Dear Parents,
We invite you to visit our school to observe students participating in a curriculum designed to meet the needs of children in regular education and special education (gifted, learning disabled, speech, etc.) This curriculum is taught by certified, qualified, and caring teachers.
For over 25 years, we have been the best kept secret in the public school system. Our students have excelled in just about everything a school can offer.
Our buildings are well kept, and we have added some new ones. They are spacious and attractive, setting the tone for excellence. Come see for yourself or for your child!
We want to have a few words with you, beginning with the word OPPORTUNITIESE OPPORTUNITIES for growth, awards, challenges, and competitions:
Principal List Awards for outstanding academic progress for each nine weeks.
Recognition of most improved student at every grade level for each nine weeks.
President Academic Challenge
Exemplary Attendance Awards
Principal Wall of Writing
Published grade-level anthologies
Math Olympics
Art Shows
Drama-Stage Productions
PaceSetter Running Club
Wildcat Fitness Team
Presidential Challenge (fitness)
Jump Rope for Heart
The Annual Wedgewood Neighborhood 5k Fun Run
Student Council and Service Committees
Good Citizen of the Week Reward
Junior Achievement/Big Buddy
Mock Congressional Hearing
National Geography Bee
Current Events Rally
INVOLVEMENT in our school families and the community:
Last school year our families and the community volunteered over 4,000 hours at Wedgewood Elementary.
PTO Parent-Teacher Organization
Four meetings scheduled per year.
Community Partners in Education
Come from local businesses large and small. They give time, extra funds, and ideas.
Each nine weeks every child brings home a Grade Level Expectations (GLE) letter so parents know what students are expected to learn for the coming grading period.
Three Family Nights are held, one for each of these areas: Reading, Math and Science. Parents actively participate with their children in all activities.
Homework assignments are posted on Schoolnotes.com
For your CONVENIENCE, we offer an Extended Day Program which is self-supporting. Students can arrive as early as 7:00 a.m. and stay until 6:00 p.m. They can receive a free breakfast in the morning and a nutritional snack in the afternoon. Certified teachers assist with homework and provide enrichment activities.
Cafeteria: All students may participate in a free breakfast program five days per week. Lunches are provided for a nominal fee.
INDIVIDUALIZED INSTRUCTION: The instructional needs of students are determined by the results of comprehensive diagnostic testing. An inter-
disciplinary curriculum fused with technology is provided. This curriculum is accelerated or remediated according to the needs of the individual child.
Wedgewood has long been on the cutting edge of TECHNOLOGY. We offer the following:
Computer Lab-26 networked computers
Mobile Lab - 14 networked laptops
Mini-Lab - 9 networked computers
Electronic white boards in each classroom
Twelve library computers with on-line card catalog
Library of educational software
Local Area Network
Multi-Media Authoring Center - (color printer, scanner, digital cameras, CD
burner)
School-wide video system
Classroom computers
Accelerated Reader
WeatherNet2
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One word can describe our teachers. . .DEDICATED!
Our teachers are certified by the Louisiana State Department of Education. Most have earned advanced degrees. National Board Certification has been earned by five teachers.
We have a full-time Librarian, Technology Coordinator, Guidance Counselor, Vocal Music teacher, two Speech Therapists, and two P.E. teachers.
We also have a part-time French teacher who works with students K-5.
The entire faculty is trained in the use of technology in the classroom and has experienced success in grant writing.
