J. Marlan Walker Elementary School

4th grade VEX robotics tryouts began this week. Students are showing off their cooperative skills and building a basic drivetrain this week.

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder that the Free Little Library in front of Walker is still usable during the summer.

You can Take - take a book or two
You can Give - donate gently used books
You can Trade - trade out books
You can Read - Read, Read, Read

Help avoid the summer slide by having your child continue to read daily!

See you all in August!

~Mrs. Lord

4th grade had so much fun at Disneyland. We learned about the technology they use for the Tiki room and the Smugglers Run ride. The students also got to learn how to code their own fireworks show.

4th grade are engineering wind turbines as a source of renewable energy.

We would like to thank all parents and HPD who came out and participated in our annual 5th grade vs teacher Matball game.

The High Rollers are packed and ready to compete in the VEX Worlds Robotics stage tomorrow. A huge thank you to all of our sponsors this year Especially our platinum sponsor Southern Nevada ICC! In addition thank you to the Walker families for making our Panda Express Night and pizza lunch fundraiser a huge success!!!

Scholastic Book Fair coming to Walker April 29th-May 3rd.

Students can shop during their library class time.
Tues, Thurs and Fri that week we'll be open WITH a parent before school starting at 8:15.
Wed after school that week we'll be open WITH a parent until 4 pm.

Don't forget you can put money on an eWallet for your child(ren) so they don't lose any cash throughout the day.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/ewallet.html

4th grade GATE students learned about force and motion and created pinball machines. They recorded podcast to explain how Newton’s laws of motions and different forces were at play
in their pinball machines. Other classes enjoyed getting to test them out.

Come support Walker Robotics today at Panda Express. Show this flyer or order online with code 370531.

Thank you all for the amazing Nevada Reading Week here at Walker! We had many visitors, helpers, and activities throughout the week in celebration.

A special thanks to our guest readers throughout the library this week: Henderson Police Officer Martin, Foothill HS Football Players, The Flores Family, Galleria Orthodontics, Girls Scouts of Nevada, Ms. Porreca, Christi Williams, CCSD Office Lord, Henderson Libraries, and Mrs. Moeller. We appreciate the time you all took out of your day to come read and answer questions about your jobs.

Our annual Books and Breakfast event this morning had a great turn out! Thank you to all the helping hands that went into making it a success; Ms. Honey, Ms. Nichols, Ms. Banko, Ms. Aleman, Mr. Roberts, Ms. Sargeant, Mrs. Moeller, Ms. Connie, Mrs. Beal, Mr. McGaha, and Ms. Newman.
We couldn't have had this without you all.

Many Thanks,
Mrs. Lord
~Walker Librarian

Hey Everyone! reminder that our annual free Books & Breakfast event is this Friday, March 8th. You can come any time between 7-8:40 to enjoy breakfast and each student gets a free book. Students must be accompanied by an adult & cannot go to their classrooms until the bell rings at 8:40. See you all there!

-Mrs. Lord

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8:40am on Wednesday 3/6 and Thursday 3/7 on the stage!

The VGK came to read to 3rd and 4th grade for Nevada Reading week!

Congratulations to our Walker VEX Robotics team. They both competed in the NV elementary state competition today and did awesome. We are very proud. The 5th grade team won the Inspire award which is presented to the team that inspires the judges with their passion for the competition and positivity at the event. The 4th grade team won the Excellence award which recognizes overall excellence in both the judged categories as well as the performance categories. By winning the Excellence award the 4th grade team has qualified to represent Nevada at the Worlds Robotics Competition in Texas. A special thanks to our amazing coaches Ms. Davis and Mrs. Craig for guiding and supporting our kids. Go Eagles!

We wrote letters to President Biden telling him about light pollution and how it is affecting our state. He wrote us back. The student's were super excited to know that their concerns were heard.

Want to help our students celebrate Nevada Reading Week?

Please join us for a Books & Breakfast planning meeting, Friday, February 16th at 8:15 AM in the Library.

Can’t come to the meeting but would like to help? Please email Mrs. Lord, [email protected]

Eagles go to the Silver Knights game!!

Come Support Walker 4th graders! Bring the flyer and try our Roll 'em Up Taquitos. Every order earns money for our Eagles

5th and Kinder working together in the library!

Walker Master Builders ended the 23-24 FLL season at the Southern Nevada State Championship! They did an amazing job and ended in 3rd place for the Robot Game! Thank you Coach Chapin for preparing the students and thank you Coach Thurman for coming back to support us!

4th Grade Valentine Grams

Holiday Spirit Week! 🎄

Tomorrow, Wednesday, is the last day to buy a candy cane gram. They are 1 dollar each. Thank you for supporting 4th grade.

More kindergarten field trip pictures!

Kindergarten had a field trip to the Las Vegas Natural History Museum

Walker Robotics hosted an event today. Both teams did well making it to finals. 5th grade placed 5th and 4th grade placed 4th in finals. 4th grade won the Design Award for having a detailed engineering notebook explaining the design process and top interview. Congratulations Walker Robotics! Thank you to all the volunteers, former students and families for helping this even happen at Walker!

Candy Grams for sale!

Walker’s FIRST LEGO League team competed in the Southern NV Qualifier event today. They placed 8th in Robot Game and received 2nd place for Robot Design. Mrs. Thurman also received the coaches award! The team will move onto the Southern NV State competition on January 27th.

We still have tags left on the Angel Tree if you would like to support a family! Story by Walker and pick one up. 🎄