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Art Room News
Portraits for all!
Kindergarten students are drawing themselves as kings and queens, complete with crowns!
1st Grade students are drawing themselves in the famous painting Starry Night, and learning a bit about Vincent Van Gogh and his art.
2nd Grade students finished their portraits inspired by Kehinde Wiley, and are learning how to be an art critic!
3rd Grade students are drawing themselves in the style of Spanish painter Amedeo Modigliani.
4th Grade students are learning a bit about the Renaissance and drawing themselves as kings and queens from that time.
April and May will get busy with clay projects, painting, and end of the school year art room fun!
The Youth Art Month Show at Northwood Tech was a success-thanks to everyone who came to look at all of the fabulous student art in March!
Health Room News
Health Insurance Coverage and End of the COVID-19 Pandemic
At the beginning of the COVID 19 Pandemic, Congress enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response
Act (FFCRA) which included a requirement that Medicaid Programs keep people continuously enrolled
through the end of the month in which the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency ends. We have received
information that the COVID-19 pandemic is officially in a wind-down period. When this continuous
enrollment period ends, millions of people across the country could lose insurance coverage that was
gained during the pandemic. The deadline for the end of this policy is March 31, 2023.
As part of the wind-down process, all states are required to check with every person currently enrolled
in Medicaid to assure they are still eligible for services. Families determined to no longer be eligible for
services may lose their coverage and/or be moved to other forms of coverage like CHIP or the
marketplace. We have recently learned that Wisconsin will start this process in April, with June being
the first month individuals may be disenrolled.
In order to assure that those who remain eligible for Medicaid services do not lose those services, we
recommend the following:
• Families with children or other family members on Medicaid will once again need to complete
the eligibility renewal process for Medicaid or risk losing their coverage. Families should make
sure to check the mail, fill out a renewal form if they receive one and return it ASAP to avoid
losing Medicaid or CHIP coverage.
• Families with Medicaid should contact their state Medicaid office now and make sure their
contact information and mailing address is up to date. If you currently have BadgerCare Plus or
have moved in the past 2 years, be sure to update your account by logging in to access.wi.gov or
contacting your local agency.
• If you no longer qualify for Medicaid or CHIP, you may be able to get affordable health
coverage through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace. (See BadgerCare information below)
Wisconsin-Specific Resources:
BadgerCarePlus Member Information (dhs.wisconsin.gov/badgercareplus/member-
info.htm)
For help getting health coverage, paying for groceries, or childcare costs, finding a job or
building your career skills go to Access.wisconsin.gov/access/
