Montessori Memo
December 13, 2021
WAMCS Vision: Guiding children to become lifelong learners and global citizens of moral character.
WAMCS Mission: Through the use of Montessori principles, including experiential learning and individualized instruction, we help students to achieve academic success, advance their awareness of self, encourage their responsibility to and for each other, and guide them to work together towards improving their community and the larger world.
Head of School - Highlights
Dear WAMCS Family,
With our holiday break just around the corner, I wanted to take a moment to thank each of you for being a part of our school.
Your dedication and commitment to ensuring that your child receives a quality Montessori education is commended and we are so fortunate to serve students across Wausau and the surrounding areas!
Warmly,
Mrs. Channel
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This week's newsletter includes:
- Virtual Learning Days
- Upcoming Events
- Yearbook Order Form (click on the button)
- COVID Testing Mobile Units
Virtual Learning Days/Snow Days
Here are some items to remember:
- We will do our best to be proactive should inclement weather be predicted and send home all necessary materials including student iPads. We will also be sending student iPads home on Fridays for all students.
- All students should plan to attend a classroom Google meet at 9:00 am and 1:00 pm. Each Google meet will last approximately 15 minutes. Google meet codes for each classroom will be shared through Seesaw.
- During the live Google meet, guides will check in with students, explain the learning activities that students will be completing for the day and answer any questions.
- Each grade level will be assigned one encore activity through Seesaw. The grade level the child is in will determine what encore activity will be assigned. This activity will be something that the students can complete on their own and should take about 15-20 minutes to complete.
- Depending on the child's grade level, additional learning activities will be assigned by the guide that the student should complete during the day. For K-2, this will be approximately an additional 15 minutes and for grade 3-6, this will be about 75 additional minutes.
- We understand that on inclement weather days internet connections may not always be working. Please do your best to connect to the Google meet when possible. If you are in need of a hot spot, you may check out one through WAMCS. Please contact Mrs. Channel for more information.
Upcoming Events
December 16: Hot Chocolate with Head of School @ 4:00pm
December 16: E2 STEM Night @ 5:00pm
December 21: Governance Council Meeting @ 5:30pm
December 23-31: No School - Winter Break
Daily Schedule
8:15am-12:30pm: Work Time
Encore Times:
*E2 @ 8:15am-9:15am
*CH @ 9:15am-10:15am
*E1 @ 10:15am-11:15am
12:30pm-1:00pm: Lunch
1:00pm-1:30pm: Recess
1:30pm-3:15pm: Work Time
3:15pm-3:30pm: Dismissal
Be Informed, Get Involved!
WAMCS Governance Council
President/Vice-President: Tiffany Rodriguez-Lee
Secretary: Chris Dietsche
Upcoming Meetings:
Tuesday, December 21, 2021 @ 5:30pm
Location: Montessori Library (Room 141) - Come into the building through Door 3
WAMCS Parent Connect
President: Dawn Dietsche
Vice-President: Melissa Schreiber
Secretary: Elayna Clark
Upcoming VIRTUAL Meetings:
Thursday, January 6th @ 6:00pm
Meeting ID
Wausau School District - Announcements
COVID Testing Mobile Units
The Wausau School District will have two mobile units available for COVID-19 testing starting Monday, November 8, 2021. That means a mobile unit will visit every school campus. The schedules are below.
As a reminder, the mobile units are giving free PCR COVID-19 testing to all students, staff, and even their immediate family members who are interested. Anyone who would like to receive that free test must register/give consent. You can pre-register for a test below. You can also register at one of the mobile units.
You also have the option to fill out a consent form for your child(ren). That consent form for students is available below, along with information to pre-register them.
It’s imperative that you know the District will not test students without parental/guardian consent.
You can pre-register at this link: https://register.covidconnect.wi.gov/en-US/
WSD COVID GUIDELINES 21-22
Students must stay home from school if they have the following symptoms.
One of these symptoms:
❏ New or worsening cough
❏ Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing
❏ New loss of smell or taste
Two or more of these symptoms:
❏ Fever over 100.4/Chills
❏ Diarrhea
❏ Sore throat
❏ Runny nose/congestion
❏ Headache
❏ Fatigue
❏ Nausea/vomiting
❏ Muscle/body aches
If a student has symptoms, it is recommended that they immediately be tested for COVID, regardless of vaccine status.
The student may return to school with proof of a negative rapid or PCR COVID test from a medical facility (not a home test) or an alternate diagnosis from a medical practitioner. (Proof may be an email, text, or paper copy.) If a student returns to school without proof of a negative test, s/he will be sent home.
If parents choose not to have their symptomatic child tested, the student is presumed positive and must stay home for 10 days, be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medication, and have improvement of symptoms before returning to school.
Parents are asked to notify the school if a student develops symptoms or tests positive for COVID. A positive home test will be accepted. A lab verified test is strongly recommended.
Parents may choose to quarantine the siblings of a positive student in the home based on the health department recommendation, and the absence will be excused.
If your child is identified as a close contact to someone outside the home, follow the directions from the health department.
Contact the Marathon County Health Department with questions. 715-261-1900
The Wausau School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability (“Protected Classes”).