Watseka Elementary

Watseka PTO would like to say THANK YOU to all the community members that visited Monical's during our community night. We received a check from Monical's Pizza for the Community Day event on October 10th in the amount of $262.78! Thank you for supporting PTO!

It's Red Ribbon Week Next Week!

Today is the DAY!!! PTO is hosting a Monical's fundraiser. The event is ALL DAY! Just 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 U9 Elementary PTO! Print the flier here: https://tinyurl.com/u9pto

Celebrate National School Lunch Week!

WCHS Pork Burger Drive-Thru October 12th from 4:00-7:00PM Suggested Donation $3 Money raised is for WCHS Student Council

Don’t forget to join on U9 PTO on October 10, 2022, to enjoy great pizza and support a great cause. Supporters of this group are invited to gather at Monical's Pizza for their “Community Night" fundraiser. The event is ALL DAY! Just 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 U9 Elementary PTO! Print the flier here: https://tinyurl.com/u9pto

NHS is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on October 27th from 8am-1pm. Please contact casie.hanson@watsekaschools.org for an appointment. Your donation saves lives and earns WCHS seniors scholarship money!

It’s homecoming week! The theme is Some Where Over The Rainbow 🌈 All schools have dress-up days. Join in the fun and dress up!

Wanda Kendall picture day is September 28th! If you want order online, visit INTER-STATE.COM/ORDER and use the code 68975CB

Don’t forget to join on U9 PTO on October 10, 2022, to enjoy great pizza and support a great cause. Supporters of this group are invited to gather at Monical's Pizza for their “Community Night" fundraiser. It’s simple! Just 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 U9 Elementary PTO! Print the flier here: https://tinyurl.com/u9pto

The Still I Rise Organization has a FREE FOOD GIVEAWAY! Wednesday, September 14, 2022 from 4:00-6:00 pm See details in the image!

WJHS Softball game with Milford is cancelled today and rescheduled for Friday , Sept. 2nd at 4:30PM. WCHS Tennis match for tonight is cancelled. WCHS Soccer game at Watseka is canceled due to weather.

Attention Kindergarten Parents!! Meet the Teacher will be moving to Tuesday, August 23rd from 5:30-6:30pm! We look forward to seeing you and don't forget to bring your school supplies!

Tonight is a BIG night for Unit 9 schools! We are welcoming back students in grades 1st-12th. Check out the list of times below. 5:30-6:30PM Open House-Grades 1st-5th at Glenn Raymond Elementary Stop in, meet your teacher and drop off your school supplies! 4:30-6:00PM-Grades 6th-8th & 10th-12th Freshman orientation will begin at 5pm in the gym. WJHS students should enter through the cafeteria doors and WCHS students should enter through the gym doors. WCHS & WJHS will also be serving food and drinks as part of their back to school kick-off! If your 6-12th grade student did not pick up their chromebook last week, please have them stop in the cafeteria to pick it up tonight. Remember, students must be registered and have their chromebook bag to pick up their device.

!!Kindergarten parents!! Your child needs to be registered PRIOR to your screening appointment next week. If you need assistance with registration, please call (815) 432-2112 to schedule an appointment.

Make sure you check out the Back to School Newsletter located on the website and the app. There is a ton of important information in it!! Here are just a few highlight!

School meals are not free this year. If you’ve never applied in the past, please apply this year. These applications are about way more than reduced lunch fees. We need everyone to fill out the form because these applications help the district earn funding for programs and supplies every student uses. All Unit 9 families are receiving an application in the mail soon. Please fill it out and return it to Jami.harris@watsekaschools.org or drop it off at the Unit Office.

Online registration is open for all students Pre-K-12th grade. Please take time TODAY to register your students! Visit: https://www.watsekaschools.org/page/registration-information for more information on how to register. If you would like assistance with registration, please call Jennifer Dixon or your child’s school to schedule an appointment. Jennifer Dixon at (815) 432-2115 press 3. Wanda Kendall (815) 432-2112 Glenn Raymond Elementary (815) 432-4581 Watseka Junior High School (815) 432-2115 Watseka Community High School (815) 432-2486

School supply lists are available online! https://www.watsekaschools.org/o/watseka-elementary/page/school-supply-lists

Summer Breakfast Program- https://5il.co/1dbs9 Iroquois CUSD #9 will conduct a Jump Start Breakfast Program for Grades 1-5. Children ages 1 through 18 years of age are welcome to come for breakfast. The meal will be served free of any cost to the children. Breakfast will be served Monday – Friday, August 1 – August 12th at Glenn Raymond School, starting at 8:40 – 9:40 A.M. Children should enter through the East Door off of the black top on South Third Street. The Summer Food Service Program is available to all children without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age or handicap. If you are interested in further information regarding this program, please contact Jami Harris at 815-432-3891. Sincerely, Jami Harris Food Service Director