Hewitt-Texas Texagram
January 7th, 2022
School Hours
8:30 Instruction Begins
Students Who Arrive After 8:35 Are Considered Tardy
11:15-11:50 Third Grade Lunch/Recess
11:30-12:05 Kindergarten & 1st Grade Lunch/Recess
11:45-12:20 2nd, 4th & 5th Grade Lunch/Recess
3:30 Dismissal
Administrative Assistant: Sadie Trapp
715.261.0015
Masks are Required for Bus Transportation
This is a gentle reminder that your student(s) is required to wear a mask on all school buses per a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) ruling. This ruling, which went into effect on August 20, will be in place until at least March 18, 2022.
If your student(s) is in need of a mask, all Wausau School District schools have them available. There are also masks on all First Student buses.
Thank you for your help!
In Place of Traditional Snow Days
Earlier this week you received a message from the WSD with regard to our plans for Inclement Weather Days. The message can be read by clicking on the button following this text section.
Here are a few additional specifics as related to Hewitt-Texas:
*We will do our best to be proactive should inclement weather be predicted and send home all necessary materials including student iPads and classroom materials. This is also why we will be sending student iPads home on a daily basis 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 your class Seesaw.
*During the live google meet, classroom teachers will check in with students, explain the learning activities that students will be completing for the day and answer any questions that there may be.
*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 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 classroom teacher that a child should complete asynchronously/independently during the day. For K-2 this will be approximately an additional 15 minutes and for grades 3-5 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. Also, if you are in need of a hot spot, you may check one out through our office. Please contact Mrs. Trapp for more information.
Google Meet Codes:
Kindergarten- htk
1st- ht1
2nd- ht2
3rd- ht3
4th-ht4
5th-ht5
WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT GIFTED & TALENTED STUDENT NOMINATION PROCESS
Nominations are now being accepted from parents and teachers of second through fifth grade students in need of gifted and talented evaluations. Parents and teachers are welcome to nominate students who are currently achieving at a high level in mathematics and/or reading, approximately at the top 5% of the class. Please note, students cannot be tested in consecutive years. Teachers have already nominated some students for these evaluations. If you have already completed a Permission to Evaluate for Gifted and Talented Identification Form, no further steps need to be taken. Students who are already identified as gifted and talented do not need to be re-evaluated.
Parents whose second through fifth grade child has not been previously nominated as gifted and talented and who feel that they have a high achieving child may pick up a Permission to Evaluate for Gifted and Talented Identification Form with the Parent Inventory Form on the back from the school office. Nominations from parents are due by January 14, 2022.
When the completed parent forms are returned to the school office, each student will be scheduled for several assessments. These will be done sometime during the school day. These assessments, along with other test data, will provide the district with a student profile. This profile will help determine whether or not a child meets the District’s guidelines for gifted and talented identification. The assessment review is expected to be completed in May and the results will be shared before the end of the school year.
The Wausau School District recognizes that appropriate instructional challenge is needed for all students regardless of ability. The GT identification process is one way to help us provide for the educational needs of high ability students. Should you need further information, please contact your building’s GT Learning Resource Teacher or Tammy Steckbauer, Coordinator for Gifted and Talented, at 715-261-0220.
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TXOOS TSEV SAIB KOOG TSEV KAWM WAUSAU
QHOV TXHEEJTXHEEM KEV MUAB NPE MENYUAM
KAWMNTAWV RAU QHOV GIFTED & TALENTED
Kev muab npe yog tabtom txais uas yog los ntawv tsoom niam-txiv thiab kws qhia ntawv ntawm qib ob txog tsib cov menyuam kawmntawv uas yuav tsum tau muaj cov kev ntsuam xyuas saib puas haum rau qhov gifted and talented. Tsoom niam-txiv thiab kws qhiantawv yog zoo siab txais tos los muab cov menyuam kaw,ntawv uas tam sim no tabtom kawm tau zoo nyob rau hauv kev kawm lej thiab/losyog nyeem ntawv, kwvyees tias nyob rau ntawm 5% rov sawv rau hauv lub chav kawm. Thov nco tias peb tsis nuaj cov kev ntsuam menyuam ob peb xyoo ua ke. Ib cov kws qhiantawv twb tau muab qee cov menyuam kawmntawv npe rau cov kev ntsuamxyuas no lawm. Yog koj twb tau teb tiav daim Ntawv Tsocai los Ntsuamxyuas rau qhov Gifted and Talented Identification, tsis muaj lwm theem yuav tsum tau ua ntxiv lawm. Cov menyuam kawmntawv leej twg yog twb tau txheeb paub meej tias yog gifted and talented lawm tsis tas yuav rov ntsuamxyuas.
Tsoom niam-txiv uas muaj tus menyuam hauv theem ob txog tsib uas tsis tau muab npe rau qhov gifted and talented yav tas los thiab leej twg xav tias lawv muaj tus menyuam kawmntawv uas kawm tau zoo yuav tau mus muab ib daig Ntawv Tso Cai los Ntsuam xyuas rau qhov Gifted and Talented Identification nrog rau daim Parent Inventory Form nyob nram qab ntawv tsev kawmntawv lub chaw ua haujlwm. Cov kev muab npe los ntawm tsoom niam-txiv yog kawg rau Lub Ib Hlis 14, 2022.
Thaum tau teb niam-txiv cov ntawv tiav thiab muab xa tuaj rau lub tsev kawm qhov chaw ua haujlwm lawm, ib tug menyuam twg yuav raug teem sijhawm los ua ob peb qho kev ntsuasxyuas. Tej no yog yuav tau ua rau lub caij uas yog hnub kawmntawv. Cov kev ntsuasxyuas, nrog rau lwm yam kev sim saib ua tau li cas, yuav ua rau lub txoos tsev saib koog tsev kawm tau ib qho ntaubntawv txog tus menyuam kawmntawv. Qhov ntaubntawv txog tus menyuam no yuav pab rau qhov kev txiav siab saib tus menyuam haum los tsis haum rau lub txoos tsev saib koog tsev kawm qhov qauv cai txheeb fawb rau gifted and talented. Qhov kev muab qhov ntsuasxyuas no los saib kom zoo yog npaj tias yuav tiav rau lub Tsib Hlis thiab yuav muab qhov ntsuasxyuas tau los ntawv rau sawvdaws saib ua ntej lub xyoo kawmntawv yuav xyaus.
Lub txoos saib koog tsev kawm paub txog tias qhov kev qhia ua raws uas phim ntawv yog yuav tsum tau muaj rau tag nrho cov menyuam kawmntawv, tsis hais qhov muaj peevxwm li cas. Qhov GT kev txheeb xyuas no tus txheejtxheem yog ib txog kev los pab peb los muab rau cov menyuam kawmntawv uas yuav tsum muaj peevxwm siab. Yog koj xav paub kom ntau dua, thov hu rau peb lub tsev kawm qhov GT Learning Resource tus kws qhiantawv losyog Tammy Steckbauer, tus saib qhov gifted and Talented, ntawm 715-261-0220.
Winter Gear
Covid-19 Updates
Mobile Covid Testing
It’s imperative that you know the District will not test students without parental/guardian consent.
FAQs
WHEN IS TESTING AVAILABLE? Testing started Monday, November 1 on a limited basis.
WHERE: A mobile unit is visiting multiple school campuses throughout the Wausau School District offering free COVID-19 PCR testing. Closer to December, ‘Wellness Cottages’ will open up on each school campus where the testing will be administered.
WHAT ARE WELLNESS COTTAGES? ‘Wellness Cottages,’ which will be available on each school campus across the Wausau School District, are small buildings that will be staffed by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services for the purpose of administering free COVID-19 PCR testing.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THE TESTING? All Wausau School District students, their immediate family members, District staff, along with their immediate family members, are eligible if they are either symptomatic for COVID-19 or close contacts of someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
WHAT DOES THE TESTING COST? Nothing. It will cost nothing to receive a COVID-19 PCR test. It is being paid for by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
WILL THE WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT TEST MY CHILD WITHOUT MY CONSENT? Absolutely not. No student will ever be tested for COVID-19 without the consent of a parent/guardian.
WHO IS DOING THE TESTING? The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is providing the staff to do the testing.
IF I’M A STAFF MEMBER, STUDENT, OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER OF A STAFF MEMBER OR STUDENT, HOW DO I OBTAIN A TEST?
FOR STUDENTS: Parents have a couple of options for their child(ren). Parents can fill out a consent form above and drop it off at their child(ren)’s school. Parents could also bring their child(ren) to the mobile unit or wellness cottage for testing. There they could register their child(ren) for testing, or they could even pre-register them at the link above.
FOR STAFF AND/OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS: Staff members and/or immediate family members can either pre-register for tests above or they can show up to the mobile unit or wellness cottage to register.
WHAT KIND OF COVID-19 TESTING DOES THE MOBILE UNIT DO? The mobile unit does both antigen and PCR testing. However, the Wausau School District only accepts a negative PCR test on a student with symptoms.
IS ANY OF THIS PAID FOR BY THE DISTRICT? No. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is paying for the mobile unit, the materials, construction, and staffing of the Wellness Cottages, along with the testing.
Attendance
- Parents should call or email Mrs. Trapp at 715-261-0015 by 9:00am when a child will be absent from school.
- Call or email if your student is not riding the bus and needs to be on the Pick-Up List.
- Students should stay home if they are not feeling well.
- Daily Home Screening
Special Occasions Treats
No homemade treats are permitted.
Treats must be store-bought and contain an original, intact ingredient label.
Treats may NOT contain peanuts or nuts.
PTO Updates
Parent Teacher Organization Fundraisers
Hewitt-Texas Elementary School
Email: strapp@wausauschools.org
Website: http://hewitt-texas.wausauschools.org/
Location: 164475 Granite Rd, Wausau, WI, USA
Phone: 715-261-0015
The Wausau School District does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Federal law prohibits discrimination in education and employment on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability.