Washington School of Early Learning
The Little Rockets Newsletter
December 10th-14th, 2018
Washington School News!
For those of you that have signed up to volunteer in your child's classroom, please remember that our new policy is that you will need to have a background check completed and approved by the district before you may volunteer.
Please verify with your child's teacher, or call the Washington Office, a day or two before you come for your volunteer activity. The district is processing many requests at this time, so there has been a delay in getting these approved.
If you have not yet filled out a form, there is a Criminal Background Check link to the form located in this newsletter. You may also contact the office to request a form.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns with this new procedure.
Thank you!
Ms. Stacie Brethouwer
Principal
Upcoming Important Dates!
Upcoming weeks:
Friday, December 21: NO SCHOOL; Professional Learning Day
Monday, Dec. 24-Tuesday, January 1: NO SCHOOL; Winter Break
Wednesday, January 2: School Resumes
The full NJSD calendar can be found here: https://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/district/master_calendar.cfm
Attendance Reminders
Although Early Childhood and 4K are not mandated, the district does keep track of attendance for your child. We encourage you to promote good attendance but also understand that illness does occur. Please refer to our "Too Sick For School" guidelines that are available on our website (and are included in this newsletter).
Here is a reminder of what K-12th grade requires, and what our EC and 4K program uses as a guideline:
- The state allows up to 10 days to be excused per school year. After 10 days a doctor's note must be received in order for the absences to be excused.
- Any time your child is absent and a doctor's note has been received, the absence is exempt and does not count toward the 10 allowed absences.
- If your child is going to miss school because of a doctor appointment, it is best practice to get an excuse.
- If your child will be out for any reason, and you do not contact the office, the absences will be unexcused. Please email or call the office to avoid this.
If you have any questions about our attendance policy, please contact Ms. Brethouwer.
Clothing Donations Needed
We are in great need of the following gently used items:
Boys underwear; sizes 3T-8
Crew socks (boys and girls)
Boys pants; sizes 3T-8 (athletic pants preferred; no jeans please)
Girls shoes; sizes 1-9
Winter clothing items including boots (boys and girls)
We appreciate anything you are able to donate! Please bring to the office or send to school with you child in a bag labeled "Clothing donation"
Thank you!
Staff Favorites
Have you ever wanted to show a teacher or staff member your appreciation for their hard work? Are you looking for a holiday gift idea? Not sure what they’d really like? Please see our “Staff Favorites” webpage located our school’s website here:
https://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/cms_files/resources/Staff%20Favorites%202018-2019%20copy.pdf
Bus Information
Important bus information:
- If you have questions about pick-up or drop-off times, please contact Kobussen at 920-722-8572
- If you need to change a pick-up or drop-off location, please request a new transportation form from the Washington office
- All changes need to be turned in by Wednesday at noon in order to take place the following Monday
- Please be aware that door-to-door service is the goal for all EC and 4K students, but certain circumstances make that not possible. In those cases, the bus will get as close to your home as possible. Please contact Kobussen if you have any questions.
Absence Policy
- Date of absence
- Child's name
- Child's teacher
- Reason for absence
We will record this information in our attendance system, and let your child's teacher know.
If you do not contact the office, you should expect a call from us.
Please let us know if you have any specific questions!
Visitor Policy
Community Events
Washington School of Early Learning
Email: stacie.brethouwer@neenah.k12.wi.us
Website: http://www.neenah.k12.wi.us/schools/washington/
Location: 220 East Franklin Avenue, Neenah, WI, United States
Phone: 920-751-6990