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Warmer temperatures are coming our way - we hope 😊, but in the meantime, these #WatertownWay Webster Wildcats are happily building snowmen with what's left before the thaw!
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The #WatertownWay WHS Visual Arts Classic Team qualified in 7 individual categories for the upcoming State Competition at UW-Madison in April! The team took 2nd 🥈 place overall at the Carroll University Regional last month and also came in 2nd 🥈 with a tie-breaker finish in the Art History Quiz Bowl! Congratulations and good luck, Goslings, at the State Competition!
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Fort building and Four Square were the names of the games at recess time for these #WatertownWay Douglas Tigers!
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The 2022 Spring Election for WUSD Board of Education candidates is right around the corner - Tuesday, April 5th! Our local AAUW organization is once again hosting a "Meet the Candidate" webinar on Monday, March 14th, 2022 beginning at 7:00 p.m. To register, please follow the link below 👇.
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qI-h8NSXTAS7w-QimNwIFg
There are four seats available on the WUSD Board of Education, with six candidates appearing on the ballot:
Lori Holland
David Schroeder (Incumbent)
Craig M. Wortman
Paul Van Den Langenberg (Incumbent)
Chad Bailey (Withdrew Candidacy)
Mike Higgins
*Vote for not more than four (4)
Good luck to all of our candidates!
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Introducing our Schurz Star Readers for the month of February! These #WatertownWay students received a special sticker and a certificate from the principal for their awesome reading accomplishments!
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While our younger learners enjoyed the freshly fallen snow, some of our #WatertownWay RMS Panthers were in the water learning snorkeling skills and dreaming of warmer weather! 🌊 🤿 ☀️
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These Early Childhood students would like to say thank you to our #WatertownWay Maintenance Team for clearing the snow today so our students, staff and families could move safely through our playgrounds, sidewalks, pick-up and drop-off areas and parking lots
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These #WatertownWay LEAP Leopards took advantage of the perfect snowfall for building snowmen! ☃️
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It's time to celebrate our #WatertownWay School Social Workers with National School Social Worker Week! We are so grateful for your commitment to the health and well-being of our WUSD students and families!
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"The more that you READ, the more things you will KNOW. The more that you LEARN, the more places you'll GO." ~ Dr. Seuss
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These Douglas Tigers were reading in hoods on Tuesday with their partner classroom for Read Across Douglas - in celebration of Read Across America Week! Reading is fun with your friends!
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These #WatertownWay 4th grade readers cozied up with books and flashlights to do some special reading to celebrate Read Across America Week!
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Today Mrs. Wolf’s class had the privilege to have Mayor McFarland join them!
These Schurz Tigers were tasked to write persuasive speeches to help change the world around us. The class chose to focus on our community of Watertown and the topic of littering.
Using their writing unit skills, they began their research of Watertown, the Rock River, littering, our mayor and did a student class survey that identified that littering occurs most often when individuals toss items outside of their car windows.
Mrs. Wolf's class all wrote Mayor McFarland letters for their final persuasive essay to persuade the mayor to help create awareness around littering in our community.
Mayor McFarland surprised them today with a special visit, fliers that she made for Schurz School to participate in a fun clean-up bingo activity and to encourage our community to help clean up the Rock River this year.
Check out Mayor McFarland's Weekly Roundup tomorrow as she reports out on her visit with Mrs. Wolf's class! 👇
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=258059501877843
Thank you, Mayor McFarland!
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Join the WHS art department and students at the newly modernized Watertown Public Library on Wednesday, March 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for their exhibition opening. The exhibition will remain available for viewing until March 16.
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This awesome #WatertownWay Schurz Tiger has a special message for all of us as we continue our Dr. Seuss celebration week in the WUSD!
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What better way to spend a #WatertownWay sunny, winter day than with some great friends and sleds? These Webster Wildcats enjoyed the outdoors yesterday doing just that!
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First graders in Mrs. Templin's art class have been busy creating some really cool artwork! We can't wait to see the finish products! #WatertownWay
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🎂 Happy Birthday Week, Dr. Seuss! 🎂
Across the country this week, thousands of schools, libraries, and community centers will celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday (March 2) by bringing together students, staff, and families with books and lots of fun activities - just like these awesome #WatertownWay staff members!
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Webster Elementary School held their monthly Cool, Awesome and Terrific Students (CATS) lunch on Friday, February 25 with Principal Brad Clark. These students are selected by teachers in grades K-5 for making great gains in an academic area or working super hard in their studies. Way to go, Wildcats!
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Happy Monday! We are flying into the week like these fun #WatertownWay teammates!
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