Wedgeworth News
Wedgeworth Elementary
Octoberr 2019
October
Wedgeworth Families:
We finally made it to October! We have a couple of reminders about Tardies and Attendance. Tardy bell rings at 7:40 AM and your child will be tardy anytime after that. Attendance is very important to your child's education and our average daily attendance. Average daily attendance (ADA) has a significant impact on funding. In the first six weeks of school, our ADA was 97.1%. Our goal is to keep it above 97.1%, so let's work on this together!
October Dates:
- October 2: Fire Department School Assembly
- October 7: Fair Day - No school
- October 7-20: Blaze a Trail to Literacy for 1st-5th
- October 8: Kindergarten Field Trip
- October 8: PTO Meeting at 6:00 PM in the cafeteria
- October 11: Parent Conference Day
- October 14-18: Homecoming dress-up days (See Below)
- October 17: 5th Grade Field Day
- October 18: Early Release 11:25 for Homecoming
- October 22: 3rd & 4th Graders to WHS for Peter and the Starcatcher
- October 22: 4th Grade Program - 6:30 PM in the cafeteria
- October 23: 4th Grade Go Van Gogh at school
- October 25: 4th Grade Bring your Parent to school morning 7:40
- October 25: PTO/Connect4LIFE Trunk or Treat at 6:30 and Loteria (Bingo) following
- October 29: 5th Grade Ft. Worth Symphony Coleman FAC 10:30 AM
Important Days and Dates:
- Wednesdays - Every Wednesday will be College Day - students and staff are encouraged to wear clothing that represents their favorite college/university
- Thursdays - Every Thursday will be our House Day - students and staff are encouraged to wear clothing with their House color.
Homecoming Dress-up Days: October 14-18
- Marvel Monday - Dress like a superhero
- Team Tuesday - Wear your favorite team gear
- Western Wednesday - Dress like a cowboy/girl
- Throwback Thursday - Dress like you're from another decade
- Green Out Friday - Wear your Waxahachie Green
Family Engagement - Bring Your Parent to School Mornings
- October 25 - 4th Grade
- November 22 - 5th Grade
- December 18 - 3rd Grade
- January 29 - 1st Grade
- February 28 - 2nd Grade
- March 17 - Kindergarten
House System
September House Challenge Winner:
The Responsibility (Green) House won the "Respect" challenge for the month. The Responsibility House will be celebrating their win during Fun Friday's!
Here are the points:
- Responsibility - 439
- Fairness - 394
- Caring - 376
- Respect - 374
- Citizenship - 359
- Trustworthiness - 273
October House Challenge is RESPONSIBILITY:
One of the areas we will reward students is for attendance. We have chosen certain days to double a student's house point just by being at school. You don't want to miss those special days, so your best bet is to be here everyday!!
Vision - The House System for Wedgeworth will create community by empowering students to have an innovative mindset geared towards a common goal of self-awareness and responsibility in order to strengthen character and serve others.
Purple - Citizenship (Civismo)
Orange - Fairness (Justicia)
Red - Caring (Bondad)
Yellow - Respect (Respeto)
Green - Responsibility (Responsibilidad)
Blue - Trustworthiness (Confiabilidad)
House Color Day - Every Thursday we are encouraging our students and staff to wear clothes that represent their house color.
Partners in Education - Volunteer Program
**We are looking for more Dads to help in the morning for Dads at the Door - so register soon!