GRAND AVENUE NEWSLETTER
MARCH 2016
Grand Avenue Elementary
Attendance - 608/643-1991
Email: contact@saukprairieschools.org
Website: www.saukprairieschools.org
Location: 225 Grand Ave., Prairie du Sac, WI 53578
Phone: (608) 643-1900
BASKEN WINS REGIONAL SPELLING BEE IN PORTAGE
Six Grand Avenue students competed in Portage on Thursday, February 4, 2016 in the Regional Spelling Bee. Nick Basken, 5th grade student, won the bee. Great job everyone that competed in the bee.
3RD GRADE STUDENTS TO PERFORM "MATH ROCKS" CONCERT ON MONDAY, MARCH 14
4TH & 5TH GRADE STUDENTS ENJOY SKI TRIP TO CASCADE
Also, we have one more family ski day available to all Sauk Prairie families on Friday, March 4. You may ski all day for $20 and this includes your ski rental and lift ticket. These tickets can be purchased at the Grand Avenue office during our school hours of 7:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday.
6TH GRADE IMMUNIZATIONS
Dear Parents,
The state requirement for 6th grade students is to have a Tdap booster (if they have not already received it). If your child has not yet received this, please make an appointment with your child’s healthcare provider to complete this prior to the start of the 2015-16 school year. If your child will be receiving the vaccination during the summer, please bring a copy of the updated records to the nurses table at school registration. If your child has an immunization waiver on file for personal, medical, or religious reasons that should also be updated. A student immunization waiver can be found on the school website under “health forms” or can be picked up from any school office. Please contact the Nurses’ office at 643-5509 (fax 608-643-5503) if you have any questions or concerns.
Thank you,
Pam Frey
District Nurse
SCHOOL PERFORMANCE REPORT AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
If you are interested in receiving a paper copy of the School Performance Report, please call the District Office at 643-5984. A paper copy of the report will be sent to you after May 1st. The School Performance Report is also available on our website. You can also view statistics at anytime at the new Department of Public Instruction webpage, http://wisedash.dpi.wi.gov/Dashboard/portalHome.jsp.
AFTERSCHOOL TRANSPORTATION
If your child will have a change regarding someone picking them up, they are biking or walking home, the information can be sent in on a separate note or put in their assignment notebook. We do not need the dismissal change/bus request form filled out for these changes.
If you have questions, please contact the office. Thank you.
SUMMER SCHOOL INFO
SUMMER SCHOOL 2016
ONLINE REGISTRATION Opens: Wed, April 6 at 6:00 PM through Monday, May 18, 2016 at 10:00 PM
Site link for Skyward Student/Family Access: www.saukprairieschools.org
Grade levels are based on the grade your child will be entering Fall of 2016. Do not ask us to allow your child to join a class that they are too young for. Questions may be directed to the Community Center staff at 643-8386 or email community.center@saukprairieschools.org.
New this year!!! We’re starting the 4 Week Session on a MONDAY!:
4 Week Session (Semester 1): June 20 – July 14; No classes, Monday, July 4 or Friday, July 15, 2016
2 Week Session (Term 3): July 18 - July 29, 2016
Open Lab to assist families with Online Registration: Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM; High School, Room 15. 643-8386 will also be staffed to answer questions.
Books will be sent home with Elementary students around March 21st. Middle and High School students may pick one up at their school office or you can check it out online.
GUIDE TO CLASS NUMBERS:
400’s = 4 week
200’s = 2 week
500’s = Health & Sport Clinics
600’s = Music Programs
Class Times for morning periods are as follows:
8:15 AM - 9:15 AM
9:25 AM - 10:25 AM
10:35 AM - 11:35 AM.
Busing is provided for Rural Students via online request ONLY. This is done through part 1 of the online registration. Part 1 may be completed beginning March 18.
Grab & Go breakfast and lunch program is offered. Breakfast begins at 7:45 AM.
ESCUELA DE VERANO 2016
REGISTRO POR LINEA ELECTRONICA: Miércoles, 6 de Abril a las 6:00 PM hasta el 18 de mayo, 2016 a las 10:00 P.M.
Enlace del sitio Skyward del Estudiante/Acceso familiar: www.saukprairieschools.org
Los niveles de grado están basados en el grado en que su hijo (a) va estar en el otoño 2016. Por favor no nos solicite que pongamos a su hijo (a) en una clase para estudiantes menores. Cualquier pregunta debe ser dirigida al personal del Centro Comunitario al 643-8386 o por correo electrónico en community.center@saukprairieschools.org
¡Nuevo este año!: Vamos a comenzar la sesión de 4 semanas en LUNES.
Sesión de 4 semanas (Semestre 1): Junio 20 – Julio 14; No habrá clases, el lunes, 4 de Julio o el viernes, 15 de julio, 2016.
Sesión de 2 semanas (3er termino): Julio 18 – Julio 29, 2016
Laboratorio para ayudar a las familias a registrarse por línea electrónica: miércoles, 6 de Abril, 2016 de 6:00 PM hasta 8:00 PM; Escuela Preparatoria, Salón 15. En el 643-8386 también habrá personal para responder preguntas.
Los libros de la escuela de verano serán enviados a las Escuelas Primarias alrededor del 21 de marzo para ser enviados a casa con los estudiantes. Los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria y escuela preparatoria podrán pasar por un libro a la oficina de escuela o buscarlo electrónicamente.
El autobús es proporcionado para los estudiantes que viven en áreas rurales SOLAMENTE. Esto es realizado en la primera parte del registro electrónico. La parte 1 debe ser completada antes del 18 de marzo.
Un desayuno de toma y llévatelo y un programa de almuerzo serán ofrecidos. El desayuno comenzará a las 7:45 AM.
GUIA PARA LOS NUMEROS DE CLASES:
400= 4 semanas
200= 2 semanas
500= Clínica para Deportes y Salud
600= Programas de música
Los horarios para las clases por la mañana serán:
8:15 AM – 9:15 AM
9: 25 AM – 10:25 AM
10:35 AM – 11:35 AM
FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT
Natalie, Grant & Anna Serve Refreshments
Fun With Word Games
Jack Enjoys Reading With Mom
Homar's Pose For A Picture
So Many Books!
Hmmm! What Words Can We Spell?
PIONEER PROJECTS
GUIDANCE NEWS
Counselor Connection
All grade levels will be discussing Personal Safety in March. The two main themes that get stressed are:
1. We all have the right to feel safe everywhere.
2. We can talk to a trusted adult about anything.
We will be discussing safety situations at home, at school, with friends and in the community. A safety network for all of these situations will be made and students will have a chance to apply what they know about keeping themselves safe. An age appropriate video will be shown in all classrooms that subtly depicts abuse situations, including a sexual abuse situation. A note will be sent home before the video is shown. If you would like to preview the video before it is shown, please contact me.
Miss Sadie
Ponder Parenting
· There are certainly times when we should guide. We naturally want to protect our children, and teach them what we have learned. But it is best when we let that guidance be unobtrusive, and gentle as possible. Forcing lessons on our children may get the immediate results we want. But our children may be left without discernment, unable to build internal strength of character. What are your children in the midst of learning? Are you in the way? (Martin, William; The Parent’s Tao Te Ching: A New Interpretation, 1999)
E-mail Miss Sadie if you have thoughts or questions about how to accomplish this task.
SCHOOL BREAKS FOOD ASSISTANCE
Every year around the school break times (Thanksgiving, Winter Break and Spring Break), families from the Sauk Prairie School District have the opportunity to receive food items to help with the financial burden of needing to provide more meals during those break times. This opportunity is similar to the GSPIE snack packs, but includes items to make meals, not just snacks. The district social worker, Susan Baumann-Duren, receives food donations from the community to equally distribute to families in need throughout the district.
We try to fairly distribute these items so the same families don’t receive the assistance at every break time; however, some families do receive the food more than once during the school year. The food items are brought to Grand Avenue and can be picked up by the family, or sent home with the students (this option can be very difficult for the students).
If your family would be interested in receiving meal assistance at the upcoming break, please contact Sadie Sutter at 643-1954 or suttesa@saukpr.k12.wi.us by Friday, March 18th.
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
March 14, 2016 - District Office - 7:00 pm
March 28, 2016 - District Office - 7:00 pm
No School
Friday, March 4 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
Spring Break - Friday, March 25 - Sunday, April 3
Grand Avenue Events
Tuesday, March 1 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 4:00-7:30 PM
Friday, March 4 - Parent/Teacher Conferences - 8:00-11:30 AM
Friday, March 4 - Cascade Family Ski Day
Friday, March 11 - GSPIE Family "Dancing on Sunshine" Dance - 6:30-8:30 PM
Monday, March 14 - 3rd Grade Concert - 1:45 PM (Dress Rehearsal) & 6:00 PM
Wednesday, March 16 - GSPIE Book Giveaway (during school day)
2015-2016 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE SCHOOL CLOSINGS
*WISC - Channel 3
*WKOW - Channel 27
*WMTV - Channel 15
*1070 AM; 104.1 FM; 1310 AM; 101.5 FM; 96.3 FM
*1400 AM; 104.9 FM; 102.9 FM; 94.9 FM; 105.5 FM; 105.1 FM
*98.1 FM; 94.1 FM; 106 FM; 93.1 FM; 1670 AM; 1550 AM
LUNCH INFO
LUNCH INFORMATION
Lunch times at Grand Ave are: 3rd grade-11:15 am, 4th grade-11:40 am and 5th grade-12:00 pm. If there is a day that you would like to join your child for hot lunch, please phone the office by 9:00 am that day (643-1900) to reserve a hot lunch. You will need to stop at the office to pick up a visitor badge. The cost is $3.55 for a visitor lunch, which comes off your family account. Also, if you send in lunch money that is cash, in an envelope to be dropped off at the office, could you please make sure that the student’s name is either on the outside of the envelope or a note inside the envelope with the student’s name. Please click on link below to view this month's lunch menu.
Breakfast - Student - $1.50, Adult - $2.45
Lunch - Student - $2.40, Adult - $3.55
Milk - 35 cents
NEW FOOD SERVICE FEATURES
Food Service is excited to announce some NEW features in Family Access. You have the ability to access your child’s meal statement, key pad number and set an Ala Carte limit. When you are logged into Family Access, click on the Food Service tab. In the top right corner is the Meal Statement. To set an Ala Carte Limit, click on it and you can choose an amount to limit per day or do not allow Ala Carte Purchases. Please realize at the elementary level, students do not have the option to choose an ala carte option. So, if you want your child/children to be able to purchase just a milk, please do not block the ala carte option. If you have any questions please call Tammy at 643-5983.
GSPIE INFO
GSPIE UPDATES
Family Fun Dates
We have a one more Family Fun date coming up at Knuckleheads in WI Dells on Friday, March 4. This date is when there is no school...a chance to go have some fun with your kids for a good cause too!
"DANCING ON SUNSHINE"
Children must be accompanied by a parent/adult for the evening.
It takes a great number of volunteers to ensure the success and continuation of this fun event. Please consider sharing your time or talents in one of the many ways to volunteer.
If you are interested in volunteering, please click on link below and go to the link for the dance to help make this event a huge success.
WEATHER CHANGES
ATTENDANCE
If you call your child in with an illness, we would like you to please let us know the symptom/symptoms, i.e., a fever, sore throat, headache, cough, etc., that your child may have.
MEDICATIONS AT SCHOOL
For example, if your child suffers from migraine headaches, we will NOT be able to distribute medication to him/her without an AMA on file. The AMA form can be found on the District web site. In order for medications to be distributed, pills must be in a prescription bottle with proper labeling. Students may carry inhalers with them, however, an AMA form must be on file in the office.
If you have any questions regarding medication distribution, please contact Pam Frey, RN for the district at 643-5509.