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Find Your Child's Lost Items by June 5

5/29/2017

Lost and Found
All Items to be donated by Monday June 5
The final day of school is quickly approaching and the Lost and Found Cabinet is overflowing with winter coats, sweatshirts, fleeces, hats, gloves, winter boots and water bottles. Check out what is currently "lost". Please make plans to visit the cabinet and claim your child's item(s). Items will be cleared out and donated on Monday June 5.

We know it's not always easy to get to the school to look through the lost and found. So if you see something in the photo gallery that is your child's, feel free drop us an email and we'll do our best to return it to your child. And please always label your children's clothing, footwear and lunchboxes. Labelled clothing tends to make its way home more often.

Relive the First Grade Circus Performance

5/29/2017

Videos are now available of the first grade Circus performance. These are mp4 files to be viewed on computers. Please send an envelope with $5 to Mr. Gaytan in the office and include your student’s name. All proceeds go toward technology maintenance throughout the building.

Grease is the Word ...

5/24/2017

Performances of “Grease”
Full Show
Thursday, May 25 – Waters Gym 8:30 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.
Vignettes
Friday, May 26 – Waters Gym 9:30 a.m. (NEW START TIME) and 1:15 p.m.
Class of 2017 performs GREASE next week, the show they've been working on in drama class since September. If you can make it out to support them, they'd love it. Please note seating will be limited due to student audience. There will be the usual lineup in the hallway for parents and community and allow for seating as it is permissible. Questions, contact Ms. Garcia. Appropriate for ages 5th grade and older.

Goals and Objectives for our Diverse Learners

5/24/2017

Parents of Diverse Learners Team Meeting
Thursday, June 15 – Gideon Welles 6:00 p.m.
The next meeting for our Parents of Diverse Learners team will be at 6:30 pm on June 15 at Gideon Welles. Join us to talk with Ms. Barta about what "pull-out" services look like and how goals and objectives are set for them.

Everyone is welcome to join us, whether your child has a 504, IEP, or not! Please note we do NOT have childcare set up for this meeting. Questions? Email Kelli Landes.

Walk for Waters Update

5/24/2017

Waters Walk-A-Thon
Wednesday, June 7 – Waters Campus School Hours
Kids, it's your turn to raise money for your amazing school!
Pledges for the Walk-A-Thon are due June 2: make checks payable to WatersToday
Pledge online here.
Volunteer online here.
Pledge sheet online here.

Incentives and Rewards
Top 7 Pledge Raisers are eligible for one of the following rewards:
• PE Teacher Assistant for the day with Mr. Kurz
• 2 Cubs tickets: 8/1/17 Monday game at 7:00 p.m.
• Field Museum Annual Family Membership
• MD Sports PRO Court 3 dual shot basketball game
• Bike Accessory Package (helmet, bike lock, speedometer, LED bike lights, water bottle with cage)
• Park Adventure Package (includes fold up backpack, collapsible cooler, easy carry blanket, foldable chairs, two stainless steel water bottles, portable hammock)
• Yonanas Healthy Dessert Maker

Pride of Place, New Media and Outsider Artistry

5/24/2017

2nd Semester Digital and Visual Art Exhibit
Friday, June 9 – Waters School First Floor 3:30-5:00 p.m.
Our 2nd Semester Digital and Visual Art Exhibit, entitled Pride of Place, New Media and Outsider Artistry, will be celebrating student voice, choice and innovation this semester. Students will be showcasing works in 2D, 3D and 4D as they culminate their study of Outsider Artistry from around the globe. Visual art students will act as docents of the exhibit, digital arts students will feature classroom projects and all K-8 students are invited to join us in our scavenger hunt tradition!

Parent volunteers are needed to help hang artworks June 6 through June 9. Please email Mrs. Vecchioni if you have any questions or can help out.

Get Ready For Fun and Games

5/23/2017

Annual Field Day
Friday, June 9 – Waters Campus
Get ready for a day of fun and outdoor sports! Mr, Kurz is putting together a day of traditional (and some not so traditional) activities to remind the Wildcats exercise is fun. All students will participate in friendly competition against their classmates, rotating through seven stations on campus (eight for the younger grades). Don't forget your gym shoes, water bottles and school spirit!

Schedule is as follows:
• Grades K-2: 8:45-10:15 a.m.
• Grades 6-8: 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
• Grades 3-5: 12:45-2:15 p.m.

Volunteers are needed to help ensure that the day is a success. Please sign up if you can help.

Kids, Join in the Walkathon Fun!

5/23/2017

Annual Walkathon
Wednesday, June 7 – Waters Campus
The 3rd Annual Waters Wildcat Walkathon will be held on Wednesday, June 7. The Waters Wildcats Walk is a great way to promote a healthy lifestyle, to empower students to be active members of our community, and to raise money for their school. Proceeds from the walk-a-thon help support and fund the Waters sports and academic teams, coach stipends, team uniforms, the purchase of equipment for the school-wide physical education program, and much more. Our goal for this year’s walk-a-thon is $15,000 which we can meet if each student raises a minimum $60 in pledge donations! Here’s how you can help:

● Encourage your child to identify 8-10 family and friends and ask each person for $5-$10.

● Advise donors to go to this link to make an online pledge (note: online pledges are subject to a 3.75% convenience fee).

● Promote on-line pledging by helping your child create a video to text or email to friends and family. Also, promote the event via Facebook and Twitter.

Click here to learn more about pledge rewards and the time frame each class is walking, so you can help cheer them on.
Volunteers are needed. Sign up here if you can help out.

Middle Schoolers Look Towards High School

5/22/2017

Preparing for High School
7th Graders – Online Starting This Week
High school application season for school year 2018-19 is quickly approaching and with only a few weeks remaining until the last day of school, it is important that we take full advantage of the remaining time we have before summer break to get as many of our 7th grade families to subscribe to the GoCPS mailing list. We want to make sure we have updated contact information to send them instructions, announcements and advance notifications that are critical to completing the application process. Follow these instructions on the high school application process.

Pizza and Fun for Waters

5/22/2017

Borelli's Pizza Night Fundraiser
Wednesday, May 31 – Borelli's Pizza 5:00-9:00 p.m.
We're back at Borelli's for pizza and family fun to support Waters. Come on out and join us or order yours to take home. Borelli's generously gives 20% of all sales during the hours of 5:00-9:00 p.m. to WatersToday, so mark your calendar and share with a neighbor.

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Find Your Child's Lost Items by June 5

Relive the First Grade Circus Performance

Grease is the Word ...

Goals and Objectives for our Diverse Learners

Walk for Waters Update

Pride of Place, New Media and Outsider Artistry

Get Ready For Fun and Games

Kids, Join in the Walkathon Fun!

Middle Schoolers Look Towards High School

Pizza and Fun for Waters

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