January 21st, 2024

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

1st Grade Writing Practice

Mrs. Fritz's message

Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents,

I hope you are enjoying a great weekend! You should have received an email directly from Jeffco Public Schools asking you to participate in the Panorama Survey. You can click the link in that email or access the link by scrolling down just a bit in the Wilmot Weekly. This survey gives us really valuable feedback about what we are doing well as a school and areas where we can improve. If you haven’t already done so, we really appreciate you taking a few minutes to fill it out. Thanks in advance!

During the month of January, our Community Action Team is collecting new teddy bears for the police department to give to children who are experiencing traumatic events. The ones collected so far are sitting cheerfully in the main hallway. We’re hoping to collect many more to support this great program.

There are also some events coming up before the end of the month. On Monday, January 29th at 1:15, the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders who qualified will be participating in the spelling bee. Parents are welcome to attend to cheer on their child and all of the participants. Then on Wednesday, January 31st we have entries for the annual bookmark contest due, as well as the Music Trivia Night for the families of our 3rd-5th graders. This Trivia night is a great opportunity for parents to meet one another and have some fun!

Parent teacher conferences are planned for the week of February 12th. I will send out the Sign up in my next Wilmot Weekly on Sunday, January 28th. Teachers will be offering conference times after school and possibly on the teacher work day, February 16th. Thank you for making time to partner with us!

I look forward to seeing you this week at school!

Stephany Fritz

Principal, Wilmot Elementary

The Family Survey is now open. Families were sent a seperate email from Jeffco Public Schools with details. If you have not already, please use this link to fill out the survey. It will be open through Friday, February 23rd.

jeffco Panorama survey

Panorama Education is a company who conducts student and family surveys in schools and districts across the country. Wilmot will be giving students in grades 3-5 the Panorama student survey in the coming months as part of Jeffco Public Schools.

Content. The Panorama student survey gathers information on the following:

School Belonging
School Climate
School Engagement
School Teacher-Student Relationships
School Rigorous Expectations
School Safety
Math Identity

Enroll Jeffco

Thank you to all of our families who have taken action in EnrollJeffco regarding their intent to enroll for the 2024-2025 school year. Round 1 of Choice Enrollment closed on Friday, January 12th. The included timeline shows Jeffco enrollment key dates moving forward. If you know of families who are interested in enrolling in Wilmot for next school year, we would love to meet with them. Personalized tours can be scheduled by calling the main office at 303-982-5370 or emailing Wilmot Registrar, Carrie Shapleigh at carrielee.shapleigh@jeffco.k12.co.us

Wilmot pta

Music Trivia night

Join our Wilmot PTA for Music Trivia Night! Sign up using the Wilmot PTA venmo @wilmotpta

January 31st: 3rd-5th Grade families

Bookmark contest

Our annual Bookmark Contest is back! Students can start working on their entries over break. All entries are due January 31st, 2024, using the entry form LINKED HERE. We can't wait to see all of your creativity with our theme this year of "Our GIRR will roar and soar in 24!"

young writer's conference

Please Save the Date: Young Writer's Conference is March 28th, 2024!

Here is the flyer explaining about the YWC is and how we all can help get our students ready for the event.

Registration will open on February 1 and closes March 1. We will send home information in Friday Folders on January 26.

community action team

Teddy Bear Patrol Video - featuring one of our Wilmot Families!

CATs will be supporting the KOSI 101.1 Teddy Bear Patrol program as their January service project. Our plan is to line the halls with teddy bears! The program collects Teddy Bears for children experiencing traumatic events. Teddy Bears can be dropped off at any time in the main hall for this great program!

Work at wilmot!

Wilmot is currently hiring two student support positions on our team. If you are looking for an opportunity to work with kids and have the same schedule as your students, we would love to meet with you!

Applications can be found on the Jeffco Jobs Board linked HERE (https://www.jeffcopublicschools.org/employment/jobs)

Individual Student Support Para-Educator in our ASD program (7 hrs./day)
- Position # 00057912
- Job ID # 25975
Individual Student Support Para-Educator (6 hrs./day)
- Position # 00056324
- Job ID # 26106

Unit 4 Family Letters

K-5 IM Family Resources

Sixth

Accelerated 6th

Math Resources & information

Jeffco Public Schools has adopted a new math resource for our kindergarten through 12th grade students. For many years, children in the United States have lagged behind children in other countries in math achievement. Research about the way other countries teach math has given us a window into why. Countries that consistently outperform the US emphasize conceptual understanding over rote memorization. In addition, struggling is not seen as a failure, but a path to deeper understanding. Illustrative Math grew out of what researchers learned about how other countries successfully teach mathematics. We understand that making this shift feels uncomfortable to parents (and teachers) who themselves learned math through memorization and repetition, but we believe this is a worthwhile change that will lead to deeper understanding and better outcomes for our children. To help parents better understand the change and support their children, we've included several online resources here. The videos are especially helpful! Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have additional questions or for more links to grade-specific resources.

Watch dogs

Thank you so much to the amazing parents and grandparents volunteering as Watch DOGS! However, Wilmot Watch Dogs cannot rely on just a small group of parents/grandparents to fulfill these duties.

Please pass the word along to other Wilmot parents/grandparents that Wilmot Watch Dogs needs help! It's an easy and fun way to be involved with helping at the school. There's no set commitment, you can pick up a shift whenever, and it helps to schedule out in advance so you can plan your morning/afternoon around that shift, it's only about 15-20 minutes of your time.

The January sign-up genius is up to get your shifts scheduled. If you still haven't gotten your first Watch Dog shift this year it's never too late to get a shift, help out for a few minutes and have some fun greeting students!

Contact Chase Courington at chase.courington@gmail.com to get started!

You may review the survey questions by visiting this link.

The results are compiled into aggregate-level school climate reports. These reports are used by district leaders and school staff to help maintain the positive aspects of our schools and to address individual student needs.

It is Voluntary. Your child does not have to take the student survey. Students who participate only have to answer the questions they want to answer and they may stop taking the survey at any time.

It is Confidential. No students will be identified in any public reports or publications. Individual student information (name, student number, school and grade) will be uploaded into the Panorama system. District staff will have access to the data file. Responses are confidential and identifiable. Individual student data may be shared with school staff to provide instructional and social emotional support.

Timing: The survey will be administered January 16 - February 23, 2024. It will take about 30-45 minutes.

Opt - Out: If you do not want your child to participate in the survey, you may contact Mrs. Fritz and stephany.fritz@jeffco.k12.co.us by January 8th.