The Bulldog Banter
Meadowbrook's Weekly Newsletter - February 14, 2020
Important Dates to Remember
February
18- Red Robin Spirit Night-a fundraiser for the PSA
20 - READ 20 2:00 p.m. - 2:20 p.m.
21-Teeso closes
24 - 1st Grade Field Trip to Building for Kids
25 - Conferences 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
27 - Conferences 4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
3/4 Grade Choir Practice 7:45 a.m. - 8:15 a.m.
28 - NO SCHOOL
Mark your Calendars - Here are some important dates!
Thursday, March 12 - Read 20 Family Event 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 15 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Madison
3rd Grade Field Trip to Appleton
Thursday, April 16 - Doughnuts with Dad
Thursday, May 7 - Muffins with Mom
Friday, June 5 - 4th Grade Celebration 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 pm.
Spring must be getting closer!
Updates from the PSA
The next fundraising event will be held on February 18th - hope you can join us for Red Robin Spirit Night! 20% of sales will come back to the PSA! What a great way to enjoy a night out with friends while supporting the PSA!
The PSA is excited to confirm that plans are underway for the annual Muffins with Mom and Doughnuts with Dad events! Thursday, April 16th from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. we invite dads, or another male role model in your child's life, to join them before school and enjoy a muffin.
Thursday, May 7th we will welcome the moms, or a female role model in your child's life, to enjoy a doughnut before school.
Just a reminder that all children need to be supervised until the bell rings at 8:25 a.m.
Stay tuned for more details!
Do you have Box Tops laying around?
School Nutrition Updates
Click here to see what will be served in February!
Healthy Snacks are permitted at school!
EMERGENCY CLOSINGS & DELAYS
In addition to District social media accounts, local TV/Radio stations and the District website, HSSD will send weather delay and closing updates via text message. To receive texts from HSSD: text the word “Yes” to 68453. Please note that you will receive a voice mail that defaults to the (920) 662-7878 District Office. Please listen to all voice mails for information.
ATTENDANCE
Reminder: If your child is absent, please call their school attendance line. If you do not call in your child the school attendance officer will email you and leave a voice mail message. Although all phones default to the (920) 662-7878 District Office phone, you will want to call your school if you see a call has come through from the 7878 number. Likewise, on days of inclement weather or early dismissal, email, text and voice mail will be sent to you and the default message will show a 662-7878 number. Please listen to the voice mail for instructions.
Meadowbrook Elementary Attendance Line
920-662-5036
Please see page 42 of the District Parent-Student Handbook regarding attendance procedures available online at https://www.hssdschools.org/general-information
Our 3rd Graders are headed to Ellis Island!
As part of our 3 rd grade Immigration Unit, all third grade students will be participating in our Ellis Island simulation being held in the library on Friday, March 6 from 1:00-3:15. We are looking for volunteers to play the part of the inspectors. Duties include posing questions to our families and reviewing their paperwork to ensure they enter our country legally. Your parts are scripted. We encourage you to dress for the part you are assigned and have fun. Our goal is to have the students experience first hand the feelings that immigrant families may have felt as they entered the United States. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Mrs. Michelle Wick, Library Media Specialist, at michwick@hssdschools.org or 920.662.5091.
If you are not yet approved to volunteer, please complete the volunteer application as soon as possible for timely processing.
1:00 - 1:45 Crabb
1:15 - 2:00 Demerath
1:30 - 2:15 Laha
2:00 - 2:45 Apps
2:15 - 3:00 Haen
Did you remember to pay your child's school fees?
All Things ZEN
To learn more about this amazing proposal, please click here.
Supervision Reminders
Meadowbrook PSA Updates
Sarah Drella- President
Alexis Groop and Charles Nett-Co Vice-Presidents
Justin Lusk- Treasurer
Michelle Van Lieshout- Secretary
Please mark your calendars and join us for a future PSA meeting. Meetings are held at 6:00 pm in the library on the following dates:
Mar. 12
Apr. 9
May 14
Jun. 11
The PSA is looking for volunteers for the Winter Book Fair
A note from your School Board Representative
Learning and Growing Together at the State Education Convention
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” Nelson Mendela
The State Education Convention, sponsored in part by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB), met January 21-24 in Milwaukee and provided an opportunity for school board members and other administrators from HSSD to network, learn and share important issues related to public education in Wisconsin.
With the theme of “Expanding Your Vision,” representatives heard keynote speakers and attended breakout sessions focusing on student learning, school finances, mental health, building community relationships, just to name a few. Learning from another school board or district can open new possibilities or create a reflection on our current policies for the Howard-Suamico School District.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District, Board of Education, please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for more information on this article, contact school board member Vanessa Moran, at vanemora@hssdschools.org
Attention 4th grade parents!
Planning Ahead: Lineville Intermediate School Class Choices
In March fourth graders and their parents will learn about the music class options at Lineville: band, chorus, and orchestra. A music class selection for fifth grade must be made by the end of March. In addition, course descriptions will be provided for several other fifth grade classes, and parents will be able to indicate their preferences. Course descriptions and registration information will be available on March 11th, and selections must be made and the registration completed within two weeks.
Parents who desire more information at this time are invited to visit the music class websites, which are linked to the Lineville home page: http://linevillehssd.weebly.com
Community Corner
The Howard - Suamico School District partnering with local organizations features a Community Page that includes a list highlighting events for families in the villages of Howard, Suamico and Green Bay, i.e. scouting, festivals, parades, etc.
12th Annual Taste of the Villages and Auction benefiting the Howard-Suamico School District Giving Tree! Our event will be held on Thursday, April 23, 2020, from 5:30-9 pm at 1951 West / Rock Garden in Green Bay.
Check out the Village of Suamico’s Fall/Winter Edition of activities.