January 8 - 12

  

 Weekly Happenings

Neat activity in Parenting and Family this week:  Students in the Parent and Family course were able to be Gray for a Day - simulates different stations that utilizes an empathic approach to educate on the age related sensory and functional challenges that some older adults might face.

Just before break a few members of our Raise Your Voice club had the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions with Governor Evers! 

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.

2022-23 AP Scores - Notification has been received that the 2022-23 AP test scores should now show in the Student Dashboard.  Please let students know during next week's advisory.

Reality Day - The financial literacy students (Finance DE, Consumer Ed, Personal Finance and Economics) will participate in the Reality Fair in the Greenheck Gym during periods 3 & 4 on January 11th.  There will be 200ish students attending.

Community Resource Fair - Please Save the Date and join us for our annual Community Disability Resource Fair on February 24th at Wausau West. More details will be shared before the event.

Altered Schedules 1/18 & 1/19 - Please inform any dually enrolled students (freshmen, EVA, RVA, Homeschooled, other partial school enrollment) of the altered schedules for semester 1 exam final days.  This was they will know the exact time of your class for that day.  Check the shared folder for schedules.  

WACPC January 27th - On Saturday, January 27th the Senior High is hosting a large Dance competition throughout the day.  Please be aware that classrooms will be used as team rooms.  Take time to ensure your classroom is organized and valuable items are stored and put away.

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:

8        Mandatory senior meeting, ELT, auditorium (regarding ordering graduation items)

9        NO BELLS after 2nd hour for Access Testing

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 PreACT & Forward Testing (4/16/24)

Teacher	Dates	Destination	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	12/18-20/23	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Wegge/Brandt/Sturm/Meurett	12/19/23	Unified Pal Bowling	Form & Class List
Ann Johnson	12/19/23	Birchwood Highlands, Mt Olive	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
A.Johnson/Finnegan	1/24/24	Rothschild, Evergree, Weston	Form & Class list
A.Johnson/Finnegan	1/25/24	Riverside, Mt Bay, Hatley	Form & Class list
Scot Abel	1/24-26/24	Twin Oaks	Form & Class list
Ackley/Rice	2/27/24	Blessings in a Backpack	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
Ackley/Rice	4/16/24	Blessings in a Backpack	Form & Class list
DeBoe/Thorpe/Dahlgren	5/9/24	Lake Wausau-Lake Clean-Up	Form & Class list