CELEBRATING SCHOOL COUNSELORS — Team Duval is proud to recognize National School Counseling Week and the incredible impact our more than 240 school counselors make every single day. They advocate for students, help them navigate their academic journeys, and guide them toward their goals. Our success as an A-rated district with a 97.6% graduation rate would not be possible without these dedicated professionals. As part of this special week, dozens of counselors gathered at the Schultz Center for their annual conference, focused on building student “superpowers” like grit and resilience – perfectly aligned with the national theme of helping students thrive and preparing them for college, career, and life. Their commitment to growing their own “superpowers” directly fuels student success across Team Duval. Join us in thanking our outstanding school counselors for the lasting difference they make in our schools and community!
Students are encouraged to participate in our Black History Month Dress Up Days as a fun way to learn, celebrate, and show pride.
Thank you for supporting our school community as we honor Black history together.
West Riverside Elementary School families,
We just kicked off the American Heart Association’s Kids Heart Challenge! Get ready to change and save lives! Sign up today and earn your wristband!
Through Finn’s Mission, you’ll learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR and how to recognize a stroke. Here are the next steps to take today and be one of the first to complete your mission:
Sign up here or download the free “AHA Schools” app for iPhone or Android.
Raise funds to help kids with special hearts and start earning thank-you gifts.
Complete Finn’s Mission: Learn Hands-Only CPR, earn your lifesavers cape and be entered to win two Super Bowl tickets!
Now is the time to join our team! We need your help to reach our goal!
If 50% of our families sign up, our school will earn a $500 gift certificate for physical activity and recess equipment to support the health of our school community.
I can’t wait to see our school create a community of lifesavers this year.
Thank you!
We are so proud of the excitement, creativity, and joy our students brought to every moment. A huge thank you to our teachers and staff for making literacy come alive and to our families for always supporting a love of reading at home.
Correction: Kona Ice will be here on Friday, January 30th!
Kona Ice will be here on Friday, January 30th! Please use the QR code to pre-pay for a cup for your student and/or for a Student of the Month!
To kick off Literacy Week, our students celebrated 250 chapters and the 100th day of school by dressing as founding fathers or 100 year olds.
These future historians and lifelong readers showed us just how fun learning can be. We cannot wait to keep turning pages, building knowledge, and making memories together all week long 💙
Our classroom spotlight this week goes to all of first grade! Today, they participated in the Selma March in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They carried handmade peaceful protest signs conveying the message they learned from this lesson, including equal rights for all, everyone counts, and kindness for all. Students made five important stops along their march and learned facts about the march along the way. Thank you to our first grade teachers, Ms. Alvarenga, Ms. DePriest, Ms. Karioki, and Ms. Rodriguez, for providing such a memorable experience for our students! We hope you have a wonderful Dr. MLK, Jr. Day!
Reminder WRES Families
There is no school Wednesday - Friday for Thanksgiving Break. We hope you enjoy this time with your loved ones and we look forward to welcoming you back on Monday, December 1.
There is no school on Monday, November 10 for a district weather day and no school on Tuesday, November 11 in observance of Veterans Day.
Classes will resume on Wednesday, November 12.
Enjoy the extra-long weekend and thank you to all who have served.
Our 3rd graders are becoming strong readers by learning how to summarize text. They are practicing how to pull out the most important details and retell stories in their own words. We are so proud of their growth and hard work!
