Walker Elementary

To sign up a kindergarten Wildcat for Jump Start, click on the link below. https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/30e0944aea922a4fb6-kindergarten/57528814

The first day of school is coming soon on Monday, August 14th! If you have a student who will be five years old on or before August 1st, you need to enroll them now. You can register your child by visiting registration.sdale.org. We will be having a Jump Start for all kindergarten students. Click on the link below to sign your kindergarten Wildcat. https://signupgenius.com/ Feel free to call our school office at (479) 750-8874 if you have any questions.

The Walker Elementary School Supply Fee is $30 per student. This fee includes a Walker T-shirt. Please click on the link below to pay this fee. You will need for you to type in your child's name and t-shirt size in the notes. Thank you! https://osp.osmsinc.com/SpringdaleAR/BVModules/CategoryTemplates/Detailed%20List%20with%20Properties/Category.aspx?categoryid=GM052

Back to School Night at Walker Elementary will be on Wednesday, August 9th. 3:30-4:45 Last Names Starting with A-J 4:45-6:00 Last Names Starting with K-Z We hope to see all of our Wildcats at our Back to School Night. This is an opportunity to meet the teacher, see the classroom, join PTA, find out bus information and pick up car tags. Please make plans to attend. The first day of school on Monday, August 14th.

Today is Monday. Are you looking for something for your Wildcat to do today? Science Action Club (a seven-week program geared for students in grades 3-5) will begin at 9:00 and Feed your Brain will begin at 10:00 today at Walker. A parent or guardian must attend with their children. Both programs will continue to be at Walker every Monday from June 19th through July 31st. Lunch is provided in the Walker cafeteria, so why not bring your Wildcats and grab lunch while you are there?

This amazing group of Walker teachers along with our assistant principal spent three days learning at the Professional Learning Communities (PLC) at Work Institute with Mike Mattos and other authors and educators from Solution Tree. Our team is always learning and excited to bring back new strategies and tools to ensure our Wildcats learn at high levels.

One Community will be at Walker on Mondays starting tomorrow, June 19th. Science Action Club (a seven-week program geared for students in grades 3-5) will begin at 9:00 and Feed your Brain (A seven-week bilingual Summer Reading Program for the whole family. A parent or guardian must attend with their children) will begin at 10:30 Both programs will on Mondays from June 19th through July 31st.

Head to Walker and get some shaved ice from Fitz's Snoballs! They will be at the school from 5:30-7:30 pm, and 10% of your purchase comes back to the school!

We are excited to partner with One Community again this summer. They have a variety of summer programs and Walker will be one of the locations to attend. The Walker dates are June 19- July 31 from 9:00 am-11:30 am. Science Action Club will start at 9:00 and Feed your Brain will start at 10:30. Lunch will be served in the cafeteria at 11:30. We hope to see our Wildcats come and enjoy these programs this summer. The 2023 One Community summer programs include: Feed Your Brain, Alimenta Tu Cerebro-Bilingual Summer Reading program for the whole family! (Parson Hills, Walker, Jones Center, and OneCommunity’s Casita de Libros). Spanish Literacy for Heritage Speakers-Adults and Teens-Native speakers of Spanish will enhance their reading, writing, and communication in Spanish. (OneCommunity) Science Action Club-3rd-6th graders will learn to become citizen scientists while observing and identifying birds. (Parson Hills and Walker) Girl Scouts Troop 5113-this is a new bilingual troop that includes girls from Kindergarten through 5th grade. (OneCommunity) We are partnering with Crystal Bridges as they host a Bilingual 55+ Art Class on Tuesdays. (Jones Center)

Tonight is the night for our first Summer Spirit Night. Fitz’s Snoballs will be set up in the Walker Elementary parking lot with more than 40 fun flavors to choose from. 10% of all sales go back to Walker. Come out from 5:30-7:30 pm and support Walker PTA. Feel free to hang out on the playground and/or track while you enjoy your snowball. Please make sure to throw away all trash so we can keep our school clean. When? Monday, June 5th from 5:30-7:30 pm Where? Walker Elementary Parking Lot Prices: Small $7.00, Medium $8.00, Large $9.00, Souvenir $12.00

Now that things have slowed down, our Walker Elementary PTA would love for you to take a few minutes to complete their survey to give them feedback. It will take you less than 5 minutes!

We’ve got a treat for you! Come downtown today to Shiloh Square from 3-5PM for FREE BBQ tacos. Served hot until they run out! Free food, swag & who knows what else. It will be worth it!! Then stay for a while and enjoy the crit race which kicks off at 4:30PM.

Summer Camps are filling up fast! Sign up today https://www.smore.com/3hq6r

Thank you, Walker teachers, families, and community partners for a great school year. Although school is out for summer, please check out this summer edition of our newsletter for important information including Walker summer school, Walker Summer Roar, summer lunches at Walker, and summer camps in our community. https://www.smore.com/janhrc

We are hosting a Once Upon a Time book fair event at Walker in the library. All books are $1.00 each. This is a great time to get books for summer reading.

Atención familias de 5.° grado, las Pequeñas Olimpiadas de 5.° grado se han reprogramado para la próxima semana, martes 23 de mayo en Harber High School de 9:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m. Todos los estudiantes deberán traer una botella de agua de casa. Los estudiantes deberán traer el almuerzo de casa o pedir el almuerzo de la cafetería. Las concesiones se abrirán para los precios de los estudiantes se enumeran a continuación. Envíe dinero a la escuela con su hijo si desea que compren concesiones. Hot Dogs $1 Pickles $1 Nachos $2 Chips $1 Dulces $1 Bebidas $2 Los padres están invitados a asistir. No habrá una tarifa de entrada para los padres o invitados.

Attention 5th Grade Families, 5th Grade Little Olympics is tomorrow, Tuesday, May 23rd @ Harber High School from 9:00 am - 1:00 pm. All students need to bring a water bottle from home. Students will need to either bring lunch from home or order lunch from the cafeteria. Concessions will open for students to purchase. All items and prices are listed below. Please send with your child if you would like for them to purchase concessions. Hot Dogs $1 Pickles $1 Nachos $2 Chips $1 Candy $1 Drinks $2 Parents are invited to attend. There will not be an entry fee for parents or guests.

Walker Parents- I am so excited about the kids singing the National Anthem today, Sunday, May 21st at the NWA Naturals Baseball game. Here are the logistics if your child will be singing. What to wear: Bright Yellow Walker t-shirt if you have one. Any Walker shirt if not. What time to arrive: Please start getting to the park around 1:00-1:15 so you can be in the meeting room in time. It does cost $5 to park. Cash or Card accepted. If using a card go through gate 2 or 3. Bags: It is a CLEAR BAG policy. You can use gallon size storage bags if needed. Where to meet: Northwest Health/Sams Community Room Go to the right after you enter the gates and you will see it. What time to meet by: Please be in that room by 1:20 because we walk down to the field at 1:40. Game Time: Game is at 2:00 After Singing: Kids will come up and we will meet in front of the building we were in before and sign out the kids to a parent. Go to the grade of oldest child. Then go and enjoy the game. Thank you all again. I hope you all enjoy your time with family and friends. Please contact me if you have any questions. It is better to text than to email. I get it faster. Michelle Cramer mhenry2@sdale.org 479-858-8314

Here is the Walker Parent Newsletter for May 22-26, the final week of the school year. Our last day of school is on Friday, May 26th. We will have celebrations, our talent show, fun and field day, 5th-grade little Olympics, and greet the grade to wrap up the year. Please read this newsletter so that you won't miss any events. PTA is still looking for fun and field day help. Please sign up to join us for the fun! https://www.smore.com/hxmgy

Here is the Walker Parent Newsletter for May 22-26, the final week of the school year. Our last day of school is on Friday, May 26th. We will have celebrations, our talent show, fun and field day, 5th-grade little Olympics, and greet the grade to wrap up the year. Please read this newsletter so that you won't miss any events. PTA is still looking for fun and field day help. Please sign up to join us for the fun!