Washington District 50 Schools

We know the Manor Wildcats are curious, so here is an update after week 1! Our Grade Level Wildcat Pillar points are growing thanks to low tardies, good attendance, and positive behavior in our partial first week. Congrats to 5th grade on being the frontrunners so far, but 7th is nipping on your heels. The winning grade level on September 28th gets a candy bar and chooses the costumes for Mr. Lawless & Mr. Sharp. The ideas have been creative so far.

Please be advised that our routes may be running just a few minutes behind today. Thank you for your understanding! Have a great weekend Wildcats, we look forward to seeing everyone on Monday.

Attention ALL families!!! School Picture Day is Wednesday, August 16! Order forms will be going home with 1st-8th grade students today. ECE, PreK, and Kindergarten students will receive order forms on Back to School Night Monday, August 14. If you cannot attend Back to School Night, your child will receive their order form on the first day of school Tuesday, August 15. Please have your students arrive to school picture ready on Wednesday, August 16 for Picture Day!

D50 BUS UPDATE: Appreciate everyone's continued patience as we navigate the start of the school year AND a few familiar challenges in transportation. To sustain a more regular schedule throughout the year, 4 buses are being used. Drivers, students, parents, and our staff have had to adjust in short order. Normal adjustments will also be necessary during the opening weeks. *Please find links below to the updated bus plans for both schools (only a few changes thus far). Thanks again for a great start! MORNING: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ea5xyxleoF6Je_Zj6JdAlfPQEqOFgquF8JXiKzwNwTk/edit?usp=drive_link AFTERNOON / FULL-DAY: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13c9DNHl9di4L7QrrgBu5Q96YjNOg0-2qGZpZedo5J38/edit?usp=sharing

Good morning Wildcats, we wanted to share out our approximate drop off times for this afternoon's early dismissal. Please note again that these times are approximate and may be adjusted in the future depending on routes. Have a great day, we have been so excited to see everyone back in our buildings this morning. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KvTpS1PipjjgzqNMqxuk6IBH-CEDMGC17DlCpJ5Yeec/edit?usp=sharing

AM MANOR SHUTTLE RIDERS: Shuttle bus is running early. MANOR students will need to report approximately five minutes earlier than anticipated.

Alright Wildcats, here is your link for approximate times for afternoon drop off. Again, these are approximate and we anticipate some variation especially the first few days as we dismiss and run these new routes. Please click the link below to view afternoon times. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T_i4mBMhqyIsX4wk3SGpmA3T4Vt-9hBi67ST9zUHlmo/edit

Good evening Wildcats! What a wonderful time we had seeing everyone we could at Back to School Night for our 1st-8th grade students. In answer to the earlier communication about bus route and time adjustments - here are our approximate pickup times for morning routes. Please pay attention to the stop numbers and descriptions to find your approximate times. Please check the document at the attached link to see those times. Also, keep in mind that the times may adjust slightly, and have your child ready a few minutes before the listed time. Thank you! https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Ea5xyxleoF6Je_Zj6JdAlfPQEqOFgquF8JXiKzwNwTk/edit?usp=sharing

Good evening Wildcats - in preparation of the first day tomorrow, we wanted to let our families know that we will be running a 4 bus route for the foreseeable future. Mr. Lawless is working to coordinate and have pickup times as close to previous times as possible. He will be sending more information out soon.

SOFTBALL GAME CANCELED

FINAL REMINDER!! School starts tomorrow, Thursday August 10! Is your student all ready to go? Are all medical forms completed and turned in?! These forms are needed before the start of school of Thursday!! Please get them turned in ASAP!! Any questions, reach out to Nurse Hedge @ [email protected] or 309-745-5847

We look forward to seeing all 1st through 8th grade students and families tomorrow, Wednesday August 9th from 5:30pm to 6:45pm for Back to School Night. This will be so you can meet your teacher and drop off supplies. Please note that Kindergarten, Pre-k and ECE Back to School Night is on a different night. K, Prek, and ECE students and families will come Monday, August 14 from 6pm to 7pm to meet their teacher and drop off supplies. Their first day of school will be August 15. We look forward to seeing everyone!

CRUNCH TIME!!!!! Is your child ready to start school on Thursday??! ALL medical requirements are DUE BY THURSDAY, the first day of school!! Does your student need to take medication at school, if so are their medication forms turned in? Up to date sports physical on file? See the checklist below for medical requirements and as always feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns! Nurse Hedge @ [email protected] or 309-745-5847

Good morning Wildcats! Today is the LAST DAY to complete online registration for any returning students. While many families have completed this step, we still have some that we are waiting on. Please make sure to log in and complete this today if your student will be returning to District 50 for the 23-24 school year; in order to have no delays in getting them started in the new year.

We are going to have to cancel today’s cross country practice, unfortunately 🌧️ Mother Nature wasn’t on our side this weekend and it is still too wet along with continued rain chances! Please have your athlete stretch and run for 20 minutes today! Practice tomorrow 6-7pm with the parents meeting at the end! Also this is your LAST CHANCE for ordering from the cross country team store, if closes today MONDAY, AUGUST 7TH at 11:59pm https://teamworks.chipply.com/D50-CROSSCOUNTRY23/store.aspx

FRIDAY, AUGUST 4 --- Thanks ICC for a great evening of softball action!

*Games Cancelled* Due to the heavy amount of rain overnight and this morning, the All City tournament games today are cancelled. We hope everyone had a spectacular time during the games and skills competitions last night. Thank you, ICC Softball. We hope to continue partnering for years to come.

We are so excited to welcome back our Wildcats in just a few days! If you have not completed online registration through Skyward for your returning student, please do so as soon as possible. Registration closes on Monday, August 7th. Also, if you have not yet turned in your address verification, get that in to one of the offices as soon as you can. We are looking forward to seeing everyone on Back to School Night which will be held for 1st-8th grade students on Wednesday, August 9th from 5:30-6:45.

Classroom Wishlists are Live! There are tons of ways for the community to impact our school through PTC, Music Boosters, volunteering, community service projects, and more. Every August presents a new way through purchasing and donating supplies from our Teacher Wishlists. Whether you want to surprise a former teacher, grow our PE supplies, or wait until class lists post next week and support this year's teacher, Classroom Wishlists are here to show their needs. Visit our website for the link or click below. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1z2L2q7Z3jsG20h7rd_f-kMsK3IYRxMn7a-9HKll5TWw/edit?usp=sharing

1 weekend and 3 days left of summer vacation!! Is your child ready to start school next week on August 10th??! ALL medical requirements are expected BEFORE or on the first day of school! See the checklist below for medical requirements and as always feel free to reach out with any questions or concerns! Nurse Hedge @ [email protected] or 309-745-5847