EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS DRILL -TOMORROW & Important Updates - Please Read

Posted Date: 11/25/25 (05:45 PM)

Hi WDPS Families!
From all of us at WDPS, we wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving—filled with full bellies, warm memories, and special time with your families! 🦃
Please take a moment to read this entire message, as we have several important updates to share with you. Below you’ll find information about our Emergency Preparedness Drill, Parent/Teacher Conferences, GROWing Learners, and Pajama Mondays. Be sure to also check out the Little Tornadoes Week in Review and the November edition of the Tornado Times, created by Ms. Fasolino and our Newspaper Club!

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•🚨 Emergency Preparedness Drill – TOMORROW

On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, WDPS will conduct our annual Emergency Preparedness Drill as noted on the District calendar. As part of this required practice, all students will be dismissed 15 minutes early. This drill complies with Section 155.13 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education, which mandates early-dismissal disaster preparedness drills in every school district.
All students (with the exception of permanent pickups, who have a pickup pass from the main office) will be required to go home on their regularly assigned bus. Please do not pick up children on this day. If this is unavoidable, pickups must take place prior to 3:00 PM, and you must send a note to school that morning informing your child's teacher of the pickup arrangements. If you arrive after 3:00 P.M., students will not be released until after the buses have left. Students taking the bus will review bus safety procedures and participate in a silent dismissal. Please be prepared that buses may arrive a few minutes early.
We encourage families to have children take the bus home on this day, as it provides valuable practice in the event of a real emergency or early dismissal.

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•👩‍🏫 Parent/Teacher Conferences

Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held on December 4th and December 10th.
Please refer to this MEMO for more details.
Report cards will be posted to the Parent Portal on Wednesday, December 3rd. 📄✨

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•🧸 Pajama Mondays

Transitioning into colder weather can be tough—so we’re making Mondays cozy!
Join us for Pajama Mondays throughout the month of December. ❄️💤
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👀 Check this out:
📅 Click HERE to view our December Calendar for a glimpse of all the exciting happenings at WDPS.
🍽️🥗Click HERE for the December lunch menu.
📰Click HERE for the November edition of The Tornado Times
🎥 🌪️Click on the video below to watch the Little Tornadoes share the Week in Review:
 

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•🌱 GROWing Learners – Our Garden Towers!

Last week, Washington Drive students participated in an assembly introducing our Garden Towers. Each grade level will be responsible for caring for their own tower as we learn about hydroponic gardening. Students will work together to grow lettuce and make meaningful connections about how our food travels from farm to table. 🥬🚜
Our tiny seedlings are already sprouting! Students will soon help transfer these young plants to the Garden Towers. Stay tuned for more photos and stories as we continue this beautiful growth journey together. 📸💚