District eNews
September 17, 2021
Upcoming Important Dates
September 24: No Classes, PK-12 (Professional Development Day)
October 11: Late Start
October 22: Early Release, K-12
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St. Charles County CAPS Information
Attention Students! Have you thought about what you are passionate about in life? Is it nursing, creative media, cyber security, real estate, owning your own business? Enroll in the CAPS program for this year, 2021-2022 in the Healthcare, Technology Solutions, or Global Business Entrepreneurship strand. They will begin accepting applications for the 2022-2023 school year on October 1, 2021. For more information, please visit www.scccaps.org or email Erica Land at erica.land@scccaps.org.
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Local Wellness Committee
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Curriculum Committee Volunteers Needed
The Wentzville School District is looking for interested parents and/or community members within our district to serve on the Curriculum Committee. We are currently in need of representatives for the following in each feeder pattern:
Holt: Elementary, Middle School and High School
Timberland: Elementary and Middle School
Liberty: High School
North Point: Elementary, Middle School and High School
The purpose of this committee is to provide feedback to the Teaching and Learning Department regarding curriculum and coursework.
The Curriculum Review Committee meets twice a year (additional meetings may be scheduled if needed). The first meeting is in the fall and takes place face-to-face. The second is a meeting by email in late spring.
If you are interested in giving your time to this important work, please indicate your interest by completing this form. All responses are due by Friday, October 1st.
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Updated Proof of Residency Requirements
For the list of approved documents, please see the District website.
New enrollments will be required to provide full proof of residency documentation.
If you have already provided residency proof, thank you! Please contact your school's secretary or registrar for further information.
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Transportation Reminder
While masks are optional for all students and staff in the Wentzville School District, masks are required on all school buses per federal requirement. Any student who is not properly wearing a mask will not be permitted to ride the bus.
District staff will work with parents on this issue and if a student is not planning to wear a mask while on the bus, the family will need to make other arrangements.
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Free Meals/Reduced Meal Guidelines
Child Nutrition is excited to welcome students back into the cafeterias for the 2021-2022 school year and to announce that breakfast and lunch will be free to all WSD students for the entire school year. For more information regarding our services, menus, a la carte prices visit the Child Nutrition Department website.
As you may have heard, the restaurant supply chain is still suffering delays and shortages across the country. We are part of the same distribution system and have been informed by our distributor to expect cancelations and shortages with our deliveries this year. We apologize in advance if a posted menu item is not available. We will always have a replacement item and will do everything we can to ensure our students have options to choose from. Please reach out to the Child Nutrition Office if you have any questions or concerns.
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2021-2022 COVID-19 Information
The Wentzville School District is committed to the health and safety of our students, staff, and community. This resource will be updated regularly as we receive new information related to Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in our schools, as well as guidance from the St. Charles County Department of Public Health, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A dashboard of 2021-2022 COVID-19 data is also provided on the page which reflects conditions in the District.
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- Counseling Resources and Hotline Numbers
- Mindfulness Activities for Learners
- Grief/Loss Resources
- Suicide Prevention
- Substance Abuse Resources
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Peachjar Flyer Information
Peachjar is a service we facilitate for community groups to reach our parents and it is a service for parents to see available resources for themselves and their children. There is a disclaimer on every Peachjar email that says the following: "This email has been sent to you by Peachjar on behalf of the Wentzville School District and/or its schools. Flyers from outside organizations are not sponsored by, affiliated with, nor endorsed by the Wentzville School District or its schools."
We do not discriminate as to who can utilize the service (you will see flyers from churches, community organizations and businesses), they simply need to meet the standard of offering a service for students and/or parents. We leave the determination as to whether or not someone feels it is a beneficial service and if they want to use it to you, the stakeholder. You also always have the option to opt out of receiving emails through Peachjar at any time by clicking "unsubscribe" in any of their emails.
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