WES Upcoming Events
- Monday, September 11 - School Board Meeting 4:30 PM
- Wednesday, September 13 - Parent Curriculum Night 6:00-7:30 PM (See Schedule) This is also an opportunity to meet interim Principal Shaun Pickett who will fill in for Ms. Mills during her maternity leave this fall
- Monday, September, 18 - PTO Meeting 7 PM
- Tuesday, September 26 - Parent luncheon with Superintendent Banios and Ms. Mills 11:00 AM (Please RSVP here by Friday, 9/22)
- Thursday September 28 - Picture Day
WES LAUNCHES PBIS!
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| These are our three school rules |
Second grade students put paw print tickets in their class jar during snack
This year, WES is using the nationally-recognized Positive Behavior Intervention System to strengthen our school culture.
The four components of PBIS are:
- define school rules and expectations for each setting in the school
- explicitly teach students the expectations and practice them
- reinforce the expectations through a recognition system (at WES this means students receive paw prints and have celebrations)
- develop systems to address problem behaviors
We launched PBIS at a whole school assembly on the second day of school. Since then, teachers have been teaching students the expectations for safety, respect, and readiness to learn in various places around the school. Students have also been earning paw print tickets when they are noticed meeting these expectations. Each class is planning to celebrate their good work in being safe, respectful, and ready to learn when the class meets their paw print goal. The fifth and sixth graders already met their first goal and celebrated their success with a choice time on Tuesday. We will also have whole school celebrations as we work towards whole school paw print goals.
Parents can get involved!
- Ask your child if she/he has been recognized with a paw print lately, where it happened, and what positive behavior she/he displayed.
- Ask your child what his/her class goal is and how they might celebrate.
- Ask you child if she/he knows the three school rules.
- Give the WES staff feedback on what you have heard from your child about paw prints. We'd love to hear from you! (mmills@wcsu.net)
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| 5th graders presenting and testing podiums they created as part of a science design challenge |
Parent Curriculum Night
Parents are invited to curriculum night on Wednesday, September 13th. This is a great opportunity to hear about what is taught at each grade level, the systems teachers use for communication with parents, and meet the interim principal that will be here October-December. Here is the schedule:
Time
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Classroom
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6:00-6:30
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Kindergarten
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6:15-6:45
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First Grade
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6:30-7:00
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Second Grade
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6:45-7:30
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Third Grade and Fourth Grade
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7:15-7:45
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Fifth and Sixth Grade
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*Ms. Mills will be circulating during this time to introduce interim principal Mr. Pickett to parents.
DROP IN:
- Drop into the cafe 6-7:30 to meet unified arts teachers, learn about the health series, meet school counselor, Ms. Klocek, or see Ms. Sudol, the nurse.
- Drop in at the STEM lab until 7:30
- Drop in at the library until 7:30
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Ms. Gauvin prepares fourth graders for their STEM lesson for the daySIGN UP FOR STEM CLUB!
Ms. Gauvin is offering STEM CLUB after school beginning September 18th. The focus of this session is 3D Modeling and Printing. STEM club will be held Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:50 - 3:50pm, Sept 18-Oct 18. Registration is limited to 15 students grades 3-6. Click here to register!
 MORNING DROP OFF REMINDER
Thank you for helping us ensure that morning arrival time is safe and smooth. Use the zone in front of the school, between the fire hydrant and the crosswalk, for drop off only. If you need to leave your vehicle to walk your student up to the school, please park across the street or further down by the playground. Drop off gets very busy between 7:50 - and 8:00 am. You are welcome to arrive between 7:30-7:45 am to avoid the rush.
 NURSE NEWS
Welcome Back! I am looking forward to a healthy school year for all. Just a few reminders for parents:
* If your child has an inhaler, Epi Pen, or other medication that may need to be taken during the school day, please bring it to the health office this week. It is crucial that I have inhalers on hand for students even if they have occasional asthma. Please do not wait until they need it to bring it in!
* All medication requires an annual Prescription Medication Order and Permission form that needs to be signed by your child's physician. Please stop in the health office to sign a form. I am happy to fax it to your child's physician if that makes things easier for you.
* Students with Asthma or Life Threatening Allergies need yearly Asthma Action or Emergency Action Plans. These need to be completed by the physician. Please contact your child's physician to request a current plan. It can be faxed directly to me at 802-457-3732.
*If your child has a religious exemption for immunizations, you need to complete an exemption form at the beginning of each school year. This form can be found on the Vermont Department of Health Website or at wcsu.net/nursing
If you have any questions or need help accessing these forms, please feel free to stop in or give me a call at 802-457-2522 ext. 1619.
Jamie Sudol MEd, RN - School Nurse
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