📚🎉 WES READ-A-THON SUCCESS! 🎉📚

WOW! In just 2 weeks, our WES students read an incredible 16,610 minutes! 📖

Not only did our students show a love for reading, but together we also raised 50% of the cost for our Book Vending Machine! Incredible! Thank you for supporting our very first Read-A-Thon and helping us move closer to this exciting goal for our students. 💙💛

Our top class in donations was Mrs. Craig’s class with an outstanding $825 raised! 💰
Our top class in reading minutes was also Mrs. Craig’s class with 3,534 minutes read! 📚

Because of their hard work and dedication, Mrs. Craig’s class will enjoy a pizza party! 🍕

While we did not fully fund the vending machine this year, we are excited to continue working toward our goal with a different fundraiser next year.

Thank you so much to our amazing students, families, staff, and supporters for making our 1st Read-A-Thon such a success. Our WES students and parents are truly AMAZING! ❤️
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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☀️🏃‍♀️ FIELD DAY FUN at WES! 🏃‍♂️☀️

Our students had an AMAZING time at Field Day filled with laughter, teamwork, games, and lots of fun memories! From relay races to water games, it was a day full of smiles and school spirit. 💙💛

A HUGE thank you goes out to our incredible PTO for treating our staff to a special Hydration Station throughout the day! 🥤💦 Your support and thoughtfulness helped keep everyone refreshed and energized while cheering on our students.

We also want to give a very special THANK YOU to our high school and college volunteers! Their help, energy, and leadership made such a difference throughout the day. Without their support, we would not have been able to pull off such a successful Field Day for our students! 👏

We are so thankful for our teachers, staff, volunteers, and PTO for making this day such a success for our WES students!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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A young girl in a blue shirt holds a red ribbon labeled "PLACE." She smiles in an outdoor area.
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A young girl displays a medal while standing in a school parking lot, with a crowd in the background.
A wooden table has many plastic cups filled with sugar packets, candies, and other colorful items. Behind the table is a monitor and a desk.
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📚⏰ LAST DAY OF OUR READ-A-THON! ⏰📚

Make sure to get all donations and reading minutes submitted before midnight tonight! 🌟

Our students have already read an incredible 16,296 minutes and we have reached 50% of our goal for purchasing a Book Vending Machine! 🎉

Thank you to everyone who has supported our readers and encouraged a love of reading along the way. Let’s make one final push and finish STRONG! 💙💛

✅ Log final reading minutes
✅ Submit donations
✅ Share with family and friends one last time

We can do this, WES! 📚🔥

Visit https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/PNRySd/2?utm=email
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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For Teacher Appreciation Week, our teachers had an amazing time today as Two Girls and a Hat visited WES to help staff create their very own custom trucker hats!

From patches and colors to unique designs that matched their personalities, our teachers loved getting creative and making something just for them. It was such a fun way to celebrate the incredible educators who give so much to our students every single day.

Thank you to Two Girls and a Hat for helping make Teacher Appreciation Week extra special for our WES staff!

5 months ago, White Elementary School
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🌟 Congratulations to Our WES 2026-2027 Teacher of the Year! 🌟

Please join us in celebrating Mrs. Alyson Smith for being named our WES Teacher of the Year! 🎉

Mrs. Smith is the true definition of a Warrior. She gives her all each and every day with a smile on her face and a heart fully dedicated to our students, staff, and school community. Her leadership, kindness, and willingness to always help others make a lasting impact throughout WES.

Her coworkers shared that she:
✨ “Goes above and beyond for all students and staff.”
✨ “Puts her whole heart into WES.”
✨ “Truly cares for ALL students and wants to see them succeed.”
✨ “Is a true friend and advocate for her co-workers.”
✨ “Her dedication and presence in the classroom are unmatched.”

Mrs. Smith represents everything it means to be a Warrior, and we are incredibly blessed to have her at WES. Congratulations, Mrs. Alyson Smith — this honor is so well deserved! 💙🏆💛
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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A woman stands in a room, holding a balloon that says "Congrats" and a round award, with a bouquet of flowers.
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✨ ONE MORE DAY to help us reach our goal! ✨

Our Read-A-Thon has been incredible, and thanks to your support we have already raised 47% of the funds needed for our new Book Vending Machine! 📚

Since April 27th, our students have read an AMAZING 14,703 minutes! 👏

🏆 Current Leaderboard Spotlight 🏆
A huge shoutout to Mrs. Craig’s 1st Grade Class for leading in both donations and reading minutes! Way to go, readers! 💙💛

There’s still time to help us finish strong!
✅ Log those reading minutes
✅ Share donation links with family and friends
✅ Help us reach our goal for our students

Let’s make this final day our BEST day yet! 🔥
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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See you Friday!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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🍎Teacher Appreciation Week at WES! 🍎

WES LOVES our teachers, and this week we are showering them with the appreciation they truly deserve! 💙

We’re their biggest FANS, making sure they feel celebrated all week long—from enjoying duty-free lunches to today’s special “Room Service” delivery of their pre-ordered treats and drinks!

And we’re not done yet… more goodies are on the way! 🎉

Join us in celebrating these incredible educators—don’t forget to thank a teacher for the amazing impact they make every single day for our WES students!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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Four adults stand in a room with a table, holding small items. One wears a blue shirt and sneakers. A wall reads "member our why!"
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📚✨ State Milestones Testing Is Underway! ✨📚

Our students are already hard at work showing what they know, and we couldn’t be prouder! We are confident they are going to ROCK the Georgia Milestones! 💪🌟

Thanks to strong Tier 1 instruction and our new Arts & Letters curriculum, our students have been building the skills and confidence needed for success all year long. 🎯

Let’s keep cheering on our 5th grade as they take the Science and Social Studies portion—we believe in you! ❤️
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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42% of the funds for our book vending machine is covered!
12144 minutes since April 27th!

WES ROCKS! We only have 2 more days for donations and reading minutes!

Keep up the amazing reading!

Top Class in Donations: Mrs. Craig
Top Class in Readers: Mr. Martin
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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📣 Attendance Matters – Let’s Keep It Going! 📣
We are so proud of our students for showing up and giving their best each day! 🙌

Each week, homerooms with perfect attendance earn a Texas Roadhouse child’s meal voucher and 5 Warrior Golds ⭐ per student!

👏 Shoutout to our recent winners over the past two weeks:
Mrs. Phillips’ Kindergarten class
Ms. Dysart’s 2nd Gr.
Mrs. Ginn’s 3rd Gr.
Mrs. Morales’ 4th Gr.

🎉 Special Incentive for Testing Grades! 🎉
All 3rd–5th grade students who are present every day during testing will also receive a Texas Roadhouse child’s meal voucher and 5 Warrior Golds!

Let’s keep the momentum going—every day counts, and we can’t wait to see which homerooms and students earn these rewards next! 💙
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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📚✨ 11,199 Minutes and Counting! ✨📚
As of 12:50 today, our students have read an incredible 11,199 minutes since last Monday—AMAZING! 🎉

We are already over one-third of the way toward funding our Book Vending Machine! Thank you SO much for your continued support of this fundraiser. 💙

📢 We’re NOT done yet!
Be sure to create your Read-A-Thon account today. Donations and reading logs will remain open through Friday, May 8th.

🏆 Current Leaders:
Top Class in Donations: Mrs. Craig – 1st Grade
Top Reading Class: Mr. Martin – 4th Grade

Let’s keep reading and logging those minutes—every page counts! 📖

Visit https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/PNRySd/2?utm=email to sign up today!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
A blue mouse with glasses holds a green book. The words "Read AThon" are in green and orange.
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🌟 Employee of the Month – May Nominees! 🌟
We are excited to recognize two incredible members of our school family whose dedication and hearts truly shine every single day.

👏 Mrs. Craig 💙
Mrs. Craig is a kind and dedicated teacher who creates a classroom environment where students feel safe, loved, and valued. She is supportive, fair, and consistent in all she does. She encourages her students in ways that help them grow academically, socially, and behaviorally. She offers guidance and clarity whenever needed and consistently adds value to the first-grade team. We are grateful to have her at WES!

👏 Ms. McCollum 💙
Ms. McCollum is one of the most supportive, encouraging, and uplifting Warriors! She is always the first to offer kind words to others and supports both students and staff wholeheartedly. She is a true bright light in our school community. She is generous with her love, kindness, thoughtfulness, and time, and the impact she leaves on others is lasting. We are so grateful to have Ms. McCollum as part of our WES family! ✨
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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🚀 Interested in joining the Warrior Bots for next year’s FIRST LEGO League Challenge team?

Get a sneak peek at what’s coming by checking out the teaser for the 2026–2027 season! The official trailer drops May 2nd—be on the lookout! 👀

Coaches will be visiting 3rd and 4th grade classrooms in early May to share more information and hand out applications. The application deadline will be announced at that time.

🎥 Watch the teaser here: https://youtu.be/ncbwmR5eJRc?si=vCNJABaDJbvCmqoF

5 months ago, White Elementary School
🚀 Interested in joining the Warrior Bots for next year’s FIRST LEGO League Challenge team? Get a sneak peek at what’s coming by checking out the teaser for the 2026–2027 season! The official trailer drops May 2nd—be on the lookout! 👀 Coaches will be visiting 3rd and 4th grade classrooms in early May to share more information and hand out applications. The application deadline will be announced at that time. 🎥 Watch the teaser here: https://youtu.be/ncbwmR5eJRc?si=vCNJABaDJbvCmqoF
🍎 Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎
✨ May 4-8 ✨

We’re excited to share a few simple, fun, and meaningful ways for students and families to celebrate our amazing teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week! 🍎✨

These are simply some suggestions and are not mandatory! Thank you!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
WES Teacher Appreciation Week, May 4 - 8, Monday-Flower Monday-Bring your teacher a flower or plant to tanh them for helping you grow and bloom every day. Tuesday-Thankful Tuesday-Bring a little sunshine into your teacher's day-draw a picture or write a poem to you r teacher today. Wanted Wednesday- suprise your teacherwiththier favorite school supplies such as cute pends or pretty notebooks. Sweet Treat Thursday-Bring your teacher a fun snack or their favorite drink to say thanks! Favorite Friday-Say thank you for all your teacher has done this year, bring them a gift card to their favorite place.

📚✨ Our Read-A-Thon is off to an AMAZING start! ✨📚

In just 2 days, our students have already read 1,931 minutes! 🎉👏 We are also 1/3 of the way to our fundraising goal to help purchase a Book Vending Machine for our school! 📖🏆

If you haven’t registered your child yet, there’s still time to join the fun! Be sure to:
✅ Register your child
✅ Log minutes read each day
✅ Share donation links with family and friends

Students can earn exciting prizes for both money donations and minutes read! 🎁📚

Let’s keep the momentum going and work together to bring a Book Vending Machine to our school! 💙💛

If you haven't already, please take a moment to activate your child’s personal reader page by clicking on the following link:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/PNRySd?utm=email

5 months ago, White Elementary School
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A colorful book vending machine displays various children's books inside glass doors, with illustrations of children and books around.
We're thrilled to announce that our Read-A-Thon is underway!
We're counting on you to make it a success.
Be on the lookout for a Read-A-Thon flyer this week.

Your student can now track minutes read on their accounts! :-)
Prizes for 100 and 300 minutes!
We can't wait to see how many minutes our WES students are reading the next 2 weeks.

If you haven't already, please take a moment to activate your child’s personal reader page by clicking on the following link:
https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/PNRySd?utm=email

It only takes a minute or two, and your support will greatly assist us in meeting our financial goals.
Thank you to those you have donated towards our Book Vending Machine!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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Thank you to all of the students, teachers, and parents who participated in Coin Wars!

Coin Wars was a huge success, not just in terms of money donated, but it was also great to watch our students figure out how to work together as a grade level to try to win each day. Every little bit helped...every penny, all 10,00+ of them!

For winning Coin Wars, 2nd Grade will receive free snowcones this Friday!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
Game board displaying Coin Wars Update for April 21st. It includes a table showing points for grades 5th to Kindergarten, with 2nd Grade as the winner.
A poster shows characters from a game with text "White Elementary Coin Wars" and "Small change makes a big difference." It reads "We raised $1989.27 for our school."
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Would you like to win an all-expense paid trip to Walt Disney Theme Park for your family?
Read-A-Thon would love to make that dream come true!

Our school is holding a Read-A-Thon Fundraiser, and it's a fantastic opportunity for your child to raise money while enjoying their favorite books. As a special bonus, any child who sends 10 text messages through their dashboard to promote our fundraiser will automatically be entered into a nationwide drawing for a magical trip for four to Walt Disney Theme Park. Read-A-Thon will select one lucky winner each season from all the Read-A-Thons held during that season.

To create your student account, click on the link below (less than 5 minutes):

https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/PNRySd/2?utm=email

Thank you for your support.
Proceeds from the WES Read-A-Thon will go to the purchase of a Book Vending Machine!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
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Vending machine filled with colorful children's books and labeled "The Bookworm Vending Machine" with illustrations of children and books.
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Be on the lookout for information about our upcoming Read-A-Thon!

Our goal for our Read-A-Thon fundraiser is to raise funds for a BOOK VENDING MACHINE for our school! :-)

Dates: April 27 - May 8

More info to come!
5 months ago, White Elementary School
It's time for our Read-A-Thon! We will be raising money by focusing on reading for the next few weeks and we need your help. Sign up to activate your child's Read-A-Thon page. From there you can track their reading, and receive donations from friends and family. Together let's show everyone how rewarding reading can be. Get signed up today and earn FUN REWARDS. Sign up is easy and only takes a minute. Participation Rewards Exciting Prizes Create your account and share your page to earn rewards. Keep 15% of your donations to spend in the prize store. 1. Go to: www.read-a-thon.com/readers 2. Enter Code: 3407005 3. Create and share your page. Scan this code with your mobile camera for quick signup BONUS: Send 10 texts during signup and be entered to win a trip for 4 to Disney
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