The Bulldog Briefs

We made it to November! October was such a busy month. Please see all the event pictures below from many events that are happening at Walker.

We are seeing an increase in student absences and students arriving late to school. I will begin to schedule meetings with parents for those chronic cases. Please be aware that instruction starts right away. It is important that students arrive on time and ready to learn.

Below you will also find information with some upcoming events and reminders for the month of November.

In Partnership,

Mr. Jeff Moore, Principal

3: 50th Day Celebration (Kindergarten and 1st Grade)

10: World Music Presentation

11: Veterans Day

14: End of Trimester 1

16: PTO Turkey Trot, Last Day for Food Drive

17: Report Cards Sent Home/World Music Presentation @ 1PM

20: Parent Teacher Conferences

20-24: Thanksgiving Break

27: Classes resume

12/1: PBIS Rockstar Celebration

District 104 School Board meeting will be held at Walsh Elementary School at 7:00 PM.

Student Council will be conducting its annual food drive. Please consider brining in nonperishable food begging, Monday, November 6th. The last day we will be collecting will be November 16th. All food will be donated to local organizations.

On Thursday, November 16th, the Walker PTO will be organizing a school turkey trot. More information will be sent home shortly. Thank you PTO!

Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled form Monday, November 20th from 1-4 PM and 5-7 PM. Teachers will begin to reach out to schedule you conferences.

Students will continue to go outside when weather permits for recess (feel like temperature of 20 degrees of warmer). Please send students to school on proper winter wear for the day. Thank you.

Mrs. Manzke and the Walker Student Council made door hangers for all the seniors at the Summit Housing Center as their community service project. Great job!

Thank you to the PTO and it's sponsors for a wonderful Halloween Parade and Spooky Stations. The students had a blast!

Thank you to all the families that came out for our Family Pumpkin Night. It was a huge success!

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Day of the Dead alter.

Vulcan Materials Company has become a community sponsor for Walker school. They will be sponsoring our PBIS program. Thank you Vulcan Materials Company!

On Friday, October 27th, students had a wonderful time at the pajama dance party! Great job Walker Rockstars!

Every Monday, Walker School has Student Recognition Rallies. This is a time the entire school is together and we recognize the hard work of our school community. We will celebrate both academic and social emotional achievements.

Those students who were recognized on October 23rd and 30th are below. Great job students!

During October and November, Musicians from around the World will present to our students.

Below you will find pictures from the events. Students are having such a great time and learning so much.

Walker has another PBIS celebration scheduled! Data suggests that students need some support in peer relationships. This is the skill we will be focusing on in November.

The criteria to be part of the celebration is below:

1 major/ 3 minors: No celebration

1-3 minors: Missing part of the celebration

1- 20 min

2- 40 min

Those who are not able to participate in some or all of the celebration will engage in a lesson activity on peer relationships.

We will be celebrating with a team building minute to win it competition. The entire school will report to the gym and compete against each other in fun filled and wacky games. Classrooms should do your best to wear these colors:

K: White

1st: Purple

2nd: Green

3rd: Yellow

4th: Red

5th: Blue

Please encourage your students to have positive peer relationships.

n December 21st, , Walker students will be putting on a Holiday Show. Students will be working hard to perform songs for you. More information and details will come out later.

Dear Parents

We are off to an amazing start of the school year. It’s awesome to walk around Walker and see smiling faces. We want to see all smiling faces every day! Chronic absence — missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions—can translate into students having difficulty learning to read by the third-grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school. This includes tardies as well! Tardies = time missed and it adds up quickly. If your child is missing too much school, please reach out! We can help!

In Partnership,

Mr. Hofer

Hello Walker families,

As we enter flu season, please instruct your student to cough and sneeze into their elbow as well as wash their hands frequently to stop the spread of infection. Refer to the link below for helpful tips.

Flu:

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pdf/professionals/vaccination/flu-guide-for-parents-2022.pdf

https://espanol.cdc.gov/img/cdc/ES_71006.pdf

If your student tests positive for COVID-19, please contact the school nurse. They are able to return to school on day 6 if symptoms are improving. Masking is recommended on days 6-10. Day 0 is considered the first day of symptoms or the day the student tested positive if asymptomatic.

As always, please contact Walker's main office with any questions! Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Arrival

Students are to be dropped off no earlier than 7:30 AM at door 1. Breakfast is served from 7:30-& 7:50 AM. Please do not park on 78th Ave.

Dismissal

Students will be dismissed at 2:50 each day.

Kindergarten-1st- New office area.

2nd-3rd- Door 1

4th-5th Grade will exit from door 5 (adjacent to playground)

Please look for your child's teacher sign and stand in that area. Thank you.

After school Programming began October 2nd. Please see below for dates and times.

Just a reminder, no birthday treats are allowed. Treats are limited to all school celebration parties. Please see school policy if you have any questions.

Please use the link below to register for the bus and view transportation schedules.

https://www.sd104.us/page/transportation

Breakfast is served daily from 7:30 AM- 7:50 AM & 8:30-8:50 (Wednesday)

Lunch/Recess is 11:20-11:55 & 11:40-12:15 AM (Wednesday)

Please see the attachment below for the district calendar.

Please see the attachment below for the school districts student handbook

Email: jmoore@sd104.us
Website: www.sd104.us
Location: 7735 66th Place, Bedford Park, IL, USA
Phone: 708-458-7150
Twitter: @104Summit