Current School Information
Parent Input Survey Please complete the quick survey about your child to help us in our planning for next year. We will close the survey on June 8th.
5th Graders to visit Pacetti Bay Middle School!! May 15th our 5th graders will visit PBMS. They will have an introduction to all things middle school including, expectations, classes, dress code, electives and staff. They will also have an opportunity to listen to the band and go on a walking tour of the campus. That night parents are invited to attend a parent information meeting to find out what they can expect.
Order Your Yearbook Online!! A limited number of yearbooks hae been ordered, so reserve yours now!! The price is $20.00.
Gifted Needs Assessment Survey If you have a student in the Gifted Program, please click on the link below to complete the needs assessment survey.
Need to Register for Kindergarten? Don't panic if you haven't registered yet. You can register at Wards Creek for the 2012-2013 school year on May 15th or May 24th. Please click on the link below to sign up for a time to meet with Mrs. King. |
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Community Events
2012 Super Summer Spectacular The lottery registration for the St. Johns County Parks and Recreation Summer Camp program opens 3/5/12. Please click on link for more information. click here
SJCSD Head Start The SJCSD Head Start program is now accepting applications for the 2012-2013 school year. Head Start is a FREE preschool program for low income families. Children must be 3 or 4 years of age on or before September 1, 2012. Applications will be accepted at the Webster Head Start office every Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. and every Thursday from 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. through May 30th. Applications will also be accepted at South Woods Elementary every Tuesday from 9:00 - 11:00 a.m. through May 31st. Please call 547-4896 for more information.
2012 Shamrock Soccer Camps at Flagler College Shamrock Soccer Camps at Flagler College, John Lynch will hold the 13th annual summer soccer camps for ages 5 – 14 on June 25 – 29 and for ages 8 – 18 on
Hang Time Athletics Located at 106 Liberty Center Place in St. Augustine Offers recreational classes in Gymnastics, Tumbling, Cheer and Dance, as well as competitive USA Gymnastics team level training in our area. HTA's experienced coaching staff has 65+ combined years of coaching experience. Our current schedule offers classes Monday - Saturday for ages 2 & up and we are currently taking registrations for our fun filled themed Summer Camps with half and full day options. Please
check out our website at www.hangtimeathletics.com to learn more about us and call (904) 955-7454 to schedule your complimentary trial class today! Look forward to hangin' with you!
Help is Needed The Community Based Care agency for foster care is seeking our help in securing foster parents for children in St. Johns County.
Skilled and loving caregivers are needed for St. Johns County children who cannot safely remain in their homes. For more information on becoming a foster parent, call 904-209-613
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School Policies and Procedures
Transistion to the Common Core Standards You may notice some differences in your student’s assignments and homework this year. In fact you should see your child reading, writing, and using critical thinking skills across all content areas. There may be fewer worksheets with repeated problems and more emphasis on real world applications or alternative solutions and reasoning in math classrooms. Your child may be reading or writing about civics in his/her language arts class; or writing a paper, reading and summarizing an article, or comparing two different articles for his/her social studies class. A goal at every grade level will be
for students to express themselves in various group settings, in written form, and with technology supported presentations. These changes are part of our State’s transition to the Common Core State Standards which are designed to better prepare our graduates for postsecondary success.
Head Lice Head lice are a common factor at all schools but can be controlled with the assistance of all parents. Please visit the web site www.headlice.org to find out more about head lice. The website has information to dispell the myths about lice and where they come from and how they are passed on. But, it is best treated with early detection. If your child develops head
lice, please notify Jessica Herzog in our clinic as soon as possible.
Staying Informed Please be advised that we communicate with our parents and community through this web site and through the Alert Now notification system. We do not send home weekly newsletters. Please check this web site including your child's teacher's web page on a regular basis. It is important that we have the correct contact numbers for parents at all times. Non-custodial parents may contact Christina King with your phone number so that you are also notified when an Alert Now message is sent out. Please contact Mrs. King with any questions.
Arrival Time Please be informed that our morning information news show begins promptly at 8:30 am with teacher instruction beginning at 8:32 am each day. It is important that your child arrive at school between 8:00 am and 8:25 am. Safety patrols leave their posts at 8:25 am so that they arrive in their classroom for the morning news program. Please make sure your child arrives at school by 8:25 am so that they can be in their classroom ready to learn by 8:30 am.
Notice: There is no adult supervision at Wards Creek Elementary prior to 8:00 am unless your child is enrolled in the morning Extended Day program. Students should not arrive at Wards Creek prior to 8:00 am unless they are enrolled in the morning Extended Day program or are a 5th grade patrol.
Early Checkout For the safety of all students, children may not be checked out of school between 2:30 and 3:00 pm (1:30 and 2:00 on Wednesdays). If you need to pick up your child early from school, please do so before 2:30 pm (1:30 on Wednesdays). Anyone checking out your child MUST be listed on the Student Information Form in our office. He/She MUST also show a picture ID. There are no exceptions. Please contact Cheryl Kerekes in our office to add additional people to the Student Information Form for picking up your child if necessary.
Change in Afternoon Transportation If you need to change the way your child goes home in the afternoon, we must receive a written note or email from your listed email address to your child's teacher and/or Cheryl Kerekes at kerekec@stjohns.k12.fl.us before 2:00 pm (1:00 pm on Wednesdays). We cannot accept phone calls for those changes. Changes in afternoon transportation should only be for emergency situations. Thank you for your understanding.
Volunteers & Visitors Please be advised that in order to visit any classroom during normal school hours or charperone a field trip, you must be an approved volunteer .In order for any person to have lunch with his/her child/grandchild, that person must now be a cleared volunteer. In the past the decision to have a person cleared as a "visitor" or "volunteer" was a school decision. It is now a district-wide process to assure that each person coming to the school for lunch time activity is to be cleared as a volunteer prior to being in the lunchroom. Please click on the link above to fill out the form for vounteer
approval.
Shared Parental Responsibility Policy The St. Johns County School District recognizes that in divorce cases where parents have shared parental responsibility, that it is our belief that parents will be good role models and abide by the agreements in the Court approved documents. Wards Creek Elementary will no longer interpret Court documents unless there is a restraining order preventing a parent from taking his/her child. Both parents will have equal access, unless specifically prohibited in an official Court document, to their child and his/her educational program. Concerns about custody and visitation should be handled between the natural
parents or guardians and not involve the school in these issues.
Observation Policy Parents/Guardians and Non-District educational or medical professionals who are interested in observing their child or a child of a client may observe a classroom/child through the commons area window not to exceed 60 minutes once every 6 weeks with permission of an administrator and at a time scheduled by the teacher. Parents/Guardians and non-District educational or medical professionals may not sit in a classroom for observation purposes without the permission of the principal or assistant principal.
Breakfast Served at School Wards Creek Elementary serves breakfast to our students from 8:00 am to 8:30 am. All students have until 15 minutes after the last bus arrives to purchase breakfast in our cafeteria. Parent drop-off students must arrive in the cafeteria by 8:20 am to eat breakfast. Click on the "Warrior Cafe" link above to see our breakfast menu and prices.
Grade Acceleration
McKinney-Vento Act Are you living in a shelter, motel, vehicle, or campground; on the street; in abandoned buildings; or living with friends or relatives because of an economic hardship; are you a teenager and living independently or with someone other than a parent or legal guardian; then you may be eligible to receive services provided under the McKinney-Vento Act. Contact your school Computer Operator or your local Homeless Liaison-Ms. Chamane Williams @ 547-7587 for more details. You may also visit: [Link]http://www.seirtec.org/nche/index.php
A "7-Habits for Happy Children" School We have begun the process to become a 7-Habits of Happy Children Lighthouse School. We will teaching the seven habits (Being Proactive, Beginning with the End in Mind, 1st Things 1st, Think Win-Win, See 1st to Understand, Then to be Understood, Synergize, Synergize, and Sharpen the Saw) to all of our students throughout the year. Parent and community events are also being planned. Please watch this web site for more information. |
