Wickham Elementary
ELP Parent Nominations
Spring Conferences
Conferences Dates are as follows:
Thursday February 27th from 2:10 to 7:10
Monday March 2nd, All Day~No School
Spring Pictures
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Chess Club
A Note from the Health Office
The Iowa City Community School District has a protocol in place for sending and keeping children home from school when they are ill. We follow this protocol to make sure that children are given an adequate amount of time and rest to get well before returning to school, and to prevent the spread of germs to other children and school staff. Please help to keep the schools in the Iowa City Community School District healthy environments by following these simple rules:
- Keep your child home from school when he/she has a fever of 100 (F) or greater and for 24 hours after the fever has gone away, without taking tylenol or ibuprofen.
- Keep your child home from school when he/she has diarrhea and/or vomiting and for 24 hours after these symptoms have occurred.
- When your child returns to school after an illness he/she should be able to participate in the total school program including outdoor recess and physical education. Your child will be excused from outside recess and physical education after an illness only by a written recommendation from your family doctor or primary health care provider.
- Please be sure the school has a telephone number where you can be reached in case your child becomes ill at school. Call the school if your child will not be attending school because of illness.
- Make sure your child is adequately dressed for the Iowa winter weather. Please mark your children's clothing to help recover lost articles.
- Our students will not be going out for noon recess if the temperature or windchill is below zero. If your child has proper clothing, playing outside will not be uncomfortable, but pleasant and healthy.
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Save the Date!!
February 27th: Evening Conferences 2:10-7:10
February 28th: Spring Pictures
March 2nd: No School, All Day Conferences and Kindergarten Registration
March 3rd: Wickham PTO Meeting at 6:30pm
March 16th to March 20th: Spring Break
April 3rd: PTO Ice Skating Night
April 24th: First and Second Grade Music Concert
May 14th: Kindergarten Music Concert
May 15th:Third thru Fifth Music Concert
May 27th: 6th Grade Graduation
ICCSD Wellness Policy
maintain a healthy lifestyle. An ongoing promotion of these healthy habits through the duration of the students’ career will optimize the likelihood of instilling these healthy choices into daily routines and ultimately maximize the potential for student achievement and well-being.
The school district provides a comprehensive and integral learning environment for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors. The entire school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy school district goals to influence a student’s understanding, beliefs and habits as they relate to healthy nutrition and regular physical activity. The school district will provide opportunities for hands-on learning and physical activities that will carry over to other parts of the students’ life.
The school district supports and promotes proper dietary habits contributing to students’ health status and academic performance. All foods available on school grounds and at school-sponsored activities during the instructional day should meet or exceed the district and federal nutritional standards. Foods should be served with consideration toward optimal nutritional value, appeal, taste, variety, safety and packaging to ensure high quality meals and availability of healthy options. The options will include offering foods that are safe for students with common allergies, or remove foods that may be lead to a potential exposure to food allergens. Celebrations and activities on school grounds will focus on the reason for the celebration or activity rather than
on food.
The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Toward this end, the school district will utilize electronic identification and payment systems; provide meals to all children, regardless of account balance; promote the availability of meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving meals, such as “grab-and-go” or classroom breakfast.
The Iowa City Community School District has a Wellness Committee that is comprised of a diverse group of individuals from the district and the community including students, staff, parents, business owners, farmers, physicians, nurses, dieticians, school Board members, University faculty, and representatives from the Department of Public Health and Iowa State Extension. The Wellness Committee was formerly the Nutrition Task Force, which began meeting in 2002. The Wellness Committee is chaired by the District Health Services Director and has developed this Wellness Policy. The purpose of this policy is to provide direction to the school system for promoting student wellness through health education, physical activity, and the selection of
nourishing foods and beverages and to fulfill the requirements of Public Law 108-265, Section 204, June 30, 2004, Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. The Committee will oversee implementation and evolution of the Policy, as well as address wellness concerns. The committee will report at least annually to the Iowa City Community School Board regarding the implementation, effectiveness and outcomes of the Wellness Policy.
It is the policy of the Iowa City Community School District not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and socioeconomic status in its educational programs, activities, or employment practices. There is a grievance procedure for processing complaints of discrimination. If you have questions or a grievance related to this policy, please contact Jeremy Tabor, Director of Equity and Employee Relations, 1725 N. Dodge St., Iowa City, IA 52245, 319-688-1000, Tabor.Jeremy@iowacityschools.org