Mr. James Schaefer served in the 42nd Infantry Division during World War II. He was part of the division that liberated the Dachau Concentration Camp on April 29th, 1945. Mr. Schaefer talked with Mrs. Dillie’s 8th Grade Honors Language Arts class in the library on Thursday, February 12. We appreciate him taking the time to come Read more
The Pantherpalooza Talent Show will be held on Friday, March 6th at 6:30 p.m. in the Pantherdome! This talent show is open to all students grades K-8. Auditions will be held on Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 23-24 before and after school in room 305 and Wednesday, Feb. 25th before school. Please contact Queen J/Mrs. Johnson with any questions. Read more
Introduce a Girl to Engineering (2-20-15)
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Rogalski Center
St. Ambrose University
Pre-registration required by Friday, February 20
Email engineering@sau.edu or call Vickie Logan at 563-333-6166
On Friday, February 13th, our intermediate students will have a Valentine’s dance in the cafeteria from 3:45 p.m. – 5 p.m. Parents must pick up their students promptly at 5 p.m.
Admission is $2.00. There will be a photo booth and snacks available for extra purchase.
Come on out and enjoy a fun evening of music and Read more
Our Evening Book Fair has been rescheduled to Thursday, Feb. 5 from 4-6 PM because of Monday’s snow day. It will be held in the library. You can also visit our online Book Fair at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/walcottschool1
Kindergarten Round-Up will be March 5 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Walcott School.
Congratulations to Nick N. for winning the National Geographic Bee at Walcott School.
Congratulations to the following students for their success on the National Geographic Bee:
Nick N., Brianna B., Nick Hendley, Sarah B., Logan B., Braxton Blake, Krishna P., Tyler P., Jason W., Dillon B., Isabel S. and Ashlyn U.
Battle of the Books, a voluntary reading contest, has begun at Walcott School! Battle of the Books is open to students in grades 4-8. Students in grades 4-6 read from the 2015 Iowa Children’s Choice Award list and students in grades 7-8 read from the 2015 Iowa Teen Award list. Booklists can be found on the Walcott School Library homepage Read more
We thank our girls’ basketball team for promoting our library’s Read Every Day initiative. According to the National Education Association, having kids read a lot is one of the crucial components of becoming a good reader. The only way to get good at it is to practice. Read more
On November 13th, five students from the Walcott sixth grade band participated in the Davenport Community School District Sixth Grade Honor Band. These five students were part of a band of over sixty 6th graders from schools throughout the district. The students rehearsed for over three hours during the day to learn and prepare music that they had never played Read more
