Thank you for coming to your child's conference. We enjoyed getting to see our families and spending time sharing about our Wildcats learning, goals and next steps. This was a busy week for your child's teacher. Our teachers and students worked hard to prepare for conferences. We hope you all found ways that you could better partner after attending your child's conference. If you have any questions, suggestions, or something that went well that you would like to share, please fill out the survey linked below. To fill out the survey click on the button linked below labeled, "Fall Conference Parent Survey".

Candy Drive

The Springdale Police Department participates in the city's Halloween Fest. It takes a lot of candy to make this a great event for the kids. If you can help supply a bag of candy that would be greatly appreciated. This year the Officers are having a little competition to see who can bring in the largest amount by weight. This gives the Officer and their schools bragging rights for the year. Hellstern Middle and Young elementary held this honor last year. More information about this event can be found below in the list of dates. Let's bring in some candy so Officer Robertson and Walker Elementary can win this year with the most pounds donated.

Springdale Family Literacy Program - Walker Elementary Springdale Family Literacy Program is back and ready for parents. SFLP will be on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 8:30-11:30. Child care will be provided at Walker for any parents attending who have children that are not yet school age.

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

Tuesday, October 4th-Walker Food Pantry from 3:30- 5:30pm. 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.

October 4 - Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night 5-8 pm

October 7 - KKids 7:15-7:45 AM

October 11 - Spirit/Skate Night at Roller City 6 - 8 pm

October 12 - Lifetouch Fall Picture Day

October 12 - 5th Grade Music Performance for school 1:00 pm

October 13 - End of 1st Quarter

October 13 - 5th grade Music Performance for parents and guests (5:30-students arrive; 6:00-program begins)

October 13 - Walk & Roll to School Day! & Metavivor Hat Day in memory of Quinn/Brigman $1

October 14 - PD Flex Day for Teachers; No school for Students

October 17 - Begin 2nd Quarter

October 24 - PD for Teachers; No School for Students

October 25 - Report cards go home

October 26 - Cross Country at Sonora Middle 3:00-4:15

October 27 - PTA Fall Carnival 5:00-7:00 pm with Dessert Auction (made by staff)

October 28 - PTA Online Auction 4-9:00 pm

October 30 -Trunk-or-Treat Event including Vendor Booths at Arvest Ballpark from 2:00-5:00 pm.

October 30 - Springdale Halloween Fest in Downtown Springdale and Shiloh Square from 4:00-7:00 PM. The Springdale Police Department and Springdale Parks and Recreation are joining together again to bring this event to the community. Celebrate Halloween with friends and family with a fun free night in Downtown Springdale! The evening will consist of FREE candy giveaways for the kids, touch-a-truck, carnival games, a pumpkin drop, pumpkin painting, and more!!

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

October 31-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)

• 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)

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!

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!

• Can Lack of Sleep Create Big Problems for Children?

  
  

  According to an article found at healthline.com titled “ Only Half of U.S. Children Get Enough Sleep: Why That’s a Serious Problem” only about half of all children in the United States get enough sleep nightly. Children need at least 9 hours of sleep each night. Experts say that not only does sleep affect school work,it can also affect obesity and long term health problems.

  
  

  Some risk factors for lack of sleep include adverse home life environments, mental health, and screen time. Lack of sleep has even shown a correlation in a weakened immune response when it comes to fighting off those germs at school. Per a study performed by Duke University, sleep deprivation can actually affect the development of a child's frontal lobe (this part of the brain is responsible for decision making skills). The frontal lobe is still developing through the teen years. If the frontal lobe does not fully develop, it can lead to permanent problems such as impaired decision making, decreased memory and a shortened attention span.

  
  

  Additional studies have shown that lack of sleep does not only affect brain development, it can also affect behavior, academic problems and other mental problems. Too little sleep in children has also been linked to suicidal ideation and self harm.

  
  

  Sleep is kinda a big deal! The research says it all. We all could probably use a little more sleep than we get. It is especially important for our children.

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

Walker Elementary has a Facebook page for the school, EAST, KKids, and PTA. Like all these pages to keep up with the latest school information. Click on the links below to get to each page. Then click on the like button to follow our pages. Once you like our pages, you will see our posts in your Facebook newsfeed.

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