Watseka Elementary

Students at GRS celebrated and learned about Cinco de Mayo on Friday. La Potosina generously donated chips and salsa for all!

Congratulations to London Starkey & Luis Martinez from Glenn Raymond, Addissen Ulitzsch & Ulysses Moten from WJHS, and Anthony Shervino & Kylee Shoemaker from WCHS for being selected to represent Unit #9 at the Iroquois County Administrators Association student luncheon. They were selected because they are students who excel in the classroom and always chose to make positive choices in and out of school.

Unit 9 is hiring for the 2023-2024 school year! 1st Grade Teacher 1st Grade Paraprofessional 3rd Grade Teacher High School Business Teacher ESL Teacher High School Language Arts (9-12) Junior High Language Arts (6-8) Kindergarten Special Education 3rd Grade Special Education 6-8 Special Education 6-8 Life Skills Special Education Early Childhood Teacher High School Secretary We would love for you to join our team! Apply here: https://watsekaschools.tedk12.com/hire/index.aspx

IMH Sports Physicals Saturday, May 20th from 8-12pm at the Iroquois Regional Health Center. Call 815.432.7857 to schedule your appointment.

Mrs. Chaney's 1st graders had an egg-cellent time learning about chicks this month thanks to a generous donation from the Academic Foundation. They supplied funds to purchase an incubator, brooder, chick food and bedding. Thank you!

Mark your calendars for an Interactive Health Fair with the MEGA BODY! Walk through a giant inflatable display of the body, learn how trauma can affect our overall health, and explore community resources! May 5, 2023 from 3pm-6pm at WCHS Gym. Sponsored by Harbor House and Juvenile Justice Council of Iroquois County.

With only 6 weeks of school left, Unit 9 would like to remind all parents and guardians to please make sure you have your student's negative lunch account balances paid by the end of the school year. Fees can be paid online at www.k12paymentcenter.com

Tomorrow is Kindergarten screening and registration! If you don't have an appointment or need to know what time your appointment is scheduled, please call (815) 432-2112. You need to bring proof of residency, student's birth certificate, and parent ID to registration. Visit: https://www.watsekaschools.org/page/2024-kindergarten-information for more information!

Mark your calendar for April 10th!! The Watseka PTO and Monical's Pizza are working together to support a great cause. You're invited to gather at Monical's Pizza for their “Community Night" fundraiser. It’s simple! Just go online to www.monicalspizza.com/events and find this event. Then you can show the flier on your smart phone, tablet, or print it out and bring it in! Monical’s will donate 20% of your meal check to Watseka PTO!

Glenn Raymond March Students of the Month: 1st Grade: Bentley Bandur, Olivia Burton, Ember Vanderwal (not pictured) 2nd Grade: Ryley Haas, Brynlee Shoufler, Adrian Adorno 3rd Grade: Owen Maple, Brady Anderson, Hunter Barnard (not pictured) 4th Grade: Angel Macias, Angel Esquivel, Adrianna Kaehler 5th Grade: Paige Wilson, Ian Valentine, Kale Gerdes

Please consider giving blood at the NHS Red Cross Blood Drive on April 28th at WCHS. To schedule an appointment, please visit: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=Watseka Or, email casie.hanson@watsekaschools.org for an appointment.

April 5th 4-7pm at WCHS Join Key Club for a Pork Burger Drive-Thru

Mr. Jeff Perzee, WJHS Principal, presents Kiwanis members with the Recognition of Excellence from Unit 9 Schools. The Kiwanis members provide support to our Unit 9 students in many ways through their involvement and financial support of the 8th grade field trip, Key Club, Builders Club and by reading to our Kindergarten students last quarter. Thank you for your support!

GRS February Students of the Month 1st Grade: Cole Waters, Gabriel Guimond, Rilynn Sterrenberg 2nd Grade: Ryder Rudisill, Travell Loucks, Oliver Martin 3rd Grade: Ava Baier, Harlow Spainhour, Wyatt Osborne 4th Grade: Anayeli Esquivel, Reagan Kuhlman, Gemma Atwood 5th Grade: Seth Wittenborn, Ellie Hutchinson, Axel Villanueva-Sanabria

Mark your calendar for April 10th!! The Watseka PTO and Monical's Pizza are working together to support a great cause. You're invited to gather at Monical's Pizza for their “Community Night" fundraiser. It’s simple! Just go online to www.monicalspizza.com/events and find this event. Then you can show the flier on your smart phone, tablet, or print it out and bring it in! Monical’s will donate 20% of your meal check to Watseka PTO!

WCHS Spring Play North Woods Nonsense Friday, March 31 Saturday, April 1 7:00 pm Watseka Theater $10 in advance at the WCHS Main Office $13 at the door

The Birth to 5 Council is hoping to hear from families of kids ages 0-8 in our communities about resources needs (daycare, transportation, etc). RSVP for Focus Groups https://forms.gle/Va3cbMafbHV9uUgj7

Tomorrow is the last day to order Little Warrior Gear! Click the link to order: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/jhrtmfela2 The online store is only open for 14 days. All orders ship for free to GRS for distribution. All funds raised help support the PTO and our Little Warriors!

If you missed the Scholastic Book Fair at the GRS Family Reading Night, you can still order online through 3/14 at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/grs Scholastic will give back 25% in rewards to the Glenn Raymond teachers when you shop online!

Attention all future Kindergarten students!! It is time for your parents to fill out the pre-registration form and call Wanda Kendall to schedule your screening and registration appointment. Step 1: Fill out the form--https://tinyurl.com/23u9newstudent Step 2: Call (815) 432-2112