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Spread the word!  We are inviting ALL to come join us for food and fun while supporting a great cause.

On Tuesday, October 4th please visit the Albany Burgerville between 5:00pm and 8:00pm.

10% of all sales will be donated to the Waverly Elementary Student Funds.

As an added bonus, the classroom with the highest percentage of students who come to Burgerville will win a milkshake party.

We hope to see you there.

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We want to thank everyone who came out to support our school.  We made a total of $501.67.  Thank you again for coming out and supporting Waverly!

Thursday, September 29 is Picture Day here at Waverly Elementary.

Flyers and ordering information should have already been sent home.

Click Here to Access the Lifetouch Website

Waverly’s Picture Day ID is: LO426220Y0

Here is the schedule for when classes will be getting their pictures taken:

Logerwell – 8:00am

Allaback – 8:20am

Bussard – 8:40am

Kessler – 9:00am

Thomas – 9:20am

Zimmerman – 9:40am

Roberts – 10:00am

Hanslovan – 10:20am

Swanson – 10:40am

Louk – 11:00am

Allaback -12:00pm

Redpath – 12:20pm

Ayala – 12:40pm

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If your child was absent or you don’t like the way his or her picture turned out;  you are in luck.  Picture retakes will be happening on Friday, November 18.

The Start Making a Reader Today (SMART) program needs volunteer readers for the early childhood reading program at Central, Sunrise, Takena and Waverly elementary schools this year.

The SMART program brings volunteers into schools to read to students in kindergarten through third grade for an hour each week from October to May.

The program is organized in GAPS schools by Christi Clark of Get SMART Oregon. She said they are seeking about 20 volunteers to read at Waverly and more than 100 volunteers total for the four GAPS schools.

SMART supports reading as a vital foundation for educational and life success. “Reading to kids gets them school-ready,” said Clark. She said building reading skills is especially important in the early grades. “First they learn to read. After grade three, they read to learn,” she said.

To volunteer, contact Christi Clark for information: www.cclark@getsmartoregon.org or 541-753-0822.

GAPS submitted water samples for lead testing at all schools and facilities this summer. The labs are returning results as fast as possible but have high demand from school districts around the state.

We are repairing and then retesting all fixtures with elevated lead levels. Any fixture with tests showing elevated lead levels will be kept out of service until tests show that they no longer exceed allowable lead levels set by the EPA.

Read the latest update about water tests for each school.

The School Board continues to review facility needs in the District for a possible bond proposal for next spring. A proposal could include projects to upgrade existing schools to address instructional program, safety and deferred maintenance needs and construction of one more new elementary schools to relieve overcrowding and manage growth.

Projections show that District enrollment will continue to grow, and current schools are at capacity. See Gaps anticipates high enrollment in Albany Democrat-Herald.

The last new elementary school constructed in the District was Periwinkle in 1977. See school building age timeline.

In October, the District will host a series of community meetings to gather input about community priorities for new schools, which will help the Board develop a final bond proposal. Superintendent Golden will seek public input on possible projects.

Please join us at one of the following meetings:

10/5: Timber Ridge School
10/12: Oak Grove Elementary School
10/20: West Albany High School
10/26: South Albany High School