NEWSLETTER - Mukwonago Area School District

Clarendon Avenue School
915 Clarendon Avenue, Mukwonago, Wisconsin 53149
NEWSLETTER
February, 2016
Phone Number:
FAX:
Office Hours:
262-363-6286
262-363-6289
7:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Clarendon Web:
District Web:
www.masd.k12.wi.us/ces
www.masd.k12.wi.us
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
rd
Wednesday, Feb. 3
Parent/Teacher
Conferences
4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
PTG Meeting
7:00 p.m. Library
Dear Parents/Guardians:
At the end of February, my wife Jill and I are expecting our fourth child. We are
very excited for this added blessing to our family, but it will obviously have some
important implications for the Clarendon family as well. I will be taking several
weeks of family leave in order to support my family and I wanted to take this
opportunity to communicate the school's plans for my absence.
Monday, Feb. 22nd
No School –
Teacher Professional
Development Day
First, my leave is tentatively scheduled to begin February 24 and end March 28. I
have worked closely with our Superintendent, Shawn McNulty, and our Director of
Employee and Instructional Services, Nick Reichhoff, to ensure that we have a plan
for Clarendon to run as smoothly as possible during that time.
Thursday, Feb. 25th
Favorite Man Breakfast
As it turns out, the solution is one familiar to many of you. Mr. Kevin Wright, one
of our fifth grade teachers, will be assuming some of the roles as acting principal
while I am out. Mr. Wright will teach his regular classes during the mornings of my
leave. During the afternoons, a long-term substitute teacher will teach his fifth
grade students while Mr. Wright carries out the duties of acting principal.
Monday, Feb. 29th-March 3rd
Parent Lunch Week
Wednesday, March 2nd
One Book One School
Parent Night/Art Show
Friday, March 4th
No School
Mr. Wright holds an administrative license and has a great understanding of how
Clarendon operates and many of the families who we are proud to serve.
In particular, Mr. Wright will be the point of contact for parent concerns, student
behavior issues, and other day-to-day building activities. Other district elementary
principals will be available to support Mr. Wright if necessary. Our wonderful office
staff -- Mrs. Berg, Mrs. Ayers, and Mrs. Brode -- will continue to manage the other
day-to-day pieces with which you work most closely.
Fortunately, we are blessed with an outstanding staff at Clarendon who will ensure that the day-to-day running of the
school continues at a high level of excellence. I am confident that our team will do a great job while I am out.
Please contact our main office with any questions you have.
Thank you for your continued support of student learning!
Building Principal
SCHOOL HOURS
Our school hours are from 8:30 a.m. until 3:35 p.m. The first bell in the morning rings at 8:20 a.m. Students should not
arrive until 8:20 a.m. and if they do, they need to wait in the lobby area until the bell rings. This area is unsupervised.
Students need to be on their best behavior in this area. Please remind your child of this if you drop them off early. There
should be no running or loud voices in the lobby. If need be, day care is available in the cafeteria starting at 7:00 a.m. until
8:20 a.m. and again at the end of the day from 3:35 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. If you have any questions, please contact the
office.
4 YEAR OLD KINDERGARTEN
If you have a child who will be four years old by September 1, or you know a family with a three-year-old, please check
out the school district website for information regarding the 4K program.
Main District Website: http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/
4K Information Webpage: http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/learning/masd-4kinformation.cfm
2016-2017 KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION INFORMATION
KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION for district residents will be held January 18, 2016, through March 18, 2016, at the
Mukwonago Area School District Office. The district office is open from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily and is located at 385
County Road NN East in Mukwonago between Clarendon Avenue Elementary and Park View Middle Schools. Children
who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2016, should register for the 2016-2017 school year. Children are not
required to attend this registration.
Please note that students who are enrolled in the MASD 4K program do NOT need to re-register for five year old
kindergarten. More information about the transition from 4K to 5K will be sent out in the next few months.
Registration materials need to be completed prior to bringing them to the district office. The registration materials can be
obtained at http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/parents-students/masd-forms.cfm#enrollreg
See attached Press Release for additional information regarding Kindergarten registration.
EARLY ENTRANCE
The Mukwonago School District is accepting applications for early entrance to 5 Year old Kindergarten through March
1, 2016. Early Entrance eligibility evaluations will be conducted for children who are not 5 years old by September 1st
only if the child will be 5 years of age by October 1, 2016.
To be eligible for early admission to kindergarten the child must be age 5 by October 1, 2016 and meet criteria set by
the District in the areas of social-emotional, academic and intellectual levels. More information can be found on the
district website, www.MASD.k12.wi.us, in Board Policy JBCCB. To apply, parents must send a letter of request stating
the child's name, date of birth, parent name, address and phone number to Mukwonago Area School District, Pupil
Services Department, Attn: Laura Stroika, 385 County Road NN East, Mukwonago, WI 53149.
OPEN ENROLLMENT LAW
The State of Wisconsin has a public school open enrollment law that allows non-resident students to apply for either full-time
or part-time enrollment in district schools. This means that students who live outside of the Mukwonago Area School District
may apply to attend Mukwonago schools, and students who live in the Mukwonago district may apply to enroll in other
districts.
Districts will set criteria for acceptance based on space available, disciplinary records, educational needs, and requests of
resident students to attend other schools within the district. Part-time enrollment is limited to high school students who may
take up to two courses at a high school. Criteria for granting part-time requests will include the cost to the home district.
Transportation for either full-time or part-time enrollment is the responsibility of the parent. Open Enrollment applications will
be accepted February 1- April 30, 2016. Open Enrollment forms are available on the Wisconsin D.P.I. website:
http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms_psctoc
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INTRA-DISTRICT STUDENT TRANSFER REQUESTS
Requests for a student to attend a school outside of the home attendance area will follow the following criteria. Written
transfer requests for the next school year are to be filed between January 1 and May 1. Forms are available at each
elementary school. The request is to be presented to the principal of the student’s home school. The sending principal
will share the information with the requested receiving principal. Parents will be informed of the decision by June 1.
Alternate plans should be made for the upcoming school year should the request be denied. Transportation to attend a
school outside of the home area is the responsibility of the parent/guardian. Student enrollment in the receiving school
involved is the primary consideration in granting a transfer request. If the request(s) would require the hiring of an
additional teacher or an instructional aide the request will be denied. Siblings will be given preference in transfer
requests. Siblings of students transferred due to program needs, ex. EEN, have first preference. Approved transfers are
for the duration of the elementary grades unless enrollments cause overcrowding resulting in the need to hire an
additional teacher or redistricting occurs. If there are more requests than seats, students will be selected on a lottery
basis.
REFERENDUM UPDATE
The MASD School Board recently approved two resolutions to improve Mukwonago High School for an April 5, 2016
referendum. Detailed information explaining the need for facility improvements, our planning process, and the proposed
comprehensive solution will be mailed to all district residents by the end of January. Immediate information can be found
on our district website: http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/district/masdreferendum.cfm.
Several informational sessions will be held throughout the district in the next nine weeks, including 10:00 AM and 6:30
PM Open Houses at Mukwonago High School on February 29, March 8 and March 15. Presentations and tours will
also be be conducted during the MHS Course Information Night on February 3rd at 5:30 and 7:30 PM. Please contact
Superintendent Shawn McNulty with questions at 262.363.6300 extension 24100.
INDOOR OR OUTDOOR RECESS
The following simplified guidelines will be used for determining indoor vs. outdoor play at all recesses.
Temperature Only
-1 or colder = Indoor Recess
With Wind Chill
-10 and colder = Indoor Recess
GEOGRAPHY BEE NEWS
Congratulations to all the students who were chosen to represent their classrooms in the Clarendon Avenue
Geography Bee: 4B: Jake G., Spencer S..; 4C: Victoria H., Matthew S..; 4L: Nicole P., Parker W..; 5M: Robert H.,
Thomas L..; 5V: Gavin A., Julia S.; 5W: Mason B., Davis V.; 6B: Jacob C., Preston J..: 6L Nick B., Sia O.; 6R:
Victoria A., Kaleb E.
The First Place winner was Julia S. (5V); Second Place – Matthew S. (4C); Third Place – Mason B. (5W); Fourth PlaceKaleb E. (6R). Congratulations to these winners!!
VISION AND HEARING SCREENING
Vision and hearing screens will take place at your child’s school this winter. First graders will receive vision and hearing
screenings, and third and fifth graders will receive vision screening.
Your child will receive a copy of the screening results. The form will indicate if no further evaluation is needed or if
follow up is recommended with Physician, Optometrist, or Audiologist for further evaluation. Results will be
documented in your child’s school health record and available to parent/guardian upon request.
If you have a child in second, fourth, and sixth grade, and feel they would benefit from a vision or hearing screen at this time,
please contact your child’s school health assistant to request a vision or hearing screen for your child.
Thank you, Laura Heidelmeier RN, BSN, Mukwonago School District Nurse, (262) 363-6292 x27515
YEARBOOK ORDERS
Envelopes have been sent home to order a 2015-2016 yearbook. Remember to get your order form in
by February 19th!
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UPDATES
New email? New telephone number? New address? Please be sure to keep your Parent Portal information up
to date.
MOVIN’ AND MUNCHIN’ SCHOOLS UPDATE
Clarendon students, families, and staff have now exercised over 8,311 miles so far this school year. Way to go! We are
currently visiting Rio de Janeiro, which is the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics. In order to reach our goal of 11,056
miles by year’s end, 2,745 miles are still needed. Keep up the hard work and do not forget that exercising with a family
member always counts double the miles. Miles can also be earned by making healthy food choices. One week without
soda is worth 15 miles! Blank record forms are available on the gymnasium stage or by visiting the Movin’ Miles link on the
Clarendon Physical Education website at http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/faculty/portztr/
READ TO SUCCEED - - - SIX FLAGS SIX-HOUR READING PROGRAM
Clarendon is taking part in an exciting program that is designed to get children reading for fun! Every child
who reads just 6 hours during a specified period will earn a coupon good for free admission to a Six Flags
Theme Park. The Six Flags Six-Hour Reading Program ends Friday, February 19. All forms must be
here on February 19. There are no exceptions.
BRING YOUR FAVORITE MAN TO BREAKFAST- THURSDAY, FEB. 25
Clarendon Avenue School’s annual "Favorite Man Breakfast" will be served on Thursday, February 25th
in the Cafeteria from 6:30-8:30 a.m. This event gives students an opportunity to bring their favorite men
to school for a pancake and sausage breakfast. There will be a charge of $4.00 per person. Reservation
forms have been sent home and should be returned with your payment by February 12th. If you come
early your students can stay at school after eating and monitors will supervise them until school starts.
Begin to make plans now so you won't miss it!
PTG NEWS
YMCA Family Swim Night
Thank you to all families that came out and supported Clarendon at the YMCA Family Swim Night. All proceeds go directly
to Clarendon! Thank you goes out to the YMCA for allowing us to use their facility.
Favorite Man Breakfast
Don’t forget to sign up for Favorite Man Breakfast, which is happening the morning of February 25th. This is
one of the students favorite time of year.
HELP WANTED!!!
Our PTG couldn’t run without the fabulous parents that volunteer. Next year we are in need of some more parents to help
us run a few activities, help and guidance is provided for everything. Also we have a few openings that will take place the
following year that we would love to have someone shadow next year to make transitions easier.
Everything with ***OPEN*** is open immediately – however guidance is still available and/or it is a two person opening.
Everything with just a *** after the name, is Open for next school year. As always, previous position holders will help
transfer responsibilities.
Please email Renee Howell at [email protected] if you have any questions about the positions or are interested in a
position.
Co-Chair
Co-Chair
Book Fair
Campbell’s Labels
Favorite Lady Breakfast
Favorite Man Breakfast
General Mills-Box tops
Renee Howell***
Nicole Hunkel***
Vicki Meyer***
Ellen Craig
Amy Gillmore***
***OPEN***
***OPEN***
Summer Braun
Becky James***
Amy Gillmore***
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Grandparent Lunch
High Interest Day
Kemps Milk caps
Open House
Parent Lunch
PTG Fund Raiser
Scrip
Ski Club
Spring Fair Raffle Baskets
Staff Dinner
***OPEN***
Renee Howell***
Amy Gillmore***
Renee Howell***
Nicole Hunkel***
***OPEN***
Renee Howell***
Amy Gillmore***
Marnie Phillips
Renee Howell
***OPEN***
Becky James
***OPEN***
Please remember to save:
• Box Tops for Education
• Labels for Education
• Markers – Old/Used/Broken
• Soda/Beverage Plastic Rings
• Pop Tops
• Printer Cartridges
• Milk Tops
Upcoming Important Dates
Wednesday, February 3 rd – PTG meeting
Thursday, February 25th – Favorite Man Breakfast
Wednesday, February 24th – PTG meeting *** Note Date Change from March 2nd
Monday, February 29th – March 3rd – Parent Lunch Week
Monday, February 29th – March 3rd – Spring Book Fair
Wednesday, March 2nd – Art Show with Dinner and a Movie
Next PTG meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 3rd @ 7:00 in the School Library.
March PTG meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 24th @ 7:00 in the School Library
featuring a presentation about the upcoming referendum by district and MHS staff.
PARK VIEW MIDDLE SCHOOL INFORMATION
FOR PARENTS OF 6th GRADERS
Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016 (6:30 p.m.)—Registration Information Meeting for 6th grade parents at PVMS
Tuesday, April 12, 2016--Ice Cream Social at PVMS—6th grade students and their parents—informal gathering sponsored
by the Parent Advisory Group (6:30 p.m.).
Friday, April 15, 2016 (6:30-10:00 p.m.) – PVMS F.A.M.E. Night open to 6th graders. Tickets will be on sale to 6th grade
parents at the April 12th Ice Cream Social.
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FOR SCHOOL CLOSINGS/DELAYS
Go to the district main page (www.masd.k12.wi.us) and visit the District menu > About Our District submenu > School
Closings/Delays item. This is a direct link to WTMJ 4's website. Parents will also receive a Shoutpoint phone/email
message.
SCHOOL BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FEBRUARY
See District Website for dates.
www.masd.k12.wi.us
See the District Website “Community Bulletin Board”,
http://www.masd.k12.wi.us/community.cfm, for information about many
school district/community programs/events.
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February 2016
Clarendon Avenue
Elementary School
Sun
915 Clarendon Avenue
Mukwonago, WI 53149
Phone: 262-363-6286
Press 1—Attendance
Press 3—Health Room
Press 0—Main Office
Mon
1
2
One Book One
School Kickoff
Wed
3
Parent
Conferences
4:00—8:00 p.m.
Thu
4
7
8
9
10
Fri
5
6
11
12
6th Grade
Parent
Information Mtg.
@PVMS
14
15
16
Sat
6th Grade
Field Trip
To Discovery
World
8:35 –3:20
PTG Mtg.
Library
7:00 p.m.
Fax: 262-363-6289
School Hours:
Tue
13
MASD Choir
Festival at RH
17
18
19
20
26
27
3rd Grade
Vocabulary
Night
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday
& Friday: 8:30 a.m. -3:35 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:30 a.m.-2:35 p.m.
Jump Rope for Heart
21
22
23
No School
School Board
Mtg. 7:00p.m.
at D.O.
28
29
Parent
Lunch Week
Book Fair
24
25
PTG Mtg.
Library
7:00 p.m.
Favorite Man
Breakfast
6:30-8:30 a.m.