Kindergarten and NEW STUDENT PreRegistration: Monday 4-14 In order to help the adminstration best plan for next year, PLEASE pre-register your child for kindergarten or, if you have a new student, for any grade, the week of April 14-18. WE PREFER you come in Tuesday, April 15th, as we have many volunteers lined to help that day. Tot Tuesdays - Spring Session This last Spring Session STARTS APRIL 8TH! It will entail a full 45 minute activity, art, songs and playing. from 9:30-10:15ish on Tuesday mornings. It's FREE! We need some new volunteers! It only takes an hour on a Tuesday. If you want to volunteer, click here and let us know you are interested in running an activity for an hour. Give us your email, name and phone number. Town Hall Meeting on Waters' Property Monday, April 14 tentatively 7pm (gym) Waters Annual Silent Auction Friday May 9th! From 6:30-11:00pm If you have any item or services you would like to donate, please conact us at info@waterstoday.org.   Come to Our 2nd Annual Silent Auction! To benefit the children of Waters School, this event boasts tapas-style food from Lincoln Square and other local restaurants, drinks, & great items for our 2nd annual Silent Auction! Fun, food, dance, drink, crazy wine toss and a $1000 raffle drawing! Click here for details and to buy a seat! Show me some art! Go to Ms. Vecchioni's (art teacher extraordinaire) web pages to see what Waters students and parents have been up to! Waters Scores Continue to Rise School Performance Assessments were published at the beginning of this school year. Waters shows a steady increase in scores since 2004. 2007-8 stats show: Students Meeting or Exceeding State Standards in (starting in 3rd grade): Reading 73.2 (57.1 in 2004) Math 70.9 (55.2 in 2004) Science 80.3 (58 in 2004) Overall Composite 71.4 (42.7 in 2004) Sun Times 2007 ISAT Report Card: Waters School Ranked Among the Top 50 Elementary Neighborhood Schools! Schools were ranked by 2007 Math and Reading scores and split into "Elementary Schools" including 3rd-5th grades, and "Middle Schools" including 6th-8th grades. Waters ranked #46 out of about 450 in the city for elementary neighborhood schools! Yarn for Project and Global Charity If you have any excess yarn and you would like to donate for a student weaving project at Waters, PLEASE BRING IT TO THE OFFICE! The weavings are going well and are absolutely beautiful but we are running low on yarn. The parent ensemble is also involved in working on the weavings which will be sold on International Day. Proceeds from items made will be donated to global charities chosen by the students. We are looking for yarn of all types, colors, and textures.