White's Tower Elementary
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Welcome to White's Tower
We are super excited for the start of the 2019-2020 school year. The staff has worked hard all summer to clean the school, paint and decorate classrooms, and move things around all in order to make the school in tip-top condition.
School start-end times will be 8:45-3:36. If you are dropping your child off in the morning, please remember that if it's after 8:45, you will need to park and walk your child in. The first couple of days of school, we will be reviewing bus safety procedures so the buses might be a little late during dismissal.
For the upcoming school year, there will be a few changes school-wide. This year we will be adding a new special area class, Project Lead the Way. In this class, students will be participating in lots of hands-on activities as well as integrating some fun, new technology. Mrs. Blust will be teaching PLTW and has been hard at work all summer designing cool projects for the students to participate in.
With our enrollment continuing to grow, we have added several additional classrooms. This year, we will be having 2 preschool classes, 4.5 first grades and 5 third grade classrooms. Our staff continues to grow as we welcome several new teachers: Ms. Urlage, Ms. Easter, Ms. Burk, Ms. Baumgartner, Ms. Varney, Ms. Fuller, Ms. Allen, and Ms. Wiggins.
White's Tower Elementary Staff is excited to welcome familiar and new faces in the halls on Wednesday, August 21st. Please feel free to call the office at (859) 356-9668 if you have any questions prior to school starting.
Immunization Compliance
Prior to school starting, we are asking all parents/guardians to visit your child’s Infinite Campus parent portal and view their child’s Health Tab. We are seeing immunization non-compliance for a variety of reasons. Most non-compliance issues are the result of the new immunization requirements. Please view your child’s Health Tab for these issues:
If Hepatitis A vaccine dates aren’t displayed, please contact your healthcare provider. Many students have received the Hepatitis A vaccine, but the dates were not indicated on the certificate currently at school. Proper immunization for Hep A is two doses of the vaccine 6 months apart. If your child has already received the age-appropriate vaccines for school entry, he or she will not be required to receive the vaccine(s) again. Providing an updated immunization certificate with these required vaccines is all that is needed.
If you find your child is missing these required immunizations, please contact your healthcare provider as soon as possible to address these issues. School personnel will also be reaching out to parents/guardians regarding the health requirements for their children. Anytime you get a new immunization certificate, please make a copy for your records. If you have any questions please contact the nurse at 356-9668 option 1.
August and September Events
August 19th: Readyfest 5:00-7:00
August 21st: 1st Day of School
September 2nd: Labor Day (No School)
September 12th: White's Tower Health Fair 5:00-7:00
Readyfest
During this time, students are also welcome to drop off school supplies to their classrooms. PTA will have a booth set up for new memberships. PTA memberships are a great way to support the school while getting the opportunity to be plugged in on day-to-day activities.
The bus garage will also have representation present to answer any transportation questions.
White's Tower Health Fair
White's Tower School Website
White's Tower Elementary School
Email: emily.giles@kenton.kyschools.us
Website: http://www.kenton.kyschools.us/
Location: 2977 Harris Pike, Independence, KY, USA
Phone: (859) 356-9668
Twitter: @WTE