What a beautiful day out for the first band lessons of the year.5th grade students were so excited to try out their new instruments.
4th grade did a great job explaining about structures and their functions with animal parts.
Italian ice was the perfect treat today to celebrate last week's walk-a-thon. Thank you PTO!
Join us tonight, outside, behind the school for our back to school movie night showing Monsters vs. Aliens. Grab your spots starting at 7:15 pm.
It was a wonderful day for the WA wolves to take to downtown Flossmoor for our walk-a-thon. Thank you to the PTO and sponsors for making it so successful.
Learning about and constructing 3D shapes during STEAM class.
Students stop by to write staff out affirmations.
Taking our voices to the sky with music class outside.
We had so much fun with our last day of institute team building. Our wolf pack is energized and excited to welcome the wolves back tomorrow.
We had a great first institute today meeting new staff and planning for the school year. More fun and learning to come tomorrow and Wednesday.
Make sure to check your emails tonight for the first edition of the Western Weekly. Access it ahead of time via the link below: https://www.smore.com/q2wtb
It's here! Class list pick up begins today from 1:30 - 7 pm at WA. Ms. Tolonaa, Ms. Ortiz and the WA PTO will have all your back to school information to join the WA wolf pack on the trail to greatness.
Other pick-up times are:
Wed. 1 - 5 pm
Thurs. 8:30 - 2:30
The start of the school year is almost here. Pick up your Back to School Packet, classroom teacher assignment, and student pick-up tags on any of the below dates at Western Avenue.
July 26 from 1:30 - 7:00 p.m.
July 28 from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
July 29 from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Representing D161 at ASCD National confernece today as Carol Humm and I present on leveraging digital classrooms for professional collaboration.
WA Girls on the Run is so much FUN! Way to go on your run and all the hard work.
We were honored to have Miss Universe Ghana, Chelsea Tayui and former Western Avenue alum speak to some of our students today. She spoke about finding your purpose to make a difference and explained how she gives back to her communities.
End of year picnics where our remote learners got to meet in person for the first time.
PTO helping to celebrate our amazing retirees Judy Kubas and Lauren Crescenti. WA won't be the same. We wish you both a wonderful retirement. We will miss you. ❤
Do you have lingering questions or concern about the COVID-19 vaccine? Ask a Dr.! Live Q&A tonight from 7 to 8 p.m. with the Cook County Department of Public Health. Join at https://bit.ly/3433b1m or by phone at +1 415-655-0001.
Thanks to our parents for a super fun 3rd grade career day.
