APRIL 2015 Happy Spring Parkview Families!! It seems that we are finally seeing some warmer temperatures and can officially start planning for spring. Although the May 2nd snow day from last year still looms in my mind, I am going to think spring and look forward to all the good things that come with a change in the season. Here is what we have going on in April at Parkview: The Chippewa Falls School District will be closed on Friday, April 3rd in observance of Good Friday. Enjoy the Easter holiday! The big event this month is that we start our Badger Exam Assessment in 3rd, 4th and 5th grades on April 17th. This will be a practice day for students and we will officially start testing on Monday, April 20th. The assessment window at Parkview will run through May 8th. As with other important state assessments, please make sure that your child is well rested and has had a good breakfast on the days that he/she is testing. - Parkview, along with the other elementary schools in Chippewa Falls, worked on raising money for the Irvine Park renovation during the first week of April. Any child or staff member that donated at least $1.00 had an animal die cut put up on their classroom door. Our hope was to raise $500 as a school which the PTO would match for a total of $1000.00. I am very proud to say that Parkview raised $1267.21! Along with the $500 from the PTO, we will be donating $1767.21 to the Irvine Park renovation project. Way to go Parkview!! Our Title staff will be putting on a Rock N Read event for students and parents of 4th and 5th grade students on Tuesday, April 14th from 5:00-7:00 pm. There will be food, activities, free books and games, and dancing! These are always fun events so bring the family and enjoy an evening at Parkview! With possible severe weather coming in the spring months, we want students and staff to be prepared should a tornado or severe storm arise during school hours. We will be practicing a tornado drill on Tuesday, April 14th. Like any other drill, we want students to know where to go and what to do here at school. Please talk with your children about what to do at home, school and other places should severe weather become an issue. Kindergarten registration will be on Wednesday, April 29th at Parkview. If you have an incoming Parkview kindergartner, please call the office and set up a time to participate in registration at (715) 720-3750. Also, a reminder that all current kindergarten students are not to come to school on Wednesday, April 29th. A reminder that Wednesday, April 22nd is Administrative Professionals Day. Stacey and Nancy do so much for our students and staff throughout the year to keep our kids safe and insure Parkview runs smoothly and efficiently. Please take some time to let them know that you appreciate their efforts. Parkview is very lucky to have such wonderful people at the front desk! Finally, as I mentioned in my March newsletter, my due date is fast approaching. When Baby Hoyt decides to make her appearance, I will be taking the rest of the year off. Beth Schultz will be my replacement and I’m excited to have such a talented, caring person to step in for me. I will be coming back occasionally to wrap up the year, but will mostly be enjoying my time with my girls. Thank you for your understanding!! Happy thoughts for spring weather!! Mrs. Hoyt MISSION STATEMENT - Parkview Times April 2015 Badger Exam April Calendar The Badger Exam taken in grades 3-8 is Wisconsin's Smarter Balanced Assessment. It will be administered from April 17th thru May 8th. -1Late Start Day 8:35 am Smarter summative assessments are administered in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics for grades 3-8.The summative assessment will consist of two parts: a computer adaptive test, and performance tasks that will be taken on a computer but will not be computeradaptive. - 2Wear Animal Print or Shirt Last Day of Zoo Donation -3No School—Easter Break For more information, please go to this website: oea.dpi.wi.gov/assessment/Smarter/resources -6&7Middle School Band/Orchestra Open House for Incoming 6th Graders 7:00—8:00 pm -7PTO Meeting at 3:30 pm 5th Grade Track & Field - 15 Late Start Day 8:35 am On Tuesday, May 12th the 5th grade classes will travel to Chi-Hi to participate in the annual Issacson Track and Field Invitational. - 29 Incoming Kindergarten Registration NO SCHOOL for Current Kindergarten The students will arrive by bus at 9:30 AM and events will open at 10:00 AM. This will be an all day event with students eating sack lunch from home that day. 9:30 a.m. 4th Grade Music Program - 31 9:30 a.m. 5th Grade Music Program We would like to invite parents and family to come and cheer on their 5th graders. In case of rain, the event will be rescheduled for the 13th or 14th of May. Parkview Times 2 April 2015 Box Top Results! Thank you to everyone who clipped, saved and donated their Box Tops to the Parkview Elementary drive! Our classroom contest has ended and the results are in… With the help of Parkview families, students and staff we passed our goal of $500 and raised Mrs. Lea’s class came in 1st with a total of 87 sheets donated! Mrs. Pickett’s class was 2nd with 64 sheets! Mrs. Meinen’s was a close 3rd with 61 sheets! $1,267.21 Altogether, Parkview raised $688, which will be put to very good use at school. Great job! for the Irvine Zoo Campaign. Great Job Parkview! RCU School $ense is “Wild About Saving!” Teaching your student to navigate the jungle of personal finance at an early age is our goal at Parkview RCU School $ense. April is National Credit Union Youth Month, and every student will have the opportunity to participate in our “Wild About SavingTM” coloring activity! deposit is an investment in your child’s future and a benefit to your school! Parkview Times 3 If you have any questions about RCU School $ense, feel free to contact Amanda Farnham, Parkview’s Financial Education Representative, at [email protected] or visit our website Our savers will also be excited for double stamps at www.rcu.org to learn more about the RCU with each deposit on Monday, April 13th. School $ense program. We culminate the month with a random drawing for jungle themed prizes for anyone who saves at school during the last full week of April! Help your child remember to bring their RCU School $ense deposit each Monday, because every April 2015 Event: Parkview and Southview Color-A-Thon Date & Time: Saturday, May 16th, 2015 Registration begins at 8:00 a.m. 3K or 5K Run/Walk begins at 9:00 a.m. Location: Northern WI Fairgrounds—Chippewa Falls, WI Register at www.schoolathon.org/find-a-thon. Click on Parkview/Southview Elementary found under the Wisconsin school/group. Parkview and Southview Elementary Schools in Chippewa Falls are sponsoring our first annual Community Color-A-Thon Event! This event is open to the community! The money from this fun and healthy event will go to the schools and be used to fund extra activities, projects and field trips not covered by school budgets. The cost to register for this walk/run is ONLY $30 and includes a FREE T-Shirt! After the event, there will be a Color Blast After Party with music and Big Blasts of Color! Go to the website listed above and register you and your family today! Parkview Times 4 April 2015 THERE IS STILL TIME TO BECOME A MENTOR! There are 19 students on our waiting list that would greatly benefit from having a mentor. Mentoring is all about showing the student you care and you are trustworthy by offering support, encouragement, and friendship! Plus, mentoring is fun! Mentors and students can spend their time together playing a board game, building with Legos, putting together a puzzle, doing crafts, or playing sports. Could you find 30 minutes in your week to have fun with a child who will cherish your time and friendship? www.facebook.com/ChippewaMentorProgram Call Ashley at 715-726-2400 ext. 2516 http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/cvMentors.cfm Get started before the end of the year! Kindergarten Registration It is time to call Parkview Elementary to register your child for the 2015-2016 Kindergarten class. Stacey or Nancy will be taking registration information by phone (715-720-3750) during regular office hours (7:30 am to 3:30 pm). All children who will be five on or before September 1, 2015 are eligible for Kindergarten. We will have a formal on-site Kindergarten orientation on April 29th for those who preregistered. Please inform other parents, neighbors, friends and relatives that they need to call their area school this month to register their child for Kindergarten. Schools do not automatically know that a child is old enough to attend Kindergarten. We need a phone call for that information (this includes children currently in Early Childhood, Head Start and BB4C). Parkview Times 5 April 2015 News From the Nurse Lyme Disease As the weather warms and the snow disappears we’re all headed outdoors to enjoy the fresh air. So are the ticks! Deer Tick bites can spread Lyme Disease—an infection that causes many symptoms including rash, flu-like symptoms and muscle aches. Ticks frequently live in shady, moist ground cover and also cling to tall grass, brush, shrubs, and low tree branches. Lawns and gardens may harbor ticks, especially at the edges of woods and forests. When you do venture into the great outdoors, follow these tips: Wear a tick repellent Wear light colored clothing (ticks are easier to see) Wear enclosed shoes and boots, longsleeved shirts, and long pants. Tuck pants into boots or shoes to prevent ticks from crawling up legs. When outside, don't sit on the ground. Check kids for ticks at least once per day— especially the head, armpits, belly button, groin, ears and behind the knees. Wash all clothes after leaving tick-infested areas If you find a tick on the body, use tweezers to grasp the tick firmly at its head or mouth, next to the skin. Pull firmly and steadily on the tick until it lets go, then swab the bite site with alcohol. If you notice a bull's-eye rash or other symptoms that can occur in Lyme disease — such as swollen lymph glands near a tick bite, general achiness, headache, or fever — call your doctor right away. WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH Department of Health Services Lyme Disease (Lyme borreliosis, Lyme arthritis) Disease Fact Sheet Series What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is an illness caused the bacteria, Borrelia burgdorferi, that is transmitted by a tick named Ixodes scapularis (commonly called black legged or the deer tick). Lyme disease may cause symptoms affecting the skin, nervous system, heart and/or joints of an infected individual. Over 20,000 cases of the disease have been reported in Wisconsin since surveillance for Lyme disease began in 1980. Why is it called Lyme disease? The first cluster of cases associated with this infectious agent was discovered near the town of Lyme, Connecticut. Who gets Lyme disease? Males and females of all ages can get Lyme disease. People who spend time outdoors in tickinfested environments are at an increased risk of exposure. Most cases have reported an exposure to ticks or woodland/brush habitat during the months of May through August, but exposure can occur whenever the temperature at ground level is warm enough for ticks to be active. In Wisconsin, the vast majority of cases have been acquired in the western two-thirds of the state. The northwestern and west central portions of Wisconsin have the highest incidence of the disease. Continued on page 6... Parkview Times 6 April 2015 How is Lyme disease spread? The disease is acquired by a tick bite. The deer ticks that transmit the Lyme disease bacterium become infected when the immature stage of the tick feeds on infected field mice. When subsequent stages of that tick feed again, the infection can be transmitted to the tick's new host. The tick must actually be attached to a person's skin for about 24 hours before it can transmit the bacterium. The bite of the tick is usually painless. What are the symptoms of Lyme disease? The illness usually occurs during the summer months and often starts as a roughly circular reddish rash around or near the site of the tick bite. The rash expands in size over a period of days or weeks. During the rash stage, other symptoms such as fever, headache, fatigue, stiff neck, muscle and/or joint pain may be present. These may last for several weeks. If left untreated, within a few weeks to months after the rash onset, complications such as meningitis, facial palsy, heart abnormalities, and arthritis may occur. Swelling and pain in the large joints may recur over several months or years in untreated Lyme disease. Not all persons with the disease develop the initial skin rash. How soon do symptoms occur? The early symptoms usually begin within a month of exposure. The later arthritic, cardiac, and neurologic problems can take weeks to months to appear. Does past infection with Lyme disease make a person immune? Past infection does provide some immunity, but that protection is relatively short-lived. It is possible for a person to get infected more than once. What is the treatment for Lyme disease? The disease is treated with oral or injectable antibiotics. What can be done to prevent the spread of Lyme disease? If you are in areas where ticks may be present, the following precautions can reduce the risk of acquiring Lyme disease: • Wear a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, and high socks with pant cuffs tucked into the socks. Light colored clothing will make ticks easier to find. Walk in the center of mowed trails to avoid brushing up against vegetation. • Conduct thorough "tick checks" on yourself and your children after spending time outdoors. Prompt removal of ticks, even after they have attached, can drastically reduce the chance of Lyme disease transmission. • Insect repellents containing 0.5% permethrin or 20-30% DEET have been shown to be effective in repelling deer ticks. If such products are used, be sure to follow the manufacturer's directions on the label. • Although there had been a vaccine against human Lyme disease, it is no longer marketed. How should a tick be removed? To remove an attached tick, grasp it with narrow-bladed tweezers or forceps as close as possible to attachment (skin) site, and pull upward and out with a firm and steady tension. If tweezers are not available, use fingers shielded with tissue paper or rubber gloves. Do not handle with bare hands. Be careful not to squeeze, crush or puncture the body of the tick that may contain infectious fluids. After removing the tick, thoroughly disinfect the bite site and wash hands. See or call a doctor if there is a concern about incomplete tick removal. It is important that a tick be properly removed as soon as it is discovered. DEVELOPED BY THE DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH, BUREAU OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASE COMMUNICABLE DISEASE EPIDEMIOLOGY SECTION P-42070 (Rev. 08/10) Parkview Times 7 April 2015 Resources of the Month Shannon Larson Family Support and Resource Coordinator Phone: (715) 720-3750 Email: [email protected] Chippewa County Community Resource Guide The updated resource guide is available online on the Chippewa County Human Services website. Chippewa County developed a list of local resources and compiled them into this resource guide, which is available to the public. Examples of resources include: Early Education & Child Care, Mental Health & Counseling, Parenting Services & Support, and Transportation Services. Information about many other free or low cost programs/services is also available in this resource guide. Please feel free to utilize this guide on your own or call Shannon Larson at any time, and I can help you utilize these community resources. http://www.co.chippewa.wi.us/home/showdocument?id=2646 Start cleaning out your closets for The 7th Annual Parkview School “Dress For Success” Clothing Exchange We are looking for gently used school-aged clothing of ALL sizes to help our families with their backto school shopping. We will be collecting clothing, jackets, shoes, boots, undergarments, and socks (no stains or holes please). The clothing will be available for families to shop for FREE during the Welcome Back Conferences on September 1, 2015. Please bring in any donations and place them in the box in Central Park. For questions or more information, please contact Shannon Larson at 715-720-3750. Parkview Times 8 April 2015 HEALTHY HARVEST April: Green Peas Production Tips Pick peas that are firm, crisp, bright green color and fresh appearance; they will feel like velvet Refrigerate up to 3 days They freeze very well How to Eat Eat raw as is Eat cooked: boiled Can add to stews, soups, casseroles or other hot dishes Can cook with meat Nutrition Information Low in fat, cholesterol and sodium High in protein, vitamin A, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, phosphorus, copper, fiber, vitamin C, Vitamin K, thiamin and manganese Recipe: Rice and Green Pea In 3 quart saucepan combine: 1 cup uncooked long grain rice 2 cups water 1 very small onion (chopped) 2 cups frozen peas (defrosted) 1 carrot (peeled and shredded) 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon granules) 1 teaspoon salt free herb seasoning Cover and bring to a boil Reduce heat to simmer and continue to cook 15 minutes or until rice is tender Parkview Times 9 April 2015 Register Your 4-year-old for BB4C (Chippewa Falls School District’s Pre-K Program) Building Bridges 4 Children (BB4C), the district’s 4-year-old early learning program, is accepting registrations for the 2015-16 school year beginning February 1st, 2015. BB4C is open to all children who will be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2015. Please bring your child’s birth certificate with you when you register your child. The district has partnered with the following sites to ensure a quality early-learning program designed for children this age. CESA 11 Head Start 2820 E Park Avenue Chippewa Falls 715-723-1211 Circle of Friends Early Learning Center 1750 Hallie Road Chippewa Falls 715-552-9696 Monkey Business Early Educational Community 1300 Lowater Road Chippewa Falls 715-723-7444 Rhymes-N-Rainbows 5051 171st Street Chippewa Falls 715-723-8000 Kids USA Learning Center Inc. 656 Lakeland Drive Chippewa Falls 715-726-1507 MACS St. Charles Borromeo 429 W Spruce Street Chippewa Falls 715-723-2161 YMCA Early Learning 123 Look @ Me Community Early Learning Center 630 Miller Street 2964 County Rd F Chippewa Falls Eau Claire 715-723-5135 715-874-4779 For additional information or to pick up registration materials, contact a BB4C partner site, download forms from the BB4C website (http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/bb4c/), or contact the BB4C Coordinator: Dana Sommerfeld, BB4C Coordinator 1345 Ridgewood Drive Chippewa Falls, WI 54729 715-726-2414 ext. 3004 [email protected] Parkview Times 10 April 2015 Lunch Account Information Breakfast and Lunch menus for all schools are posted monthly at http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us//foodServices.cfm Breakfast is available at all schools. Elementary cost is $0.35, Middle School cost is $0.85 and High School cost is $1.00. Additional items can be purchased at the Middle School and High School and each item will be charged individually. Lunch - Elementary $2.00 MS and HS $2.25 - Milk is available for purchase at any school for $0.35. If you send a lunch from home, you may want to consider sending a beverage if you do not want to incur a milk charge on your account. - Additional items can be purchased at the MS and HS and each item will be charged individually. Students on free or reduced price meals will also be charged for items purchased in addition to the meal. - HS has a la carte available for purchase. There must be money in the account to purchase these items. Payments can be made online through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, by clicking Payments from the left menu. It’s secure, free of charge, shows up on the account immediately (make sure you receive a payment receipt) and you have more control over who gets the money and how much you want each child to receive. If you do not have a portal account set up, please contact Peggy at (715)726-2481 or [email protected]. Check or cash payments are accepted at all schools or payments can be mailed or dropped off at the Administration Building; there is a secure drop off box for after hours. Checks can be made payable to CFAUSD. Specify in the memo section of your check or include a note with your payment instructing how you would like the payment applied. Be sure to include student’s name. If not noted, payments will be split equally between all members in the household with an active meal account. Viewing lunch balances and meal activity: Parents can view lunch transactions, balances and payment history through the Infinite Campus Parent Portal. When you click on Food Service on the left, all accounts are displayed with their respective balance. Just below the balance section is the transaction detail. You can toggle between students and view the transactions relating to that student. Mobile app: You can also make lunch account payments and access account information through the Infinite Campus Mobile Portal. Our District ID is: LXNWQL All meal account inquiries/questions can be directed to (715)726-2581 or [email protected] USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Parkview Times 11 April 2015 HAPPY BIRTHDAY! NICE WORK! PARKVIEW TV ADS GOOD JOB! YOUR AD HERE CONGRATULATIONS! Parkview has a TV located on the west wall by the display cases in Central Park. It is used for announcements of upcoming events and general information for the school. The screen changes continually throughout the day showing each event many times. We allow you the opportunity to place an “ad” for your child that will run on Wednesdays. This is used as a fundraiser for the PTO. The ad will cost $5.00 and will include a picture of your child (after the pictures are taken if they are in kindergarten or new to Parkview), their first name and a short message from you! The PTO funds many things for Parkview including playground equipment and toys, field trips and sound systems for the classroom teachers so the money will be used for your children at Parkview in some way. If you would like to place an ad fill out the form on the bottom half of this flyer and send it, with $5.00, to the Parkview office at least two days before the ad will appear. Thank you, Parkview PTO. -------------------------------------------------------------------------***Students have really enjoyed this so far. They love to see their name and picture on the TV. *** ONE DAY ADVERTISEMENT FOR YOUR CHILD ON TV IN CENTRAL PARK Child’s full name________________________________ Teacher__________________ Grade______ Occasion (please circle one) Birthday Good Job Congratulations Nice Work Message (10-12 words) _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________ From ____________________________________________Date you want the ad to run_____________ Return this slip with $5.00 to the Parkview office 2-3 days before the ad will be run. Parkview Times 12 April 2015
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