Let’s give a huge congratulations to Tyler Reddick on winning his first-ever Daytona 500 on Sunday, February 15! This thrilling victory also marks the first Daytona 500 win for 23XI Racing, co-owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin.

Inspired by the excitement of the Daytona 500, we have transformed our gymnasium into a high-energy race track, giving our WE students the chance to experience the thrill of NASCAR firsthand! Throughout this unit, students will explore racing concepts while building teamwork skills, improving fitness, and learning about the passion and dedication that fuel the sport.

With many NASCAR races televised throughout the season, we encourage you to watch part of a race with your child. It’s a fun and meaningful way to connect what they’re learning at school to real-world racing action!

Take a peek at the incredible cars our WE students have entered into the 2026 Daytona 500 Coloring Contest—we are so proud of their creativity and enthusiasm.

Thank you for being part of this exciting school event and for supporting our students as they race toward learning and fitness success!

Dear Wayne Elementary Artists and Families,

February has been filled with some amazing art making in our classroom. Our third grade artists did a fabulous job working with clay this month. We learned how to make a pinch pot bowl, and then transformed that bowl into a Mouthy Monster. These were finished by painting our monsters in either Warm or Cool colors. We are currently working on paintings of the Solar System using oil pastels and watercolor paints.

In fourth grade we have two exciting projects we have been working on. The first is that every 4th grader in the school was able to be a part of a community mural based on the 200th Anniversary of the Erie Canal. Eight fourth graders worked with myself and Mrs. Johnson to plan, draw, and begin painting of two murals. Next, each 4th grade student was invited to paint a small section of one of the murals. The murals should be completed this week, and will hopefully be displayed for conferences in March! Students are also excited to begin working on clay bust sculptures this month. This is always a favorite project - I can’t wait to see what they come up with!

The third session of Art Club began this week. We will have one more session in the Spring. Emails will be sent home at the end of March to notify members of the final session. I made an effort to fit in nearly every student that signed up, but due to high demand I was not able to include everyone. Please sign up again next year in either our school or at the Middle School.  

Artfully yours,