Cormier School and Early Learning Center

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1 Cormier School and Early Learning Center December 2013 Friday, December 20, will be the last day of school before winter break. Classes will resume on Thursday, January 2. Severe 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. 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. If school is open during stormy weather, parents have the right and responsibility to decide whether their children can safely attend school. Hearing Screening The Brown County Health Department staff came to our school on Wednesday, November 20, to provide hearing screenings. The hearing screenings targeted the students in grades 4K and 5K. The health department would like to take this opportunity to thank Skye Millhiser and Cher VanCampenhout who volunteered to assist with the screening process. Market Day items can be picked up on Wednesday, December 18, between 4 and 5 p.m., at Pioneer School. Ashwaubenon School Board Meeting Monday, December 9, 6:30 p.m. Ashwaubenon School District Office Proper Outdoor/Indoor Clothing With the cold weather upon us, please make sure you send your child to school everyday with proper outdoor clothing (snow pants, boots, mittens, hat, and a warm coat.) Please label all clothing with your child s full name. We will have outdoor recess as long as the temperature and wind chill stay above 0. Please dress your child in layers so they may take a layer off or add a layer if they get too hot or too cold during the school day. Always make sure your child has a pair of shoes to change into once they are inside the building. (Feet get very hot in boots if they wear them all day.) Ashwaubenon is an equal opportunity school district, functioning under nondiscrimination policies.

2 P a g e 2 Ashwaubenon Family Resource Center Families are invited to participate in the following programs. You must call to register, , ext **Appl Evening Class Registration Open** What is Appl? Appl stands for Ashwaubenon Preschool and Parent Learning. Parents and kids participate in an activity together for the first part of class and then the kids (older than 22 months) have preschool while the parents have a parenting discussion in a nearby room. Children younger than 22 months stay with their parents for the parent discussion. We offer a small class size with 12 to 15 kids. Two experienced preschool teachers provide structure and fun. When is the evening class? Weekly classes are offered ten Thursday evenings for 1.5 hours, 5:30-7 p.m., starting January 23. How do I enroll? Send in $20 payment and registration form found in the Friday folder. Call , ext. 7010, for sponsorship if financial assistance is needed. What are the fees? Class session fees for ten weeks are $65 for the first child enrolled and $50 for each additional child. Your $20 non-refundable registration fee is deducted from your family total due the first day of class. Financial assistance is available. What topics are discussed? A parent educator facilitates discussion on topics including: discipline strategies, picky eating, sleep issues, potty training, temper tantrums, and much more! A big Thank You to all who ordered Hydrant pizzas from the AFRC. Our fundraiser was a great success. All funds go directly to APPL programs.

3 P a g e 3 Library News Call Dawn Austin or Kathy Rolling, , ext. 7113, for more information regarding Cormier s library. Book Care We are extremely pleased with the enthusiasm the students have demonstrated when coming to the library. We are noticing some books coming back with scribbles and/or with the spine and barcode labels peeled off. Parents, please help your child remember proper book care. 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. 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: Zachary in Mrs. Miller s class and Wyatt in Miss Carstens 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 has arrived. 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 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 also. Thank you for your help.

4 P a g e 4 UNDERSTAND THE FACTS ABOUT INFLUENZA Every year, healthy children and adults get sick from the flu and have to go to the doctor or the hospital. Here is some important information about influenza, also called the flu, to help parents like yourself protect your family from this serious respiratory illness. Did You Know? The flu is a serious, contagious disease that can cause illness, hospitalization, and sometimes death. Children 2 to 17 years old are nearly 2 to 3 times more likely to be infected with the flu than adults. School-age children are the main spreaders of the flu virus to other children, adults, and older people. More than 200,000 people in the United States are hospitalized each year because of the flu. Children younger than 5 years old had similar hospitalization rates from the flu as people years of age. The flu is an infection of the nose, throat, and lungs caused by influenza viruses. Symptoms of the Flu: The flu usually comes on quickly; people with the flu have some, or all, of these symptoms: Fever Cough Sore throat Runny or stuffy nose Body aches Headache Fatigue (feeling very tired) Sometimes vomiting and diarrhea (more common in children than adults) If someone in your family is experiencing symptoms that you think might be the flu, call your healthcare provider. 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. Source: MedImmune Fight the Flu: Understand & Protect Against Influenza, 2012.

5 P a g e 5 Cormier School and Early Learning Center 2280 S. Broadway Ashwaubenon, WI Phone: 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 We are on the web: D E C E M B E R Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Ashwaubenon School Board 6:30 p.m Ashwaubenon School Board 6:30 D. O PBIS Christmas Winter Eve Winter Break Break New 31 New Year s Eve Pioneer School 4-5 p.m. Year s Day All School Event Return to School From Parent s Day Out Winter Begins