PAW PRINTS
March 1, 2024
WHAT'S NEW THIS WEEK
TOAST FOR EDUCATION
Families can benefit Elmwood in the following ways:
Admission Tickets: designate the $15 to Elmwood
Participate in the 50/50 raffle - Elmwood could win with you
Bid on Elmwood silent auction items and raffle items
The Education Foundation’s Toast to Education fundraiser is March 9, 2024. Enjoy live music, beer and wine tasting, and snacks from Matty’s. Make sure to select Elmwood Home & School when you buy your ticket, and our parent organization will receive a portion of the sale! Get your advanced discounted ticket now at the below link: https://toast24.givesmart.com/.
A Self-Study Online Course: "Approaching the Difficult"
Enhance your sense of resilience in navigating adversity.
While we all have a certain amount of resilience, it is also a skill we can cultivate. In this online course with optional small group discussion, we’ll examine how the tools of mindful awareness can help us increase the sense of resilience we feel when navigating life’s difficulties.
Free for all District Parents & Guardians - Open enrollment available through April 1, 2024. Sign up today!
CHARACTER KIDS SPRING BREAK THEATER CAMP
Are you Broadway Bound? Join us for a special Spring Break camp March 25th - 28th! In this half day camp, students will learn the basics of acting, singing and musical theater dance while exploring songs and scenes from various Broadway musicals. Family and friends are invited to a special performance on the last day of camp!
Dates: March 25 - 28 (Monday through Thursday)
Time: 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Location: Anita's Dance Center (S63W13700 W Janesville Rd, Muskego, WI 53150)
Grades: 1st-5th
Price: $120
Eisenhower Generals Youth Football Signups - SIGNUP TODAY!
WHO: All New Berlin Eisenhower district students heading into grades 5-8
WHAT: Full tackle football played in the AAYFL in the fall
COST: $450
HOW TO SIGNUP: www.ikegenerals.com
QUESTIONS: Contact us at newberlingenerals@gmail.com
Kindergarten registration OPEN for 2024-25
If you have a future Lion Cub at home, and they will be starting K5 in the 2024-2025 school year, registration has now opened. Student must have turned 5 years old before September 1, 2024. See District website for more information
🔽🔽🔽For your incoming kindergartener to attend summer school this year, YOU MUST enroll them at Elmwood for 24-25 school year FIRST. Once you have enrolled them, your child will appear in Infinite Campus profile to register for summer school.🔽🔽🔽
Summer School Info - updated 3/1/2024
Summer Semester Course information is now available to view! Registration will be available in early March Date TBD.
Please check the Summer Semester page on the District Website for the most up to date information and any steps you may need to take. This will ensure you do not miss any information or registration. As soon as we know more information, we will send it to families.
Any questions please contact Amanda Blaedow at amanda.blaedow@nbexcellence.org
Yearbook Order link
Yearbooks can be ordered online here: https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering/with?key=LYR2ACN9
- Cost of yearbook=$14 each
- We ask that you place separate orders for EACH child, rather than bundling your multiple children's orders under one child. This will ensure each of your children receives a book on distribution day (decided by their homeroom teacher)
- Deadline for orders - April 1, 2024
- Will be distributed approximately a few days to a week before school ends
Any questions about ordering yearbooks need to be directed to School and Sport Pics: Customerservice@schoolandsportpics.com
Parent Pickup/Drop-off Lanes
Two lanes must be formed in our parent pickup/dropoff area when arriving. This is to ensure we are not creating traffic on Sunnyslope Road, and the buses have an unobstructed lane to pull into the school.
Our staff have been reminding families of this, but it still tends to be an issue.
In the morning, students will disembark 8:00-8:15am. After 8:15am, the doors will close, and parents will need to drive to the front of the building, park, and sign their child(ren) in.
In the afternoon, our gate opens at 2:40pm for cars to form TWO lines and wait. Students scheduled for parent pickup will start to load into vehicles at 3:10.
➡️ HOME AND SCHOOL NEWS ⬅️
KWIK TRIP CAR WASH CARDS - Last Day To Order!
It’s time for the Kwik Trip car wash card sale! Get 5 Ultimate Washes for just $36 per card and support Home & School. More information went home with students on Monday. Or you can visit our Home & School Weebly site to order online! https://elmwoodhns.weebly.com/kwik-trip-car-wash-fundraiser.html
Get your orders in by Friday March 1st!
SPRING DANCE - Let’s Glow Crazy!!
Save the Date for the 2024 Elmwood Spring Dance, Friday April 5th from 6-8pm! More details to follow in Paw Prints and on the Elmwood Home and School Facebook Page.
Ice Skate Night - Save the date
Sunday April 14th 1-3pm, for Elmwood’s Ice Skating event at Eble Ice Arena. More details to come!
GET INVOLVED!
Our Home and School runs strictly on the support and volunteers from Elmwood families. As old families move out and new families move in, we are always looking for more people for volunteering opportunities. The Home and School supports and sponsors so many of the events and extracurriculars at Elmwood however, we can't sponsor these events without your help. The opportunities of involvement are endless, from physically being at the events, to planning, to behind the scenes work, there literally is a spot for everyone! We are asking parents if they can please fill out this survey https://forms.gle/QykPhonWCyT3QBMXA and let us know what kind of volunteer you are? What events and opportunities would/could you like to help with?
Want to be in the know about all the happenings at Elmwood? Please sign up for our mobile texting line! With these texts, you will be reminded of upcoming meetings, events, and volunteer opportunities. You will receive NO MORE than 3 text messages a month. Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/HomeAndSchoolTextLine
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Receiving texts for important notifications
Elmwood and the School District of New Berlin needs your help to be able to reach you via text.
All SDNB families who wish to receive text messages from the district must “opt-in” to our SchoolMessenger text messaging service. This can be done by simply texting “Y” or “Yes” to 67587, after you make sure your contact information is up to date in Infinite Campus! If you are not sure you have done this already, text "Y" to 67587 anyway.
The ability to text our families is important to us. We can notify families quickly in the event of a school closing, late bus or other safety alerts. These are the only reasons our school/district will be texting you.
How do I add money to my child(ren)’s lunch account?
The directions can be found on the SDNB Nutrition website found here. Link on the right side of the page
Nicole Cooke - School Administrative Assistant
Email: Nicole.Cooke@nbexcellence.org
Website: https://www.nbexcellence.org/schools/elm/
Location: 5900 South Sunny Slope Road, New Berlin, WI, USA
Phone: 262-789-6581
Carrie Hansen - Office Assistant
Email: Carrie.Hansen@nbexcellence.org
Phone: 262-789-6581
Jaime Veal - Principal
Email: Jaime.Veal@nbexcellence.org
Phone: 262-789-6580
Ryan Samz - Associate Principal
Email: Ryan.Samz@nbexcellence.org
Phone: (262) 789-6584