NEWS FROM WES
From Principal Maggie Mills ~ January 28, 2020
Upcoming Events
- Friday, January 31st: 3rd Winter Workshop Day (school-based workshops end after 2/14, Ski and Art Runners end after 3/13)
- Tuesday, February 4th: Kindergarten Concert in Gym, 6-6:30pm (snow date 2/5)
- Friday, February 7th: 5th and 6th Grade Snowball Party, 5:30pm at WES
- Monday, February 10th: WCUD Board Meeting at WCSU Central Office, 6pm
- Tuesday, February 11th: WES PTO Meeting, WES library, 4:30pm
- Wednesday, February 12th: WES PreK Info Night for prospective parents/guardians 6pm
- Thursday, February 13th: WES PTO Game Night, WES cafe time TBD
- February 17th-21st: February Break, no school
For the complete WES events calendar, click here.
For individual classroom news and events, click here.
For all WCSU school board and committee meetings, click here.
Message to RES and WES families and staff regarding administrator leaves:
As many of you already know, Woodstock Elementary School Principal Ms. Mills and her husband are expecting their second child in the beginning of March. Ms. Mills has been working with Superintendent Mary Beth Banios and other district administrators to create a plan for coverage at WES when Ms. Mills steps away to be with her new son. Because The Prosper Valley School and Reading Elementary Principal John Hansen already has great familiarity with WES, he is a natural choice to transition in as interim WES principal from March 1st to the end of the school year in June 2020. In February, Mr. Hansen will gradually increase his time at WES to assist in this transition and will be at WES full time starting March 1st.
While Mr. Hansen transitions to WES, Cody TanCreti will increase his time at Reading Elementary School to assist with leadership duties there. Mr. TanCreti has been at RES two days a week this school year (Monday and Tuesday) as a PE teacher and principal intern. He will increase his time at RES to four days a week (M,T, Th, F). Glenn Drost, former RES PE teacher, has been identified to fill in for Mr. TanCreti as a long-term PE substitute at WES on Thursdays and Fridays. Mr. TanCreti will remain at WES on Wednesdays.
Mr. TanCreti will also take a short leave this spring following the arrival of his and Mrs.TanCreti’s first child. While Mr. TanCreti is out for a few weeks in May, Shaun Pickett will fill in at RES as acting principal while Mr. Drost covers the physical education duties at RES on Mondays and Tuesdays for those two weeks. Mr. Pickett is a retired principal from Pomfret who has covered many interim leadership positions in this area. In the fall of 2017, he was the interim principal for Ms. Mills during her first maternity leave and thus has good familiarity with our district.
While it is no easy task to replace an administrator or shift key leaders from building to building, the administrator staffing model designed to accommodate these leaves was thoughtfully crafted to provide the fewest disruptions possible for both school communities. The interests of all students were carefully considered. We know students, families, and staff will approach these changes with flexibility and optimism!
Woodstock Elementary School PreK Info Night
Families in the Windsor Central School District with children who will be age three or four by September 1, 2020 are eligible to register for the 2020-2021 preK school year. Parents or guardians looking for more information about the PreK program at WES are invited to an information session on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2020 From 6-7PM.
There is no childcare at this event, and it is not recommended that children attend given the hour, and that the audience for the event will be adults, not children. New students who enroll will have orientation opportunities prior to the start of the school year.
To learn more about WES preK, you can visit our school's preK site.
Job Openings at WES
1. Part time (20 hours per week) Special Education para-educator working in the lower grades (hours approximately 9:30am-1:30pm daily)
2. Part time (20 hours per week) general education para-educator providing general supervision and duties with the possibility of some classroom support (hours approximately 9:30am-1:30pm daily also)
3. Part time after school program assistant (hours 2pm-5:30pm approximately 17.5 hours per week)
Please let Ms. Mills know if you are interested, have any questions, or know anyone who may be a good fit and is interested!
WES Music Concert Dates Announced
All grade level concerts are held from 6 - 6:30pm in the WES gym.
Kindergarten: Tuesday February 4th, snow date: Wed. February 5th
1st Grade: Tues Feb 25 snow date Mon March 9
2nd Grade: Wed Feb 26 snow date Wed March 4
3rd Grade: Thurs Feb 27 snow date Thurs March 5
4th grade - 12th grade Band Showcase Tues March 10, snow date March 11 held at high school gym
4th Grade Tues March 24 snow date March 31
5th Grade Wed March 25 snow date April 1
6th Grade Thurs March 26 snow date April 2
May Day Wed May 27, rain date Thurs 28 10 - 11am in WES Playground