Welcome back to a wonderful and exciting new year! It is such a pleasure being with our students once again, and listening to their adventures from over the holidays!  

In looking ahead, we want to ask our families to be mindful of re-establishing the necessary routines to ensure that your students are in attendance and on-time each morning to get each school day off to a great start. January is a relatively quiet month so this should help us to get back into our daily routine a little easier. 

I would like to take a moment to remind parents that when coming to have lunch with your child, please do not bring fast food items or soda. This can cause a distraction for the other students. Please see page 12 of the student handbook for more information on this topic.

January

15-19 - Dental Sealants 

15 - School Board Meeting @ 7:00 PM

February

5 - PTO Meeting @ 6:00 PM

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The cold weather season is in full swing and we have noticed some children coming to school without proper attire. All students are required to go outside for recess unless they have a doctor’s excuse requesting the student remain indoors. Students should have hats, gloves or mittens, snow pants and boots when going outdoors. Students who choose not to wear these items at recess will need to accept the consequences of their decision. We are not able to provide dry clothing for students who do not dress appropriately. If you need assistance in obtaining appropriate winter gear, please contact Mr. Bierman at 963-5278.

Remind your child to bring shoes in his/her backpack when wearing boots. You may choose to leave an extra pair of shoes here at school. Students will not be allowed to call home if shoes are forgotten. They are able to wear their boots in the classroom. Students who have physical education and have forgotten their shoes will have to sit out during the class.  

Thank you to everyone who supports our Box Tops for Education program. It has been fun watching the students keeping track of where their classroom's vehicle is on the board. At this point, we have had four classrooms complete the 4 laps needed to collect the $20 prize. Several classrooms are getting close. Please continue to send in your box tops and watch for another individual prize contest to start in February. In December, we received a check for $619.80 for our fall submission.          

Sauk County public health nurses will be here the week of January 15 - 19. Permission forms were sent home at the beginning of the school year for families to sign up for this free program. There are still a few forms available in the school office if you have changed your mind or if you started school here after September and would like your child to participate in this free program.                        

The month's breakfast and lunch menus may be accessed by clicking the button below. Payments may be made online or in person. For more information on payments, including applying for reduced-fee or free meals, please visit our website.

It's not too late to apply for Free and Reduced priced meals. If at any time your family’s income is reduced, Free and Reduced forms are available from Food Service, the school office, or by clicking  here. All forms are kept confidential and may be completed any time throughout the year.