The Trailside Twister
January 2022
Upcoming Events:
*Monday, January 17th: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
*Friday, January 28th: Fox River Staff Visit with 5th Grade
Child Development Screener
Upcoming Racine County Parenting Programs
Wing News!
Red Wing:
Mrs. Boucher's class is getting the wiggles out by taking a brain break during the busy month of December!
Mrs. Fischer went inline skating with her class, they played math games, and got to play in the snow!
Mrs. Amerling's class had fun in the snow!
Green Wing:
Mrs. Hoffman's class had fun sledding in our first snow of the year!
Mrs. Krafcheck/Mrs. Pautz's class had some Holiday stem fun by trying to build the tallest tree using solo cups!
Blue Wing:
5th Grade students led PBIS rotations to all the classrooms to help our Twisters remember how to be safe, respectful, and responsible!
Physical Education:
Kids had fun doing the inline skating unit, building, and knocking down ice castles in December!
Jingle Jog:
Our first annual Jingle Jog was a great success! Thank you to everyone who donated, and thanks to all the kids and staff who participated!
See Below For Pictures!
Art
Check out what our classes are up to in art class...
Kindergarten
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Counseling Corner Updates!
This month we are focusing on self awareness and empathy!
Kindergarten -Empathy can motivate students to respond to others in a caring way. Young students often try to comfort others through physical affection, by offering a toy, or by saying something comforting. However, students may have trouble showing care and concern in emotionally overwhelming situations. Unit 3 includes emotion-management skills to help further students’ ability to offer support. Feeling empathy and expressing care and concern are different from each other, and both require practice. Click here for a Home Link activity.
1st Grade -The objective of this lesson is to recognize that we are all different and we must respect those differences.
2nd Grade - The objective of the lesson is to be able to identify your positive qualities.
3rd Grade - This lesson continues to build students’ perspective-taking ability by examining scenarios where people have different feelings about the same thing. Perspective-taking is a critical skill for working in groups, making friends, and successfully resolving interpersonal conflicts.
4th Grade - The students will learn the definition of diversity as the condition of having or being composed of differing elements: variety; especially the inclusion of different types of people in a group or organization. The objective of the lesson is to accept and celebrate our differences.
5th Grade - Having empathy and expressing concern are two different skills. Both skills require practice. This lesson puts empathy into action, with a focus on children responding sensitively and respectfully to their peers. By directly expressing empathy, students can help their peers feel less isolated, provide emotional support in difficult circumstances, and strengthen friendships. Students who are bullied can experience fewer difficulties if other students are compassionate and show them empathy and support. Increasing students’ ability to show compassion helps to create a caring and positive school climate.
In addition, every month, WGSD will be highlighting a spotlight skill. Please check out each month’s newsletter to see more about the spotlight skill including keywords, definitions, and areas of focus. Our District Wide SEL Spotlight Skill this month is Self-Awareness
More about Self-Awareness
Keywords: Empathy, Compassion, Perspective taking, Gratitude
Definition: The ability to understand one's own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts..
Focus area for each grade level:
4K-5K:Learners will be able to demonstrate awareness of their emotions and how they may be the same or different from others.
1st-3rd:Learners will be able to recognize and label a variety of their own basic emotions.
4th-5th:Learners will be able to recognize and label a variety of complex emotions in self and others.
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Other Important Information
School Medication Policy & Forms: Click here to view WGSD’s medication policy. Forms are at the bottom of the page. New forms must be completed every year.
School Nurses page: Click here
Custodial/Court Placement Orders: If you have a placement or court order for your child please provide that with our school office.
Skyward Family Access Overview: Click here
Frequently Asked Questions about Free and Reduced Price School Meals for 2021 - 2022
Trailside Elementary Student and Parent Handbook
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Who to contact in the office?
Mrs. Nissa Kobylinski , Trailside School Counselor, at kobylinski@waterford.k12.wi.us
Mrs. Lynn Irvine, Principal Secretary (Enrollments, Student Information/Needs, Health Room), at irvine@waterford.k12.wi.us
Mrs. Leann Danowski, Building Secretary (Attendance, Food Service Accounts, Health Room) at danowski@waterford.k12.wi.us
Mr. Chris McMahon, WGSD Nurse, at mcmahon@waterford.k12.wi.us
Mrs. Kim Rivera-Kloeppel, WGSD School Social Worker, at kloeppel@waterford.k12.wi.us
Trailside Elementary School
Email: dembosky@waterford.k12.wi.us
Website: https://www.waterford.k12.wi.us/o/trailside-elementary
Location: 615 North Milwaukee Street, Waterford, WI, United States
Phone: 262-514-8220