John Wetten Elementary

One of Gladstone's most treasured traditions is John Wetten Elementary fifth graders volunteering to spend time with kindergarteners at the Gladstone Center for Children & Familie...

John Wetten Elementary students are making regular visits to the Gladstone Community Center throughout the year. Students are conducting a progressive interview by asking senior...

During Dec. 7’s Shop with a Cop event, the Gladstone Police Department again participated in a heartwarming initiative that supports our students at John Wetten Elementary. Glad...

Gladstone’s annual Holiday Meals started at Kraxberger Middle School on Nov. 21 and continued at all of our other schools this month. This wonderful tradition was started decades ...

As the holiday season is approaching, many families in our community are in need of assistance. You can make a difference by donating toys or nonperishable food as part of the Gla...

John Wetten Elementary students enjoyed Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math groups with Math Specialist Emily Morse on Oct. 16. First, second and third graders made ...

Four students at John Wetten Elementary competed as finalists on Oct. 23 to be Gladstone's nominee for kid governor. Oregon’s Kid Governor is a statewide civics program for fift...

Every student at John Wetten Elementary School got the opportunity to wish the school’s namesake and longtime former principal Mr. Wetten a happy 94th birthday on Oct. 30. Each o...

The first four community listening sessions were well attended with citizens and district families. In July, BRIC Architecture completed a facilities assessment report for the Gl...

John Wetten Elementary celebrated a huge success on our Move-A-Thon fundraiser. We hit our $40,000 goal and secured donations from all 50 states. We have also beat last year's ...

Gladstone Food Pantry Manager Alex Van Pelt and Gladstone Education Foundation Treasurer Maureen Huntley accepted a $3,220 check from the Gladstone Pickleball Club on Oct. 3, ju...

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...