The Kentucky Center for School Safety announces this year’s Kentucky Safe Schools Week, is set for October 16-22, 2022.

This year’s theme is “Create a Ripple Effect” and the focus will be on the fact that no act is ever too small to make an impact. When you create a difference in someone’s life, you not only impact their life, you impact everyone influenced by them throughout their lifetime.

We loved sharing the positive impact that family engagement has on our learning community during Wilmore 101 in September. We had 130 participants! We love partnering with you. Here are some reminders about Title I at Wilmore and our Family Engagement policy that outlines

The School-Family Learning Agreement will be shared digitally and in print at the beginning of each school year during back to school events, including, but not limited to: grade level orientation, open house, and/or fall family-teacher conferences. At one of the back to school events listed above, all stakeholders are encouraged to review and sign the policy and learning agreement. The School-Family Learning Agreement outlines how families, school staff, and students will share the responsibility for improved academic achievement and other factors for student success.

Here is the link to our Family Engagement Policy

Here is the link to our School-Family Learning Agreement

We look forward to seeing you at Fall Conferences!

Book Character Pumpkin Decorating Contest at WES

It’s time for a pumpkin/gourd decorating contest of your favorite book character! It's easy and fun for everyone!

If your family decides to participate in the WES Pumpkin Decorating Contest, entries may be brought to school during the week below. If a student is unable to carry their pumpkin it may be dropped off in the front office.

Drop off entries between Monday, October 24th through Wednesday, October 26th. Voting will take place on Thursday, October 27th. Winners will be announced on Friday, October 28th.

CONTEST RULES:

• Participation is optional! No obligation to participate. All students will have an opportunity to enjoy the pumpkins and vote for their favorites even if they don’t enter a pumpkin in the contest. You may use pumpkins or gourds or both to create your project.

• Absolutely no carved entries. Pumpkins/gourds that have carved, poked, or punctured skin will be returned or disposed of because they rot, attract bugs, and smell.

• To decorate, you can use paper, glue, paint, markers, pipe cleaners, fabric, or other craft items on the pumpkin. Let your creativity soar! In my experience spray paint works best!

• Your pumpkin does not have to be real. You are always welcome to decorate a fake pumpkin. These will last forever!

• Projects must represent a book character. On the entry form, you must write the title and author of the book. There are books about everything so don’t feel like this limits your creativity. Just Google and find a book title! If you have a copy of the book, you can send it with your completed pumpkin.

• This is a home project and entries should be done mostly by the students, but parents or other family members may help.

• Do not write your name anywhere on the project. When you bring your pumpkin to WES library, Mrs. Smith, Ms. Thompson, or Mrs. Adams will take your pumpkin and entry form and assign it a number.

• Pumpkins will be sent home on Friday, October 28th. If a student is unable to take their pumpkin on the bus it will need to be picked up. Pumpkins not picked up will be thrown away.

Students and staff will vote for their favorite pumpkin in each grade level.

Each Grade level will have a first, second and third place winner that will be voted on by all students and staff!

Winners will be given a $5 gift card to The Local Confectionary, thanks to our generous PTO!

On Wednesday, October 26th Wilmore Elementary students are invited to bike or walk to and from school. The Wilmore Police Department will escort bikers and walkers to and from school. We will gather in the Wilmore United Methodist Church parking (209 East Main Street) at 7:15 and will leave the parking lot via police escort at 7:20. The police escort at dismissal will begin at 2:40 and will lead our group back to the church parking lot.

If your child will be participating in the Bike or Walk to School day to RETURN to the church parking lot, please complete the permission slip and return to the front office by Tuesday, October 25th. You do not have to complete a permission slip if your child is riding or walking to school during the morning escort. We only need a permission slip for students that will be dismissed from Wilmore Elementary on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the return to the church via police escort.

All participants are encouraged to wear a helmet and review bike safety guidelines prior to participation.

Permission slips will be printed and sent home for all families.

Here is a resource that may help you better understand your child's report card.

How does the grading key work?

A standards-based report card shows a student's progress toward state and district expectations and provides more specific information by breaking each subject into multiple standards, which identify specific skills. This enables caregivers and students to see student's specific strengths and areas of focus. The standards-based report card places an emphasis on skills, not scores. The goal is for every child to be successful in every standard. The standards provide a clearer picture of where your child is on the continuum toward the year-end goal.

Join in person or on Google Meet: PTO Meeting

Video call link: https://meet.google.com/dbj-abhf-sbm

We will discuss the current fall fundraisers, think through purchases for Santa's Workshop, and begin the planning process for Spring Fundraisers.

Educational Benefits Form 2022-2023

Mission Statement:

The mission of Wilmore Elementary School is to create a safe, personalized learning environment that embraces the whole child, focuses on continuous growth, and prepares our students to positively contribute to our families, our communities, and our world.

Vision Statement:

The core purpose of WES is to create a personalized learning environment for each student, where teachers collaborate to use research-driven, high-impact practices paired with rigorous curriculum to ensure high levels of growth and learning for all.