Watson Elementary

🎉 This Week at Watson! 🎉 Our Eagles are soaring through another amazing week of learning, creativity, and celebration! Here’s what’s happening from October 20–24, 2025: 🩺 Flu Clinic – Tuesday, 10/21 🎨 P-ART-ners in Art – Tuesday, 10/21 & Thursday, 10/23 🚌 5th Grade Field Trip to the Middle School Fair – Wednesday, 10/22 🎶 Eagle Chorus Rehearsal – Wednesday, 10/22 🏛️ 2nd Grade Field Trip to the Arkansas Historic Museum – Wednesday, 10/22 🏅 K–1 Honors Assembly – Wednesday, 10/22 at 9:00 a.m. 🏅 2nd–5th Honors Assembly – Wednesday, 10/22 at 1:30 p.m. 🚫 Anti-Bullying Assembly – Friday, 10/24 at 1:30 p.m. 💙💛 Let’s make this week one to remember, Eagles! Continue to show your pride, kindness, and excellence — The Watson Way! 🦅

Congratulations to our students of the week for the week of October 13-17, 2025: Julyssa Carcamo, Darwin Ixim, William Caal Bol, Victoria Silva-Rios, Amir Harris, Rian Harris, and Nairia Quib!

This National Principals Month, Watson Elementary proudly recognizes our fearless leaders, Mr. Jackson and Mrs. Curruth, for their tireless dedication to our scholars. Thank you for your long hours, unwavering commitment, and the countless ways you support our students, teachers, and families every day.

📸 Picture Day Reminder Today is Picture Day! Please make sure your student is ready and looking their best. If you’d like to purchase a picture package, be sure to send back the order form. If you don’t have one, you can pick one up in the school office.

Please find our family newsletter, the Watson Word, for the week of October 13-17, 2025: https://app.smore.com/n/j0v94

Families, In advance of our school pictures on Wednesday, October 15, we want our students to look and feel their best! Therefore, Watson Elementary is offering FREE haircuts on Tuesday, October 14. In order for students to participate, a signed permission form must be returned. Thank you for all that you do to help our students shine!

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Please find our family newsletter, the Watson Word, for the week of October 6-10, 2025: https://secure.smore.com/n/x05aw

Families, don’t forget! Our Hispanic Heritage Month Program is today at 1:30 PM in the cafeteria. We’d love to see our families come out to support our students and join us as we celebrate the rich cultures of Latin America.

Watson Families, We are excited to celebrate our Hispanic Heritage Month Program tomorrow, Friday, October 3rd, at 1:30 p.m. Students who wish to participate are encouraged to wear traditional attire that represents their native culture (for example, a pollera or huipil). This will be a wonderful opportunity for our school community to come together, honor the rich history and culture of Latin America, and celebrate the contributions of Hispanic heritage. We hope you’ll join us for this special celebration! — Watson Elementary

Reminder: We will host our Dual Language Program Interest Meeting this afternoon from 3pm to 4pm in the Watson Elementary Media Center. This meeting is for any parent interested in your child receiving instruction in both Spanish and English,

Watson Families, We are excited to share that Watson Elementary will be launching a Dual Language Program for the 2026–2027 school year. This program is designed to help students achieve success in both English and Spanish, build biliteracy, and strengthen cultural pride and global readiness. 📅 Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 🕒 Time: 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. 📍 Location: Watson Elementary Media Center This informational meeting is open to families of current Pre-K, Kindergarten, or Head Start students who are interested in enrolling their child in the program. Program Goals: • Build academic success in both English and Spanish • Develop biliteracy and bilingualism • Strengthen cultural pride and global readiness • Provide long-term advantages in literacy and learning We would love for you to attend and learn more about how this program can benefit your child. Sincerely, Christopher Jackson Principal, Watson Elementary

Please find our family newsletter, the Watson Word, for the week of September 29-October 3, 2025:https://secure.smore.com/n/8uysm

You’ve got an hour to make it to Vaqueros & Verses tonight from 5:30–7:00 PM! We’ll begin with our PTA meeting, followed by special performances from our Eagle Chorus, our 4th grade students, and a few engaging literacy activities. Dinner will be served—we hope to see you there! 🌟

Please find our family newsletter, the Watson Word, for the week of September 22-26, 2025:https://app.smore.com/n/ftbhd

Watson Families,

This is a reminder that there will be no school tomorrow as we will be holding Parent-Teacher Conferences from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM.

We encourage you to schedule a conference time with your child’s teacher. If your child’s teacher has not contacted you to schedule, please call me directly at 447-6802 or email me at chris.jackson@lrsd.org.

Parent-Teacher Conferences are a wonderful opportunity to support our students and learn more about their growth. We look forward to partnering with you in this important work.

Thank you, Principal Jackson

Watson celebrates our students of the week for the week of September 8-12, 2025: Kayden Washington, Aubrey Savannah, Kendall McDowell, Daniel Johnson, Emely Herrera, and Miller Ixim.

Good evening, Watson families. This message comes to remind you that today we began our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! Each day this week, students are encouraged to participate in a special theme as part of Mexico Week, where we will celebrate the traditions and culture of Mexico. You can find the full list of theme days on our social media pages and Thrillshare platforms. We look forward to seeing our scholars join in the celebration!

Watson Elementary Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month!
We are excited to begin our celebration with Mexico Week, happening September 15–18, 2025.

We invite all of our families and students to join us in honoring the rich culture of Mexico by participating in our daily activities. Your support helps us celebrate the diversity of our campus and make this a meaningful experience for all.