Wilson Elementary School

📚✨ Leaders Learning Together! ✨📚 Our Wilson teachers spent today Sharpening the Saw by learning new skills and strengthening their practice through professional development. By being Proactive and Beginning With the End in Mind, we continue to grow so we can better serve our students every day! 💙🍎 A big thank you to Tri County Tech for allowing us to use your facility and support our leadership growth. #LeaderInMe #7Habits #SharpenTheSaw #WilsonBruins #LifelongLearners

Wilson School Carnival – February 28th! We are excitedly planning for our upcoming School Carnival on Friday, February 28th, and we need your help to make it a huge success! Carnival Sponsors Needed: We are also looking for individuals or local businesses interested in sponsoring our carnival. Sponsorships help support activities, prizes, and fun for all of our students. Sponsors will be recognized at the event and in carnival materials. Class Competition: Each class is participating in a fun competition to see who can bring in the most donated items! We are collecting: -February 6th: Little Debbie snacks - February 6th: Cans of pop - February 13th: Small toys - February 20th: Bingo basket items - February 20th: Sponsorships - February 27: Raffle Tickets due - February 28th: Cupcakes and Cakes due for the Cake Walk We have created an Amazon List of suggested ideas for small toys. If you want to purchase these directly from Amazon, please make sure to include the teachers name or students name so we can allocate them correctly. Small Toys Amazon List: https://a.co/exYE1Af The class that donates the highest total value will earn a special prize! Thank you for supporting our school and helping us create a fun and memorable carnival for our students! If you’re interested in donating or sponsoring, please reach out for more information. You can drop off any donations to the Wilson office. -Wilson PTO

📖❄️ Winter Read-Aloud Alert, Part 1! ❄️📖 Our elementary students are heading very, very far north with a winter read-aloud of The Very, Very Far North by Dan Bar-El! A cozy, meaningful story filled with friendship, laughter, and heart—perfect for winter days. 🐻‍❄️✨ https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VPD3-t_Qyd0_vtU_GnzZP3dgMQAt4SRf8AvE4DU5AII/edit?usp=drivesdk

A New Year's Eve party for ages 11 and under will be held at the Bartlesville Area History Museum at noon on December 31, 2025. Ranch Heights teacher Jeff Cauthen will be entertaining them with his magic and ventriloquism.

(This third-party non-profit event is not sponsored by Bartlesville Public Schools.)

The Grinch will be at the Bartlesville Area History Museum on December 23, 2025.

(This third-party non-profit event is not sponsored by Bartlesville Public Schools.)

❄️ Winter Break & Important Dates ❄️ Students will be on Winter Break from December 22 – January 2. 🎄⛄ Professional Development Day: January 5 (No students) Students Return: Tuesday, January 6 📚 Enjoy the holidays and see you next year! ✨

Next Week! Let's dress up for some fun in the last week before break! 🎄

📚✨ The Book Fair is officially OPEN! ✨📚 Our first Parent Night is TONIGHT from 6 to 7:30 PM—don’t miss it! Bring the family, browse the shelves, and pick out something wonderful to read together. And while you’re here, swing by the gym for pizza, pop, and PTO Night! 🍕🥤 It’s the perfect way to make an evening of it!

📚✨ The Scholastic Book Fair is almost here! ✨📚 We can’t wait to welcome everyone to Wilson’s winter book fair — a great chance for students to discover new favorites and build their love of reading! 📅 Book Fair Dates & Hours: Monday–Thursday: 9:20 AM – 2:40 PM Tuesday Family Night: 6:00–7:30 PM Thursday Family Night: 6:00–7:30 PM (We’ll briefly close during the 1st-grade program.) Friday: 9:20 AM – 12:00 PM Parents are welcome to shop during any of the listed hours above! Come browse, have fun, and help your child find a book they’re excited to take home. 📖💛

🎄📚 Fa La La La Books! 📚🎄 The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Wilson Elementary December 8th-12th, 2025! This is the perfect chance for students to pick out books they’ll love and for families to support reading at home. ✨ Share the Fair: Help make sure every student goes home with a book by contributing to Scholastic’s Share the Fair program. Every little bit helps! https://shop.scholastic.com/stf/fund?orgUCN=600086588 ✨ Set Up an eWallet: Give your child a budget to shop safely and independently without sending cash. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html?esp=SBF/ib/20240829////fairs-lob/corpHP/ewallet///// ✨ Trinkets, Posters, & More: Students can purchase non-book items only if a parent is present or has given advance permission. 📅 Book Fair Hours: Mon–Thurs: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM Tues Family Night: 6:00–7:30 PM Thurs Family Night: 6:00–7:30 PM (closed briefly during 1st grade program) Fri: 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Parents and families are welcome to shop during any of the listed hours!

🪄🗞️ THE DAILY PROPHET — SPECIAL EDITION 🗞️🪄 HOGWARTS STAFF SPOTTED AT WILSON ELEMENTARY! Wilson Elementary students arrived this morning to discover their 5th grade teachers missing—only to be greeted by none other than Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, Sprout, and Gamekeeper Hagrid. Eyewitnesses report an unusually high level of magic in the hallways and at least one giant seen waving cheerfully in the distance. Sources confirm: “Learning remained fully operational—even if a few spells backfired.” 🪄⚡️

🦃 Thanksgiving Break Reminder! 🦃 Students and staff will be on Thanksgiving Break from November 24–28. School resumes on Monday, December 1. Wishing everyone a safe and happy holiday! 🍂✨

Volunteers needed for the Book Fair!

🇺🇸🎶 Wilson Elementary Select Choir Presents: Veterans Day Program 🎶🇺🇸 Join us as we honor our veterans with music, pride, and gratitude! ❤️🤍💙 🗓 Tuesday, November 11 🕖 7:00 PM 📍 Bartlesville High School Fine Arts Center Our Wilson Select Choir has been working hard to prepare a heartfelt performance celebrating those who have served our country. We’d love to see our families and community there to support our students and honor our heroes! 🙌🎵

🪶 Native Day @ Wilson 2025! 🪶 Operation 🦅 Eagle kicked off the morning with two incredible dance performances — featuring both current and former Wilson students! 💙 Afterwards, classes rotated through fun and meaningful activities like pinch pots, fry bread making, powwow dancing, and storytelling. 🌾🥖📖 It was such a wonderful experience for everyone — full of learning and culture! Our students had a blast! A huge thank you to all of our amazing volunteers who helped make this day possible and Mrs. Posch for making this happen! 💙

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to Wilson Elementary- just in time for the holidays! SAVE THE DATE for December 8th-12th and get your reader psyched to pick out their own books! Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/wilsonelementaryschool59 #ScholasticBookFairs

🏒🎶 What an unforgettable day for our 5th graders! 🎶🏒 Last week, our 5th graders got to experience an exciting Tulsa Oilers hockey game — and to make it even better, our 5th Grade Select Choir had the incredible opportunity to sing the National Anthem right on the ice! 🇺🇸❄️

📸🐻 Attention 5th Grade Families! 🐻📸 We’re creating a special 5th Grade Baby Photo Page for the Wilson Elementary 25-26 Yearbook! 🍼💙 Please email one baby picture of your student by NOVEMBER 7TH (to guarantee that it is in the yearbook) to barnesdl@bps-ok.org and include their name and teacher in the message. ✉️ Let’s celebrate how much our Bruins have grown before they head off to middle school! 💫

❤️ Red Ribbon Week starts Monday! ❤️

📚💛 Book Buddies in Action! Our Gailey PreK friends had a blast hanging out with Christensen 5th graders for some reading fun! Stories, laughter, and new friendships were all part of the day. 🐾✨