Western Branch Primary -

Congratulations to this group of Baby Bruins! They earned a trip to the Book Vending Machine today for "Being a Bruin." Good work!

WBP Impact Aid Cards will be coming home today with your child. Please complete and return them on Wednesday, October 21st.
Note:
1) Signatures must be in pen/ink.
2) Employer names must be written out completely. Abbreviations cannot be accepted. And,
3) If you are not military-connected, we do not need the employer section completed.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Huge congratulations to our Support Person of the Year, Mrs. Sara Garrett! She has a unique ability to make people feel supported and valued, and her encouragement often brightens the most challenging days.

One of her famous sayings to lighten any mood is "Standby for GREATness!" Well, no more standing by Mrs. Garrett, we ALL can see... the GREATness arrived in you! She's the real MVP!

Way to go Baby Bruin cast of the 1st Place WBHS Homecoming Float!

Congratulations to the WBP PTA Homecoming Parade float team! Their float won 1st place in tonight's competition 🎉🏆

HOLD the rotary dial phones! These Baby Bruins in their 1920s fashions stole the Picture Day show with their spirit this Homecoming School Spirit Week! Wow!

Big shout-out to ALL our Bruins for a successful picture day yesterday! And special thanks to our parent volunteers.

Our Baby Bruins had a fantastic National School Lunch Week this week! Special shout-out to our School Nutrition staff who prepare nutritious breakfasts and lunches every day!

Today at WBP, we close out our Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. Students have enjoyed learning about Hispanic heritage and culture through our morning announcements. Our celebrations extended beyond our announcements and into the hallways, where student-created Papel Picados have been on display all month.

WBP would like to give a HUGE shout-out to Ms. Mistler, our 2026 Teacher of the Year! Her colleagues say she goes out of her way to make every child in her class feel included, heard, and valued. Thank you Ms. Mistler!

Thank you to our PK families, staff and community who supported the Preschool Night this week at WBP!

The WBP staff would like to share a huge thank you to the WBP PTA for the tasty Monster Trail Mix Treat Day spread for Teacher Work Day! Yum!

WBP is well on the way to earning the first attendance incentive of the 2026-27 school year for filling our attendance jar and achieving 95% attendance each day.

Way to go 2nd grade. You rock!

Reminder: WBP has an Elementary Only Teacher Work Day on Friday, October 9th.

We would like to recognize our September Golden Award classes. They were recognized for outstanding Bruin behavior in the cafeteria or a resource class. The award will be proudly displayed outside their classroom door in the hallway. They are:
PE Golden Shoe- Suarez, Ricciarelli, Voorhees, Trinkala, Davis, Kravchak
Library Golden Book- Becker, Siebels, Carter
Music Golden Notes- Sayre, Walter, Deyerle
Art Golden Brush- Barerra, Staub, O’Neil
Guidance Golden Heart- Pintado, Siebels, Denius
Cafeteria Golden Fork- Becker, Selph, Mistler

We ROCKED Rock Your School Day 2026! Here are just a few photo highlights of many taken at WBP today. Great school spirit Bruins!

WBP is happy to announce these amazing staff members who were announced this afternoon! Congratulations: 1) 2026 Support Person of the Year- Mrs. Sara Garrett 2) 2026 Reading Teacher of the Year- Mrs. Savannah O'Neil 3) 2026 Teacher of the Year- Ms. Sierra Mistler

This classroom was recently bruin with energy over a Dunkin Day classroom transformation! They incorporated Dunkin'-themed learning activities in several classes. The students even sampled some Decaf Mocha Lattes (aka chocolate milk)! Great job Bruins!

Congratulations! These Baby Bruins were recognized today as the September Students of the Month for "Being a Bruin!" Great work!