| Walker Upper Elementary School - 1564 Dairy Rd., Charlottesville, VA 22903 - (434) 245-2412 |
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 Maurionte volunteered to help clean the cafeteria with Mrs. Washington. That was so nice, Maurionte! We need more of that kind behavior at Walker!  Evelyn sent Mrs. Waters a get-well email when she was out sick. It made Mrs. Waters laugh when she needed a laugh. Thanks for being sweet, Evelyn!  Amina was recognized twice this week on superstar slips. They said "Amina is a good friend and has a beautiful smile. She also makes me laugh everyday!" The other superstar slip said "She is super kind and helpful. She is my best friend. She is the nicest friend ever."  Oliver and Amya were our 5th grade winners for this week. They helped Ms. January and Ms. Markita move to a new office. Thanks for being so helpful, Oliver and Amya!  Amya  Nyeem is always following directions and encouraging others to do the right thing by leading by example. We love having you at Walker, Nyeem!  The superstar slip that was written for Harper said "Harper played with me at recess when my friends were not there." He also got another slip this week that said "He helped me up at recess when I fell down." This week we held our annual Mix It Up at Lunch Event! Research shows that if students feel like they have something in common with their peers, they are less likely to bully them and more likely to help them out. We mixed students up at the lunch tables and had them play get to know you bingo. We were very fortunate to have volunteers from Old Dominion Bank and UVA Pediatrics help us facilitate conversation and run the event.  Ramisi was nominated by a peer who said she "is always kind, caring, and always nice to everyone!"  Sanai was nominated twice this week by peers who said "she is always nice to me!"  Diana is always kind to everyone!  Angel advocated for herself by speaking up about her needs in class! Way to go Angel!  Devante Dowell, Margaret Vincel and Yasmin Gross are our first Superstars of the Week. Devante and Margaret led the morning meeting in their class when their teacher was away and they did a phenomenal job! Yasmin created a world map that included the homeplaces of all of her ESL classmates. Way to go, superstars!  Yesterday, Walker hosted 410 rising 5th graders for a tour of our school and to explore our fine arts classes. The rising 5th graders were all assigned 5th grade "Peer Mentors"- students who have volunteered and trained to be helpers for the rising 5th graders. The peer mentors, pictured above, led their groups of 10-12 students in the tour and in ice breaker activities so the rising 5th graders could get to know students from the other elementary schools. It was a great day and our peer mentors worked hard to make sure our rising 5th graders were comfortable and happy!
Check out news coverage of the event The rising 5th graders and their families also came back in the evening for dinner, entertainment from our orchestra and jazz band, information about our school and a scavenger hunt all over the school! We are very excited to welcome this new group of Wolverines!  James just joined us at Walker a few months ago and he has quickly made buddies with everyone by being so friendly and smiley all of the time! We're so glad you're here, James!  Jamil helped out Mrs. Franks this week by loaning her his flash drive when she was in desperate need to take a slideshow with her to class. She said "I would have been in big trouble without his help and he generously helped me out!" Thanks Jamil! |
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