Letters from Limestone Walters

January 4th: WELCOME BACK!!! PTO Meeting @7pm (in person and ZOOM link will be available)

January 7th: End of 2nd Quarter

January 13th: Winter Concert Jr. High Band & Choir @6pm (details coming)

January 14th: Early Dismissal @11:20am (no lunch served)
--> Wheel Spin, House Shirt, and House Competition Day too

January 16th: 2022 Book Club Zoom Event @6pm (see details below)

January 17th: No School!

January 24th: Board Meeting @6pm

January 26th: LaGondola Spaghetti House Community Night and LCHS Preview Night 6:00pm-7:30pm

January 28th: Wheel Spin!

Who will join me for the LW's first annual 2022 Book Club from Growing Book by Book?!

This Family Dinner Book Club is in it's 8th year. Each year 12 books are selected that revolve around a theme. This blog (Growing Book by Book) teams up with Sarah from Chef Sarah Elizabeth who provides a themed menu around the featured book and Laura from Sunny Day Family who shares an activity around the theme.

This year's theme is social emotional learning. I immediately thought how fun would this be to do as a school? Each month, I will do a Live ZOOM reading of the featured book and highlight the meal/activities the blog provides. The Book Club is here when and if you need it. Feel free to join in on the fun every month or the months that work best for you. The best part is this book club is for any and all ages and will provide a springboard for conversations about recognizing feelings, celebrating individuality, sharing kindness, making healthy choices, overcoming challenges, developing empathy, understanding different perspectives and so much more.

Check out the book line up for the year here: https://growingbookbybook.com/2022-family-dinner-book-club/

*You can sign up through the blog to receive updates and activities based around each book

2022 Book Club January - Learning About Your Unique Self

Just Like Me by by Vanessa Brantley-Newton is a beautiful collection of poetry about finding your unique self.

ZOOM Read Aloud Event will take place Sunday, January 16th @6pm.

Fill out the form to be emailed the link: LW Book Club ZOOM Event

I'm so excited and very much looking forward to a wonderful year of reading with the LW community.

We have been working on ways to make our arrival even more safe for everyone involved. Tomorrow morning you will now see cones that are blocking off a drop off lane (see image below: as you look at the picture the drop off lane is to the right of the cones closest to the school).

Once you are in the drop off lane, please stay in the drop off lane so we can ensure those crossing the parking lot are safe. You will also want to make sure to pull all the way up in order to be as close to the first cone before letting your child out. This will hopefully help with the flow of traffic. Make sure to also look for people that may be crossing from the parking lot.

We appreciate your understanding and flexibility as this procedures continues to evolve as safety is one of our number priorities.

With the winter weather here, students will now be going into the gym via the main doors. Look for Mrs. Pitzer to come out under the awning before letting your students out.

Jan. 4th: 5pm @ Monroe bus leaves at 4:15pm

Jan. 6th: 5pm @ Rankin bus leaves at 4pm

Jan. 11th: 6pm @ Hartburg-Emden bus

Jan. 12th: Home Game 5pm vs. Pl. Valley (8th grade night)

Jan 20th: 5pm @Mossville

Jan. 22nd: 7th Grade Regional @ St. Thomas (time TBD)

Jan. 29th: 8th Grade Regional @ St. Thomas (time TBD)

Jan. 10th: 4:30pm @ Princeville bus leaves at 3:15pm

Jan. 11th: Home Game @4:15pm vs. Metamora

Jan. 19th: Home Game @4:30pm vs. Canton Ingersoll

Jan. 22nd: 7th Grade Tourney @ Illini Central (time TBD)

Jan. 24th: 6pm @ Hartsburg-Emden bus leaves at 4:15pm

Jan. 26th: Home Game @4pm vs. Bartonville

Jan. 27th: Home Game @4pm vs. Hollis

Jan. 31st: Home Game @4:15pm vs. Dunlap Middle

I cannot believe we are half way through the year. These first 5 months as principal have taught me so many important lessons and gifted me so many wonderful moments that I will remember always.

Gratitude

I'm grateful for time spent relaxing and recharging so we can start fresh!

Goals

I want to roll out the 2022 Book Club and am looking forward to spreading more book joy throughout the year.

~Stefanie Pitzer, Principal

Email: spitzer@limestonewalters.com
Website: https://www.limestonewalters.com/
Location: 8223 West Smithville Road, Peoria, IL, USA
Phone: 309-697-3035
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Twitter: @lwrockets