Wiley Elementary Newsletter

I would first like to start off by wishing everyone a Happy New Year. I wish each and everyone of you the best of luck in 2024. I am hopeful that your Christmas Break was enjoyable and you were able to spend some valuable time with your family and friends.

I am very excited to have the staff and students back in the building. On the elementary end, January seems to be pretty open and not many events scheduled. This will allow staff and students to get back into their routines and quickly pick up where they left off in December. I am excited to see what this second semester holds for our students. I know the teachers have been working hard to plan fun and exciting lessons for the students. Students can look forward to more project based learning, centered activities to reinforce skills taught in class, and even in-depth novel studies for the intermediate grade levels.

If you have any questions or concerns please reach out to me at dusty.eikenberg@wileyschool.org and I would be glad to help in anyway possible. As always, it is an honor to be apart of this school and community.

January 15th:

* School Board Meeting @ 6:00 p.m.

January 19th:

* Staff Work Day

On December 19th, our third Family Night took place in the gymnasium. Families were able to rotate through six different stations learning about how different countries around the world celebrate Christmas. At each station, families were able to create a craft and even taste test a treat from each country. The turnout was amazing and it is so nice to have families coming together to partner with the school. We will have two ore Family Nights before the end of this school year so stay tuned for the next event!

A special delivery was made to each student on the last day before Christmas Break. Each student received a customized stocking with their name and year on it. Inside the stocking, students received a bag of treats, two sets of math fact flash cards, and a pair of gloves and a stocking hat. I would like to give a huge shout out to Ms. Sheilah for making the treats and Miss Abby for customizing the stockings.

Students that had perfect attendance for the entire first semester were recognized in a whole school assembly. These students did not miss a single day between August and December. Awesome job and keep up the great work!

Wiley Elementary Staff continues to recognize one student per grade level each month as our Student of the Month. Below are the students that were selected as December Students of the Month. We are very proud of each of these students and are happy to recognize them . Each student's recognition is well deserved

Kindergarten: Rhett Bond

* Recognized for following the classroom rules, being kind and respectful to all, and having a positive attitude.

First Grade: Louiee Mendoza

* Recognized for being polite and respectful, being a great friend, showing empathy, and being supportive of his classmates.

Second Grade: Owen Grasmick

* Recognized for displaying leadership characteristics and integrity, giving his very best when challenged, and for being respectful, creative, and organized.

Third Grade: Nora Reinhardt

* Recognized for constantly striving to be a positive role model, being a great helper to her classmates, and always trying her best to grow and improve.

Fourth Grade: Everett Emick

* Recognized for being respectful and polite, having a bright cheerful smile, and always being eager to learn but not afraid to ask questions.

Fifth Grade: Austin Dechant

* Recognized for his enjoyable personality, tremendous effort, willingness to help others, striving for perfection, and his joy of sharing knowledge with others.

This is a friendly reminder to students and parents of the Lamar Truck Stop Route:

Students: When entering/exiting the school bus, please make sure that you are not walking right in front of the bus. Please make sure that you are walking straight to your vehicle and getting in with your parents/guardians. Please make sure that you are looking both directions when passing through lines of parked vehicles. This is to keep you safe and help prevent you from getting potentially ran over.

Parents: It is a law that you are to stay parked until the red flashing lights on the top of the cab of the bus and the stop sign are in operation. This is to keep our children as safe as possible. Once the bus driver sees that all students have arrived to their vehicles they will turn off the red flashing lights and the stop sign will fold back. Once this happens, that is your signal that you are safe to begin pulling out of the parking lot. I do not want one of our student getting hit by a vehicle because of total carelessness. If you have any questions or concerns about this please let me know.

Here are the flashing light systems that everyone needs to become familiar with. This is from www.drivesmartcolorado.com

• Learn the flashing light system that school bus drivers use to alert motorists about stopping.
  • Yellow flashing lights mean the bus is preparing to stop and load or unload children. Motorists need to slow down and prepare to stop.
  • Red flashing lights and extended stop arm mean the bus has stopped and children are boarding or exiting the bus. Motorists must come to a complete stop a safe distance from the bus and wait until the red lights stop flashing and the arm is retracted before moving.

If your child is missing their coat, hats, gloves, etc. please remind them to check the Lost and Found. Your child has until January 25th to claim misplaced items. What is left in the Lost and Found after this date will be donated to charity.

Please use the link below to fill out a survey about the first semester of the 2023-2024 school year. This survey is open to staff, students, parents, and community members. Thank you in advance for your input.