NBEL PRETZEL PRESS
BUILDING BRIGHT FUTURES
The Building is Buzzing
We have been in school for 32 days! The students are settling into the routines of school and have adjusted to a full day of school. Beginning of the year assessments are completed and interventions have started. Our building is implementing an intervention block that will allow all students to get 30 minutes of practice or instruction in a skill area. The goal in this block of time is to continue to fill gaps caused by Covid learning loss. You might hear your student talk about IXL as it is going to be utilized during this intervention time. IXL is an online platform that allows for skill practice. It also allows us to monitor how students are doing when practicing and overall growth in skill areas. Students can even complete this practice time at home.
Costume Parade & Trunk or Treat
We are planning to host our 1st Annual Costume Trunk-or-Treat on Friday, October 22nd at the New Berlin High School Track (parade) and in the elementary bus parking lot! The afternoon will start with the VIP assembly at 12:30. Parents will not be permitted to attend the VIP assembly to ensure we can do out best to social distance in the gym.
Students will be allowed to dress up on the 22nd. Gore, weapons, horror, and costumes showing disrespect to other groups is not permitted. We will not allow masks to be worn during the school day but they will be allowed at the parade. Each group will start out at the track for a parade and then walk to the bus parking area to participate in the Trunk or Treat. Grade levels will be split into three groups:
Pre-K, Kindergarten & First 1:00-1:30
Second & Third 1:30-2:00
Fourth & Fifth 2:00-2:30
This event will be outside and will provide an opportunity for our parents to participate with us! Parents are welcome to come sit in the bleachers or around the fence at the track. The PTO has organized the cars for Trunk or Treat. If you are not hosting a trunk, please consider donating a bag of candy. You can send it in with your student to be dropped off in the office (labeled Trunk or Treat) by October 15. No homemade treats will be accepted.
Thank you for helping to make this a fun and memorable experience for our students.
Veteran's Day
Veteran’s Day Hero In honor of Veteran’s Day on Thursday November 11th we are going to hang a display in the hall of the all the veterans we know to show our appreciation. We will be sending home this letter and letter to recognize our Veterans. If you need additional copies, you may print from here or have your student get more at school. Please fill out the star paper with information about the veteran you know and a picture and we will display them for the month of November. If you need more than one copy, please let your teacher know. The more the merrier! Thanks!
New Berlin Elementary Teachers
ANNOUNCEMENTS & INFORMATION
The PTO has launched a new Facebook Group to help improve communication of important information. Please join the group and attend the next meeting at 6:00pm on October 4th at 4 Amigos in New Berlin. PTO Facebook Group
Parent Teacher conferences are October 27th and 28th. Sign-ups were during the "Unpack Your Backpack Night". Please reach out to your child's teacher if you missed sign up or forgot what you signed up for.
If you were not pleased with school pictures please return them to school on retake day.
Mrs. Barrett sent home concert information. If you did not receive the letter, please reach out to KBarrett@pretzelpride.com .
SOCIAL WORKER CORNER WITH MISS KIRKPATRICK
Explore Your Emotions
This past year and a half has been full of emotional ups and downs. Take the time to check in with yourself and your emotions. Simply naming our emotions allows our brains to release neurotransmitters that can calm the neurological stress response. Do not let your emotions get the best of you. Check out this article that helps explain how we can better understand and explore our emotions in order to be our best selves. https://hbr.org/2016/11/3-ways-to-better-understand-your-emotions
LOOKING AHEAD
OCTOBER 4-PTO MEETING @ 4 AMIGOS
OCTOBER 6-2:21 DISMISSAL
OCTOBER 11-NO SCHOOL
OCTOBER 27TH-PICTURE DAY MAKE-UP
OCTOBER 27TH-2:21 STUDENT DISMISSAL
OCTOBER 27TH-5:00-8:00PM-PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES
OCTOBER 28TH-2:21 STUDENT DISMISSAL
OCTOBER 28TH-5:00-8:00PM-PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCES