GRAND AVENUE NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2018
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
2018 PREDICTION RUN
3rd Grade Winners - Addie Drescher, Kendal Strutz, Nolan Trombley, Calvin Kunde, Charlie Adler, Piper Hodges, Elio Piccinelli, Braden Schlough, Lilly Hatfield, Elise Ballweg, Leonardo Li, Michael Jolicoeur, Olivia Schwartz, Teya Norland, George Colby, Eli Dillon, Ashlynn Ballweg, Joslyn Schultz, Braun Meyer, Noah Endres, Ella Katers, Gabriella Bletsch, Kash Caldwell, Cyler Roberts, alexa Herrera, Phoebe Hager, Hayden Kruchten, Samuel Morgan
4th Grade Winners - Kendalyn Brickl, Sophia Hanson, Lincoln Ganser,Cole Salveson, Kinley Hanson, Lauren Schoepp, Eric Emshoff, Cannon Esser, Madelyn Simonis, Evelyn Bahe, Jaxson Martin, Cameron McInerney, McKenzie Teague, Kaitlynn Lins, Braden Breunig, Vito Galle, Lila Shadewald, Ava Hodges, Eliana Pontel, Cooper Keller, Camden Brager, Esme Sprotte, Gabrielle Wille, Tyler Jordenson, Dylan Walker
5th Grade Winners - Sophia Vest, Emily Thistle, Ben Hanko, Jackson Olson, Diana Roberts, Mallory Hartwig, Ezra Bauer, Griffin Fritsch, Taitym Banta, Naomi Gonzalez, Owen Cudworth, Conner Evert, Anna Drescher, Leah Allen, Michael Dohm, Travis Sutherland, Kate Wernsing, Hailey Kruchten, Jenna Shimpach, Curtis Hankins, Simon Homp, Skye Annoye, Addison Acker, Wyatt Frey, Aaron Pagel, Brooklyn Kaufman, Grace Pummill, Douglas Jolicoeur, Sawyer Larson
Congrats to all of our students and winners for participating in the Prediction Run!
LOST & FOUND
We have already had the pile of clothes stacking up from items that have been left outside during recess or forgotten in the lunchroom, outside the classroom, etc. Please ask your child to stop by the lost and found table (outside the bathrooms by the gym) to check if they are missing any items. It really helps if we can keep this pile to a small mountain! Thanks for your help!
GRAND AVE. STUFF THE TURKEY FOOD DRIVE
The holiday season is fast approaching and there are many community families that could use our help. During the month of November, the Grand Ave. students and staff are again going to hold our annual “Stuff the Turkey” food drive. As a way of giving back to the community, we will be collecting food for our local food pantry to create Thanksgiving meals for local families. We are looking for non-perishable food items to complete the meals. All food donations will be given to those families most in need.
We will be collecting non-perishable food donations from November 12, 2018 through November 16, 2018. Donations can be dropped in the Turkey box by the front office or with your student’s classroom teacher.
Possible donation ideas: Canned goods: vegetables, gravy, soups, canned fruit, pumpkin, etc.
Boxed items: stuffing, noodles, pudding, crackers, rice, etc.
Paper products: napkins, paper towels, plates, toilet paper, etc.
Miscellaneous items: spices, salad dressings, etc.
LUNCH MENU UPDATE
Our innovative and interactive site and mobile app make our menus more convenient and informative than ever before. To see our menus on the Web, visit saukprairie.nutrislice.com, or download the free mobile app "Nutrislice" on Google Play or the App store. You can easily view information about our daily breakfast and lunch menus. You can also see an images and descriptions for food items, as well as nutrition information. To view carbohydrate counts, simply click on the calculator symbol in the upper right hand corner of the menu page.
Expiring School Meal Benefits
Meal and/or Milk benefits expired after 30 days of operating school days. If you have not received a letter stating you are eligible for Free or Reduce benefits, please fill out a F/R application as soon as possible. Applications are available at each school, the District Office or online at www.saukprairieschools.org . Please call Tammy at 643-5983 or email tammy.smith@saukprairieschools.org with any questions.
INJURY/ACCIDENT FORMS
GUIDANCE INFO
Counselor Connection
Third graders will participate in three lessons on the topic of communication. The lessons focus on the problems nonverbal and verbal communication can cause. Through these lessons, we will talk about sharing our feelings nonverbally and verbally, so that we don’t cause conflicts with friends. We will also learn about using an I-statement to let others know how we are feeling.
Students in 4th grade will be discussing creative problem solving in a variety of situations. We will review respecting the perspective of others, demonstrating “I-care” listening, using I-statements, and compromising.
5th graders will be learning about the 6 Errors in Thinking, and how their thinking affects their feelings and decision making. We will review the three decision making styles and how assertiveness can be used to make an above the line decision, especially in peer pressure situations.
Ponder Parenting
· Can you encourage your children without attaching too much importance to the outcome? Can you attend your child’s game or contest and cheer for every good play and every good effort of all players on both sides? Can you encourage anyone, on either side, who makes a mistake? Does this seem unnatural? Impossible? Try it. You will thoroughly enjoy the game and teach your child a wonderful truth. (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.
sadie.sutter@saukprairieschools.org
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.
UPDATED BUS INFO
The transportation of students is an essential function of the Sauk Prairie School District provided through a partnership with Lamers Bus Lines. To better ensure the safety of students, recent changes have been made that impact the dismissal change request process. Here is what you need to know about requesting dismissal changes for your child:
The district will only honor requests from a parent/guardian to change their child’s dismissal plan if the request is made before 11:00 AM on the day the change is needed. Requests made after 11:00 AM will only be accepted in cases of unforeseen circumstances. A timely request allows office staff time to notify the classroom teacher and child of the change, as well as Lamers time to accommodate those changes in their bus routes for the day.
All mid-day/4K and dismissal bus changes need to be directed to your child’s school. Please do not contact Lamers for these changes, as each school is responsible for tracking their students’ dismissals. The school is responsible for communicating any changes to Lamers.
If your child rides the bus to school in the morning and there is a change in plans, please contact Lamers directly at 460-7050. School staff is not available to respond to your change requests until 7:00 AM, which is after the morning buses have started their routes.
If a student will need to ride a bus on a day they are generally not scheduled to ride, the Bus Request Form needs to be completed by a parent/guardian. The form is available on the SPSD website at the link entitled Bus Request Form.
The bus request form applies to all students in all grades (4K - 12th Grade). If your child does not have this form to hand to the bus driver, they will not be allowed to ride on the bus.
If your child’s dismissal change does not include a bus, there is no need to complete the bus request form.
There should be one form completed per child who needs to ride the bus. Please do not list siblings on the same form.
If your child attends elementary school, you may send a separate note with your child or call your child’s school to request other dismissal changes (i.e., requests to pick up your child or for your child to attend After School Club).
If your child attends the Sauk Prairie Middle School or Sauk Prairie High School, additional notes or calls regarding non-bus dismissal changes are not required. Only requests to ride buses are tracked at these grade levels.
Thank you for your assistance to ensure your child has a safe plan for dismissal each day. If you have additional questions or concerns about your child’s dismissal plan, please contact your child’s school or Lucas Francois, Executive Director of Business Services for the Sauk Prairie School District, at 608-643-5982.
Efunds for Schools is Now Mobile!
Open the link below on your mobile device and pay for lunch, fees and purchase any additional items Sauk Prairie School District has available on any mobile device. Registered EFS users can log in using existing account information. New Users select Create an Account from the mobile site to register. Please see the district website for a flyer and a guide located under Family Resources/Fees & Payments to assist you in setting up the application.
Link to add the application: https://payments.efundsforschools.com/v3/districts/55177/
UPCOMING DATES TO REMEMBER
District School Board Mtg
November 12 - Grand Ave. - 7:00 pm
November 26 - Middle School - 7:00 pm
No School
Wednesday - November 21 - No School
Thursday - November 22 - No School, Thanksgiving
Friday - November 23 - No School
GSPIE Fundraiser Pickup
Thursday, November 8 - 4:00-7:00 pm - Grand Avenue Commons
5th Grade Winter Concert - Monday, December 10, 2018 - 6:00 pm - Grand Ave. Commons
Field Trips
5th Grade Chorus to Bridges - Thursday, December 13 - 8:15 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 $3.80 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 - $1.70, Adult - $2.65
Lunch - Student - $2.70, Adult - $3.80
Milk - 35 cents
GSPIE INFO
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 Laura Cody, RN for the district at 643-5509.