September 1st, 2024

NEWS & UPCOMING EVENTS

Kinder High Fives

Mrs. Fritz's message

Dear Wonderful Wilmot Parents,

I hope you are having a great holiday weekend! It was great to see a variety of parents and their children helping out as Watch Dogs at arrival or dismissal. Our mascot even made an appearance! If you are interested in being a Watch Dog, please see the information below.

For many years we've had the same message each morning on the announcements. This year we engaged a group of 5th graders in developing the first ever Wilmot Creed. While we still might make some tweaks, this is the message our 5th grade announcers will lead students and staff in saying each morning.

Please take a few minutes to peruse the online Wilmot Weekly to learn more about Student Insights, the process of applying for an Advanced Learning Plan, Art club opportunities, and upcoming events like Field Day and Bandana Day. I hope you have a wonderful rest of your weekend. I’m looking forward to seeing you at school this week!

Stephany Fritz

Principal, Wilmot Elementary

The Wilmot Creed

We are proud Wilmot Wildcats and this is our home!
Generosity, Integrity, Responsibility and Respect guide us every day.
Today we challenge ourselves to do our best, make mistakes, and persevere!
We have fun: we work hard: we dream big!

labor day

There will be no school this Monday, September 2nd, in observance of Labor Day.

student insights

Student Insights is a resourceful tool for K-12 families and students in grades 6-12 to view current and historical assessment data and plans that are applicable to your student.

2023-24 CMAS student score reports are now available electronically in Student Insights. Our school will also be sharing paper reports with families during parent teacher conferences in October. If you would like your paper reports sooner, please place a request with Sarah Lindmeier at sarah.lindmeier@jeffco.k12.co.us

Parents can login to Student Insights here using your Infinite Campus parent portal login credentials to view the following applicable* information:

Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) - 2023-24 results now available!
ACCESS for ELLs results - 2023-24 results now available!
MAP Growth results
DIBELS 8 results
Lectura results
READ Plan goals and supports
Advanced Learning Plan (ALP) goals and programming supports
Graduation requirements progress report
High School Transcript Grades

Click here to learn more about Student Insights and here to learn more about our state and district assessments.

*Available data listed above is based on student grade levels and programming.

GT Info night

Content available: 9/13 – 9/17 (See GT Website)

Q&A Session: September 17, 2024 (4-6pm)

Topics covered within this session will focus heavily on GT Center programs This meeting will address the application processes, deadlines, and the qualifying data required. ALPs, programming, and district support for gifted learners will also be discussed. Content will be posted on our GT website HERE by 9/13/24.

GT Website

middle school GT

5th Grade families requesting that their child be considered for the GT Center Program at Evergreen Middle School please fill out the form below.

EMS GT Center Program

ALP Request

Families who are interested in pursuing an ALP (GT) for their student, please click on the Referral Link below.

AG (ALP) Referral Request

Save the dates for the upcoming 24-25 school year Parent Learning Seminars!

REMINDER: All our Parent Learning Seminars this year will feature content posted the GT website for multiple days for you to view at your convenience. The dates below will be the follow up opportunities for you to speak directly with our presenters and members of our GT department to talk through any unanswered questions that you have after watching our recorded sessions.

· October 1, 2024 (multiple topics presented by our staff)

· December 10, 2024 (GT Testing and Identification)

· Spring 2025 date TBD - Guest speaker

IMPORTANT: All our Parent Learning Seminars this year will feature content posted the GT website for multiple days for you to view at your convenience. September 17th will be the follow up opportunity for you to speak directly with our presenters and members of our GT department to talk through any unanswered questions that you have after watching our recorded sessions.

Preschool Enrollment

There is still room in our full and half day preschool classes! Please contact Early Learning at 303-982-1737 for more information!

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

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

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

Suicide Prevention Awareness month

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

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.

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!

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

See what Mountain Youth Musicals is all about! We offer musical program opportunities K-12 in our mountain community. Please visit our website for this season's shows, information, and registration! https://www.mymusicals.org