February Cougar News
Wallowa Elementary School - February, 2024
February Principal Message From Dr. Jones
February has been such a fun month at Wallowa Elementary and students are working so hard! I have never seen kids so excited about math! Kids laugh when I tell them their brains are "on fire!" It is wonderful to see! Teachers have been piloting a new math curriculum, Bridges in Mathematics, which really is making a difference in teaching and learning. On February 22, the school board approved the new math curriculum for adoption! Teachers are excited about the new curriculum and have enjoyed the key components, such as: number corner, problems &investigations, work places, and concept quests. The new curriculum incorporates active learning, visual modelling to deepen understanding of mathematics, and provides rich learning experiences.
The newsletter highlights our February theme: Kindness and our March theme: Readers are Leaders! The newsletter has the Dr. Seuss Read Across America spirit days, our march menu and our calendar. Please join us for activities.
Enjoy the Newsletter!
Dr. Jones
Calendar of Events
Every Thursday is Cougar Pride Day! Wear your orange and black!
- 28th 100th Day of School: Dress like you are 100 years old!
- 29th Pride Assembly @ 2:20
- 4th - 7th Read Across America with Dr. Seuss
- 7th & 8th Conferences
- 21st Pride Assembly @ 2:20
- 25-28 Spring Break
Our February Theme: Kindness
During the month of February, students focused on kindness! Random acts of kindness were celebrated. Students filled out slips sharing times they practiced kindness with others and recognized when others were kind to them. We drew slips frequently for prizes and celebrated our success! All around campus you could see this in action, as students picked up trash, helped a peer, and demonstrated kindness to one another!
Our March Theme: Readers Are Leaders!
March's theme will be Readers are Leaders! Students will be tracking their reading and together we will keep track of our journey, Reading "Across" America! Students will complete slips for each book read to form a chain down the hall!
Wallowa School District
Website: https://www.apps.wallowa.k12.or.us/
Location: 315 East 1st Street, PO Box 425, Wallowa, OR, USA
Phone: (541)886-2061
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Wallowa-School-District-1990252624535155