Welcome! Please join me in welcoming the following new
staff members to our Wiley team!
Mrs. Jenny Oliver – Kindergarten
Ms. Abby Wierman – First Grade
Ms. Abby Wierman – First Grade
Ms. Kelly Womack – Fourth Grade
Mrs. Joanne Vaughan – Fifth Grade
Mrs. Joanne Vaughan – Fifth Grade
Mr. Mike Roche – English as a Second Language
Mrs. Lynn Christiansen – Media Specialist
Mr. Denya Hewitt (Visiting International Fellow from Jamaica) – Second Grade
Mr. Matthew Perlanski (Visiting International Fellow from Canada) – Third Grade
Mrs. Lynn Christiansen – Media Specialist
Mr. Denya Hewitt (Visiting International Fellow from Jamaica) – Second Grade
Mr. Matthew Perlanski (Visiting International Fellow from Canada) – Third Grade
An Exciting
Renovation is on the Way!
Wiley is slated for an exciting renovation in the
near future! Current timelines have
Wiley set for renovations during the 2018/19
school year (not next school year). It
is currently anticipated that the extent of the renovation will require us to
relocate to a ‘swing space’ while construction is underway. As such, the Garner
HS ninth grade center is tentatively proposed as our swing location. The
renovation process will include a community input session before plans are
drafted, and we commit to communicating the details of the project as they are
made available. Please feel free to contact Leslie Taylor (ltaylor2) to verify,
clarify, or question details that you may hear from others.
WCPSS Budget
Shortfall & Wiley Staffing
Thanks in large part to sacrifices of various
staff members and tight monitoring/manipulation of staff allotments, we
consider ourselves incredibly fortunate to maintain all five of our language
teachers on staff in an 80% employment capacity … as some might say, by the
skin of our teeth. Implications of the
budget shortfall were felt quite noticeably at the elementary level in terms of
staffing and across the board in terms of custodial cutbacks. Huge thanks to
the entire Wiley team for rallying around each other to maintain the positive Wiley
spirit, despite cutbacks and shortfalls.
Homework
Last school year, our K-2 teachers embraced the ‘no
homework’ notion, choosing instead to encourage reading and authentic, meaningful
experiences. We’re broadening our reach this year to cover K-5. We greet this
decision with excitement and anxious anticipation. Please continue to take advantage of
opportunities to broaden the experiences of our students through play,
meaningful conversation, exploration, and hands-on learning.
Arrival
& Dismissal
Thank for your patience as we continue to work hard
to get back into the safe routines of arrival and dismissal. Please be mindful
of the following:
·
An adult must accompany all students arriving
prior to 8:45am. Students are not to be dropped off before the morning arrival
window opens at 8:45am. To accommodate families needing morning childcare, we
contract with the Alexander YMCA (our before-school-care provider) for
convenient on-site morning care.
·
Morning ‘walkers’ have probably noticed that the
access points nearest the K/2 playground are no longer accessible in the
mornings. Findings from a recent informal safety audit suggested that walkers enter
the building from the Calvin Road entrance. Access this entrance using the
established crosswalk where our coordinated efforts with Raleigh PD have provided
a crossing guard.
·
Each afternoon, within a 15 minute window, we
work hard to move almost 500 students during dismissal to one of four “departure
points” – carpool, walkers, bus, and YMCA afterschool care. Safety is our number one priority, and we seek
your cooperation in remembering the following:
o
Unless there are extenuating circumstances, we
do not release students from carpool to those arriving by foot. If a student is
in carpool, we expect that we will be providing curbside service to deliver the
student to a car where the adult that has been identified by our regular
carpool team. Asking for a student out of our carpool area compromises the
attention necessary to keep our carpool moving safely and swiftly.
o
The office is not a ‘departure location’. Please
do not phone the main office requesting that a student wait in the office at
dismissal; instead, utilize either carpool or walkers.
o
The more consistency you can provide regarding
afternoon departure, the better.
o
If transportation changes are necessary, call
the main office (919-856-7723) prior to 3:00pm to ensure that we
can deliver the message to your student.
o
Families wishing to enjoy the playground area
after school must restrict play to the immediate “sight area” of the supervising
adult.
Volunteer
Registration
Don’t allow the volunteer registration deadline to
squash your lifelong dream of chaperoning a field trip or working with small
student groups! Volunteers wishing to
reactivate their volunteer status are encouraged to do so by October 31st
at a WCPSS location. All others may
register during school hours using the computer in the media center. Add this
to your to-do list! J
Stay
Connected
Be on the look-out for a monthly newsletter that
will deliver general Wiley information! The newsletter will be posted on the
Wiley World Review blog (http://wileyworldreview.blogspot.com/)
which also feeds into the Wiley website (http://wcpss.net/wileyes). We’re also working hard to provide day-to-day
highlights on our Twitter feeds (@wileyelementary
and @wileyprincipal). Further, follow the departure of our buses on
Twitter @WileyBuses
Parent Homework … Is
your student loving school? I hope
so! Please take a minute to send a quick
hand-written note or email to his/her teacher/s to let him/her know!
