Students at Walnut Grove will have parent conferences on October 18th and October 19th. This is an opportunity for you to meet with your child’s teacher to discuss his/her progress in school. October 18th and 19th will be early release days for students. Students will be dismissed at 12:50 P.M.

This year conferences will be held in-person or virtually using a Zoom meeting. Should you choose a virtual meeting, your teacher will provide the zoom link.

We will be offering the convenience of online conference scheduling to our parents. This allows you to make your conference appointments easily and choose times that best match your family’s schedule.

· Open the teacher’s conference schedule and select a time for a conference.

· If you want a Zoom conference, please click on the box that says “I would like a virtual conference.” Type Zoom into the box.

· If you choose to meet your teacher in person, you only choose a time to meet and submit your reservation.

· If you have other children attending Walnut Grove, you will need to make an appointment with each child’s homeroom teacher.

All conferences should be scheduled by Monday, October 16th. If you have not scheduled your conference by this date, you will receive an assigned conference time.

Walnut Grove Elementary students believe in living a positive and healthy lifestyle. We are committed to staying Bully and Drug Free by making healthy choices!

We are excited to kick off the WGES Love My Library fundraiser beginning Monday, October 23rd. Love My Library Book Fairs are a fabulous fundraiser that not only supports our library, but also gives our readers the opportunity to earn BOOKS and prizes! Love My Library Book Fairs are a simple, easy way to support the school community, while also benefiting your student. Who doesn’t want to build a home library, while building the school library too?

Students will be bringing home information on activating their personal LOVE MY LIBRARY dashboard on Monday, October 23rd. You will find this to be the easiest fundraiser possible. By simply activating your child’s personal page and using the promotional tools found there, friends and family anywhere in the world can show their support for your reader. 100% of donations benefit the students and the Walnut Grove Media Center– 50% of donations raised by students allow them to purchase books on the Love My Library dashboard and 50% of the donations benefit the Media Center.

Fundraiser Goal: $14,000

Meet Our Goal: Magician, Jeffini, will visit Walnut Grove

Funds raised will allow us to:

¨ Host Author Shanda McCloskey in March for All Students.

¨ Purchase a Books for Book Vending Machine

¨ Purchase a Glow Forge Aura for student use

¨ Extend Digital Subscriptions

¨ Purchase Osmo Educational Systems

¨ Purchase Books for the Media Center

Thank you for supporting your child’s school library!

The Walnut Grove Elementary School yearbook order is open. There is no guarantee that there will be extra yearbooks to purchase later. Secure your yearbook by ordering one today!

We are excited to announce that our school district has adopted a new form of school-to-home communication called ParentSquare. This unified communications platform is designed to keep parents and guardians informed.

ParentSquare provides a safe way for district administrators, school principals, teachers, staff, and parents to receive and send information, such as:

• Weather-related closings & delays
• School and class information
• Upcoming class activities
• Transportation Delays

October

• October 18th & 19th: Early Release for Parent Teacher Conferences, dismissal at 12:50 PM
• October 23rd-27th: Red Ribbon Week
• October 25th: Day of Awesomeness
• October 20th: PTA hosts Pizza Bingo from 6-8 PM
• October 23rd-Nov. 6th Love My Library Fundraiser
• October 26th: Picture Day
• October 26th: Collins Hill Fall Festival at Collins Hill High School
• October 31st: Book Character Dress-Up

November

• November 2nd: Spirit Night at Sparkles from 5-9 PM
• November 3rd: Digital Learning Day (Students will learn from home).
• November 20th-24th: Thanksgiving Break (No school)
• December 1st: PTA Parent Night at the Holiday Shop from 5-8 PM. The chorus will perform at 6 PM.

• Authorized visitors are welcome to sign in at the front office and join their child for lunch. However, outside food and packages are not permitted.
• Checkouts are not permitted past 2:45 PM
• Taking photos and videos are strictly prohibited.
• Outside birthday treats are not permitted, but we would love to celebrate your child's birthday through our Hooray, Hooray Birthday program. 🥳