Early Family Math: A free New Resource for Pre-K
PreK and Kindergarten Families,
Check out this Math resource. It has ideas to engage your child in everyday math activities. Demonstration videos will be added soon.
Early Family Math: A free New Resource for Pre-K
There is nothing like having young kids to turn your attention to early learning. Happily, there is a new resource to share that matches our own emphasis on play and joyful exposure to early math ideas. It is also free and will be free forever. The website is earlyfamilymath.org, and it’s sharing ideas and—soon—videos for how to playfully explore math.
Wright Start Summer 2021
Congratulations to Charlotte Goodman on being named a Cox Inspirational Hero
Cox Communications recognizes those students who have overcome extreme challenges in life and serve as an inspiration to their teachers, administrators, and fellow students. The students are chosen by a committee of leaders at their school. Charlotte had health issues from an early age, but she overcame them, and is now an honor roll student at Wright Elementary School. Next year Charlotte will attend the STEM Academy.
Charlotte is pictured with Principal Dr. Choice and her mother, April Goodman.
Virtual Family Math Night
Please join us Thursday, May 27th, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM for our Virtual Family Math Night. The night promises to be a fun-filled engaging activity where:
- Students will model mathematical thinking to solve problems in different ways.
- Participants will engage in fun hands-on activities to help build math fluency.
- How Can I Help My Child at Home?
- Teachers will share Grade level curriculum expectations & ideas for helping children learn math at home.
- A real-world math experience with an engineer. He will share his math experiences in both English and Spanish.
Please let us know of your plans to attend by Monday, May 24th by completing the registration form below so that we can send you supplies for our fluency activity.
- Virtual Family Math Night Registration Form (English)
- Virtual Family Math Night Registration Form (Spanish)
Congratulations, Richie Grant
Dolphin Pride! Congratulations to one of our own, Richie Grant. His former teachers, mentors, and Wright Family are proud of him and his accomplishments both on and off the field!
Kindness Week
Second grade students Aisha, Kathleen, and Moriah read a book about kindness. They discussed the book with Ms. Racquier and Ms. Henderson and decided on their own that Wright Elementary School should celebrate Kindness Week.The students wrote an opinion essay and shared it with Dr. Choice who agreed it was a great idea. They shared their ideas for Kindness Week at Wright Elementary.
Celebrating Kindness Week:
- Keep a tally of acts of kindness for your classroom. The class that has the highest number of points gets a class award.
- Monday - Be Kind to our campus day
- Tuesday - Write a nice note to someone. It could be a compliment or a thank you note.
- Wednesday - Be Kind to our SRO/Deputy Blanton
- Thursday - We can make pictures for people who work in the cafeteria and school custodians to make them happy.
- Friday - Do a random act of kindness at home. For example, do your chores at home without being asked.
Okaloosa School District Parent Survey – Now Available!
Parents,
Please take a moment to complete the following survey about your child's school. We rely on your feedback to continuously improve our schools. It has been a challenging year, and our teachers and staff have worked hard to provide your child the best possible education in a difficult situation. While you may feel that some questions do not apply this year based on your situation, we invite your input in every area that is relevant to you and your child.
You may submit a survey for each child attending Okaloosa schools by returning to the link provided below:
- English - https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/OCSDSurvey
- Spanish - https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/OCSDSurveySP
This survey will remain open through Friday, April 16th.
Bus Bulletin - Get Real-time Updates About Your Student's Bus!
We are excited to announce that on April 5th, the Okaloosa County School District will begin using Bus Bulletin to send notifications to parents if there are unexpected delays or schedule changes involving your student’s bus. We know that families are concerned about the safety of their students, and this notification system will keep you updated if there are delays in getting your student to and from school.
If you would like to receive these notifications, please register with Bus Bulletin at the website below. Parents will need to know their student’s school name and bus number.
- There is no cost for this service.
- Registration is simple and fast.
- You can choose to receive text messages, phone calls, and e-mails.
- All contact information is stored securely and will not be shared or sold - your privacy is protected.
For more information, or to sign-up and start receiving notifications, please visit:
Go online and register NOW so you can receive important bus notifications beginning April 5th!
For help with registration, call your Transportation Department - North: 850.689.7301, Central: 850.833.4203; South: 850.833.3555.
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Title I Virtual Science Night
Please join us Thursday, March 25th, 6:30-7:30 PM for our virtual family science night. The night promises to be an engaging activity where students will hear from Francis "Robert" Smith, a NASA Kennedy Space Center Exhibit Specialist. The event will culminate with a family hands-on experiment.
Register to attend by Thursday, March 18th so that we can send you home with two Mentos candies for our hands-on experiment.
Virtual Science Night Registration Form (Spanish)
Early Registration and Summer VPK
The Okaloosa County School District will begin early registration for the 2021-22 school year on March 8. This registration is for children new to the school district, including those entering kindergarten. Florida law provides that any child who will be five on or before September 1st is eligible for kindergarten that school year.
Registration may be completed online at https://www.okaloosaschools.com/schools/2021/registration-portal or at any time during the regular school day at your child’s zoned school.
To complete the registration process, parents/guardians must have:
- Proof of the child’s age (birth certificate)
- Florida certificate of immunization
- Social Security card
- School physical dated no later than 12 months before the first day of school
- Proof of residency
Parents/guardians may obtain further information by calling your child's zoned school or Curriculum and Instruction at 850.833.4208.
Summer VPK Registration for the 2021-2022 School Year
Registration for the Summer VPK Program is also available. Florida law provides that any child who turned five on or before September 1, 2021, and is eligible to attend kindergarten in the 2021-2022 school year and did not attend VPK during the current 2020-2021 school year is eligible to participate in Summer VPK. To register for Summer VPK, a certificate of eligibilitymust be obtained from the Early Learning Coalition.
For Summer VPK enrollment, parents/guardians must have:
- Proof of Florida residency
- All registration documents listed above for school registration The Summer VPK site will be Elliott Point Elementary (South area), enrollment permitting.
Parents must provide transportation for Summer VPK students. Further information for Summer VPK enrollment may be obtained by calling the Early Learning Coalition Program at 850.833.3627 or Ms. Debbie Haan at 850.689.7211.
