that online registration for ALL students will open on May 1st.

Students in Grades 3, 4, 5 will be involved in State testing March 4 - April 17. Please see the link below for specific details regarding the test. Classroom teachers will share their specific testing schedule with you.

Other helpful information to make this testing a success:

1. Students who arrive late to school will not be allowed to enter a testing session already in progress. That session will have to be made up at another time.

2. Make sure chrome books are fully charged the night before.

3. Students should have headphones.

4. Students should get a good night's sleep and a good breakfast.

Thank you for your partnership in making this testing successful!

Link to Testing Details

Online yearbook ordering is live, please follow this link to order a yearbook: https://www.vipis.com/group/5489d55d/may-watts-elementary-school

Families will also receive a confirmation email that they have ordered.

Ordering will close on April 16, 2026

All yearbooks will be shipped to the school at the end of the school year.

If you have already purchased a yearbook, please review your account to confirm. The May Watts office does not have access to this information.

If an item in our Lost and Found is marked with a child's name, we will do our best to return it. Please get out the Sharpies and mark away!

Please copy both co-principals on communications:

Mrs. Bruebach at Robin_Bruebach@ipsd.org

Mrs. Stephens at Kim_Stephens@ipsd.org

Student Service Coordinators:

Mrs. Charlson at Allison_Charlson@ipsd.org

Mrs. Pechnik at Tanya_Pechnik@ipsd.org

Welcome future kindergarten families!

Please help us spread the word to first-time kindergarten parents by sharing this information.

Each elementary school will have additional kindergarten information posted to their school website on March 16, 2026. Please go to your school’s website to complete the Kindergarten Information Sheet. If you do not know the school your child will attend, please check the district Boundary Maps and Subdivision List or email residency@ipsd.org.

General Information:

• You must be a legal district resident to enroll in IPSD
• Your child should be five years old on or before September 1, 2026
• The school day is from 9:05 – 3:35, 9:15 – 3:35 on Wednesdays

Health Examination and Immunization Requirements:

• Proof of the required state of Illinois physical examination and immunizations needs to be submitted by October 15, 2026
• Oral health examination needs to be submitted by May 15, 2027
• Vision examination needs to be submitted by October 15, 2026
• Health Forms may be found on our district website

Indian Prairie School District’s online registration will open May 1, 2026.

Please visit the May Watts website at https://watts.ipsd.org to view photos of items currently in the May Watts Lost and Found. Items with a student name attached will be reunited with their owners. Students pass by the clothing items hanging on the walls and can take what belongs to them. Smaller items are kept in the main office. Parents may come to the office after 3:50 to retrieve their child's items.

Student Hours:

• M/T/Th/F 9:05-3:35
• Students may begin entering the building when supervision begins at 8:50
• W 9:15-3:35
• Students may begin entering the building when supervision begins at 9:00

Office Hours:

• Monday-Friday 7:45-4:15

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.

Any time before your child’s birthday, visit the Push Coin webstore (link here) to sign your child up with a donation of $10 for the book. Children will be called down during the month of their birthday to select a book from our birthday book display (please do not send your child in with a book you purchased) and we will present them with their chosen book 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 (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

Students may enter the building during the following times:

• 8:50- 9:05 on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday

• 9:00-9:15 on Wednesdays

* Supervision does not begin before these posted times. Exterior doors will be closed at 9:05 (9:15 on Wednesdays). Students arriving after this time will need to be brought to Door #1 and signed in by a parent/guardian in the main office and will be marked with an unexcused tardy absence.

Bus Riders: If your child is eligible for bus transportation, refer to ParentVUE (posted after 4PM on 8/16) for the assigned bus stop location and time for pick up time (please arrive at least 5 minutes earlier than the posted time). Once at school, buses will pull into the front circle drive. Staff members will dismiss students from each bus. Students will enter the building through Door #2 and proceed to their classroom. Staff members will help escort students the first several days of school to ensure all students get to their respective classrooms.

Car Riders: Students who are car riders will be dropped off in the designated car line area (along the perimeter of the back staff parking lot) and enter the building through Door #7. Once staff supervision is present, and when your car is within the designated unloading zone, students will exit their car on the passenger side only. This is a “kiss and go” type drop off meaning no cars will ever park in the car line and the driver must remain in the car. Only students should exit the car. Staff members will help escort students within the building the first several days of school to ensure all students get to their respective classrooms. Car line ends at 9:05 (9:15 on Wednesdays). If a staff member is not present in the car line, DO NOT let your child exit the car. If it is after the 9:05 (9:15 time on Wednesday), bring your child to Door #1 and sign them in at the main office. Students arriving after the car line is complete will be marked with an unexcused tardy.

Cars should only enter the car line by coming north on Whispering Hills Dr. (proceeding from the intersection of Ada and Whispering Hills north toward the school) and turning right into the staff parking lot/car line. Refer to the Car Line map for specific directions of traffic flow.

Walkers: Students who walk to school will enter the building through Door #2 (with bus riders), Door #11 or Door #7 (if walking from the rear of the school building. Staff members will help escort students the first several days of school to ensure all students get to their respective classrooms. Students arriving after 9:05 (9:15 on Wednesdays) will need to be brought to Door #1 and signed in at the main office.

Bike Riders: If your child bikes to school, they must walk their bike on school property. Bike racks are available on the blacktop (in the rear of the building near the car line). Students who bike to school can enter the building through Door #7 with the car riders.

Right at School: If your child is registered with Right at School for before school care, you will use the car line drop off area in the staff parking lot (rear of the building) and enter at Door #7. There is a doorbell you will ring to notify the Right at School staff you have arrived. Students in the Right at School program will be dismissed from the Multi-Purpose Room at 8:50 to go to their classroom. Staff members will help escort students the first several days of school to ensure all students get to their respective classrooms.

Dismissal begins at the following times:

• 3:33 - Walkers and car riders dismissed (door #7 and #11)

• 3:35 - Bus riders dismissed

Based on your response on the May Watts Transportation Form (linked above), your child will always be dismissed from school in one of the following ways/locations:

Bus Riders: If your child is eligible for bus transportation, refer to ParentVUE for the assigned bus stop location and time for the drop off time (please arrive at least 5 minutes earlier than the posted time and know that routes may run late the first few weeks of school). Students can only ride the bus they are assigned to. Refer to the My Stop app for estimated arrival time for your child’s bus.

Car Riders: Car riders will exit door #7 and be brought to the back blacktop (inside the gym in instances of bad weather) where they will line up in order based on their assigned car line number. Parents/drivers should display their assigned car line number (distributed on the 1st day of school) in the front of their windshield. This allows staff members to see and call out the car numbers and alert students that their ride has arrived. Once in the loading zone, students will enter their car on the passenger side only. Refer to the Car Line map (below) for specific directions and traffic flow.

*Students should be independent in buckling themselves into their seat. Drivers/adults must stay in the car while in the loading zone. If necessary, you may pull ahead and out of the loading zone to quickly buckle your child in. Cars will then proceed out of the staff parking lot and turn right onto Whispering Hills Dr. to head north from the school.

Walkers:

• Door #11 (front of building): This dismissal location is intended for students who will always have an adult walk to the front of the school to meet them. A teacher from the grade level will escort students through the building and out Door #11 (front of building - south end). If meeting your child(ren), you can meet them in the grassy area in front of the school.
• Door #7 (blacktop in rear of building) **This dismissal location is the most flexible and ideal option as it accommodates families who may walk/bike/drive to school at any point in the school year. Students/families will be assigned a car line number on days they may drive. If walking, families can meet their child(ren) on the blacktop. If biking to school, the blacktop is where the bikes are parked. This option gives consistency for students/teachers in dismissing them to the same location on a daily basis and avoids parents/guardians needing to make frequent calls to the office to change dismissal plans.

Walkers/bikers are expected to use the cross walk with the posted crossing guard (Whispering Hills Dr. & Meadowland) if crossing the street. Parents/guardians meeting their children at school must either walk or park on neighborhood streets and NOT within the painted car line area along Whispering Hills Dr.

Bike Riders: Students who bike to/from school will exit the building through Door #7 with the car riders and get their bike from the bike racks on the blacktop. Students must walk their bikes on school property.

Right at School: If your child is registered with Right at School for after school care, they will be dismissed to the Multi-Purpose Room at dismissal time. When you arrive to pick them up, you will park in the staff parking lot (rear of the building). There is a doorbell at Door #7 for you to ring to notify the Right at School staff you have arrived.

As we work together to ensure a safe environment for all of our students, staff, and families, we want to provide some important reminders regarding the use of electric scooters (e-scooters).

Recently, we have seen an increase in students using e-scooters when traveling to and from school. While these devices may seem convenient, they present safety concerns for both riders and pedestrians, especially during busy arrival and dismissal times. For that reason, e-bikes and e-scooters are not permitted on school property.

We also want to make families aware of local regulations:

· In Naperville, e-bikes and e-scooters are not allowed on sidewalks and must follow the same traffic laws as bicycles.

· Class 3 e-bikes require riders to be at least 16 years old, and state law prohibits operating low-speed e-scooters unless the rider is at least 18.

· Riders are required to use bike lanes or remain near the curb, and at night must have proper lights and reflectors.

We encourage parents to talk with their children about these rules and remind them to walk, ride traditional bicycles, or use other safe methods when traveling to and from school. If unsafe or illegal use is observed in the community, parents are encouraged to contact the Naperville Police Department.

Thank you for your partnership in keeping our students and school safe.

All students will have a 15 minute recess and 20 minute lunch period. This year, recess will be right before lunchtime.

Lunch: Students may bring a lunch from home or purchase a lunch from school. Information regarding the district's food service, lunch menu or Online meal and fee payments can be found on the

Indian Prairie School District Food Service website. An allergy table is available in the Multi-Purpose Room for students who need an allergy-safe lunch space.

Recess: All students will have a 15 minute recess immediately before lunch, as well as an additional 15 minute recess period with their classroom teacher, throughout the school day. All students are expected to go outside for the lunch/recess unless otherwise indicated by weather conditions. Students will be going outside provided the temperature/wind chill is above 5 degrees. Decisions are made based on the information provided by the local weather service. It is important that students come prepared to go outside for recess each day. Appropriate clothing items are needed and are expected.

Food Service: Menus are available on school websites. Please note that due to ongoing supply chain issues, menus are subject to change. As much advance notice as possible will be provided to the affected schools.

If you believe your family may qualify for free or reduced priced meal benefits, please complete a Household Eligibility Application. (English Application | Spanish Application)

Please make sure your students have adequate funds on their PushCoin account. Even if your family receives free or reduced meals, a la carte items are “extras” that get charged to their account. You can deposit funds to their account at www.pushcoin.com. Setting up a PushCoin account and reviewing balances and purchases is at no extra cost.

The Indian Prairie School District Food Service section of the district's website is one stop for all of this information and more!

Snack: Students in every grade will be given time to eat a healthy snack at a designated time throughout the day. Please send your child with a snack item that can be quickly and independently eaten in the classroom. Snacks should not require utensils to eat. Examples of preferred snack items include fresh fruits (apple, banana, grapes, etc.), vegetables, crackers, protein bars, dry cereal. If allergies exist that require alternate snack items within a classroom, you will be notified.

Water Bottle: Students are encouraged to have a water bottle with them at school every day. Water fountains are available throughout the school for drinks of water or to refill the bottles.

Necessary items forgotten at home can be brought to school. During the school day, please press the buzzer at Door #1 and notify the office that you are dropping off an item. Open the Drop Off bin to the right of the buzzer. Write your child's name on a Post-It note and place it on the item. Place the item in the bin and close the door. Staff members will routinely check the bin and deliver items to students.

If your child will be absent from school on a given day, you are expected to notify the office. The most efficient way to report an absence is in ParentVue. Please use the notes section to indicate the reason for absence (illness, vacation, doctor appointment). Families may also call the office at (630)428-6700, and then press #3 by 9:10 a.m. The school office will contact families of a student which has not been reported.