Walker Elementary will host a school-wide Book Character Parade on Monday, October 31, at 8:15 a.m. Students are encouraged to dress up as their favorite book character. Students may carry their favorite book around for the parade. Parents are invited to attend. Parent seating will be in the cafeteria. All grade levels will parade through the cafeteria.

Students may choose any character from a book they enjoy following the guidelines in this letter. To support students’ feelings of safety and security in our building, violent or frightening costumes are not allowed. No weapons or dangerous-looking items will be permitted to accompany a costume. Here are some examples of acceptable costume choices, and some examples of unacceptable choices.

Save the Date - Mark your calendar with these upcoming events!

October 31 Halloween Book Character Parade 8:15 am & Food Day (Nachos from PTA)

October 31 to November 4 Red Ribbon Week - One week of dress-up days including:

• Monday, October 31 - Character Counts! Book Character Day (dress like your favorite book character)

• Tuesday, November 1 - Put Bad Habits to Bed (Wear your favorite pajamas to school)

November 1 - Walker Food Pantry from 3:20-5:30 pm. You will be required to show your blue car tag to receive the food unless you only have a PreK child. Any family who has a child at Walker is welcome to come.

• Wednesday, November 2 - Put a sock on bad habits (crazy hair and crazy socks)

• Thursday, November 3 - We are BRIGHT with Healthy Choices (wear Neon clothes)

• Friday, November 4 - Team up for Healthy Choices (wear your favorite sports team t-shirt or jersey)

November 4 - KKids 7:15-7:45 AM (Veterans Day Project for Circle of Life)

November 4 - NEHS 3rd-5th Grade Read-In 3:10-5:30pm

November 10 - 4th Grade Veterans Day Program for parents and guests (5:30-students arrive; 6:00-program begins)

November 10 -Dairy Queen Spirit Night 3 - 9 PM

November 11 - 4th Grade Veterans Day Program 8:30 am - Veterans and families are invited to attend

November 18 - PTA Fun Food Friday (Snacks for sale $1.00 each) -Popcorn Day

November 21-25 - No School - Thanksgiving Break

November 29 - Spirit/Skate Night at Roller City! 6 - 8 pm

November 30 - Lifetouch Fall Picture Retakes Day& Wacky Wednesday for COL

Thank you for your partnership,

Mrs. Lynn Ryan, Principal, lryan@sdale.org

Mrs. Carrie Farris, Assistant Principal, cfarris@sdale.org

If you need an interpreter our ESL office available 8 am - 4 pm. Ms. Gaby is also able to answer questions in Spanish at Walker from 7:30-4:00. We have a school program for parents to learn English while also learning how to support their child's learning needs. Please see the information below to join our Springdale Family Literacy Program. Our Springdale Family Literacy Program will start the year online. If you or someone you know is looking for classes in English, check out the information linked at the bottom of this newsletter.

We're excited to introduce our new spirit wear website! Visit www.walkerspiritwear.com to check out all of the options. You can choose from several types of shirts, pants, and even accessories. AND, there are 12 designs available, including 6 glitter ink designs! With cooler temperatures coming, check out the selection of long sleeved shirts, sweatshirts and hoodies.

Shipping is free any time you spend $50+! Go check out the site and find the Walker Wear that you and your child would love to have for this year!

A man by the name of Enrique (KiKi) Camarena decided to become a US Drug Enforcement Administration Agent. His mother was not happy about his choice, but he felt as though he could make a difference in this position. On February 7, 1985 Camarena left work to meet his wife for lunch. Camarena never came back. He was met by five men who shoved him in a car. His body was found a month later. He had been tortured to death. Camarena felt like one person could make a difference. In honor of his memory, and recognizing what he worked so hard for, friends and family came together to raise awareness of the battle against illegal drugs. They started wearing red satin badges to show support and make awareness of illegal drug problems. Camarena’s red ribbon memory was adopted by NFP. They sponsored the first National Red Ribbon Celebration in 1988. Other networks and individual organizations have joined in over the years keeping this tradition going. This memory and awareness now happen once a year through the National Red Ribbon Campaign. The mission of the National Red Ribbon Campaign brings awareness to America’s drug problem. It advocates up to a National Level, and provides drug education and resources to communities. Our school fully supports Red Ribbon Week and will show support throughout the week of October 31-November 4. We will have daily dress up days showing support and your child will also be given a Red Ribbon sticker to wear to support this cause. This is a fun week for the students and we encourage their support in this cause. For more information visit redribbon.org.

Arisa Health / Ozark Guidance Counseling (OGC) has partnered with us to provide school counseling services for students and families. If you would like to get your child into these services you can either call our school counselor, Mrs. Erin Waterman or call the service provider directly and ask to schedule an intake appointment. If you call directly, remember to say that your child attends Walker Elementary in Springdale. OGC (479) 750-2020

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Instagram Account: Walker_Elementary_School

Email: lryan@sdale.org
Website: http://walker.sdale.org/
Location: 1701 S 40th St, Springdale, AR 72762, USA
Phone: (479)750-8874
Twitter: @WalkerWildcats1