Wea Ridge
Elementary
April 20, 2018
Timberwolf Tales
Upcoming Events
April 25th
1st Grade Field Trip - Indianapolis Zoo
April 30th
Kindergarten Field Trip - Columbian Park Zoo/Celery Bog
May 4th
PTO - Bowling Night
May 8th
2nd Grade Field Trip -Battlefield/Columbian Park
May 10th
5th Grade visit to Wea Ridge Middle School
May 15th
5th Grade History Fair
6:30pm - 7:30pm
May 14th - 16th
BOGO Book Fair - open Mornings only
May 15th
BOGO Book Fair - 6:00pm to 7:30pm (During History Fair)
May 18th
All School - Cookout with Mr. Gabauer
May 25th
All School - Field Day
May 29th
Students Last Day of School
Cancellation Make-ups
Snow day from 1/15/18 will be made up on 5/25/18
Snow day from 1/24/18 will be made up on 5/29/18 (students last day)
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PTO News
NEXT MEETING - Monday, May 7th, 6pm, cafeteria. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend! Please enter through door #16 (at the back of the building by the Gym).
BOWLING NIGHT - Mark your calendars for WRE Bowling Night on 5/4/2018! All Wea Ridge students bowl for free! For all other
bowlers the cost is $5. Please RSVP by April 20th.
VOLUNTEER - The PTO looking for volunteers. We will need additional people to help chair some events next year. Please see the attached PTO volunteer sign up sheet. Contact Michelle Harding if your are interested or have any questions at harding.3@hotmail.com. Thank you!
RESTAURANT NIGHT - Look for more information soon on the next PTO restaurant night at BW3.
BOX TOPS - Thanks for continuing to send in the box tops to support our school. We'd love to do one more submission at the end of the school year so please dig them out of your drawers and send them in. Wea Ridge made $418 from the most recent submission!!
POP TABS - We collect and save these to give to the Ronald McDonald House in Indy for Riley's Children's Hospital.
Another successful Muffins with Moms at Wea Ridge Elementary! We served over 900 muffins and donuts!!
A big thank you to all the Muffins with Moms event planners and volunteers:
Michelle Harding, Heide Waller, Dana Blanchard, Connie Barter, Penny Bertsche, Roxanna Holle, Jessica Fritchely, Missy Williams and the WRE Student Council.
This important and anticipated event could not happen without their help.
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News From the Library
With the school year coming to a close, it is time to set the last check out dates. The students' last day to check out will be Friday May 11th. The last teacher day to return books will be the May 29th. Teachers can check out books for students with their account, but students will not be allowed to check out after the 11th.
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4th Grade Statehouse Field Trip
Earlier this month, the fourth grades visited Indiana's Statehouse in Indianapolis. They were able to see all three branches of government, including both the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Supreme Court, and many Executive offices.
During our visit we were able to enter and sit in the House and the Senate lawmakers' chairs, where our elected officials discuss and create new laws to keep us all safe. Spokespersons for our own House Representative Sharon Nagle and Senator Alting met with us to give interesting information on their behalf. We also sat in the gallery of the Indiana Supreme Court, where decisions are made about laws' fairness to our citizens. It was very interesting to see where our government takes place. It was a great trip that supported the government lessons that had been taught in class.
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Sandra Markle--- Science is Magic!
Wea Ridge hosted author Sandra Markle on Wednesday, April 11. She has written over 200 non-fiction books about animals and science. During her visit she told us about how she researches for books by visiting such places as Antarctica and Australia to learn more about her topics. Our favorite part of her visit was watching the science in action. Did you know that Ivory soap has air it in and will expand into bubbles if heated in a microwave for a short time? Thanks to our wonderful PTO for sponsoring this visit and the literacy team for organizing this event.
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Mrs. Wright's Fifth Grade Sponsors a Book Swap
● From May 1st to May 16th students may bring in any gently
used books to school for donation. They will receive a ticket
from their teacher for every book they bring in to donate.
● From May 21st to May 25th students that donated may come
and 'shop' for books. The number of tickets will determine
how many books may be selected.
Please see the attached flyer for more details on book criteria.
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Summer Registration for all returning students
Just a reminder. All returning students, including incoming kindergarten students must be re-registered this summer. Open registration will be July 16-27. During this two week period, all parents are asked to log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal Account and update your students online registration. This will signal to the office that your student will be returning for the 2018-2019 school year. Please note, this includes incoming Kindergarteners as well. At that time, parents can apply for assistance if needed, pay book rental fees online and see who your student's teacher will be for the upcoming school year.
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Are you Moving??
If you are moving out of the Wea Ridge district over the summer please call Mrs. Garza at 471-9321 or send an email to bgarza@tsc.k12.in.us so we can make plans to have records forwarded to your next school .
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5th Grade Students to Visit Wea Ridge Middle School
Wea Ridge Middle School invites the 5 th grade students at Wea Ridge Elementary School to an orientation and tour of Wea Ridge Middle School on Thursday, May 10th from 10am to 11am. Students will meet the principal and assistant principal, discuss middle school routines with Mrs. Jones, and have a question and answer session. The 8 th grade National Junior
Honor Society members will give a tour of the school. You will have time to ask them questions about middle school.
Parents of 5th Graders Who Will Attend Wea Ridge Middle School:
Wea Ridge Middle School invites the parents of our incoming sixth graders to an Orientation and Open House on Thursday, May 10, 2018 from 6 -7pm in the Auxiliary Gym at WRMS.
Students will have attended this same program earlier in the day, so only parents need to attend this meeting.
If you have any questions, please call Mrs. Jones, School Counselor, at
765-471-2164 ext. 1816 or jjones@tsc.k12.in.us for her email.
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Golden Apple Award Nominations
Nominate an outstanding teacher!
Greater Lafayette Commerce recognizes exceptional teachers who have distinguished themselves by the enormous, positive impact they have on their students. The Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching honors and supports educators who inspire and help shape young learners.
Students, parents, colleagues, administrators and members of the community can submit nominations until April 30. Teachers in grade K-12 are eligible for the award. Click here for a nomination form.
Help us celebrate the significant role teachers have in our lives by nominating a teacher for a Golden Apple award.
Nominations may be submitted by parents, faculty or administrators as well as by present or past students. This award was initiated in 1987 to recognize the most outstanding teachers in the area. Nominees must be non-administrative, fully licensed in Indiana and currently teaching in Tippecanoe County. Board certified educators of the GLASS pre-K program are also eligible for nomination. Nominees will be notified if they are selected for an interview.
Please answer all questions. Short answers accepted, but please limit your response to 300 words or less for each question.
To be considered for the 2018-2019 award the nomination needs to be submitted by Friday, April 30, 2018.
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WEA RIDGE ELEMENTARY
1333 East 430 South • Lafayette, IN 47909 • (765) 471-9321
