Walker Elementary School

Happy School Counselor Appreciation Week!

BELLVIEW, HELMAN, WALKER ATTENDANCE ZONE OPEN HOUSE WE NEED YOUR INPUT! The Ashland School district is assessing school attendance zone boundaries for Bellview, Helmand and Walker Elementary schools to adjust for changing school populations. Learn more about the process and rationale in the link below. We will be sharing the committee consensus scenario for feedback in a drop in open house on January 12th between 6:00-8:00 PM at the Ashland High School Library. You will see the consensus scenario, have the opportunity to ask questions, and an opportunity to provide feedback. Childcare, snacks, and Spanish interpretation will be available. If you are not able to drop by the open house in person, there is also a virtual open house option that will be available for you to view and provide feedback beginning on January 10th on our website below. Thank you for your partnership in our vision to Inspire Learning for Life! https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/enrollment-balancing-review

BELLVIEW, HELMAN, WALKER ATTENDANCE ZONE OPEN HOUSE WE NEED YOUR INPUT! The Ashland School district is assessing school attendance zone boundaries for Bellview, Helmand and Walker Elementary schools to adjust for changing school populations. Learn more about the process and rationale in the link below. We will be sharing the committee consensus scenario for feedback in a drop in open house on January 12th between 6:00-8:00 PM at the Ashland High School Library. You will see the consensus scenario, have the opportunity to ask questions, and an opportunity to provide feedback. Childcare, snacks, and Spanish interpretation will be available. If you are not able to drop by the open house in person, there is also a virtual open house option that will be available for you to view and provide feedback beginning on January 10th on our website below. Thank you for your partnership in our vision to Inspire Learning for Life! https://www.ashland.k12.or.us/page/enrollment-balancing-review

Our third grade teachers, Mr. Tyler and Ms. Amanda, are so great at making learning magical and fun! We sure love them! 💙🐺💙🪄 #WonderfulWalkerWolves

November 1st & 2nd are Dià de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. This Mexican holiday is celebrated to honor & remember loved ones who have passed. The students & families in our Latino Student Union, along with Ms. Julie have created a beautiful ofrenda in our library. #DiadelosMuertos

Happy Halloween from our pack to yours!

October is National Principal’s Month! Help us celebrate our amazing leaders in Ashland.

Today at Walker School we celebrated Indigenous Peoples Day with a beautiful assembly. We were inspired by our powerful Native students through story, video, & song. We danced a Circle Dance led by Native Elder, Dan Wahpepah. He gifted us with medicine teachings & reminded us of the importance of caring for our Earth for the next seven generations. We are grateful for our community & so happy to continue in this important tradition.

Fall Fest at Walker School happening now until 2:00! See you soon!

Our dedicated Kindergarten & First Grade teachers Ms. Julia, Ms. Molly, & Mr. Ryan are sharing their pride for our Wonderful Walker Wolves. We are so grateful for them & so proud they are in our Wolf Pack! 💙🐺💙 #WonderfulWalkerWolves

The dynamic 2nd grade duo, Kathleen & Ms. Kneeland love our Wonderful Walker Wolves & we love them! #WonderfulWalkerWolves

Kindergarten started today! We had such a great time on our family scavenger hunt around our school. Please join us in welcoming the newest wolves to our pack! 💙🐺💙

Rogue Valley Love Your Neighbor Day September 8, 2022 As we remember the lives, homes, and businesses lost to the Alemda and Obenchain Fires, we also remember how our community united in strength, generosity, and compassion. On September 8th, please do some good for someone else. Let’s fill our community with random acts of kindness and continue supporting each other with #roguevalleylove

Last week, our wonderful Walker Walker staff enjoyed a full day retreat at Ashland Hills Hotel together. We connected, reflected, planned, painted, played, laughed, & learned. We are so excited for this new year with each other, our students, families, & our Wolf Pack community. 💙🐺💙

We held our Kindergarten Orientation on Wednesday & we loved meeting our youngest Walker Wolves & their families! 💙🐺💙

ASD is so excited to welcome our new teachers for the 22-23 school year! Please join us in extending a warm welcome to this impressive group of educators.

Verizon hosts 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway Jackson County, Ore. — Inflation has taken a toll on families in more ways than anyone could have imagined. But, there are a few things that still have to be done no matter what, like making sure your children have back-to-school supplies. For parents who are struggling and need extra help with that, the Cellular Connection for Verizon is hosting their 10th Annual Backpack and School Supplies Giveaway. “Every location we have around the country gets from 150-200 backpacks every year and they come filled with school supplies from folders, rulers, paper, pencils and pens,” said Daniel Varela, District Manager for Southern Oregon TCC Verizon. According to Varela, they have four locations in Southern Oregon and the event will take place July 31 from 1:00-4:00 p.m. “We ask that when you do show up that you bring your child with you so we can hand them the backpack," Varela said. "We just encourage everyone to come out, we will have food vendors and games for everyone to enjoy as well.” The locations are: Grants Pass 498 Union Ave 142 NE Terry Lane Medford 1779 N. Riverside 1315 Center Drive “We have five $10,000 scholarships we will be giving away as well across all our locations," Varela said. "There's a little QR code that we can get them signed up for the potential to win one of these $10,000 scholarships, so when they come get a backpack we’ll help them out with that part as well.” They will be announcing the winner a few weeks after the giveaway and will contact each person that won. See the original story here: https://ktvl.com/news/local/backpack-and-school-supplies-giveaway-verizon-cellular-connection-folders-rulers-pens-pencils-southern-oregon-scholarships

The Ashland Grizzly Football Team is pleased to bring back its GRIZZLY FOOTBALL KIDS CAMP! This camp is for kids in 3rd-8th grade. The camp will be held on the Ashland High School Grizzly Football Fields JUNE 27-30 from 10-noon. $25/player To learn more click the link below for the brochure, or visit the website & register! https://5il.co/1bwim https://ashlandfootballclub.com/

AHSA will be hosting a volleyball camp for boys and girls grades 4th-8th starting August 2-4th from 4-6pm at Ashland High School. Please see the printable form below to sign up! https://5il.co/1bwin

This week is American School Counselor Appreciation Week! Ashland School District has many talented and dedicated behavioral health specialists. Please take a moment to recognize and get to know the two fantastic people working here at Walker Elementary School! Brooke Thygeson-Johnson: Child Development Specialist Brooke grew up in Ashland and attended Briscoe, AMS and AHS. She has extensive experience as an elementary school counselor and recently returned after living and working in Katar for the past six years. She is now excited to make Walker her home. She delights in her opportunities to work with children individually, in groups and through whole class instruction. She sees these early years as critical to building a strong foundation of strengths and resilience. Kate Sullivan: Student Advocate This is Kate’s 8thth year at Walker. Given her experience, Kate has an invaluable knowledge of all things Walker. Despite the changes of the Walker campus this year (now housed at Walker Village), she is consistently enthusiastic and eager to learn more and collaborate. She oversees the backpack program and supervises at every recess. She is so busy supporting all students!