Elementary/Middle School
August/September Newsletter
Welcome
Welcome to the beginning of the 2010-11 school year! We know everyone is rested from the summer break and ready for a successful school year. I am excited to become an integral part of the Wisner-Pilger Gator Family.
Box Tops for Education/Campbell’s Labels for Education
This year students will again have the opportunity to participate in the Box Tops for Education Program and/or the Campbell’s Labels for Education Program. Students may collect box tops from General Mills and Partner Participating Products and UPC codes /beverage caps from participating Campbell’s Labels for Education Products. Box tops and UPC codes returned to school will earn points for specific classroom supplies, equipment, etc.
If any parent is interested in assisting with these programs, please contact the Elementary Office at 529-6465. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Choose What’s Right! Change What Isn’t!
During the past three years, the Elementary and Middle School developed and implemented a program designed by Wisner-Pilger educators entitled “Choose What’s Right! Change What Isn’t!” The program provided for the instruction of specific social skills each week to all Elementary and Middle School students throughout the school year.
Beginning the fourth year of implementation, the program will include three specific areas of interest. The three areas/skills include: manners, conflict resolution, and cooperation.
The first quarter will provide students an opportunity to discuss the skills of making choices and manners to include: tone of voice, greetings, eye contact, listening, facial expression, body language, posture.
Information regarding the implementation of specific skills each month will be included in the Elementary/Middle School Monthly Newsletter. If you should have any questions, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
Before/After School Parking: Elementary
Parents bringing and/or picking up students at the Elementary may do so by parking in the designated parking areas on the east, south, and west side of the building. Please do not double park as it creates unsafe conditions for students walking across the street through multiple rows of vehicles. Your assistance with student safety is greatly appreciated!
The driveway on the north side of the building is strictly used for school buses/vans only. School buses will enter the driveway from the north side of the playground and pick up/drop off students by the north side of the building. The buses will then enter 12th Street using the alley on the north side of the Elementary. Please do not block the alley. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Before/After School Parking: Middle School
Any parent bringing and/or picking up students at the Middle School may do so by using the parking on the east and west side of campus, in the south parking spaces available on the west side of the front driveway, and the east bound parking across the street on the south side of the school. The area marked with yellow paint on the east side of the front driveway is strictly reserved for school buses. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
Communication
If you should have any questions and/or concerns, please contact Mark D. Porter, Elementary/Middle School Principal, at the Elementary (529-6465) or the Middle School (396-3566).
A monthly newsletter will be sent home with students at the end of each month. Included within the newsletter will be information regarding Elementary/Middle School events for the following month as well as additional information for parents. Any activity, event, etc. scheduled after the monthly newsletter will be communicated to parents through a news bulletin. Please check your child’s book bag each day for information provided through the office and/or classroom teachers.
An Elementary/Middle School Calendar and Jr.-Sr. High School Calendar will be sent home with students. Information regarding the school menu has been included on the Jr.-Sr. High Calendar.
In addition to the monthly newsletter and calendar, the Wisner-Pilger Public Schools web site will be used as another way of communicating with parents. You may access the web site by using the following address: http://www.wisnerpilger.org
Health Screenings
The school health screenings have been scheduled at the following times:
Middle School Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Preschool Hearing Thursday, September 16, 2010
Elementary Thursday, September 16, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
Any concerns observed during the screenings will be communicated to parents in writing from the school nurse.
In-service
There will be a two-hour late start on Wednesday, September 29 due to a staff in-service.
Insurance
Please indicate on the form if you do or do not wish to purchase insurance and return to the Elementary/Middle School Office by Monday, August 30.
Medication
As per State Department of Health regulations regarding medication administered during school, each student must return to school a completed and signed form by parents prior to being administered medication/tylenol during the school day. Enclosed you will find a copy of the medication and Tylenol form. If you should need additional copies, please contact the Elementary or Middle School Office.
Please remember that all medication brought to school must be in the original prescription container or in the over the counter medication container. If your child uses an inhaler or is on long-term medication, a special form is required. Please contact the Elementary/Middle School Office if you need a copy of this form.
Mid-Term Reports
First Quarter Mid-Term reports will be sent home with students on Friday, September 17. If you should have any questions/concerns, please contact your child’s classroom teacher.
No School
There will be no school on Monday, September 6 due to Labor Day.
Open House
Parents, grandparents, friends, etc. are invited to an Open House scheduled at the following times:
Middle School Tuesday, August 31 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Elementary Thursday, August 26 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Parent-Teacher Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences have been scheduled for Tuesday, October 5 and Monday, October 11 from 4:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
A request for conference availability will be sent home on Tuesday, September 7.
A schedule for conferences will be sent home with students on Monday, September 20. If you have a conflict with the time indicated on the schedule, please contact the Elementary Office at 529-6465 or the Middle School Office at 396-3566 and a new time will be scheduled for you.
The Elementary/Middle School Principal’s time will be divided with the Elementary and Middle School for both evening sessions. If you wish to schedule a conference with the Principal, please contact the Elementary Office (529-6465) or the Middle School Office (396-3566) and a time will be arranged.
Parent Volunteers
Parent volunteers will be needed for the Before School Reading Lab in the Elementary, the K-3 Book It Program, and classroom activities within each building. If you are interested in participating as a parent volunteer, please contact the Elementary office at 529-6465 or the Middle School Office at 396-3566. Your time and effort will be greatly appreciated!
Safety
We encourage all parents to talk to their children about walking safely to and from school, not riding with or talking to strangers, etc. This would be a good reminder for all students. Your efforts are appreciated!!
School Board of Education Meeting
The September School Board of Education meeting has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 15 beginning at 8:00 p.m. at the Jr.-Sr. High School.
School Lunch
If your child should have a negative balance for school lunches, we ask that parents provide payment for the following month. Your assistance in keeping a positive balance in the school lunch account is greatly appreciated!
Parents, guardians, grandparents, etc. are invited to participate in the school lunch program at anytime. If you wish to eat a school lunch, please contact the Elementary Office at 529-6465 or the Middle School Office at 396-3566 by 9:00 a.m. so that a meal may be reserved for you.
Students bringing a sack lunch are encouraged to avoid bringing items that need to be microwaved. In addition, we ask parents to send peanut-free items within the sack lunch. This will greatly assist with the safety of our student with a peanut allergy. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
Student Identification Data
We would like to have the data updated and returned to school by Monday, August 30. Additional information includes email address, father cellular telephone, and mother cellular telephone number. Please include telephone numbers of friends or relatives in the immediate area in which school personnel may contact in the event of an emergency when parents cannot be reached by telephone.
Student/Parent Handbook
Please review the handbook, sign both sides of the Acknowledgment Form found in the back of the handbook, and return to school by Monday, August 30.
Student Transportation
If your child’s transportation needs should change, please send a note with your child or please call the Elementary/Middle School Office so that school personnel are made aware of any change. (i.e.-Your child will not ride the bus on a particular day. Your child will ride home with his/her neighbor instead of with their mother.)
Yearly Calendar
Please keep in mind that the scheduled activities/events are subject to change. Any changes will be included in the monthly newsletter or news bulletin.
