Park Lawn Panther Press
August 22, 2019
300 Park Lawn Street Oconomowoc, Wisconsin 53066 (262) 560-8205
School hours: 8:30-3:40
In this week's Panther Press...
- OPEN HOUSE information
- PBIS
- Pawsitive Reading with Penni the Dog
Recurring:
In preparation for 2019-2020:
- Building Security
- School Hours and Attendance Reminders
- Safety Week information
- Dates to remember
- Breakfast Program-before school
- Nut free learning spaces
- Links to: Free and Reduced Lunch Application, Volunteer Background Check, Facebook, and Purple Folder
Welcome Back!
- Our school theme this year is, EVERY Day Counts. We will craft our PBIS-RC goals keeping this in mind and will strive to re-orient all members of our PKL family of the important role that school attendance plays in making EVERY Day Count.
- When you visit during Open House from 4-7PM on the 27th be sure to visit Mrs. Mankins-Gadwood in the newly renovated library and STEM lab; it's dynamite.
- Our wonderful Park Lawn PTO is planning for some activities during Open House; details in next week's Panther Press and Facebook.
If you're new to Park Lawn:
- We abbreviate Park Lawn; PKL
- Our school colors are purple and black
- Midnight the Panther is our mascot
- We are proud of our Outdoor Classroom
- Our average enrollment is around 460 students in 4 year-old Kindergarten-4th grade and four classrooms per grade level except 4K.
- Your're reading the Panther Press, our weekly school newsletter published every Thursday
- We are a PBIS (Positive Behaviors Interventions and Supports) school. This year we are going to incorporate RC (Responsive Classroom) as well. Detailed information is included in this edition of the Press.
- We will love your children and care for them every minute of the day and while we are not perfect, we sure work hard to be our very best.
- Starting a new school is a big deal; let us know how we can help.
We can't wait to see everyone, it's going to be our BEST year yet!
Mrs. Jones,
Principal
Scavenger Hunt
Outdoor Classroom Harvest
EDUkit delivery
SEESAW
Visit these groups/organizations will be in the Multi Purpose Room
Speaking of the Y
Planning to visit with Mrs. Koszycki during open house?
Drop-off and Pick-up Information
**PLEASE, PLEASE refrain from waiting before and after school in the office vestibule as this is not only an evacuation route, but it is a small area and it is difficult for staff to support students with physical limitations when the space is filled with families waiting to enter the building. Thank you for your cooperation.
School Attendance
School Hours and Attendance Reminders
First bell rings at 8:30 with the day officially beginning at 8:40 and concluding at 3:40.
School attendance includes arriving to school on time. This means in the classroom and ready for learning at 8:40 as we capitalize on every minute of the day. If your child is not in their classroom at 8:40, they will be marked tardy.
PBIS
PBIS Minor Behavior Fix It
PBIS Reteaching
PBIS Orange Slips
Pawsitive Reading with Penni the Dog
Dates to Remember
20th
Class Lists published to Family Access and will be available ONLY to families who have completed Online Registration
27th
4-7 PM -Park Lawn Open House and PTO Fundraising Celebration
September:
3rd First Day of School 5K-4th
4th First Day of School 4K
6th Raccoon Rally www.oasd.org/RaccoonRally
9th-13th PKL School Safety Week (see below for details)
October:
15th Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:00-8:00 am and 4:00-8:00 pm
17th Parent-Teacher Conferences 1:00-8:00 pm (early release at 12:40 pm)
November:
11th-15th PTO Book Fair and Grandparent Lunches
December:
17th
Kindergarten Music Concert 5:30-6:00
*PTO Reserved Seats and Parking: Nuckles and Kelly Families
3rd grade Music Concert 6:45-7:15
*PTO Auction Reserved Seats: Chris Calderon
*PTO Auction Reserved Seats and Parking: Winkelman Family
18th
1st grade Music Concert 5:30-6:00
*PTO Auction Reserved Seats and Parking: Berlinski and McConeghy Families
2nd grade 6:45-7:15
*PTO Auction Reserved Seats and Parking: Hardt and Nuckels families
PKL School Safety Week: September 9th-13th
The OASD and Park Lawn believe that school safety is paramount to all we do. As a result we will dedicate the week of September 9th-13th to ensuring that our learning community is confident in our safety procedures. Below is a schedule of each day of the week and the drills that will occur. In addition we have included a brief outline of what Principal Jones will review with students during morning announcements and lunch, and what classroom teachers will review.
Please note that all of our staff are annually trained in ALICE; we have included detailed information and a link if your family would like to learn more about ALICE. We make every effort to support students in understanding the need to practice intruder drills in age appropriate ways that do not evoke a sense of fear but rather a sense of importance. We want the children to know that while a dangerous situation may feel like they do not have any control, there are strategies such as barricading and locking down and evacuating that can save their lives. Part of this training includes having a safe site within walking distance for us to evacuate to. During the Friday drill we will be escorting ALL students off-site to our evacuation site, The Oconomowoc Public Library. Rest assured that our staff will take measures to ensure the safety of all students during this drill as we will practice this evacuation during staff training on 8/28 and meet with public library staff as well. Again, to learn more about ALICE please refer to the link below.
https://www.alicetraining.com/
Tuesday: Principal Jones and classroom review of the above and what it means if we have a medical alert
Wednesday: Continued review and a Tornado drill
Thursday: Continued review and a fire drill
Friday: Continued review and an ALICE drill with evacuation rally points and the public library.
**During PKL 94 Principal Jones will remind everyone of our school-wide expectations during a drill:
- Silence so that we can hear directions
- Walking for additional safety of all
- Tornado safe position
- Expectations for the public library and the walk to and from
***Classroom teacher responsibilities during this week:
- Specialist teachers will review with all classes where to go for all drills and the tornado safe position
- Classroom teachers will review drill locations along with expectations and the tornado safe position. Video link to a reading of I'm Not Scared I'm Prepared book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdNAl0ADUuk
- Expectations for the public library and the walk to and from and how we conduct ourselves once we are there.
We will conduct an additional Safety Week again the week of March 9th. Goals for this week of review will include but are not limited to:
- Mock simulation of an unsafe person in the building and the need to make split second decisions of whether to evacuation or lock-down and barricade.
- Understanding reunification at our evacuation site if we are forced to evacuate and not able to return to Park Lawn.
2019-2020 Breakfast Program
Park Lawn in fortunate to offer a before school breakfast program. This opportunity runs from 7:45-8:15 and is supervised by two staff members. No sign up required and daily attendance is not required. Contact the Park Lawn office for additional information. Students attending the breakfast program should enter via door 12 by the gym; doors will remain locked until 7:45
Beginning September 2019
PTO News You Can Use
ABOUT PARK LAWN PTO
Welcome to Park Lawn Elementary School PTO!
Who is the Park Lawn Elementary PTO?
Dedicated, hard working, and enthusiastic Park Lawn parents and teachers.
Goal: Make Park Lawn the best it can be for our children.
All are welcome to participate.
Why should I get involved?
Families who are involved in school have children with more positive peer relationships, lower rates of depression, higher test scores, and better attendance.
There is no “one size fits all” way to be involved. There are plenty of opportunities regardless of how much time you have to give. Share your ideas, help with events, tackle tasks behind the scenes from home.
What does the Park Lawn Elementary School PTO do?
Raised $30,000. to provide new playground equipment during the 2018-2019 school year
Participate in the Box Tops for Education Program-raised approximately $900. for playground equipment
Host Scholastic and Follett Book Fairs-raised $9,000. for new books in classrooms and for playground equipment
Provided $2,000. in field trip funding
Provided $600. in funding for clubs and special events
Coordinate Special Events: Trunk or Treat, Penny Wars, Grandparents’ Lunches, Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week, Bingo Night, Celebration of Learning, and restaurant dine-in events.
How do I get involved?
Attend one of our meetings, fill out the attached slip (drop off in school office) or contact any of the board members. First meeting will be Monday, September 16th at 4:15 pm in the STEM Lab.
Children are welcome to work on homework or play quietly during the meeting.
Our first major event will be Homecoming, Friday, October 4th. If you cannot attend, but are still interested in participating, please contact one of us listed below:
President: Heather Sorum hjsorum@gmail.com
Vice President: Jaime Meissner boyz4us@gmail.com
Secretary: Christy Deal DealC@oasd.org
Treasurer: Bernadet Travis batravis13@gmail.com
Additional upcoming events: Trunk or Treat, Book Fair, Grandparents lunches, and Box Tops collection. We are looking for a Book Fair co-chair, help during Grandparents lunches, help planning Trunk or Treat, as well as ideas for new and exciting family events for the 2019-20 school year.
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I would like to participate in the Park Lawn PTO. Please contact me!
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