STILLSON BUZZ
May 2023 Newsletter
UPCOMING EVENTS
- May 5 : Spring Flower Sale Orders and Payments Due
- May 5 : Chippewa Strong at NWSF (4:30-8:00p)
- May 8 : PTO Meeting in LMC (6:00-7:00p)
- May 11 : Spring Flower Sale Pick Up at Stillson (1:30-5:00p)
- May 16 : Kindergarten Roundup (Last Name A-K at 3:30-4:30p and L-Z at 5:00-6:00p)
- May 17 : Raffle Tickets Due for Stillson Color Run/Walk
- May 25 : Student Materials are Due to the Library
- May 19 : Stillson Color Run/Walk (5:00p)
- May 29 : No School - Memorial Day
- June 6 : Last Day of School for Students
- June 8 : Report Cards will be mailed home and available to view on Infinite Campus Parent Portal
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Kindergarten Roundup at Stillson
Hello Future Kindergarten Families,
The time has come to begin reviewing information for next school year. Please save the date for Stillson Kindergarten Roundup on:
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
Last Name A-K will attend 3:30pm-4:30pm
Last Name L-Z will attend 5:00pm-6:00pm
This will be an open house type of event with more information to come, for incoming kindergarten families only, the closer we get to the date.
Please call the Stillson office at (715)726-2412 to inform us you will be attending along with any questions or concerns you may have.
Thank you,
Stillson Elementary
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Spring Flower Sale - Due by Friday, May 5
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Start/End Times
Drop Off to School Begins : 7:20am
Line Up from Playground/Enter Building/Breakfast Served : 7:35am
End of Day/Dismissal to Bus and Pick Up : 2:35pm
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Lunch with Child(ren)
If you would like to have lunch with your child(ren), we ask you call 24 hours in advance and schedule with Ms. Prater.
If another family member wishes to have lunch with your child(ren), we will need the parent/guardian to call and schedule it with Stillson. At no time is a non-parent/guardian permitted to schedule visits.
A background check and volunteer must be filled out and on file before anyone enters our building, including all lunch visitors.
Background Check/Volunteer Agreement
Any questions, please feel free to call or email the office.
Ms. Prater
715-726-2412
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Optimism "Lime Green" Ticket Winner
Haylee's name was drawn for our April PBIS monthly focus, mentioned above, for showing "Optimism".
Way to go, Haylee!
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THE LAKE WISSOTA LIONS CLUB RECYCLING PROGRAM
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Chippewa Strong
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Free and Reduced Online and Paper Application
Please log in to your Infinite Campus Parent Portal and go to "Applications/Forms"
For paper copy to print :
If you would like a paper copy sent home, please contact a school in the district and we can get one sent home with your child(ren).
Note: An additional milk (more than one) will charge each account, regardless of meal/pay status, which is 35 cents.
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wait until 8th
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4K Open Enrollment Begins Feb 6 - See Below
Mentor Chippewa
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4k enrollment
Do you have a child that turned 4 years old before September 1, 2022?
It’s not too late to enroll them into 4K for the current school year. The Chippewa Falls School District partners with community daycares that offer 4K.Transportation is also provided at no cost to you. Check out our webpage at https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/schools/cardinal-4k/
Please contact Marilyn Burish at 715-726-2414 ext. 2783 for more information about enrolling your child.
Note- If you live outside the CFAUSD boundaries, you must apply for Open Enrollment at
https://dpi.wi.gov/open-enrollment. Open enrollment ends April 28, 2023.
For more information, contact us at 715-726-2414, ext. 2783 or visit us online at https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/schools/cardinal-4k/
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Why Every Day Matters
Why Every Day Matters: The Importance of School Attendance
Ellen Reilly, Family Support & Resource Coordinator
Chippewa Falls Elementary Schools
School attendance has the second greatest impact on student achievement, followed only by the quality of teacher; the best teacher in the world cannot teach someone who isn't there.
School attendance is the first key to success for your student/s. Having them arrive to school on time and ready to learn is an important routine that can help them build lifelong good habits and lead them on to a happy and productive life!
Research shows:
Students who are frequently absent in Kindergarten tend to gradually increase their absences in subsequent years, and demonstrate lower achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge.
Poor attendance has serious implications for later outcomes as well. High school dropouts have been found to exhibit a history of negative behaviors, including high levels of absenteeism throughout their childhood, at higher rates than high school graduates.
Students who eventually dropped out of high school missed significantly more days of school in first grade than their peers who graduated from high school. In eighth grade, this pattern was even more apparent and, by ninth grade, attendance was shown to be a key indicator significantly correlated with high school graduation.
If you are struggling to get your child/children/student/s to school, please reach out for support. Chippewa Elementary Schools are working together to increase attendance and improve your child's academic and social outcomes! Contact your child's school counselor (listed below) or Ellen Reilly, the Family Support & Resource Coordinator to see how we may be able to help!
Family Support & Resource Coordinator:
Ellen Reilly: 715-726-3750 ext. 4576 or reillyeb@chipfalls.org
Halmstad Elementary:
Katie Hull: (715) 726-2405 or email at hullkj@chipfalls.org
Hillcrest Elementary:
Kristi Kjelstad: 715-726-2405 or email at kjelstkk@chipfalls.org
Jim Falls Elementary and Parkview Elementary:
Bill Grimes: 715-720-3750 or email at grimeswg@chipfalls.org
Chad Siverling: 715-720-3750 or email at siverlcw@chipfalls.org
Stillson Elementary:
Emily Seavecki (715) 726-2412 or email at seavecef@chipfalls.org
Southview Elementary:
Tessa Darley: (715) 726-2411 or email at darleytr@chipfalls.org
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Nursing and Health Services
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important stillson links
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school based mental health
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district links
We hope that you find a class or two that you'd like to participate in!
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CFAUSD Regular Monthly Board Meeting
Tuesday, May 30, 2023, 07:00 PM
1130 Miles Street, Chippewa Falls, WI, USA
CFAUSD Automated Phone System
Stillson Elementary
Website: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/stillson/
Location: 16556 50th Avenue, Chippewa Falls, WI, USA
Phone: 715-726-2412
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StillsonPTO/
Twitter: @ststingers