Wapello Community Schools

Throwback Thursday!! 2011-12 is the chosen year this week from Wapello Elementary! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Throwback Thursday!! Some 1988 WHS Tomahawk Memories for today! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Throwback Thursday!! Some 1988 WHS Tomahawk Memories for today! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Elementary Food Bank - Reminder - we will be open Thursday, March 26, with the normal hours of operation, from 3:30-5:30. Due to safety concerns from the COVID-19 Virus, while following guidelines and recommendations given by the Food Bank of Iowa for the safety of those working and for those picking up food, we will be operating with a few changes during this time. Please call the Elementary Office at 319-523-5571 anytime between now and Thursday at Noon if you are planning on coming. Please call before Noon on March 26th and let us know your name and the number of people in your household. Leave a message with this information if after hours. On Thursday evening, we will meet you at your vehicle in the front of the building and give you an assortment of food items. Everyone will receive a similar assortment of food based on what we have available. This is for the Elementary Location. This is our best effort to continue to provide this service, while keeping the safety of the public and the volunteers in mind. Please call with any questions, or to leave a message with your name and number in your family. The Elementary Building office number is 319-523-5571. Thanks to those that have already called so we can best provide this service to our community! #WEAREWAPELLO #WAPELLOTRIBEPRIDE

March 25, 2020 update: Good afternoon, everyone! The school and the city are working in conjunction to close down our playground equipment. Signs will be posted. Caution tape may be used. We do not like the fact that we need to do this, but in order to follow the social distancing recommendations and guidelines, both the school and city felt this was something that needed to happen. We ask that you do not use city or school playground equipment until further notice. On a more positive note, I want to draw some attention to folks who I think deserve some special recognition. Those folks are the ones who are making sure our young people continue to get fed. To: Kathy Begey, Melissa Dodd, Amanda Harris, Michelle Hemphill, Lisa Patrick, Darren Wilson, and Susan Yakle, thank you for all of the work you are doing on behalf of our young people. You are amazing folks, and please know that all of your efforts are greatly appreciated! If I left anyone off of the list, I sincerely apologize. Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Wednesday's guest reader is Mr. Nagle! Enjoy his read aloud here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oh2oKwF8b5o&feature=youtu.be #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Art Class is in session...if you've done one or multiple art projects sent from Mrs. Gerot, share a picture with her or Ms. Wade and we'll post your masterpiece!! jeanna.gerot@wapellocsd.org, michelle.wade@wapellocsd.org. #wearewapello #showusyourmasterpiece

March 24, 2020 update: Remember that tomorrow is one of our food distribution days. Pickup starts at 10:00 at the elementary school, the Oakville community center, and Woodland trailer court. This is just like the summer lunch program. Any kid ages 0-18 can take part. Totally free. No paperwork. No qualifications. You don't even need to be a Wapello student. Show up and get food. Can't beat it. A reminder to students taking classes through SCC: Even though we are closed, the college is still in session. Therefore, college classes are still in session. If you are enrolled in a class through SCC, you still need to be doing the work and keeping up. Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. Let me know if you have any questions. If I don't have the answer right now, I will find out for you and send it out in a future update.

Check out Mrs. Kinsey's read aloud of "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day". Alexander's day makes quarantined days seem not so bad. Enjoy! #wearewapello. #wapellotribepride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVWkA-kDd0&t=5s

To ALL WCSD students - A reading challenge for you! This link will take you to the Accelerated Reader (AR tests) https://global-zone50.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/146705 If you need help with your username and password, reach out to your teacher, Mr Nagle or Mrs Thornburg and they can surely help you get yours for you. The Stage is set, Who will get the most AR points over this shut-down time?

Reminder, the Elementary Food Bank will be open Thursday, March 26, with the same hours of operation, from 3:30-5:30. Due to safety concerns from the COVID-19 Virus, following guidelines and recommendations given by the Food Bank of Iowa for the safety of those working and for those picking up food, we will be operating with a few changes during this time. Please call the Elementary Office at 319-523-5571 anytime between now and Thursday at Noon if you are planning on coming. Please call before Noon on March 26th and let us know your name and the number of people in your household. Leave a message with this information if after hours. On Thursday evening, we will meet you at your vehicle in the front of the building and give you an assortment of food items. Everyone will receive a similar assortment of food based on what we have available. This is for the Elementary Location. This is our best effort to continue to provide this service, while keeping the safety of the public and the volunteers in mind. Please call with any questions, or to leave a message with your name and number in your family. The Elementary Building office number is 319-523-5571. Thanks to those that have already called so we can best provide this service to our community! #WEAREWAPELLO #WAPELLOTRIBEPRIDE

Congratulations to Wapello Indians Basketball Player, Maddox Griffin for being selected as a member of the IHSAA Class 1A, Substate 4 Boys Basketball Team! Congratulations Maddox on a great season and this well deserved honor! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Congratulations to three Wapello Indian Wrestlers on being named to the 2020 Muscatine Journal All Area Wrestling Team. Chase Witte, Mitchell Moore, and Daniel Meeker were all named to the 2020 team. Congratulations to these three Indian Wrestlers on their great season! To see the entire team, click on this link: https://bit.ly/3addiC5 #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

There are approximately 30 copies of this year's Wapello Elementary Yearbook remaining. If you would like to reserve a copy for your child, simply email Mrs. Kaci Small to reserve your copy. Payment arrangements can be made once students return to school. The cost per book is $15. To reserve your copy, simply email Mrs. Small at kaci.small@wapellocsd.org to reserve your copy today! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

March 23, 2020 update We are continuing to fine-tune our food delivery plans. A reminder that we have 3 delivery locations: The elementary school, the Oakville community center, and the Woodland trailer court. Pickup begins at 10 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The past couple times, we've had several meals that have not been picked up. We base our preparations on the number of people who have expressed interest. If you are in need of the meals, please come and pick them up. We have absolutely no problem preparing and distributing the food, but we want to make sure that we are being as efficient as possible, while still meeting people's needs. It's been awesome to see everyone searching for the various bears and other creatures around town. Just another example of how Wapello can take a bad situation and still find something good in it. Wash your hands. Cover your cough. Wash your hands. Stay home if you are sick. Wash your hands. Practice social distancing. Wash your hands. Let me know if you have any questions. If I don't know the answer right now, I will find it out and send it out in a future update. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Happy Monday to all! Here is today's special guest reader....Matthew Peterson. Matthew performed this read aloud for the Iowa High School Speech Competition. Enjoy! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4VJ9PlKUl0&feature=youtu.be

Free breakfast and lunch pickups resume today at the Elementary school as well as in Oakville, and at Woodland Trailer Court at 10:00am. We will do this every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday during the school closure due to COVID-19. Come between 10:00-11:00. If you are picking up at the Elementary, please pull in through the gate by the gym, make a turnaround and wait in line, someone will bring them out to you, no need to leave your vehicle. Call for questions, 319-523-5571 #WEAREWAPELLO #WAPELLOTRIBEPRIDE

Reposted from Wapello Fire and Rescue: Wapello Fire and Rescue received some great news today!! Each October, as part of National Fire Prevention Week, Wapello Elementary students participate in a poster contest. The local winners are awarded a T-Shirt from Wapello Fire and Rescue, and the local winners in grades 3-5 are sent on to the state contest. Those entries have been judged, and we were notified today that Wapello Elementary Student, Kenna Small was awarded 3rd place in the 5th Grade Division of the Iowa Fire Prevention Safety Poster Contest! Kenna will be presented with an award at the Ackley Fire Department on May 2. Her artwork will also be on display throughout the Iowa State Fair in the Hall of Flame. Congratulations Kenna! It was welcome news to receive after a week filled with uncertainty! On behalf of Wapello Fire and Rescue, please help us to congratulate Kenna Small on this outstanding accomplishment! #WeAreWapello #WapelloTribePride

Here is our first read aloud video from a high school student! Thank you Jake Gustison for your participation. Jake will receive five ER points for creating his video! #wearewapello. #wapellotribepride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKhnxyInqGQ&t=27s

March 20, 2020 update: There hasn't been very much new information for schools released today, which is probably a blessing. It's been a torrent of information the past few days. We did hear that states can now apply for a waiver to cancel state testing for the year. Iowa would need to apply to the federal Department of Education for this waiver. I fully expect Iowa to apply, so I think it is safe to say that state testing will not happen this year. (Try not to be too sad about this, kids!). Try to have a peaceful weekend, everyone. We've all been asked to make major changes in a very short time. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride