Happy Friday!
The Fox Valley Park District came out and spent time with each of our grade levels teaching them fun new games to play outside! This opportunity was organized by Mrs. Erwin on behalf of the Peace of Mind grant from IPSD #204. Be sure to ask your children about the games they learned today!
If you haven't already, be sure to set aside a few minutes this weekend to complete the online student registration for the 2024-2025 school year. Information is included in the news below.
Have a great weekend!
-Mrs. Kempski
A Look at Next Week
May 6th-10th
Monday, May 6th
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3:35-4:30 - Eco Club (for registered 4th and 5th graders)
Tuesday, May 7th
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NO CHORUS Rehearsal today
Wednesday, May 8th - Late Start (school starts at 9:15)
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3:35-5:30 - Cricket Club Match (for registered 4th and 5th graders)
Thursday, May 2nd
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9:30-10:30 - 5th Grade Visit to Hill Middle School
Friday, May 3rd
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Kindergarten in-school Field Trip
Important School Information
From the May Watts PTA: Staff Appreciation Week: Thanks for helping May Watts students BLOOM!
We can all agree that our May Watts Staff is FERN-tastic! Let's thank them for their comMINTment to their students and for helping our children BLOOM! The PTA will provide meals and snacks for the staff each day. To make the week extra special for them, please consider donating food items and/or your time to help with set up and clean up.
Click the SignUp Genius link to sign up for donations and volunteer opportunities. THANK YOU!
Online Registration
Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open in ParentVUE! Please be sure to register your child(ren) as soon as possible. Staffing assignments, classroom sections and plans for next school year rely on accurate enrollment numbers. You can help by completing registration today!
Welcome Future Kindergarten Students & Families
We were excited to meet so many of our future Wolverines at our Kindergarten Orientation this week. Please be sure to complete online registration for your kindergarten student for the 2024-2025 school year. If you haven't already, please sign up for a Kindergarten Screening as your schedule allows. If you know an incoming kindergarten family, please share this information with them!
Additional registration information may be found on the Indian Prairie School District website.
Supply Kit Information
Order your school supply kit from EPI School Supplies to have the kit delivered to school and ready for the first day! Online ordering closes on Sunday, June 2nd.
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
Indian Prairie is excited to partner with the National Inventor's 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.
Save the Date
Please be sure to save the date for these upcoming events:
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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.
Katie Kempski
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