Grant Gazette
September 3, 2021
Grant Elementary School
Principal: Colleen Berkhahn
Phone: 715-261-0191
Email Address: cberkhahn@wausauschools.org
Secretary: Erica Taylor
Phone:715-261-0190
Email Address: etaylor@wausauschools.org
STOPPING AT SCHOOL
- Enter through door 1
- Press the bell firmly
- Wait for the office to answer
BRIDGING BRIGHTER SMILES
ATTENDANCE
If your child will not be coming to school please call the school office at 715-261-0190 or send an email to etaylor@wausauschools.org by 9:00 a.m. that school day. Feel free to leave a voicemail with your child’s name, grade and absence reason. If we do not hear from a family by 9:00 a.m. a phone call will be made to the parents inquiring about the absence.
Please note a student may not be excused by a parent for more than ten (10) days per school year. The student must complete any course work missed during the absence. Examples of reasons for being absent that can be counted under these 10 parent approved days include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. professional and other necessary appointments (e.g., medical, dental, and legal) that cannot be scheduled outside of the school day
2. illness without a medical excuse from a physician
3. attend a funeral
4. vacations
School Lunch News
Wausau School District is participating in the USDA Seamless Summer Option (SSO) for the
entirety of the 2021-22 school year. This means that our school is providing free meals (breakfast
and lunch) to all students! This program provides additional support and flexibility for our district
to continue serving meals to children while maintaining safety measures and managing the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even though receipt of free meals does not depend on an
approved free and reduced-price meal application, we are still distributing and processing them so
Wausau School District families may qualify for P-EBT benefits as well as other school funding.
When your child participates in our healthy and delicious school meals program it will save your
family time and money. At breakfast, all children are offered at least four food items from three
food components (grain, fruit, and fluid milk) and at lunch are offered five food components (grain,
protein, fruit, vegetable, and fluid milk). For your child’s breakfast to be free, they must take at
least three food items, one of which is ½ cup fruit or vegetable. For your child’s lunch meal to be
free, they must take at least three different food components, one of which is ½ cup fruit or
vegetable. At the secondary school levels only: Purchases such as second entrees, milk only, or
other food items that do not meet the requirements described above will be charged. These ala
carte purchases will require a positive meal account balance in PayPams.
To create a PayPams account or check on your account balance you may click here:
Our breakfast and lunch menus can be found on the following link
https://wausau.nutrislice.com/menu/menus-eula. All nutrition information regarding the menus
can be found on this link as well.
We are required to notify all households of the District’s Low Balance Policy which can be found
here Policy 8500.
Please contact me with any questions at 715-261-0805 or email me at
WSD COVID-19 Protocols 2021-22
Below are the Wausau School District's COVID-19 protocols as we begin the 2021-22 school year. Please know that guidelines and protocols can change at any time and without notice. If that happens, we will be sure to notify you as soon as possible.
Masks and Face Coverings
As of June 8, 2021, the policy in the Wausau School District states that masks and face coverings are optional in all district buildings.
Social Distancing
All students will be offered an in-person spot at their home school. Social distancing will not be followed in most situations.
Cohorting
Students will not be cohorted during the 2021-2022 school year.
Sick Students, Staff, and Visitors
Students, staff, and visitors who have symptoms of infectious illness, such as influenza or COVID-19, should stay home and be referred to their healthcare provider for testing and care.
Attendance
All students will attend their home school in-person. Those students who wish to remain virtual will need to enroll at WAVE.
When quarantined, students are expected to continue learning by completing lessons and classroom work. Teachers will continue to make daily lessons and classroom work available through Itslearning or Seesaw and will be available for support.
Quarantining
Those who test positive for COVID-19 are required to isolate. Marathon County Health Department will contact all positive cases.
Marathon County Health Department will also implement all quarantines.
Contact Tracing
Marathon County Health Department will conduct all contact tracing.
School nurses will make the Marathon County Health Department aware if they are notified of a positive COVID-19 case.
Cleaning and Disinfecting
Per CDC guidelines, cleaning once a day is sufficient to remove potential viruses that may be on surfaces. Disinfecting kills any remaining germs on surfaces.
Cleaning will be completed once a day by custodial staff.
If there’s a positive case of COVID, and the case is known within 24 hours, the space will be cleaned AND disinfected by custodial staff.
Filtration
MERV-13 filtration will be used throughout the district to balance energy use and air quality.
Hand Washing and Hand Sanitizer
Hand sanitizer will be available in every classroom and at the main entrance of each building.
Hand washing with soap and water for 20 seconds will be encouraged at all levels. Elementary students will have a hand washing schedule.
Classroom Materials
Classroom materials can be shared. Students will wash hands or use hand sanitizer after using shared materials.
The Leader in Me
Habit 1 Be Proactive
Habit 2 Begin with the End in Mind
Habit 3 Put first things FIRST
Habit 4 Think Win-Win
Habit 5 Seek first to understand, then be understood
Habit 6 Synergize
Habit 7 Sharpen the Saw
Habit 8 Find your Voice
Stay tuned as we all work together to grow leaders out of our Grant Bulldogs.
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Grant Elementary
Website: http://grant.wausauschools.org/
Location: 500 North 4th Avenue, Wausau, WI, USA
Phone: 715-261-0190
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/820400822072827/