Wharton Wildcat Newsletter

Thank you for yet another wonderful and stress-free supply pick-up on Thursday. We feel fortunate to have such supportive and kind families here at Wharton. If families were unable make it to school to pick up the supply bags, we will be reaching out to make sure you secure the supplies. Each student received some fun surprises in their bag this time. We hope the students enjoy them!

Please remember that teachers may be contacting you to schedule a conference, however if you would like to meet with your child's teacher, please do not hesitate to reach out to the teacher.

As we are quickly moving into spring, we will conitnue to provide the highest quality of education to your students as we prepare them for their transition to Heritage Middle School. To ensure we continue to maximize learning during the third and final trimester, please make sure students are engaged in learning on a daily basis and complete all activities and assignments from their teachers. Taking an active role in learning each day is crucial, and we know that each and every student can do this.

Educationally yours,

Dr. Shestine Gesbocker, Principal

Mrs. Sara Leone, Associate Principal

March 14: Daylight Savings Time (push clocks ahead one hour)

March 17: St. Patrick's Day; TWPG Zoom Presentation at 6:00 PM

March 25: Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences

March 26: Transportation survey due for those electing to return to school on 4/6

March 29-April 2: Spring Break

April 5: No School Easter Monday

April 6: 7:50 AM Classes resume, on-site, online learning option begins

April 12: Board of Education Meeting 6:00 PM

For those students electing to return to onsite, online learning, on April 6th it is important for families to review the information for transportation. The attached documents include bus stops and times as well as guidelines for the bus.

It is important for families to complete the transportation survey, if there is a need for transportation provided by the district to attend onsite, online learning. Please kindly complete this survey by March 26, so that we can plan accordingly for transportation starting April 6.

Questions related to transportation can be directed to Mr. Moore. His email is jmoore@sd104.us.

Teachers nominated some outstanding students based on their hard work, dedication, and accomplishments during the month of February. To see the wonderful, heartfelt nominations, visit our school's website, by click the button below. Congratulations to all students on their dedication to learning!

The Warehouse Project and Gallery (TWPG) is a community based youth agency located in Summit. This agency provides artistic programming for youth from fifth grade through high school. To provide families with additional resources, TWPG staff will be offering families a Zoom presentation, Increasing Self-Confidence in Kids. The event will take place, on March 17 via Zoom at 6:00 PM. The passcode for the meeting is 826345.

March is identified as Women's History Month. Throughout the month, we celebrate the contributions and accomplishments of women throughout our history. To learn about Women's History Month, we have included a link from National Geographic Kids.

Wharton has been dedicated to supporting positive behavioral choices and the theory of PBIS for many years. As is such, staff acknowledge and reward positive behavioral choices made by students, and celebrate those choices by awarding students PAWS. These PAWS allow students to purchase items from a school and classroom incentive store. Even in the remote setting, we have been able to continue this work as we have begun using PBIS Rewards, an online platform which allows for a virtual school store. Students have been earning PAWS, and we are excited to offer students to opportunity to shop in our online stores. If you have any questions regarding PBIS or the PBIS Rewards platform, feel free to contact our PBIS coach and social worker, Ms. Schilsky, at mschilsky@sd104.us.

Students from Ms. Xheraj's class participated in the Region 7 Math Sumdog Contest, which ran from February 19th-25th. Nine classes entered from seven schools in Illinois. Scores were based on accuracy, and questions were tailored to each student's level. There were 1,000 questions for each student. Students from Ms. Xheraj's class won first place and the top ten students were: Daniel, Amy, Perla, Emely, George, Karla, Ariana, Cristina, Leo, and Airianna. Great job, kids!