Little Turtle Elementary School

A WCCS Connection is coming to your mailbox soon! Each quarter WCCS publishes a newsletter for our community to see some of our highlights and our updates. View the latest issue: https://core-docs.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/2777/WCCS/4709892/WCCS_Connection_Summer_2024.pdf What do you like most about the publication? What would you like to see? Let us know in the comments.

We are once again introducing our new teachers! Welcome to WCCS! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #ExperienceWCCS

We are once again introducing our new teachers! Welcome to WCCS! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #ExperienceWCCS

During last night's board meeting, our 2023-2024 Teachers of the Year and Exemplary Staff of the Year were recognized and awarded their plaques. Teacher of the Year finalists were: Alissa Roberts, Columbia City High School; Amy Shearer, Indian Springs Middle School; and Erin Fudge, WCCS Elementary Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Fudge was named WCCS Teacher of the Year. Jill Lickey, Tanya Yager and Steve Corbin were Exemplary Employee finalists. Steve Corbin was named WCCS Exemplary Employee of the Year and works in our transportation department. Thank you, City Automall and Kasey Shirey for your partnership to award the finalists. The public presentation takes place this Friday during the home football game! Also recognized and awarded was Bob Schneider (light blue shirt) who was recognized by EduStaff as the Substitute Teacher of the Year. Presenting his award was Blair Baumgartner, Indiana District Manager for EduStaff. Thank you, WCCS teachers and staff for all you do! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #BetterTogether

We are once again introducing our new teachers! Welcome to WCCS! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #ExperienceWCCS

We are once again introducing our new teachers! Welcome to WCCS! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #ExperienceWCCS

We are once again introducing our new teachers! Welcome to WCCS! #WCCSRelationshipBuilders #ExperienceWCCS

Meet the teachers and walk through the building on August 12 from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Open Houses are a great opportunity for your child(ren) and families to meet the teachers and the classrooms for the year. Ask questions and be fully ready for back to school with the Open House opportunity. #ExperienceWCCS #BacktoSchool

WCCS School Nutrition is excited to announce Free Breakfast for all K-12 students as part of a pilot program for the 2024/25 school year. Each morning, WCCS students can join us for a nutritious breakfast free of charge. Breakfast is available after the morning bus drop-off.

School Supply Lists are Available! It's never too soon to begin shopping for the school year. Our first day is August 16. Find school supply lists here: .wccsonline.com/page/supplies-overview

WCCS is hiring! Our focus today is Elementary Teachers, but you can view all of our career opportunities here: applitrack.com/r8esc/onlineapp/default.aspx?choosedistrict=true&applitrackclient=37410 Long-term substitute posting is available, too! #ExperienceWCCS #Hiring #Education #WCCS

Hey, Eagles! Remember to be you this summer. There is only one you! As a reminder with STOPit App, you can connect with local resources and anonymously text with trained counselors. Learn more about STOPit on our page wccsonline.com/page/stopit. #SummerBreak #SummerEncouragment #ExperienceWCCS #StudentSuccess

All Skyward SMS 2.0 systems will be down beginning Friday, June 21st at 6:00 p.m. and continuing until 7:00 p.m. Saturday, June 22nd, while our host is installing the latest updates. Please refrain from making eFunds payments during this time as well as they may not be properly recorded.

Happy Last Day, Eagles! Have a great summer! What are your summer plans? Share what you're most excited for in the comments! #ExperienceWCCS #BetterTogether

Whitley County Consolidated Schools Board of School Trustees approved an updated school calendar for the 2024-2025 year to reflect five additional professional development (or teacher only) days for our staff. The additional staff-only days were added through a 1003 waiver approved by the State. Students attend 5 fewer days during the school year but still exceed state guidelines for the number of required instructional minutes for the school year. The change in calendar provides WCCS staff professional development opportunities to advance district strategic plan pillars of Comprehensive Student Experience, Employee Experience and Organizational Excellence. Find the calendar on the WCCS App or online at wccsonline.com.

Soar with the Eagles Cross Country Camp registration is now open! See images for more information and registration form.

Today we're celebrating School Lunch Hero Day with a special shout out to the incredible cafeteria staff at our final two schools: Indian Springs Middle School and Columbia City High School! Thank you for fueling our students with nutritious meals and brightening their days.

This Friday, May 3rd, we are celebrating Lunch Hero Day 🌟 Today we're featuring our amazing cafeteria staff from Mary Raber and Northern Heights Elementary Schools. These ladies keep our students and staff well-fed and smiling every day. Thank you for all that you do!

Good luck Tech-Know Turtles! Team 30424B of the Little Turtle Robotics Team was notified last week that they qualified for the World Championship in Dallas, Texas in May. The team consists of a fifth-grade student Cal Myers, and fourth-grade students Elynn Ross, Reagan Rupert, and Brody Briggs. We are very excited to be a part of the World Championships for a second year. The VEX Robotics World Championships is the largest robotics Competition in the World. There will be 420 elementary teams from at least 30 countries.

Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is open! Begin the process at wccsonline.com/page/registration or through your Skyward account. Spring registration closes on May 31. #ExperienceWCCS