East Junior High Newsletter

Transcription

1 East Junior High Newsletter Kevin Yeske Principal November 2017 Patti Ritchay Associate Principal Keep Kids Warm Program WRPS is hosting the annual Keep Kids Warm event. The event helps provide winter clothing for children in need. NEW THIS YEAR: Instead of one district-wide distribution event, each school will be notifying families on how to receive the winter gear that they need. In October, all students took the Mental Health Screener. Those results are now available. If you would like a copy of your student s results, please contact their counselor. If your student is in need of winter clothing, please contact your school counselor to arrange a pick-up time. Just a reminder that the first trimester grading period ends November 30th. Grades recorded as of this date will become part of the permanent academic record for students. This impacts our Freshman the most since credits earned this year apply to earning a Lincoln High School diploma three years from now. With approximately three weeks remaining this trimester, it is important for students to continue to work on obtaining the academic goals established for them. It is not too late for scores just below passing to be raised to earn credit but realize that this will take additional time and effort on the part of the students for this to occur. Please continue to provide support, encouragement, and conversations with your children as they work to achieve academic success. With the start of a new trimester on December 4th, ALL students will start with a clean academic record. All students will have new classes starting and the day will have the feel of the first day of school again. It is important to recognize that this fresh start means that no first trimester grades carry over and work done beginning with this day will all be part of the second trimester grades. If you have any photos of East sporting events, please them to Ms. Olivarez (marti.olivarez@wrps.net) or Mr. Lynch (james.lynch@wrps.net) for possible yearbook submission. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ms. Olivarez or Mr. Lynch. Cold season is here! Thank you to those that have donated Kleenex to EJH. Our classrooms and offices are in need of more tissues. Please consider donating if you are able. Donations may be dropped off in the office. Thank you! Working together with home and community, we are dedicated to providing the best education for every student, enabling each to be a thoughtful, responsible contributor to a changing world.

2 FIRST TRIMESTER REPORT CARDS The FIRST TRIMESTER grading period is set to end on November 30th. Grades will be posted on Skyward no later than December 6th. As a reminder, paper copies of the first trimester (TR1) report will not be mailed home. If you have any questions regarding this report, notification or process, please call Student Services at HOMEWORK CLUB From 2:45 to 3:30, Monday through Thursday, East Junior High provides students an opportunity to get additional help, support, or a place to complete school work through our Homework Club. Homework Club meets in Room 301 at East Junior High School and is staffed by school personnel. If you are interested in having your child attend and want more information, please call the office at (715) to get any questions you may have regarding this program answered. How to Find Your Child s Progress Report in Skyward - Family Access Log onto your Skyward - Family Access account ( From the menu bar on the left, click on Portfolio Click on the report card that you would like to view. If you have any questions or problems accessing your student s progress report, please contact East Junior High at (715) Thank you for contributing to the Box Tops for Education competition that concluded in October. Through the efforts of the parents, students, and staff, $270 was raised to be spent on student rewards during this school year. East Junior High School hosted a Fright Fest for students on Thursday, October 26th from 5:00-8:00 pm. Activities included a tour of the East Asylum, a scary movie, glow-in -the-dark kickball games, concessions, and an opportunity to hang out with friends at school after the day ended. In order to be admitted on the tour, students had to donate 2 canned food items or pay $2. East Junior High School collected 74 food items and $267 that was donated to the local food pantry through this activity. This event was arranged by the East Ambassadors and Student Council under the direction of advisors, Chris Bondioli, Traci Pronga, and Heather Lisitza.

3 Don t Let Your Student Miss Out On A Year s Worth of Memories! East Junior High Yearbook Now on Sale -- Order Today!! Cost is $20.00 (Price will increase after November 17th) There are three ways to order: ONLINE at Search for Wisconsin Rapids Junior High School CALL toll-free ( ) FILL out the order form and mail to Jostens at PO Box 37395, Boone, IA Order forms are available in the school office No money or completed order forms will be handled by East Junior High. Order forms will also be available at parent teacher conferences on October 16th. Freshman Formal Friday, May 18, 2018 Freshman Formal is a fun tradition for the freshman class to get together and celebrate their time at East Junior High. It s their first chance to experience a dance in a semiformal setting. Students are encouraged to come as groups of friends rather than as couples or with dates. Attire is semi-formal and should abide by the following dress code: Dress slacks and dress shirts (ties or bowties optional) Short dresses (slightly above the knee), tea length or long dresses Dresses can be strapless and 2-piece dresses must completely cover the torso and midriff Dresses should not be too short, too tight or too revealing ONLY East Junior High freshmen may attend the dance. 8th grade students or students from other schools are not allowed. Administration may deny attendance to the Freshman Formal based on truancy, behavior, or academic concerns.

4 The EJH Music Department invites you to attend the upcoming concerts: Thursday, November 9 8th & 9th Grade Orchestra Concert 7:00 pm in the EJH Fieldhouse Monday, November 13 LHS & EJH (8th & 9th Grade) Choir Concert 7:00 pm at the LHS PAC Tuesday, November 14 8th & 9th Grade Band Concert 7:00 pm at the LHS PAC As the weather is getting colder, please be sure students are dressed warm as they may need to wait outside in the morning before school. If students arrive before 7:00 a.m., they will not be able to get into the building until the doors open. Remember that the doors on 6th Street open at 7:00 a.m. and the front doors on Lincoln Street open at 7:20 a.m. All of the exterior doors to East will be locked at 7:30 each morning. Anyone wishing to enter into the building after that time will need to use the AiPhone security system located outside the front entrance doors to gain access to the building. Important Dates to Remember Thanksgiving Break Wednesday, November 22 - No School Friday, November 24 Recordkeeping/Professional Friday, December 1 No School Development Day Winter Break Monday, December 25 - No School Monday, January 1 Professional Dev. Day Tuesday, January 2 No School Students Return Wednesday, January 3 WRPS PUPIL NONDISCRIMINATION STATEMENT The School District of Wisconsin Rapids is committed to equal educational opportunity for all District students. The District will not deny any person admission to, participation in, or the benefits of any curricular, extra-curricular, pupil services, recreational or other program or activity because of a person s gender, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender identity, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other characteristic protected under State or Federal civil rights laws. Please review Board Policy 411 for additional information. Incidents of discrimination or harassment should be reported to a teacher, administrator, supervisor or other District employee to be addressed or forwarded on to District Compliance Officer Ryan Christianson.

5 SPORTS PHYSICALS All athletes are required to have a physical examination before trying out for a sport or practicing with a team. Sports physicals are required every two years with an alternate year card due in the opposite year. It is extremely important that this paperwork is completed prior to tryouts. Under no circumstances will an athlete be able to tryout for a team without a current sports physical. All other required athletic forms (the Code of Conduct, Concussion Form and Medical Emergency Card as well as the WIAA rules form for Freshmen) need to be completed in Skyward. Upcoming Sports Start Dates Monday, November 6 JV, JV2 and Varsity Girls Basketball JV and Varsity Gymnastics JV and Varsity Boys Hockey JV and Varsity Girls Hockey Monday, November 13 8th Grade Wrestling JV, JV2 and Varsity Boys Basketball JV and Varsity Boys Swimming JV and Varsity Wrestling Shuttle buses are available after school to Lincoln High School and WRAMS for students participating in sports. Want to keep up to date on sporting event changes or cancellations?? All changes are listed on the Wisconsin Valley Conference Website. If you would like, you can request to receive notifications through s or text messages. Go to: Click on Wisconsin Rapids Junior High School or Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln High School Click on Notify Me! (in the upper right hand corner of the screen) Follow the instructions to sign up. Parent Volunteer Information To ensure the safety of our students and staff, all volunteers must complete a volunteer application and undergo a criminal history records check (background check). All volunteers must be approved prior to volunteering in any capacity in the school, including but not limited to helping in the classroom and field trips. The deadline to submit your volunteer application is November 30. Exceptions will be made for volunteers that have just moved into the district and on a case by case basis. Volunteer applications must be completed by following the link ( securevolunteer/wisconsin-rapids-public-schools/) and filling out the online application. Once the application is submitted you will receive verification of the application status. Volunteer s will need to reapply every three years. You will receive notification when your application status is expiring. If you have any questions, please contact the school office.

6 Sunday, November 5

7 Included in this newsletter are pictures of the display cases that describe events and show some of the history of this building in the 1940 s. Each month of the school year we will move to a new decade to display. Look for the 50 s in the December newsletter. If you visit our building, be sure to stop, look, and read the interesting information regarding this building.

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15