Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents,
We are thrilled to welcome both returning and new families to the Ice Cream Social from 3:30-5:30 on Tuesday 8/13 to kick off the new school year! This is a great opportunity to meet or reconnect with friends and classmates, meet your child’s new teacher, and drop off their school supplies. If you are a returning family and your child took their device home over the summer, please also plan to bring the device and the charger on Tuesday along with their supplies.
Please note that due to a required training for our preschool staff, the Preschool Open House is limited to 4:30-5:30. If your family is unable to attend the Ice Cream Social, don’t worry! You can call the Wilmot office on Wednesday to find out your child’s teacher and you can send in their supplies on the first day of school.
You may have noticed that there are two “Assessment” days coming up on Friday, August 23rd and Monday, August 26th. There are a variety of benchmark assessments that teachers are required to administer at three points during the school year. All elementary schools are asked to plan four “modified contact” days during the year to facilitate the collection of assessment data to plan for instruction and to gauge progress towards standards in reading and math. In order to make things easier for families, whenever possible, we are scheduling several two hour blocks when small groups of students will attend to complete assessments. If this presents a challenge for your family, Rocky Mountain Kids provides care at Wilmot on assessment days and will facilitate getting your student to and from their assessment appointment. I will share the assessment sign up as soon as it is available.
Lastly, if you are a family that has relied on our Family Calendar document in years past, I want to let you know that we will no longer use this document. Our website upgrade includes a great calendar for families that is updated in real time and, thus, is a more accurate and reliable source of information for planning: Wilmot Elementary School
Thank you for your continued support and commitment. Here’s to a fantastic year ahead!
Stephany Fritz
Principal, Wilmot Elementary
First Day of School K-5
Thursday, August 15th
Kinder -5th grade
Breakfast: 7:20am-7:40am
First Bell: 7:40
Second Bell: 7:45 School Starts
Dismissal: 2:35pm
First Day of Preschool
Monday, August 19th
Preschool
Breakfast: 7:20am-7:40am
AM: 8:00am-10:50am
Lunch 11:05am-11:35am
Full Day: 8:00am-2:40pm
Join us for our annual Ice Cream Social THIS Tuesday, August 13th. Families can gather on the front lawn to enjoy an ice cream with friends, meet new people and say hello to our Wilmot staff. We roughly suggest the timeframes below for our kindergarten through 5th grade families, but feel free to come anytime within the window that works best for your family. Preschool families should not arrive before 4:30. Preschool teachers will be at a training down the hill until that time. At this time, teacher assignments will be handed out so you can meet your child's teacher, drop off school supplies, and check out their new classroom. In addition, office staff will be available to accept fee payments and answer any logistical questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you!
3:30-4:30pm - Last Names A-M
4:30-5:30pm - Last Names L-Z and PRESCHOOL
No worries! Please take a look at this slideshow for more information: New to Wilmot.
It's hard to say goodbye! Share in the excitement of a new school year and maybe shed a tear after dropping off your new kindergartner in class. Our amazing Wilmot PTA would like to invite families to join us in the community garden after drop-off on the first day of school for coffee, pastries, and a chance to meet with other Wilmot parents as we begin the 24-25 school year.
Thursday, August 15th at 7:45am
We look forward to introducing our 24-25 staff members, going over the logistics for our new school year, and discussing operational information with families at Back to School Night. We will start in the cafeteria. After a quick presentation, families will move into classrooms where they will hear from their new teachers and discuss volunteer opportunities. We will also have tables at the entrance with club, activity, and after care information for students who are interested.
Please see the 24-25 School Supply List below. School supplies can be dropped off during the Ice Cream Social when kiddos make their way to their 24-25 classrooms.
Is your student interested in playing an instrument this year? Mr. Weedman is excited to get started and will be hosting a beginner information and instrument rental night on Tuesday, August 27th at Marshdale Elementary School. Wilmot students will have band or orchestra on Tuesday and Thursday mornings this year.
Concerts throughout the year have been scheduled. Please see the following link for more information.
You can also visit the Instrumental Music website for more information.
There is a new way for families to report their student's absence. Take a look at the provided link to the directions/explanation of this new tool. Please call the office if you have any questions.
The Campus Parent Absence Request Tool is a function within Infinite Campus (IC) that improves the reporting and processing of excused absences for both families and staff. Families will use Campus Parent to report same-day or upcoming absences easily. Absence reports will automatically be generated within IC and are easily reviewed and processed by office staff, saving significant time daily.
Link to Jeffco Help article explaining how the Absence tool works:
https://jeffcohelp.freshservice.com/support/solutions/articles/16000083894