Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾

Former home of Charlottesville's 5th & 6th Grade Wolverines!
1966-2026

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

There were crafts from different countries, a world map showing our many countries of origin, and the food was amaaaaazing!! @CvilleSchools

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

We had so many wonderful presentations today at our International Day!! ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

Look at this beautiful henna that one of my besties did for me today at International Day!! ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

Walker admin team dressed up today - Dr. G as Mr. Taylor, Mr. Taylor “dressed up,” Dr. T as Mr. Resnick, and Mr. Resnick as the Chicka-Chicka Boom-Boom palm tree!! It was a hilariously fun day!! ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We are SO excited to announce that Ms. Kacey Legare is Walker’s Teacher of the Year!! From her nomination: “Kacey is all of the things that educators strive to be. When you read those ‘101 best practice’ books, she does them ALL!” ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

Today was awesome!!

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

Scavenger hunts were had, rubber froggies were thrown, there was dancing…it was a GREAT first day for us at Walker!! ⁦Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year!! @WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We had our last Grade-Level Morning Meetings of the year on Friday, featuring performances by our band, chorus, and orchestra! ⁦@vmdoarchitects⁩ also provided an update on the construction and renovation at Buford!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

More from our Pi Day celebration!! ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

Thanks to Ms. Vigour and Ms. Pfuntner for volunteering their faces💙💛

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

Pi Day Celebration at ⁦⁦@WUESWolverines⁩!! It was loud, messy…and SO MUCH FUN!!!!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

Pi Day Celebration at ⁦⁦@WUESWolverines⁩!! It was loud, messy…and SO MUCH FUN!!!!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

We welcomed 4th graders from ⁦@JohnsonSchoolVA⁩ and ⁦⁦@jvjackrabbit⁩ for their tour of Walker today!! Reunited with ⁦@EspoLearns⁩ (who now works at Walker) and it feels so gooood!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩ ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩

[Summerlyn Thompson @DrSummerlynT]

What a gaaaame!! We had a blast during the 6th grade student v staff bball game today!! SO MUCH FUN. ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩ ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

@VenableAllStars @CvilleSchools It was our pleasure!! We can’t wait for these All Stars to join us as Wolverines!!

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

Creating a visual for light waves!! Just another awesome day in Ms. Swift’s 5th grade science class!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

A fun performance, with audience jingle bell participation, by our Intermediate Band!! Can you believe they’ve only been playing their instruments for roughly 18 months?! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

What an awesome performance by our Walker Jazz Band!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We are proud to announce that Ms. Summer Wagman is Walker’s Teacher of the Year! An excerpt from the nomination: “Ms. Wagman is a visionary force [who is] a teacher of teachers, helping nurture colleagues.” We love you, Swags!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We had a wonderful time this morning celebrating our students at our inaugural Wolverine of the Week breakfast!! Students were honored for exemplifying our Walker PROUD trait of being Prepared!! ⁦@CvilleSchools⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We are Walker PROUD: Prepared, Respectful, Open-Minded and honest, Understanding, and Determined!! ⁦@WUESWolverines⁩ ⁦@Cvill⁩

[Walker Upper Elementary School 🐾 @WUESWolverines]

We had a fantaaaaastic Walker Fall Family Picnic tonight!! It was so wonderful to see our families (and staff) from all across the City coming together at our school!! @CvilleSchools

[Emily VanNoy Arico @VanArico]

Walker sixth graders really enjoyed their visit from the Free Book Bus yesterday. @WUESWolverines @CvilleSchools