Dad dropping his girls at school!

Principal's Message

A note from the Principal
Wells School is off to a great beginning! We currently have over 320 K-4 students registered and our numbers seem to be growing every day. That number will increase significantly soon as our preschool program officially begins on September 1.

Our school recently received notification that we were the winner of the East Moline Library Summer Reading Program! We had more students read more books than any other school in the area. Congratulations to our boys and girls. A huge thanks also goes out to our parents for providing this opportunity for our students. Our school will soon be given a trophy by the library in recognition of this accomplishment.

I want to thank everyone for stopping at our office when you come to our school. This is simply a safety procedure to assure that we are aware of who our visitors are that are in the building.

In regards to our dismissal procedure, all car riders and walkers are dismissed when the bell rings at 2:55 p.m. each day. Shortly thereafter we announce when each individual bus arrives and the students board the buses. This new procedure will hopefully make for a bit more orderly dismissal. We ask that all parents who come into the building at dismissal time congregate in our front hallway area. Thank you!

We will generally be sending notes home with the students on Wednesday again this year, so please make certain to check your sons and daughters backpacks. We will do our best to communicate important events to you in a timely fashion so you can get them on your busy calendars.

I hope that you can join us for the PTA Ice Cream Social on Thursday, September 9 at 6:00 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for our school community to get together as we begin another school year.

I look forward to working with you and your children this year. Please feel free to contact me at any time if you have any questions or concerns.

Thanks for your continued support!

Mr. Jim O’Brien
Principal

About Our School

Wells Elementary School, located in East Moline, Illinois, is one of five schools in the East Moline School District. East Moline is located on the western side of Illinois and situated alongside the Mississippi River and part of a larger community called the Quad Cities.  Wells Elementary serves approximately 450 students.  

At Wells Elementary we provide students opportunities to develop their potential intellectually, socially and emotionally. We believe that Wells exists to provide an exceptional educational program and to offer all students opportunities to develop their capabilities to the maximum of their potential.  We believe that with the help of our families and community there is nothing our children cannot accomplish.

Wells Elementary School is comprised of six sections of half day at risk preschool, two sections of special needs preschool, three regular kindergarten classes, one Spanish bilingual kindergarten, three first grade classes, three second grade classes, three third grade classes and three fourth grade classes.