Wilson Warrior (Bi-) Weekly
Wilson Elementary USD 489, Hays, KS
Principal's Points
Please check the end-of-the-year items, as there are many events! Also please continue to check the weather daily, as we seem to need to dress differently for mornings than afternoons. As it gets warmer, please remember to observe the dress code by not wearing shorts that are too short or exposing backs/bellies/etc.
As you and your family prepare for summer, we have several requests to help set students up for success when they return. Please limit their time on electronics, as well as monitor the age-appropriateness of video games. Students who spend more than 30 minutes to an hour daily on devices struggle significantly with behavior self-regulation.
Also, please continue to READ with your child daily. If a child reads for 20 minutes every day, they are exposed to about 1.8 million words of text every year. That is 137 new words per minute!
Here's a video on HOW to make that most effective!
https://kidcentraltn.com/article/building-thinkers-the-4e-s-for-excellent-reading-video-feature
Some exciting tweaks are coming next year! Stay tuned for more on "The Way of the Warrior!"
PARENT SURVEY!
Our school is committed to providing a safe and encouraging place for your child. You can help us continue to make improvements to our school by completing a short online survey.
Students in grades 3–12 and all staff at every school in the district are participating in the Safe & Civil Schools Climate & Safety Survey. We want to know what you think, too. All responses are anonymous. The resulting data will allow us to see if the three groups—parents/guardians, students, and staff—agree or disagree about important issues. We will be able to identify what we are doing well and what we need to work on, such as safety in a location of the school, students’ understanding of the expectations for behavior, or communication with families. The survey should take less than 10 minutes to complete.
• It’s available online — Please take the survey by May 4, 2018.
• You can complete it on any computer with Internet access. (Cellular connections do not work well, but tablets and phones with WIFI will work.)
• Just one parent or guardian from each household should take it.
• You can choose to read the survey in English or Spanish.
https://www.safeandcivilsurvey.net/SurveyFive/surveylogin.aspx
User ID: DNDTUR
Password: parent
From the School Nurse
If your child has medication kept at school, you will receive a note in your student’s bookbag in May, concerning how you want the medication returned to you. That note needs to be returned to school before the end of the year. Controlled substances such as Ritalin, Vyvanse etc. must be picked up by a parent or guardian.
All medication left in the nurses office at the end of the school year will be disposed of.
Thank you,
Diane Muirhead
USD 489 Lead Nurse
Wilson Elem. 623-2550
O’Loughlin Elem. 623-2510
End of School Year Reminders
· Lost and found items will be donated to Community Assistance Center on May 24th. If you have lost something, please check the Lost & Found area outside the gym.
· Continue to save to save Box tops. Watch in the fall for the next contest.
· Lunch accounts will need to be at zero or carrying a positive balance. Any positive balances will be carried over to next school year.
· WEAS accounts need to be cleared up by May 18th. Any balance not paid will be forwarded for collection. The last day of WEAS will be May 16th.
· Library books need to be returned or paid for by May 4th. Those with lost books or unpaid fines will have the charges added to the enrollment fees when they enroll for the 2018-2019 school year.
· Fifth Grade Promotion will be held May 18th at 9 am.
· School dismisses for the summer on May 18th @ 11:11 am
There are many special events coming up, so please continue to check the school website for updates at www.wilson.usd489.com.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR!
May 7-11: Teacher Appreciation Week
May 7: Site Council @ 5pm in the Media Center
May 10: Home & School Meeting @ 6:30 pm
May 10: Last Day of Academics
May 16: Last Day of WEAS
May 17: Fun in the Sun Day
May 18: Last Day of School: Dismiss at 11:11 am
CHECK THE LOST & FOUND!
Wilson Elementary School
Email: ascheve@usd489.com
Website: www.wilson.usd489.com
Location: 101 East 28th Street, Hays, KS, USA
Phone: 785-623-2550