Wildfire Elementary School Continues "A" Rating Streak!
In 2010, then Governor Jan Brewer signed into law SB 1286, a bill passed by the State Legislature to create an A-F grading system for all public district and charter schools. Arizona’s A-F Letter Grade System was adopted by the State Board of Education in June 2011. Since the release of the first report cards for schools in 2012, Wildfire Elementary School has received an "A" rating every year!
WFES Letter Grade History
2012: A
2013: A
2014: A
2015: No grade given to schools due to switching from AIMS to AZMERIT*
2016: No grade given to schools due to switching from AIMS to AZMERIT*
2017: A
2018: A
*For the years 2015 & 2016, schools kept letter grades from 2014 while new baseline scores were developed using the AZMERIT test.
While a school's letter grade is just a small piece of the overall picture and quality of a school, Wildfire students and staff are extremely proud of this accomplishment and continue to work hard at improving and excelling in and out of the classroom.
To learn more about Wildfire's "A" and school report cards, please check out the following links:
Arizona State Board of Education
Harvest Parade Information
The parade will begin promptly at 2:45 PM. This year, all students and staff in every grade level will be able to dress up in their costumes, however, only our students and staff in Pre-K through 3rd Grade will march in the parade, students in the other grades levels will be able to watch. Please remember that only school appropriate costumes may be worn. No masks, weapons, fake blood, or other inappropriate for school items will be allowed.
If you would like to sign your child out following the parade, please see your child's classroom teacher as they will have a sign-out sheet available for you sign-out your student(s). We will automatically sign-out parents from our system.
Kid in the Corner
To learn more about "Kid in the Corner" and their mission, please visit: https://www.kidinthecorner.org/
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Breakout Lesson!4th-grade students in Ms. Skinner's class practice their problem solving and teamwork skills while attempting to "breakout" of their lesson. | Donut Digestive TrackMrs. Yancy shows off the digestive track 1st-grade students created during their Core Knowledge Human Body celebration. | Solar System Presentations3rd-graders share and ask questions about our solar system with their classmates. |
Breakout Lesson!
4th-grade students in Ms. Skinner's class practice their problem solving and teamwork skills while attempting to "breakout" of their lesson.
Donut Digestive Track
Mrs. Yancy shows off the digestive track 1st-grade students created during their Core Knowledge Human Body celebration.
Solar System Presentations
3rd-graders share and ask questions about our solar system with their classmates.
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Noddle Skeltons 1st-grade students use a variety of pasta to recreate the skeletal system during their Core Knowledge Human Body celebration. | Deep Breath! Students created a working model of the respiratory system during their Core Knowledge Human Body celebration. | What's in the Box? Students had to use all their senses to determine what objects were in each box during their Core Knowledge Human Body Celebration. |
Noddle Skeltons
Deep Breath!
What's in the Box?
Arizona State Representative Heather Carter reads to WFES students
News from the Nurse
Flu Season
Flu season is upon us. You can visit the CDC website for more information about the flu and about the flu vaccine. The best way to prevent the flu is to get the vaccine. The flu vaccine cannot give you the flu, but it takes two weeks to build immunity/protection from the flu virus.
Vaccines Update
Effective August 31st, 2018, Arizona signed a new law that requires all students who are 11 years old, regardless of grade level, to have the Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) and the Meningococcal vaccines. Previously, these two vaccines were due at 11 years of age but only in 6th grade. Notices of Vaccine Noncompliance will be sent home throughout the school year as students turn 11. Please keep this new law in mind as you schedule your child's annual well visit and be sure to turn updated vaccine records into the health office.
Wildfire Elementary School Firebirds
