Last Day of School at Whitehead ES

The last day of school is 

           Friday, June 13th, 2014.

Students will be dismissed at 

           12:50 on that day. 

WCSD School Bus Safety Tips

Things Parents Should Know About School Bus Safety:

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School Buses are the safest form of highway transportation.

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The most dangerous part of the school bus ride is getting on and off the bus. Due to distracted or inpatient drivers not paying attention to the buses signal lights.

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Pedestrian fatalities (while loading and unloading school buses) account for approximately three times as many school bus-related fatalities, when compared to school bus occupant fatalities.

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The loading and unloading area is called the “Danger Zone”

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The “Danger Zone” is the area on all sides of the bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver (10 feet on either side of the bus where a child may be in the driver’s blind spot and the area behind the bus).

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This is why we ask all of students to wait for the driver to signal for them to cross in front of the bus only when crossing a road.

 

Things Kids Should Know About School Bus Safety:

 

-​Arrive at your bus stops 5 minutes early.

-​Stand at least 5 giant steps (10 Feet) away from the edge of the road.

-​Wait until the bus stops, the doors open, and the driver gives the okay to load the bus.

-​The bus driver and others cannot see you if you are standing closer than 10 feet to the bus.     STAY OUT OF THE DANGER ZONE.

-​When crossing the street walk 10 giant steps to the front of the bus and wit for the driver to give the okay to cross the street.

-​If you can’t see the driver the driver can’t see you.

-​If you drop something under the bus ALWAYS have your driver get it for you.

 

Please talk with your children about these things. If you see a vehicle run a bus stop signs (Red lights) please get the license plate # and report it to our Dispatch at353-5900.

 

JWES Jog A Thon is here !

Mr. Squires reminded the students to dress appropriately for running and for being out in the sun. 

It's time to get out your running shoes. The annual Jog A Thon is almost here. Yesterday our students brought home their Jog pledge sheets. The money raised is due back by Thursday, May 29th and the actual Jog A Thon day is Friday, May 30th.

Mrs. Hiatt explained the envelope and the papers inside.

Mrs.Leary describes the prizes and the winner levels. Check out the annual Jog winners on the plaques in our main hallway.

 

Winners of the Spring Break Sum Dog Challenge

Mrs. Chatham, our computer teacher, challenged the students over Spring Break with a SumDog.com contest. The 10 students with the top SumDog.com scores were recognized at our assembly Friday and each received a gift card to a local yogurt place.

Way to go ! 

A new SumDog.com contest between all Washoe County School began today, so log on and check it out. 

Kindergarten students celebrate their moms

Both Kindergarten classes put on a play about the animals helping little bear choose a gift for his mommy. What a great day to thank our moms for all they do everyday . 

Thank you parents for celebrating our Wonderful Whitehead teachers

This past week our PFA and many amazing families celebrated and thanked our teachers for Teacher Appreciation Week. Each day our teacher's lounge was transformed into a colorful inviting lunchroom filled with treats, and delicious lunch spreads. Thank you so much parents for the support and recognition. 

Please help keep our parking lot safe

Please do not park and leave your vehicle unattended along any red curb at Whitehead School. If you are dropping off  or picking up along the red curb the driver must remain in the vehicle. Since our red curb identifies the fire lane this rule is to be followed at all times, before, during and after school. There is parking along the plain curbs on Waterfall Dr. and Shadow Ln. 

The yellow curbs in the front of the school are for the school bus loading and unloading zone . This is a friendly reminder that drivers may not pass any school bus while it has it's stop sign out and it's red lights flashing to let other drivers know that students are loading and unloading. 

Thank you for working together to make our school parking lot and Waterfall Dr. a safe place for everyone.