Cormier School Newsletter
December 2019
December Events
December 11
- Ashwaubenon School Board Meeting: 6:30 p.m. @ Ashwaubenon Schools District Office.
December 23 - January 1, 2020
- NO SCHOOL - Winter Break
January 2, 2020
- Classes resume
*** Cormier Office will be closed during winter break ***
Outdoor / Indoor Clothing
With the cold weather upon us, please make sure you send your child to school every day with outdoor clothing (snow pants, boots, mittens, hat, and a warm coat). Please label all clothing with your child’s full name. We will have outdoor recess as long as the temperature and wind chill stay above 0. Please dress your child in layers so they may take a layer off or add a layer if they get too hot or too cold during the school day. Always make sure your child has a pair of shoes to change into once they are inside the building. (Feet get very hot in boots if they wear them all day.)
Severe Weather / School Closings
Severe Weather Closings—When Ashwaubenon schools are closed due to severe weather, an announcement will be made on most local radio and television stations. In addition, parents/guardians will be informed via the district’s School Messenger notification system. The School Messenger system looks to PowerSchool for phone numbers and email addresses, so Please keep PowerSchool updated with current information!
Emergency School Closing Plan—If it becomes necessary to close school after the start of the school day but before the regular dismissal time, the announcement will be made on local radio and television stations. In addition, parents/guardians will be informed via the district’s School Messenger notification system.
Snow Day Make-ups—If it is necessary to close schools for severe weather more than the two days allotted in the district calendar, make-up days will typically be scheduled starting the day after the last regularly scheduled day of school in June. If this becomes necessary, notices will be sent home via newsletters.
If school is open during stormy weather, parents have the right and responsibility to decide whether their children can safely attend school.
Box Tops for Education
The Box Tops for Education program is entering a new era in which they are providing a simpler way to earn cash for schools. No more clipping.....No more sending Box Tops to school....All you need is your phone. Download the ALL-NEW Box Tops app, shop as you normally would, then simply scan your store receipts within 14 days of purchase to find participating products. The app will automatically credit Cormier School's Box Tops earnings.
The physical Box Top clips are being phased out of production, but may continue to be found on many products throughout the store. Send your clipped Box Tops, along with any unexpired clips you may have at home to Cormier School.
Thank you for your support. We would also like to offer a very special Thank You to Mary Jo Rod for all of her work coordinating and running this fundraiser for Cormier!!
Pre-Excused Absences
According to Ashwaubenon School District Policy (5200) and Wisconsin State Law (S 118.15) student absences are excused for the following reasons:
- Personal illness (Usually a parental excuse will be accepted by the school. In certain situations, the school may require a doctor’s excuse.)
- Funerals and religious services as requested by the parents
- Professional appointments that could not be scheduled outside of the regular school day
- Serious personal or family emergency
LIBRARY NEWS
Call Deb Danen or Kathy Rolling at 448-2875, ext. 7113, for more information regarding Cormier’s library.
Book Care
We are extremely pleased with the enthusiasm the students have demonstrated when coming to the library. We are noticing some books coming back with scribbles and/or with the spine and barcode labels peeled off. Parents, please help your child remember proper book care.
Book Returns
The students are excited about checking out library books! Parents, please help your child remember his or her library book on their Library Day. You as parents can make it even more enjoyable by reading the book to your child before they return it to the library.
Library Book and Snow Don't Mix
Snowy, wet weather has arrived! In order to protect your child’s library books we ask that your child NOT stuff their backpacks or book bags with their wet snow pants, mittens, hats, and boots. Please use the Bee Book Bags given to each student at the beginning of the school year, or send along a plastic grocery bag or large ziploc bag that can be used to protect their library book from wet clothes and art projects with wet glue or glitter. We continue to remind students how important it is to take good care of their books. Please discuss this with your child at home also. Thank you for your help.
Birthday Book Club
We would like to thank the following student for her generous donation of a new book for our library during the past month: Madeline in Mrs. Crutcher’s class. What a wonderful way to show your support for our library. We really appreciate the books! If you are wondering what to donate, this is a wonderful time of year to supply books with a winter or snowman theme.
Online Reading Resources
Check out https://www.ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us/schools/cormier/academics/library.cfm for some awesome online resources that have built-in read aloud features!
Message for the District Nurse
In the past, we have sent letters home to Parents/Guardians informing them of reported illnesses (strep, influenza, pink eye, etc.) in their child’s classroom. New guidance from the Department of Public Instruction and the National School Nurse Association feels this is a violation of health privacy laws. As a result of this guidance, we will no longer send home notification letters for reported illnesses, but we will continue to send home general reminders to families about influenza season, and when to keep students home from school. We will also notify Parents/Guardians of serious illness outbreaks or when directed to do so by the Brown County Public Health Department.
Mary Jo Beining, School Nurse - Ashwaubenon School District