West Louisville Elementary School

Happy Thanksgiving Tiger Family!
I want to encourage all of our families to take a few moments to talk about the blessings we have in life each day.
Everything from family, friends, food, homes, jobs, and a safe school to attend and learn each day! I am very
thankful for my Tiger Family and for the amazing community of support! I want to say a special THANK YOU to our
entire Cafeteria staff for the delicious Community Thanksgiving meal! They served our entire student population,
staff and around 240 guests on Thursday and every person enjoyed a full meal! If you missed out, we will have
another meal next month. Remember next week we only have school on Monday and Tuesday.
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!

Congratulations to our WLES Cheerleaders!!
They are the newest winners of the KAPOS Regional Elementary Game Day competition.
Way to the go, Tigers!! They did amazing and had ZERO deductions!!
Good luck at your state competition!!

The Kentucky weather was wild this week! Starting with snow and ending in the 70s! That being said, please make sure that your child dresses appropriately daily and has a jacket available. This week we will celebrate Thanksgiving together with our Community Meal on November 19th. Check out the details below. Thank you for the support of our food pantry drive! It has been great to see our classrooms and families rally behind this great cause!

We’re excited to welcome our families into the school for our annual Thanksgiving meal on Wednesday, November 19th.
Cost is $4.75 per adult meal.
Please use the link below to sign up to attend.

http://bit.ly/4nr2wgn

Come out this Sunday, November 16th, to support our WLES Cheerleaders at the KAPOS Regional Cheer Competition
Time: 3:00 (WLES performs 2nd)
Location: Owensboro High School
Cost: $5 admission (children under age 5 are free)

The team receives extra points for crowd leading and cheering!!
Your support means a lot to the team!! Go Tigers!

The trees outside are finally changing, and it is one of my favorite times of the year! I just wish there was a way to pause the trees in this stage! We want to thank everyone that came out and participated in our Veterans Day Celebration. Honoring our veterans is a very important tradition for our school and community. we want to make sure our students learn the importance of honoring these heroes for our country. OurSTOCK THE PANTRY FOOD DRIVE is off to a great start, but we want to see even more classes participate! Any donation helps our students and the community by providing resources for the FRC to distribute. the donations earn points for their homeroom class! I can't wait to see who earns the pizza party! Thank you for your support and have a great weekend!

Happy Halloween! I hope everyone has a fun and safe time tonight if your family ventures out to Trick or Treat. Thank you to everyone that came out to our Trunk or Treat on Tuesday. We had an amazing turn out, even with the weather. I do want to take a moment to apologize for the drizzly atmosphere. We needed to make a decision after school ended, so we checked the forecast and it said 0% chance of rain from 3:30-8:00pm. I made the decision to keep it outside! The forecast lied...LOL! The important thing is that everyone stayed safe and had a fun night with their Tiger Family!
Don't forget about our Veteran's Day Ceremony coming up on November 7th.
Also, please take time to fill out the School Safety Survey that was sent out in last Friday’s newsletter.
Mr. Stone

The kids have done an amazing job in returning back to school after Fall Break, ready to learn! It was great to see so many parents in the building last night for our first night of Parent/Teacher Conferences. Just a reminder that we are holding Report Cards for the conferences. If you didn't make it this week we hope to see you next Thursday Night. We are always looking at ways to improve the safety of our school building and school environment. In order to continue improving in this area, we are participating in a voluntary school safety audit this fall. We would like for all stakeholders to have a voice in this audit. I would like for all parents of West Louisville Students to use this link to complete a short survey, https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/FY26WestLouisvilleDaviessParents. This information will be used to help us guide decision-making moving forward in regards to school safety! I want to thank you in advance for your participation in this survey. One final reminder....No Costumes are allowed at school on Halloween. They can save the fun for our WLES Trunk or Treat and Friday Night!

Our annual Trunk or Treat event is coming up next week on Tuesday, October 28th.
Make plans to attend and be sure to come hungry. There will be chili and hot dogs in the cafteria (while supplies last).
See the attached flyer for times and info if you'd like to set-up a trunk to participate in Trick-or-Treating.

Red Ribbon Week (Stay Drug Free) is NEXT week, Oct. 27-31.
See the attached flyer for special days.

Happy Fall Break, Tiger Family! I hope this message finds you planning some time to enjoy your family and get some rest over the next week. Whether you are traveling or just staying home, I hope you find joy and laughter each day. My family will be staying home and enjoying some time hunting, fishing, and racing RC trucks and then ending the week with the DCHS marching band. As we move into the 2nd 9 weeks, we have a lot of great events coming up to partner with our families and community! We hope to see everyone out for our Parent/Teacher Conferences, Trunk or Treat, Veterans Day Celebration, and other events as we get closer to the holidays. Check out the rest of the newsletter for all of the details. We'll see you back on October 20th!

Have a Great Week!

Good Monday Morning! Students are moving right along down the path of success, meeting and exceeding our ROARS Expectations to be RESPONSIBLE, ORGANIZED, ACCEPTING OF OTHERS, RESPECTFUL, and SAFE. Students have already earned 111 PAWSitive Performers this first quarter. Our Tigers are amazing!

Check out our Paws and Reflect newsletter for more information from our PBIS and SEL departments.

What a great week our tigers have had at school! The students have been hard at work this week learning about reading, math, science, social studies and so much more! As we approach the end of the nine weeks, we will be entering grades and wrapping up loose ends. This is a great time to make sure any missing registration or immunization forms are returned and turn in any doctor excuses for absences. Thank you all so much for an excellent start to the school year!

Tiger Family,
Thanks to everyone who was able to come out and take part in our curriculum night! Congrats to Jerome Pruden and Grayson Cattoor for winning our Family Fun Movie Night baskets. If you missed curriculum night, please see the attached flyer for information on the curriculum we are using here at WLES! If you have any questions, please reach out!

Thank you all for making our Fall Festival a HUGE success! We raised over $6000 for our PTO and had loads of fun with our family and community in the process. Up next, we have our Family Curriculum Night this coming Tuesday! We hope you will join us for a free meal, along with a chance to learn about Title 1 Funding, SEL, Arts Classes, and what the day-to-day curriculum looks like for your child. Just two more weeks until Fall Break and the end of the first 9 weeks! Let's work hard to finish the first quarter strong!
**Just a reminder that PICTURE DAY is MONDAY!!!**

First Ever City - County Race
Next Tuesday, September 30 @ 5:45 PM @ Yellow Creek Park
Please see the attached flyer for more details including cost, ages eligible, and registration information.
This race is open to all elementary students in Daviess County in OPS, DCPS, homeschool & private schools.

Thank you for a great 4-day week of school! Don't forget that tomorrow is a PD Day for teachers and a day off for students. Tonight is our Fall Festival, so we hope to see everyone come out and enjoy a perfect night together with your Tiger Family. There will be food, games, inflatables, a hay ride, and a silent auction. Remember it only costs $5/student to enjoy all of the games and inflatables. Next week we will be back to work for our last 15 days of instruction before Fall Break. We will be starting our WIN time groups next week as well. These groups are intentionally focused instructional groups that will help us meet the needs of all students in a more precise setting. We can't wait to start down this next road of our journey to success!
Have a great weekend!

TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT!! FALL FESTIVAL IS HERE!! ALL ACTIVIES BEGIN AT 5 pm until 7 pm.
BRACELETS - If you purchased braclets early, be sure to check your student's folder in their backpack for their bracelets. These are being sent home TODAY with them.
ARRIVAL - Upon arrival, please stop by the ticket booth and get a WATER BOTTLE (empty). This is for every bracelet holder.
FOOD - Come hungry!! Food trucks and concessions will be available tonight. (extra cost)
KISS THE PIG - Don't forget to bring your change for KISS THE PIG. This will be open until 6:45.
Credit and Debit cards will be accepted for tickets, concessions & silent auction.
Please be prepared to pay for your silent auction purchases TONIGHT.
ALL parking will be in the front parking lot. Please do not drive around the cones or the back of the building.

Fall Festival is this week ! We can't wait to have fun on Thursday from 5-7 PM with your family!
Be sure to bring in your donations of canned drinks, Hot Wheels, wrapped candy & Lil Debbie cakes.
Also, don't forget to purchase your bracelet for only $5. This will give you access to unlimited games and bouncers!!
Attached are the flyers for the donations and braclet sales, as well as the CHANGE WAR for KISS THE PIG.
If you would like to volunteer to help with setup on Wednesday or Thursday, please click the link below:
https://forms.gle/nJw3Sr3GG85HJN9z6