Sunday Night Announcements - Week of November 8th
Hello Wonderful Wendell Families,
Here are the Sunday Night Announcements for the week of November 8th:
New Stuff
No School for Students on Thursday or Friday
There will be no school for students on Thursday, November 11th (Veterans Day Holiday) or Friday, November 12th (Remote Teacher Workday). Students will return to school on Monday, November 15th.
Afternoon Carpool Update
Last week, we distributed new tags to all of our afternoon carpoolers... Please email our lead secretary, Donna Pippin (dpippin@wcpss.net) if you haven't received a tag or need a duplicate.
Beginning on Monday, our afternoon carpool crew will begin scanning the tags at dismissal... Please have your tag either hanging from your rear-view mirror or in hand so that it can be scanned easily.
We hope that this new procedure will make our afternoon dismissal more efficient and secure. Please reach out to me at jzellmer@wcpss.net with any questions or concerns.
Membership Drive - Join the PTA, Win a Pizza Party!
You can win a pizza party for your child's class by joining PTA! The class with the most participation of PTA members wins a pizza party for their class. There will be one winner for K-2nd grade and one winner for 3rd-5th grade. If you have children in multiple classes, your membership counts for all of the classes. You can join PTA here:
November Z-Chat
Just a friendly reminder that November 9th is the second Tuesday of the month, which means that you're invited to join me for our November Z-Chat.
Anytime on Tuesday between 11:30am and 12:30pm, please join this Google Meet to ask me a question, share a concern/praise, etc. The link will also be posted on our homepage Tuesday morning.
Friendly Reminders
Fall Picture Make-ups and VA Picture Day
Tuesday, November 30th will be fall picture make-up day here at WES. Virtual Academy students are also welcome to come to school that morning to take their fall pictures.
Student Wellness Reminders
Please keep your child(ren) at home if experiencing any of the following symptoms:
- Fever or chills
- Cough
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Fatigue
- Muscle or body aches
- Headache
- New loss of taste or smell
- Sore throat
- Congestion or runny nose
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
After your child takes a PCR test, please do not send them to school until you have the results showing "negative", at which point you can email those results to dpippin@wcpss.net.
Thanks for doing your part to keep our students and staff healthy!
Proper Wearing of Face Coverings
With cases on the rise across WCPSS, here is a reminder about the importance of our children wearing face coverings properly while on campus here at WES:
In the event of an positive case at school, if face coverings have been worn appropriately (over nose, mouth, and under chin) and consistently by both the person with COVID-19 and the potentially exposed child, then the potentially exposed child does not need to quarantine. Wearing a face covering properly may end up keeping your child(ren) at school instead of at home for two weeks!
Please consider having this discussion regularly with your child(ren), as we want to keep as many kids on campus for in-person learning as possible.
Essential Visitors on Campus
Determining what constitutes an “essential visitor” is now a school-based decision in WCPSS. Here at WES, there are four circumstances under which families will be admitted into the building:
- Checking your child(ren) in late
- Checking your child(ren) out early
- The office has contacted you asking you to come pick up your child
- You have a scheduled meeting with a WES staff member
Thanks for your cooperation... Please contact the front office with any questions/concerns.
Sign Up for the Spirit Rock
The WES Spirit Rock is a great way to celebrate your student! Here's how:
1) Email WES PTA to reserve the week you want to paint the rock.
wendellespta@gmail.com
2) After you receive confirmation for your week, pay the $25 fee on memberhub here:
https://wendelles.memberhub.com/store/items/147443
3) Paint the rock on Saturday or Sunday to celebrate your student!
Thanks for supporting our Wendell Eagles!
WES Family Handbook
Please take some time to read through our 2021-2022 WES Family Handbook, which contains school-specific information on a variety of topics.
Here Comes the Bus App
The Here Comes the Bus app is now available in the App Store for WES families. Existing app users will need to add students back but should not need to reinstall the app. Please reach out to Ms. Armstrong at asarmstrong@wcpss.net with any questions/concerns.
School Lunch Menus
Please visit the School Meals section of our homepage to view daily breakfast and lunch menus up to five weeks in advance... You can also register for the Meal Viewer website/app.
Mr. Zellmer's Google Voice Number
Once again, I have a Google Voice account dedicated solely to one-on-one family communcation. Please text or call me at 919.374.0503 anytime!
WHO'S GOT IT BETTER THAN WES? NOBODY!
Jack Zellmer
Principal, Wendell Creative Arts and Science Magnet Elementary School
jzellmer@wcpss.net
919.374.0503
@WESPrincipalJZ
#WhosGotItBetterThanWES