Wilmot Weekly
Wilmot Weekly
September 10th, 2023
September 10th, 2023
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS
Mrs. Fritz's message
Mrs. Fritz's message
Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents,
Thank you for coming out to volunteer for and cheer kids on during Field Day and the Tug-O-War on Friday. I also want to thank Coach (Ms. McMenamin) for all of the time and effort she invested in making Field Day a success!
This week at Wilmot is pretty packed! We have the Book Fair open all week from 7:25-3:15. Kids will have the opportunity to visit during the school day as well as right after school with a parent or guardian present. You can create an ewallet for your child using the information below. On Tuesday we have the PTA meeting in the STEM lab at 5:30 and the Wilmot Council meeting online at 7:15. Then on Thursday our Wilmot Warblers are going to the Rockies game to sing the national anthem!
On Friday . . . drum roll please . . . it’s Bandana Day! Kids might want to wear a bandana or western wear to school on Friday to get in the spirit. We are still hoping to fill some volunteer positions. If you can give some time, please use this link to volunteer. Another way to help out is to bring a donation of a sweet treat for the cakewalk. Those donations should be dropped off in the office before 4 pm on Friday. Lastly, you can use this link, Bandana Day tickets, to purchase your tickets ahead of time so you can get right to enjoying the games, visiting with friends, or working on your chalk art entry!
Over the month of September, the Wilmot Community Action Team is having a shoe drive for Soles4Souls! This amazing organization changes lives in our country and around the world by providing new and used shoes to people in need. Please donate shoes of any kind by placing them in the bins in the front hall by September 29th. If you would like to learn more about our partnership with Blue Spruce Kiwanis and about how soles4souls uses the donations, please see the link below.
I’m looking forward to seeing you at school!
Sincerely,
Stephany Fritz
Principal, Wilmot Elementary
CATS
CATS
The Wilmot Community Action Team, known as the CATs, kicked off its third year with 29 members!
Over the month of September, the Wilmot Community Action Team is having a shoe drive for Soles4Souls! This amazing organization changes lives in our country and around the world by providing new and used shoes to people in need. Please donate shoes of any kind by placing them in the bins in the front hall by September 29. If you could tie the laces together or put a rubber band around them, it would be very helpful. The Blue Spruce Kiwanis will pick them up and deliver them to Soles4Souls. The link below has a lot of information, including how the shoes are distributed, and all the ways that they help people. Thank you to those of you who have already donated! We have a great collection already! Your generosity makes a difference. https://soles4souls.org/about-us/
Thank you again for your generosity and support!
Health & Safety Day
Health & Safety Day
The Evergreen Fire and Rescue 2023 Health & Safety Day is less than one month away! This fun, educational event is October 7, 2023, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at our Bergen Park campus (1802 Bergen Parkway).
Here's a rough schedule of events:
8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast inside Apparatus Bays
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Educational Booths Open
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Emergency Vehicle Showcase Open
9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Child Car Seat Safety Inspections
9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bicycle Skills Rodeo east of Admin Bldg
We'll also have firefighter skill demonstrations, chainsaw safety tips, hands-only CPR, a kids firefighter challenge, and Slife's Devil Dogs food truck. Families who participate in and complete the Safety Passport Challenge will be eligible for a drawing for prizes from Eudaimonia, Echo Mountain, EPRD, Mighty Argo, and EFR.
Jeffco DISTRICT NEWS
Jeffco DISTRICT NEWS
Attendance Awareness month
Attendance Awareness month
September is Attendance Awareness Month. This year, Jeffco is dedicated to providing extraordinary student experiences by making student attendance a priority. Across Colorado and the country, student chronic absenteeism is on the rise.
Chronic absence is defined as missing 10 percent or greater of the total number of days enrolled during the school year for any reason. This means a student missing about 18 days during a school year. It includes both excused, unexcused, out-of-school suspensions, and in-school suspensions that last more than one-half of the school day.
In the 2020-21 school year, at least 10.1 million students nationwide were chronically absent. We estimate chronic absence has more than doubled from the more than 8 million students, pre-Covid-19, who were missing so many days of school that they were academically at risk.
Chronic absence — missing 10 percent or more of school days due to absence for any reason—excused, unexcused absences and suspensions—can translate into students having difficulty learning to read by the third-grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school. Read this research summary for more details.
Colorado has the sixth highest absenteeism rate, tied with Nevada at 36%, up from 23% pre-pandemic.
Jeffco’s 2022-23 chronic absenteeism rate was 26%.
save the date!
save the date!
SSIS
SSIS
The Wilmot community works together to ensure high levels of learning for all. This includes not only being attentive to academic growth, but also recognizing that the social and emotional growth of students is critically important. We now have the opportunity to systematically screen the social and emotional skills of all our students. We will be using the Social Skills Improvement System™ Social-Emotional Learning Edition Screening/Progress Monitoring Scales (SSIS SEL) to screen students' social-emotional competencies. This will occur 3 times throughout the school year. Teachers will be asked to score each student in their class in six areas: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, responsible decision making and motivation to learn. If you have any questions please contact Liz Wehr at elizabeth.wehr@jeffco.k12.co.us or call 303-982-5370
PTA information
PTA information
craft fair
craft fair
PTA is excited for their annual Craft Market and they are looking for vendors. Please see the attached flyer for more details and to secure a spot!
PTA is doing a Rapids fundraiser for their game on Saturday October 21st at 7 pm against Real Salt Lake. Tickets can be bought HERE!
After School Care
After School Care
Wilmot is going to partner with two organizations to provide care and activity based enrichment for our preschool through 5th grade students this school year. Rocky Mountain Kids and EPRD have flyers linked below with details to review.
Rocky Mountain Kids is going to provide aftercare for our preschool through 5th grade students at Wilmot each day and during school breaks. Please see the linked flyers below with details and pricing.
EPRD is looking forward to our continued partnership with them this Fall. Please see the attached flyer with all of the enrichments they will be offering to our community.
LOCAL Enrichment Programs
LOCAL Enrichment Programs
crest robotics
crest robotics
Introducing Wilmot's New Robotics and Coding Enrichment Program!
Wilmot is offering a new after-school K-5 enrichment program in partnership with Crest Computing and Robotics Academy. Robotics and coding classes teach problem solving and logical thinking skills, introduce engineering and science concepts, and promote a love for learning. All of Crest's curriculum is designed in-house to keep students engaged, reinforce good citizenship, and enhance self-confidence and public speaking skills. Wilmot's Robotics Club meets weekly on Mondays beginning on Sept. 11th and runs until 3:35pm. To learn more and/or to register, click here.
CHESS CLUB
CHESS CLUB
Students of all grades and skill levels are invited to attend a free, no-obligation demonstration class THIS Wednesday, September 6th, from 2:40-4:00pm. Please click on the linked flyer HERE for details about registration.
field day!
field day!
Indoor
Indoor
Important Links
Important Links
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