Don't forget tomorrow (9/30) is our first PBIS mini-monthly celebration and it's PJ day! Wear your pjs to school!
1st grade working on diagraphs in small groups.
1st grade taking their fall wild walk to explore living things in our science unit. We love that we can use our Green Team garden for learning.
From morning greetings (kindergarten choosing how they would like to be greeted) to reading instruction (3rd grade working on non-fiction text features and vocabulary in the phases of the moon story) our day is moving right along at WA.
Our Alpha Wolves volunteer dads' group is back! Today our dads helped with recess and the kids had so much fun.
Our Back to School Party sponsored by the WA PTO is tonight (9/15) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the back of Western Avenue. We hope to see you there to meet and mingle with new and old faces.
Kindergarten is practicing using 10 frames in their math workplace 'Which Numeral Will Win?'
Dr. Smith stopped by to visit our wolves today and helped out with some math problems.
A little look inside the life of a WA wolf today. 1st grade reading Frog and Toad, 4th grade working on reading task rotations, and third grade using different strategies to explain their math thinking.
Thank you to our PTO for another amazing walk-a-thon and our parents for all the donations to support our students. We had such a fun time today and the weather was beautiful.
It was our first 4/5 choir practice today and Mrs. Pasqua and our 52 choir students had a great time.
Taking reading of Spadefoot Toads outside today.
Practicing our bus evacuation today as part of our yearly safety drills. Great job wolves.
Having a little fun on the playground before school starts this morning.
Reminder District 161 families – tonight is our elementary school open houses. Make sure you stop by during your assigned session to meet your teachers, tour the school, meet our specialists and learn all about our grade-level curriculum!
Session 1: 7 to 7:40 p.m. (Last name A–M)
Session 2: 7:50 to 8:30 p.m. (Last name N–Z)
We had so much fun celebrating the Back to School Night in Flossmoor! We can't think of a better way to welcome in a brand-new school year. Here's to a great start for our students, families, staff and faculty!
We are so excited to welcome our wolves to school tomorrow for the 22-23 school year. Thanks to all the families who came to Chalk the Walks tonight.
Flossmoor School District 161 is launching a new mobile app to help students, parents, and community members know what's happening in District 161 right from your phones. Through our app you can read the latest announcements, find staff contact information, mark your calendar for upcoming events, and find important District documents. Download now, free from the App Store or the Google Play store.
Don't forget tomorrow is another late night class assignment pick-up. Feel free to bring your supplies as well. You can come to WA from 1 pm - 8 pm (Wednesday, August 10th). We have loved catching up with everyone so far.
We need you! We are looking to hire the following positions for this school year: special education paraprofessional, safety aide, and lunch aide. Please apply at SD161.org and reach out to Mrs. Renko or Mrs. Isabelli if you are interested. Lunch aide hours are 11 am - 1 pm.
