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November 6, 2019
NEWSLETTER UPDATES:
If you are looking for community events, or other information on what is going on in the community, you can click on the "Community Corner" tab above. This information will no longer be on Suamico's main newsletter page. You can also click on the below link for easy access:
COMMUNITY CORNER
If you are looking for community events, or other information on what is going on in the community, you can click on the "Community Corner" tab above. This information will no longer be on Suamico's main newsletter page. You can also click on the below link for easy access:
COMMUNITY CORNER
DRESS LIKE A PIRATE DAY THIS THURSDAY!!
RESOURCE FAIR:
School, District, and Community Resource Fair: What you need to know. When: Tuesday November 5th and Thursday November 7th. Where: The Suamico School Library What: Parent and Teacher resource stands will be available on both nights of our Fall Parent/Teacher conferences. You will be able to walk away with resources and information about: - Upcoming Suamico School events - Upcoming District events - Upcoming Community events - Child Development - Child Health and Wellness - Technology 411 NEW READING CHALLENGE AVAILABLE:
Make Your Reading Pledge HERE
CLICK HERE for more information about Book It With Bucky and other Badgers Give Back youth resources. PTO Meeting 2019/2020 Dates and Times:
Please consider joining our PTO meetings on the following dates and times (all meetings take place in the Suamico library and babysitting is provided).
New Visitor Procedure
In order to ensure the safety of our students and staff, the District will now be utilizing the Raptor security software in all of our schools. Visitors and/or volunteers must present their drivers license or a photo id upon arrival in the office. It will be scanned by office personnel, and a badge printed with your picture along with the date and time. This badge must be visible while you are in the building during the school day. If you are dropping something off in the office, or signing your child in or out of school, you will not need to present your id. A new badge will be created each time you visit, so it is important to always have your photo id with you. SEND IN YOUR BOX TOPS:
Please keep cutting, checking the expiration date and sending in your Box Tops! Thank you! The Howard-Suamico Education Foundation, in partnership with Nicolet National Bank and Elevate97, is excited to announce an opportunity for you to support an HSSD classroom. Donate through DonorsChoose.org/HSEF and help support Howard-Suamico Schools and students. Choose a project that inspires you and when the project is fully funded, you will hear back from the classroom with photos and updates. DonorsChoose.org validates the project request, purchases the resources for the teacher, and ships the materials directly to their school.Visit www.DonorsChoose.org/HSEF and choose which project you would like to support. The Howard-Suamico Education Foundation is invested in students and staff and is committed to fund the final 25% of projects, up to $400.
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FIRST QUARTER GRADES: First Quarter Grades will be available to view in PowerSchool on Friday, November 15 at 6:00 pm. Please take time to log into your PowerSchool account before this date. If you are having problems, please contact the office. Thank you!
4TH GRADE FIELD TRIP TO MADISON: Although it is quite a ways away, the 4th grade Field Trip to Madison is scheduled for June 1st, 2020. Please mark your calendars! If you plan on attending the field trip with your child, you must complete a background check. Please CLICK HERE and you will be brought to the HSSD webpage where you can complete your on-line application. Please don't wait until the last minute as it takes a while for your background check to be reviewed. THANK YOU!
HSSD SCHOOL NUTRITION NEWS:
Did you know there are more than 2,500 varieties of apples grown in the United States? On November 15th HSSD School Nutrition and the AmeriCorps Farm to School Specialist, Morgan Jessee, will use Honeycrisp apples to provide a fall-inspired apple- cranberry fruit salsa to all HSSD elementary schools. The salsa will be made from scratch by Morgan Jessee. The fruit salsa will be offered for breakfast at all 5 Elementary Schools with whole grain-rich pita chips. In addition, Howard Elementary will be serving breakfast and promoting the importance of the physical activity to students serving breakfast on frisbees embellished with the new HSSD School Nutrition logo thanks to Action for Healthy Kids Breakfast Start-Up grant funding. The logo was handcrafted by our eighth grade Bay View student, Andrea Bartline in Mrs. Perry’s art class. “After all, an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. ~Benjamin Franklin THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS:
The Magic of Christmas, Saturday, December 7. Breakfast with Santa from 8 - 11 a.m. at Bay Port High School Commons. The parade begins at 1 pm and will follow the route from Bay View Middle School south on Cardinal to Glendale Ave. Then east on Glendale to Harwood, north on Harwood to Woodale Ave., then west on Woodale Ave. to Bay View. SKATE WITH THE PIRATES:
Saturday, November 9, 12-1:30 pm, Bay Port Hockey - SKATE WITH THE PIRATES, Cornerstone Community Ice Center. Free Admission and Skate Rentals, All skill levels welcome. RSVP by November 6. Students K-8 are encouraged to attend. To register, visit TryHockeyForFree.com/10169. Questions? Call Joanne at 920-362-5354. BAY PORT TENNIS CLUB:
Join the Bay Port Tennis Club on Saturdays this winter! Whether you are brand new to the sport or have experience playing, joining the club will take your game to the next level! Players will learn the fundamentals of tennis, scoring and court etiquette. All instruction will take place at Four Seasons Tennis club and will be taught by tennis professionals. Bay Port Winter Tennis Club Session 1 Dates: November 9, 16, 23, December 7, 14 All practices will be Saturdays at Four Seasons from 2 - 3:30 pm. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Coach Steve (651-261-7283). http://bayporttennis.weebly.com/tennis-club.html PIRATES KIDS CLUB:
Bay Port DECA is hosting Pirates Kids Club a supervised evening at Bay Port on four different Friday evenings: November 15, and December 13. The Pirates Kids Club is from 5 – 8 pm with pizza included for only $25/child with $5/each additional child. You will also receive a discount if you register for all 4 dates (one night is free). Please use this link to register and the attached flyer for more information. DADDY DAUGHTER DANCE:
Bay Port DECA is hosting our 3rd Annual Daddy Daughter Dance on November 20th at Townline Banquet Hall in two sessions. We were hoping to have our event featured in the Newsletters that go out to the elementary schools. Would you be able to help us get that information into the newsletters? I have attached the flyer and the website to order tickets is: https://squareup.com/store/daddydaughterdance |
NOTES FROM YOUR SCHOOL COUNSELOR
Attention all 3rd & 4th grade Parents/Guardians:
Your 3rd or 4th grade child will have the opportunity to increase their social/emotional awareness and skills. This optional opportunity will be available during their 2:05-2:20pm recess on Thursday's starting this week. All interested students in the 3rd and 4th grade will be able to meet in the Art Room during this time period. Suamico Elementary's Student Service staff, consisting of the School Counselor (Mrs. Foley), School Social Worker (Mrs. Bobbi Nowacyzk), Social Work Intern (Ms. Marissa Leisner), and School Nurse (Mrs. Ann Spaeth) will be leading these discussions. Please see the table below for dates and Social/Emotional Topics that will be covered. The format of the 15 minutes will include brief journaling, group skill-building activity, and promotion of student leadership on the topic of the day. Please share this opportunity with your son/daughter(s) and encourage they join us. Feel free to contact us with any questions or for more information!!
Attention all 3rd & 4th grade Parents/Guardians:
Your 3rd or 4th grade child will have the opportunity to increase their social/emotional awareness and skills. This optional opportunity will be available during their 2:05-2:20pm recess on Thursday's starting this week. All interested students in the 3rd and 4th grade will be able to meet in the Art Room during this time period. Suamico Elementary's Student Service staff, consisting of the School Counselor (Mrs. Foley), School Social Worker (Mrs. Bobbi Nowacyzk), Social Work Intern (Ms. Marissa Leisner), and School Nurse (Mrs. Ann Spaeth) will be leading these discussions. Please see the table below for dates and Social/Emotional Topics that will be covered. The format of the 15 minutes will include brief journaling, group skill-building activity, and promotion of student leadership on the topic of the day. Please share this opportunity with your son/daughter(s) and encourage they join us. Feel free to contact us with any questions or for more information!!
FROM THE SCHOOL BOARD:
From the School Board
October 2019
2019-2020 Howard-Suamico School District Budget
During our annual meeting last month, community members received a detailed review of the
school district’s 2019-2020 budget and voted to adopt it as presented. During the meeting on
October 21, the Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $28,248,522, which supports a
district budget of $87,410,185 – a decrease of 2.17% as compared to the previous year.
This levy will result in the school’s portion of our property taxes remaining stable at $9.19;
significantly below the state’s average levy. This budget, just as in year’s past, establishes that
we continue to value innovation, investing in our staff, driving academic performance for every
student.
Board members have engaged in continuous legislative advocacy efforts, specifically pertaining
to the State’s biennium budget, which positively impacted the students of the Howard-Suamico
School District.
The low revenue ceiling increase - a main focus of the Board’s advocacy efforts - especially for a
low-spending district like ours, made a tangible impact. For the first time in over a decade, our
District will see a net increase in our overall revenue limit. Our overall revenue limit has
increased by just over $2,000,000. This is due to an adjustment to $9,700 per pupil for the
lowest spending districts across the State coupled with our District’s first increase in resident
students in over 5 years.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District budget please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for additional information regarding this article, contact your school board member listed below.
From the School Board
October 2019
2019-2020 Howard-Suamico School District Budget
During our annual meeting last month, community members received a detailed review of the
school district’s 2019-2020 budget and voted to adopt it as presented. During the meeting on
October 21, the Board of Education approved a total tax levy of $28,248,522, which supports a
district budget of $87,410,185 – a decrease of 2.17% as compared to the previous year.
This levy will result in the school’s portion of our property taxes remaining stable at $9.19;
significantly below the state’s average levy. This budget, just as in year’s past, establishes that
we continue to value innovation, investing in our staff, driving academic performance for every
student.
Board members have engaged in continuous legislative advocacy efforts, specifically pertaining
to the State’s biennium budget, which positively impacted the students of the Howard-Suamico
School District.
The low revenue ceiling increase - a main focus of the Board’s advocacy efforts - especially for a
low-spending district like ours, made a tangible impact. For the first time in over a decade, our
District will see a net increase in our overall revenue limit. Our overall revenue limit has
increased by just over $2,000,000. This is due to an adjustment to $9,700 per pupil for the
lowest spending districts across the State coupled with our District’s first increase in resident
students in over 5 years.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District budget please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for additional information regarding this article, contact your school board member listed below.
October 31 Vision Screening (K, 1st, 3rd Grades)
November 05 Parent Teacher Conferences (4-7:30) 06 Picture Retakes 07 Parent Teacher Conferences (4-7:30) 08 1ST QUARTER ENDS 08 NO SCHOOL 13 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 15 School Store 20 Read 20 27-29 NO SCHOOL December 04 Student Council Meeting 3:00-3:30 pm 05 Holiday Concert (9:30 A-L; 1:30 M-Z) 18 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 20 Read 20 23-31 NO SCHOOL- WINTER RECESS January 02 School Resumes 17 2ND QUARTER ENDS 17 NO SCHOOL 20 Read 20 22 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 24 School Store |
February 07 Sweetheart Auction (5:30-9:00)
12 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 14 NO SCHOOL 20 Read 20 28 NO SCHOOL March 11 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 13 NO SCHOOL 11 4th Grade Music Demo Day at LV (1:30-3:00) 12 Interest Fair- 6:00 20 Read 20 20 3rd Quarter Ends 23-27 SPRING BREAK April 10 NO SCHOOL 15 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 16 4th Grade Shadow Day- LV (9:30-2:00) 17 School Store 20 Read 20 20 4th Grade Parent Meeting- LV (6:30) May 07 Breakfast Buddies 08 Welcome to Kindergarten 13 Student Council Meeting 7:55-8:25 am 15 NO SCHOOL 20 Read 20 25 NO SCHOOL 29 Field Day (12:30-3:00) June 09 Early Release at 1:25 pm 09 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL 09 4th Quarter Ends |