November 3-7, 2025
- Stacey Pippin
- 23 hours ago
- 4 min read
Updated: 2 hours ago
Wednesday - Arrica Jessen
Greeters/Goodbye Connectors–
Arrival: Breakfast- B. Davis, Stowe & Eidson; Front: Richardson, Bus- CIsneros, Hallway- 6th-Surber, 5th-Gregory
Dismissal: Teal team (Bus- Hill & Doerr; Front- Bowling & Shikany; Walkers-B Davis)
Bells will ring for each team + walker/Tiger Tales/club dismissal:
Monday: 2:58 pm-Maroon & Navy, 3:00-Teal & Green, 3:02-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Tues-Fri: 3:29 pm-Maroon & Navy, 3:31-Teal & Green, 3:33-Walker/Tiger Tales/Club
Mon. Library/Counseling Week: A Week (*Please have students bring their Chromebook to Counseling.)
Morning Announcements: Please add things you would like to have added to our morning announcements on the appropriate day and/or communicate to Autumn before the day of announcement.
WIS shared picture folder: PLEASE add your pictures here for us and continue to add throughout the year to our folder. This is used for our yearbook and social media posts to tell our story!
Nuts and Bolts Items:
-Please be sure to recognize students and/or staff for our October Community Time that will be held next Thursday. Here is the form which is also always linked on the Dashboard under "Current Items" so you can do it when you think of it!
-Don’t forget to add any pictures you took last week during our many events here. These really help with our yearbook, news and social media posts. Thank you!
-WCCF grant applications: If you’d like to apply for this round of classroom grants the window is open for the December grants. Applications must be submitted by Nov. 21.
-Veterans Day Ceremony on Fri.: Please share your pictures of your veteran family members too here. You may mention this to your students too as we don't have as many signed up as usual and add to your communication home as a reminder!
-Holiday Family Sponsors: If your team, group or own family is interested in sponsoring a Willard family or student for the holidays, please reach out to our school social worker, Merikate Alexander for more information. Brenna can also answer questions you might have.
-Food Drive: We will also be holding a food drive from Nov. 10-21 at WIS. Look for more information to be coming from Brenna soon.
-Burrell: Abby will be out on Wed-Thurs. this week, so will not be seeing her students as normal on these days.
-NWEA Save the Date: Dec. NWEA testing dates will be:
Dec. 2 - Math
Dec. 3 - Science
Dec. 9 - ELA
-Student Leadership Teams: Culture team is ready for our teams to begin! Teams will meet for the first time this Thursday 6th. Look for an email Monday morning with more specific details. See the rosters and room map for teams here. Teams will also want to plan time on Tues. or Wed. during Lead time to announce teams and hand out certificates for their leadership portfolio.
-Show-Me Benefits Insurance: Here is a link to the presentation from Fri. if you need to refer back to any of the information.
Enjoy a look back at our costume fun on Friday...
Also enjoy these sweet and clever costumes! :)
Events This Week
Monday
-PLC Content meetings
-Early Out: Staff meeting
3:20-3:35 pm - Staff Housekeeping & Check-in
3:35-4:15 pm - Building Calibration-Student Needs Check-in
Tuesday
-CANCELLED - Special Services Staffing
-Student Lighthouse will meet during Lead time
-Brenna out in AM
-6th Team Meetings: MTSS Student Check-in
-5th Science Collaboration Day @ WIN
-Clubs: Tues. Tiger Tones, Crochet, Basketball, STEM-Stop Motion, Drama Llamas, & Cheer begins
Wednesday
-Stacey and Heather out in AM for Super Lead Team meeting (*Call Office/Brenna if need assistance or Stacey is a phone call or text away.)
-Staff Lighthouse Meeting @ 3:40 pm
-Clubs: Game, Reading, Story Crafters, Origami
Thursday
-Student Leadership Teams begin (*Classes come to the gym after attendance & will dismiss by student leadership teams from there this 1st day.)
-5th Team Meetings: MTSS Student Check-in
-6th Math Collaboration Day @ WIN
-Stacey out until 9:30 am for district meeting
-Parent Lighthouse meeting @ 6 pm
-Clubs: TH Tiger Tones, Color Guard
Friday
-Assembly Day Schedule (*Note: We will come down a little earlier than normal.)
-Brenna out in AM for Counselors Meeting
-Veterans Day Ceremony @ 2:30-3:15 pm
Students with guests will be called down around 2:10 pm to the commons.
We will begin call down for everyone else about 2:15-2:20 pm.
We hope to end at 3:15 pm, but please have your students packed and ready to go home just in case. They do not need to bring items to the assembly.
-Clubs: Early Bird Spanish, Lego
A Look Ahead to Next Week:
Greeters/Goodbye Connectors–
Arrival: Breakfast- Cones, Vest & Eidson; Front: Doerr, Bus-Duckworth, Hallway- 6th-Farmer, 5th-Berger
Dismissal: Maroon team (Bus- Cisneros & Barber, Front- Jessen & Stowe, Walkers- Gordon)
-Food Drive begins Nov. 10 - Nov. 21
-Monday - Early Out: District Portrait of a Tiger PD, Content Meetings
-Tuesday - Special Services Staffing @ 7:45 am, Student Leadership Teams, Clubs: Tues. Tiger Tones, Crochet, Basketball, STEM-Glow Forge, Cheer
-Wednesday - MTSS/SIT Team meeting @ 7:30 am, Stacey out in AM for e-team meeting @ East, Clubs: Game, Reading, Story Crafters, Origami, STEM Engineers
-Thursday - Fall Picture Retakes in AM (All staff not taken, new or absent students should get picture today), NO WIN TIME today-Teams shift schedule as needed due to assemblies, 10:30 am-Fast Forward Assembly, 2:45 pm-Community Time Assembly, Student Leadership teams will NOT meet due to assemblies, Clubs: TH Tiger Tones, Color Guard, You Pick Book
-Friday - 4DX Training @ Central Elem. (Vest, Richardson & Hurt out to attend), Clubs: Early Bird Spanish, Lego
-Saturday - WIS Day at Barnes & Noble (9 am- 6 pm)
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