Collins Aerospace issued a challenge to students to make a difference in someone's life. The challenge was accepted by this group of 8th grade girls, they developed a new prosthetic hand that could someday be used. Way to go girls!
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The Junior High Boys Basketball teams will close out the regular season tonight at home against the Wolves of Winfield-Mt. Union. Tip off is set for 4:30 p.m. this afternoon.
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Parent/Teacher Conferences continue this afternoon and evening for Wapello Elementary and Wapello JR/SR High. We hope to see you today or tonight to share with you how your student(s) are doing here at Wapello!
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Wapello Youth Soccer will be accepting Sign Up forms at Parent/Teacher Conferences tonight from 5-8. If you want to sign up your student for youth soccer, there will be someone outside the office at the Elementary and forms can be given to Mrs. Brown at the JH/HS.
Wapello will have a two hour delay today, February 20. No early dismissal.
Tonight is our Early Childhood Open House at Wapello Elementary. If you have or know of someone that will have a child that will be in Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten this fall, please plan on attending our Open House this evening to meet the teachers, tour the facilities and to learn more about our Early Childhood Programs that are available at Wapello Elementary.
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss
February 25th-March 1st
March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’ birthday—Did you know Dr. Seuss would be 115 this year? While he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the pages of his books. He forever changed the way children’s books were written and continues to inspire generations. So next Wapello Elementary will honor him with dress up days, activities, and reading our favorite Dr. Seuss books.
Monday- “Hats off to Dr. Seuss”
(wear a hat or dress up like a Dr. Seuss character)
Tuesday- “Read My Shirt”
(wear a shirt others can read)
Wednesday- “Wacky Wednesday”
(wear crazy socks, crazy hair or mismatched clothes)
Thursday- “The Lorax Mustache You a Question”
(wear a mustache)
Friday- “Cozy Up and Read”
(wear your pajamas)
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The visitation for Lucas Baker will be Saturday, February 23, 2019, from noon to 2:00 PM at the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Wapello, with a funeral ceremony to follow.
If you ordered a "Lucas Strong" shirt, the family asks that you wear it to the service to honor Lucas.
Seniors! It is scholarship season! Many applications have deadlines that are fast approaching, make sure to take advantage of all of the opportunities that are available to help pay for college! A new opportunity was just added to our website today that gives preference to students attending Muscatine Community College. Check out this opportunity as well as all of the others that are available to you.
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Wyatt Marlette was another winner for showing TRIBE PRIDE in Ms. Hazelwood’s classroom. He chose to bring in show and tell. Wyatt brought in his Star Wars droids that he can control with an app! It was very neat and the students enjoyed it!
The Junior High Indians will make up a previously postponed game against the Junior High Wolves of Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. here at Wapello.
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Wapello Youth Soccer will be holding a sign up at the Parent/Teacher Conferences this week (5-8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings).
See Mrs. Brown if you are at the JH/HS building, or see the representative of Wapello Youth Soccer just outside of the office at the Elementary Building.
The first session of Parent/Teacher Conferences for the 3rd quarter will be held this evening from 5-8 p.m. at both the Elementary and JR/SR High. Please plan to attend to see the great things your student is doing in class!
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The Early Childhood Open House at Wapello Elementary is scheduled for Wednesday evening (2/20/19) from 5:30-6:30 p.m. If you have a child that will enter Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten in the fall, please consider attending to see what Wapello Elementary has to offer.
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Elementary Parents: The 2018-2019 Elementary Yearbook is now on sale! Pick up an order form tonight at Parent/Teacher Conferences to order your child's copy of the 2018-2019 yearbook that will give your child a full 24 pages of color memories of their year at Wapello Elementary School! The books will be printed and shipped in time for us to hand them out at the conclusion of the school year! We only order enough copies to fill the pre-sold orders, so don't delay, order your copy today. Order forms will be available tonight and Thursday at Parent/Teacher Conferences, and we also offer the option to purchase online. https://www.wapello.k12.ia.us/purchase-a-wapello-elementary-yearbook (There is a convenience charge that is added to the price of the yearbook by the publisher for ordering online.)
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3rd Quarter Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held this week at Wapello Elementary and Wapello JR/SR High. We hope to see you on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. or on Thursday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. or from 5-8p.m. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride
Tribe Pride winners for the week of Feb. 11-15: S. Allworth, E. Agnew, K. Hamilton, J. James, J. Jones, B. Lanz, M. Scott, T. Stephens, R. Tobias, K. Veach, B. Wiley, and C. Woodsmall. Staff winner is Ms. Jaime Truitt. Congratulations!
Tonight's JH game will be at Highland, starting at 4:30. It was originally scheduled as a home game, but it will actually be played in Highland.
Kason Dopler got to bring in his dog, Demo for winning TRIBE PRIDE winner of the week in the classroom. We really enjoyed him!!
Elementary Parents: Lifetouch will be at Wapello Elementary on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 to do their spring portrait sessions. Each student will be photographed, but there is no obligation to purchase the portraits. If you do not care to purchase the portraits, simply return the package to your child's teacher after you have had a chance to look them over.
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