Week of January 12

Posted Date: 01/13/2025

Dear Families,

Our students have settled in beautifully following winter break and this week has been full of learning and connecting with peers and staff.  Next week we start our winter progress monitoring of student learning.  In addition to ongoing classroom assessment of progress, our district administers universal screener assessments throughout the year. The NWEA Measure of Academic Progress assessment in math, which provides our staff with valuable information regarding your child’s academic progress, will be administered this month. First and second graders take this NWEA assessment three times a year in the fall, winter and spring. Kindergarteners are taking this assessment for the first time this month and then again in the spring. The universal screener literacy skills using the DIBELS8 for students in kindergarten, first and second grade will also be completed this month. Weston uses multiple forms of assessment (e.g., formative, summative) to monitor student growth, understanding that no single measure provides the complete picture of a child’s progress. We are committed to ensuring that each child continues to grow academically. 

Reading Informational Session for Families

Save the date of Thursday, January 30 at 9:15 a.m. for this informative session with our Curriculum Instructional Leader, Andrea Noble. Mrs. Noble will share information about our reading program, how children learn to read as well as tips and strategies for promoting literacy at home. Reading Informational Session sign up

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration is open. You can register an incoming kindergarten student through this link:  Registration Information  Children who are 5 years old on or before September 1, 2025 are eligible to begin kindergarten in the fall. 

Sincerely,

Laura Kaddis

Principal

Important Dates:

January 20: Martin Luther King, Jr. day - School closed

January 22: HES/WIS PTO meeting at WIS. 9:00 a.m.

January 30: Reading Informational Session for Parents: 9:15 a.m. SH cafeteria