WOODLAND ELEMENTARY NEWSLETTER September 13, 2017 … · NEWSLETTER September 13, 2017 MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL Dates to Remember Sept. 15 - 2:00 PM Release Sept. 18 - Woodland

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY

NEWSLETTER

September 13, 2017

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Dates to Remember

Sept. 15 - 2:00 PM Release

Sept. 18 - Woodland Skate Night @ Skate City 6-8 pm

Sept. 19 - PTO Meeting 6:30 pm LMC

Sept. 22 - Spirit Day - Red & White Day

Sept. 27 - Book Swap

Sept. 30 - 12:00 pm Noon Release

Oct. 3 - Picture Re-take Day

Oct. 4 - 3rd Grade Fieldtrip to Grignon Mansion

Oct. 6 - 4th Annual Fun Run

Oct. 9 - 5K Fieldtrip to Heritage Orchard

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex, (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability ("Protected Classes") in any of its stu-dent program and activities.

Dear Woodland Elementary School Families!

And we are off! I am so excited that we started what is going to be an amazing school year at Woodland! Our students are off to a great start and the learning I have observed is outstand-ing. On day 1, students were readers, writers, and mathematicians, while building a positive class-room culture with their classmates and teachers. They have also settled in well to the Woodland Way. During the first days of the school year, we continued to emphasize the importance of show-ing respect, honesty, responsibility, and kindness. This year we took additional opportunities to teach and relearn the importance of these values both in and out of school. I encourage you to ask your children about the Woodland Way, our new Woodland Way posters, and the conversations that we have had around these values at our school and in the community. Relative to our community values, we concluded our first week with our Woodland Way Kick-Off Assembly. We talked about our community values and had a fun time as an entire school. This year’s theme is TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More!). Additionally, we will continue to use “Paw Points” and our school store (The Trading Post) to help celebrate the accomplishments of our students. Students can save their “Paw Points” to purchase items in the school store, which is run by our 4th grade students. These “Paw Points” are earned when students demonstrate our com-munity values around our school, showing the Woodland Way! This is a part of our continued ef-forts with Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), and we will be sending out more information throughout the year to keep you informed of these efforts. Additionally, Mr. Smits will again be serving as our Student Management Coordinator. Mr. Smits will be working with our stu-dents around the community values and will be guiding them as they make positive choices for themselves, our school, and community.

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As we all know, starting a new school year can present challenges for all of us parents. If your child needs any kind of assistance as we start the new school year, please let us know how we can help. It is important to me that all students feel comfortable and safe, as this is the best way to increase learning at our school. With that, school safety is our top priority and we successfully participated in our safety drills during the first week of school. We will continue to have our stu-dents work through our safety drills each month to ensure our readiness, should we have a situa-tion in which we need to use one of our procedures. We use these drills to continue assessing our strengths and more importantly, to give us feedback on the areas in which we need to im-prove, so that all children and staff are learning in a safe environment. Again, student and staff safety will remain our top priority as we work through another great school year at Woodland.

During the first days of school, I visited each classroom and I can tell that the students are enjoy-ing their learning and proud to be Woodland Wolves! It was clear to me that high levels of learn-ing started on day 1, and that our students are going to have the best year yet. As we start this school year, I invite all of you to take an active role with the school. Consider volunteering, join-ing our outstanding PTO, attending our events, and stopping by to visit! I hope you too found the first days of school to be positive for your children, and I again look forward to working with all of you this year!

Proud to be a Wolf and Papermaker!

Timothy M. Doleysh, Ph.D. Principal

MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL CONTINUED

NEW STAFF MEMBERS

Please welcome the following new staff members to Woodland Elementary:

Michelle Rammer - 5K Teacher Luissana Henriquez - Spec. Ed. Paraprofessional Katy Marino - 5K Music Teacher

Alyssa Ryan - 3rd Grade Intern

Ana Haefs - 5K Student Teacher

2:00 PM EARLY RELEASE—FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH

Mark your calendar! There will be a 2:00 PM release this Friday, Septem-ber 15th. Please note that there will be afterschool care provided only if you have previously signed your child up for this service. Children must be picked up by 3:35 PM. Additional early release dates for the 2017/2018

school year are: October 13th, December 8th, January 12th, February 2nd, and March 2nd.

PAPERMAKERS SCAMPER—SEPTEMBER 20TH

REGISTER HERE FOR THE 2017 PAPERMAKER SCAMPER. The Papermaker

Scamper will be held on Wednesday, September 20th, before the homecoming parade.

The Scamper is a short one-mile run that kicks off the Kimberly High School Homecom-

ing Parade. Runners in grades 1st –8th are welcome

to run. Participants should meet behind the bleachers

at Papermaker Stadium at 5:00 pm on September

20th.

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE

CALLING YOUR CHILD IN SICK

When you call your child in sick, please indicate to the office why you are calling him/her in. In the case of strep throat, chicken pox, pink eye or any other contagious illness, a letter will be sent to each child in the class, after two cases have been reported, indicating that a classmate has been exposed.

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BUS RIDING If you want your child(ren) to ride another student’s bus, please be aware that only bus stu-dents can ride a bus. This is an insurance issue with Lamers Bus Lines and there will be no exceptions. A written note from both parents involved must accompany all requests to ride another student’s bus.

AFTER SCHOOL PICK-UP

As we continually strive to keep our students as safe as possible, we ask that all students and parents pick-

ing up students, exit the front of the building after school. Please refrain from picking up students on the

north side of the building (near the 5K playground), as this can create unsafe situations with children run-

ning in between cars. Thanks for helping keep our kids safe!

PICTURE RE-TAKE DAY—OCTOBER 3RD

Picture re-take day is scheduled for Tuesday , October 3rd, at Woodland

School. Save this date if your child missed having their picture taken at

our picture and paperwork day. Please click here to access the Network

Photography order form.

HERB KOHL FELLOWSHIP NOMINATIONS

The Herb Kohl Educational Foundation is once again looking to recognize outstanding teachers

and schools. Parents, teachers, students, community members, or administrators are able to

nominate an outstanding teacher by submitting a nomination form on line at

www.kohleducation.org. Nominations must be made online no later than Friday, September 22,

2016. Teachers and principals nominated will then be sent an application form.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HANDBOOK

Kimberly Area School District Elementary School Handbooks are

available to parents/guardians on the KASD Website. You can access

the handbook by clicking HERE. The purpose of this handbook is to

provide basic information about our schools. It will enable all par-

ents/guardians to have a concise and readily available reference

form, with answers to those questions that most often come up each school year. Hard

copies are available in the school office at your request.

IMPORTANT SNACK GUIDELINES

Your help is needed when sending treats to school. Please choose treats that do not contain peanuts or peanut butter. Peanut and peanut butter allergies are on the rise and we have students who are very allergic to these and other nuts.

FUN RUN—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6th

The 5th annual Woodland School Fun Run will take place on Friday,

October 6th. All students are invited to participate and will receive

a 2017 Fun Run T-Shirt. We will be looking for volunteers, so check

your schedule and look for more information in next week’s weekly

notes.

You may or may not be aware that Kimberly Area School District has two clothes closets that are located in two of our schools. One of the clothes closets is at Mapleview Intermediate (920-788-7910) and the other is at Westside Elementary (920-739-3578). If you would like to donate or are in need of some assistance with re-sources, you can contact Mapleview or Westside. In addition to the clothes closets, Woodland is frequently being offered ways to support our families if they should fall upon economic hard-ship. Please reach out to your child’s teacher or school counselor if you are in need of any assistance throughout the year.

FAMILY RESOURCE INFORMATION/OPPORTUNITUES TO DONATE

If your student is going to be absent we ask that you please contact the Main Office at 730-0924 option 1 to let us know that he or she will not be present for class as soon as possible. When leaving a message, please indicate your child’s name, homeroom teacher, and reason for the absence. You are able to leave a message at any time outside of our normal office hours of 7:30 AM-4:00 PM.

Wisconsin’s school compulsory law requires students miss no more than ten (10) days per school year. Once a student has missed ten or more days of school, a doctor’s note is required to excuse the absence. Absences excused by a medical professional generally do not count toward a student’s ten day maximum. If you have questions regarding our attendance policy, please contact Tom Smits.

SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

HEARING & VISION SCREENING

Hearing screening will take place on September 21st for

grades 5K and 1st, and vision screening will take place on Oc-

tober 19th for grades 5K, 1st and 3rd. Any new students

who started school after October 31st of last year will be

tested for both hearing and vision as well. If you have any

concerns regarding having your child tested, please contact

Nicki Kibbel at 730-0924, option 1 in the elementary office.

BOXTOPS & MILK CAPS

We will continue to collect Box Tops and Morning Glory and

Milk Moola milk caps from Kwik Trip. Please send them in as

you collect them. Any profits we receive from these pro-

grams go towards supporting PTO events and activities.

There are no cash limits, so the potential for this program is

unlimited. Thank you for your continued support!

Now that school is back in session, please remember to drive safely around pedestrians, school buses and bicyclists, and to provide children with the necessary knowledge to stay safe on their way to school and while at school. Whether students walk, ride their bike, take the bus or drive to school, it is extremely important that they - and the motorists around them - take proper safety precautions.

Please remember to: Slow down and watch for students in school zones and wherever children are present. Drive cautiously around school buses, including obeying the amber warning and red

stopping systems. Follow the safety procedures for drop off and pick up at our school. Safety is a top priority and we appreciate your support in helping to keep the children in our community safe.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL SAFETY

WOODLAND ELEMENTARY PBIS KICK-OFF EVENT

On Friday, September 8th, Woodland Elementary School held our Woodland Way Kick-Off for the 2017-2018 school year! Woodland Elementary School uses a framework of Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS) to create our school culture known as the Woodland Way. This year, our theme is TEAM (Together Everyone Achieves More) and we had a great event to kick this off. Students at Woodland Elementary School learned about the Woodland Way, our community values, and our new theme. They had the chance to also here from Coach Jones and members of the Varsity Football Team on how they too use a concept of TEAM to win both on and off the field. Elementary students, staff, and the varsity football players participated in some activities, and WE ALL HAD FUN! We would like to give a special thanks to Coach Jones, and the players for stopping on out. We are excited to show our TEAM at Woodland Ele-mentary School this year!

Just a reminder: All students attending Kimberly Papermaker foot-ball games or any other school event need to be accompanied by a parent/guardian, per the following district policy.

Policy 5855

The Board of Education encourages students to attend as many school events held after school as possible, without interfering with their schoolwork and home activities. Enthusiastic spectators help to build school spirit and encourage those students who are participating in the event.

However, in order to ensure that students attending as non-participants are properly safeguarded, the Board requires that all elementary and pre-high school students be accompanied by a parent or adult chaperone when they arrive at the event and throughout its duration. The Board will not be responsible for a student(s) if they attend without an adult chaperone.

The Board will continue to provide adequate supervision for all students who are participants in District-sponsored events.

We require all students to be seated and have designated seating areas for middle school students. We are expecting all elementary and intermediate school students to enter with an adult chaperone. If they are not seated with the adult chaperone they will be seated in the middle section as space permits.

POLICY ON STUDENT ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL EVENTS

SPIRIT DAY—FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND

Our first spirit day of the year will be held on Friday, September 22nd. The theme is “red and white day”

to celebrate homecoming at KHS.

Go Papermakers!

Sign-up for cub scouts is on Tuesday, Sep-

tember 19th. Please see the attached flyer

for more information.

CUB SCOUT SIGN-UP

Woodland PTO welcomes you to the new 2017-2018 school year!

The first major event and fundraiser for the year is the Woodland School Fun Run. The run is planned for October 6, 2017 with an all-school pep rally on October 4, 2017. This is Woodland PTO’s main fundraiser for the year and this event has allowed the purchases of SMARTBoards for all classrooms and Phase I and II of the playground expansion. The funds raised from this year’s run will be used for enhancements to the music programs at Woodland. Every student will re-ceive a t-shirt to wear on the day of the run and there will be raffle prizes as well as the grand prizes for money raised and most laps.

Woodland

Cares

Woodland PTO was selected to be a re-cipient of a community grant from Wal-Mart on Calumet Street. The funds re-

ceived have allowed the PTO to establish a “Woodland Cares” gift program for stu-

dents and families that are enduring a hardship or crisis during the school year. This is the second time the PTO has re-

ceived the grant.

There is a PTO meeting September 19, 2017 at 6:30 pm in the LMC. All parents are invited.

Free childcare is provided. Please join us!

Woodland School Skate Night

We have fun events scheduled throughout the year with the first being Skate Night at Skate City in Kimberly on Monday, September 18, 2017 from 6-8 pm. The cost per student is $5 (includes

skate rental or bring your own). Don’t miss out on the fun!

Woodland PTO congratulates Aanya K., a 5th grader in Ms. Hintz’s class, on winning the Fun Run T-Shirt Design Contest! Her design will be on the t-shirts given to stu-dents for the run. Her design is featured at right.

Hurricane Relief Coin Drive 

September 11th- September 15th 

Woodland is holding a coin drive to help with hurricane relief. The coin 

drive will be held Monday, September 11th- Friday September 15th. 

Students who would like to pitch in can bring donations into their 

classroom throughout the week. 

100% of the profit goes to JJ Watt’s Hurricane Fund. 

The Justin J. Watt Foundation is a certified 501c(3) non-profit. Tax ID 27-351674 

Together Everyone Achieves More!  

Woodland School Skate Night When: September 18, 2017

Where: Skate City, Kimberly

Who: All students

Time: 6-8 pm

Cost: $5/student (Includes skate rental or bring your own)

Mark your calendars for these Woodland Spirit Days in September!

On Thursday, September 28, 2017 students are encouraged to wear their Packers gear or green and gold to celebrate the Packers game that evening.

Show your school spirit!

On Friday, September 22, 2017 students are invited to wear their Kimberly gear or red and white in celebration of Homecoming at Kimberly High School. Popcorn will be served as a snack for all students. The PTO will need volunteers for popping, so look for a sign up coming soon!

Outdoor Archery

Exploration This instructional archery program for beginning archers, available to anyone 9+, offers

skill training by a NASP certified instructor with fundamentals from USA Explore Archery,

Archery Trade Association: Explore Bow Hunting, Kids on Target from Whitetails Unlimited,

as well as fun games and activities for archery beginners! Hunting and shooting techniques

will be covered along with much more!

Saturday, September 16th—October 21st, 2017

9:00 a.m.—10:30 a.m.

$20 course fee with all equipment included in registration cost

First class is at Verhagen Park Remainder of classes are at Sunset Park Shelter #2

Registration information at: www.vokimberly.org

Or call (920) 788-7507

Dear Parent or Guardian:

It is important that our youth have knowledge about human growth and development to understand body changes, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and make healthy, responsible decisions which fit with their personal values and yours. It is important for you to be the primary source for information and education, and our schools will provide support to assist your efforts.

4 year-old-kindergarten through twelfth grade human growth and development objectives guide learning in our schools. These objectives were designed by a committee of parents, teachers, administrators, and community members to be developmentally appropriate and were approved by the Board of Education. The objectives for your child’s grade level are printed here along with our philosophy for your review. Your child’s teachers will provide opportunities throughout the school year for your child to learn these objectives. To provide the best learning situations, we connect this information with other things about which the child is learning. Because of this, human growth and development learning may occur throughout the year when it is most appropriate, but there may be times when the learning is more focused.

Films related to the physical and emotional changes that occur with puberty are used in grades 4, 5, and 6. When the class is viewing one of these films, the teacher or counselor will notify you in advance so that you can have the opportunity to preview the film. We encourage you to take time with your child to discuss the film together after it is shown in class. This discussion provides another opportunity for you to share your values and expectations and to understand your child’s perspectives. We have additional resources to help parents connect and speak with their children about human growth and development issues. For more information about available resources, speak with your child’s teacher or counselor.

If you have any questions or concerns about what your child will be learning, please talk with your child’s teacher or counselor. If you prefer that your child not participate in human growth and development instruction, you need to make that request in writing to the teacher or school principal in advance and an alternative educational opportunity will be provided for your child during that time. Students whose parents exempt them from instruction related to human growth and development will still receive instruction on other health-related topics such as basic hygiene and sanitation, the effects of controlled substances and alcohol on the human body, symptoms of disease and the proper care of the body. Instruction is also provided for elementary students on effective means by which students may recognize, avoid, prevent and halt physically or psychologically abusive or intrusive situations, such as child abuse, child enticement and sexual abuse.

If you would like more information about the district’s health curriculum, including the complete human growth and development curriculum, or the instructional materials, please contact me at (920) 788-7900, Extension 4181. Sincerely, Ron Simonis Director of Curriculum

Kimberly Area School District HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT 5 Year Old Kindergarten – Grade 4

August 2017

PHILOSOPHY

The Kimberly Area School District recognizes human growth and development as a lifelong educational process. The responsibility for this education belongs first and foremost to parents, church, and community. The district recognizes the obligation of the schools to support and supplement this aspect of education. Since students are in school for a large portion of their lives, it seems appropriate that the school offer to assist parents in these areas.

This human growth and development program has been planned with the active, constructive involvement of parents, teachers, students, community leaders, and administrators with approval by the School Board.

The Kimberly School District is committed to provide human growth and development instruction as part of a comprehensive education program. Human growth and development instruction refers to the process of growth in the intellectual, physical, emotional, spiritual, and social phases of individuals and their human relations.

Human growth and development should not be an isolated special facet of education. Sequential, well-planned units appropriate for developmental needs will be integrated through the 4K-12 curriculum. Our goal is to provide accurate information in a non-threatening environment which includes dialogue between parents, students, and teachers. This accurate information will allow students and educators to use correct terminology when referring to human growth and development topics.

The Kimberly Area School District recognizes its responsibility to promote in our students positive self-concepts, healthy interpersonal relationships, and responsible decision making. This curriculum will help students examine their own attitudes and behavior in relation to the norms and values of parents, church, and community.

OBJECTIVES FOR GRADE 5K

1. Identify and use the basic steps of the decision making process. 2. Identify people they can trust. 3. Recognize there are feelings. 4. Identify their feelings. 5. Recognize that they get to decide who touches their body. 6. Identify appropriate and inappropriate touch. 7. Know that family members take care of each other.

OBJECTIVES FOR GRADE 1

1. Apply the basic steps involved in the decision making process. 2. Identify adults they can seek out for help. 3. Identify and express their feelings. 4. Identify appropriate and inappropriate touch. 5. Recognize that they get to decide who touches their body. 6. Identify changes a human goes through in a life cycle. 7. Identify the different ways living things reproduce: plants come from seeds, animals come from eggs. 8. Explain how adults in a family provide for a child’s physical, mental and social needs.

August 2017

OBJECTIVES FOR GRADE 2

1. Apply the basic steps involved in the decision making process. 2. Communicate feelings with others. 3. Know the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touch. 4. Recognize that they get to decide who touches their body.

OBJECTIVES FOR GRADE 3

1. Apply the basic steps involved in the decision making process. 2. Communicate feelings with others. 3. Know the difference between appropriate and inappropriate touch. 4. Recognize that they get to decide who touches their body. 5. Recognize that some animals grow inside the mother’s body and some hatch outside the mother’s

body. 6. Recognize that human beings grow and develop inside their mother.

OBJECTIVES FOR GRADE 4

1. Apply the basic steps involved in the decision making process. 2. Recognize that peers and peer pressure can influence decision-making. 3. Communicate feelings with others. 4. Define sexual abuse. 5. Identify and explain physical, social and mental changes which occur as they approach puberty. 6. Identify hygiene practices necessary for changing bodies.

August 2017

8/2017

Join our team as a Sub! Do you enjoy working with children while maintaining a flexible work

schedule? Have you considered becoming a substitute teacher?

The Kimberly Area School District is seeking talented Substitute Teachers who want to join a team of

ambitious professionals who help all students succeed. Sometimes, our educators are away from

their classrooms for things like professional development or when they are ill. That’s when we need

talented individuals to continue providing a high-quality education to our students.

Qualifications:

Current Wisconsin Educator License

-Or- a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited Institution of High Education, completion of Substitute Teacher Training and current Substitute Teacher Permit.

Have a Bachelor’s Degree but not a Substitute Teacher Permit? Contact us at (920) 788-7900 to learn more about pursuing training to obtain a Substitute Teacher Permit.

Substitute Teachers new to KASD are supported by helpful District

staff at each building. The District uses an online Substitute Teacher

System (AESOP) where you can view and customize subbing positions you are most interested in for

your subbing career. KASD offers a competitive daily pay rate for our substitute teachers.

Are you ready to join a team of talented professionals who help students become community, college

and career ready? Complete an application through WECAN (Wisconsin’s K-12 hiring website) by

visiting https://services.education.wisc.edu/wecan.

Learn more about the Kimberly Area School District at

www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers.

The Kimberly Area School District does not discriminate against candidates on the basis of race, color, creed, marital status, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender transition, gender identity or sexual identity), pregnancy, ancestry, political belief or activity,

military or veteran’s status, arrest or conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products, religion, national origin, age, disability, or any other status protected

by law. Concerns or questions should be directed to the District’s Compliance Officer, the Director of Human Resources, at Kimberly Area School District, 425 S Washington Street, Combined Locks WI 54113. We are an equal opportunity employer.