September 2023

A MESSAGE FROM OUR PRINCIPALS:

Principal, Paul Bierman

Associate Principal, Matt Peetz

Welcome to the 2023-2024 school year! As always, the new school year brings great excitement and anticipation for students, teachers, and families.

We are so excited to welcome back our returning students and families, and we can’t wait to get to know each of our new students and families. The relationship between school and home is an important one, and we look forward to building that relationship over the course of the school year. If you have questions about anything as we get started, please reach out to your child’s school office. We are ready and willing to help!

It is certain to be a fun year full of engaging opportunities for learning. Thank you in advance for all of your support and cooperation as we work together to provide the best possible school experience for our students.

Mr. Peetz and Mr. Bierman

AUGUST:

31 - Open House 12-6 p.m.

SEPTEMBER:

4 - NO SCHOOL - Labor Day

5 - First Day for Grades 1st and 2nd

5 - ECH, 4K, and Kindergarten Orientation

6 - First Day ECH, 4K, Kindergarten

18 - Board Meeting - 7 p.m.

23 - First Day of Autumn

OCTOBER:

4 - Picture Retake Day

8-14 - Fire Safety Week

9 - NO SCHOOL - Student Success Planning Day

16 - Board Meeting - 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER:

2 - Parent-Teacher Conferences 4:00-8:00 p.m.

3 - NO SCHOOL - Parent-Teacher Conferences 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

5 - Daylight Savings Time Ends

11 - Veterans Day

13 - School Board Meeting 7 p.m.

22-24 - NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break

On October 4, Strawbridge Studios will be at Pineview to take pictures of those students who did not attend the district-wide registration in early August or if you were unhappy with your child's photo package. We will be sending out more information regarding this later in September. If you have questions regarding your child's photos, you can contact Strawbridge Studios at (866) 624-6229 or email them at cservice@strawbridge.net.

Dear Parents,

Schools are successful when they help children grow academically, socially, and emotionally. For this to happen, it is important that we have a safe environment that is supportive and conducive for growth. By setting forth clear social and behavioral expectations and directly teaching students about those expectations, it is our goal to continue to have a positive atmosphere for optimal learning. We are excited to inform our families that Pineview and Westside Elementary School are participating in Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). PBIS is a school-wide system that includes proactive strategies for teaching, modeling, and reinforcing appropriate student behavior. We are using this program to help our students have a safe, positive learning environment and to provide consistency in all areas of our schools.

We have adopted a unified set of behavioral expectations. You will see these expectations posted throughout the schools, and your child will be learning them during the first weeks of school. Our unified classroom rules will be found in every classroom and in non-classroom settings in the school. The behavioral expectations are as follows:

“ Be Safe, Be Kind, and Be Responsible"

The Community Learning Center (CLC) after-school program at Pineview Elementary School has openings. This is a free program.

CLC after-school program helps students improve their academic skills, healthily deal with their emotions, improve their self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making. CLC provides fun enrichment activities that the students love to engage in. Students receive a snack, have a little recess, homework help or tutoring for 30 minutes, and then two 45 minutes of enrichment activities. This is a great time for children to make friends.

To learn more, please contact Allyson Cummings at acummings@rsd.k12.wi.us or (608) 768-8932 Ext. 2353.

Fact Fluency

Fact fluency is bigger than memorizing facts. In the earliest years of learning, Fact Fluency is focused on students being accurate with their computation. Getting the correct answer through flexible use of strategies is emphasized over getting an answer quickly. Once students have become flexible with their mathematical thinking, the focus shifts a bit to efficiency or speed. An accurate, flexible, and efficient mathematician is the goal. What does this mean? Students need to focus on taking their time to be accurate and not focus on being the fastest. Take a look at Graham Fletcher’s video for a deeper explanation.

Graham Fletcher Video

SECURITY UPDATE

If you will be volunteering in the school, please bring in a picture ID, and we will hold the ID in the office while you are in the building.

End-of-Day Dismissal Changes

Please make sure to call the office prior to 2:30 p.m. to make any end-of-day going-home changes.

Missoula Theater Presents:

The Princess & The Pea

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2023

SHOWS AT 3:00 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.

AUDITIONS

MONDAY OCTOBER 2,

4:00-6:00 p.m. CAL CENTER

The Princess & The Pea Audition Information:

An audition will be held for the Missoula Children's Theatre production of THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA on Monday, October 2 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Those auditioning should arrive at 4:00 p.m. and plan to stay for the full two hours. Some of the cast members will be asked to stay for a rehearsal immediately following the audition.

Approximately 50-60 roles are available for local students. All students, grades K through 12 are encouraged to audition. No advance

preparation is necessary. Most students rehearse approximately 4 hours and 15 minutes each day, Monday through Friday.

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA is part

of the Missoula Children's Theatre's unique international touring project and is presented in Reedsburg by CAL Center Presents.

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

SCHOOL YEAR MENUS FOR THIS MONTH

Food Service

The current month's breakfast and lunch menus may be accessed by clicking the button below.

Breakfast is FREE for all students this 2023-2024 school year. The cost for adults is $2.60.

Lunch Costs:

K - 8 - $2.95
Adults - $4.65

Please use a deposit slip when sending in money for your child's food service account. Deposit slips can be found on the district website or in the office at Westside. Or pay Online payments.

Reduced or Free Meals

Milk Break: Milk for milk break is also FREE again this year. Milk needed for lunch brought from home will need to be purchased at the cost of 45 cents each.

The School District of Reedsburg has certain expectations of all students. Those expectations are detailed at various levels - elementary, intermediate, middle, and high school. A copy of each student handbook can be found below.

Handbook

The School District of Reedsburg offers several calendars to keep families updated on district events.

The year-at-a-glance calendar is available for the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school year. These calendars show student contact days in a given school year. They give specific dates for Winter Break, Spring Break, etc.

Calendars

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Pineview Elementary School – School District of Reedsburg

1121 8th Street | Reedsburg, WI 53959

(608) 768-8932 | Contact Us