PAW PRINTS

Dear Families,

This week we will host our final events as a combined Winfield/Jerry Ross school community. We look forward to your participation in the incredible Online Auction. We can't wait to see everyone Friday night from 5:30 pm to 9:00 pm at "Up Up and Away Springfest".

We will have food trucks, games, face painting, glitter tattoos, a DJ, magic show, and more!

Buy your ticket to dunk Mrs. Alonzo, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Adams, Mrs. Williams, and Miss Mains in the Dunk Tank!

Please read below for complete details!

Thank you,

Mrs. Alonzo & Mrs. Hall

We are in need of volunteers for Springfest!!! We are open to parents, guardians, high school students, grandparents and more!

Please pick what you would like to volunteer for and sign up through the proper link(s). You may volunteer for more than one spot as long as it is at different times. Slots are only 1 hr and 30 minutes so there will be plenty of time to enjoy the event and volunteer. Without you we would not be able to throw this spectacular event!!! So thank you for volunteering your time.

We are also looking for donations of 2 liter pop and candy bars/large candy items. Please drop them off at either school's office to donate these items.

Parking Attendants

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49adad2fabfbc61-springfest3#/

Ticket Booth Sales

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49adad2fabfbc61-springfest5#/

Food Sales Volunteers

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49adad2fabfbc61-springfest2#/

Game Attendants

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0c49adad2fabfbc61-springfest1#/

Join us for our ONLINE AUCTION at https://www.facebook.com/groups/winfieldjerryrosscafeauction

(Winfield Jerry Ross Community Advocates for Education Public Page)

Opening Bids: Tuesday, May 9th at 3:00 pm (Bid in the comment section.)

Last Bid: Wednesday, May 10th (last time-stamped comment on Facebook at 8:59 pm)

Item Pick-up: Thursday, May 11th at Winfield from 5-7 pm (cash, credit, check)

All proceeds will go to starting up new school PTO/CAFE program funds as we prepare for each school to become K-5 next fall. Funds help pay for clubs, academic programs, school events, class supplies, etc.

Staff experiences: Different from years past, our teacher experiences will now take place on the auction site. Each staff member has offered up a unique activity. Only parents/guardians of a Jerry Ross/Winfield student can bid on these. Students can be Principal for the day, help Ms. Yurko out with sports day, do an art project with Mrs. Popp, teach PE for the day with Mr. Hedl, paint the kindness rock with Ms. Williams, pie Ms. Olenik or Ms. Bartochowski in the face, play board games or have lunch/breakfast with their teacher, and so much more!

Items: We have a fantastic selection of class-themed baskets (Chicago Bears, Slime, Board games, Mario Bros.) as well as fantastic community contributions such as Cubs and Sox tickets, a Huffy bike, a 3-person swing, and a Blackstone griddle!

The Winfield Elementary Lost and Found is once again overflowing with jackets, sweatshirts, and water bottles. Please have your student check for any missing items. You are welcome to call the office if you are looking for something in particular. Please ALWAYS LABEL EVERYTHING that your child can take off or set down. We check for names to return to students! All leftover items will be donated to May 26th.

This year, we are participating in the Best Buddies Friendship Walk to raise money to support Best Buddies' programs of inclusion for people worldwide with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

The Best Buddies Friendship Walk is the leading walk in the country supporting inclusion for people with IDD. Help us build a more inclusive world by joining our team or making a donation today — every dollar makes a difference!

Join the Winfield Buddies team here: Best Buddies Walk-Winfield

End-of-Year Medication Pickup

All medication in the nurse’s office needs to be picked up by noon on Tuesday May 30th. I cannot send medication home with students for safety reasons, so all medication needs to be picked up by an adult. All medication that is not picked up by then will be discarded. If you have any questions, please contact me at 663-2287 ext. 19081

Incoming Kindergarten Students

We are excited to enroll the class of 2036! Please contact Nurse Becky at 219-663-2287 with questions regarding your incoming student.

Immunization records and Kindergarten Medical-Physical Records are due to the school office prior to the first day of school in August. Please find the documents here: Kindergarten Physical Record.

May

6- Midwest Gymnastics Open Gym Night

8-12- Educator Appreciation Week

9-10- Winfield/Jerry Ross PTO Online Auction

10- Unified Games Day @ CPHS

11- Auction Pickup @ Winfield 5-7 pm

12- Up, Up, and Away Spring Fun Fair

13- Best Buddies Walk at Lake County Fairgrounds

15- Winfield Team visits Future Wildcats @ Jerry Ross

22- Kindy 500

23- Lake County PD Safety Visit

23- Kindergarten Readiness Class @ 6 pm (incoming 23-24 kinders)

24- Winfield Team visits Future Wildcats @ Timothy Ball

25- Field Day

26- Last Day of School

June

5,6,7,8- Summer School Week 1

12,13,14,15- Summer School Week 2

19,20,21,22- Summer School Week 3

July

August

8-9- Kindergarten Kickoff @ Winfield 10 am-12 pm

10- Popsicle on the Playground 5-7 pm

16- First Day of School 2023-2024 School Year

2022-2023 Meal Prices

Breakfast- $1.50; Lunch- $2.45

Free/reduced lunch - The federal program that provided free breakfast and lunch for all students has ended. If you need meal assistance OR textbook assistance, you must complete a free/reduced application at www.cps.k12.in.us/food.

Birthday Treats - Please be sure to submit birthday ice cream orders one week prior. Due to the current menu serving ice cream every Friday, we will not serve birthday ice cream on Fridays (two ice creams would be a LOT!). We will serve birthday ice cream on Monday-Thursday. Please contact the cafeteria if you have any questions.

The Birth to School Kindergarten Readiness program is a series of FREE classes for children 4-5 years old (alongside parent/caregiver) who will attend Kindergarten in August 2023. Daytime, afternoon, and evening class times are available each month. Visit our website for more information, including how to enroll in the Kindergarten Readiness program: www.cps.k12.in.us/bts.