January Note From the Principal. Inclement Weather/School Closings. School Delays. Cormier School and Early Learning Center Newsletter

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1 Cormier School and Early Learning Center Newsletter January 2014 Note From the Principal After the winter break, we will welcome students back to school on Thursday, January 2, 2014; hopefully, all rested up and ready to learn. We hope you have a wonderful and relaxing break. We are looking forward to a happy and healthy new year. Ashwaubenon School Board Meeting Monday, January 27, :30 p.m. Ashwaubenon School District Office Inclement Weather/School Closings Severe Weather Closings When Ashwaubenon schools are closed due to severe weather, an announcement will be made on most local radio and television stations. In addition, parents/guardians will be informed via the district s Blackboard Connect notification system. If school is open during stormy weather, parents have the right and responsibility to decide whether their children can safely attend school. Emergency School Closing Plan If it becomes necessary to close school after the start of the school day, before regular dismissal time, the announcement will be made on local radio and television stations. In addition, parents/guardians will be informed via the district s Blackboard Connect notification system. Snow Day Make-ups If it is necessary to close schools for severe weather more than the two days allotted in the district calendar, make-up days will typically be scheduled starting the day after the last regularly scheduled day of school in June. If this becomes necessary, notices will be sent home via newsletters. Market Day Market Day items can be picked up on Wednesday, January 29, between 4 and 5 p.m., at Pioneer School. School Delays In the event of a two hour delayed start, the morning 4 year-old kindergarten classes will not meet. In the event of an early release, the afternoon 4 year-old kindergarten classes will not meet. Save the Date for the Biggest Bedtime Story Night Thursday, January 16, K/APPL/Head Start: 5:30-6:30 p.m. : 6:00-7:00 p.m. Please remember to save and send in your box tops. The money generated from their redemption is used to supplement our school programs. Thank you. Look for a flyer in early January for additional information.

2 P a g e 2 Library News Call Dawn Austin or Kathy Rolling, , ext. 7113, for more information regarding Cormier s library. Birthday Book Club We would like to thank the following students for their generous donations of new books for our library during the past month: Lila in Mrs. Foote s class, Peyton in Mrs. Crutcher s class, and Christopher in Mrs. Moran s class. What a wonderful way to show your support for our library. We really appreciate the books!! If you are wondering what to donate, this is a wonderful time of year to supply books with a winter or snowman theme. Library Books and Snow Don t Mix Snowy, wet weather is here to stay! In order to protect your child s library books we ask that your child NOT stuff their backpacks or book bags with their wet snow pants, mittens, hats, and boots. Please send along a plastic grocery bag or large Ziploc bag that can be used to protect their library books from wet clothes and art projects with wet glue and/or glitter. We continue to remind students how important it is to take good care of their books. Please discuss this with your child at home. Thank you for your help. Book Returns The students are excited about checking out library books! Parents, please help your child remember his or her library book on their library day. You as parents can make it even more enjoyable by reading the book to your child before they return it to the library. Sticker Chart Prizes Needed To promote positive behavior when classes come to the library they will have the opportunity to earn a sticker on the library behavior chart. When a class has collected four stickers they will receive a reward a prize from the treasure box! We would appreciate donations of simple prizes for our prize box. Due to health concerns we d appreciate new or cleaned items only. 2nd RIF Distribution Cormier s second of three RIF distributions will be on Thursday, January 30, and all students will again be able to select a book to keep for their very own. We will be celebrating with the theme of Franklin Loves Reading. All students and staff are encouraged to wear green on that day. Library Book Care Reminder If a book becomes ripped or damaged, please send the book back to the library with a note so that the page(s) can be repaired with special book tape. Being kind to books is practiced during library but we need your help at home also. Ashwaubenon is an equal opportunity school district, functioning under nondiscrimination policies.

3 P a g e 3 Ashwaubenon Family Resource Center Keep busy this winter by attending the wonderful programs the resource center has to offer. Call Paula, at , ext. 7010, or pchristensen@ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us, to register. (PDO) PDO is a preschool program offered at the Ashwaubenon Family Resource Center located in the lower level of Cormier School. The program is for parents who need to take a break from their hectic schedules and enjoy some personal time away from their children. It will be offered on Friday, January 10, and Friday, January 24, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., for children two to six years old. Children are involved in fun-filled learning activities, singing, story reading, and craft making. An early childhood teacher plans and implements the morning activities. The cost is $10 for your first child and $6 for each additional child. This includes three hours of class time and a healthy snack. Ashw aubenon Preschool and Pare nt Learning (APPL ) The winter-spring session of our Ashwaubenon Preschool and Parent Learning (APPL) class is starting January 23 and will run for 10 weeks from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday evenings. pchristensen@ashwaubenon.k12.wi.us for a registration form and more information. UNDERSTAND THE FACTS ABOUT INFLUENZA The flu is not a cold. Sometimes the flu is confused with a cold, because they have similar symptoms. But, in general, the flu is worse than the common cold. These symptoms are more common and intense with the flu: Fever Body Aches Tiredness Dry Cough How does the flu spread? When people with the flu cough, sneeze, or talk, the virus spreads, mainly by droplets from the nose and mouth that land on or are inhaled by anyone nearby. You can also get the flu if you touch a surface with the flu virus on it, like a door or railing, and then touch your nose, mouth, or eyes. The best way to prevent the flu is to get vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months and older should get the flu vaccine every year. To protect yourself and your children against the flu, make sure that everyone in the family gets their flu vaccine. Other ways to help protect your family against the flu Yearly vaccination is the best way to prevent the flu. But, the CDC offers these everyday tips to stop the spread of germs: *Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you sneeze and then throw the tissue away after you use it. Better yet, cough into your sleeve (by the elbow)! *Stay away from sick people and try to keep anyone in your house who is sick in a separate room if you can. *Wash hands often with soap and water. *Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth. *Wipe down surfaces in the bathroom and kitchen and wash your children s toys with a household disinfectant. Source: MedImmune Fight the Flu: Understand & Protect Against Influenza, 2012.

4 P a g e 4 What is Open Enrollment? Open Enrollment Application Time! Open enrollment is a program that allows parents to apply for their child to attend school in a school district other than the one in which they reside. Applications for open enrollment will be accepted from February 3, 2014, through 4 p.m. on April 30, Who is required to apply for Open Enrollment? Families that have moved out of the district between February of 2013 and February of 2014 and want their child(ren) to continue to attend school in the Ashwaubenon School District during the school year. Families that are anticipating a move to another district and would like their child(ren) to continue to attend the Ashwaubenon School District during the school year. Families that currently reside in another school district but would like their child(ren) to attend the Ashwaubenon School District during the school year. Families that reside in another district with a child(ren) currently open enrolled into Ashwaubenon must open enroll siblings that are not open enrolled and want to attend school in Ashwaubenon during the school year. Every child in a family must be open enrolled individually. Having a child (ren) currently open enrolled and attending does not automatically approve every child in the family. Families with children new to the district must apply for open enrollment even if they have siblings currently open enrolled. You do not have to apply for Open Enrollment if If your child is currently open enrolled and attending school in Ashwaubenon, you do not have to re-apply for open enrollment for that child. Ashwaubenon does not require students currently attending schools in the Ashwaubenon School District through open enrollment to re-apply. Once they apply, are accepted, and continue to attend our schools, they are open enrolled through graduation. However, if the open enrolled child has a sibling(s) new to the district in , the sibling(s) must apply for open enrollment. How do you apply for Open Enrollment? The preferred method of applying for open enrollment is through the on-line application process at sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_psctoc. The on-line application will be available from Monday, February 3, 2014, through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, There will be a link to this site on our district website beginning February 3. If you do not have access to the internet, paper applications will be accepted. Paper applications must be submitted to Jennifer Bower at the district office no earlier than February 3 and no later than 4 p.m. on April 30. A postmark does not meet this requirement. If you have any questions about Open Enrollment or need a paper application sent to you, please contact Jennifer Bower, at the district office, at , ext

5 P a g e S. Broadway Ashwaubenon, WI Phone: Fax: Cormier s Mission We commit ourselves to the education of young children by offering a safe and inviting environment that promotes joyful, lifelong learning with high expectations for each individual. We also commit ourselves to a philosophy which fosters strong family, school, and community partnerships. We are on the web: JANUARY 2014 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat New Year s Day No School Return to School from Winter Break K Ashwaubenon School Board Mtg. District Office 6:30 p.m. Market Day Pioneer 4-5 p.m. Biggest Bedtime Story 11 a.m. Release 4K No School Open Enrollment Begins RIF Franklin Loves Reading PBIS Reading Blizzard February