Wadewitz Elementary

10/09/2026

Picture Day will be on October 14th 2026. Please see the attached flyer for ordering information.

08/31/2026

Hello Wadewitz Families. We are so excited to welcome all the students back to school tomorrow. I just wanted to send a few reminders.

1. Per the district policy, all cell phones must be put away during school hours.

2. Any families that wish to enter the building must check in with a photo id at the main office. This includes the first day and walking students down to their classrooms. Unless there is a major reason to walk your kiddos down to class, we ask that you leave them at the front door and we will make sure they need to go where they need to.

The front door will open at 8:17 tomorrow morning and we can't wait to welcome everyone back. Enjoy the last night of summer!

08/25/2026

Our building looks great! Please join us this Thursday to officially open the new and improved Wadewitz.

08/25/2026

Wadewitz Families. We are asking for your support as we enforce the new state law related to cell phones in schools. Please have your kiddos keep their cell phones at home. If that just isn’t possible, please start talking with them about keeping them in their lockers. We appreciate your partnership in this! Please reach out with any questions.

Beginning Sept. 1, Racine Unified School District will implement a new student cell phone policy in accordance with Wisconsin's 2025 Act 42, which requires all public school districts to prohibit students from using cell phones and other wireless communication devices during instructional time.

What is the new policy?

Grades K–8
Students must turn off all personal wireless devices and store them away from their person (such as in a locker) from the start of the school day until dismissal.

Grades 9–12
Students must turn off all personal wireless devices and keep them out of reach during class. Devices may only be used during passing periods and a student’s lunch period.

More details: https://www.rusd.org/article/3070114
Act 42: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/related/acts/42
Full RUSD policy: https://go.neola.com/racineusd-wi/policy/district-policies/po5136
Student Codebook https://www.rusd.org/page/student-codebook

07/02/2026

This has been a year of “New” here at Wadewitz. As our construction project comes to an end, I wanted to share one more new thing here at Wadewitz. The Wadewitz PTA has provided our school community with a new mascot costume and we could not be anymore excited. Thank you to the PTA for providing us with this. Can’t wait to show you all in person this fall!

06/15/2026

It’s time to complete your annual registration!

We hope your family is enjoying a great start to summer! To ensure your child is ready for next scho...

06/11/2026

This year we had 3 staff retire from Wadewitz. Assistant Principal Sharri Vandehey, Title 1 teacher Jane Hearn and Special Education Educational Assistant Cindy Andersen. All of them have had very different journeys that have lead them to the same place in their careers. And all have had a lasting impact on not only the Wadewitz community, but Racine as a whole. We are all better because of them. Please join me in thanking them for their service and wishing them all the best as a new chapter begins!

06/10/2026

Good Morning Wadewitz Familes attending the 5th Grade Completion Ceremony. today. Just a reminder that seeting is limited. As a result, we will not be checking younger students out of class to attend. If you wish to check your younger students out after the ceremony is complete, you can do so in the main office.

Thanks everyone and see you soon!

06/01/2026

Hello Wadewitz Famlies- As we wrap up another great school year we wanted to let everyone know that the LAST DAY OF EXTENDED LEARNING IS THURSDAY JUNE 4TH. There will be NO EXTENDED LEARNING THE WEEK OF JUNE 8TH. Ms. Tiara and her staff thank everyone for a great year at Extended Learning and look forward to a great fall.

05/31/2026

Waddy Students representing today at Girls on the Run. Big shout out to all the staff and parents that made this event possible for our students! Perfect weather day for it!