WBES Spring Art Show

Spring Art Show on Wednesday, April 29th from 5:00pm - 6:30pm in the gymnasium. 

This special event will showcase the creativity, talent, and hard work of our students, featuring over 1,000 pieces of art. Families will have the opportunity to view a variety of artworks created throughout the year and celebrate our young artists. 

Families will also have the option to purchase their child's artwork in a framed display for $29. You can also preorder online: VISIT THIS LINK to find out more information!

If you would like to volunteer, please contact me at: SHoward2@mnps.org. We hope you can join us in celebrating our students' amazing artistic achievements!

BUDGET/WAITLIST INFO NEEDED

A note from the principals:

As many of you know, we had to lose a teacher at the beginning of this school year due to enrollment. In preparation for next school year, we want to ensure our enrollment numbers are accurate and that we are budgeting correctly for faculty/staff and resource needs.

If you will NOT be attending Waverly Belmont Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year, please fill out the form below to let us know. We have a long waitlist and will be offering spots based on this data. Thank you for your help!

FILL OUT THIS FORM

26/27 PTO ROLES

Waverly Belmont families — we need YOU! 💛


The PTO is recruiting for 26/27, and there’s a role for every schedule and skill set — big or small, behind-the-scenes or front-and-center.
Whether you have 1 hour a month or want to take on something bigger, we’ll help you find the perfect fit.  Want more info? CLICK HERE for a spreadsheet with all the info on available roles, or scroll below for an embedded version.


Interested in learning more? Email waverlybelmontpto@gmail.com 

2026/2027 PTO ROLES!

E + Rose PTO Meet & Greet

Drop your kiddos off at school and walk next door to E + Rose.  Meet current and future PTO board members and find out how YOU can get involved with current or future-year projects!  Interested but can't make it to this event? Email the PTO Board at waverlybelmontpto@gmail.com and let them know you can't attend but want to be involved!  There is a place for everyone to be plugged in to help make our school a wonderful place to learn and grow!

2nd Grade Black History Month Wax Museum

Second Grade Black History Month Wax Museum

Thursday, February 26, 2026 10:30-11:00am

As we continue through Wit & Wisdom Module 3, "Civil Rights Heroes," we are excited to showcase what we are learning with a Wax Museum Presentation on Thursday, February 26 from 10:30-11:00 in the Waverly Belmont gym.

Each student will choose an African American to research, write about, and represent for their presentation. Students are encouraged to dress up in a way that respectfully represents the person who they have researched! If your child needs assistance with an outfit or props for their presentation, please let your child's teacher know ASAP.

Families are welcome to attend the showcase to see the presentations of our research! Please reach out to your child's teacher if you have any questions.

-The Second Grade Team

Mrs. Gough, Ms. Gumucio, Ms. Kent, and Ms. Key

NEW PLAYGROUND INFO

As many of you know, many of our fundraising efforts the past two years have included plans to purchase new playground equipment and the time to do that has come! Read on for:

2026-27 MNPS KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION & PRE-K APPLICATION INFORMATION

2026-27 MNPS Kindergarten Registration & Pre-K Application Information

2026-2027 MNPS Kindergarten Registration Kick-Off: January 26, 2026

Families can register for kindergarten beginning on January 26th. Current MNPS Pre-K families can use Parent Portal to register. Families can also register online or schedule an appointment with an Enrollment Center. EL families that need assistance with registration can also contact the EL Office for assistance. 

2026-27 Pre-K Application Opens: March 2, 2026 

Families can apply for Pre-K beginning on March 2nd. Families should apply by March 31, 2026 (3:30 pm) to be included in the initial Pre-K application selection process.

 

For additional support, please visit https://earlylearning.mnps.org

VIRTUAL OPEN PTO MEETING - JANUARY 26TH @ 5PM

Did you know that YOU are a member of the Waverly Belmont PTO just by being the parent/guardian of a WB Student? We are excited to host a virtual PTO meeting on Monday, January 26th at 5pm. Zoom info is below so you can log on and hear general PTO updates including some exciting news about playground updates! Feel free to join us online from wherever you are - home while you’re cooking dinner, stay a little late at the office, pop in airbuds from your kids’ after school practice - anywhere you are, we’d love you to be with us.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://vanderbilt.zoom.us/j/95937525146?pwd=crBdTLW3ljIGaacUxFLuO075je2IVE.1

Meeting ID: 959 3752 5146

Passcode: 279239

MINTED HOLIDAY CARDS DISCOUNT/GIVEBACK

The Holidays are just around the corner! 

If you're scrambling for the perfect Christmas Card, look no further than this awesome give-back from Minted!  When you shop and use the code FUNDRAISEWBPTO at checkout, not only do you save 20% on your order, but Minted also gives back 10% of your order to the WBPTO!  It's a two-for-one discount+give-back.  SHOP ONLINE AT THIS LINK and don't forget to enter the FUNDRAISEWBPTO promo code at checkout.

(While you're there, be sure to check out all these awesome designs from WBPTO's own designer Chelsea Petaja!)

PADDYWAX CANDLE POURING GIVE-BACK

Pour a candle, make memories and give back all in one night! We are excited to offer this unique give-back night from Paddywax Candle Bar in Berry Hill.  Click the LINK HERE to book your workshop anytime on November 7th.  Mention "Waverly Belmont" during checkout to ensure that 20% of all proceeds come back to the WB PTO!  Click through to read all details including age restrictions.  This could be a great parent/child adventure OR a great date night or moms night out, so grab your group and come check it out.

Walk/Bike to School Day - Oct 1!

Get ready to move your feet! Meet Coach Dison & Parent Coordinator Andrew Parker at the Sevier Park Basketball courts at 7:15 AM to walk/bike to WB as a group! This is a great way to build community with friends, get some exercise and foster safe walking/biking practices with your kids. Strollers, scooters, bikes, trikes, wagons are all welcome. This is a city-wide event sponsored by Walk/Bike Nashville so schools across Nashville will be participating in their own walk/bike to school events at the same time! So fun for WB to be connected to something bigger than just our community!

Parents...we need a few of you to volunteer to help keep our kiddos safe on the way to school. Click this link to volunteer: https://tinyurl.com/WalkBikeWB

Volunteer at Touch of Brews!

The Waverly Belmont PTO is hosting a tent at the upcoming Touch of Brews festival in Sevier Park on 10/4/25. The WB tent will have table with crafts for children and a way for community members to donate to the school for Bulldog Bolt. The PTO will also host 2 events throughout the day - Pictures with Belmont and a flower crown making session - Led by Carmen Noel.

Volunteers will help us represent the tent, hand out crafts for kids, and ask for donations from the community. We are requesting 2 representatives for each 2 hour shift and someone willing to be Belmont for 1 hour.

We're excited about this new opportunity to involve the community in the Bulldog Bolt this year! Please help us represent and show out for our amazing school.

Note: Each volunteer will get 1 free ticket to the festival ($35 value) and remember that kids under 12 are free!

CLICK HERE TO VOLUNTEER

WYNDY BABYSITTING APP GIVEBACK

Need a sitter? Check out this awesome give-back from Wyndy!

How does it work?

  1. Download the app or visit wyndy.com

  2. Post a job and use the school code “WBPTO”

  3. Wyndy will give back $5 for each completed job to the Waverly-Belmont PTO.

  4. Wyndy will also give extra bonuses to the PT for every milestone completed (100 jobs, 250 jobs & 500 jobs!) So the more sitters you hire, the more Wyndy gives back to the PTO!

MNPS CALENDAR UPDATE

The following letter went out to all MNPS families this past week and we wanted to make sure you got these important changes on your calendar!

MNPS Families,

Public schools in Tennessee are required by law to make our buildings available as polling sites for elections. Because the state decided after the school year had already started to schedule a special election this fall, we must adjust the 2025-26 school calendar. The district did not have input into these election dates, which are October 7 for the primary and December 2 for the general election. We have worked with stakeholders to develop a calendar that minimizes the impact on staff and families, and the Board of Education approved these changes yesterday during their regularly scheduled Board meeting.  

Calendar Changes:

Tuesday, October 7, 2025 – No Students. Stockpile Professional Development Day.

Friday, October 10, 2025 – No Students. Stockpile Day; no school-based staff report.

Tuesday, December 2, 2025 – No Students. Stockpile Professional Development Day.

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 – Students Report. Regular school day (previously a Stockpile PD Day).

These changes reduce the number of reserved inclement weather days from six to five. If more than five closures are needed, MNPS may implement up to two remote learning days. If required, on those days students will receive instruction and assignments through district-supported platforms. Additional guidance and resources will be provided later this fall to help staff and families prepare for this possibility.

We will share additional guidance later this fall to help families prepare for the possibility of remote learning.

We know families and staff make plans around the school calendar, and our goal is to minimize disruption while keeping safety and instructional time as top priorities. We did not learn of these election dates until after the start of the school year, which is why we are required to amend the calendar now.

Thank you for your understanding and support.

Full UPDATED MNPS District Calendar is HERE!

WatchD.O.G.S. Kickoff Event on Sept 15!

The WB WatchDOGS will begin their 2025/2026 year with a kickoff event on September 15th at 6:30pm.  The event will be held at 2408 Oakland Ave, Nashville, TN 37204.

If you are a dad/step-dad/male caregiver of a WB student and you want to join this incredible pack of rolemodels, check out the info below!  Got questions? Reach out to watchdogswb@gmail.com or click HERE to RSVP for the kickoff event.

WATCH D.O.G.S.® (Dads Of Great Students) is an innovative father involvement program offered by the National Center for Fathering.  This program focuses on safety and education by using the positive influence of fathers and father-figures for a two-fold purpose:  (1) to provide an unobtrusive fathering presence, and (2) to provide a positive and active role-model for students at the school.  Fathers, stepfathers, grandfathers and uncles are asked to spend at least one day at their student's school volunteering.  They will support the school through monitoring the school entrance, assisting with unloading and loading of buses and cars, monitoring the lunch room, or helping in the classroom with a teacher's guidance either working one-on-one or in small groups. Today thousands of school programs world-wide participate in WATCH D.O.G.S.® helping to engage men, inspire children, reduce bullying and enhance the educational environment at school.