D.C. Everest Senior High School Staff Update
Shopping Trip! - Thank you for supporting this experience for our students.
Theme of the year: Buying gifts for others (family members, siblings, friends) because they don't get the opportunity to buy for others.
Statements from kids: "I have never been to this store; I didn't know what to expect." "This was great because I am always the one who doesn't give a gift at Christmas, now I can"
- 60 kids attended to shop
- 12 will shop online on Monday
- Each student received $75 (after a 25% discount on most items)
- Money used was donated by our own staff and the community!
Fun day had by all who turned out to make wreaths after school! There will be another staff wellness activity in January - Stay tuned!
Key Club partnering with Wausau Fire Department to wrap gifts for children!
Choir Concert this Sunday! Great job Cristie Bates!
Announcements/Week Ahead
PTO Updates - If you are an hourly employee, you may choose to use PTO time on inclement weather cancellation days. If anyone would like to do this for Wednesday and Thursday of this week, please do so as soon as possible. For salaried employee, if a PTO day was scheduled for either Wednesday or Thursday, you will receive that time back in your PTO bank.
Payroll Updates - Here are a couple of updates from our payroll department regarding pay periods over the holiday break.
- For the 12/30/22 payroll, timesheets must be submitted and approved by the end of the day on Tuesday (12/20). All staff are asked to submit timesheets no later than Sunday (12/18).
- The first check for the New Year is on Friday (1/13/23), this check will compensate for hours worked from 12/18/22-12/31/22. These timesheets will need to be submitted by Friday (1/3/23).
Altered Schedule for Band Send Off - There will be an altered scheduled on Wednesday, December 21 with an extended advisory in the morning after period 2. Copy to Print click HERE
Reminder to staff that after hour events need to be put in Book king. Book king is for reserving areas in the school, making custodial aware of people entering the building, adjustments for cleaning, and now snow /ice maintenance.
StuCo Holiday Hall Decorating - Student council will be doing hallway decorating for the holidays- Sunday, December 18th from 12-3 pm, participation is free. Each grade will have a hallway to decorate, similar to homecoming.
The trainings are on Frontline and ready for people to sign-up!
Upcoming Field Trips
REMINDER: Autism Training - Don’t forget that Lisa Ladson will be in the district next week, Thursday, December 8th, and Friday December 9th for her first of three scheduled visits this year. She will be providing PD on the evening of the 8th for teachers and associates. All of her PD opportunities are on Frontline for staff to sign-up - associates may get paid for this training. A reminder of her first session:
- January 18 and 19
- How to Manage When Emotions Get Big - Do you know students who get stuck in emotional responses, sometimes leading to meltdowns or dysregulation? Are you feeling stuck with what strategies to use to help them support them in calming down? Emotional regulation is one’s ability to recognize and process emotions as well as one’s ability to manage or balance emotional responses. In this training, participants will receive an overview of the neurological and physiological responses that can be activated when students (and adults!) are experiencing a stress response. We will explore practices and strategies to use to help us all regulate our stress responses and return to a calmer state of being.
- February 2 and 3
- Understanding, Supporting and Teaching Executive Functioning Skills for your Students - The purpose of this training is to help participants identify specific areas of executive functioning deficits in their students and develop the ability to effectively support and teach students who struggle with executive functioning skills. This includes identifying students who struggle with organization, planning, initiation, staying on task, impulse control, emotional regulation and adaptability and resiliency. The educational impact of each of these areas will be explored and discussed. Participants will learn strategies and supports that can be used to address executive functioning challenges as it relates to classroom participation and performance
StuCo Holiday Dress-up days -
Mon 12/19: Holiday Pjs
Tues 12/20: Grinch/Santa/Snowman (color block by class green, red, white. Colors will be assigned to classes later)
Wed 12/21: Dress to impress (NYE party attire)
Thurs 12/22: Ugly sweater/socks/hat
Wed 12/21: Dress to impress (NYE party attire)
Thurs 12/22: Ugly sweater/socks/hat
Staff/Faculty Folder: Linked
Important Dates
December:
21 Faculty Meeting, IMC, 2:50-3:30
21 Food delivery 3:30
22 Winter Break begins at 3:30pm
23-1 Winter Break
January:
2 School Resumes
3 ACP Team Mtg, CR 369, 2:50-4pm
5 Mandatory Senior Meeting, SH Theater, ELT
11 BLT, CR 369, 2:50-4pm
12-13 Final Exams, Altered Schedules
13 Second Friday Count
13 Quarter 2/Semester 1 Ends
14 Senior Ball, Pavilion
22-23 Clubs/Activities Meeting Calendar: Linked Here
Upcoming Field Trips
Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:- Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
- Receive Principal's approval
- Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
- Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
- If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
- Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
- Complete Online Bus Request
- Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
- Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
- Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
- See Mike Raether if you have any questions.
District Forms:
Field Trip Request Fillable Form
Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information
The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.
*NO additional field trips on -JH Adventure Day (10/19/22 & 4/26/23)Junior ACT Testing (3/7/23 & 4/11/23)Sophomore Forward Testing (3/29/23)Sophomore Aspire Testing (TBD)
Complete the following at least 2-weeks prior of your field trip:
- Consider academic and curricular importance when scheduling
- Receive Principal's approval
- Make arrangements for payment/cost of trip
- Complete request form, attach student list (alpha with student's name, no nicknames, & ID number)
- If taking busses, student lists by bus with staff member name (health supplies for specific students will be packaged per bus).
- Verify each student field trip permission form is on file in IC
- Complete Online Bus Request
- Schedule appointment with Health Aide to review details about the trip
- Notice of trip and itinerary sent home
- Notify special education department/case manager of students attending the trip
- See Mike Raether if you have any questions.
Field Trip Request Fillable Form
Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent and Release of Information fillable form
Overnight or Out of State Trip Parent Consent for MEDICAL Treatment and Release of Information
The Medical Form only needs to be completed by parents/physicians if overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.
JH Adventure Day (10/19/22 & 4/26/23)
Junior ACT Testing (3/7/23 & 4/11/23)
Sophomore Forward Testing (3/29/23)
Sophomore Aspire Testing (TBD)
