ever t a h W , y a d y r e v E Every kid, it Takes! Principal—Rainey Briggs Asst Instructional Leader– Debra Larson Secretary—Julie Billings Horizon Elementary School 625 N. Heatherstone Drive Sun Prairie, WI 53590 January 2015 From the Office of Principal Briggs and Assistant Instructional Leader Debra Larson ... School Board Members Tom Weber Carol Albright Jessica Moehr John Whalen Mike Krachey Caren Diedrich Steve Schroeder District Administrator Dr. Tim Culver Student Absences If your child will be late, sick or just out for the day, please be sure to call the attendance line by 9am. Bell rings and attendance is taken at 8:20am everyday! Call: 608-834-7900 & press #1. Our school day begins at 8:20am everyday, any student arriving after that time is marked late. School is dismissed at 3:10pm M/T/W/F and 1:55pm Thursday. Every Kid, Every Day, Whatever it Takes! ATTENTION Kindergarten registration process has changed. **If you have neighbors that have children who may need to register, please spread the word! Every kid, Every day, Whatever it Takes! Birthday Treats and Snacks SPASD Wellness Policy JHK states: To ensure proper hygiene and due to food allergies, foods which are served or provided in the classroom must be purchased, NOT HOMEMADE, and be in a wrapper which contains nutrition information and expiration date. Daily Snacks: Just a reminder that most of our classrooms offer a snack time during the school day. Please remember to send your child with a snack if possible. Don’t forget to senD hats, gloves, mittens and snow pants for recess!!!! The children will go outside unless temperatures reach 0 degree! Just a few friendly reminders to our Horizon families.... . It's that time of year! There have been numerous cases of Strep throat and Influenza at our school and in the district. If your student complains of having a sore throat, headache, difficulty swallowing and/or has a fever of 100.0 or higher, please keep them home. Calls will be made to pick up your child if they come to the office with these symptoms. Please continue to send in healthy snacks for your child. String cheese and yogurt are great choices with higher protein to keep them full longer! **We could still use more sweatpants in the nurses office! Please send in any color or size, they will be used! Thank you in advance and have a safe and warm Winter break! Thank you and if you have any questions, please contact Nurse Lemley at 608-834-7906. OPEN ENROLLMENT Wisconsin’s public school open enrollment program allows parents to apply for their children to attend school in another school district other than the one in which they live. The open enrollment application period for the 2015-2016 school year is February 2, 2015 - April 30, 2015. Parents can apply online at http://oe.dpi.wi.gov/. Online applications are recommended. However, paper applications may be printed from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website and delivered to the Sun Prairie School District Office at 501 S. Bird Street no later than April 30, 2015 by 4:00 pm. You can find open enrollment information on the Sun Prairie Area School District website by going to the District tab and then clicking on Business Services. The link is: http://www.sunprairie.k12.wi.us/oe_info201314.cfm. If you have questions regarding open enrollment, please contact Lisa Sprindis, Business Services, at (608) 834-6511; or email: [email protected]. For the first couple of weeks in January, we will be talking about teeth and dental care. After that, we will start a unit that focuses on using medicine safely, poison, and the effects of tobacco and alcohol. If you would like more information concerning any of these topics go to www.kidshealth.org. For the safety of your child(ren), please talk with them about your expectations concerning medicine and drugs in your home. In January, we will be reviewing expectations while playing low organized games and beginning our gymnastics unit. Students will be working on rolling, balancing, traveling and cooperative skills on many types of equipment. If the weather cooperates, our older students will be experiencing outdoor movement and games while wearing snowshoes. PBIS Tip of the Month Self Control C.A.R.E.S. FOCUS Self-Control “If I think before I act, I have self-control.” Ways your children show responsibility... At school          using body basics think before I speak or act be calm and safe body to myself listen to teachers use my words to express my feelings wait my turn use whisper voices wait patiently At Home       think before I speak or act be calm and safe listen to my family members use my words to express my feelings wait patiently wait your turn while playing with siblings or friends Books about Responsibility Here are a variety of books you can read to your child at home to help jumpstart conversations about self-control. The Recess Queen by Alexis O’Neill When Sophie Gets Angry by Molly Bang It’s Hard to be Five by Jamie Lee Curtis How do Dinosaur go to School? By Jane Yolen Self-Control Games - Tag (freeze, tunnel) - Red Light, Green Light - Simon Says ** If you would like to be part of our PBIS team, please contact Shaya Schrieber, our school social worker at 834-7913. For the first couple of weeks in January, we will be talking about teeth and dental care. After that, we will start a unit that focuses on using medicine safely, poison, and the effects of tobacco and alcohol. If you would like more information concerning any of these topics go to www.kidshealth.org. For the safety of your child(ren), please talk with them about your expectations concerning medicine and drugs in your home. In January, we will be reviewing expectations while playing low organized games and beginning our gymnastics unit. Students will be working on rolling, balancing, traveling and cooperative skills on many types of equipment. If the weather cooperates, our older students will be experiencing outdoor movement and games while wearing snowshoes. Yahara The final revisions are being made on submissions for the Yahara River Writers Contest. We have some wonderful poems and editorials this year. The submissions will be headed to the district on January 9th for the 1st round of judging. Submissions chosen on the January 9th will be submitted to the Greater Dance County-Advanced Learners Network for final Judging on the 29th. Good luck to all our writers. Math 24 Math 24 is underway! I have 2 wonderful parent volunteers that are supervising groups on Wednesdays. This year we are holding Math 24 during lunch recess. In years past Math 24 has been held during lunch. If you child is interested in participating in Math 24 please remind them that Math 24 is held during lunch recess. The Math 24 meet will be on March 4 th in the morning. There will be two 4th graders and two 5th graders invited to participate. Students are selected based on their scores during the Math 24 Club meetings on Wednesdays. College for Kids College for Kids is a summer enrichment opportunity offered to our high achieving 5 th grade students. It is a 3 week camp offered on the UW campus. Students are exposed to a broad range of challenging academic areas, career options, and new areas of interest. If your student is invited to apply you will receive a letter after break. There is an application process and a project that will need to be submitted. All this information will be in the letter. Social Emotional Resource Packs Through the generosity of a Sun Prairie Education Foundation grant we now have Social Emotional Resource Packs for students or staff to check out through our Destiny Library system. The topics include:  Emotion Management  Anger/Frustration  Control  ADHD  Bullying  School Strategies  Worry and Sadness  Autism Resource Packs are geared toward elementary and middle Bullying Anger/Frustration Control Each pack includes:  3 to 5 books on the topic geared toward children  a card game  a parent packet with information sheets on positive parenting and the related topic Checking out a Resource Pack is Easy! They are checked out like any other book. For students and staff outside of Horizon: packs are available through the Destiny Library Catalogue. They are listed under “SocialEmotional Resource Packs” in Horizon Library Worry and Sadness “WIN”—What’s Important Now! January 2015 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 No SchoolWinter Break 4 5 1st day back 6 from winter break! 7 Kindergarten 18 12 13 2015-2016 Kindergarten Registration Begins SCO Mtg 6:30pm-LGI 19 20 10 8:30am-11:30am 14 15 16 17 21 22 23 24 No School No School! Pajama Day MLK Day! 26 9 Vision Screening End of 2nd Quarter 25 Winter Break 2nd and 4th Grade Hearing and Hearing and Vision Screening 8:30am-11:30am 11 8 No School- 27 28 29 30 Report Cards Go Home Packer Day 31