October 2015 Washington Middle School 314 S. Baird Street
Green Bay, WI 54301
Margaret Lardinois, Principal Todd Chandler, Associate Principal Brenden Whitfield, Associate Principal Office 448-2095 Attendance 448-2098 Guidance 448-2097
ELL 448-2178, Hmong ELL 448-2288, Spanish Website http://www.greenbay.k12.wi.us/washington
Hello! We would like to say thank you to everyone for helping make your child’s first days at Wash- ington Middle School a success! We have gotten off to a great start this year, and we all look for- ward to seeing it continue.
So far our students have been doing a great job adjusting to middle school. We have seen mainly positive attitudes towards school and towards each other. Please encourage your child to keep up the great efforts and have a positive attitude at school.
Hopefully you have seen your child’s planner at home. Each student should be writing down the daily objective and any assignments they may have in their planner on a daily basis. They should be bringing these home so they know, and you know, which assignments they have. Asking your child to see their planner is another great way to know what they are doing and reinforcing that they fill it out and use it. Thanks in advance for doing this.
It is hard to believe, but parent/teacher conferences will also be coming up in the near future. You will be getting instructions on how to sign up sent to you at home, so please be looking for these. We would like to meet as many parents as possible.
Thanks again,
6th Grade Red House Teachers
Welcome to October
We had our first Box Pass celebration. Those students who did not leave the classroom for forgotten supplies, bathroom trips, etc. enjoyed a slice of pizza and a can of soda. If a couple of passes had been used then the student received a can of soda. It pays to be in class!
The White House would like to thank all of you who purchased a White House T-shirt. It was a successful fundraiser and we were able to make a little over $200.00. This helps us to provide box pass celebration items, field trip reduced costs and anything that helps our kids.
Please note that Parent Teacher Conferences are begining on October 15th and continue next week. You should have received notification on how to set up a conference. If a translator is needed, please sign up right away.
Our first Student of the Month Celebration took place in September. We would like to acknowledge Lukas Fonder, Tywinn Scott, Ryan Kopidlansky, Monica Carlos-Macias, Marisol Rodriguez-Sanchez, Orlando Garcia Diaz and Juan Grajeda as the first to be rec- ognized as leaders in our house. Congratulations.
We also recognized all of the students who celebrated birthdays in Septem- ber and October.
Welcome to UWGB Phuture Phoenix student, Ms Cline, who is working in Mrs. LeMense's morning classes on Mondays and Wednesdays this semeste
It has been a great start of the new school year for White House! You can’t beat the Heat.
Music News!
Thank you to everyone that supported our WMS Music Department Fundraiser. De- livery of all items will be on Wednesday, October 21 for all Day 2 music students and Thursday, October 22 for all Day 1 music students. Congratulations to Band III and Choir III for an outstanding performance at the EQUATE Concert on Tuesday, October 6, 2015.Also, Congratulations to the following WMS Band students for being selected in- to the St Norbert Northeast WI Honor Band:Teagan Delarwelle, Clara Mansky, Jaime Renovato, and Victoria Spellman. These students will be working with an exemplary University level conductor and performing with the top band students selected
from Northeast WI to Upper Michigan. Reminder our WMS music parents meet the first Monday of each month on stage at 6p.m. Any parent/guardian of a WMS music student is welcome and encouraged to attend. Finally, please visit our WMS Music Department website located on the WMS homepage for any and all information regarding concert performances, music news, etc. You may also contact one of the WMS music teachers di- rectly with any concerns.Mr. Van Ess Music Dept Chair, Band I, Band II, Band III, Jazz Band, Ms. Winkler, Beginning Band, Band I, Band II, Adaptive Music, Ms. Mansky Or- chestra, Rockin Strummin, Drummin Class, Ms. Ziolkowski Choir, General Music 448- 2095 or email.
Thank you, Mr. Van Ess
Here you go.
Washington Middle School Student Services Staff
October represents Bullying Prevention Awareness Month – a time to highlight the im- portance of stopping bullying and creating awareness about the impact of bullying.
Please remember to report all harassment/bullying so that staff members can work to resolve the situation with the students involved. All staff members are committed to creating a safe environment and will not tolerate bullying/harassment. At Washington Middle School, issues can be reported to - any member of the Administration team or Student Services team.
Washington has picked the week of October 5th to highlight the impact bullying has on our students. Monday is wear blue day as a sign you want to “Stomp Out Bullying”, Tuesday is Mix It Up Day in lunch, Wednesday is Superhero day because you are a superhero when you stand up to bullies, Thursday is a 6th grade presentation and Fri- day is wear yellow day as a sign you support want people to see there are resources to prevent suicide. Students also signed blue paper hands that are displayed around the building to pledge against bullying. More information can be found at http://
handsproject.org/
ELL News
Hello everyone! We would first like to thank everyone for helping the school year get off to a great start. Your dedication to your child makes the start of the year go much smoother.
It is recommended that you do your best to encourage your child to keep caught up on their homework as the year starts. They should all be filling out their as- signment notebook with both objectives and assignments on a daily basis. This is a great way to check what they did during the day. It is important to get all students into this routine early on.
Also as the weather changes and starts to cool down, please be sure your child is coming to school in weather appropriate clothing. Many rooms can get cold, so dressing in layers is recommended.
Even though school seems to have just started it is already time to start thinking about parent/teacher conferences that will be taking place in the near future.
Please be looking for this information coming in the mail so you can get sched- uled to talk about your child’s success here at Washington Middle School.
Translators will be available for those who need them. If you can’t make the conference dates, feel free to contact any teachers to schedule a meeting at a dif- ferent time.
You will also notice there have been some very nice improvements made to the school. The main office has been completed and the main entrance is back up and running. You will now be entering the school through the office.
Thank you for everything you do in your child’s life to make a difference,
ELL department
Temporada de Resfriados e Influenza
Con la llegada de la temporada de resfriados e influenza, es importante que nosotros como una comunidad escolar reconozcamos nuestras responsabilidades de ayudarnos entre sí a mantener- nos saludables.
El personal del Distrito se esforzará para asegurar que nuestros edificios estén limpios y que tomemos todas las precauciones apropiadas para proteger la salud y seguridad de todos nues- tros estudiantes. Si el Departamento de Salud Pública se comunicara con el Distrito con rela- ción a enfermedades contagiosas, nosotros seguiríamos comunicando esa información con to- das las familias.
Anteriormente en el ciclo escolar, el Distrito sí dio un comunicado acerca de un estudiante que había tenido un caso confirmado de la meningitis viral. Aunque no se requiere que se reporte la meningitis viral al Departamento de Salud Pública, debido a preocupaciones intensificadas que acompañaban el fallecimiento de un niño relacionado con la meningitis viral, el Distrito deter- minó que era importante dar un comunicado acerca de esta enfermedad. En los siguientes días, información acerca de la meningitis viral fue extensamente distribuida por el Departamento de Salud Pública informando a las familias de los síntomas y medidas preventivas.
De aquí en adelante, el Distrito continuará siguiendo su protocolo normal. Nuestros enfermeros del Distrito se comunican con el Departamento de Salud Pública y el Distrito actuará de acuer- do con las reglas generales y recomendaciones del Departamento.
Todos tenemos un papel que desempeñar en guardar la salud de nuestra comunidad escolar.
Mantener a los niños en casa cuando están enfermos es una manera importante de conseguir que otros estudiantes sigan saludables y aprendiendo. Los estudiantes deben quedarse en casa si tienen vómito o diarrea; si tienen una tos que interrumpe actividades normales; si tienen fie- bre; si están distraídos debido a dolores de oído, cabeza, o garganta; o si tienen una enferme- dad contagiosa como la conjuntivitis, varicela, o amigdalitis.
La mejor defensa contra resfriados e influenza es lavarse bien las manos y cubrirse la boca al toser y estornudar. Nuestro personal continuará fomentando el buen lavado de manos en la es- cuela, especialmente con nuestros estudiantes pequeños.
Juntos podemos lograr que nuestra escuela sea un lugar saludable donde nuestros estudiantes aprenden a su máximo potencial.
Cold & Flu Season
With the cold and flu season upon us, as a school community it is important that we recognize our responsibilities to help each other stay healthy.
Our District staff will work to ensure that our buildings are clean and that we take all appro- priate precautions to ensure the health and safety of all students. Should the Department of Health communicate with the District regarding communicable diseases, we will continue to share that information with all families.
Earlier this school year, the District did communicate about a student who had been confirmed with viral meningitis. While this is not an illness that is required to be reported to the Depart- ment of Health, due to the heightened concerns surrounding a child’s death related to viral meningitis, the District determined it was important to communicate about the illness. In the following days information regarding viral meningitis was widely distributed by the Depart- ment of Public Health informing families about symptoms and preventative measures.
Moving forward the District will continue to follow its normal protocol. Our District nurses are in contact with the Department of Health and the District will act in accordance with its guidelines and recommendations.
Everyone has a role in keeping our school community healthy. Keeping children home when they are ill is one important way to keep students healthy and learning. Students should stay home if they are vomiting or have diarrhea; have a cough that disrupts normal activity; have a fever; are distracted due to an earache, headache or sore throat; or have a contagious disease such as pinkeye, chickenpox or strep throat.
The best defense against cold and flu season is good hand washing and covering one’s mouth when sneezing or coughing. Our staff will continue to encourage good hand washing in school, especially with our younger students.
Together we can keep our school healthy and our students learning.
WMS Parent Network October 2015
BOOK FAIR!
Our Scholastic Book Fair at Washington is open at the times listed below. Your student will be com- ing to the Book Fair with his/her Language Arts Class as scheduled by Ms. Tina Arnold, the Library Media Specialist. If you are attending conferences with your student on Tuesday, the 20th, come in to shop, or if you pick up your student from school, stop by after school. We will be open until 3:30 pm on the days listed.
Wednesday Oct. 14th 7:30 am.-3:30 pm.
Thursday Oct. 15th 7:30 am.-3:30 pm.
Monday Oct. 19th 7:30 am.-3:30 pm.
Tuesday Oct. 20th 7:30 am.-7:30 pm.**
**extended hours during parent teacher conferences Wednesday Oct. 21st 7:30 am.-3:30 pm.
Thursday Oct. 22nd 7:30 am.-3:30 pm.
The online book fair is open until October 21st! Any books purchased online will be delivered to Washington Middle School free of charge and given to your children unless you indicate that they are to be picked up by you. What a great way to shop for gifts with the holidays coming up! The book sales will be credited to the Washington Middle School Scholastic Book Fair. This means that we re- ceive credits, or “Scholastic Dollars” to spend on books for the library. It is a “win-win” situation in that you are able to get lovely books for your children and the library will be gifted with more books.
We hope that you share this opportunity with family and friends.
The ULR is: http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/washingtonmiddleschool23
Parent Teacher Conference Dinner!
WMS Teachers and Staff are very busy during conferences, so as a way to say thank you for their hard work Parent Network will have a potato bar dinner during conferences on Tuesday, October 20th. We are requesting donations and volunteer time! Even volunteering for 1 hour can help! If you are able to donate a food item or your time, please contact Brenda Farrell: brendatrevorfarrell@gmail.com, Sallie Jerovetz: sjerovetz@new.rr.com or Mindy Everard: mseverard@yahoo.com. THANK YOU!!!
WMS CLOTHING SALE!
Stop by and check out the table of awesome Spirit Wear during Parent Teacher Conferences and sup- port the student designed WMS 75th Anniversary Logo!
Thursday, October 15th – 4:30 – 7:30 – look for table set up near entrance Tuesday, October 20th – 4:30 – 7:30 – look for table set up by LMC, 2nd floor
WMS CONCESSIONS AT EAST!
WMS Parent Network volunteers are still working hard and having fun at the concession stands in October at East High school! There is still a volunteer opportunity at the October 22nd game. Contact Sallie Jerovetz at sjerovetz@new.rr.com to sign up!
PARENT EXPRESS EMAILS
If you do not receive the Parent Express emails please contact Mindy Everard at msever- ard@yahoo.com to have your name and email address added. This is a fast and easy way to receive information about events or updates happening at WMS!
2015/2016 Meeting Dates
November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3
There are many other exciting ways that Parent Network helps the school
throughout the year…Spirit Wear…Scrip….Box Tops and Labels…and much more!
Contact any of us if you have questions or ideas!
Mindy Everard, President - mseverard@yahoo.com
Connie Schroeder, Vice President – wmsparentnetwork@gmail.com Renee Katers, Treasurer – reneekaters@gmail.com
Chris Nemecek, Secretary – christine.nemecek@gmail.com
