Principal’s Message

 

July 29, 2022

Dear Wagner-Holt Parents and Guardians: 

Welcome to the 2022-2023 School Year! We are thrilled for our ORCA Opening - 1st day of school - on Monday, August 1st, for K-6 students and Wednesday, August 3rd, for PK-SDC students. On Friday, July 29th, at or after 3:00 p.m., please visit the Aeries Parent Portal at https://lodiusd.aeries.net/student/LoginParent.aspx, complete the online data confirmation process, and learn the name of your child’s new teacher. Please use the email address we have on file. If your email address has changed, please log in using your old email address.

Breakfast begins at 7:40 a.m. Meals are free to all students. Our 3 gates open at 7:55 a.m. Students will need to bring their charged chromebooks and chargers to school. Masks are encouraged but not required. Students will line up at 3 gates upon arrival. PK-1st grade students will line up at the front gate, 2nd-4th grade students will line up at the Waudman side gate near the music room, and 5th-6th grade students will line up at the Waudman side gate near the playground. Students will walk directly to the blacktop and line up by class on dots to meet their teachers when the gates open.  After school, students will exit through 4 gates (PK & 1st-2nd-front gate, K-kindergarten playground gate, H-pod/B6/B7-Waudman side gate near the playground, and B1/B8-Waudman side gate near the music room).

This year, we welcome Yasmeen Herrera from Creekside as our Vice Principal. Ms. Focacci will be our new math intervention teacher, Ms. West will resume her role as our resource specialist teacher, and Ms. Cammarota will be our full-time PE teacher. Ms. Ketkhenesa will be our new 3rd grade teacher. Ms. Wallace will move to the library as our full-time library media assistant. Our new staff members include:

• 1st Grade Teacher Ms. Cochrane

• 2nd Grade Teacher Ms. Ramey

• 5th Grade Teacher Ms. Balogh

• Counselor Mr. Fontes

• Speech Therapist Ms. Laney

• Psychologist Ms. Kang

• Custodians Mr. Johnson & Ms. Dominguez

• Paraeducator Ms. Adams Haney

BELL SCHEDULE

GRADE	SCHOOL BELL	DISMISSAL	MINIMUM DAYS  (START/END TIMES)
PK-SDC	8:10 a.m.	1:10 p.m.	8:10 a.m./11:10 a.m.
Kindergarten	8:05 a.m.	12:00 p.m.	8:05 a.m./12:00 p.m.
1st-3rd	8:10 a.m.	2:15 p.m.	8:10 a.m./12:11 p.m.
4th-6th	8:10 a.m.	2:21 p.m.	8:10 a.m./12:20 p.m.

Our in-person Back to School Night is Wednesday, August 3rd, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. We will meet in the cafeteria at 5:30 p.m. for a whole school session. Afterwards, teachers will hold 2 separate half-hour sessions at 6:00 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. 

Please let us know if you have any questions by contacting our school’s office at 209-953-8407. Thank you and we look forward to beginning our school year in partnership with you!

Sincerely, 

Carmelita Goldsby

Principal