Message from Ms. Burke

Dear Families

We are in our last week leading up to Thanksgiving Break! Lets continue to push this week in holding all of our scholars accountable to high expectations and to being Team and Family. Please be sure to encourage your scholar to read, read, read, especially over break! Scholars can AR test from home over break as well. The number one thing that leads to student success, on STAAR and in the future is the amount of reading they do. This is something we can partner directly on, and we are looking forward to having all of our scholars be Word Masters very soon be sure to check for accuracy and story comprehension when theyre done reading Thank you for your partnership, and for everything you do each day to have your scholars present and learning in school. Go Wolves!

Thanksgiving Break

This week is our last week as we are heading into Thanksgiving break. We will be having full school days this week and we are looking forward to seeing all of our scholars on campus every day this week. Lets head into the break strong! Thanksgiving Break: Nov 20th- Nov 24th.

November 13, 2017

2nd Grade Breakfast

We wanted to thank all of our 2nd grade parents who showed up for breakfast in the classrooms. To see their faces, light up with excitement and be the topic of discussion all day, is an incredible feeling. I know our scholars enjoy having you all in their classrooms. Next parent breakfast will be with 3rd grade!!

Grade Level Class DOJO Winners Leaders of the Pack!

Please help us congratulate our mighty 3rd grade scholars for winning our DOJO Challenge last week. This means that Monday 3rd grade scholars may wear crazy shoes. They may also wear and their Leaders of the Pack bracelet. Keep up the great work, 3rd grade!

Walzem Spirit Shirts

Our Walzem Spirit shirts are now on sale and available for purchase. If you would like to purchase one, please see the front office. Thank you all so much for your support for our scholars and our campus.

Items that are not Permitted in School

Fast food bags are not a healthy choice for breakfast or lunch. Please avoid sending your scholar to school with these items. Scholars may also not bring candy, gum or large bags of chips to school. We are working toward a healthy kids initiative this year! All Pokmon cards and toys should stay at home and any incentives earned at school must remain away during instructional time.

Wolf Binders

Please be sure to check your scholars wolf binder on a DAILY basis. There may be important notes from teachers, you can see how many wolf bucks your scholar earned that day, and there may be something that you need to return to school. The Wolf Binder is key to daily success for your scholar. Please help us reinforce responsibility, organization and safe-keeping!

ADA (Average Daily Attendance)

AC Walzem Wolf Parents,

Our Goal Every Day is 100% of scholars in their seats and learning. As you can see last week we did not hit that goal, but this week is a new week and the goal can be made!!!

AR Testing

Scholars can AR test, in their quest to become Word Masters and Royal Readers, any morning during homeroom. Scholars must first check in with their homeroom teacher. Only scholars are permitted in the AR Zone during this am time. We currently have 66 word masters. Lets continue to encourage our scholars to have a book in hand and read, read, read!

Student Safety

To ensure the safety of our students, families may not drop off students outside of the gate. Please drop them off on campus in the designated drop off area. The risk of accidents in not following this rule is too great. It also causes delays in traffic for families that are trying to drop their students off on campus. Safety should always be first.

Thank you all so much!

Perfect Attendance Incentives

This months incentive for perfect attendance will be Beats Headphones, tablets, SPURS tickets and items from our school store. Thank you all for bringing your scholars in everyday on time! Congratulations to Georgia Tanner & Tristan Alamillo for winning spurs tickets for last Fridays game!!

Star Student & Core Value Winners

Please help us congratulate our 6 Star Students and our 6 core value winners. This weeks core value was No Excuses. These scholars exemplified this core value each day this week by working hard and giving no excuses to get the job done. Please continue to encourage your scholars to give their absolute best every day!

Star Student

Core Value

Kinder

Connor Johnson

Natalie Saldana

1st

Jasmine Belmares

Janaysha Ray

2nd

Isabella Oppelt

Jaylynn Ocura

3rd

April Ricondo

Aaliyah Wimberley

4th

Amilia Aldaco

Precious Serra

5th

Alma Cervantes

Juan Moreno

CNP

HOW MUCH TIME DO YOU SPEND PACKING YOUR CHILDS LUNCH?

Too much time and too much money when it can be for FREE!!!

We offer whole grains, low-fat and fat-free milk, lean meats, and fresh fruits and vegetables daily! Apples, oranges, pears, strawberries, grapefruitbroccoli, baby carrots, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, etc. We love to serve your child the best of the

best, with fresh fruits and vegetables offered as part of the school lunch which costs you nothing because our lunches are FREE!!! And remember Breakfast is FREE also. So make sure your child enjoys our great meals.

Health Aide Corner

Hi families over the past several weeks we have noticed a trend on why scholars are absent. Stomach viruses & colds are among the leaders of reasons. Please remind your scholars to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer whenever possible. While we cant help when our scholars get sick we can try and be proactive in preventing illnesses. As we approach Flu season the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommends to get the Flu shot by the end of October. Please reach out to your scholars Pediatrician for any questions regarding the Flu and seasonal illnesses.

IDEA WALZEM

6445 Walzem Road

San Antonio TX 78239

(210) 239 - 4600