John Wetten Elementary

Citywide attendance campaign Gladstone Shows Up has been a stunning success, as confirmed by official data that the Oregon Department of Education released on Oct. 3. All four of G...

John Wetten Elementary Parent Faculty Organization Co-Presidents Patty Stephens and Audri Wolf go above and beyond for the staff and students at JWE. They volunteered their time ...

Gladstone School District’s newest board member is Nicole Quackenbush, a human resources professional whose son attends John Wetten Elementary. Quackenbush will fill the seat fo...

Gladstone School District’s decision to purchase a transportation property was initiated by a change in the lease terms. The district has leased the transportation yard for decade...

Gladstone School District’s finance department recently received the Certificate of Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Association of School Business Officials Internatio...

To celebrate the start of the school year, the Gladstone School District honored a total of six staff members who won Thank a Teacher or Making a Difference awards at our staff's ...

In welcoming staff back to John Wetten Elementary School, Head Secretary Katie Leitzel surprised everyone by arranging for Principal John McAndrews to sit in a Delorean, a sports...

The Latino Network was recognized with a Growing Great People Award for their partnership with our school district on implementing the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral...

In reporting on back-to-school season, both Oregon Public Broadcasting and the Oregonian published news articles about the importance of attendance for students’ health and academ...

Starting in the 2024-25 school year, the Gladstone School District is now eligible to provide all four of our district's schools with free meals through the State of Oregon's Com...

We are extending our free summer food for an additional week due to the popularity of the program and our desire to have as little a gap as possible between summer break and the s...

When students return to Gladstone schools in September, they might be surprised to see how their hard work on gardens this spring has paid off. Students in our Life Enrichment Ed...

Students in John Wetten Elementary’s Extended Day program this summer got a treat when the city of Gladstone recently offered snow cones to kids at Max Patterson Park. Among the...

Congratulations to Gladstone School Board members Donna Diggs and Matt Parkin. Fellow board members voted unanimously on July 10 to select Diggs as the new board chair and Parkin ...

Gladstone is hosting a wide array of events to celebrate our graduating seniors. Senior celebration season kicked off with a BBQ Lunch on May 30 at Gladstone High School. Sta...

Weekdays this summer through Aug. 23, a national program will fund free, locally made lunches for your kids, their siblings, cousins and friends (ages 1-18). No ID or signup is n...

John Wetten Elementary first graders loved their recent science trip to Clackamas Community College. During the June 3 field trip, Gladstone students made observations in nature ...

Tammy Tracy, Gladstone Education Foundation's longtime executive director, tendered her resignation to the GEF Board effective the end of June 2024. The GEF was pleased to announ...

John Wetten Elementary students enjoyed getting hands-on with history by recently visiting two historic houses in Oregon City. Gladstone students first explored the site of the ...

Since being hired , Gladstone School Resource Officer Robbie Teague has enjoyed being involved in everything from Career Day at John Wetten Elementary to a kickball tournament at...