Wildcat Weekly
November 19, 2021
Hello Wildcat Families!
Between Veterans Day and the 5th grade musical, a lot has been happening since my last communication. Check out the recaps of these memorable events below!
As the weather gets colder, please send your son or daughter to school with coats and hats so that they can bundle up when outside. Although we are slowly transitioning to lunch indoors for the winter, we will continue to get outdoors for recess whenever we can.
Additionally, we are still required to wear masks indoors at this point so please continue to send a mask in each day as well. We do have some masks available as a back up when one is broken or forgotten but our stock is limited.
We are on a modified schedule next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and parent-teacher conferences. Please note the schedule below. Dismissal for our half-days is at noon.
Monday, 11/22 - Day 3 ; Half-day for students; conferences in the afternoon
*Only Grades K - 2 will have special area classes
Tuesday, 11/23 - Day 4; Half -day for students; conferences in the afternoon and evening
*Only Grades 3 -5 will have special area classes
Wednesday, 11/24 - No school for students; conferences in the morning
Thursday, 11/25 - No school
Friday, 11/26 - No school
I encourage everyone to take some time to unplug and enjoy time with family and friends over the holiday break. Happy Thanksgiving!
Kind regards,
Dr. Cruice
WTE Giving Tree
- Scan the QR code in the attached poster to browse the Giving Tree Amazon Wish List, and make a Westtown-Thornbury child's holiday wish come true.
- At checkout, please select: Colette McLaughlin’s Gift Registry Address to ship items to Westtown.
- In addition to the items on the Amazon Wish List, we are also encouraging donations of ShopRite, Target, & Walmart gift cards.
- Please send all gifts to WTE by Friday, 12/17/2021.
Veterans Day
Veterans Day Collection
We had a great turn out for our Veterans Day collection! Thank you to all who donated personal hygiene items and their Halloween candy for our Coatesville VA! They were overwhelmed with appreciation when we made the delivery. Thank you to our Speech Pathologist, Mrs. Wilson, for coordinating the drive and making the delivery personally!
5th Grade Musical
5th Grade Baby Photos Needed!
Attention 5th grade families!!
We are collecting baby pictures of our 5th graders to include in the 5th grade section of the WTE yearbook! It is always fun to play “guess that baby” with our 5th grade class! We don’t want to miss anyone! Please send a digital copy of your 5th grade student’s baby picture to: janicestief@gmail.com. Kindly include your student’s first and last name, as well as their 5th grade teacher! Thank you!!
¡Atención familias de 5º grado!
Estamos colectando fotos de bebés de los estudiantes de 5to grado para incluirlas en el anuario de fotos. ¡Es muy divertido todos los años jugar a “adivinar quién ese bebé” en el anuario! ¡No queremos olvidar a ningún estudiante! Por favor envíe una copia digital de la foto de bebé de su hijo(a) a janicestief@gmail.com lo antes posible. No olvide incluir en el correo electrónico el nombre de su estudiante y el nombre de la maestra de 5to grado! Muchas gracias.
Excellence in Teaching Award
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Franklin Mint Federal Credit Union’s Excellence in Teaching Award. Recipients of this award (and their schools) receive $1000! We have plenty of worthy faculty members so don’t hesitate to submit a nomination. Nominations can be done by former students, parents, administrators, coworkers, school staff and community members. Click on the link below to submit your nomination!
After School Sports
*A.S. Sports is not held the week of Thanksgiving.
11/29 4th grade Girls
12/1 4th grade Boys
12/6 5th grade Girls
12/8 5th grade Boys
12/13 4th grade Girls
12/15 4th grade Boys
Spirit Wear Sale for Rising 6th Graders
Nurse's Corner
We hope you find this information useful in keeping our students healthy this winter!
Supporting Reading, Writing and Math at Home
Grades K - 2
Listed below are the areas in grades K - 2 that are integral to learning beginning math and reading, k-2.
· In K-1, phonological awareness and phonics.
· In 1-2, practicing high frequency words and addition concepts.
· In K-2, understanding story elements( character, setting, events, problem and solution) , reading/writing numbers, and skip counting.
In the link below, please find fun ways to practice these with your children at home.
Supporting Reading, Writing & Math at Home
Attached below you will find a wealth of resources with ideas on how you can support your children at home in the areas of reading, writing and math. Providing additional support at home can have a tremendous impact on student learning.
Attendance
ABSENCES/LATE ARRIVALS/EARLY DISMISSALS
For all absences or late arrivals, please call the Safe Arrival phone line at 484-266-1810. This answering system can be accessed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to leave messages. For all early dismissals, you MUST send in a signed note with your child on the day of the early dismissal. Only if it is a last-minute emergency change, please CALL the office at 484-266-1802 or 1803.
Drop Off
The school day begins at 9:10 which means students must be in their classroom by 9:10.
This year the gate to the parent drop-off will be closed at 9:00 a.m.
Please be sure to drop your child off with enough time to get to their classroom by 9:10 so that they are not marked late.
- ACP uses the cafeteria and the back playground. If you are later than 8:30 for ACP drop off, continue all the way to the back in the regular CAR LOOP with the rest of the parents, please.
- Buses are able to transport more kids than last year, so that should help alleviate our large car line from last year (hopefully).
- If the gate is closed when you arrive, please park your car and walk your child to the door to be let in. If it is after 9:10, you will need to sign them in, too. If it is later than 9:00 but the buses are also still emptying, you are able to drop them off at the walkway as we will still have staff out front.
Update and Reminders About Parent Pick-Up at Dismissal
Starting with ACP and parent pickup, dismissal begins at 3:35 daily.
Please do not arrive before 3:00 for car line as this causes a backup on Westbourne Road. When you arrive for car line, please do not park directly in front of the gate as we have students playing outside for recess. The car line should start at the flag pole.
Once the gate is opened, you will be directed to pull all the way down to the lower lot and loop around. Cones will once again be out to designate the spots where students will be walked to their car. See the pictures as well as additional reminders below.
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
1. PARENTS MUST STAY IN CARS during pick up. Staff members will assist students in getting into the cars.
2. NAME CARDS (provided on the first day of school) MUST BE DISPLAYED IN WINDSHIELD. If you need a new one, please notify the office.
3. CARS MUST STAY IN THE CAR LINE. Please DO NOT try to cut around a car that is still loading in front of you.
4. If you need to pull over to get situated after picking up your child, please pull all the way up to the basketball hoops parallel to Westbourne road and pull over to the side out of the car line.
Thank you for your cooperation!