Wedgeworth News
Wedgeworth Elementary
April 2019
April
Wedgeworth Families - Less than nine weeks of school left!! Attendance is of vital importance for your student to be successful. Please remember to send a note with your student upon their return. April 9th and 10th is our first round of STAAR testing for our 4th and 5th-grade students. We will have a closed campus with no visitors allowed on those 2 days. Thank you for your cooperation.
April Dates:
- April 5: 1st-grade field trip to the zoo
- April 9: 4th-grade STAAR Writing test & 5th-grade STAAR Math test
- April 9: Kindergarten Field trip
- April 10: 5th-grade STAAR Reading test
- April 12: 4th-grade Field Trip
- April 13: PTO Spring Carnival 1:00-4:00
- April 15: PTO Step it Up Fundraiser Kick-off
- April 16: Pre-K Roundup at Turner Pre-K Academy 6:00-7:30 PM
- April 16-23: Scholastic Book Fair
- April 18: Kinder Egg Hunt - 8:30 AM
- April 18: PTO Meeting 5:30 PM in Wedgeworth Cafeteria
- April 19: Good Friday - No School
- April 23: Family Reading Night - 5:30 - 7:00
- April 30: Dual Language 3rd-5th Family Even: Gallery Walk 6-7 PM Global Cafeteria
Important Days and Dates:
- Wednesdays - Every Wednesday will be our 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
House System
Winning House for March Respect Challenge = Green House
- Green - 1240 pts
- Red - 1200 pts
- Yellow - 1120 pts.
March Challenge: Respect
The house challenge for March is demonstrating Respect. Students will have a RESPECT sheet that a staff member will initial when they are demonstrating respect. Each square initialed will be worth 5 house points.
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.
House Color Day - Every Thursday we are encouraging our students and staff to wear clothes that represent their house color.