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August 31, 2018
 #WillowPride
Dear Willow Springs Community,
Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! We
have enjoyed welcoming all 1,017 students back to school this week! The energy has been amazing and our very own Willow mascot has been spotted several times this week in our hallways, on the morning news, and even greeting students in the bus loop! The first week of school went well and both students & teachers were able to engage in meaningful conversations and build positive relationships. We are already hard at work bringing our vision to life in all that we do: Encourage lifelong learners to connect, create, and thrive in a global society.
Teachers have been encouraged to share their
welcome videos and a picture with their students during the first week of school
with the goal of building strong relationships and classroom community. We invite you to also share a #WillowPride story and join us as we tell our story together this year! Learn more about @WSESfox here.
We are still heavily recruiting for band and strings, and have
extended registration through Wednesday. Check out the link below!
Sincerely,
Dylan Taylor, Principal
Rashida Green, Assistant Principal
Sara Van Aalst, Assistant Principal
Science Olympiad Information Meeting
Tonight at 6:00 p.m.
Science Olympiad is a fun and challenging competition that
provides exposure to science outside of regular school classes. Students in
grades 3- 6 are invited to participate in Division A & B competitions. Students will compete as teams in a series of events. To learn more about this opportunity please attend the information session tonight, August 31st in the WSES cafeteria.
DIVISION A
Div. A is the elementary level competition. 3rd-5th graders can
compete in this competition. A team of 45 students will compete in
various events: written, building, & trials. Please check out the rules for this
year's events in the form shared below. Event assignments will
be finalized by Sept. 3rd. Anyone who signs up after this date will only be given events
that are still available.
Competition Date: Oct.13th or Oct. 27th
Event Selection: Aug. 31st
Event Assignment: Sept. 3rd
Division A Interest Form
DIVISION B
Div. B is the Middle School level competition. 5th and 6th
graders can compete in this competition. Only those 5th graders who are NOT
competing in Div. A can compete in Div. B. Two teams of 15 students can compete
in various events: written, building, & trials. Any school that places high as a
team will be invited to compete at the state and national level. The rules for
this year's events will be shared on Sept. 11th.
Regional Competition Dates - Jan. 26th, Feb. 9th, Feb. 23rd
State Competition - Mar. 23rd
Event Selection: Sept. 17th
Event Assignment: Sept. 20th
Division B Interest Form
For
additional information, please contact Anbu Vijay at anbuchellamv@yahoo.com
Please update your child’s (default) regular daily dismissal plan within the app.
Please report all absences and changes in afternoon dismissal routine for students using PickUp Patrol.
To report an absence or make a dismissal change, simply log in, select a date, your child, and a dismissal option. Then hit submit and that’s it! Your child's teacher will be notified.
If you have a child registered at Willow Springs and you did not receive an email from PickUp Patrol with a registration link, please let us know.
The First of Many Successful Fire Drills
We continue to focus on practicing routines. During the first month of school, we spend time ensuring student safety in case of an emergency. This week, our students and staff successfully completed a fire drill. We know that training helps ensure a calmer, more effective outcome in the event of an emergency. We believe it is always best to be prepared.
AAP PARENT INFORMATION
MEETING
An AAP parent information meeting will be held
at Willow Springs on Friday, October 19, 2018 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. in the Willow
Springs Cafeteria. Mrs. Murray, the Advanced Academic Resource Teacher (AART)
will provide information about levels of service at Willow Springs as well as
explain and answer questions about the screening process for AAP services. The
meeting is open to all K-6 parents. For more information visit our website.
Willow Springs Families Making the World A Better Place
My name is Mira Singh. I am a part of the WS alumni,
and my brother Ryan Singh is currently in 5th grade at
WS. While a student at WS, I joined Girl Scout Troop 3827 and was happy
to learn more about, and participate in, community service activities in our
local area.
Today,
I have an opportunity to reach out to a larger community and help in a way that
means a lot to me, and I’m sure to others as well who are young students like
me. My aunt, Suzanne Maxwell, has taken time off from her work in the
US to teach English at a school called Jain Bharati Mrigavati Vidyalaya,
located just outside of New Delhi, India. You can learn more about the
school and the types of students the school tries to help by visiting http://www.jainbharati.com/. During her stay there, Suzanne has learned that at the classroom level, a large
group of the underprivileged students are lacking in basic school
supplies, resulting in challenges for both Suzanne and the students that make
learning less effective.
Will you and your WS student please join me in donating basic
school supplies towards this effort? My goal is to collect two
suitcases worth of supplies and then ship them to the school in India. I
am asking for pencils, erasers, pens, notebooks, notepads, crayons, markers, small
white boards, etc. The supplies can be of any brand, and can be new or even
slightly used.
There will be a collection box in the main lobby August
27 through September 7.
In addition, I am also raising $250 to covering the cost of
shipping these supplies to India. I am requesting individual
donations of between $5 to $20. If you are interested in making a
monetary donation, please contact my mother, Romila Singh at romilaj@hotmail.com or send her a text at
703-362-4493.
Thank
you in advance for your contribution! Your support means a lot to the
students at the school, my aunt Suzanne, and to me. I am hoping that this
effort will be start of an ongoing process to support the needy students
at that school and also elsewhere.
WSES Looking Ahead
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Friday, August 31st - Science Olympiad Information Session 6:00 p.m. (Cafeteria)
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Monday, September 3rd - Labor Day; School Closed
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Wednesday, September 19th - Students Released 3 Hours Early at 1:00 p.m.
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Monday, October 8th - Columbus Day; Student Holiday
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Friday, October 19th - AAP Parent Information Meeting 9:30 a.m. (Cafeteria)
Notable dates include Labor Day, this Monday, 9/3, School Closed; Thanksgiving break, November 21-23; Winter break, December 24,
2018-January 4, 2019; Spring Break, April 15-19, 2019; and the last day of
school, June 13, 2019.
Visit the Willow Springs Elementary PTA website.
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