Roadrunner Review
April 23rd, 2021
Earth Day
This past week we celebrated Earth Day by learning about reducing, reusing, and recycling materials to reduce our impact on the earth. Our encore classes also taught some lessons focusing around the preservation of our earth, including a special Earth Day dance that was done in physical education. To end the week, we took advantage of the beautiful weather on Thursday and our entire school participated in an Earth Day Chalk Out the last 20 minutes of school. Students tapped into their creativity to showcase their knowledge and understanding of what Earth Day means to them. If your children are turning lights off when not in use and turning the water off when brushing their teeth, please celebrate them for making a positive impact on our natural resources and our environment!
Mrs. Budny
Riverview Principal
News from the PTO
We're making plans for Teacher Appreciation Week which runs May 3-7. We have plans to give staff members treats - food and non-food - throughout the week to let them know how much they are appreciated. We plan to include all Riverview teachers and staff, and the classroom teachers engaged with Riverview remote learners.
Thank You Teachers & Staff Photo Slide Show
We need your help! We will again put together a photo slide show of children expressing their thanks. Make sure you get parent permission and creativity is encouraged! Photos are due by April 27! Email them to the following address. riverviewschool.pto@gmail.com
Sign Up: Staff Appreciation Lounge Treats
Our May lounge treat day will be on Wednesday, May 5 and we have added additional spots so that we can provide extra treats! Sign up today!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4FA9A72AAAFF2-monthly5
We will have a few additional Teacher Appreciation jobs for volunteers -- stay tuned! These will involve assembly of treats that can be done on your schedule.
Plant Sale Distribution
Can you help with the plant sale delivery/distribution? Plenty of 1-hour shifts available -- all at Riverview Elementary. We're grateful for your help!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0D4FA9A72AAAFF2-plant
Spiritwear "Recycling"
The PTO will be collecting your gently worn Roadrunner Spirit Wear from May 3-27. Look for a donation bin in Riverview's lobby. Adult and children's sizes accepted. We plan to re-sell these items at very affordable prices at the August Open House. Our goal is to get spiritwear into the hands of more Roadrunners (and raise a little money for the PTO).
Yearbook information
We are super excited to announce a yearbook is in the making, despite this crazy year! The 5th graders are helping create a yearbook and all in-person and virtual students will be included. Please turn in the order and payment by Tuesday, May, 4th. Only one order form per family is necessary.
The PTO prefers payment via check written to Riverview PTO.
We can accept payment via Venmo and PayPal: riverviewpto.fundraising@gmail.com
If you pay via Venmo or PayPal, be sure to add a note that contains the student’s name and “Yearbook.”
Margy Stahr and April Wanish
Summer School Registration is here!
We are pleased to share with you that Summer Learning registration for students in 4K - 8th grade is now open. Information regarding high school programming will be shared with families soon. Our 4K - 8th grade programs will offer both in-person and virtual learning opportunities, as well as, a wide variety of afternoon in-person enrichment activities. Brief summaries of the options for each grade level are below. Please click HERE for details on all the programming that is offered as well as directions for the registration process (Elementary Tutorial and Middle School Tutorial videos). If you have questions or need additional details, please contact Amy Louis at 715-261-0530.
Wausau School District Summer Sport Camps
See the attached flyers below for more information as well.
Mental Health Awareness Parent Event
Caring Tree Elementary Schools Mental Health Awareness Parent Event
The Riverview, John Marshall, Hewitt Texas, Maine, Stettin, Grant, Rib Mountain, and South Mountain Elementary pupil service departments are excited to host an elementary-age Mental Health Awareness Parent event on Tuesday, April 27th in the Wausau East auditorium from 6:00-7:30pm. Current safety procedures will be in place with 6’ of distancing and wearing of a mask. Four licensed professional therapists from the Caring Tree - Family and Child Counseling agency will each present information about “Supporting Children’s Mental Health”.
If your student would like additional social-emotional, academic, or attendance support, please contact one of the following pupil service members.
Riverview Elementary School
School Psychologist - Sara Boettcher, sboettcher@wausauschools.org
School Counselor - Kris Boulanger, kboulanger@wausauschools.org
School Social Worker - Shelly Smith-Payant, ssmith@wausauschools.org
The Caring Tree - Child and Family Counseling
227400 Rib Mountain Drive, Ste D, Wausau, Wisconsin 54401
(715) 301-0667
Forward Exam
All Riverview students (virtual and in-person) will be testing here at Riverview Elementary School. Please locate your grade below and add these dates to your calendar.
In Person Testing Schedule
3rd grade
April 27th -ELA (Session 1 and 2)
April 28th - ELA (Session 3)
April 29th - Math (Session 1 and 2)
5th Grade
April 21st - ELA (Session 1 and 2)
April 22nd - ELA (Session 3)
April 27th - Math (Session 1)
April 28th - Math (Session 2)
Virtual Students Testing Schedule
3rd Grade
May 4th (drop off at 8:30 and pick up at 2:30)
4th Grade
April 29th (drop off at 8:30 am and pick up at 2:30 pm)
May 3rd (drop off at 8:30 am and pick up at 2:00 pm)
May 5th- May 12th makeup testing for all grades
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has determined that in-person assessment is the only viable method for state assessments. The company that produces the test has no remote testing option available. On-site testing ensures standardized administration that includes equitable access to technology and optimal testing environments, test security, and validity. Please know, we will follow COVID-19 mitigation strategies of handwashing, masking, and social distancing to keep all students safe during testing sessions.
While the state of Wisconsin expects all students to complete the assessments during the testing date or window, we recognize there may be situations where parents or guardians want to excuse their child from testing. If you’d like to excuse your child from Forward Exam testing, please call the school office to request more information regarding this option. School personnel do not have the authority to excuse a child from testing without written parental approval.
Kindergarten Enrollment 2021/2022
Wausau School District Mask Policy
All staff, students aged 5 and older, and visitors will be required to wear a face covering that covers the nose and mouth at all times while in Wausau School District buildings except during the following activities:
Face coverings can be removed outside as long as 6 feet of distance is maintained.
Face coverings may be temporarily removed to eat or drink, but care should be taken to maintain as much space as possible between people, recognizing it is not always feasible to maintain 6 feet of distance from others.
People who are entering the school building during the day may be required by school staff to briefly remove their face covering for the purposes of checking identification.
Staff working alone in their offices, classrooms, vehicles, or other job locations who do not have any person-to-person interaction.
When communicating with a person who is deaf or hard of hearing or has a disability, medical condition, or mental health condition that makes communication with a face covering difficult, provided that social distancing is maintained to the extent possible.
A letter on letterhead will be required from a Physician or Licensed Mental Health Practitioner in order for any staff, student aged 5 and older or visitor to be exempt from wearing a face covering.
Protocol if a student refuses to wear a face covering or continuously removes their face covering:
1st offense: Verbal reminder from staff member and reteach of safety protocol
**Additional reteaching depending on age of student
2nd offense: Teacher will contact the parent/guardian and administrator will be notified
3rd offense: The student will be placed in a virtual classroom and will be required to learn remotely.
Protocol if a parent refuses to send a child with a face covering:
Inform the parent that their child must wear a face covering to receive in-person instruction in a WSD building. If the parent still refuses, the child will be placed in a virtual learning classroom.
Quarantine Information
WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING PLANS
EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING BUS TIMES
Staff contact information
Principal
Budny, Sarah - sbudny@wausauschools.org
Administrative Assistant
Knapp, Patty - pknapp@wausauschools.org
Regular Education
4K
Hall, Kristin - khall@wausauschools.org
Szekeress, Danica - dszekere@wausauschools.org
Kindergarten
Burnett, Amber (virtual)- aburnett@wausauschools.org
Richardt, Cindy - mrichard@wausauschools.org
Steinagel, Nathan - nsteinagel@wausauschools.org
1st grade
Pearson, Kim (virtual) - kpearson@wausauschools.org
Urmanski, Shelly - surmansk@wausauschools.org
Witt, Laura - lwitt@wausauschools.org
2nd grade
Adams, Carolyn - cadams@wausauschools.org
Differt, Kayla - kdiffert@wausauschools.org
Heil, Kari - kheil@wausauschools.org
Landon Maki (virtual) - lmaki@wausauschools.org
Kmiecik, Deborah (virtual) - dkmiecik@wausauschools.org
3rd grade
Bauman, James - jbauman@wausauschools.org
Villiard, Betsy - bvilliar@wausauschools.org
Xiong, Kaomanee (virtual) - kaoxiong@wausauschools.org
4th grade
Burmeister, Michelle - mburmeis@wausauschools.org
Helke, Casey - chelke@wausauschools.org
Moe, Rebecca (Becky) - rmoe@wausauschools.org
Rasmussen, Dana (virtual) - drasmussen@wausauschools.org
Witter, Joelle (virtual) - jwitter@wausauschools.org
LaPorte, Marilyn (virtual) - malaporte@wausauschools.org
5th grade
Bauman, Deb - dbauman@wausauschools.org
Kleczewski, Christine (virtual) - ckleczew@wausauschools.org
Widmar, Kristin - kwidmar@wausauschools.org
GT Resource Teacher
Adams, Matt - madams@wausauschools.org
Special Education
Althoff, Heather - halthoff@wausauschools.org
Boller, Amy - amboller@wausauschools.org
Ermeling, Ashley - aermlin@wausauschools.org
Holdridge, Julie - jholdrid@wausauschools.org
Husnick, Donna - dhusnick@wausauschools.org
Kressel, Renee - rkressel@wausauschools.org
Lodahl, Mia - mlodahl@wausauschools.org
Persha, Morgan - mpersha@wausauschools.org
Puetz, Nancy - npuetz@wausauschools.org
Rexford, Kristen - krexford@wausauschools.org
Sirianni, Emily - esirianni@wausauschools.org
Pupil Services
Boettcher, Sara - sboettch@wausauschools.org
Boulanger, Kris - kboulang@wausauschools.org
Smith-Payant, Shelly - ssmith@wausauschools.org
EL Resource Teacher
David, Patty - pdavid@wausauschools.org
Encore
Lenselink, Angela - alenseli@wausauschools.org
Veldhuizen, Cathy - cveldhui@wausauschools.org
Rodziewicz, Kathy - krodziew@wausauschools.org
Schmidt, Kelley - keschmidt@wausauschools.org
Sullivan, Christin - csulliva@wausauschools.org
District Nurse
Welch, Julie - jwelch@wausauschools.org
Riverview Elementary School
Email: sbudny@wausauschools.org
Website: http://riverview.wausauschools.org/
Location: Riverview Elementary School, Troy Street, Wausau, WI, USA
Phone: 715-261-0030