The Avery Pulse
August 28th, 2022
Upcoming Dates
- Sept. 5th - No School | Labor Day
- Sept. 9th - Outdoor Movie Night (PTO Sponsored)
- Sept. 10th - Family BBQ (district event-details below)
- Sept. 12th - Late Start - Information Below
- Sept. 13th - Fall Picture Day!
- Sept. 16th - 1/2 Day | Dismissal @ 11:45am
- Sept. 24th - Progressive Dinner (PTO sponsored)
- Sept. 26th - Late Start - Information Below
It's time for the Avery PTO Fundraising Buy-Out!
You don't want to sell cookie dough and wrapping paper to your neighbors, right? In lieu of asking your kids to hit up your friends and family, the PTO membership has elected to make fundraising simple by asking parents to contribute directly to the PTO. EVERY dollar collected through the buy-out gets distributed to classroom teachers at Avery. Teachers then use this money to cover supplies as needs arise throughout the year.
How to donate:
● Return this form and your cash or check payable to “Avery PTO” in the PTO Mailbox located in the front hall.
● Donate online through PayPal (pto.averyelementary@gmail.com) or Venmo (@pto-avery). Please note, when making an online donation, a processing fee will apply. Please consider increasing your donation to cover the fee so that your full donation will go to the teachers.
● Please submit all donations by October 14, 2022.
Have questions? Contact PTO President, Ingrid Deetz, at IngridDeetz@gmail.com or 312-399-1343.
Avery Outdoor Movie Night
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/12yHwJ98-317kmYDPAih9Uzihobz4KYY1JES9x27P_oA/edit?usp=sharing
Webster Reads
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t1JXGyEXzwmIt653e7CDcE3UgSfJWChbFlhtI1tcBOE/edit
If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer Pupillo at pupillo.jennifer@wgmail.org
A Note from Mrs. Wallace… Avery’s School Counselor
Welcome Back to School! It is awesome to see ALL Avery All-Stars with us again! Exciting topics are being discussed all over Avery! What a successful first week learning our new routines and focusing on goals for the year.
You might be wondering:
How does school counseling work in elementary school?
What is SEL or Social Emotional Learning that I keep hearing about?
Let me help answer these…
At Avery our school counseling program focuses around “Avery’s 3 Big Ideas”
1.) The Avery Way – our school motto for a positive school climate.
2.) The Zones of Regulation- our way of discussing our emotions, how to regulate them, how they affect others, and how we ask for help with our emotions.
3.) The 7 Habits of Happy Kids – 7 Social Emotional practices and life skills in order to solve problems, set and reach goals, and interact effectively with others. This year our entire school will put extra emphasis on Habit #4- Think Win –Win. This habit focuses on how to be a win-win friend and solving conflict in a win-win way through I messages, possible solutions, and compromises.
These 3 Big Ideas guide the way we address social concerns and learning that is not strictly about academics.
Social Emotional Learning
Social Emotional Learning is a way to describe any type of learning that is fostering/developing relationships, civility, interacting, creating empathy and having genuine relationships with others in our building. Social Emotional Learning sometimes looks like play, or expressing feelings around a conflict. We do activities as a school that support students’ ability to feel connected and heard in their school and community. Social Emotional Learning (SEL) does not take away from academics. SEL helps create learners that are connected and confident. As a result, focus on academics is stronger because the student is invested in their class and knows they are cared for.
I visit classrooms every month and love getting to know our students.
Students will also be introduced to Miss Urusla Kindt. Miss Kindt is a counseling intern spending two and a half days with me from the University of Missouri- St. Louis.
If I can help your family with a question or concern please reach out to me:
Anna Wallace, MA, LPC
Counselor, Avery Elementary
Counselor Coordinator K-8, Webster Groves School District
Picture Day is Coming!
Lost and Found
Beginning Tuesday, September 6th the lost and found items can be found in the gym vestibule.
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Arrival from 7:40-7:50 AM
Bompart Avenue
Carpool drop-off only in front of school – parents to remain in vehicles with staff members assisting students
Families walking students to school will say goodbye at the external doors
No parking during arrival
Staff members will supervise at the curb
Marshall Avenue
Atrium entrance will be open for arrival for students dropped off on Marshall
Staff members will supervise at the curb
- Atalanta Avenue
We strongly encourage families to travel only from Bompart towards Glen to alleviate congestion and increase safety
No parking on sidewalks
Staff members will supervise at the curb
Dismissal 2:50pm-3:00pm
Bompart Avenue
Kindergarten and Fifth grades will dismiss out front
Atalanta Avenue
First and Fourth grades will dismiss along the side
Blacktop
Second and Third grades will dismiss on the back blacktop
Back Parking Lot
Staff parking only
No entrance or exit from 2:20-2:50
Help Needed for Trivia Night!
Avery Staff Favorites
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1e6Z8KJTJ3zQ6gHg41L7Oef6teiXROKfX?usp=sharing
Repeated Information Below
Birthday Treats
Beginning this school year, we will begin celebrating student birthdays differently than in the past. We will no longer be accepting outside birthday treats for your child's birthday. This decision has been made for a number of reasons, but primarily due to the dietary restrictions and safety of our students.
We will continue to celebrate your child on their birthday! Some ways we do this as a whole school are including names on our T.V. monitors around the building, announcing birthdays on the morning announcements, and beginning this year having students visit the office for their very own birthday pencil.
Individual classrooms also celebrate birthdays! Teachers will be reaching out to families on the unique ways they plan to ensure your children feel special on their big day!
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Thank you,
Hannah Peterson, Ed.D.
Late Start Information
Beginning this school year, the Webster Groves School District has added late start days to the school calendar.
Late start days will allow for additional time for our teachers to use data and collaboratively plan to continue to address the needs of all of our students.
The schedule for late starts is below:
Late Start Supervision Program - 7:40am-8:50am
School Day Arrival Begins - 8:50am
School Begins - 9:05am
Families who need help with student supervision on late start days can participate in a program available at each building. If you already signed up for this supervision, you should have received a confirmation email from Avery on Sunday, August 14th at 9:45am.
If you are in need of supervision for your child(ren) and have not received a confirmation email that they are in our late start supervision program, please click here and complete the form.
Members of the Avery staff will manage the Late Start Supervision Program, including instructional aides and substitute teachers. Families who participate in the morning Adventure Club Program will automatically be enrolled in the Late Start Supervision Program.
For additional information on the late start program, please check out our district website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/domain/4244
Lunch and Breakfast Information
Breakfast and lunch menus are coming soon and can be found here.
Breakfast Prices are $1.75
Lunch Prices are $2.80
Milk Only Purchase is $0.65
Federal funding that provided free meals to Webster Groves students the last few years is no longer available this upcoming year. If you think your family qualifies for free and reduced meals, it’s important to apply for assistance. Remember, meals are not free this year. You can apply for Free and Reduced meals here.
You can deposit money in your child's meals account via credit/debit card here or by check or cash at your child's school.
Return to School Plan 2022-2023
Dear WGSD families and staff,
As we begin the school year, the health and safety of our students and staff will continue to be our top priorities. After thoughtful consideration, and based on guidance and recommendations from the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and other health experts, this Thursday night we will ask the Board to formally approve the following change to our COVID-19 mitigation practices beginning Monday, August 22:
Beginning on the first day of school, face coverings will be recommended, not required, indoors while Community Levels for St. Louis County are high. We will continue to monitor cases in our schools, but will not utilize a threshold to move to a mask-required status. Anyone may continue to wear masks while at school. Masks continue to be an effective mitigation strategy against COVID-19 and other airborne viruses.
Currently, Community Levels for St. Louis County are high, which means face coverings would be recommended, not required, indoors. When local conditions move to low or medium levels, face coverings would be optional.
You can view our updated plan here, which includes but is not limited to continued maintenance of a data dashboard, access to vaccinations and testing, and continued requirements for quarantine and isolation.
Since the start of the pandemic, we have done our best to navigate this challenging time by relying on the guidance of experts in public health and infectious disease, experts in education and child development, and the guiding principles laid out in our Return to School Plan. Also, we will continue to monitor the impact of our decision on our students, staff and families.
We have done our best to accommodate the educational, physical, and social-emotional needs of our children and staff from the start, and will continue to do so moving forward. If there’s support we can provide you or your child, please don’t hesitate to reach out to your child’s school and they will do what they can to partner with you in meeting your child’s and family’s needs.
Thank you for your continued support of the children and staff of the Webster Groves School District.
Dr. John Simpson
Superintendent
Webster Groves School District
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3rd Grade Strings Information
Dear Third Grade Parents and Guardians,
The Webster Groves School District is proud to offer
after school violin classes that are open to all third grade
students. Our goal is to introduce students to the world of
instrumental music in a way that elevates self esteem and
encourages a lifelong interest in the arts. This program is most beneficial for students who want to continue playing a string instrument through high school and possibly into their college years. The classes are free; the only cost for parents is the violin rental which is approximately $200 for the entire school year. Top Notch Violins are the company we recommend, but not required. Here is their rental information, Top Notch Rental.
This year the third grade class will meet on the days and times below. Classes will begin on Monday, September 26th for M/W Classes, September 27th for T/TH and the 30th for our overloaded Avery or Bristol class (if needed). Please verify that your child is available for both weekly class times before applying.
There are a few steps to enroll your child. On Monday, September 5th (Labor Day) beginning at 8:00 a.m., go online to 3rd Grade Strings Enrollment to register your child. There will also be a link to this form on Mr. Reichold’s school website and Twitter Page @Mr ReicholdMusic. Class sizes are limited to 18 children, and will be filled in the order in which your online form is received. All registering must be done on the website above; I cannot accept emailed registrations.
If you are one of the first 18 to register, you will be invited to attend our informational meeting via Zoom on Monday, September 12th at 6:30 pm. Your child is welcome and encouraged to attend as well. The link will be sent once you are entered into the program.
Remember, registration begins Monday September 5th at 8:00 am. and I anticipate it filling up quickly.
Thank you,
Desmond Reichold
WG Elementary Strings Coordinator
Ann Hirschl-3rd Grade
T/TH
2:55-3:40 p.m.
Manuela Kaymakanova-3rd Grade
FRI
2:55-4:00 p.m.
Friederike Wykes - 4th Grade
M/W
2:55-3:40
Tom Winter - 5th Grade
T/Th
2:55-3:40
Annual Family Registration
7/15/22 - We still have a few weeks to go until our back-to-school guide launches, but parents and guardians can now complete their annual family registration online in Tyler SIS here. Sign in with your parent username and password. Once you're logged in, there will be an option to complete the registration.
Completing the registration will ensure that we have the most up-to-date emergency contact information, phone, text and email for your family. Tyler SIS is the information portal where parents can access their child's grades, attendance and more.
Please complete the registration by the first day of school, August 22.
If you have any questions, please contact our student information team below:
K-5 families - bias.mahasin@wgmail.org
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Avery Elementary
Website: https://www.webster.k12.mo.us/Avery
Location: 909 North Bompart Avenue, Webster Groves, MO, USA
Phone: 314.963.6425
Facebook: facebook.com/averyallstarswg
Twitter: @avery_allstars