http://www.maine.wausauschools.org

MAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 5901 N. 44th Avenue Wausau, WI 54401

Phone: 715-261-0250

Fax: 715-261-6852

PRINCIPAL –Marie Northup mnorthup@wausauschools.org

SECRETARY – Deb Maley

dmaley@wausauschools.org

Oct. 22 - Basketball – 3:45-5 Cardboard Club 3:45-4:45 Red Ribbon Week – dress as tourist Oct. 23 - Basketball – 3:45-5 Red Ribbon Week – dress in fav. career Oct. 24 - Red Ribbon Week – dress in red Recycle Fashion Show 2:05 – 3:05 Oct. 25 & 26 Professional Development – No Classes Oct. 29 - Picture Retake Day Cardboard Club 3:45-4:45 Basketball – 3:45-5 Oct. 30 - Basketball – 3:45-5 Nov. 1 - Basketball Jamboree @ West 4:00 Nov. 2 - 1st Quarter Ends – 11:30 Dismissal Popcorn Nov. 3 - Chili Supper 4:30-7 Nov. 8 - Parent/Teacher Conf. 4-7 PM Nov. 9 - School Store for 3rd – 5th 1:50-2:05 Nov. 12 - Parent/Teacher Conferences 4-7 PM Food Drive Begins Nov. 13 - PTO 6:00 PM Nov. 16 - Popcorn Food Drive Ends Nov. 21 – 23 - No Classes Nov. 30 - 3rd Grade to School Forest Popcorn

DATES TO REMEMBER

October 19, 2018

BE RESPECTFUL BE RESPONSIBLE BE SAFE

ATTENTION PARENTS

Parent/Teacher Conferences

November 8th & 12th

Online Scheduling instructions were

sent home at the beginning of

October. If you have not signed up

yet and if you have questions, please

call the office at 715-261-0250

IPad Insurance Reminder!!!

We still have several people who accepted the Insurance

but have not sent the money. Just a friendly reminder -

insurance does NOT go into effect until the money is paid.

If the IPad gets damaged it is the responsibility of the

parent to pay for repairs.

With 236 students in our school, it is very difficult and disturbing to classes to deliver personal messages at the end of the day. Please make after school plans, transportation decisions, visits to a friend’s house, etc. ahead of time. The end of the day gets very busy. Emergency situations are different. We will do our best to be of service to you in an emergency.

Thank you for your help.

Parents-

Just a reminder, volunteer opportunities will be posted online throughout the year. You must sign up online and not with the

teaching staff.

If you already have a volunteer account, log in at myvolunteerpage.com, select the opportunity you are interested in and sign up.

(If it is full/locked, you have the option of being put on a back up list.)

If you haven't created an account yet, visit tiny.cc/WSDONE and click the “For Volunteers” tab on the left.

Complete Step 1 and Step 2 (Step 2, if the opportunity requires a criminal background check)

Remember, volunteering in the classroom and going on field trips requires a criminal background check. They do

take time to process so please PLAN AHEAD.

For questions or to learn more contact Roxane Hagedorn, rhagedor@wausauschools.org (preferred) or

715.261.0584.

VOLUNTEER INFORMATION

Congratulations to our Leadership

students ~ Thank you Alexander, Ella,

Breck, Crystal, Mykenzy and Addison

for representing Maine school

proudly!

Congratulations to the Maine School Football team-

Braxtin, Rhyvon, Ethan, Addison, Tyler, Joseph, Myles,

Colton, Alexander, Madeline, Micheal, Kadyn, Henry,

Rhett, Jake, Alexander, Silas and Davin! They spent

practices learning football skills and good sportsmanship

and ended the season with 3 wins out of 4 games at the

Jamboree! Thank you coaches Ruffi and Graveen!

Here is a link to more football pictures – credits to Mrs. Fochs!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne5djbhU2vc&feature=youtu.be

Congratulations to our Maine school

volleyball team – Isabella, Kaitlyn,

Taylor, Brenna, Maci, Allison, Violet,

Jaidyn. Taylor, Paige and Claire!

October 2018

Sun

day

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

14 15

Day 5

Cardboard Club

3:45-4:45

Basketball – 3:45-5

16

Day 1

Basketball – 3:45-5

17

Day 2

Leadership

Dental

Screening

18

Day 3

Basketball –

3:45-5

19

Day 4

School Store for

3rd – 5th – 2:50-1:05

20

21 22

Day 5

Cardboard Club

3:45-4:45

Basketball – 3:45-5

Red Ribbon Week -

Dress like a tourist

day

23

Day 1

Basketball – 3:45-5

Red Ribbon Week –

Dress up as a

profession or

career you are

interested in

24

Day 2

Red Ribbon

Week – Dress in

red to say no to

drugs

25

Prof. Dev.

No Classes

26

Prof. Dev. No

Classes

27

28 29

Day 3

Picture Retake Day

Cardboard Club

3:45-4:45

Basketball – 3:45-5

30

Day 4

Basketball – 3:45-5

31

Day 5

The cost of elementary lunch will be $2.25 a day.

In addition to the monthy district regular lunch menu, Maine also offers a Turkey sub sandwich or

uncrustable PBJ.

Maine Student council is organizing a Food Drive for

November 12-16th. We will collect non-perishable and unexpired

food items, which will be donated to The Neighbor’s Place. The

class that collects the most food items will earn a keychain, which

shows they contributed to reducing hunger in our community.

Suggested items: pasta, pasta sauce, peanut butter, rice, beans,

soup, canned meats, canned fruits & vegetables, Mac&Cheese,

cereal, juice and boxed meals.

One CAN make a difference!

SNOW/EMERGENCY School Closing

The winter season will soon be upon us. It is time to start planning for school closing or early dismissal. It is

important to discuss with your child your plan for early dismissal due to inclement weather. Following are

some reminders concerning School Cancellations:

The decision to close school or delay buses is made at Longfellow Administration Building.

Closing announcements will be made between 5:15 a.m. and 6:15 a.m. if possible. Announcements

will be made through School Messenger as well as on local radio and TV stations.

Closing school during the day will be announced in the same manner. Please do not call school

and ask if school is closing. We are notified at the same time the radio and TV stations are

contacted. If First Student is unable to pick up students because of hazardous and/or impassable road

conditions, and parents are unable to transport their child(ren) to school because of road conditions

(or extreme cold conditions), the student will receive an excused absence provided the school is

notified of the absence. Please refer to the WSD Emergency Closing Plans at the end of the newsletter

for more information!

Soon you will be receiving a sheet to verify your plan from last year or select a new plan in the event

school closes early due to inclement weather. Please watch for this to come home and make your

selection and return to the school office.

The Maine School Store will open on Friday, October 19th. The store

carries a number of useful supplies! Students in grades 3-5 will have

opportunities to shop once a month from 1:50-2:05 (during the afternoon

recess). School store employees this year will be Addie Fochs, Allison

Jagodzinski, Mykenzy Edwards and Taylor Deffner! If your child needs to

replenish their supplies, encourage them to visit the school store!

Pencils …… $.10/$.25 Pencil topper erasers …… $.10

Mechanical pencils …… $1.00 Erasers …… $.25/$.50

Pencil boxes …… $1.00/$2.00 Pencil grippers …… $.50

Mechanical pencil refills …… $.50 Pencil sharpeners …… $.75

6 Color Ink pens …… $1.00 Spiral notebooks …… $.50

Mini notebooks …… $1.00 Folders …… $.50

Journals …… $2.00 Rulers …… $.50

Glue sticks …… $.50

The School Store will be open:

October 19th February 22nd

November 9th March 8th

December 7th April 12th

January 11th May 17th.

Cold and unpredictable weather has begun! Please be sure to send proper clothing with your child for

outside conditions so they can be comfortable and enjoy themselves!

Please mark your child’s clothing with their name. The lost and found is already overflowing and that would enable us

to get their clothing back to them.

MAINE ELEMENTARY PTO

Our purpose is to provide a positive and enhanced school environment by supporting the staff and children through the use of funds and volunteers.

AGENDA – OCTOBER 9, 2018

• Marie Northup Danielle Ojala Kris Punke Jamie Bootz • Angie Blaubach Megan Hosley Stacey Linzmeyer Heidi Teske • Ashley Voight Sarah Christian Mallory Gau Mrs. Bardonner

• Principal’s Report: Union meetings are on this same night.

◦ Fall assessments are complete. Daily schedules, interventions have started.

◦ Football jamboree is occurring tonight. Volleyball this weekend, and boys basketball will be starting Oct 15 th after school. Girls basketball letters will go out.

◦ Cardboard Club, kids stay after school to play games with Mr. Edward ◦ Oct 25th and 26th No school, Inservice ◦ Nov 2 early release @ 11:30am ◦ Picture Re-take Oct 29th ◦ Red Ribbon Week (Oct 22nd-Oct 24th) Life is Your Journey: Travel Drug-Free: Celebrate being drug free.

Dress up like an adventure/tourist, profession, wear red to school day • Teacher's Report: Everything is peachy • Treasurer's Report:

◦ Bill from Cherrydale and Webko. • Old Business

◦ Spirit Wear bids: Spread sheet with bid pricing. Fully Promoted Rep. spoke about online store option; performance wear. Webko, Fully Promoted, BSN will be discussed this week and decision be made at that time, Facebook

◦ Orders home 10/24th due 11/16 ◦ Fundraising options: Bulbs- Packets will be sent to Ashley

▪ Grass Creek Greenhouse; flowers. ▪ Will discuss further in following meeting. ▪ Pick up’s on Thursday

• Current Business

◦ Chip Shoppe fundraiser – 09/28 – 10/09 ▪ Order pick up 11/09 – 3:30pm to 5:30pm, Art Room ▪ Volunteers – 5 needed; Angie, Sarah, Mallory, Ashley, Stacey (after 4), Kris

◦ Parent/Teacher Conferences 11/08 and 11/12

▪ Volunteers 11/08 11/12

• Main Dish Heidi and Stacy Angie • Side Carla Baumgardt Jamie Bootz • Dessert Mallory Gau Sarah Christian

▪ Volunteer for the Book Fair: 3:30pm-7:00pm Will send out an email, 2 people each day. $ earned goes towards books for library.

◦ Chili Supper Planning ▪ Small Raffle Donations: Schults, Bigby, 6th Street Filling, Swiderski Equipment, Noodles, Electro. And

Laser, Down to Earth, Brokaw, Motor Sports, Marathon Towne and Country, Stolze’s auto, Wasabi, Badger Basket

Mallory will create Google Doc., Jamie will put a basket together from Embrob. Me $ donated to create baskets geared toward children

▪ Kitchen/Dining Room • Nesco- Danielle has 2, Mallory has 1, Jamie has 2 (could possibly bring 4 more), Angie has 1, Kris has

1, Dorothy has 10, Andrea Blaublach, Brooke has 2 • Adults $6, Children 11 and younger $4

▪ Raffles: Spinner: Weston PD, Maine Lions Group • Maine Construction- Kindle and $25 accessory • Weekend Package • Jim Kryshak • Sound World (TV) • Grebes (Freezer) Custom Meats/County Market • Carla- WOW • A-Rite Construction

▪ Baked Goods ▪ Carnival- Maine Fire Department ▪ Volunteers

• Upcoming Dates

◦ Woodson Art Museum night – 01/11/19 ◦ Green & Gold Party – 01/18/19 ◦ Maine Moves – 02/15-03/01 ◦ Meat Sale – 03/15 – 04/05, pick up 05/10

• Questions/Comments

Picture Retake

Day ~ Monday

October 29th!

MEMORANDUM WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT Robert Tess, CSRM

Chief Finance & Business Services Officer 415 Seymour Street

Wausau, WI 54402-0359 Phone: 715-261-0515

Email: rtess@wausauschools.org To: Parents and Staff

From: Robert Tess

Date: October 9, 2018

Re: Emergency School Closing

First Student Bus Arrival Times

Below are approximate times yellow buses would arrive at the schools to pick up students when schools are in

session and an early dismissal is necessary. Students will be dropped off at their normal afternoon drop off location.

These are examples of a variety of dismissal times; students not riding yellow buses may leave school at the

announced dismissal time and parents may pick up students at the announced dismissal time. Parents should make

every attempt to pick up their child within an hour of the announced dismissal time. Please know buses may be

delayed. Your patience and cooperation are appreciated.

ADJUST ACCORDINGLY FOR ALL

DISMISSAL TIMES NOT GIVEN 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Examples of District announced

dismissal time

Bus Arrival

Time

Bus Arrival

Time

Bus Arrival

Time

Bus Arrival

Time

Bus Arrival

Time

Franklin Elementary School 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

G.D. Jones Elementary School* 11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m.

Grant Elementary School 11:50 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:50 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 1:50 p.m.

Hawthorn Hills Elementary School* 11:55 a.m. 12:25 p.m. 12:55 p.m. 1:25 p.m. 1:55 p.m.

Hewitt-Texas Elementary School 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 2:10 p.m.

John Marshall Elementary School 11:50 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:50 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 1:50 p.m.

Lincoln Elementary School 11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m.

Maine Elementary School 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Rib Mountain Elementary School 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 2:10 p.m.

Riverview Elementary School* 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

South Mountain Elementary School 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m. 2:10 p.m.

Stettin Elementary School 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 2:00 p.m.

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School* 11:45 a.m. 12:15 p.m. 12:45 p.m. 1:15 p.m. 1:45 p.m.

Horace Mann Middle School 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

John Muir Middle School 11:30 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:30 p.m.

Wausau East High School 11:40 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m.

Wausau West High School 11:40 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m.

EEA Learning Academy 11:40 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m.

EGL Academy 11:40 a.m. 12:10 p.m. 12:40 p.m. 1:10 p.m. 1:40 p.m.

Private Schools 11:20 a.m. 11:50 a.m. 12:20 p.m. 12:50 p.m. 1:20 p.m.

4K Learning Academies*

If you have any questions, please contact my office at 715-261-0515.

cc: First Student YMCA

Metro Ride Montessori School of Wausau

Maintenance & Operations Building Mountain View Montessori

School Nutrition Services Hmong American Center, Inc.

Private School Principals Captain Todd Baeten, Wausau Police Dept.

Wausau Child Care, Inc. Eric Lindman, City of Wausau Public Works

10/11/2018

WAUSAU SCHOOL DISTRICT EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSING PLANS

TO: All Wausau School District Staff, Parents, Students, and Media

FOR: All Schools Served by the Wausau School District

When it is necessary to close or delay the opening of school, one of the plans listed below will be followed.

School closing or delay information will be sent to you via School Messenger®, the District's electronic

notification system, and announced over the following radio and television stations:

WSAU (AM) 550 Wausau WOZZ (FM) 94.7 Wausau WSPT (FM) 97.9 Wausau

WIFC (FM) 95.5 Wausau WDEZ (FM) 101.9 Wausau WJMT (AM) 730 Merrill

WRIG (AM) 1390 Wausau WSAU (FM) 99.9 Wausau WMZK (FM) 104.1 Merrill

WXCO (AM) 1230 Wausau WSPT (AM) 1010 Stevens Point TV Channel 7 & 9 Wausau

WHDG (FM) 97.3 Rhinelander WRLO (FM) 105.3 Northwoods WRHN (FM) 100.1 Northwoods

WMQA (FM) 95.9 Minocqua WOBT (AM) 1240 Northwoods WLKD (AM) 1570 Northwoods

EMERGENCY PLANS PLAN FOR - SCHOOL CLOSING

Media Announcement - ALL WAUSAU PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY

1. Schools WILL NOT be open for instruction.

2. Students ARE NOT to report.

3. Teachers, secretaries/ aides, and school nutrition staff (who work less than calendar year) DO NOT

report to their respective schools.

4. Custodians and maintenance staff are to report to their respective work areas, or as assigned by the

Director of Buildings and Grounds, as soon as safety will allow.

5. Calendar year staff assigned to the following locations will report to work as soon as safety allows:

Longfellow Administration Center, East and West High Schools, Horace Mann and John Muir Middle

Schools, and Maintenance and Operations Building (MOB).

6. All extra-curricular and evening activities will be canceled.

PLAN FOR - YELLOW SCHOOL BUS DELAY

Media Announcement - WAUSAU PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS WILL BE OPEN AT THEIR

REGULAR TIME. FIRST STUDENT (YELLOW BUSES) WILL BEGIN

THEIR ROUTES ONE (1) OR TWO (2) HOURS LATE. ALL 4K AND

EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSES ARE CANCELED.

1. All 4K and Early Childhood classes are canceled. Teachers and support staff will report.

2. ALL STAFF WILL REPORT to their respective schools/buildings at the regular time.

3. Metro Ride (Express) buses will run routes at their regular time.

4. Students will report to their respective schools at the regular time unless they are riding a yellow bus.

5. Breakfast and school lunches will be served at the regular time.

6. School dismissal will be at the regular time.

EARLY OR EMERGENCY DISMISSAL

1. Weather or mechanical breakdown may sometimes call for early or emergency dismissal. Each

parent should be sure that their child is instructed where to go in case it is necessary for the child to

arrive home from school early.

2. District-wide emergency dismissal information will be announced via School Messenger® and on the

radio and television stations listed above.

3. A mechanical breakdown in one school will not affect regular dismissal of the remaining

schools in the District.

ANY ANNOUNCED SCHOOL CLOSING IS FOR THAT DAY ONLY

On October 8, Mrs. Hitz's first-grade class enjoyed an adventure filled day at the School Forest. They made and sailed

boats, learned about insects by looking at them up close through a microscope and went on a scavenger hunt in the

museum! Everyone had fun and learned a lot during their day with the trees.

Last week was a busy week at Maine Elementary! We learned about Fire Safety from our Town

of Maine Firefighters and celebrated Fall with Apple Crunch Day!