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Principal’s Message
October 3, 2025
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Although it was a short week, it was certainly a busy one—and next week is shaping up to be just as eventful! There’s a variety of important updates in this week’s newsletter, so please take a moment to read through everything carefully.
Starting next week, our first through third grade students will have the option to purchase snacks during lunch on the following day:
-Wednesday - 1st grade
-Thursday - 2nd grade
-Friday - 3rd grade
Students will have options such as chips for $1.75, ice cream ranges between $2.00-$2.50, fruit for $1.25, and various other items. Please talk with your student ahead of time to let them know whether they are allowed to purchase a snack.
On Wednesday, all students will participate in our annual bus evacuation drill, which is a required safety procedure. This drill is for all students, including those who are normally dropped off by car. Students will practice exiting from the back of the bus safely and efficiently, simulating what they would need to do in an emergency. Teachers will prepare students ahead of time in class. If your student does not typically ride the bus, you may also want to discuss the drill with them at home so they know what to expect.
This week we had our first whole school Hoot & Holler assembly! This provides us an opportunity to gather together to showcase the characteristics of our students that exemplify who we are at Whiton (caring, fair, respectful, responsible, and trustworthy) as well as a chance to discuss bus behavior and the upcoming theme days for our Week of Respect. Please see our Whiton All Stars below:
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Pre-K
Hadley, responsible (Harwood)
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Kindergarten
Olivia, caring
(Apsley)
Londyn, respectful (Fitzgibbon)
Eleanor, respectful (Peabody)
Cameron, respectful (Ackerman)
Hope, responsible (Amato/Petronella)
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1st Grade
Bianca, respectful (Martinez/Perez)
Mateo, caring (Bula/Ortiz)
Moksha, respectful (Arencibia)
Jack, caring (Santangelo)
Savannah, caring (Eelman)
Kayla, respectful (Palko/Bitner)
Alex, responsible (Meechan/Lilly)
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2nd Grade
Josie, responsible
(Binko/Coste)
Samiyah, respectful
(O’Shea/Kinney)
Dajjen, respectful (Pluymers/Corrales)
Logan, responsible
(Cole)
Mishka, respectful
(Lloyd/Kinney)
Ivy, respectful
(Christadore)
Brian, respectful (Francescone/Natale)
Arin, responsible
(Smeraldi)
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3rd Grade
Luke, respectful
(Bockus/Zelnick)
Eniola, caring
(Moor/Repoli)
Lukas, trustworthy
(Janiec/Repoli)
Gianluca, responsible (Racine/Havyar)
Zoey, respectful
(Hasse/Roman)
Kashawn, respectful (Donaway/Conklin/Havyar)
Makayla, respectful
(Smith/Aresta)
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During our assembly, we also introduced spirit week with some help from our staff!
 Please see below for the details of next week's spirit days:
Sincerely, 
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| School Reminders/ News |
 LIBRARY VOLUNTEERS
In the near future, Ms. Sam Gale, our school librarian, will be sharing information for volunteer opportunities in the library. Please find information about our librarian here.
 CAFETERIA VOLUNTEERS
Parents/guardians interested in volunteering in our lunch room should use this PTO sign up link here through December. Please make sure to read the very important information about volunteering located on the sign up.
 LOST AND FOUND
Please make sure to label your student's items and clothing so that we can get them back if they are misplaced.
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD
Please find community information on our school website here.
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| Important Upcoming Dates: |
Scholastic Book Fair is next month!
If you are interested in volunteering at the book fair, please find the link here from our PTO. If you would like to set up an e-wallet for your student, you can find information here.
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Upcoming Dates: 11.3- Single Session- Conferences
11.4- Single Session- Conferences
11.5- School closed- evening conferences
11.6-11.7- School closed NJEA Convention
11.13- Picture Day Re-takes
11.26- Single Session
11.27-11.28- School closed Thanksgiving Break |
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