Blog Posts

Another exciting Local School Council Meeting

11/26/2019

Thank you to every who came out last night to our LSC meeting! Some good news out of the meeting: We are on track to be certified as a 100% Healthy School status and, even better, our school has once again been rated a Level 1+! Congratulations to the staff and to Ms Kipp for all the hard work that went into reaching these levels.

We learned about some of the very impressive things going on at Roosevelt High School, including one of only three dual language programs out of all the high schools in the city. It was a really great presentation and we will get it up on the website as soon as we can. Look for information at school regarding future open houses at Roosevelt.

And finally, thanks to Alex Enarson for his presentation on our upcoming nature playspace. He has a vision for a communal space where kids of all ages can engage in activities range anywhere from hanging out to balancing and climbing, or even putting on dance performances with friends. A playspace like this will integrate beautifully with our existing garden and provide a much needed playspace given the loss of our playground. Below are a few conceptual drawings to give a sense of what we could expect. We are targeting this playspace being available sometime in the spring.

For more details, email Jason Rieger.

5th/6th and 7th/8th Boys Basketball Tryouts

11/20/2019

Tuesday, November 26th, 3:20 p.m. - 5:20 p.m.
Waters Gym

The tryouts for the boys 5th/6th and 7th/8th grade teams will be held Tuesday after school. 5th/6th will tryout right after school until 4:15. 7th/8th will tryout from 4:15-5:15 with Coach Jeff Mermuys. All prospective athletes will meet in the gym after school and should wear a t-shirt, shorts, and gym shoes. Go Wildcats!

For more details, contact Mr Orlov.

2019-2020 Yearbook Cover Contest

11/20/2019

Waters Yearbook Club is having a contest for the cover of our yearbook this year. All students are able to participate in the contest.

The theme for this year is “Chicago”

Here are the requirements:

An original image that goes with the theme “Chicago”. Think about what YOU love about Chicago? You can draw something from the neighborhood or your favorite part of the city. Be creative!
Must say “2019-2020” legibly
Must say “Waters Elementary School”, clearly and legibly
You can make it on white printer paper or digitally, but either way, your design must be clear to be accepted. Keep in mind that it may only be printed in black and white or one other color. (your uploaded file MUST BE 19 inches x 12.5 inches at 300 dpi or 5700 pixels x 3750 pixels. Custom cover files can be: BMP, GIF, JPG, PDF, or PNG)
No pre-created images, only what you made. You could base your drawing on an image you found, but don't copy it exactly.
Your design needs to be turned in or emailed to Ms. Hooper (room 310) or Ms. Aguilar (room 305) no later than Monday, November 25th.

The yearbook club will choose an image as the “winner”, and the person who created the image for the 2019-2020 yearbook will be announced on Wednesday, November 27th.

Please contact Ms. Hooper or Ms. Aguilar for more details.

Fundraiser for Waters Art Program

11/20/2019

Saturday, November 23rd, 3:00 p.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Ampersand Cowork
3317 West Fullerton Avenue

Waters parent and artist extraordinaire Gabe Lanza's solo art exhibition "This Is Not A Rug" at Ampersand Cowork supports Waters art department, with 10% of all sales donated to Mrs. Vecchioni's classroom. Join us for the family-friendly closing reception Saturday, November 23 from 3-6pm, and celebrate Gabe's incredible artwork while supporting Waters Elementary.

Click here to view Facebook Event.

If more details, contact Laura Ellsworth @ 312-256-3329

The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming!

11/19/2019

Wednesday, December 4th - Saturday, December 7th
Waters Gym

It's book fair time again! Students will be visiting our book fair with their class and they will have the opportunity to purchase books at that time. (Classroom sign up is attached)

Please join us for extended family shopping hours during the Waters Makers Fair on Saturday, December 7!

We will accept cash and credit cards. Don't want to mess with sending cash to school with your child? Sign up for eWallet! Visit our homepage to get started!

We need parent volunteers to run a successful book fair. It's a lot of fun too! Click on the link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0d4aabaa2ca3ff2-2019

For more information, please contact Hilary Prosser @ (260) 418-6271.

7th/8th Girls Basketball Tryouts

11/19/2019

Friday, November 22nd , 3:30 p.m.- 4:15 p.m.
Waters Gym

Attention Girls in grades 7th & 8th: Basketball tryouts for the team will be held in the Waters Gym on Friday, November 22nd afterschool. Meet Ms. Cavey outside of the gym at 3:30.

For more information, contact Ms. Cavey.

6th grade boys basketball NBL

11/19/2019

Thursday, November 21st, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Waters Gym

Anyone interested in playing for the 6th grade boys team in the Northside Basketball League should attend this practice and information session. Thank you.

Contact K.C. Johnson, for more details.