SOAR LIKE AN EAGLE!
Monday, November 2nd, 2020
Scholastic Virtual Book Fair
Past Due Student Fees
Fees for 4K are $50.00 and fees for K-5 are $85.00 Please pay your fees as soon as possible because fees accumulate from year to year and students with unpaid fees are not allowed to participate in their graduation ceremony.
Families with outstanding balances have several options to make payments:
1. The preferred method is to use your credit card or checking account to pay your balance via the Infinite Campus (IC) - Parent Portal. All student fee balances are available for your review via the Parent Portal.
2. A check written payable to the School District of Waukesha can be delivered to your child's school or the District Office located at 222 Maple Avenue.
For families needing assistance in making payments the District does offer the following option:
3. Establish a payment plan with the District by contact Laurie Dudley at the District Office at 262-970-1048 or jhuinker@waukesha.k12.wi.us.
Rose Glen Upcoming Dining Nights
Culver's
Papa Murphy's Dining Nights
Pizza Ranch
1) The dine in option from 4:00-9:00 and Pizza Ranch will donate 10% of sales to Rose Glen
and
Noodles & Company
Lost and Found
Picture Ordering Procedure
Re-take day is scheduled for Wednesday, November 18th. Watch the Eagle Update for more information.
Walker's Circle Update
- Our neighbors in the cul-de-sac have been very neighborly and kind about us parking in their own little circle. Please do not park in their driveways. This was observed a couple of times last week and we want to be able to continue parking within their cul-de-sac. Therefore, if we notice you parking in their driveways we will kindly ask you not to do so moving forward. We need to respect our neighbors who are graciously letting us take over their own little circle at the end of the day.
- When in our Walker's Circle it is important to hug that right side of the curb to pick your child up. There were quite a few cars in the middle of Walker's Circle and this blocked cars from trying to leave the Circle. This in turn slows the capacity of other cars to get in the Circle.
- Remind your child that they should have their Eagle Eye out for you after they are dismissed. We are noticing that some kids are not consistently paying attention and this is making it difficult for cars to be able to proceed forward.
- This week we plan to work on kids getting into a groove of looking for their car. We will probably approach you about who you are picking up and let them know that you are there to pick them up.
- Ultimately, cars are all exiting the circle by 3:45-3:50. This is actually very good and aligns with times from previous years. It also aligns with the timing of our busses pulling out of Rose Glen. We know it can be challenging to wait, but just know that by us all working together we are doing the best we can to create the safest dismissal situation possible.
Birthday Celebrations
Picking Up and Dropping Off During the Day
Also, we kindly ask that you be mindful of end of the day phone calls or last minute transportation changes. The office is hustling and bustling and there is a chance that we could miss your call and/or not have the opportunity to connect with the appropriate individual to let them know of the changes. Therefore, we encourage you to not contact the office after 3:00 PM with transportation changes. We cannot guarantee that your request will be honored - especially if it is via email or voicemail. We do understand that things come up and changes may need to occur in a rare instance. This is ok and we will do our best to ensure that we get your message to your child and to their teacher.
District Mask Communication
Good Afternoon Parents, Guardians, and Staff,
The School District of Waukesha recognizes the importance of face coverings in order to best ensure health and safety in the school environment and to comply with the state-wide mask mandate. We recognize that this will be a learning curve for many of our students and is something that will require teaching, reteaching, and reinforcement. All 19 public school districts in Waukesha County will be utilizing a "three strikes" policy regarding refusal to comply with the face-covering requirement. The following progressive discipline will be utilized in accordance with board policy #5600.01 - Disciplinary Consequences for Student Misconduct.
Teaching, Re-teaching, & Reinforcing
The first week of school will include a heavy emphasis on providing clear expectations, support, and instruction to students regarding face coverings. This will include the information regarding consequences of repeated refusal to wear a face covering. There will be increased leniency during the first week of school in order to best establish this new procedure and requirement for all students and staff; however, all incidents of refusal will be logged in Infinite Campus.
First Refusal
Teacher redirection
Parent contact
Infinite Campus Documentation
Second Refusal
Infinite Campus Documentation
The student will be referred to administration and suspended for the remainder of the school day. A reminder of the consequences for further violations will be provided to the parent and student along with the written notice of suspension perboard policy #5610 - Suspension and Expulsion.
Third Refusal
Infinite Campus Documentation
The student will be referred to the administration. An out-of-school suspension will be issued and the student will be auto-enrolled in eAchieve for the remainder of the school year. The student will be suspended for no more than 5 days until the enrollment and student’s course schedule are finalized. A written notice of suspension will be provided with a resolution detail of "enrollment in eAchieve."
**If the student has an individualized education plan or Section 504 plan, face-covering accommodations should be discussed with the case manager. In the event a disciplinary response is necessary, the administration will follow all federal and state guidelines for discipline, which will include working with the IEP/504 team and potentially proceeding with a manifestation determination process.**
Thank you,
SDW Student Services
SAFE ARRIVAL
Pre-Excused Absences: If you know your child is going to be absent and you want to report that before the student is marked absent in school, Safe Arrival provides three convenient methods:
1. Using your mobile device, download and install the SchoolMessenger app from the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store (or from the links at https://go.schoolmessenger.com). The first time you use the app, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.
2. Use the SafeArrival website, https://go.schoolmessenger.com. The first time you use the website, select Sign Up to create your account. Select Attendance then Report an Absence.
3. Call the toll-free number 1-866-490-7371 to report an absence using the automated phone system. These options are available 24 hours/day, 7 days a week.
Future absences can be reported at any time.
Post-Excused Absences: If you were not able to report your child’s absence in advance you will be notified by the SchoolMessenger system if your child is marked absent.
You are notified of a reported absence within minutes of the reported absence.
The School Messenger app or the website will allow families to customize where they want to receive their notifications and allow them to excuse the absence right from the notification.
If you report your child’s absence in advance using the SafeArrival toll-free number, website or mobile app, you will NOT receive these notifications.
Additional assistance can be found on the District's Safe Arrival Support Page:
https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/SafeArrival
IT Help Desk Email Link:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&source=mailto&to=ITHelpDesk@waukesha.k12.wi.us
IT Help Desk Phone:
262-970-1073
Video:
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures for Walker's Circle
Drop-Off Procedures
Rose Glen is a relatively large elementary school. Each year we typically have 11 busses bringing our students to and from school each day. Unfortunately, we have a relatively small parking lot to handle the before and after school traffic that is present daily. Therefore, it is critical that we all work together to follow the established procedures for pick-up and drop-off. When we all follow the established the procedures everything flows really well and safety is maintained! Most students at Rose Glen take the bus to and from school each day. If your child is being dropped off and picked up each day then below we have the following procedures. Also know that our procedures will always be available to you in our weekly Smore Newsletter.
GOALS:
To ensure that we are creating the safest environment and procedures possible for morning drop-off.
To ensure that all Rose Glen community members are aware of the current drop-off procedures.
CIDER HILLS CROSSING:
A crosswalk has been added to provide a safe pathway for families from Rose Glen to the Cider Hills neighborhood. Additionally, STOP signs have also been added to slow cars down and to ensure that families are able to cross without having to worry about on-coming traffic. These STOP signs will be activated from 8:30-8:45 and 3:30-3:50.
General Drop-Off Procedures:
Walkers' Circle is the horseshoe shaped entrance and exit located on the side of the building. All cars should enter through the ENTRANCE ONLY of Walkers' Circle to drop children off.
There is NO PARKING IN WALKERS’ CIRCLE. It is intended for fluid drop-off of children. Please exit quickly and cautiously. Be mindful that others are waiting to drop-off and unnecessary stopping causes delays and interferes with the purpose of Walkers Circle.
Cars can exit and turn left from the left lane or turn right from the right lane. NO U-Turns, no Y-Turn, no backing up and out through the entrance, or using the neighborhood cul-de-sac. Traffic either goes right or left out of the circle.
Children should use the sidewalk of Walkers’ Circle to walk to the hill. No children should be seen leaving the car from the driver’s side of the car. All children exiting the car should leave from the passenger side of the car.
Cars should pull up on the right side of the Walkers’ Circle.
- No cars should use the left lane of Walkers’ Circle to park or drop-off children. This lane will be open so that cars can safely pull into the left side for left turn exiting purposes.
- If you want to walk your child up the hill in the morning please do not park in the circle. Please pull ahead and park on the road. This will allow Walkers' Circle to keep moving.
- No parking on Brookhill Drive that runs parallel to Walkers’ Circle (the grassy part of the Walkers’ Circle). This will allow cars turning both left and right to have a clear view of oncoming traffic. Cars that park next to grass area closest to the Walkers’ Circle create a blindspot. Therefore, moving forward we would like to reduce this risk and make this a No Parking Zone.
Pick-Up Procedures
GOALS:
To ensure that we are creating the safest environment and procedures possible for afternoon pick-up.
To ensure that all Rose Glen community members are aware of the current pick-up procedures.
CIDER HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD CROSSING!
A crosswalk has been added to provide a safe pathway for families from Rose Glen to the Cider Hills neighborhood. Additionally, STOP signs have also been added to slow cars down and to ensure that families are able to cross without having to worry about on-coming traffic. These STOP signs will be activated from 8:30-8:40 and 3:30-3:50. If you live in the Cider Hills neighborhood a teacher or staff member will escort your child and cross them to the neighborhood. Please contact us prior to school starting if your child will be utilizing the Cider Hills crosswalk . This will allow us to connect with them prior to the end of the day and ensure that we have all the students that we will be walking across to the neighborhood. We want them to know the plan and be comfortable with the end of the day procedures.
General Pick-Up Procedures:
All cars should enter through the ENTRANCE ONLY to pick children up.
There is NO PARKING IN WALKER'S CIRCLE. It is intended for fluid pick-up of children. Please exit quickly and cautiously. Be mindful that others are waiting to pick-up and unnecessary stopping causes delays and interferes with the purpose of Walkers Circle.
Cars can exit and turn left from the left lane or turn right from the right lane. NO U-Turns, no Y-Turn, no backing up and out through the entrance, or using the neighborhood cul-de-sac. Traffic either goes right or left out of the circle.
Children should use the sidewalk of Walkers’ Circle to walk to enter the car. No children should be seen entering the car from the driver’s side of the car. All children entering the car should be seen entering from the passenger side of the car.
Cars only use the right side of the Walker's Circle.
No cars should use the left lane of Walker's Circle to pick children up. This lane will be open so that cars can safely pull into the left side for left turn exiting purposes.
No parking on Brookhill Drive that runs parallel to Walker's Circle (the grassy part of the Walkers’ Circle). This will allow cars turning both left and right to have a clear view of oncoming traffic. Cars that park next to grass area closest to the Walkers’ Circle create a blindspot. Therefore, we would like to reduce this risk and make this a No Parking Zone.
As you use Walkers Circle, it is important to be mindful of keeping the flow going. Drive forward as cars exit. With the left lane open for traffic, then cars should be able to navigate safely and easily out of the Circle. No student will be allowed to enter or cross the circle to get in a vehicle if the vehicle is parked in the left lane.
- It is important that cars do not park at the entrance of the hill on Brookhill. This is critical to keeping flow into the circle moving. If a car cannot get into the Circle because another car has chose to park, then the whole flow of the Circle is stopped or slowed down. With these changes we should anticipate that there might be a longer line up Brookhill to get into the Walkers Circle. As kids are picked up in the Circle, then cars will be able to enter from Brookhill to also pick up.
- Anticipate that it might take a few extra minutes. This particularly true this year as we anticipate more families deciding to pick their child up from school. A lot of thought has been put into how we can create the safest pick-up possible. Remember that the ultimate goal is child safety. Patience is key during this time of day.
- A 'process' that has grown over the years is our kindergarten families that are picking up at the end of the day at Walker's Circle tend to gather at the bottom of the hill on the grassy knoll (in front of the 5 green dots off of Brookhill Rd) to meet their Kindergarten kids. Kindergarten families tend to park and then wait on this grassy area and then safely walk their child to their parked car. We can continue to honor this process as long as families are mindful of social distancing and wear masks while waiting for their child.
- Please know that adults will walk children down the path to Walker's Circle and will not leave until all students are picked up. If a family is running late then we just walk the students back up the hill and bring them to the office for pick-up (It happens to all of us from time to time!). Just know your child is safe and we would never leave them unattended.
Before and After School Care
Cool School Program Link:
LUNCH UPDATE INFORMATION
Volunteer Opportunities:
Spirit Wear Coordinator
Auditor: We are looking for a second parent to review our financial books as a check and balance.
Join us in welcoming the new PTO Board and sending a huge THANK YOU to the out-going Board Members!
Official 2020-2021 PTO Board
Secretary: Dawn Marinello
Treasurer: Katie Holtzen
Co-Vice Presidents: Eryn Veliquette and Nikki Krafcheck
Co-Presidents: Manisha Nabke and Dani Williamson
A HUGE THANK YOU to out-going board members Sandy Marincic and Tracy Stittleburg for all your hard work the last couple of years!
Easy fundraising while shopping! This shopping season is a great time to remind everyone of easy fundraising opportunities for Rose Glen.
AMAZON SMILE
Simply shop at smile.amazon.com, select Rose Glen PTO as the organization and AmazonSmile donates to the school as your charity of choice! Prime Day is October 13-14.
SHUTTERFLY STOREFRONT (new opportunity)
1. Go to roseglenpto.ShutterflyStorefront.com
2. Shop at Shutterfly.
3. 8% of your purchase will be donated to our organization
BOX TOPS : As you may have heard, Box Tops for Education is moving to a digital program. However, there are still Box Tops on products that have expiration dates going out until 2023. Please still send in your physical Box Tops and download the new app to scan receipts to get the money for Rose Glen. See this link for information about the new phone app for Box Tops: https://www.boxtops4education.com/How%20To%20Earn
School Directory
We invite you to visit https://roseglenpto.membershiptoolkit.com to see everything your PTA/PTO has to offer this year.
Once you create a Membership Toolkit Account, you will have access to the directory for Rose Glen Elementary.
Here's what you need to do:
Go to https://roseglenpto.membershiptoolkit.com.
Click on the Register/Login button.
If you already have an account with another organization that uses Membership Toolkit you can use the same email and password to login. You can then proceed to the numbered steps below.
Select "Create Account" and fill in the name, email, and password information.
Click "verify my email" and then check your email for a link to complete the process. The link expires in 2 hours. If you do not receive the email, check your spam or junk folders.
Once you have verified your email address, log back in and finish the registration process.
Complete the Parent/Family and Student Information.
Complete the Directory/Publish Preferences.
Once the Primary Account is set up, the Primary User can "invite" other email addresses to access his/her account. This allows the Secondary User to have their own login information, but still have access to the family account.
Questions? - Please don't hesitate to contact us at RoseGlenPTOBoard@gmail.com
Upcoming Events
Monday, November 16th - Culver's Dining Night - Sunset Location
Thursday, November 19th - Papa Murphy's Dining Night- Sunset Location
Wednesday, November 25th - No School - Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 26th - No School - Thanksgiving Day
Friday, November 27th - No School - Thanksgiving Break
Wednesday, December 9th - Pizza Ranch Dining Night
Thursday, December 17th - Papa Murphy's Dining Night - Sunset Location
Wednesday, December 23rd - Monday, January 1st - Holiday Break
Soar Like An Eagle!
Email: csweet@waukesha.k12.wi.us
Website: https://sdw.waukesha.k12.wi.us/roseglenes
Location: W273s3845 Brookhill Drive, Waukesha, WI, USA
Phone: 262-970-2405
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoseGlenPTO/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
Twitter: @RoseGlenEagles