Pony Express - Wausau School District

G. D. Jones Elementary School
Pony Express
Dr. Christopher Kamrath, Principal - [email protected]
1018 S. 12th Avenue, Wausau, WI 54401 - Phone: 715-261-0950 Fax: 715-261-2157
www.wausauschools.org/gdjones/
Respect ~ Work ~ Belong
Dates to Remember
May 26 - Memorial Day No School
May 27 - 4th Grade Trip to Madison
May 30 - Elementary Record
keeping No Afternoon Classes and
No AM or PM 4K Classes
June 9 - FOTG Picnic and 5th Grade
Graduation
June 10 - All School Awards
Ceremony - 8:45-10:45am
June 11 - Last Day of School
3:00 pm Dismissal
Moving Over the Summer?
If you know that your
child or children will not
be returning to G.D.
Jones in the fall, please
send a written note to
school or call us at 715-261-0950.
Please list the child’s name, grade
and where you are moving.
Year-End
Medications
PLEASE remember to pick up all
medications from the school office
by June 11, unless your child will
be attending summer school.
Medication not picked up will be
disposed of on June 12. Thanks
for your help.
May 23, 2014
Greetings G.D. Jones families!
I have several events to update you about now that we
are in the last weeks of the school year.
All Wausau Elementary schools will have a half day on
Friday, May 30, for recordkeeping day. Students are
released at 11:30am. Also, there will be no AM or PM 4K
classes on May 30.
Our G.D. Jones Family Picnic and 5th grade graduation
will be on Monday, June 9. The free dinner will be at
5:30pm with graduation at 6:15pm.
The G.D. Jones 4th quarter and end-of-the year awards
ceremony will take place on Tuesday, June 10, at 9:00am
in the gym.
The last day of school for students will be Wednesday,
June 11. This will be a full day of school. Summer school
will begin at G.D. Jones on Monday, June 16. Please
contact the office if you would like a form to register for
summer school. Information regarding summer school
will go home with students the first week of June.
Thank you and please contact me at 715-261-0950 or
[email protected] with any questions or
concerns!
Dr. Christopher Kamrath
Principal
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Volume 16
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Coming soon….Summer Safety
All-School Celebration: Luau
with Colt Cash
Destination
Wausau: 98 miles
Colt Cash Needed: 2,940
Colt Cash Earned: 2,883
Miles Traveled: 96
Colt Cash
Winners
Week 34: May 5-9:
Stations Included:
Smoothies,
Making Leis,
Limbo,
Hula-Hoops,
Beach Volleyball,
Outside Recess,
Hawaiian attire,
Hawaiian music!
Kevin K., Jenny Y., Holly T.,
Griffin K., Max Y., Ella S.,
Lucy M., Ian V., Andres S.,
Karlie S., Hue Kong L.,
Tacy W., Ethan P., Ava B.,
Janessa E., Briah C.,
Gausheng X.
Week 35: May 12-16:
Richard T., Dylan L., Brett S.,
Veronica F., Serenity O.,
Xiroth K., Ashton X.,
Tommy T., Kaeden P.,
Karlie S., Trevor M., Nung C.,
Ava B., Jin Y., Kasia Y.,
Briah C., Evelyn H., Lexus W.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Dress Code
In accordance with the Wausau School District guidelines and in order to assure a healthy and safe school
environment for students, the following student dress code guidelines will be enforced:
1. During the school day, hats, caps, bandannas, head coverings and jackets shall be taken off
and placed in the students’ wardrobe soon after the student enters the building. These items
shall not be worn in the classroom, and they shall not be worn in the school building except
when the student has immediately entered or is leaving the building.
2. Appropriate clothing is expected. No short shorts, bare midriffs, halter-tops or spaghettistrap tops are allowed.
3. No student shall be permitted to wear any clothing that contains pictures and/or writing
referring to alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, sexual references, profanity, promotion of
gambling, illegal drugs and/or gangs.
4. Medallions or other jewelry which identify gang members or gang affiliation or which have
come to represent a gang shall also not be worn or displayed in school or at school events.
Also, gang clothing is not always restricted to an item of clothing, but may include the way in
which a particular item of clothing is worn. Wallet chains are not allowed and heavy necklace
chains are subject to review by staff.
This code is not intended to limit the right of the building and/or district administration to establish rules or restrictions
regarding other paraphernalia or dress that disrupts or threatens to disrupt the learning environment of any school. If
there is a disagreement between students and/or parents and the staff regarding the appropriateness of clothing or
4K Registration
4K registration for the 2014-15
school year is a two-step
process.
Step 1 – Complete the online
registration form on the W.S.D.
website,
www.wausauschools.org/4Kreg
. Submit the online form and
you will receive an electronic
confirmation of your registration.
Step 2 – Pick up and complete
the paper registration available
in the school office and return
to school. Parents must bring a
birth certificate or some other
document showing date of
birth. Also please bring a copy
of your child’s immunization record.
The Wausau School Foundation has been a source for
Sparking Innovation for Student Success! For 15 years…
and is pleased to offer a charitable TRIBUTE gift option
to HONOR a teacher, administrator or other staff who value
children and education.
Your Honoree will be notified of your gift to the
Wausau School Foundation
and acknowledged in the Annual Report
and on our Website.
Your gift of any amount will make a difference!
Past honorees have greatly appreciated
being remembered in such a meaningful
way with a gift investing in children!
Learn More/Donate:
theFoundationWSD.org
Wausau School Foundation
415 Seymour St, Wausau WI /
[email protected]
Kristine Vanden Heuvel,
Director 715-261-5010
G. D. Jones Calendar of Events
May 2014
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
26 -
27 - Day 4
28 - Day 5
29 - Day 1
30 - Day 2
NO SCHOOL
MEMORIAL DAY
4th Grade Trip to
Madison 8:15am to
6:45pm
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
No AM or PM 4K
Classes
No PM Classes Elementary
Recordkeeping
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
June 2 - Day 3
3 - Day 4
4 - Day 5
5 - Day 1
6 - Day 2
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
Open Computer Lab
7:40-8:05am
Safety Patrol @ the
Aquatic Center
9 - Day 3
FOTG - Picnic and
5th Grade
Graduation
10 - Day 4
11 - Day 5
Student’s Last Day
of School - Full
Day of School
Summer School begins Monday, June 16th
Remember to sign-up your child for summer school as soon as
possible. This can be done through the booklets teachers
handed out during
parent-teacher conferences or pick up a
registration form in the main office. Registration is also
available on the Wausau School District Website under “Parent”
and then “Summer Learning.”
The Wausau School District does not discriminate against individuals on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy,
marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. Federal law prohibits discrimination in education and
employment on the basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, or disability.
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To Join us at Our End of School Year
Cookout and 5th Grade Graduation
Your family is invited to celebrate your child’s
2013-2014 school year successes!
Monday, June 9th at G.D. Jones
5:30 p.m.—Dinner Starts. Celebration Cook Out with Burgers,
Hot Dogs, Chips & Fruit. Water & Soda available for $0.75
6:15 p.m.— 5th Grade Graduation in Gym
6:30 p.m.—School Year Slide Show
7:15 p.m.—Refreshments for 5th Grade Families
Please bring a blanket or chairs for your family to sit, dinner will be outside if nice weather.
Please – Let us know that you are coming so we can do a great job planning the
meal & celebration for your Family.
Give this slip to your child’s Teacher by Monday, June 2nd.
Number of people coming? ______Phone Number: __________________________
Email: ________________________________________________________________
Teacher(s)________________________________________
Names and ages of family members coming to the event:
___________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Any questions, call or email Jenn Golbach—[email protected] 715-261-0954.
Finish the year like a
ROCK STAR!
Thursday, May 29th
is the last day to turn in
Reading Rocks cards
All Students reaching Gold-Level 6 will be
awarded a Reading Medal
at the all-school assembly on the morning of
Tuesday, June 10th.
Every student that participated in Reading Rocks
will be entered into a drawing for prizes.
The more you read, the more times your name is
entered into the drawing.
Keep Reading G.D. Jones!