Dear Loker School Community,
It has been an absolute joy navigating these first two weeks of the school year alongside your children! The energy and enthusiasm across the building have set a incredibly positive and enriching tone for the months ahead.
This year, our school theme is "We shine bright when we care for one another." It has been truly wonderful to see the tremendous kindness our Loker scholars display daily in alignment with this message. We have been highlighting specific examples during our morning announcements to celebrate these moments, such as:
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Inclusion at Recess: Two fifth graders went out of their way to include and teach first graders how to catch a football when the younger students didn't have a ball to play with.
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Peer Support in the Classroom: A third grader noticed a classmate having a hard time answering a question, walked over to their desk, and helped them spell and write out the words they needed.
A heartfelt thank you to all the amazing volunteers who provided support during Friday's Loker Picture Day as we could not have done it without you!
We are also eager to welcome you all back to the building this week for our annual Curriculum Night on Thursday evening. The schedule for the night is as follows:
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Grades 3–5: 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM
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Specialists: 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM
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Grades K–2: 7:15 PM – 8:00 PM
Thank you for your continued partnership and support in making Loker such a warm, caring community. Have a great week!
Sincerely,
Brian
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Thursday, September 24th
8:20am-8:50am
Loker Gym
During School Meetings, we celebrate student birthdays, host student performances, discuss important elementary school rights and responsibilities, share classroom experiences in coordination with our Loker School motto, PRIDE, and sing our Loker School Song. We hope that you are able to join us.
School Meetings will take place on the 3rd Thursday of every month. See complete schedule here.
We hope to see you there!
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Tuesday, September 15th
7:30pm
Please join us for our first PTO meeting of the year! TONIGHT, Tuesday, September 15th at 7:30 pm in person in the Loker Cafeteria and via Google Meets. https://meet.google.com/stb-hobv-jwn The PTO is a great way to get to know other Loker families and hear about all the events the PTO supports. Everyone is welcome to join - you do not need to be on a committee to attend! We look forward to seeing you!
NEW THIS YEAR - WHS student volunteers will be offering babysitting at Loker School whil eyou attend the meeting! Please RSVP to Lokerschoolpto@gmail.com if you plan to use the babysitting option.
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Tuesday, Sept. 22nd
5:30pm-7:00pm
Loker Field
Please join us to celebrate the start of the school year with our annual Fall Ice Cream Social. We will have ice cream and toppings, music, lots of space for the kids to run, play and the best part, LOTS OF FUN! Feel free to bring a picnic if you wish.
Scoopers and topping serving volunteers are needed to make this event a success! This is a great opportunity to interact with the kids and say hello to other Loker families. Please use this link if you are able to volunteer - https://signup.com/go/iMdweMy sessions are only 30 minutes.
Rain Date will be September 23rd.
We are so excited for a fun event to help kick off the year!
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Monday, October 5th - Friday, October 9th
Fantastic Book Fairs will be back at Loker for the Fall Book Fair!
- Check your child’s classroom Book Fair day/time HERE
- Volunteers needed, click HERE to sign up
- Contribute to class book funds to stock classrooms HERE
The Book Fair is a wonderful opportunity for students and families to
shop for new books! Each class will visit during school hours to shop
for books or alongside their parents at Movie Night on Thursday,
October 8th.
Volunteers Needed! Help students select books, run registers, and keep displays organized.
Support Classrooms! Donate to your teacher's book fund to provide new books for your child's classroom. With your contributions, teachers can shop the full catalog of Fantastic Book Fairs books to add to their classroom libraries.
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Thursday, October 8th
6:00pm
Doors open at 5:45
Join us at this FREE and FUN Loker tradition! We're rolling out the red carpet for the Fall Movie Night. Bring your beach chairs & blankets! Snacks will be served. Please bring your own water bottles (Please note, this is not a drop off event). Movie choice TBD.
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Tuesday, September 29th
Wednesday, September 30th
Have some Fall fun by volunteering in the Loker Vegetable Garden helping students harvest vegetables, herbs, sunflower seeds and more! We hope to offer some of these fruits and vegetables as part of our school lunch. We are looking for 3 parent volunteers for each time slot to help with this event. Feel free to sign up for multiple classes if you like.
If you are interested, please sign-up on the volunteer link below.
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Our Fall Fundraiser is underway! Thank you to everyone who has already donated. As our returning families know, each year, instead of asking families to sell wrapping paper, candy, or candles, we ask families to make a tax deductible donation to support the Loker Parent Teacher Organization (PTO).
Your donations help fund field trip subsidies, STEAM fairs, cultural programming, staff appreciation, family events, the book fair, and so much more.
While there is a suggested donation, every family’s participation matters, and we welcome whatever contribution works best for your family.
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Ms. Powell at the Loker Library is looking for volunteers to help out in the library this year. She especially needs volunteers to assist with the Kindergarten and 1st Grade classes (check out, etc), and also general help re-shelving books (1-2 hours/week, anytime). Come when you can or you can pick a recurring/semi-regular block of time. Volunteers must be Cori’d and sign in at front desk. Click here to sign up!
New to volunteering at the Loker Library? 📚 This year we're offering short, kid-free walkthroughs where you can come in, get shown the ropes, and learn how you can best help out during your shifts. It’s quick, easy, and a great way to feel comfortable before diving in! Interested, please reach out to kjacobellis12@gmail.com to schedule - we look forward to having you!
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“A New School Year, A Time-Tested Way to Protect Children”
Below please find an important message from the Wayland Health Department concerning vaccinations.
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If your child is going to be absent, tardy, has midday plans, or has a dismissal change please be sure to update PickUp Patrol accordingly. You can enter information any time - no need to wait until the day of absence, tardy or change. Download the website to your phone home page for added ease. If you still need help, contact the Loker office at (508) 358-8601 or PickUp Patrol at support@pickuppatrol.net. We are happy to help!
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Please preview this with your children and show them how to cross safely.
- Push the Pedestrian light. (when available)
- Look BOTH ways
- Wait for traffic to STOP before crossing the street.
There will be a crossing guard at the Loker Driveway on Loker Street at arrival & dismissal.
As always, we encourage drivers to use extra caution and watch for students and families crossing near the school.
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It's not too late to order your school photo from last week's picture day. Please see the Hayward Order Form and online ordering information HERE and at the button below.
Please note that ONLY pre-ordered photo packages benefit the Loker School PTO.
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As a reminder, the Wayland School District is no longer able to distribute lists/names of students in each elementary school homeroom class with parents as well as PTO room parents.
As an alternative, the Loker PTO will build lists of children in each homeroom class using the information submitted by student caregivers in this form. This is an opt- in process.
https://forms.gle/aGnFSjUxgDsz59ms9
Once the information submitted here is compiled, families will receive a list of names and contact information of the children/caregivers in their child's homeroom class.
Questions? email lokerschoolpto@gmail.com
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SEPTEMBER
Tuesday, September 15th
- Loker September PTO Meeting
Thursday, September 17th
Loker Curriculum Night
- Grades 3-5 Families: 6:00pm-6:45pm
- Specialists: 6:45pm-7:15pm
- Grades K-2 Families: 7:15-8:00pm
Monday, September 21st
- No School in observance of Yom Kippur
Tuesday, September 22nd
- Loker Fall Ice Cream Social 5:30pm-7:00pm
Thursday, September 24th
- Loker School Meeting 8:20am-8:50am
Tuesday, September 29th
Wednesday September 30th
OCTOBER
Monday, October 5th-Friday October 9th
Wednesday, October 7th
- First Super Early Release Wednesday- Dismissal at 11:30am
Thursday, October 8th
Monday. October 12th
- No School- Indigenous Peoples Day
Thursday, October 15th
- Loker School Meeting 8:20am-8:50am
Fun & Fitness Fridays! Weather permitting- We Walk/Bike/Scooter to School Each Friday!
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Thank you for your support in making sure that your children arrive at school punctually so that they do not miss any teaching and learning time.
7:45 AM – Doors Open and Arrival Starts
8:00 AM – Morning Announcements and School Officially Begins
8:01 AM – Students Arriving are Marked Tardy
2:25 PM – Dismissal On Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (1:15 PM Dismissal on Wednesdays)
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Brian Jones
Loker School Principal
Cristina Sandza-Donovan
Loker School Vice Principal
Cathleen Holmes
Administrative Assistant
Main Office Phone: 508-358-8601
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