Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of May 18th-21st, 2026! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce last week’s attendance champions! 🏆

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Ms. Manion & Mrs. Painter - 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 5A – Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Manion & Mrs. Painter
2nd – Mrs. Geyer
3rd – Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips
4th – Ms. Bailey
5th – Mr. Barnes/Mrs. Carpenter
6th – Mrs. Sasso
7th – Ms. Cawby

Keep up the great work! 💪

🏺✨ Thank you to all of our amazing 5th Grade Pottery Contest participants!

After reading the book A Single Shard, students had the opportunity to complete an optional pottery project and showcase their creativity and craftsmanship. Their beautiful pottery pieces were displayed at Amity Coffee Roasters in Greenwood, where customers voted for their favorites! ☕🎨

The votes are in! Congratulations to our winner, Ryan Ricker, and our runner-up, Lillyanna Leeuwen! 🎉👏

We are so proud of all of our students for their hard work, creativity, and willingness to take on this special project. A huge thank you as well to Amity Coffee Roasters for supporting our students and displaying their incredible work for the community to enjoy! 💙

🎉 Congratulations to our 2026-2027 National Elementary Honor Society Officers! 🎉 We are proud to announce next year’s student leaders: ⭐ President – Braxton Rust ⭐ Vice President – Ashton Sears ⭐ Secretary – Logan Allen ⭐ Treasurer – Gabriella Haymond We know each of these students will do an outstanding job leading our NEHS chapter through service, leadership, scholarship, responsibility, and character. We are excited to see all they accomplish in the new school year! 💙🩶🤍

Happy National Speech-Language Pathologist Day to our amazing SLP, Mrs. Gravelle! 🗣️💙 Today we celebrate the incredible impact Mrs. Gravelle makes each and every day at PWES. Through her patience, compassion, and dedication, she helps our students find their voices, build confidence, and strengthen the communication skills they need to succeed both inside and outside of the classroom. Whether she is helping students master sounds, improve language skills, or simply encouraging them to believe in themselves, Mrs. Gravelle does it all with kindness and care. We are so grateful for the positive difference she makes in the lives of our Blue Raiders every single day! Thank you, Mrs. Gravelle, for all you do! 💙🩶🤍

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of May 11th-15th, 2026! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce last week’s attendance champions! 🏆

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Ms. Manion- 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 5A – Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Manion
2nd – Ms. Bailey
3rd – Mr. Barnes/Mrs. Carpenter
4th – Mrs. Zimmerman
5th – Mrs. Glanden
6th – Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips
7th – Mrs. Geyer

Keep up the great work! 💪

🎉 Congratulations to our students who were inducted into the National Elementary Honor Society this evening! 🎉 We are so proud of these outstanding students for their hard work, leadership, responsibility, character, and commitment to academic excellence. Being selected for the National Elementary Honor Society is a tremendous accomplishment and reflects the dedication these students show each and every day both inside and outside of the classroom. 💙 Tonight’s ceremony was a wonderful celebration of their achievements and the bright futures ahead of them. Thank you to our families, staff, and supporters who continue to encourage and inspire our students to reach their full potential. Congratulations again to our newest NEHS members! We are incredibly proud of you and cannot wait to see all that you continue to accomplish. 💙🩶🤍

🎉📚 Congratulations to our April Attendance Winners! 📚🎉 We are so proud of our students who made attendance a priority in April! Each month, students who have 90% or better attendance are entered into a drawing, and our winners are randomly selected from that group to receive a special token to our Book Vending Machine! There is nothing better than watching students “shop” for a brand-new book of their choice. 📖✨ Showing up matters, and these students are proving it! Way to go, April winners — we are proud of you! 👏💙

💙 As our week of state testing begins, we want to send a HUGE thank you to the staff and students at Woodbridge Early Childhood Education Center for once again being our amazing “testing partners”! 💙 Each class at WECEC adopted a classroom at PWES and showered our students with snacks, small gifts, encouraging notes, and words of motivation to help them feel confident and ready to do their best on state testing. 🎉✏️ Thank you, WECEC, for helping our students feel encouraged, supported, and celebrated as they head into testing week. We are so grateful for your partnership, kindness, and school spirit! 💙🩶🤍

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of May 4th-8th, 2026! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce last week’s attendance champions! 🏆

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mr. Raymond - 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 4B – Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mr. Raymond
2nd – Mr. Barnes/Mrs. Carpenter
3rd – Ms. Cawby
4th – Mrs. Zimmerman
5th – Mrs. Vanderwende
6th – Ms. Bailey
7th – Ms. Jones

Keep up the great work! 💪

🏃‍♀️💙 Our Girls on the Run team wrapped up another fantastic season by participating in their Spring 5K in Georgetown on April 26th! We are so proud of all of our runners for their hard work, dedication, perseverance, and positive attitudes throughout the season. Crossing that finish line was an amazing accomplishment and a celebration of all they learned together about confidence, teamwork, goal setting, and believing in themselves! 🎉 In addition to training for the 5K, our team also completed their Spring community service project by collecting donations for the Feral Feline Society. 🐾 Through their efforts, our students learned the importance of giving back, showing compassion, and helping others in our community — even our furry friends! A huge thank you to everyone who supported our Girls on the Run team this season and helped make this experience so meaningful for our students. We are incredibly proud of these girls and allthey accomplished this spring! 💙🩶🤍

🎉☀️PWES End of Year Events☀️🎉

🎉 Exciting news! 🎉 Dr. Lybarger has been named a finalist in Coastal Style Magazine’s Best of 2026 for School Administrators in Sussex County! 💙 Now we need YOUR help! 🗳️ Please take a moment to vote for Dr. Lybarger at: 👉 https://coastalstylemag.com/best-of-2026-sussex/#/gallery?group=546075 Voting is open through May 31st!

Congratulations to our March Cafeteria Stars – Mrs. Manion, Mrs. Raymond, and Mr. Raymond's classes and to our April Cafeteria Stars - Mr. Barnes & Mrs. Carpenter's class. ⭐🍕 These students did an outstanding job demonstrating positive behavior in the cafeteria by following expectations, showing respect, and keeping their area clean. We are so proud of the great example they set for others! A big thank you to Hungry Howie’s Pizza for helping us celebrate our Cafeteria Stars with a special treat. We appreciate your support of our students at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School! 👏💙

🎨🎶 What an incredible Evening of the Arts at Phillis Wheatley Elementary School! 🎶🎨 A huge THANK YOU to Mrs. Roache, our amazing art teacher, and Ms. Baker, our wonderful music teacher, for all of the hard work, time, and dedication they poured into making tonight such a special event for our students and families. 💙 We are so proud of all of our talented student artists whose beautiful artwork filled the halls, as well as our outstanding chorus members and band students who did an incredible job performing tonight! Your talent, confidence, and hard work truly shined. 🌟🎤🎺 Thank you as well to all of the families and community members who came out to support our students and celebrate the arts with us. Your encouragement and support mean so much to our students and staff. The night was a wonderful reminder of the creativity, talent, and heart that make PWES such a special place! 🎉 If you missed the concert, you can still watch it on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@PWESBroadcasting

💙 We Love Our PWES Teachers! 💙

Today we’re celebrating the heart of our school—our incredible teachers! 🍎✨

At Phillis Wheatley Elementary, we are proud to have 44 amazing educators, each one making a difference in the lives of our students every single day. From inspiring young minds to creating safe, supportive classrooms, our teachers go above and beyond in ways that truly matter.

We are truly grateful for each one because each of our teachers brings something special to our Blue Raider family. 💙

Thank you for your passion, your dedication, and the love you pour into your work every day. We appreciate you more than words can express! Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! 🍎💙

🌟 Woodbridge School District Staff Appreciation Week🌟

This week, we celebrate the incredible individuals who make our schools strong, supportive, and student-centered every single day. From the classroom to behind the scenes, each member of our team plays a vital role in shaping the success of our students. Thank you to all of our wonderful employees and community partners!

#WSDBLUERAIDERS

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of April 20th-24th, 2026! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce last week’s attendance champions! 🏆

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mrs. Vanderwende - 99% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 5th Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 3B – Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Vanderwende
2nd – Mrs. Painter
3rd – Mrs Spotz
4th – Mrs. Beenick
5th – Mrs. Zimmerman
6th – Mrs. Sasso
7th – Ms. Shockley

Keep up the great work! 💪

🎉🦸‍♀️ Happy School Lunch Hero Day! 🦸‍♂️🍎

Today we celebrate the real superheroes of PWES—our amazing nutrition staff! 💙 From early mornings to busy lunch waves, they keep our students fueled, smiling, and ready to learn each and every day.

Thanks to a little help from AI magic, we were able to transform our nutrition team into the superheroes they truly are—and let’s just say, the capes fit perfectly! 🦸‍♀️✨ But in all seriousness, their kindness, hard work, and dedication do not go unnoticed.

They serve so much more than meals—they serve care, consistency, and connection to our students every single day. 🥪🥛🍕

Take a moment to thank a School Lunch Hero today! 👏💫

Happy National School Principals’ Day to our building principals! We appreciate all that you do! 💙

Go Blue Raiders!

Our students had a wonderful time visiting the high school to see Seussical the Musical! 🎭✨ It was a fantastic production—and even more special because it featured some of our very own PWES stars!

We are so proud of Ashton, Ryan, Teagan, Harper, Brooklynn, Madalyn, Will, Myles, and Cambree for taking the big stage and shining bright! 🌟

Way to represent, PWES Blue Raiders! 💙