August 25th, 2024

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Mrs. Fritz's message

Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents,

I hope you are having a great weekend! It was a joy to welcome all students to school this week and to have parents in the building for Back to School night last Thursday. If you were able to attend back to school night, we hope you might have a few minutes to share your feedback about the evening: Back to School Night Feedback.

In response to parent feedback and our observations of traffic at arrival and dismissal, we adjusted the start and end times for preschool by 10 minutes. Preschool drop-off will now start at 7:50. Half-day pick up will stay at 10:50-10:55, but full-day pick up will shift to 2:30. Preschool parents can pass the cars waiting in the car line along the back curb in order to access the softball fields on the south side of the building. There should be plenty of parking there to accommodate everyone. Please also spread the word that we have room for new students in our preschool classrooms for full and half day students!

If you are interested in supporting school safety during arrival and dismissal, please consider becoming a Watch Dog! You can access the required background check paperwork via the links below or you can stop by the office and ask Ms. Carly for a paper copy. Thank you for being a hero for Wilmot students and staff!

Last week I shared the sad news that one of our dedicated Wilmot volunteers, Arturo Gutierrez, passed away. If you knew Mr. Gutz and would like to attend his memorial service, it is scheduled for Friday, September 13th at 4:30 at Christ the King Catholic Church in Evergreen. Given the positive impact Mr. Gutz had on so many people through his volunteer service at schools, scouting, Kiwanis, and Rotary, I suspect his funeral will be very well attended! Please note that we have rescheduled the Bandana Day school carnival for Friday, September 27th so it does not conflict with the services for Mr. Gutz or with the EHS homecoming football game.

Please check out the other news in this week’s edition of the Wilmot Weekly, including information about Band and Orchestra, field day, Wilmot Warblers, and Bandana Day. I’m looking forward to seeing you at school this week!

Stephany Fritz

Principal, Wilmot Elementary

assessment days

Monday will be an assessment day again. Students will only attend during their scheduled assessment time. If your student still needs to sign-up for a time slot, please click on the LINK HERE to get scheduled.

Rocky Mtn. Kids will be available on-site for daycare and can take kiddos to and from their assessments as well.

Preschool Schedule

NEW ADJUSTED TIMES

Preschool

Breakfast: 7:20am-7:50am
AM: 7:50am-10:55am
Lunch 11:05am-11:35am
Full Day: 7:50am-2:30pm

K-5 Schedule

Kinder -5th grade

Breakfast: 7:20am-7:40am
First Bell: 7:40
Second Bell: 7:45 School Starts
Dismissal: 2:35pm

breakfast drop-off for Preschoolers

Preschool parents are welcome to drop off their preschooler for breakfast however, licensing regulations require parents walk their preschool child into the building, connect with a preschool staff member in the cafeteria, and sign their child in. Thank you!

Band & Orchestra

Band and Orchestra classes start this week! Please see the schedule below.

Tuesdays and Thursdays

8:15-8:45am Advanced Orchestra

8:50-9:20am Advanced Band

9:30-10:00am Beginning Orchestra

10:05-10:35am Beginning Band

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.

Preschool Enrollment

There is still room in our full and half day preschool classes! Please contact Early Learning for more information!

Music class update

Hello Wilmot families. Please check out the link below for class updates and performance dates for the year with Music class.

Music with Miss Abby

Warblers

Hello Warbler Families,

Our first rehearsal was a huge success and Holly and I are very excited for this upcoming year together. We currently have 66 members! Holly and I feel comfortable with that large number but there are some rehearsals throughout the year when we will be leading choir alone. I am part time this year so on Tuesdays that I am not at Wilmot Holly will be directing alone. There will also be days when our kiddos or we are sick. That being said, if there are any parent volunteers who are able to come to rehearsals to help out that would be great! You can email me back if you are available.

The Warblers will be performing the National Anthem at the Rockies game on September 17th @ 6:40pm. Please use the link below to order tickets. Attendance is not mandatory but highly encouraged (it's so much fun!). Please let me know if you plan NOT to attend. Thank you!

Order Tickets Here!

* You will need to order a ticket for your Warbler too!

Holly and Abby

wilmot art clubs

Do your students love art? Would they like to join an art club with our very own Mrs. Marcus?

Mrs. Marcus will be teaching art clubs this year! Clubs will be organized by grade and meet during the day around our rotating Art Schedule. Interested families can check out the details and sign up with the website below.

Mrs. Marcus' Art Club Details and Sign-Up

Wilmot community action team

Does your 4th/5th grade student want to volunteer in our community? Here is their opportunity! Mrs. Langowski will be leading our Community Action Team or CATs again this year. Meetings will be from 11:35-11:55 in Mrs. Langowski's room. Interested 4th and 5th graders should come to our initial meetings to learn more and sign-up. Please see the linked flyer here for additional details.

FIELD DAY

Field Day will be Thursday, September 19th this year We would love to have your help! If you are able to help for part or all of the activities. Please use the QR code to sign up.

K-5 Stations: 8-10am
Preschool Stations: 10:25-10:55am
Tug of War: 12:40-1:40

bandana day

cake walk

parent volunteer opportunities

Being a Part of the Wilmot Community - Volunteer Opportunities

PTA and overall Wilmot programming want to gauge how we can best set parents and caregivers up for success in learning more about special events and volunteering at Wilmot. We also would love to know where volunteer interest is focused (and where we might have gaps). Please fill out this quick form to help us set this year up for success.

https://forms.gle/oypLs3eLANrzZgZp8

social emotional learning

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 will be using the Social Skills Improvement System™ Social-Emotional Learning Edition Screening/Progress Monitoring Scales (SSIS SEL) to screen students' social-emotional competencies. The SSIS SEL Edition Screening/Progress Monitoring Scales is a strength-based tool for screening and progress monitoring social and emotional competence. Teachers will be asked to score each student in their class in the five areas: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision making. Most students will be screened two times per year.

SSIS SEL Opt Out Letter

watch dogs

Calling all Watch DOGS, current and new! This year we will be continuing with our Watch DOGs competing in a fun and friendly competition to see who volunteers the most for each month and wins a PJ, stuffy party for their child/children or grandchild/grandchildren's classroom.

For those who are interested in joining Watch DOGs, love competitions, but most importantly want to win a classroom party please reach out to us at wilmotwatchdogs@gmail.com to be added to the signup emails.

If you are new to being a Watch Dog we have the paperwork here to get you started! All Watch Dog volunteers need to fill out the Person of Interest Form and Volunteer Disclosure Form. Please return completed forms to Mrs. Carly in the office or at carly.allen@jeffco.k12.co.us

Back to School Night

If you missed our Back to School night last week, check out the link below to view Mrs. Fritz's presentation.

Back to School Night Presentation

Did you miss the NEW TO WILMOT FAMILY MEETING?

No worries! Please take a look at this slideshow for more information: New to Wilmot.

Tardies: If your student is tardy past the second bell at 7:45am, please make sure to bring your student in and sign them in with front office staff.

New absence reporting tool

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

COMMUNITY

Evergreen Children's Chorale AUDITIONS for a Broadway Revue!

Join Evergreen Children's Chorale for auditions for our 2nd-4th grade or 5th-8th grade group and be a part of our fun filled fall Broadway Revue Concert! See website for more details.