Montessori Memo
December 6, 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,
It is finally December and there are so many wonderful things happening at our school!
It is so exciting to bring back our parent education nights this year! Please join me on Thursday, December 16th at 4:00pm for "Hot Chocolate with Head of School"! You will learn more about our Montessori philosophy of education and meet other school families.
Our Elementary 2 students have been working diligently to identify our school mascot and come up with a design for our new logo. They have been very thoughtful in their choices and are looking forward to revealing this to families on the evening of December 16th! We hope you can join us!
Warmly,
Mrs. Channel
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
Winter is Here!
When the temperature drops below 40-degrees, your child will be asked to wear their sweater/jacket/coat outside during recess.
If you are in need of any of these items, please contact Ms. Kris in the office at kbusch@wausauschools.org or 715-261-0795.
Attendance
Please note a student may not be excused by a parent for more than ten (10) days per school year per state statute. The student must complete any work missed during the absence. Example of reasons for being absent that can be counted under these 10 parent approved days include, but are not limited to, the following:
- professional and other necessary appointments (e.g., medical, dental, and legal) that cannot be scheduled outside of the school day
- illness without a medical excuse from a physician
- attend a funeral
- vacation
Upcoming Events
Dates to Remember
December 9: E2 to School Forest
December 9: Parent Connect Meeting (virtual) @ 6:00pm
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
Be Informed, Get Involved!
WAMCS Governance Council
President/Vice-President: Tiffany Rodriguez-Lee
Secretary: Chris Dietsche
Upcoming Meetings:
Tuesday, December 20, 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, December 9 @ 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 PCR COVID test or an alternate diagnosis from a medical practitioner.
If parents choose not to have their 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.
If a student or anyone else living in the home tests positive, all students in the home (unless vaccinated and not showing symptoms) must quarantine for the 10 days of the positive person’s isolation PLUS an additional 10 days quarantine, a total of 20 days. If the positive person can isolate away from the students, the other students in the home must quarantine for 10 days from the last contact with the positive person.
Parents are asked to notify the school if a student later develops symptoms or tests positive for COVID.
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”).