Waltham Elementary School District - Prepare, Respect, Inspire, Dream, Encourage

A big thank you to Pilkington in Ottawa for sponsoring our December Attendance initiatives! Their support helps us celebrate students and encourage great attendance all month long. We greatly appreciate their partnership!

🚨 ❄️Tonight’s Events Are Canceled ❄️🚨 ❌ ELA Family Event at Village Hall This event is canceled for tonight and will be rescheduled. ❌ Girls’ Basketball Regional Games Originally scheduled for Mon/Tues/Thurs — now moved to Tues, Thurs, and Fri. ❌ Cheer Practice is rescheduled for Wednesday ❌ 7/8 Boys practice is rescheduled for tomorrow t ❌ 5/6 boys game at Peru Parkside is canceled Thank you for your understanding! Stay safe, everyone. 🏫💙

Don't forget. Bingo night tonight @ Canal Port. Doors open at 5. Bring cash for Bingo boards and 50/50! See you there.

Last call for Spirit Wear before the holidays!

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Waltham’s Macy’s Day Parade is Back — and This Year, You’re Invited! Our students have been hard at work creating props, scenery, balloon floats, and more…and now they can’t wait to share it with YOU! For the first time ever, we’re opening our doors and welcoming families to join the fun. Monday, November 24th Parade begins at 10:00 a.m. Doors open at 9:45 a.m. Please remember to bring your photo ID. We’re so excited to have a live audience cheering on our students for this school wide event. See you there!

A big thank you to Duane & Charlene Wollenberg for sponsoring our November Attendance Initiative! With three grandchildren in our district, their support helps us celebrate and encourage consistent attendance for all our students. We truly appreciate their generosity! 🙌📚

HyVee Steak Night from 4 pm-7 pm tonight!
$1.00 from every steak is donated back to the Booster Club!

Bus 3 is having mechanical troubles. Another bus is on the way to transfer kids to take them home. Bus 3 students could be up to 15-20 minutes late.

Waltham Families,
We’re excited to share that the Waltham Booster Club is partnering with Hy-Vee this October! For every steak dinner purchased on our special nights, $1 will be donated back to the Booster Club to support our students and programs.

Mark your calendars for these dates:
*Thursday, October 2
*Thursday, October 16
*Thursday, October 30


Thank you for supporting Waltham students—we can’t wait to see you at Hy-Vee Steak Nights!

Waltham School sent a test of the Waltham School alert system out earlier today. Please email jcole@wesd185.org if you did not receive the test message.

📚✨ Tomorrow is the First Day of School! ✨📚 We can’t wait to welcome our students back tomorrow, Friday, August 15! 🎉 🕗 Arrival begins: 8:05 AM 🔔 Tardy bell: 8:10 AM ⏰ Dismissal: 1:35 PM Let’s kick off an amazing school year together — see you in the morning with big smiles and ready-to-learn attitudes! 💙📖 #FirstDayOfSchool #BackToSchool2025e #r #itsgonnabeagoodday

Another great Booster Up Basketball Camp🏀❤️🏀❤️ Thank you to our sponsors

Volunteers Needed

Another May Spotlight Student to celebrate! Congratulations Lorelai!

These two students worked hard to earn the exciting title of Principal for the Day on May 20th! 👏 Lindy and Clara helped Mrs. Lukacsy on stage during Waltham's annual Awards Assembly, making sure every student received the correct award bag. They were fantastic helpers and leaders—way to go, girls!

See flier for a summer camp opportunity!

Congratulations Mazzy!!! 3rd place in state in the Shot Put! Amazing job!

Congratulations to Bentley on placing 8th in state in the 400! Great job!