Wapello Community Schools

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss February 25th-March 1st March 2nd is Dr. Seuss’ birthday—Did you know Dr. Seuss would be 115 this year? While he is no longer with us, his legacy lives on in the pages of his books. He forever changed the way children’s books were written and continues to inspire generations. So next Wapello Elementary will honor him with dress up days, activities, and reading our favorite Dr. Seuss books. Monday- “Hats off to Dr. Seuss” (wear a hat or dress up like a Dr. Seuss character) Tuesday- “Read My Shirt” (wear a shirt others can read) Wednesday- “Wacky Wednesday” (wear crazy socks, crazy hair or mismatched clothes) Thursday- “The Lorax Mustache You a Question” (wear a mustache) Friday- “Cozy Up and Read” (wear your pajamas) #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

The visitation for Lucas Baker will be Saturday, February 23, 2019, from noon to 2:00 PM at the Solid Rock Baptist Church in Wapello, with a funeral ceremony to follow. If you ordered a "Lucas Strong" shirt, the family asks that you wear it to the service to honor Lucas.

Seniors! It is scholarship season! Many applications have deadlines that are fast approaching, make sure to take advantage of all of the opportunities that are available to help pay for college! A new opportunity was just added to our website today that gives preference to students attending Muscatine Community College. Check out this opportunity as well as all of the others that are available to you. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Wyatt Marlette was another winner for showing TRIBE PRIDE in Ms. Hazelwood’s classroom. He chose to bring in show and tell. Wyatt brought in his Star Wars droids that he can control with an app! It was very neat and the students enjoyed it!

The Junior High Indians will make up a previously postponed game against the Junior High Wolves of Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. here at Wapello. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Elementary Parents: The 2018-2019 Elementary Yearbook is now on sale! Pick up an order form tonight at Parent/Teacher Conferences to order your child's copy of the 2018-2019 yearbook that will give your child a full 24 pages of color memories of their year at Wapello Elementary School! The books will be printed and shipped in time for us to hand them out at the conclusion of the school year! We only order enough copies to fill the pre-sold orders, so don't delay, order your copy today. Order forms will be available tonight and Thursday at Parent/Teacher Conferences, and we also offer the option to purchase online. https://www.wapello.k12.ia.us/purchase-a-wapello-elementary-yearbook (There is a convenience charge that is added to the price of the yearbook by the publisher for ordering online.) #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

The first session of Parent/Teacher Conferences for the 3rd quarter will be held this evening from 5-8 p.m. at both the Elementary and JR/SR High. Please plan to attend to see the great things your student is doing in class! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

The Early Childhood Open House at Wapello Elementary is scheduled for Wednesday evening (2/20/19) from 5:30-6:30 p.m. If you have a child that will enter Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten in the fall, please consider attending to see what Wapello Elementary has to offer. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Wapello Youth Soccer will be holding a sign up at the Parent/Teacher Conferences this week (5-8 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday evenings). See Mrs. Brown if you are at the JH/HS building, or see the representative of Wapello Youth Soccer just outside of the office at the Elementary Building.

3rd Quarter Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held this week at Wapello Elementary and Wapello JR/SR High. We hope to see you on Tuesday from 5-8 p.m. or on Thursday from 1:30-3:30 p.m. or from 5-8p.m. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Tribe Pride winners for the week of Feb. 11-15: S. Allworth, E. Agnew, K. Hamilton, J. James, J. Jones, B. Lanz, M. Scott, T. Stephens, R. Tobias, K. Veach, B. Wiley, and C. Woodsmall. Staff winner is Ms. Jaime Truitt. Congratulations!

Tonight's JH game will be at Highland, starting at 4:30. It was originally scheduled as a home game, but it will actually be played in Highland.

Kason Dopler got to bring in his dog, Demo for winning TRIBE PRIDE winner of the week in the classroom. We really enjoyed him!!

Do you want to have your number and/or email address added to our database for important school notifications? It is simple to add your information to our system. Simply go to our website, and under the Menu, you will find a link that says "Sign Up For Wapello School Phone/Email Alerts", if you click on that link, it will direct you to a short 3 question Google Form that will have you enter your information into, after you hit submit, we will add your information to the database. If you are looking on the mobile app, go to the "About Us" section, and from there it will give you a link to the same Google Form. Fill out that form if you prefer the mobile app, and hit submit and we will add your information. Our current provider, School Messenger will be discontinued at the end of February, so make sure we have your updated information to keep you updated. If you have questions, call 319-523-3641. Thank you! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Elementary Parents: Lifetouch will be at Wapello Elementary on Tuesday, February 19, 2019 to do their spring portrait sessions. Each student will be photographed, but there is no obligation to purchase the portraits. If you do not care to purchase the portraits, simply return the package to your child's teacher after you have had a chance to look them over. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

Congratulations to two staff members for being selected to have projects funded through the Community Foundation of Louisa County! Mrs. Kaci Small had a project that received funding to purchase new classroom tables for her Middle School Classroom! Mrs. Tammi Edwards had a project that received funding to replace the circulation desk at the JR/SR High Library Media Center! Congratulations to these staff members on receiving funding for their projects, and a big Thank You to the Community Foundation of Louisa County for their generosity in giving grants to local Non-Profits! These funds will be used to directly impact the students of our district! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

This week is National FFA Week, we would like to recognize our FFA Chapter for their hard work throughout the year. Whether it be Fruit Sales, the Elementary Petting Zoo, or THE ONLY PRCA RODEO put on by an FFA Chapter in the United States, you won't find a harder working FFA Chapter in the nation! Our FFA Chapter works hours upon hours to compete at a national level in so many different areas, and the Wapello FFA has seen so much success since its inception. We look forward to the continued success under the current officer team and Advisor, Mrs. Danielle Wolfe. The Wapello Community School District is proud of the reputation that our FFA Chapter has built and wishes the Chapter continued success in the coming year! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

The Junior High Indians will be back in action this afternoon against the Junior High Huskies of Highland. The game will be played at Highland with a start time of 4:30 p.m. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

On Wednesday, February 20, 2019, the Wapello Elementary will host their Early Childhood Open House from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Wapello Elementary. Parents of potential Pre-Kindergartners and Kindergartners are invited to attend to see what Wapello Elementary has to offer. #wearewapello #wapellotribepride

After a tough third place match, Daniel Meeker will finish in fourth place at the state wrestling tournament. Congratulations Daniel on a great season! #wearewapello #wapellotribepride