Happy Friday!
It was wonderful to see so many of our May Watts families at last night's Open House and PTA meeting! It's always wonderful to see our students so excited and proud to show off their work and learning spaces here at school!
Thank you to the May Watts PTA for making this morning's assembly possible. In honor of Earth Day, students enjoyed learning about ways in which we can each help save the plant one student at a time! Next week, we will celebrate Earth Week at Watts! Please read on for information below regarding spirit days next week!
You might have heard that the Gaga Ball pit is installed and students are learning how to play! Once a class learns how to play "Gaga Ball the Watts Way", they will be able to play Gaga Ball during recess periods on their class' assigned day. We are establishing consistent rules and expectations to ensure this is a fun and safe game for everyone!
Have a great weekend!
-Mrs. Kempski
A Look at Next Week
April 22nd-26th
Monday, April 22nd - wear nature shirts (animals, parks, outdoors)
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3:35-4:30 - Eco Club (for registered 4th and 5th graders)
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3rd Grade (3M & 3P): Harris Forest Preserve Field Trip
Tuesday, April 23rd - wear yellow to celebrate the Sun
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3rd Grade (3D & 3O): Harris Forest Preserve Field Trip
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4th Grade: Field Trip to Alice in Wonderland
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3:35-4:30 - Advanced Rubik's Cube Club (for registered 4th and 5th graders)
Wednesday, April 24th - Late Start (school starts at 9:15) - wear blue to celebrate water
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3:35-4:45 - Cricket Club (for registered 4th and 5th graders)
Thursday, April 25th - wear green
Friday, April 26th
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No School - School Improvement Day for staff
Important School Information
Earth Week Spirit Week!
With the help of our Eco Club, we will celebrate Earth Week next week! As part of the celebration, please consider participating in the following spirit wear days!
Monday - wear nature shirts (animals, parks, outdoors, etc.)
Tuesday - wear yellow - celebrate the Sun
Wednesday - wear blue - celebrate water
Thursday - wear green
One School One Book
One Book, One School is here! Please continue to read or listen to the chapters each night from Fenway and Hattie!
Please contact Ms. Happy (elizabeth_happy@ipsd.org) with any questions!
A Note from The Watts World Changers Service Club
We are excited to share with you all our Watts World Changers Service Club has been busy doing this year, making a difference in our school and community! The students began by making cards for Veterans and collecting candy for Military Service personnel stationed throughout the world. Their second project was making 12 fleece blankets donated to Parkview’s Safe Family Ministry, a non-for-profit organization in Glen Ellyn, IL that provides warmth and comfort to those in need. Finally, the students donated their time to read to classrooms on World Read Aloud Day as well as helped our busy teachers with classroom bulletin boards and other projects around the school. We are very proud of your children and our students. They are hard workers with enthusiastic attitudes determined to make a positive impact in their sphere of influence!
We would like to thank everyone who donated candy and fleece for our first two projects. We are reaching out to the May Watts Community for another donation. The Watts World Changers will be creating Birthday Bags to donate to local food pantries.
For the Birthday Bags we are asking for the following items:
Cake mixes
Frosting
Disposable cake pans
Candles
Balloons
Stickers
Generic Birthday Cards
Party plates/Napkins
Large Gift Bags to fit all of the items
When we return from Spring Break, there will be a donation box in the main office lobby labeled “Service Club Birthday Bag Donations”. Please drop-off items no later than Friday, May 10th. Watts World Changers will be assembling the Birthday Bags at our May meeting. Thank you for your support!
Appreciatively,
Mrs. Pierce and Mrs. Donaldson
Upcoming Events and Information
District 204 Summer Music Camp
Calling all students entering 4th, 5th and 6th grades! Summer music camp is just around the corner! Come join us for a week long day camp while we sing songs, participate in folk dances from around the world, and play a wide variety of instruments like xylophones, ukuleles, and drums. Students will end the week with a short performance for families and friends. We will showcase all the musical skills we worked on throughout the week. There will be a music summer camp offered at each high school. Please pick the date and/or location that works best for you. Please follow this link to find out more information: https://www.summermusic204.org/ Camps fill up quickly, please do not wait to reserve your spot!
Kid LITAPALOOZA
KidLITapalooza: a mini-book festival for all school-aged kids in grades 1-8 and their grownups July 25th-27th at Neuqua Valley High School
Bring your favorite notebook that you love to write or draw in and join us for an afternoon of book joy and creation! All kids will work with a beloved creator of children's literature and meet their favorite authors at a book signing! (*All attending kids must be accompanied by a supervising adult.)
Registration is $10/kid and $5/per adult.
The ticketing link is here: https://KidLITapalooza2024.eventcombo.com
Summer STEM Camp
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Indian Prairie is excited to partner with the National Inventors’ Hall of Fame to offer Camp Invention and Invention Project, award-winning national programs for K-8 students. These fun, hands-on two (2) week STEM experiences will engage K-5 students in activities including: Let's Glow and Operation HydroDrop and grades 6-8 students with E-Birds and Road Ralley. Camp Invention has taken place for more than 30 years and will be offered in more than 1,000 schools across the country this summer.
STEM Camp will be taught by Indian Prairie certified teachers. Camp hours are 8:30 - 11:30 am and will be held at Granger Middle School, 2721 Stonebridge Blvd, Aurora. The cost is $175 per student for these two (2) week camps. Indian Prairie is pleased to offer the registration fee for $95 less than the national average for Camp Invention!
Grades K-2 Camp
Week 1: June 4-6 and Week 2: June 10-13 (no camp on June 3rd)
Grades 3-5 Camp
Week 1: June 17-20 and Week 2: June 24-27 (no camp on June 19th)
Grades 6-8 (same weeks as grades 3-5)
Week 1: June 17-20 and Week 2: June 24-27 (no camp on June 19th)
Attached is the STEM Camp Flyer. Please see below for video links about the STEM Camp activities:
Let's Glow: https://youtu.be/TKo2dwDPcoI
Operation HydroDrop: https://youtu.be/yDG6bHoQZDE
Invention Project: https://youtu.be/nfFSjJYMjqg?si=JSToT2X6DehG_1-O
To register, please login to the PushCoin webstore at: https://store.ipsd.org and click on the 2024 Summer STEM Camp drop-down.
Parent University: Becoming an Elementary School Parent
Parent University: Becoming an Elementary School Parent is an interactive presentation geared toward incoming kindergarten and first grade parents and guardians to better prepare them for this new transition in their child's life. The purpose of this presentation is to share what to expect as your child enters school full time and how parents can support their child’s emotional development throughout the early school years. A panel discussion among Indian Prairie School District 204 staff members will round out the evening.
Please note: This presentation is open to any IPSD 204 parent/guardian of an incoming kindergarten and/or first grade student. The information presented will not address any individual elementary school's policies or procedures.
The presentation will be offered both in-person and virtual. The content presented will be the same at both sessions.
In-Person Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Time: 6-7 PM
Location: Welch Elementary School, 2620 Leverenz Road, Naperville
Childcare will be provided for children ages 3-10 by District 204 high school students. Children must be able to use the bathroom independently.
Virtual Date: Thursday, May 9, 2024
Time: 7-8 PM The webinar link will be sent to registered attendees prior to the event.
Register here.
Welcome Future Kindergarten Students & Families
Please complete the Kindergarten Information Sheet so we can share important information with you prior to registration. Official online registration will open May 1, 2024. If you know an incoming kindergarten family, please share this information with them!
Our school will be hosting a Kindergarten Orientation night on Wednesday, May 1st from 6:30-7:30 for parent/guardians and incoming kindergarten students.
Additional registration information may be found on the Indian Prairie School District website.
Save the Date
Please be sure to save the date for these upcoming events:
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4/26 - No School - School Improvement Day
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5/1 - Incoming Kindergarten Orientation
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5/6 - 5/10 - Teacher Appreciation Week
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5/24 - 5th Grade Farewell (during the school day)
Fridays are School Spirit Days!
We encourage all May Watts students, staff and community members to show their school spirit on Fridays! Consider wearing our school colors (blue and gray) or spirit wear to school on Fridays!
May Watts Parent/Guardian Guidebook
Much of the information contained above in this edition's of the Wolverine News has been taken directly from the May Watts Parent/Guardian Guidebook. Please refer to this guide for information pertinent school information and procedures.
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