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Wrightstown Elementary
Weekly Newsletter
January 6, 2022
Hello WES Families,
Happy New Year! It's been a great week back here at school. We are getting back into our routines with learning, teaching, and fun activities!
As we return from the break, I'd like to start my message with an important item for families to read. First, many children received really great watches as gifts during the holidays. Please note that watches with capabilities to have internet access, to text, or to take pictures/videos should be kept at home. These devices have caused issues in the past, and we've experienced problems with lost/stolen watches, inappropriate picture taking, and disruptive sounds during class. Please keep them safe at home. If a child brings this type of watch to school, teachers will request that it be kept in the child's backpack. Thanks for your help.
Yesterday, families received two separate emails from me pertaining to CR Ed Week visitation and CR Cares donations. The same information is also included below in this newsletter.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Sam
Here’s what’s in store at WES in next week…
Monday 1/9
Reading Olympics - Library - 8:15
Tuesday 1/10
Rockin’ Ravens Chorus - Gym - 8:30am
STEAM Design Challenge Club - 4:00 - Room D12
Wednesday 1/11
Fifth Grade Scrabble Club - 8:15am - Room D12
Student Council Meeting - 8:15am - Art Room
Thursday 1/12
Rockin’ Ravens Chorus – Gym – 8:30am
PTO Meeting - 6:30pm - WES Library
Friday 1/13
- No Scheduled Events
Upcoming Events
- Monday, January 16th - No School/CR CARES Day
- Tuesday, January 17th - Rockin' Ravens Chorus at 8:30am/CR Ed Week Visitation/STEM Design Challenge Club at 4:00pm
- Wednesday, January 18th - Student Council Meeting at 8:15am/CR Ed Week Visitation
- Thursday, January 19th - Rockin' Ravens Chorus at 8:30am/CR Ed Week Visitation
- Friday, January 20th - CR Ed Week Visitation
- Monday, January 23rd - Reading Olympics Meeting at 8:15am/PTO Meeting at Village Library at 9:20am
- Tuesday, January 24th - Rockin' Ravens Chorus at 8:30am/STEM Design Challenge Club at 4:00pm
- Wednesday, January 25th - Early Dismissal at 12:15pm PM Kindergarten attends/5th Grade Scrabble Club at 8:15am/End of the 2nd Marking Period
- Thursday, January 26th - Rockin' Ravens Chorus at 8:30am
Please check our school’s website HERE for upcoming events.
Council Rock Education Week
CR Education Week is taking place during the week of January 17th. CR parents/guardians are invited to visit CR classrooms on the following dates and times of day:
- Tuesday, 1/17/23: 1:00-3:00 pm
- Wednesday, 1/18/23: 9:30-11:30 am
- Thursday, 1/19/23: 1:00-3:00 pm
- Friday, 1/20/23: 9:30-11:30 am
Due to security enhancements at all CR schools, parents are required to pre-register via the link below. Please complete the form for each of your children. Upon arriving to school for visitation, parents will be given a pre-printed badge.
WES – CR Ed Week Pre-registration Form
Lastly, please see the letter at the link below for more detailed information relative to CR Education Week and WES parent/guardian classroom visitation times and procedures.
CR CARES
Habits of Mind
You can find more information about the Habits of Mind HERE. At the link, there is a section for parents if they would like to reinforce the habits at home.
Next week, I will be focusing on Managing Impulsivity during the morning announcements.
From the CR Art Department
On January 13, 2023, the art teachers are going to host an event to support the Neighborhood Outreach Foundation. We are calling that day "Creative Kicks Day". We are encouraging students to wear their most creative, colorful, fun pair of shoes to school that day. We invite staff and administrators to join in the fun too!
Art teachers will be selling colorful shoelaces starting on January 3rd for a minimum donation of $3 per pair. All proceeds going to the foundation.
Click on the link below to see all the cool shoes that our art department created. The picture of the cute yellow and blue shoes with the pink laces were created by our own Ms. Miguelez!
Registration for 2023-2024 School Year
Recess - Cold Weather
Attention 5th Graders!
5th Grade registration for our WES WORDSMITHS SCRABBLE CLUB is now open! This club will focus on playing the game of Scrabble, learning strategies and having some friendly, competitive fun! This session is for 5th GRADERS ONLY and will take place before school in Mrs. French’s room (D-12) from 8:15am-8:50 am on the following Wednesdays:
January 11th
January 25th
February 1st
February 8th
If you are interested, please register at the link below. Space is limited so register ASAP, and we will see you at the Scrabble board!
5th Grade Scrabble Club Registration
Questions? Please contact Mrs. French (jfrench@crsd.org)
2023 K'NEX STEM Design Challenge
The Bucks County IU is inviting all students in Grades 4, 5 and 6 to participate virtually in the 2023 K’NEX STEM Design Challenge. Using ONLY K’Nex pieces, the Challenge requires students working in small teams of four to research an environmental issue, create a solution and build a supporting prototype. Any WES students who would like to participate need to review all of the requirements here and commit to meetings after school on the following
Tuesdays:
January 10th
January 17th
January 24th
January 31st
February 7th
February 14th
We are looking forward to a large Wrightstown response! Please direct any questions to Mrs. French jfrench@crsd.org or Mrs. Mangan kmangan@crsd.org
Reading Olympics for 5th & 6th Graders
Sign up now to join the Reading Olympics Team! Open to all 5th and 6th graders. For more information and a sign-up form please visit: https://www.crsd.org/site/default.aspx?PageID=56839
Meeting dates will be:
- 1/9/2023 8:15 am Reading Olympics Meeting in WES Library
- 1/23/2023 8:15 am Reading Olympics Meeting in WES Library
- 2/6/2023 8:15 am Reading Olympics Meeting in WES Library
- 2/27/2023 8:15 am Reading Olympics Meeting in WES Library
Math News from Mrs. Kane - Math Challenge
Are you looking for an activity that will allow your child to continue learning and have fun from now through the New Year? Then check out Greg Tang’s New Year’s Math Challenge! Student
grade-level game boards are available on the home page of Mrs. Kane’s Math Specialist website for the appropriate set of challenges!
This is an optional activity. Students who can’t participate will not be penalized in any way. Students who complete the challenge can earn a certificate and a chance to win a personalized signed copy of one of Greg Tang’s books.
It is fine for students to get help from you or someone else if they need it. They can also move to harder or easier levels of the games to make them more or less challenging.
After your child completes the activity, just sign his or her sheet and send it back to school by January 9th.
EDUCATIONAL TRIP FORM
Below is a form to be completed for any Educational Trips. Please be sure to submit the form at least ten (10) days prior to your trip, for approval. Please contact Mrs. Pat Ricciardi, attendance clerk, at pricciardi@crsd.org if you have questions regarding this process.
CHARTWELL’S LUNCH PRICES 2022-2023
Student lunch
Elementary School Lunch Price- $2.85
Milk price - $0.55
Click on the links below to access Wrightstown Elementary' s lunch menus.
When sending money in for lunch, please be sure the money is in a sealed envelope with the student name and teacher.
Free Breakfast Program
A message went out from the school district this week with information about the free breakfast program. Council Rock will begin offering free breakfast to all enrolled students at the elementary and middle school levels starting Monday, October 3rd through the end of the 2022-2023 school year.
What you need to know:
- No sign-up is required.
- Daily breakfast menus will be available on our menus website.
- Students enter their lunch ID number and get breakfast in the cafeteria upon arrival at school.
- Breakfast will be pre-bagged and have an optional milk and fruit selection.
The protocol for WES will be that children may pick up the bagged breakfast in the cafeteria upon arrival to school on their way to their homeroom. Students will use their lunch ID when picking up the breakfast, and then they will eat in their homeroom. Issues may arise with disruptions to our morning classroom routines or creating excessive messes in classes. We will address these needs as we begin the program, and, if needed, we will make changes as to where the students will eat their breakfast. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have questions.
WES PTO News and Events
Classroom Snack Bins
The PTO is in need of snack donations for the Classroom Snack Bins. If you are interested, please sign-up HERE. Thank you!
Sam Smith - Principal
Email: ssmith@crsd.org
Website: https://www.crsd.org/wrightstownes
Location: Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA 18940
Phone: 215-944-2300
Twitter: @WESRavens729