Dear Families,
Next week concludes our time together. Please make sure to double check your child’s bag and belongings going home. If you can send in a paper shopping bag on Monday or Tuesday, that will help us with our packing. There will be laundry needs and ironing projects sent home for summer cleaning. Let me [...]
“Only as a child’s awareness and reverence for the wholeness of life are developed can his humanity to his own kind reach its full development.”
~ Rachel Carson, Edge of the Sea ~
The following events are coming up at Water’s Edge School:
May 30, Saturday, 4:30 p.m. 5th-8th grade class play, The Miracle Worker, Matthews Middle School, Island Lake
Monday, June 1, Fees due
Thursday, June 4, 7 p.m., Where Do the Children Play Screening at Water’s Edge. Please RSVP to 847-526-1372.
Friday, June 5, Last Day of school, Potluck/Picnic
Also, Preschool/Kindergarten class [...]
Below are images of just a few of the wonderful pieces the 2nd & 3rd graders have done of different “dwellings”. The detail that some of the children went into with their work was terrific! As always, click on the image to view it in a larger version.
Did You Know?
Did you know that Water’s Edge School gets money from Box Tops 4 Education in more than one way? As always, your box tops can be placed in the jar marked for them in the lobby (currently by the parent mailboxes), but you can also earn more for the school by signing up [...]
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Here is a collage of moments from our float in the Wauconda Memorial Day Parade this morning. Parents, students, and faculty pooled together to decorate the float, get everything set up and hand out flyers along the parade route. Many thanks to Kristen DePue for organizing everyone and letting the school turn [...]
Dear Families,
Miss Nicole and I are continuing the marionette puppet show of “Queen Bee” we shared at the May Faire. If you missed it that day, know that your child will have several opportunities to receive this story. I know some were unable to enter once the story was begun at the faire, and this [...]