The beautiful hallways of Whitehead School

Mrs.Carr's 2nd grade

Check out some of our back to school bulletin boards at JWES.

Mrs. Squire's 6th grade

Mrs.Houlf 3rd graders

Mr. Squires 5th grade

Parent Faculty Association (PFA) Fundraiser

Our PFA Fundraiser has begun and continues to Wednesday, October 1st at 3pm. All money raised will be used to support our students on areas such as a PE teacher and increasing classroom technology. 

Our fundraiser kick off assembly.

3 teachers competed in a Super Hero trivia contest. 

First day of school at Whitehead

Smile faces welcomed our students when they returned for the first day of school !

Smile balloons lead you into the front door.

Lining up and entering the building together as a class for the first time. 

Me.VanKirk welcomes his students one at a time . 

4th grade students and families meet their teachers. 

6th graders line up waiting for the first bell to ring. 

Have a smiley 1st day ! 

Back To School BBQ and Snow Cone night

Our PFA ( Parent Faculty Association) raffled off a brand new grill to any families that have joined our PFA for a $10 membership this year. One of our new to Whitehead families were the lucky winners of the grill. 

When your family jois the PFA, the money stays here right in our school, and allowsour PFA to support our studnets in somany ways: technology, PE teacher, classroom materials, art supplies, etc.

Some of our teachers sporting their new staff shirts and SMILE lanyards. Ready to welcome the students. 

Step right up and finfout who the lucky teacher is that gets to have you in his/her class this year. 

Thank you ot all of our wonderful volunteers that helped make our BBQ a great success.

Waiting in line for a hot dog or a hamburger, yum !

Kiona Ice truck added some fun and delicious treats. They donated a portion of their sales back to our school. Thanks Kona Ice.

Meeting your Kindergarten teacher for the first time is a bit scary, though she is not scary at all.

Our teachers were soexvcited to meet our new families and their students. 

Paarents + Teachers = successful students

Whitehead teachers look forward to meeting parents and working together all year. 

Enjoying some family time at the Whitehead BBQ, getting ready for back to school. 

3rd/4th SWAS Supply List 2014-2015

3rd/4th SWAS Supply List 2014-2015

Supply List 2014-2015

1 inch binder

       6 folders-  all 3 hole punched to go inside the binder

                        Homework

                        Math

                        ELA (English Language Arts)

                        Science

                        Social Studies

                        Writing

2 Composition Notebooks (1 per semester- you can leave the 2^nd one at home until after Winter Break)

4 Spiral Notebooks- college rule  (all needed at the start of the year)

1 Flash drive

Scissors (small student ones)

1 Ream Printer Paper

Expo Markers- at least 3

Pencils

Red Pen (ballpoint)- at least 2

Sticky Notes- 2” x 2” square

Highlighters (no more than 2)

Pencil box (not too big- needs to hold extra pencils, pens, highlighters and scissors)

Ruler

 

Music: Ms. Anderson is requiring recorders for Music. You can either bring in $5.00 to get one from her, or bring in your own. If you bring one in please make sure it is of good quality, like from a music store, or a hand-me-down from another student. The recorders from some places are cheep and don’t play all the notes.

Extra Supplies: Not required but if you’d like to donate these for the class it’s appreciated.

-Small, Medium and Large Ziploc Bags

-Clorox wipes

-Colored pencils

-Colored copy paper

5th grade Supply List 2014-2015

5th Grade supply list for 2014-2015

- 1 pack of mechanical pencils

- 3 highlighters (yellow, green, and purple)

- 7 spiral notebooks - College ruled - different colors / Per semester

- Pencil Box

- Glue Sticks

- Crayons/Colored Pencils

- Sharpies (2+)

- 2+ correcting pens

- 3 whiteboard markers

- 2 boxes of tissue

- $20, this may be used for but not be limited to field trip fees (non-travel fees), classroom supplies, or class project needs.

 

Optional:

- Hand Sanitizer

- Clorox Wipes (No Bleach)

 

2014-2015 School Year Information

We are beginning to get ready for a new school year ...


IMPORTANT DATES to start the school year:


Thurs. Aug. 7th  5pm-7pm    Back to School PFA Barbeque in JWES cafeteria


Thurs. Aug . 7th   Class Rosters posted on your student Infinite campus account on line, log into     Infinite Campus to find out who your new teacher will be


Mon. Aug 11th 8:55AM 1st day of school for all 1st-6th grade students


Mon. Aug 11th - Fri Aug . 15th Kindergarten 1 on 1 screening meetings with teacher, student & family. Families signed up for their date and time when they registered.


Mon. Aug 18th 8:55AM 1st day of school or all kindergarten students










VACATION WEEKS  in the 2014-2105 School year:


Fall Break (1 week): Mon. Oct. 6th - Fri. Oct. 10th


Winter Break ( 3 weeks): Dec. 19th- Jan. 9th


Spring Break ( 2 weeks) March 30th- April 10th