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🌟 WUSD Student Art Showcase Nov. 19

This is always a great event - join us for the annual WUSD K-12 Student Art Showcase on Wednesday, Nov. 19 from 5-7 p.m. at Watertown High School. The community is invited to view amazing student art, participate in FREE art activities, and more. 🎨🖌

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Today marks the start of National School Psychology Week. We are so grateful to work with five amazing school psychologists who give their all to the Watertown Unified School District. Thank you to Liam Champeau, Kendall Hazen, Stef Renner, Rebecca Roost, and Dana Sorensen for all that you do for our schools.

The month of October at Lebanon LEAP Elementary School was filled with fun and learning. The students enjoyed Homecoming festivities with a special visit by Watertown High Schoolers who are LEAP alumni, and celebrated Milwaukee Brewers' wins with peanuts and cotton candy. They also participated in an apple taste testing to determine which apples were the most sweet to sour, and visited the local fire station.

In addition, students and staff took a field trip to the Wisconsin Science Festival, enjoyed beautiful fall weather in the outdoor classroom, had fun with Halloween activities, and more.

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Lincoln STEM Elementary School was the site of a very fun Trunk-or-Treat last night hosted by the Lincoln STEM PTO. In addition to trick-or-treating, Lincoln's Student Leadership Team organized and decorated the "Haunted Playground" and planned a scavenger hunt for all attendees to enjoy. The event was also a great opportunity for the students to begin publicizing their food drive to benefit the Watertown Food Pantry running now through Nov. 21. 🎃

The community is invited to help the students reach their goal of collecting 900 items for donation by dropping off non-perishable food products at Lincoln STEM Elementary School, 210 N. Montgomery St., during school hours (8 a.m.-3 p.m.) Monday through Friday.

🎃 So much fun - Schurz Elementary School hosted Trunk-or-Treat last night for students and their families. 👻

The Watertown Unified School District Board of Education is seeking to gauge voter support for a potential future operational referendum through a survey that will be mailed to all school district households later this week.

The Board of Education has hired School Perceptions, an independent education research firm, to conduct the survey and to ensure all responses are kept confidential.

The survey has recently been emailed to WUSD staff members, and it will also be emailed to WUSD parents and guardians this week. If multiple members of one household would like to take the survey, additional copies can be obtained by contacting Lynn Linskens at (920) 262-1460 ext. 3202 or by emailing linskensl@mywusd.org. Each survey contains a unique confirmation code to avoid duplication.

The survey response deadline is Nov. 17. The Board of Education thanks the community for its support of our public schools and strongly encourages all voters in the district to complete the survey. For more information, visit: https://www.watertown.k12.wi.us/page/spring-referendum.

Webster Elementary School 4th graders experienced the pioneer days of our state first hand last week during their field trip to Old World Wisconsin. They spent time in a one-room schoolhouse, learned about blacksmithing, viewed early wagons, played old-fashioned yard games, and more.

🎃 We hope to see lots of area children with their parents and caregivers at Trunk-or-Treat presented by the Watertown High School National Honor Society this Wednesday, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the WHS staff parking lot. 👻

The weather Wednesday evening was perfect for the first Watertown Ceramics Celebration at Watertown High School co-hosted by the Watertown Arts Council and the WUSD Art Department.

During the free community event, attendees viewed raku firing and smoke demonstrations and talked with students as they sculpted and glazed clay bowls, cups and figurines. In addition, pottery, jewelry, and other crafts were on display by local artists.

Mark your calendar for the next free community arts event – the K-12 Student Art Showcase on Nov. 19 at WHS.

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Webster Wildcats wish to thank Koplin Excavating for their donation of top soil and Ebert's Greenhouse Village for their donation of beautiful flowers to make the Webster Elementary School garden gorgeous this summer! Last spring, third graders at Webster planted zinnia seeds, shoveled the top soil into the raised beds, and made this garden come to life! Pollinators visited the flowers all summer, and Wildcat families have enjoyed the color and beauty added to this corner of the school! Way to go, Wildcats!

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Today is National School Custodian Appreciation Day. Thank you to all the members of the Watertown Unified School District custodial staff for their hard work and dedication to keeping our school buildings safe and clean. 💙💛

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This past Wednesday, students and staff at Webster Elementary School wore their 100% Every Day/Learning the Wildcat Way shirts to recognize National Bullying Awareness Day.

This quote was recently posted to the Webster PTO Facebook page: "At Webster, we know that kindness never goes out of style; it starts here and grows here, every day." 🌱💫

Students at Douglas Elementary School celebrated 👒Hats Off to Great Attendance last Friday with a freeze pop party and playground fun. Special thanks to Mrs. Loftus for singing karaoke! 🎤

Also on Friday afternoon, Douglas students did a great job reviewing proper bus safety and behavior skills. 🚌

The Watertown Unified School District is now hiring substitute teachers!

We are seeking long-term substitute teachers, plus substitute teachers and paraprofessionals to cover absences on a daily basis. If you are interested in substitute teaching, please contact Sarah Miller at millers@mywusd.org or visit https://wecan.waspa.org/#/.

Today we celebrate National Information Technology Professionals Day. Thank you to this amazing team that works so hard to keep us all connected - David Lockstein, Miranda Kluge, Tyler Letlebo, Rich Bowman and Frank Galioto. 💻

It's the first day of school in the Watertown Unified School District for our students at Watertown High School, Endeavor Charter School, eCampus Academy and Riverside Middle School. Our elementary schoolers officially return on Thursday. Our camera caught up with students arriving at WHS this morning. We wish all our staff and students a great first day of school!

Earlier this week, the Watertown Unified School District hosted its annual Opening of School Ceremony. During this special event, district staff is recognized for years of service. This year, 14 staff members are celebrating significant milestones with 25, 30, and 35 years of service to the district. We thank all of our staff members for all they do to support our students and families, as well as each other. 💙