• Fri., September 19th: Pinwheels for Peace
• Wed., September 24th: Early Dismissal @ 11:30am
• Tues., September 30th, 11am-9m: Spirit Night at Chick-fil-A
• Fri., October 3rd; PTA Meeting/Walk N Roll
• Fri., October 10th; School Holiday
• Mon., October 13th; School Holiday

Media Center (Library) Volunteers Needed

The Media Center (Library) is open and ready for volunteers. Duties might include shelving books, organizing the shelves and books, checking in books, reading books aloud, and assisting students with their book selection. 

Volunteers are needed each morning to prepare the media center (library) for the day. Additionally, there are slots to sign up for your child’s time in the media center (library). If you do not see your child’s teacher listed, check back as it will be added as soon as available.  

Sign up to Volunteer Here

Calling all Watch D.O.G.S.

The Watch D.O.G.S program is officially back at WCE for the second year.

A huge thanks to Wes Bergeron, John Buri and Jonathan Foy for your leadership to get things going this year. If you aren’t familiar with WatchDOGS you can check out their website at https://dadsofgreatstudents.com/.

Volunteering begins this week.  As stated previously, you MUST be an approved SBISD volunteer (renewed each year) in order to be a WatchDOG.  Now is the time to register if you haven’t done so this year.  

You can access the SBISD volunteer application here. Once you have registered, you may use this sign up genius to choose your volunteer day. 

Questions about Watch DOGS?  Please email watchdogswce@gmail.com and we'll get back to you.

Join us as we discuss ALL things 5th grade.

5th Grade Parent Meeting
Wednesday, September 17th at 7:30 pm
Melissa Treadway’s Home
13506 Pinerock

At this meeting, we’ll go over all of the exciting 5th grade activities planned for the year and how everyone can get involved. It’s also a great chance to connect with other parents.

In addition, we’re getting a jump on 5th grade t-shirts! Please use the link below to order and submit sizes by Friday, September 19th: ORDER SHIRT SIZE HERE! **THESE SHIRTS RUN SMALL!** Please see the size chart in the google doc for references. T-shirt samples available for sizing at curriculum night and at the parent meeting next week. If we do not get a form from you we will be left to guess your child’s size. 

If you have any questions please reach out to your 5th grade liaisons, Ashley Kerr & Ashley Miller at Wceliason5@gmail.com.

We're excited to share a new project supporting our sister school Buffalo Creek Elementary! The Sister School Committee is creating a Care Closet stocked with essentials like socks, toothpaste, deodorant, hair accessories and more so students have access to items they may need. 

If you would like to help, please consider donating from the Amazon wishlist. This would make a great service opportunity for your extracurricular groups like GAP, Rock Solid, Scouts, etc. Your support will make a big difference for these students! 

Odyssey of the Mind (OOTM) is the largest international problem-solving competition in the world. Kids participate in teams to plan, design and present creative work and solve problems & have fun! We would love to have several teams from WCE at different grade levels. 

Please fill out the form if you are interested in learning more and joining WCE team: 

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScnLuQg-jlXJM4ZdPtcJQys_ufcodJT7EwSM1YfKe0UoG1SpQ/viewform?usp=dialog

Also here's an OM video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9zacaBr6Hw

If you have any questions feel free to email binh.chau@utexas.edu.

Thanks and Go Wildcats!

If your child is part of the SPIRAL program this year, be sure you have access to the parent GroupMe dedicated to SPIRAL at Bendwood. New and upcoming items will be shared through this channel (along with emails) throughout the year. If you’d like to be added or have additional questions about the SPIRAL program, please contact Shayla Russell (Bendwood Liaison/Parent Advisory Council (PAC) Representative).  

Season tickets to the award-winning Stratford Playhouse are on sale now through September 23rd! The 2025-26 season offers entertainment for the whole family with the fall play Dearly Departed, and musicals Guys and Dolls and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

Take advantage of the discounted pricing available with Season Tickets and lock in your tickets to all three shows now! Tickets available at www.stratfordplayhouse.com. For questions, contact the Box Office at stratfordboxoffice@gmail.com. 

 Volunteer Here!