Whiteley Wildcat Update
September 13, 2019
Our Whiteley Wildcats have been busy learning this week! My favorite part of my visits to classrooms was during the writing blocks. In some classrooms our students were focusing on word choice and how to make their pieces more interesting to the reader. Other classrooms are focusing on the revising process and working on their editing skills. We have some amazing and creative writers in our classrooms.
Fire Drills/Evacuation Drills
Student safety is one of our primary goals as a district and school. Recently, our students participated in their bus evacuation drill. In the coming week our students will also practice a fire/evacuation drill. These drills allow us to work with our students and staff to ensure the safety of all
Student Pick-Up
We are asking our parents to please follow our procedures for student pick-up. We want to ensure the safety of our students, parents and staff members. Recently, parents have been parking in the lot and having students walk through the traffic to get in their cars. Please refrain from parking in our lot and having students walk across the lot. We are also going to ask that parents remain in the vehicles while in the pick-up line. We really appreciate your assistance with this process.
PTA Fundraiser
Our PTA is hosting a fundraiser at Chipotle, located at 15 E. Gold Road in Hoffman Estates. The fundraiser will take place on Monday, September 23rd from 4:00 pm-8:00 pm. I am attaching the flyer to this newsletter. Please show the flyer on your smartphone, or bring in a copy to the restaurant when you order. Our PTA will receive 33% of the proceeds.
Palatine Library Reading Program
We have several students that participated in the Palatine Library Reading Program over the summer. If your child participated in the summer reading program with the library we are asking the students to wear their t-shirts, next Friday the 20th. We will take a photo of our students and post their photo to celebrate their hard-work.
Upcoming Events
September 18th-PTA Meeting @ 7:00
September 23rd-PTA Fundraiser @ Chipotle
October 7th-Author Visit (grades4-6)
October 9th-District Board Meeting @ 7:00
October 11th-Dads and Donuts @ 7:45 a.m.
October 14th-Columbus Day Observed-No School