Kindergarten Round-Up
Kindergarten Round-Up will be March 5 from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Walcott School.
News, Events, and Announcements
National Geographic Bee
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
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
Our Book Fair is coming!
Our Walcott School Library Book Fair will be here Monday, Feb. 2 through Friday, Feb. 6. It will be open before school and during scheduled library classes during the day. There will be an Evening Book Fair on Monday, Feb. 2 from 4-6 PM. You can also visit our online Book Fair at: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/walcottschool1
Read to Succeed!
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
6th Grade Honor Band
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
Iowa Juniors Honors Orchestra
Congratulations to Turner S. who was selected to represent Walcott and the Davenport Comm. School District at the Iowa Juniors Honors Orchestra on Friday, Nov. 21st. Turner was selected from top middle school orchestra students from the state of Iowa to rehearse and perform in Ames that day with some of the most elite musicians in the state. Congratulations Turner!!!! Read more
2nd Quarter Honor Roll
Congratulations to the following Intermediate students on achieving Second Quarter Honor Roll at Walcott School.
UNITY Celebration at Walcott School
October as National Bullying Prevention Month and participated in a variety of activities that highlighted the theme of: The End of Bullying Begins with Me! Students spent various days watching bullying videos and having discussions in classes about how to unify together to stop bullying. Classrooms made posters that displayed their efforts to help stop bullying as well. All students Read more
Our Virtual Backpack
Greetings Davenport Community Schools Parents!
The Davenport Community School District believes the local community services are instrumental in serving the needs of our families. Families, teachers and community can now access approved materials online as well as pick up a flyer in the school common areas. Visit our Davenport School web page and click the Virtual Backpack Icon to find Read more