MISSION:

Watkins Wildcats are safe respectful, and focused on learning every day.

VISION:

Work Ethic: Work hard

Achievement: Achieve great things

Teamwork: Do your part for the good of the group

Kindness: Treat others the way you want to be treated

Innovation: Think outside the box

Noteworthy: Others recognize our excellence

Success: Accomplish our goals

Starting this week, students will begin being charged student device fees. Below are the device fee items and the charges associated. Librarians should follow the Student Device Fee Process referenced in the Library Tech Support Handbook.

Case Replacement

Free/Reduced Lunch: $10

Full-Pay Lunch: $10

Charger Replacement

Free/Reduced Lunch: $10

Full-Pay Lunch: $25

Device Repair

Free/Reduced Lunch: $10

Full-Pay Lunch: $25

Device Full Replacement

Free/Reduced Lunch: $25

Full-Pay Lunch: $50

Parents grade 2-5, the week of February 20th your students will have special guests from the Library Station visit their class during library time. They will read a book called Chez Bob by Bob Shea. Youth Services Librarian, Phyliss Davis, from the Library Station sent along an additional resource that you can use at home with your students to enrich learning. Follow this link to Bob Shea’s Story Safari to find printable activities and corresponding YouTube videos that will help your students create inventive stories just line Bob.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, causing one in four deaths each year. But there’s a lot you can do to live a heart-healthy life – and connecting with others can make your efforts even more successful.

• Move More
• Aim for 30 minutes of physical activity a day at least 5 days a week.
• Do muscle strengthening exercises at least 2 days a week.
• Eat Healthy Foods
• A healthy diet that is low in sodium and saturated fat is key to heart disease prevention. Try the highly rated Dietary Approaches to Stoop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan:
• Eating vegetables, fruits and whole grains
• Eating fish, poultry, beans, nuts, vegetables oils and fat-free or low-fat dairy products
• Limiting foods that are high in saturated fat and sodium
• Limiting sugar and other sweeteners
• Find heart-healthy DASH recipes at https://healthyeating.nhlbi.nih.gov/
• Aim for a healthy weight
• Being overweight is hard on your heart. It increases your risk of having heart disease, a stroke, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes. Choosing heart-healthy foods and getting regular exercise will help you achieve and maintain a healthy weight
• Reduce stress and improve sleep
• Stress can contribute to high blood pressure and other heart risks. Not getting enough sleep or regularly getting poor quality sleep increases the risk of having high blood pressure, heart disease, and other medical conditions. Aim for 7-8 hours of sleep a night.
• Quit smoking
• The chemicals in tobacco smoke harm your heart and blood vessels in many ways. Quitting is hard, but many people have succeeded, and you can too. Set a quit date and let those close to you know about it. Ask your family and friends for support in your effort. https://betobaccofree.hhs.gov/ and https://smokefree.gov/ are helpful websites with free resources.
• Know your numbers
• Meet your heart health goals by keeping track of how much you exercise, your blood pressure, your cholesterol numbers – all of which can impact your heart health – and tell your doctor how you’re doing.

For further information: https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/education/american-heart-month