Hamer Elementary School

Let’s have some fun Christmas Elementary dress-up days. Dec 18-21st Let’s have fun this week with some winter-themed dress-up days. YAY! Haul out your day-designated costumes, face paint, hats, everything. Can’t wait to see what excellent ways you come up with to celebrate. MONDAY- Winter Wonderland of PANTHER Pride Day!!!! Come to school in blue and white to kick things off right. TUESDAY- Class of the Carolers Prek-Kinder - Wear Green 1st/2nd - Wear Red 3rd- Christmas Program Attire 4th - Wear Silver or Gray 5th/6th - Wear White WEDNESDAY- Ugly Sweater Day - This could get UGLY! Thursday- Santa, Reindeer, Elf Day

Elementary Schools visiting Christmas Tree Lane at the Museum is this week. Student K-6 brought home a permission slip. We hope to see you there! Wednesday, Nov 29th Hamer Elem. - 10:00 Orchestra - 11:00 Terreton 4th grade and the 3rd/4th split class - 1:00 Terreton 3rd Grade Class - 2:30 Thursday, November 30th Terreton AM Kindergarten - 10:30 Terreton 2nd Grade - 12:30 Terreton Kinder PM - 1:30 Terreton 1st Grade - 2:30

Hamer students are going to Terreton today and tomorrow for Veteran's Assembly. We will leave at 12:40 and be back at 3:00.

Veteran's Day Assembly - Thursday, Nov. 9

What is Parent Check-in Day on the WJ School Calendar? Our first "Parent Check-in" is Friday, October 20th. Terreton Campus Teachers will be at school from 8:30am to 12:00pm (break for lunch) and then from 1:00pm to 3:50pm. Hamer Teachers will be at Hamer Elem. from 7:45am to 3:00pm. (Some teachers have scheduled meeting times with parents. If you have a scheduled meeting time, please stick to that schedule.) Parents are invited to communicate with their children's teachers in one way or another during this Check-in Day. Teachers will be available to meet with you in person and/or communicate with you using the WJ App (Rooms), email, etc. We encourage all parents to log in to Otus from home ahead of time to check their children's grades. (If you are unable to log in to your parent account, have your kids log in to their account to show you their grades.) If needed, Mr. Reyna, our Tech Supervisor, can help with Otus or WJ App log-ins. reynaj@wjsd.org Teachers are looking forward to communicating with parents to support our wonderful students. Please don't wait until the end of the Semester to address concerns.

October 2023 School Lunch Menu Breakfast and Lunch Menus are shown on our WJSD app! (Any menu changes that happen throughout the month will also be on the app.)

Dance Classes for ages 3 & up taught by Danielle Pancheri beginning October 2nd. *This is not a school sponsored class, but we were asked to share the information for our students.

If you need help accessing our WJ App, please contact our Technology Supervisor, Jon Reyna at reynaj@wjsd.org. Search West Jefferson School District 253 in your app store, and find the app with our logo with the Panther wrapped around the WJ.

Mini Cheer Clinic coming up! See the flyer for all the details!

Homecoming Week Elementary DRESS-UP DAYS - Let's have some fun!!! 5th/6th Student Counsel has planned some fun dress-up days to celebrate Homecoming next week. These days are PK-6th only; Jr High and HS will be doing their own thing, so watch for communication from them. We will send this home on a flyer later this week but wanted to give everyone a heads-up a little early. 9/18- Mismatched Monday- Wear mismatched clothes, shoes, etc 9/19 - Twinning Tuesday- Find a buddy and make them your twin 9/20 - Wednesday- AMERICAN DAY- Red, White, and Blue 9/21 - Thursday- PANTHER DAY- Show your PANTHER spirit and wear your panther gear / West Jefferson Colors!

September School Lunch Menu Remember, the breakfast and lunch menus are in the dining section of our app. Any changes to the menus throughout the month should be updated there.

Due to downed power lines, Hamer Elementary will have a 10:00 am start. Buses will run 2 hours later. Please drop off at the church and have kids walk across the grass as power crew may be in the school parking lot. School will end at its regular time. Terreton schools will start at their regular time. Mr. Williams

Hamer Elementary Picture Day - Wednesday, August 23rd.

Bus message for parents and students using the bus stop near Sage Junction. If parents are not at the bus stop on time in the morning, they will need to drive their kids to school. If parents are not at the bus stop in the afternoon, Nyla would need to keep the students on the bus and meet the parents somewhere else on the route.

Back To School Open House

New Student Registration. Make an appointment by emailing Mr. Gemar at davidgemar@wjsd.org. If you are a returning student and you need help with filling out the online registration forms, be sure to email Mr. Gemar and let him know what you need. DO NOT WAIT until the first day of school!

Parents & Students, Terreton and Hamer Elementary Schools are excited to welcome everyone back! Both schools will have back-to-school open houses on August 18th from 11-2 PM. Come meet your teacher and see your new classrooms.

Hamer In-Person Registration has been moved to Terreton. Update on the Hamer School water: The new well was drilled this week, but the pump still needs to be installed. We are on schedule to have it all ready to go by the time school starts. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

2023-24 School Year School Meal Prices Did you know that a portion of the Federal Funding our schools receive is based on the Free & Reduced Meals Applications that are submitted by the families in our school district? This funding pays for Intervention Staff (Paraprofessionals/Aides), Intervention Programs, and helps us qualify for Grants for our schools. Due to the increase in the cost of food items, our school board approved a small increase to this year's meal prices. As you will notice, there is a big difference in the cost of the "Free & Reduced Meals." In order for your children to qualify for FREE or Reduced Price Meals, parents/guardians MUST fill out a Free and Reduced Meals Application EVERY SCHOOL YEAR. If no application is received, the full price for meals will be charged. The 2023-24 Free & Reduced Meal Application is NOW AVAILABLE. Parents/Guardians may fill out the online application or a paper application available at Registration or at the Lunchroom. Free & Reduced Meal Online Application: https://www.nlappscloud.com/ When we get closer to school starting and throughout the year, you will find the daily breakfast and lunch menus are the WJSD App and Website. Also, our elementary schools have qualified again for the Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Grant. Free fruits and vegetables will be available for students to snack on during their last recess each day.

Are you having trouble with all of this online registration stuff? We will still have In-Person Registration at the Hamer Elementary Building for those who do not want to do it at home. You will still need to do the online portion, but we will have people at registration to guide you through it. Mr. Gemar is working all this week for those who have questions about online registration or course selection. He is also making appointments for New Student Registration. davidgemar@wjsd.org or 208-663-4391 If you are just having trouble logging in to PowerSchool, you can contact our Tech Supervisor, Jon. reynaj@wjsd.org or 208-663-4542.