SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SOUTH MOUNTAIN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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April 10th , 2015
MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL ~
Mrs. Deb Heilmann
This week was National Volunteer Week. I
would like to take a moment to extend a HUGE
thank you to all the parents, family and
community members that volunteer and help
the students at South Mountain. We are
fortunate to have such a dedicated group of
individuals supporting our children. If you are a
volunteer and haven't already done so, please
be sure to stop by the office over the next few
weeks for a small token of appreciation.
Please remember that students will not have
school on April 24th. Also, please mark your
calendars for our upcoming Art show, Math
night and Book Fair that will take place on April
21st. This is a great opportunity for students to
share all of their creativity and hard work with
you. We look forward to seeing you there!
SCHOOL HOURS
8:15 AM ~ Playground Supervision Starts
8:30 AM ~ First Bell rings
8:35 AM ~ Second Bell ~ School Begins
11:15 PM ~ KG -3rd grade lunch
11:45 – 4th – 5th grade lunch
3:30 PM - Dismissal
DATES TO REMEMBER
http://southmountain.wausauschools.org/
SOUTH MOUNTAIN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
5400 Bittersweet Road
Wausau, WI 54401
Phone: 715-261-0235
Fax: 715-261-3930
PRINCIPAL – Deb Heilmann
[email protected]
SECRETARY – Deb Maley
[email protected]
April 10th ~ Report Cards Sent Home
April 21st ~ Art Fair, Math Night and Book Fair
6-7 PM
April 24th ~ Dist. Prof. Dev. – No Classes
May 25th – No Classes
May 29th - Elem Recordkeeping – 11:25
Dismissal – No PreK – no lunch served
June 5th ~ Kiefer Swenson Track Meet
June 8th ~ Kiefer Swenson Rain Date
Mark your Calendars!!!
Tuesday, April 21st will be an exciting night at South Mountain! The night will
consist of an Art Fair, a Math Night and the Book Fair will be open as well. Please
plan to visit South Mountain to participate in and enjoy these 3 activities!
PBIS MOVIE REWARD
On the morning of Friday, April 17th all of the students in grades 1-5 will
be heading to Cedar Creek Cinema to watch the movie Monkey
Kingdom.
We will leave school at 8:35 a.m. and arrive back at school in time for
the primary lunch hour. Congratulations to all of our students for their
positive behaviors in school!
LATEST E-FLYERS LISTINGS
The E-Flyer listing is updated with the newest flyers. Please check the "E-Flyers" website for the latest
Community Events.
You can access the E-Flyers site from the district website (www.wausauschools.org). Please click on the
E- Flyers tab.
SCHOOL BREAKFAST & LUNCH INFORMATION
FOOD SERVICE PRICES
Breakfast- $1.25
Lunch- $2.05
Staff/Visitor- $3.35
TEACHERS COLLECT MILK & LUNCH MONEY
NEW MILK PRICES
$8.00/MILK CARD
40 CENTS/MILK (for cold lunches)
MAKE LUNCH AND MILK CARD
CHECKS OUT TO *WSD (Wausau School District)
*Lunch and Milk Must Be Paid For Separately
Important Reminders!!!
PTO INFORMATION
Our PTO has bought a school membership
to Bookflix that you can also use at home.
Simply go to:
http://auth.grolier.com/login/bookflix/login.p
hp
User name = smountaines
Password = bookflix
The Parent/Student handbook is now available
on the South Mountain Website at:
http://southmountain.wausauschools.org/User
Files/Servers/Server_3502187/File/Handbooks/
Parent%202014%20master.pdf Hard copies
are available upon request.
MOVING??? Please inform the office of any change of address, phone number (home and/or cell) or email
information. Also notify the school office as soon as possible if your child(ren) WILL NOT be attending
South Mountain School next fall. Remember if you move and are NOT in the South Mountain attendance area you
will need to register your child at their new home school. Please call the school office if you have any questions.
Attention parents of current 5th grade students. If you are planning to have your child attend Horace Mann Middle
School for the 2015 – 2016 school year, please call the school office. Thank you!
Parent Volunteers ~ Please remember that it is District Policy that all volunteers complete a background check and
appear on the “approved” list before they will be allowed to volunteer. If you are unsure that you are approved –
please call Roxanne Hagedorn at 715-261-0584 or email [email protected]. Thank you.
With 255 students in our school, it is very difficult to deliver personal messages. Please make after school plans,
transportation decisions, where your child should meet you, visits to a friend’s house, etc. before school. It is very
disruptive to class if messages are run in for students. Emergency situations are different. We will do our best to be of
service to you if an emergency arises. Thank you for keeping disruptions to a minimum.
After School Transportation ~
Please remember that your child has a regular “plan” for after school. If that plan changes you must send a note. If we do not
have a note indicating the change, your child will follow the regular plan. If your child is getting picked up by someone else,
please also remember to send a note to the office or the child’s teacher.
Please remember to send notes to your child’s teacher indicating if their regular plan of transportation is
changed for the day. Thank you.
South Mountain Families:
Ghidorzi green and clean is greater
Wausau’s annual clean up event to celebrate earth
day. We hopeYOUare willing to help by joining the
team from South Mountain.
The event takes place Saturday, April 25th. Let’s
meet at Corporate Cove Tower for kickoff at 8:30.
At 9:00 we will depart and head to our selected
cleanup area. Theevent ends at 11 am. Make sure
to wear your South Mountain spirit wear or school
colors!
If your family would like to take part in
cleaning up our community, send us an email at
[email protected] Friday, April 17.Please
include the student’s name and parent or
guardian’s name that will participate (all students
MUST be accompanied by an adult).
Sincerely,
Jack Ecke
5th Grade Student
2015-16 4K REGISTRATION
4K Registration is a two-step process: Beginning February 10, 2015
Step 1. Fill out the online pre-registration form which can be found on the Wausau School District
website or the A.C Kiefer website.
Step 2. After filling out the online registration form, pick up a registration packet, available in the
South Mountain office Monday- Friday, 7:45-3:45. Completion of these forms will finalize your 4K
registration and help your child become excited to start school at South Mountain next year. We ask
that you bring a birth certificate and copy of your child’s immunizations to the office with your
completed forms.
South Mountain ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION 2015/16
If you have a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2015, who will be enrolling in kindergarten
at South Mountain School, please complete the following information and return the form to the school office as
soon as possible. If you know a neighbor or friend who has a child who should be registering with South
Mountain School, please pass this information on to them. Any questions please call 261.0235.
CHILD’S NAME: LAST:_____________________ FIRST:___________________MIDDLE___
DATE OF BIRTH:_______________________ MALE:____FEMALE____
ADDRESS:___________________________________________________________________
PHONE:__________________________________
PARENT’S NAMES:___________________________________________________________
NAME OF PRESCHOOL:__________________________________________________
New Facility Rental Procedure
A new on-line activity scheduler will give you easier access to know what is going on in all of the District
Buildings. The Facility Scheduler is ready to be used. You can start requesting facility usage by going to the
Wausau School District’s webpage, Departments & Programs, slide down to Buildings and Grounds, then to the
Facility Rental Procedures. This will open the “Facility Rental Procedures”, follow the directions from there.
Here is a direct link to the Facility Rental Procedures.
http://www.wausauschools.org/cms/One.aspx?portalId=808927&pageId=4745852
If you have any questions regarding this procedure please call April Susa @ 715-261-0827
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Happy spring to all! I have some excited news to share that is happening in the Physical Education
classroom! I will have Mr. Brown, a student teacher, with me this quarter and I am really excited to have
him be apart of your child’s educational experience! He has a lot of enthusiasm and will bring a lot of energy
into the classroom!
Mrs. Wavrunek 
Hi everyone, I just wanted to let you know the new face you see at school is not a stranger. My name is Mr.
Brown and I will be student teaching with Mrs. Wavrunek for the rest of the school year. In May I will
graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in physical education and double minoring in health
education and adapted physical education. I am a Wausau School District alumni who graduated from
Wausau West in 2010. One interesting fact most people don’t know about me is that I have been playing
the drums since I was eight years old. I am a very cheerful guy so please do not be shy to say hello. I am
very excited to be here and look forward to making this experience one I will never forget.
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Phy Ed News
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School Track Meet
Friday, May 15th
9:30 am
All 4th -5th grade students will be participating at Wausau West High School for the annual school track meet. Please
dress your child appropriately for the weather. All children should have a water bottle (please no color Gatorade/sports
drinks, it makes a mess) and sunscreen for the day (please no spray formula). It also would be good to have an extra set
of clothes (especially extra socks and shoes in case it is wet). The make-up date at this time is set for Thursday, May
28th with the same starting time of 9:30am in case of inclement weather. The decision to cancel the track meet for any
reason will not be made until the morning of the event. If the weather is looking questionable the day of the event
please call the office to check if there are any changes. The decision will be made by 8:15 am the day of the event.
Thanks !
ORDER OF EVENTS:
These are approximate starting times but could change based on circumstances
FIELD EVENTS-start at 9:30-11:00
LUNCH BREAK- 11-11:30
RUNNING EVENTS -11:30-2:15
400m
60m Hurdles
60m
100m
Relay
Mile
Your child will know what events they are participating in before the day of the event. We look forward to a great event
for students to have fun participating in the track meet and having parents/guardians cheering them on!
Thanks Mrs. Wavrunek & Mr. Brown
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South
Mountain April Calendar
Sunday
5
Monday
Tuesday
19
Thursday
1
2
3
Spring Break
Spring Break
Spring Break
7 Day 2
8 Day 3
9 Day 4
10 Day 5
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Report Cards
Sent Home
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
KG to PAF
PTO meeting
6:00
Saturday
4
11
nd
Spring Pics
2 Gr. To
School Forest
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
13 Day 1 14 Day 2 15 Day 3 16 Day 4 17 Day 5
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
20 Day 1 21 Day 2 22 Day 3 23 Day 4 24
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
Art show, Math
night and Book
Fair 6-7 PM
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
27 Day 5 28 Day 1 29 Day 2 30 Day 3
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Homework
Club 3:30-4:45
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
Walking
3:30-4:30
KG to School
Forest
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
Club
18
Homework Club
3:30-4:45
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
26
Friday
6 Day 1
Walking Club
3:30-4:30
12
Wednesday
District Wide
Professional
Development –
No Classes
25