January 2 - 5

 

 Weekly Happenings

Lots of celebrations from the week before break!

Food delivery!

Caroling Song Spinners

Voice of Democracy Winners - Sandra Brierton, Lyn Sepersky, and Nick Sloan

Working on finding Santa!

Breakout Winners!

Congratulations to the gingerbread winners!

Great job Key club members who were hard at work helping the Wausau Fire Department wrap over 100 gifts for foster children throughout the Wausau area. 

Need to Know

2nd semester schedules-update to the request process to drop 2nd semester of a full year class
In an effort to encourage communication between the teacher and student, students who wish to drop S2 of a full year class will need to have their teacher (of the dropped class) sign a form. The signature does not give approval or denial of the request, it is merely a signature confirming there was a conversation between the student and teacher.  

1/9/24        The deadline for students to make a request.

1/10/24      Counselors will review all requests and make changes based on class availability. 

1/15/24      Counselors intend to have all 2nd semester rosters set.

**Students may NOT request drops or changes to semester long classes. Please reference the Student Handbook if you have questions about the criteria.

Finals Schedules and 2nd Friday Count - Finals schedules and the 2nd Friday count schedule can be found within our staff folder linked here.  More information on the 2nd Friday count will be shared this week from Carla Kietlinski.

Finals week - A reminder that all students are expected to attend their scheduled classes on Thursday and Friday where some sort of assessment activity will be happening. Students are not able to be excused from attending this period. 

PD Opportunity - Sign up in Frontline

Staff Folder:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1tA9F8Uxtg_6GgTuocX64uuUGSrKEtCKq?usp=drive_link

Pride Tickets:  All staff are asked to send three Pride tickets to students per week. Use the rotation calendar to help provide an equal rotation. Teachers are welcome to send more than directed on the calendar. This action step should increase the amount of positive feedback parents and students hear about all the good they are doing.

Pride Ticket Rotation schedule:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10SwPkVNia-n4wB4mcWfWQQXlweW3WhIrKJK-I-tU5R4/edit#gid=0

Pride Ticket Website: https://pbis.dce.k12.wi.us/

Upcoming Dates

January:

3        New Teachers Mtg, 369, 2:50-3:20pm

4        FYI-Free senior yearbook pictures taken, 9-10am only

5        Grading Table Opens

10      BLT Mtg, 369, 2:45-4pm

12      2nd Friday State Count, Altered Advisory & ELT schedule

13      Senior Ball, Rothschild Pavilion, 7-10pm

15      NO School

19      Last Day of the Semester

22      No School - Teacher Grading Day

23      First Day of Semester 2   

Closed PTO

The following dates are closed for PTO: March 22 and May 24

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 – all forms can be found under this link - 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 an overnight trip along with the Parental Consent.

*NO additional field trips on -

JH Adventure Days (10/18/23 & 5/8/24)

Junior ACT Testing (3/12/24)

Sophomore Forward Testing (TBD, p.m.)

Teacher	Dates	Destination	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/3-5/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
J.Peterson/Schremp	1/5/24	Mid-State Tech College	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/8-10/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/10-12/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Katie Shulfer	1/11/24	Wausau Curling Center	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/24-26/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/29-31/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/31-2/2/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Miranda Ritger	2/1/24	Nicolet Technical College	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/5-7/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/7-9/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/12-14/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/19-21-24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/21-23/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/26-28/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	2/28-3/1/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list