WES Families,

Since school is closed today, first quarter interim reports will come home Monday. They are designed to provide a snapshot of your child’s levels of mastery so far midway through the quarter. Students will continue to work on these learning standards through the remainder of the quarter. 

Please note: there will be no school Thursday, October 3rd for a staff workday.

Upcoming Spirit Days

FIRST FRIYAY Oct. 4:  Wear your Weatherstone Spirit Wear or our school colors (red, white, and blue)

Monday, Oct. 7: World Bullying Prevention Day – wear blue to show your support!

Wednesday, Oct. 16: Unity Day – wear orange to unite around kindness, support, and inclusion.

Thursday, Oct. 31: Book Character Day (see link for specifics): Book Character Day

From the PTA:

Running Club Registration 2024-2025 School Year

Weatherstone Endurance Superstars (aka Running Club) is back for the 2024-2025 school year.  Join us WEDNESDAY mornings from 8:15-8:45 a.m. as we lace up and work towards completing a marathon by the end of the school year. Participation is open to all grades, including students in before school care. Please note Kindergarten and 1st grade parents must stay with their children. Students will walk, jog or run around the track and keep count of the distance completed. If interested, please register and complete the waiver no later than today. Please register only if your child is planning to attend. Registration is online at:  WES 2024/2025 Running Club Registration. Our first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct 2nd. If you have any questions, please reach out to Jenny Andreev at jenny.andreev@gmail.com.

Walk and Roll to School Day - Wednesday, October 9th

Join people across the country by walking, rolling or riding to school. Children and parents who want to participate are encouraged to walk, roll or ride to school together. Parents who carpool....the Glenkirk Community is graciously allowing us to use their neighborhood community parking area (4004 Olde Weatherstone Way) for ONE MORNING ONLY beginning at 8:30am. Parents are invited to park and join their children as they walk to school (this is not a drop-off event). If you have any questions please feel free to contact Jenny Andreev at jenny.andreev@gmail.com

Community Helper Day (Kindergarten & 1^st Grade Students)

The 22nd annual Weatherstone Community Helper Day will take place next week on Thursday, October 10^th. This PTA sponsored event provides Kindergartners and 1st Graders the opportunity to learn all about the important people and services that support our community. Thank you to the parents who have signed up to donate drinks/snacks to support this event, all donations should be dropped off at the WES front office by Monday, October 7th.

Weatherstone School Garden

School gardens are beautiful places to learn and we have one at Weatherstone. Classes have used the garden for:

-Improving Literacy (reading seed pack instructions, reading books about gardening, the seasons and how plants grow)

-Writing (journals about the plants they are growing and what they have learned) -Math (measuring out the number of plants that can fit in a space, calculating the area and perimeter of garden beds, calculating how much soil can fit in a bed)

-Science and Nature (Learning about vegetables, nutrition, gardening, what plants need to grow, how food is grown, photosynthesis, the seasons)

- Integrating all aspects of STEM into our curriculum!

For some students, the school garden is their first and/or only exposure to fresh vegetables, and it's a very exciting experience! Making the connection between the food they see in the grocery store and how that food is actually grown is so important. Students are able to plant tiny seeds and seedlings and see the vegetables grow into full-grown plants. They love it! Students are much more willing to try new foods when they have grown it themselves, and they learn how fun it is to try new things. They learn that they, too, can grow their own food that can nourish their bodies so they grow up healthy and strong.

If you would like to donate to the garden, please sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C49ABAA22A7F94-51704108-weatherstone