Phillis Wheatley Elementary School

📚🎃 Another successful Book Character Day at PWES! 👻✨ Our students and staff rocked some amazing costumes, and the building was definitely full of life today… though that might have had something to do with all the sugar too! 🍭😂 Happy Halloween from all of us at PWES! 🧡📖

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of October 20-24, 2025! 🎉

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

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mrs. Manion & Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips - 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 5th Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 5B– Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Manion & Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips
2nd –Mrs. McFarland
3rd – Ms. Cawby
4th – Mr. Morales-Lopez
5th – Mrs. Zimmerman
6th – Mrs. Painter
7th – Mrs. Beenick & Mrs. Raymond

Keep up the great work! 💪

🌟 September Students of the Month – Courtesy 🌟

This month, we’re celebrating our amazing Students of the Month for showing Courtesy! 💛 These students go above and beyond to show kindness, respect, and consideration for others—making our school a positive and welcoming place for everyone. 😊✨

🎉 Congratulations to:
Lillith, Carlton, Kadence, Lincoln, Adrasteia, Rylan, Emma, Iliana, Bernadette, Fernando, Kaiden, Elliott, Grace, Janae, Jaxon, Kayla, Tye, Maria, Ellie, Jordan, William, William, Keyler, Hailey, Alisson, Ashten, Mason, Piper, and Joseph! 🌈👏

We’re so proud of these students for leading by example and proving that a little courtesy goes a long way!

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of October 13-19, 2025! 🎉

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

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mrs. Manion - 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 4A– Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Manion
2nd –Mrs. Saunders
3rd – Mrs. Woodward/Mrs. Jenkins
4th – Ms. Vodvarka
5th – Mrs. Spotz
6th – Mrs. Beenick
7th – Mrs. McFarland & Mrs. Bean

Keep up the great work! 💪

🍕🎉 Congratulations to our Hungry Howie’s Fundraiser Winners! 🎉🍕 🏆 Class Winners: 3️⃣ 3rd Grade – Ms. Sammons’s Homeroom 4️⃣ 4th Grade – Ms. Armentrout & Mrs. Phillips’s Homeroom 5️⃣ 5th Grade – Mrs. Sasso’s Homeroom 🌟 Top Sellers: 🥇 1st Place – Savannah 🥈 2nd Place – Teagan 🥉 3rd Place – Jason Thank you to everyone who supported our fundraiser and helped make it a success!

🔥🚒 A huge thank you to WMS paraprofessional and Bridgeville firefighter Mr. Tomeski for sharing important fire prevention tips with our students during today’s Fire Prevention assemblies! Our students loved learning how to stay safe and be prepared in case of an emergency. We appreciate your service to both our school and community! ❤️👏 #FirePreventionWeek #PWES #CommunityHeroes

📚✨ PWES Book Character Day! ✨📚

Get ready to bring your favorite stories to life! On Friday, October 31st, 2025, students are invited to come to school dressed as their favorite book character or book.

👕 Costumes must be school-appropriate
😷 No masks, please
🎓 Students not participating should wear their school uniform

We can’t wait to see the amazing characters you choose—let’s celebrate the love of reading together! 💙📖

#PWES #BookCharacterDay #ReadersAreLeaders

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of October 6-9, 2025! 🎉

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

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mr. Voss & Mrs. Manion - 100% Attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 3B– Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mr. Voss & Mrs. Manion
2nd –Mrs. Glanden
3rd – Mr. Morales-Lopez
4th – Mrs. Zimmerman
5th – Ms. Montague
6th – Mrs. Gilbert/Mrs. Robinette
7th – Mrs. McFarland

Keep up the great work! 💪

🎉📅 Congratulations to our September Attendance Winners! 🎉 Our top homeroom for the month was Ms. Armentrout & Mrs. Phillips’s class — way to go! 👏 We also celebrated our grade-level winners, who were randomly selected from all students with 90% or better kattendance in September: ⭐ 3rd Grade: Jade, Charlie, Owen, Santiago, and Louisa ⭐ 4th Grade: Logan, Ian, Paige, Maria, and Ellie ⭐ 5th Grade: Ennvy, Lucy, Victor, Janae, and Wyatt Each of our winners received a token for the Book Vending Machine to choose a brand-new book! 📚✨ We’re so proud of our students for showing up, working hard, and making every day count! 💙🤍💙

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of September 29 - October 3,, 2025! 🎉

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

🌟 Homeroom Winners: Mrs. Gilbert/Mrs. Robinette - 98% attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 5A– Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Mrs. Gilbert/Mrs. Robinette
2nd –Mrs. McFarland
3rd – Mr. Morales-Lopez
4th – Mrs. Zimmerman
5th – Mrs. Glanden
6th – Mr. Voss
7th – Ms. Montague

Keep up the great work! 💪

🍕⭐ Congratulations to our September Cafeteria Stars — Mrs. Vanderwende's Homeroom! ⭐🍕 This awesome group of students has shown outstanding behavior in the cafeteria all month long and earned a pizza party on Friday afternoon, courtesy of Hungry Howie’s Pizza! Way to go, students — your respect, responsibility, and teamwork make PWES proud! 💙🤍💙

💙🤍 Blue Raider Spirit Day was a hit! 🤍💙 Our students and staff showed up in full Raider pride—decked out in blue, white, and gray! What an awesome way to wrap up the week and celebrate being a Blue Raider! ⚡️🎉

🍂👕 Fall Flannel Day was a huge hit! 🍁💛 Our students and staff looked fantastic showing off their favorite fall flannels and school spirit. What a fun way to celebrate the season together! 💙

🌟 Happy National Principals Month! 🌟

This October, we celebrate and honor the incredible principals and assistant principals who lead our schools with dedication, vision, and heart. 💙

Principals and assistant principals wear many hats! They are mentors, problem solvers, and champions for students, staff, and families. Their leadership sets the tone for success and helps create safe, supportive, and inspiring learning environments for all.

To our principals and assistant principals: thank you for the countless hours you dedicate to supporting students and staff, and for making a difference every single day. Your leadership and passion do not go unnoticed! 👏✨

Please join us in celebrating and thanking our principals and assistant principals this month! 🙌

#ThankAPrincipal #NationalPrincipalsMonth #SchoolLeadership

🧹💙 Today we celebrate Custodian Appreciation Day! 🩶🧽 Our custodians are the heart of PWES—working hard every day to keep our school clean, safe, and welcoming for students and staff. From early mornings to late evenings, their dedication doesn’t go unnoticed. Please join us in thanking our amazing custodial team for all they do to make PWES shine! ✨👏

🎉👕🧦 Wacky Wednesday was the wackiest yet! From mismatched socks to wild outfits, our students and staff went all out showing their school spirit.🩶🤍💙

🚨👮‍♂️ Today was a big day at PWES! 🚨👮‍♀️ We held our very first Safety Patrol Swearing-In Ceremony, where 12 dedicated fifth graders officially pledged to help keep their peers safe and set a great example by following the rules. A huge thank you to Judge Stephanie Adams from the Sussex County Justice of the Peace for swearing in our new officers. We are also grateful to our special visitors — Delaware State Police Corporal Huey, Detective Spudis, Corporal Jackson, and Bridgeville Police Lieutenant McQuown — for joining us in celebrating this important milestone. An extra special thank you goes to our constable, Mr. Taulbee, for bringing this idea to PWES and guiding our new Safety Patrol team. 👏 Congratulations to our very first Safety Patrol Officers: Jessa, Brooklyn, Kaiden, Jayden, Trinity, Daly, Amelia, Jeilin, Dustin, Kylie, William, and Noah! We are so proud of you! 💙🤍🩶

Decades Day was a huge hit! 🎉🕺 From groovy ‘70s vibes to neon ‘90s style (and everything in between), our students and staff rocked it. 💿📼

🏀⚾🏈 Sports Day was a hit! Our students really brought their school spirit and team pride. 🎉 We can’t wait to see what everyone has in store for Decades Day! 👓💃📼 #SpiritWeek2025 #PWES

🎉 Congratulations to our Weekly Attendance Winners for the week of September 22-25, 2025! 🎉

We’re thrilled to announce last week’s attendance champions! 🏆
🌟 Homeroom Winners: Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Manion, Mr. Raymond, & Mrs. Spotz - 100% attendance! 🙌
🌟 Grade Level Winner: 3rd Grade – Way to go! 🎉
🌟 Team Winner: Team 3A– Amazing!
👏 Top 7 Classrooms:
1st – Ms. Armentrout/Mrs. Phillips, Mrs. Manion, Mr. Raymond, & Mrs. Spotz
2nd –Ms. Jones & Mrs. Woodward/Ms. Jenkins
3rd – Ms. Cawby & Ms. Montague
4th – Mrs. Countryman/Ms. Taylor & Ms. Vodvarka
5th – Mrs. Vanderwende & Mrs. Gilbert/Mrs. Robinette
6th – Ms. Shockley
7th – Mrs. Painter

Keep up the great work! 💪