May Calendar Events
Friday, May 2: No Kindergarten
Friday, May 16: Field Day - Bring a Sack Lunch & Sunscreen
Thursday, May 22: Early Dismissal - Last Day of School for Students
Friday, May 23: Staff Development
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 5th - 9th
We are so grateful for our Wahoo Elementary teachers who cultivate great minds grown locally! This Teacher Appreciation Week, let's show our appreciation by helping our wonderful teachers reap what they've sown!
Daily Themes:
Monday: Drinks & Trail Mix Bar
Tuesday: Brunch
Wednesday: Potato Chip Bar
Thursday: Sandwich Bar
Friday: Ice Cream
Please drop your items at school each morning or send with your child. PTO members will be available to collect donations each morning.
Need alternate arrangements? Contact: Riley Bartek (402-443-2413) or Laura Lancaster (402-720-3949)
Can't pick something up but want to contribute? Venmo @wahooelempto and specify "Teacher Appreciation Week" in your note.
Please review the available slots below and click to sign up. Thank you for helping make this week special for our teachers!
Thank you!
PTO Teacher Support Committee
Wahoo Elementary PTO
Wahoo Elementary is fortunate to have a very active Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). The PTO supports events and activities for the staff and students throughout the year and we are always looking for new, creative suggestions! Volunteering to be on one of the PTO committees has optimized opportunities for parents and staff to be actively engaged in these events. See below for a list of the committees and examples of the activities they coordinate. Participating in the PTO is a wonderful chance to get to know Wahoo Elementary staff and families! The PTO is also very excited to be embarking on a fundraising campaign to make improvements to the K-2 playground. Stay tuned as we will be coordinating fundraising events throughout the year! If you have an interest in volunteering or would like any information about the PTO, you can either email wahooelempto@gmail.com or contact Renee Stewart at 402-670-4116.
Makovicka Sylliaasen Physical Therapy Excellence in Education Award
Makovicka Sylliaasen Physical Therapy is beginning an Excellence in Education Award for teachers at Wahoo Public Schools and Saunders County Catholic Schools. The nomination form is open to staff or the public to fill out, and there are copies in the office. Please consider nominating a coworker and/or a teacher of one of your children.
The award is given to ONE teacher from either of the school systems per semester. The award includes:
Presentation of Certificate
$550 to Teacher
$200 to teacher's school, to be spent at his/her discretion
Posts and ads in local newspaper/social media accounts
Before and After School Transportation
Before school we will utilize the circle drive for drop off traffic. In the morning the north lane will be used as a bus loading zone. Please do not use the north lane to drop off students in the morning. The expectation is for all students to enter the building through the main doors on the west side of the building.
After school, all students will exit through the main doors at the front of the building. Students whose last name starts with A-L will be picked up in the circle drive. Students whose last name starts with M-Z will be picked up in the north lane. The bus loading zone will be going north on the side street going toward 23rd street. As a result of this, the north lane pick-up traffic will have to circle back through the north parking lot to exit the school grounds.
Wahoo Warrior Dads
Wahoo Warrior Dads is is a family and community engagement educational initiative. The program aims to provide positive male role models for students, demonstrating by their presence that education is important, and to provide extra sets of eyes and ears to enhance school security. For more program details you can email Ryan Hurst, Program Coordinator, at dads@wahoowarriors.org or reach out to our school counselor, Mrs. Klepper.