July 1, 2024
Dear WCLL Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are very excited to welcome our students back to school on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. As you continue to enjoy a long summer, we hope that you can relax and make special memories with family and close friends. As we get closer to the first day of school, our focal point is instruction, in particular, “reading, and more reading in all K4-12 subject areas”.
We welcome new and returning faculty and staff members to WCLL! Teachers have been attending workshops, training sessions all summer long to prepare for rigorous instructional changes. They are planning some very clever and insightful activities for students to engage in while at school.
Students are coming to school with a fresh start. WCLL promotes Ambitious Instruction, in particular explicit instruction. We will continue our second year of integrating explicit instruction in classrooms. More specifically, teachers will use direct instruction teaching methods in the areas of reading and writing.
We are a cell phone collecting school and cell phones must be turned in when students arrive to school everyday. Studies have shown students in all grade levels tend to perform better in classes without the use of cell phones. Cell phones will be returned at the end of the school day (see the WCLL cell phone policy).
This school year, we ask that parents and guardians continue partnering with us in a positive and safe way. We want to ensure our building is a productive and safe learning environment for all students. Parents and guardians are encouraged to stay connected by creating a login to the parent portal (mpsmke.com/parentportal) to check your child’s attendance and grades.
We look forward to seeing WCLL students and families on Tuesday, September 3, 2024!
Sincerely,
Ramona Phillips, Ed.D., Principal