John Wetten Elementary

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, beginning June 24, a national program will fund free, locally made lunches for your kids, their siblings, cousins and friends (ages 1-18). No ID or signup i...

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...

John Wetten Elementary made the last full week of school extra fun by inviting parents to join students for a luau lunch. The picnic menu included hamburgers, hotdogs, watermelon...

Gladstone Public Library is planning a series of summer events from noon-1 p.m. at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families: June 27: A Little Bit Silly with Mo Phillips ...

Kraxberger Middle School student leaders on June 3 led John Wetten Elementary fifth graders on a tour of the middle school in preparation for the fifth graders’ transition this f...

Gladstone/Oak Lodge Rotary Club members on May 23 continued their long annual tradition of giving a dictionary to every third-grader at John Wetten Elementary. Students immediat...

Thank you to John Wetten Elementary teachers Amy Hanno and Taylor Adams for sharing this photo from our fourth grade's May 23 trip to the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. ...

It was inspirational to see our community rally around several events lately. As an example, in just one recent Friday evening, our baseball team won a crucial game to make it to...

John Wetten Elementary's Literacy Carnival was a great success on May 18. Thanks to all the school staff, JWE's Parent-Faculty Organization and Gladstone High School students wh...

A parent at the Gladstone Center for Children & Families created a new version of our Growing Great People logo with the help of handprints from students as the “leaves” on the t...

Oregon's Reptile Man, aka Richard Ritchey, had a blast on May 9 with first graders at John Wetten Elementary School. Gladstone students loved getting their hands-on science lesson...

Leopard Leaders, an after-school leadership group of first through fifth graders at John Wetten Elementary, is rehearsing for a play based on the book "The Invisible Boy" by Trud...

John Wetten Elementary students will benefit from a $350 Gladstone Education Foundation (GEF) grant allowing school counselors to purchase items to build a comprehensive playroom...