Arboretum Elementary School October 2018 Ms. Sheila Weihert, Principal 1350 Arboretum Drive Waunakee, WI 53597 608-849-1800 Extension 1 - Attendance [email protected]

Extension 2 - Health Office Extension 3 - School Counselor Extension 4 - Principal Extension 5 - Food Service Extension 0 - Office Courage In October, students and staff at Arboretum Ele- mentary will be focused on the character trait courage. Parents can talk with their children about courage to reinforce what we are doing at school. We ask children to have the courage to invite oth- ers into games during recess or stand up for some- one that might be excluded. It takes a lot of thought and courage for an elementary student to stand up for themselves or others. Ask your child about how they use courage at school, home, and out and about with friends. PTO Arboretum Dash Thank You!

THANK YOU very much to our families, students, staff, volunteers, sponsors, and community for your support, time, and energy with our Third Annual Arboretum Dash! It was a huge success, and a fabulous day on Friday, September 21st!

Final Details:  We ran 10,154 total laps!

 Our fundraising total is almost to $26,000!

 Over 120+ volunteers helped make our event possible!

 Thank you to our 20+ community sponsors!

 1500+ water cups were used!

 50+ handmade signs of encouragement lined our fields!

 260 hotdogs and 185 hamburgers were served at our family picnic!

 We had miles of smiles, and so many steps to help us raise money for our fabu- lous school!

WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU! If you'd like to contribute to our main PTO fundraiser of the year, checks/cash will be collected until Friday, September 28th. They can be turned into the office. This fundraiser supports our PTO programs throughout the entire year along with new playground equipment, technology, and alternative seating options for students.

Thank you again for making this a huge success!

PTO Arboretum Dash Fun!

Thanks Allison Fonseca and Teresa Leuch for capturing our big day in pictures! T OGETHER WE L EARN . T OGETHER WE GROW .

Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, October 11 and March 14 3: 45-7: 45 p. m. Friday, October 12 and March 15 — NO SCHOOL DAY 8: 00 a.m. —12:00 noon Parents may sign up for conferences on google. Sign up sheets were emailed to parents.

Arboretum Elementary School conferences will be held on Thursday, October 11 from 3:45-7:45 p.m. and Friday, October 12 from 8:00 a.m.—12:00 noon. There is no school on October 12. Each conference is scheduled to last 15 minutes. Parent Teacher Conferences are an excellent opportunity to support your child by communicating with your child’s teacher. If you feel that you need more than 15 minutes, please schedule a time outside of conferences to meet with your child’s teacher. Parents that sign up for conferences on Thursday, October 11 have conferences at the same time on Thursday, March 14. Parents that sign up for conferences on Friday, October 12 have conferences at the same time on Friday, March 15.

Some teachers at Arboretum Elementary work Babysitting will be available on in other school buildings. Below is the shared staff schedule for conferences. conferences for kids walking to 10 years on Thursday. Valerie Clevenger, Physical Therapist Thursday at Prairie and Heritage on Friday Back by popular demand!! No sit- ter for Parent Teacher Confer- Lyn Cederholm, Pathways Friday ences? No problem!! The High School DECA and FBLA Club will be offering babysitting Please check from 3:45pm-7:45 Lost and Found Clothing pm on Thursday, October 11 in the Arboretum gym during Parent during Conferences. Teacher Conferences. They will Please remember to provide activities, games, and fun for the kids! Donations will benefit LABEL clothing. the DECA and FBLA Clubs.

TOGETHER WE LEARN! TOGETHER WE GROW!!

PTO BBQ Kick Off Thank You! Halloween Parade The PTO of Arboretum, Heritage, Wednesday, October 31 Prairie and Intermediate Schools would like to thank all parents Gym at 8:00 a.m. who volunteered at the 24th an- nual PTO BBQ Kick Off. Thank you for providing a fun and enjoy- Arboretum Elementary School will able event for students, parents host a parade of ghosts, goblins and and community members. characters on Wednesday, October 31 at 8:00 a.m. Please be in the gym

bleachers by 7:45 a.m. to avoid The Waunakee Community School crossing into the parade. Students District is very fortunate to have are to wear costumes to school and involved parents . bring a change of clothing for later in

the day. Students should not wear any costumes with a violent theme or that contain toy weapons as accessories (guns, swords, knives, etc.). Please keep makeup to a minimum. If a stu- dent costume includes a mask, make sure the child can safely see with the mask on. Families are invited to view the parade in the gym. Please watch the parade until all students are fin- ished walking out of the gym.

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What is PBIS?

Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) provides a framework for teaching desired behaviors in all areas of our school. Similar to our tiered model for academics, PBIS includes Tier 1 universal teaching for ALL students. This sys- temwide direct teaching of desired behaviors occurs in all classrooms, during spe- cials, and in all public spaces in the school (playground, bathrooms, hallway, assem- blies, etc). Students are taught schoolwide expectations and when data shows a need for re-teaching or “boostering” certain areas, new lessons will focus on helping to increase desired behaviors in that particular area (example, playground). In addi- tion to directly teaching behavior expectations to students, staff recognize appropri- ate behavior by giving out green tickets to students who are displaying desired be- havior. This acknowledgement system helps to reinforce positive behavior and hope- fully increase desired behavior.

Please ask your child about the three core values at Arboretum and what they’ve learned about being safe, respectful, and responsible in different areas of our school. Students enjoyed skits presented by teachers during our first assembly of the year to learn how to use the quiet sign and how to be safe, respectful, and responsible in various areas of the school. We also sang our brand new Arboretum Song created by Mrs. Thomas. It was a huge hit, thank you Mrs. Thomas and the PBIS team! Please mark you calendar! December 14 February15 15 April 12

Box Tops for Education!

Can you believe the 1st month of school is over? Thank you for turning in your September and summer collection sheets! Keep collecting those box tops to earn money for Arboretum. October’s collection sheet will be going home in your September 27 Thursday Folder.

Your Box Top Coordinators, Jodie Sorenson and Becky Thousand

Fourth Grade Helpers

Safety Patrol and Morning Announcers Students receive safety patrol schedules and morning announce- ments in Thursday folders. Morning announcers should be in the office by 7:30 a.m. so they have plenty of time to practice.

Service Club A meeting with Mrs. Worrell and Ms. Weihert will be scheduled with Service Club students at their afternoon recess to discuss ways students can serve the school! Please ask your child how he/she will be serving the school. Attendance Line Holiday Music 849-1800 Extension 1 or Email Program [email protected] Dress Up Day

Fire Safety Week October 8-12 Friday, December 21 Firefighters will visit classrooms to talk

about fire safety on Friday, October 5.

October Birthday Party

Ms. Weihert will be dishing up ice cream sundaes to students NO School with October birthdays on Monday, October 29 a t 1 2 : 4 5 p.m. for grade 1, 12:55 p.m. Friday, October 12 for grades 2 - 4, and 1:30 p.m. for Kindergarten in the lunch Thursday, October 25 r o o m . Parents are welcome to join in Friday, October 26 t h e f u n .

Please continue to save:  B o x T o p s  Milk Moola Caps  Used Printer Cartridges  P o p T a b s C a m p b e l l ’ s Labels for Edu- cation has been discontin- ued. Please place in the green box outside of the o f f i c e .

Art to Remember www.arttoremember.com

Turning your child’s artwork into professionally made products. Actual samples of your child’s artwork is on the order form.

Order Forms Distributed November 9 Order Forms Due November 16 Late orders cannot be accepted.

Orders will be sent home with students in December.

We are very excited to offer Art To Remember. Artwork is created in class and parents may order products such as magnets, mugs, coasters, etc. It’s a program that is so meaningful, delightful and successful! It promotes inspira- tion and self-esteem with our kids! Chris Madden, our Art Teacher, has been busy with the kids since the beginning of the school year! There’s stationary, ornaments, mouse pads, tiles, shirts, aprons – and MORE. These make great gifts for CHRISTMAS for parents, kids, grandparents, friends, family and teacher gifts. Get your keepsakes and enjoy your child’s art for many, many years to come! Thank you to Joy Jensema, PTO Art To Remember Coordinator !

Canned Food Drive September 24—October 17

Arboretum Elementary School will Needed Items conduct its annual “Canned Food Drive.” Students are asked to bring * Snack Items—Crackers, granola bars non-perishable food or other gro- Condiments—Ketchup, pickles, dressing cery items to school. Collection box- Jello and Pudding es will be located in each classroom Baking supplies—Brownie Mix, Sugar, Flour and in the main office. Please do Drinks— Juice boxes, hot chocolate mix, coffee Paper goods—Toilet paper , paper towels, kleenex not send any expired * Toiletries—Toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant items. Pasta, Rice and Pasta Salad Canned Fruit * Cereal and Oatmeal Donated items will be distributed Boxed Dinners and Potatoes locally via the Waunakee Food Pantry Canned Meats and Dinners—Canned Chicken, Spam, Ham, Beefaroni, sponsored by the Ecumenical Board. Chili (Tuna is not needed at this time) As Waunakee continues to grow, so Baked Beans (The food pantry has a lot of assorted beans) does our need to help one another. Canned Vegetables—Peas, Beetx, Potatoes, Mixed (The food pantry has We have families who need extra a lot of corn and green beans) support during the holidays. Baby Items * Cleaning Supplies—Laundry Detergent, Spray cleaners,

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TEAM CHALLENGES 2017-18 SEASON / START A TEAM TODAY

Are you ready to take the DI Challenge? Students interested in finding more information about the Waunakee pro- gram should attend the Informational Meeting Octo ber 17 6:00 p.m. Arboretum Elementary Library

Go to the national website to learn more about the program. www.destinationimagination.org

Please continue to collect Box Tops! The school earns 10 cents Party Invitations for every box top collected! Per district policy, statute 118.124, and FERPA law, parent names, addresses, email addresses, or phone numbers are prohibited for distribu- tion by the district. All schools stipulate that invitations to private events (i.e. birthday parties, play dates, etc.) not be distributed at school. Please take care of this via phone, email, or mail. Thanks for your under- standing and cooperation by not putting our staff and students in an uncomfortable situa- tion.

For The Love of Reading

Our Goal: to get every child to read or be read to every day and find the love of reading.

Did you know... Kids who are read to do better in school.

Comprehension question to ask your child: Nonfiction Text - What new information did you learn? Fiction Text- What lesson did the character learn?

Reading Challenge: Have your child read or read to your child, a favorite book from your childhood. What’s The Buddy Bench? Mrs. Dyana Worrell, School Counselor

At Arboretum, we are proactive and positive in teaching kindness, respect, and being a good friend to our fellow students. We spend a lot of time learning about and incor- porating our monthly character traits into everything that we do. We are also teach- ing our PBIS core values and expectations; being safe, respectful, and responsible, in all areas of our school. Our two Buddy Benches are another opportunity to teach our students about the importance of being a kind friend, including others, and show- ing empathy. Students will learn and review about how to use the bench in guidance classes.

The Buddy Bench is a tool children can use if they have tried their words to find someone to play with and have not been successful. They are taught to still actively think while sitting on the bench, “What would I like to do?” They should look around and see if they can still join a game. If the child sees something, he/she gets off the bench and goes up to the other students and asks to play.

Children are taught that if a child is sitting on the bench and gets up and asks some- one to play, to please allow that child to play. Also, if they see a child on the purple benches, to go up to that child and ask them to play. Children choosing to sit on the bench, must say yes to the first person who invites them. By inviting someone to play or having them join the game, it teaches children kindness and empathy.

If no one happens to approach a child on the bench, an adult will help them find a buddy or create a plan for what to play that recess.

The Buddy Bench is not intended to be used by the same person every day. Once a buddy or two has been made on the bench, hopefully the child will have some friend- ly, familiar faces to seek out at recess. In reviewing this information with students during September guidance classes, I heard many positive and successful reports that the buddy benches helped students connect with one another! Please encour- age your child to use the buddy bench if they are having trouble finding friends to play with at recess and to give it a try!

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Trick or Treat for UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund

Arboretum students will soon be bringing home bright orange Trick- or-Treat for UNICEF boxes. We are encouraging our students to bring their boxes along while trick-or-treating and ask for donations to UNICEF. UNICEF helps children in over 150 countries by provid- ing immunizations, education, clean water and sanitation, health care, and nutrition. Last year we raised $767 and we hope to have great participation again this year. Students will learn about UNICEF in their classrooms during October.

One of the goals of both parents and schools is to develop compas- sionate, caring, and responsible citizens. Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF is one example of what schools call “service-learning activi- ties” - where students learn through doing, and give back to the community through their actions. By trick-or-treating for UNICEF, students discover that they can have fun while they are learning about and helping children in our global “community”.

More information on this project will be coming home in take-home folders. Participation in this project is optional, but we hope many of our students will participate this year. If parents have any ques- tions about Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF, they can contact Dyana Worrell, School Counselor at [email protected] or Mona Jean Harley, School Social Worker at [email protected]

Happy Halloween!

Thank You for Coming to Open House!

More pictures were emailed to parents. From the Health Office

We want you to be aware of a "pesky" situation that impacts schools around the country. Head lice affects about 1 in every 100 elementary schools. Anyone can get head lice. They are not a sign of poor hygiene and they do not transmit dis- ease. Head lice can spread from one child to another during direct head to head contact or by sharing personal items such as combs, hats or helmets. Lice do not jump or fly.

Head lice are tiny parasites about the size of sesame seeds that live only on hu- mans. They move quickly when exposed to light, making them difficult to see. You may only be able to find nits, which are the lice eggs. Nits are smaller and silver in color. Nits can often be confused with dandruff, but unlike dandruff, a nit will not easily fall off the hair. If you can blow or flick it, it is not a nit.

The most common sign of head lice is head scratching, particularly at night. Red bite marks or sores may also be noticed on the scalp. Safe and effective prod- ucts to treat head lice are available over the counter and by doctor’s prescription. It is important to follow the directions carefully. In addition, use a fine-tooth comb or special nit comb to help remove the eggs (nits) from the hair. Check your child’s hair when it is wet to see if there are any new head lice. Parents should also wash (in hot water) all recently worn clothing, hats, bedding, and towels. Personal care items, such as combs and brushes, should also be washed in hot water. Toys, such as stuffed animals, can be put into a tightly closed plastic bag for 14 days or placed in a hot dryer for 30 minutes. If you discover your child has lice, please notify the health office. If you have any questions, please call the school nurse. More information on head lice: http://www.healthychildren.org/ English/tips-tools/Symptom-Checker/Pages/Lice-Head.aspx Medication Reminders Whenever possible, we encourage parents to administer medication to chil- dren at home. Please check with your child’s physician if prescribed medica- tion can be given outside the school day eliminating the need to keep medica- tion at school.

Under no circumstances will a student be given medication or allowed to take medication him/herself, prescription or non-prescription, without written no- tification from parents to the school. Forms are available on the Arboretum website.

EACH medication requires a separate form.

OVER THE COUN- PRESCRIPTION (RX) TER (OTC)/NON- NON-FDA APPROVED PRESCRIPTION BEFORE staff may give BEFORE staff may Administration of substances, which are this type of medication to give this type of not FDA approved (i.e. natural prod- your student: medication to your ucts, oils, food supplements), may be ad- ministered by the District but require the 1. PRESCRIPTION MEDI- student: 1. OVER-THE- following: CATION CONSENT 1. OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATION CON- COUNTER MEDICA- FORM must be fully com- SENT FORM must be fully completed and TION CONSENT FO pleted and signed by signed by a parent/guardian. Return com- RM must be fully BOTH a parent/guardian pleted form to the Health Office. AND a li- completed and 2. Written instructions from a licensed censed practitioner. Re- signed by a practitioner. Example - "Susie Q. may re- turn completed form to parent/guardian. ceive ABC Oils to treat headaches. Apply 2- the Health Office. Return completed 3 drops to her forehead every 4 hours as 2. Medication must arrive form to the Health needed. Use for the current school year." in the original container Office. Example - "Susie Q. may take Natural cough with a label that shows 2. Medication must drops per guidelines on the package for the current school year." Written instructions the student’s name, medi- arrive in the original should include the dose, time, quantity and cation name, dose, time container with a la- bel that shows the duration of treatment as shown above. and duration of treat- 3. These substances must be supplied in student’s name, ment. the original manufacturer's package and medication name, the package must list the ingredients in a dose, time and dura- legible format. tion of treatment.

WAUNAKEE WARRIORS

HOME FOOTBALL GAME STUDENT FAN EXPECTATIONS

In an effort to maintain a SAFE and orderly environment at our home football games, so that ALL fans can enjoy the games, the Waunakee School District is asking parents to please help us in our effort by reviewing these expectations with their Elementary school children before they attend a game. K-4th Grade Students  K-4 students must enter the game with an adult.  K-4 students must be with their parents during the course of the game.  K-4 students must be seated during the game. Do not wander around stadium.  Concessions are available at halftime and quarters for K-4 students. Students should return to their seat prior to start of the second half.  No footballs, soccer balls, kick balls, etc. are allowed in the stadium. They will be confiscat- ed by game supervisors. There is no ball playing, tag games, etc. allowed in the stadium or on the fields behind the stadium.  Always exhibit good sportsmanship.  Be respectful during the National Anthem, school songs, and player introductions.  Never boo or yell at officials or opposing players.  Cheer for the Waunakee players.  Represent Waunakee in a positive manner.  Remember, you should be going to the game to watch the game.

Students may Please welcome our new staff! arrive at school Shawn Holewinski—Kindergarten Teacher at 7:15 a.m. Please Carl Harris—Food Service do not arrive Lacey Julien—Food Service earlier as we have supervision starting at 7:15 am.

Food Service TAHER NEWS: Morning Milk Reminder Just a reminder if your student is taking morning milk the fee for that is $36.00 a semester. Payments must be made in order for your child to continue receiving morning milk. If you haven’t paid that fee and you want your child to receive milk please make payment thru the online site or you may drop or mail a check to the Food Service Office at 101 School Dr. in the lower level of the building. Breakfast Information Eating breakfast is essential for your child’s best learning to occur at school! All Schools continue to offer breakfast. The breakfast menu is a separate menu from the lunch menu. Menus are located on the food service web- site: http://www.taherfood4life.org/schools/waunakee/. The Elementary student breakfast price is $1.25/day. The Middle school and High school breakfast price is $1.50 per day.

Lunch Information Elementary students have two entrees to choose from. The fruit and vegetable bar has fresh vegetables and fruits for students to pick from so they are sure to find their favorites. A hot vegetable or starch is also offered most days of the week. Let us know if you don't see an entree your child would like to see on the menu. If you have questions or concerns please feel free to contact the numbers below to answer any of your questions. Food Service Phone Numbers Lunch Account Questions; Kelly Regali; 849-2185 x1

Free/Reduced Questions; Jessica Dargenio; 849-2185 x2

Director of Food Services; Connie Vacho; 849-2185 x3

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Food Drive Firefighter continues Visit

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Conferences Picture Parent Teacher 3:45-7:45 p.m. Conferences Retake and Babysitting available in Day Book Fair Gym 8:00 a.m.—Noon

Book Fair Book Fair Book Fair Book Fair 2:45-4:00 p.m. 2:45-4:00 p.m. 2:45-4:00 p.m. 2:45 p.m.—7:30 p.m.

Day 5 15 Day 6 16 Day 1 17 Day 2 18 Day 3 19 Food Drive Deadline to Ends Early Riser Reader sign up for Destination for grades K-2 PTO Imagination Meeting in library Trunk or at 6:00 p.m. 7-7:30 a.m. Treat!

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PTO No School Trunk Or No School Staff Treat Fall Break 4:30-5:30 set up Development 5:45-7:00 p.m. Day

Day 1 29 Day 2 30 Day 3 31 October Ice Cream Halloween Parade Please check out the Sundae 8:00 a.m. parent google calendar. Celebration Gym