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Dear Parents, 3 & 4 Year Old Screening This wintry weather has sure caused some disruptions in all of our schedules of late. As a reminder, please keep your con- tact information updated to ensure that you receive im- portant safety alerts which are sent via our Infinite Campus When: Friday, March 15th, 2019 System. You can also view school closing notifications on our Time: 8am-2pm Facebook page, as well as the following radio and television stations: Call the Kewaunee Grade School at 388-2458, between th th WAUN (92.7 FM) Sturgeon Bay WBDK (96.7 FM) Luxemburg March 4 -March 7 , to schedule a screening time. WCUB (980 AM) Manitowoc WDOR (93.9 FM) Sturgeon Bay WIXX (101.1 FM) Green Bay WGEE (970 AM) Green Bay *4K registration for the 2019-20 school year will take WPKR (99.5 FM) Green Bay WPCK (104.9 FM) Green Bay WBAYTV 2 (Green Bay) WFRVTV 5 (Green Bay) place from March 12th-March 15th. Your child must be 4 WLUK TV 11(Green Bay) WGBATV 26 (Green Bay) years of age by September 1st, 2019 in order to enroll. Please stop in the Kewaunee Grade School Office to We have begun discussing options for making up the register. Please call 920 388-2458 with questions. required instructional minutes. On February 11, we will begin to dismiss at 3:00 PM, for the remainder of the The Kewaunee School District is in the process of studying year. This will add an additional 5 minutes to our day for the possibility of full day 4K beginning the 2019-2020 385 minutes, a little over 6 hours. In addition, we will school year. We are looking for input from the community, potentially hold classes on Monday, April 22, instead specifically that of our future 4K families. You can access of a day off, as was stated on the District calen- the survey at https://goo.gl/E6cCNq and complete it at dar. Student safety is our number one priority when mak- your convenience, before Monday, April 1st. We value your ing these decisions. Thank you for understanding and for input and look forward to creating the best 4K program your flexibility with the matter. possible for our students.

As always, if you have any questions or comments, please contact me at 920-388-2458 ext. 402, or [email protected]. Upcoming Events

Sincerely,  Feb. 11: New dismissal time begins, 3:00 PM  Feb. 13: Petting Zoo for students

 Feb. 14: Snow Tubing at Winter Park: K-2, 8:00-11:00, Grades 3-5, 11:30-2:00

Tracy Ledvina  Feb. 15: Snow Tubing at Winter Park: EC/4K, 8:30-11:30  March 6: End of Trimester 2 It’s a good idea to send a spare pair of dry mit-  March 7: No School/In-Service tens, hats, and socks to have for the bus ride  March 8-11: No School home, just in case the bus breaks down. It is also

a good idea to send an extra set of clothes to be kept in their locker in case the winter fun soaks through *Tentative Testing Dates their winter apparel.

Grade 3—March 22, 27, 29, and April 3 & 5 Please note that if the temperature or wind chill is zero or Grade 4—March 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, and April 2 below, the students will stay inside for recess. Student safe- ty is our number one concern. Grade 5—April 4, 8, 9, 10, & 11

Our mission, “Through a caring and safe learning community, we prepare all students with the knowledge, skills, and habits to be future ready citizens.” *Additional photos can be seen on our Facebook page!

Second grade students were excited to show off their nonfiction reading and writing skills. Our animal experts shared their research book with family and school staff!

Mrs. Binney & Ms. Hartmann had a blast "Dashing for Cash" at the Green Bay Gamblers Hockey game on Jan. 19. Together they dashed for $774. Our school also earned an additional $279 in ticket sales from the event. These monies will be used for our all inclusive playground and our counseling program. Thank you for showing your support!

How important is attendance? Ave. Number of Days Absent “The attendance rate is important because stu- 4.5 3.83 (As of Feb. 6, 2019) dents are more likely to succeed in academics 4 3.56 3.5 3.24 when they attend school consistently. It’s difficult 2.9 for the teacher and the class to build their skills 3 2.47 2.34 2.28 and progress if a large number of students are fre- 2.5 quently absent. In addition to falling behind in ac- 2 ademics, students who are not in school on a regu- 1.5 lar basis are more likely to get into trouble with 1 0.5 the law and cause problems in their communities.” 0 Taken from: https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/scho ol-attendance-issues/

Our Vision: Empowering all students to take their future by STORM: Learning, Leading, Succeeding Together. Our Mission: Through a caring and safe learning community, we prepare all students with the knowledge, skills and habits to be future ready citizens.