4K and EC Family Newsletter
April 20, 2020
Week 3 of 4K Virtual Learning
This week we ask you to focus on YOU. Yes, YOU! We appreciate all you are doing at this time to keep your family safe and educated during this pandemic. As always teachers are eager to continue connecting with students. Please continue to talk to your child's teacher and let us know how we can best support you.
With gratitude- Erin and Sara Jane
Taking Care of Yourself
Information from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention:
Taking care of yourself, your friends, and your family can help you cope with stress. Helping others cope with their stress can also make your community stronger.
Ways to cope with stress
- Take breaks from watching, reading, or listening to news stories, including social media. Hearing about the pandemic repeatedly can be upsetting.
- Take care of your body.
- Take deep breaths, stretch, or meditateexternal icon.
- Try to eat healthy, well-balanced meals.
- Exercise regularly, get plenty of sleep.
- Avoid alcohol and drugsexternal icon.
- Make time to unwind. Try to do some other activities you enjoy.
- Connect with others. Talk with people you trust about your concerns and how you are feeling.
Watch for Behavior Changes in our Child
Information from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention:
- Excessive crying or irritation in younger children
- Returning to behaviors they have outgrown (for example, toileting accidents or bed-wetting)
- Excessive worry or sadness
- Unhealthy eating or sleeping habits
- Irritability and “acting out” behaviors
- Poor performance or avoiding at home school
- Difficulty with attention and concentration
- Avoidance of activities enjoyed in the past
- Unexplained headaches or body pain
Ways to Support your Child
Information from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention:
- Talk with your child about the COVID-19 outbreak.
- Answer questions and share facts about COVID-19 in a way that your child can understand.
- Reassure your child that they are safe. Let them know it is ok if they feel upset. Share with them how you deal with your own stress so that they can learn how to cope from you.
- Limit your family’s exposure to news coverage of the event, including social media. Children may misinterpret what they hear and can be frightened about something they do not understand.
- Try to keep up with regular routines. Create a schedule for learning activities and relaxing or fun activities.
- Be a role model. Take breaks, get plenty of sleep, exercise, and eat well. Connect with your friends and family members.
Virtual Learning Feedback
SASD Summer Excel
Along with all of you and our SASD community, we are very hopeful that we can move forward with Summer Excel programming. Now more than ever, our students will be eager for the opportunities for connection, curiosity, and joy that Summer Excel offers. Thank you for your patience as we wait for any information that may help us make our decision. If we can safely offer Summer Excel, we will.
Right now, we are scheduled to begin registration on April 27th, which is two weeks after our original registration date of April 13. If we receive any information that impacts this decision, or Summer Excel programming in any way, we will let all staff and families know as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience,
The SASD Admin Team
CONTACT US
Erin Conrad, 4K Principal/Kegonsa Principal
erin.conrad@stoughton.k12.wi.us
Kate Ahlgren, Director of Curriculum and Instruction
kate.ahlgren@stoughton.k12.wi.us
Sara Jane Lee, 4K Inclusion Support Teacher
sarajane.lee@stoughton.k12.wi.us
Mindy Holverson, 4K Educational Assistant