RDW Elementary

PRE-K Registration Information

PreK Registration

Created: 15 - 02 - 2022
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Welcome to the WESTERN WAYNE SCHOOL DISTRICT! We hope that your child’s educational experience will be wonderful in every sense.

One of our goals is to see that the parents — like the students themselves — feel at home at Western Wayne. Should you ever have any questions or concerns about your child’s education, we encourage you to call the school and talk with those who might be of help.
We are glad to have you with us. We want to assure you that we will do our best to help your child experience academic, social, and emotional growth. With your help and cooperation, this will be an excellent journey,

Listed below are the dates and requirements for Pre-kindergarten and Kindergarten registration:
REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO ENTER PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:

  1. Lake, Salem, and Sterling Townships — EverGreen Elementary Week of March 14 2022.
  2. Canaan, Clinton, South Canaan Townships and Waymart Borough Robert D. Wilson Elementary School — Week of March 14 2022
    Criteria for children registering for these programs are as listed:
    A. Parent or guardian Proof of Residency (deed, driver’s license, tax receipt, voter’s registration, lease agreement, current utility bill, etc.).
    B. A child is eligible for admission to Pre-Kindergarten if she/he has attained the age of four (4) years on or before September 1, 2022.
    C. A child is eligible for admission to Kindergarten if she/he has attained the age of five (5) years on or before September 1, 2022.

PREK Requirements — Please bring a current physical with you if you have it.

  1. Diphtheria and Tetanus Toxoid Initial series (3 doses)
  2. Polio — 4 doses (4th dose on or after 4th birthday)
  3. MMR-I dose
  4. Hepatitis B Vaccine Series — 3 doses
  5. Variceila Vaccine — 1 dose or diagnosis of disease or laboratory testing

KINDERGARTEN Requirements — Please bring a current physical with you if you have it.

  1. DPT Series — must include booster dose after age 4
  2. Polio — 4 doses — (4th dose on or after 4th birthday)
  3. MMR — 2 doses
  4. Hepatitis B — 3 doses
  5. Varicella Vaccine (Chickenpox Vaccine) — 2 doses or diagnosis of disease or laboratory testing
    Also, if your child has a special condition/mental, physical, or heatth disability, please provide medical documentation from your physician and any accommodations that your child may need at school.

In addition, Pennsylvania requires a physical exam for all students upon original school entry. It may be performed by your family health care provider or by the school physician at a later date. Please bring a recent exam if you have it. You have access to current health information and forms on our website: ww3.westernwayne.org. To access this information, select departments and then health services.
Please complete the form above and return it to Mrs, Muller at the EverGreen building and Mrs. Kromko at the Robert D. Wilson building by February 22, 2022. This form is necessary in order to schedule your appointment date and time, Registration will be held in-person and limited to one (1) adult and one (1) child.
If you need additional information, please contact the Robert Wilson Elementary School or EverGreen Elementary School at 1-800-321-9973.
IF YOUR CHILD CURRENTLY ATTENDS PRE-K, YOU DO NOT NEED TO REGISTER FOR KINDERGARTEN.

RDW Kindness Club Inspires

For their final project, the RDW Kindness Club decided to do something nice for the younger students in the building. They wrote inspiring messages on over 150 snowflakes and delivered them to Pre-K, Kindergarten, First, and Second Grade classrooms while they were away at lunch. Teachers later reported that students “loved” receiving the snowflake surprise.

Mrs. Germani is proud of the work that this group accomplished and is excited to be welcoming a new group of KC students after the holiday break!

RDW Christmas Art

The 4th & 5th Graders at RDW used pastel chalks to draw beautiful glowing Christmas bulbs on black paper, they then added details in white. They did a terrific job!

RDW PTA receives donation

The Robert D. Wilson PTA received a donation of $400 from the weis4school rewards program.  Accepting the check are students from the Advisory Council who plan special events for the student body.

RDW studies the Art of Wassily Kandinsky

The Kindergarten and 1st Grade students at RDW studied the Art of Wassily Kandinsky, focusing especially on his most famous painting, Squares with Concentric Circles, done in 1913. Students also learned about warm and cool colors, and how colors can convey feelings. Students practiced both drawing, cutting, and painting concentric circles. They also practiced proper painting procedures and brush control in the process! Students also talked about the idea of collaborative art as we combined everyone’s paintings together to make the beautiful installation hanging in the hallway. The Students learned a lot and had a great time!

RDW ART PAINTING SHOWCASE

The Art students at RDW sketched “En plein air” last week! Students examined and discussed Vincent VanGogh’s Sunflower paintings, as well as reviewing the life cycle of a sunflower plant. The students then applied this knowledge as they sketched sunflowers in the courtyard that they planted themselves in the spring! Students practiced sketching quickly out-of- doors, like the plein air impressionists of the late 1800’s, to capture the essence of the image. Students later refined and completed their drawings inside. They did a beautiful job!

National Substitute Appreciation Week

National Substitute Appreciation Week is September 6-10. Western Wayne is grateful for our substitute and guest teachers. Thank you for stepping in to work with students when we need you the most!

If you are interested in joining the Western Wayne team, contact the District Office at 1-800-321-9973 Option 5.

Band Director to March in 2021 Rose Parade

Elaine Ort, band director for Western Wayne High School, will join band directors from across the country next January 1st in the annual Pasadena Tournament of Roses® Rose Parade.
A custom-designed animated float will lead a “marching band of band directors” up to 300 strong from across the country. The Michael D. Sewell Memorial Foundation, based in Pickerington, Ohio, is the sponsoring organization behind the project. The foundation was created to recognize and carry on the work of the late Mike Sewell, who dedicated his life to the school and community music programs in Pickerington and the Central Ohio area for more than 38 years.
The parade entry will convey the theme, “We teach music. We teach life.” The extraordinary dedication and accomplishments of band directors are well known to their students, to parents and to school teachers and administrators. No matter where they teach and work—public and private schools, colleges and universities, the military, community bands—dedicated music educators and leaders work long hours to not only teach and direct music, but to teach life itself. Students’ lives in particular are positively changed by a motivational leader who taught, inspired and mentored them.
“I am thrilled to have this opportunity to march in the parade,” Ort said. “It is an honor to represent Western Wayne.”
Elaine Ort has devoted much of her life to the study and performance of music. A native of New England and graduate of Marywood University, Elaine is a member of the Scranton Brass Orchestra, the Providence Brass, the Schützengiggles Oompah Band, the Marywood University Wind Symphony, and performs often in musical pit orchestras throughout the region. As an educator, Elaine serves as the director of instrumental activities in the Western Wayne School District since 2014. At Western Wayne, her teaching responsibilities include sixth grade brass instruction, eighth grade band instruction, and the Pride of Western Wayne, the Wildcat High School Band. Under her direction and guidance the school continues to invest heavily in its music program, and was recently named a KHS America Academic Alliance Platinum school for its investment in instrumental education. It is the only school in Pennsylvania, and one of only 39 in the United States to have received that honor.
Complete details on the project are available on the Saluting America’s Band Directors website, BandDirectorSalute.org.