NEWS FROM WES

From Principal Maggie Mills ~ November 10, 2022 ~ #9

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 17th Parent conferences. Please sign up with your child's teacher.
Friday, November 18th: PTO holiday gifts fundraiser order forms due
November 23-25 No School, Thanksgiving Break
November 29th: Trimester 1 ends
December 12th: K-4 Report cards emailed home
December 22nd-January 1st No school, December break

For the complete WES events calendar, click here.

For individual classroom news and events click here.

For all WCSU school board and committee meetings, click here.

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Words From Ms. Mills

Dear WES Families,

Ski Runners Registration is open!

We encourage students in grades 1-4 to register for Ski Runners. We hope that many families will take advantage of this opportunity to learn to ski at Saskadena Six in January-March. An information letter can be found here. A bus takes students from WES to the ski area. Registration opened November 1st and scholarships are available and you just check a box to apply. This year Ski Runners will be for WCSU schools only in order to reduce numbers of children at S6 on Fridays. So far, about 60 students have registered. There is still time to sign up at the link above.

Art Runners is open, too!

Here is the link for grades 1-4 students to sign up for an Artistree Programs for those interested in alternative art exploration during the ski runners program time. A bus takes students from WES to Artistree at this time. According to the site, "Students will embark on a journey of imagination and discovery while exploring visual art. Art is a natural discipline that helps children grow through experience and find joyful, positive, and varied ways to express themselves with confidence. Each week, students will enjoy different projects, exploring different artistic media with Artistree Staff."

Ms. Joyce's most recent podcast info is here: Podcast Episode 10: This 3-minute podcast episode gives you 3 good book recommendations by 3 readers from Woodstock Elementary School in Grades 3-4.

Below you can find information about the following:

Kindergarten forest visit to TPVS
Lost and Found/Coat Drive
Substitute sign ups
Recess volunteer sign up

As always, please contact me if I can support your child's success at school in any way!

Sincerely,
Maggie Mills
Principal

Ms. Farrell's Kindergarten visits the TPVS Forest

Wednesday in the Woods up at Prosper with Allison Greene’s 6th grade students. Students worked in groups to build habitats for a mystery animal they received clues about. Then they worked in their forest journals. All the kids were so respectful, safe and ready to learn!

LOST AND FOUND!

During this shoulder season where temperatures vary throughout the day, students tend to shed lots of coats, etc at recess. Please have your child check the lost and found! It is located outside the gym in the hallway and a photo is below in case you see something your child should reclaim.Those items not claimed by Thanksgiving break will be donated to charity or donated to our coat exchange program in December. In December we will have a rack with a winter coat exchange for families to donate coats in good condition or take coats if needed.

We REALLY Need Substitutes!

We are really in desperate need of subs! The pay is $120 per day for subbing for a teacher and $13 per hour (~$97 a day) for subbing for a paraeducator. We use an online program called Frontline managed by Kelly Services, a subbing agency, to enter staff absences. Once you are a sub, you can view absences and sign up. You can see which teacher and grade level need a sub and when, and select the days/classes you'd want to sub for. Sometimes teachers need just a half day sub, or even a half day of availability is better than no sub.

A lot of subs let us know what days of the week or times of year they are generally available, and if something comes up unexpectedly like a staff illness, we might call you or text you the night before or morning of to see if you are available on a short notice. Subbing really is a way to gain insight into all the wonderful things happening at WES and be a greater part of our school community.

Kelly Education application process overview

· Start by applying online to one of our job postings or by contact a Kelly Team Member to express interest in our openings.

· Receive an email with pre-screen questions and/or interview questions to prepare for group interview (15-20 minutes)

· Virtual group interview with Recruiting Strategist (20-30 minutes)

· Complete Pre-Hire Steps (takes about 1 hours from a computer): You will receive instructions & links to videos after the interview.

o Hiring Paperwork (W4, Acknowledgement of Handbook, etc.)

o Self-led Mandatory Pre-hire Training via Vector Solutions (1 ½ hours to complete the training)

o Education and License Verification

· Complete I-9: You will receive instructions & list of acceptable documents from your Onboarding Representative

o Complete Section 1 at home/online (5 minutes)

o Complete Section 2 at our local office, a partnering school district or authorized local agent near you (plan for about a 5-10 minutes)

o Must provide work authorization documents approved by USCIS: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/acceptable-documents

· Meet all state and local screening requirements which may include Fingerprinting, drug and/or health screens (time varies based on requirements)

· A conditional offer of employment is made.

· We run your background check (1 to 3 business days for results to come back): You don’t have any action items for us to complete this step for you.

· Hiring Decision is made.

· Complete the Self-led New Hire Orientation and gain access to the scheduling system to begin working. Orientation is a paid event! (1 hour)