Message from the Principal's Desk
Greetings Tiger Parents,
We are grateful to have had an awesome second week of school. We thank you for your patience as we have worked through daily logistics for the first ten days of school. Currently we are in our Beginning of the Year Diagnostic season and during this time we ask you that you encourage your child to do their very best on each assessment as these assessments will help establish the baseline for student learning and instruction. Please remember that this newsletter will serve as one of our main forms of communication along with weekly all calls, school face book page, school website and teacher newsletters. These methods of communication will keep you up to date on important dates and events occurring at WPS. If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact us. Again we thank you for everything you do for Williamston Primary School and for entrusting us with your children.
Tiger Pride!!!
Mr. Howard
Tiger Reminders
1. Car rider drop off will begin each morning at 7:30. All students will need to stay in their vehicles until a staff member directs them to begin entering the build. Parents please make sure that you remain in the car rider line for student drop off and pickup. This is to ensure that all students are safe during pickup and drop off times.
2. Students can not enter the building until 7:30. Therefore no students should be dropped off or brought in the building before that time. This is to ensure the safety of all of our students.
3. All Kindergarten will report directly to class upon arrival to school.
4. First and Second grade students will report to the cafeteria for breakfast as they enter the building.
5.The School day begins at 7:45. All students will need to arrive to school before the 7:55 tardy bell.
6. Students that arrive to school after the 7:55 will need to be signed in by their parent/guardian.
7. Student Early Check-out time ends at 2:15pm. After 2:15 students will be released during dismissal.
8. Dismissal Begins at 2:45.
Bus Reminders
1. If a bus change needs to be made parents will need to send a written note to your child's teacher stating what the change is before 12noon.
2. If a child needs to be changed from a Car rider to a bus rider parents will need to send a written note to your child's teacher with the correct morning and afternoon pickup and drop off addresses.
Classroom News
Kindergarten: Hello Kindergarten Families, We had a great second week of school. Next week we will be Reading the story Jamaica’s Blue Marker, discussing Characters in the story. We will also be learning the Letters Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk and Color- blue. In Math we will be learning how to describe positions. Please work with your child at home on spelling and writing their names. Thank you for all you do for our students at WPS.
First Grade: Hello from First Grade! Next week, our story will be The Polar Bear Son. We’ll focus on characters, setting, beginning, middle, and end. In math, we’ll be adding and subtracting within 10. We’ll begin learning about push and pull in science.
Second Grade: Greetings from Second Grade! We have had an awesome couple of weeks of school. Next week students will read fables and folktales and determine their central message or moral. We will begin to work on mental math strategies to add numbers with sums to 20. We will continue to learn about our democracy and how our government protects the rights and freedoms of its citizens. Make sure students are completing their homework assignment each night and reading for 20 minutes.
Resource:
Art: Our awesome little artists have been working on their colors this week!
Music: Students have enjoyed World Music Drumming these first two weeks of school. We will continue to learn songs, dances, and music games these next weeks. Music class is the perfect spot to learn social-emotional skills, too. There will be discussion about the beautifully written book EACH KINDNESS.
Student Services: Hi!!!! I’m your School Social Worker, Ms. Brandi. I am here to support the students and staff. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know. Let’s have an exciting school year!!!
Parents Eating Lunch with Students
Parents we are pleased to announce that at this time we are able to resume allowing parents to eat lunch with their child. If you wish to eat Lunch with your child please call your child's teacher to schedule a day as their will be limited number for each grade level each day. Also please make sure that you sign in at the office upon your arrival.
From the Nurse's Desk
School Nurse: Hello everyone! I would like to remind parents/guardians that if a student has fever 100.4 or greater, vomiting or diarrhea, they must go home and cannot return to school until it’s been at least 24 hours since the fever (without fever reducing medications), vomiting, or diarrhea. Keeping your children healthy while promoting a safe and healthy learning environment is important to all of us! Feel free to contact me with any concerns.
