WALLER NEWS From the Principal From the Principal I would like to take a minute to remind parents of the importance of daily reading in your child s overall education. Students will be bringing home books at their instructional level on a regular basis. Take the time to listen to your child read! It is also important to read to your child on a regular basis, no matter what their age! CLAWS Caring Loving Awesome Willing Students We will continue to implement our CLAWS recognitions this year, CLAWS stands for Caring Loving Awesome Willing Students. Students who are demonstrating good behavior, striving academically, showing acts of kindness, following rules or any other such positive experiences will have the opportunity to get a CLAWS and at the end of the month I will draw a name from each classroom box. These students will have the privilege of eating a pizza lunch with me. I look forward to having this opportunity to get to know your child better! Hours A reminder regarding Waller s school hours, they are 8:10 3:20. We would like to Thank you for making every effort to get the children here on time! The teachers start their morning lessons as soon as the kids come in and hang up their belongings, which doesn t take long. If for some reason your child will be late, a Tardy Pass is given out through Mrs. Grant s Office (the Health and Attendance Office), a reminder to use the front door if you are running late, and then you can walk right into the front door of her office! Also if your child is not going to be at school, we appreciate it if you call Mrs. Grant to let her know! The phone number with her extension is 262-763-0185 ext. 1. Pictures pictures were taken on September 27 th. Retakes will take place on Tuesday, vember 9 th for those that were not in attendance on the 27 th, or if you get your picture packet, and you don t like the pictures, just return the packet on the 9 nd and have the picture retaken. Volunteer/Background Checks Just a reminder that if you are interested in helping out at school, whether it is chaperoning on a field trip, helping out for popcorn day, working field day or the book fairs etc. you need to fill out and turn in a Volunteer/Background Form. Once you do this, and are approved, it is good for 3 years. Forms are available in the Waller Office, or on the BASD website, under the Families link. (Let us know if you would like one, and we can sent it home with your child!) Seal A Smile Seal a Smile will take place at Waller on vember 27 th and 28 th! Parent Lunch & Meetings Wednesday, October 10 Grade 2 will have a Parent Meeting from 2:00 2:45. Please join us if you are able!
PTO Information The Waller PTO is very active. Parents, we need your support to make Waller the best it can be. PTO meetings are the third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 in the Waller Library. Please plan to attend Oct. 16 and share in the decision making of your child s school! It would be Great to see you there! There will be no school on Tuesday, October 2 nd and Friday, October 26 th. Teachers will be in inservice. Sign In Sign Out Thank You so much for signing in and out of the building when you are visiting! Taking the Visitor Pass to enter the hallways has been working out great for everyone! Also thanks for sending notes to the classroom teachers if you have to take your child out early! This helps so much to reduce the interruptions into the classrooms. PIN Numbers Reminder to parents: When sending lunch money to school, please be sure to put it in an envelope or zip lock baggie with your child s name and PIN number written on it. Fees fees are $32.00 for all grades 5K Gr. 4, $20 for 4K Students. We ask that you pay all, or a portion (monthly payments are welcome too) of any remaining school fees that are due soon. Please make your check payable to Waller or BASD. A reminder that these bills do not go away until paid in full. 504 Accommodation The Burlington Area District, in accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, does not discriminate against any person with handicapping conditions and cannot be excluded from participation in school activities solely because of their handicap. This includes, but is not limited to, instructional courses, vocational programs, or co-curricular activities. Please contact your school counselor for more information. ALL information is available at our website: basd.k12.wi.us PLEASE LIKE US ON FACEBOOK AT: Waller Elementary and/or Waller Elementary PTO
Counselor s Corner Mrs. Hoffman Guidance Theme Responsibility/Study Skills/Growth Mindset For the month of October, our Guidance theme is Responsibility, especially pertaining to being a responsible student. Guidance lessons will focus on helping students become more responsible by being good listeners, paying attention and following directions. We will also discuss the importance of Growth Mindset. Growth Mindset helps students to think positive and realize they maybe just can t do it YET, but they can if they keep working hard. Please help to reinforce these skills at home by taking a few minutes to talk with your child about what they learned each day as well as checking their planners or folders every night. In September, all students also learned about a program called STOP, WALK and TALK. These 3 steps should be used when a student feels someone else is bothering them. First, they should tell them to STOP, if that student keeps bothering them, they then WALK away and finally if the student comes back and bothers them again they need to TALK to an adult. Students were taught that they should skip talking and walking if they or another student is ever physically hurt. It is important students tell an adult right away if they are ever hurt or see someone else being hurt. Zones of Regulation This year, we have a -wide focus on teaching our students the Zones of Regulation. Students learn that different feelings correspond to different zones. For example, in the Blue zone a student might feel sad, tired or sick and in the Green Zone a student is happy, calm and ready to learn. The Red Zone means a student is angry, mean or out of control and in the Yellow zone a student is nervous, silly, excited, or frustrated. Students have been working hard on recognizing what zone they are in and learning calm down strategies to help them move from different zones back into the Green, where we hope they can be most of their day. There is no such thing as a bad zone, but we teach them if their body is not feeling good, they need to try to use some of the strategies they ve been taught to get back to the Green Zone, where their body should feel calm, happy and ready to learn. Ask your child about the Zones, they can be used at home too! RED RIBBON WEEK We will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week, October 22 nd -25 th this year. There is no on October 26 th. Like in year s past, we will be having different dress up days. Look for an information sheet to come home soon with the different dress up days listed.
Elementary s Lunch 1 Salisbury Steak w/ Gravy Chicken Nugget Beef Nacho Salad Sides: tater tots, fresh broccoli, orange, mixed fruit 2 3 4 5 National Taco Day Sausage & Egg Bagel Beef Soft Shell Taco Chicken Salad Winter Fruit & Cheese Plate Chocolate Muffin Pack Sides: sliced carrots, fresh zucchini, apple, diced peaches Sides: baked vegetable beans, celery sticks, whole pear, applesauce Cheeseburger Salad Sides: green peas, baby carrots, sliced apples, fruit 8 9 10 11 12 Chicken Drumstick Chicken Nugget Chicken Parmesan w/ Spaghetti Cheese Salad Pizza Bagel Italian Meatball Sandwich Chicken Chef Salad Apple Crunch Chicken Nugget Bowl Caesar Salad Ham & Cheeseburger Winter Fruit & Cheese Plate Sides: mashed potatoes, fresh broccoli, orange, mixed fruit Sides: green beans, red peppers, banana, fruit Sides: sliced carrots, fresh zucchini, apple, diced peaches Sides: baked vegetable beans, celery sticks, whole pear, fresh apples Sides: green peas, baby carrots, sliced apples, fruit 15 16 17 October Birthdays 18 19 National Lunch Week National Lunch Week Chocolate Chip Cookie National Lunch Week National Lunch Week National Lunch Week Beef Nachos Fish Bites Bowl Cheese Ravioli Chicken Nugget Turkey Chef Salad Corn Dogs Ham Chef Salad Winter Fruit & Cheese Plate Diced Chicken Salad Pizza Bagel Pack Ham & Sides: cross cut fries, tomato wedges, orange, mixed fruit Sides: mixed vegetables, fresh cucumber, banana, apple Sides: roasted squash, celery sticks, apple, diced peaches Sides: campfire beans, baby carrots, whole pear, applesauce Sides: broccoli cuts, red pepper slices, sliced apples, fruit 22 23 24 25 26 Meatloaf w/ Gravy Chicken Nuggets Cheese Salad Sides: sweet corn, baby carrots, orange, mixed fruit Walking Tacos Salad Sides: green beans, red peppers, banana, apple Orange & Rice Turkey Salad Uncrustable Pack Sides: sliced carrots, fresh zucchini, apple, diced peaches Pancakes & Sausage Patty Ham & Sides: black charro beans, celery sticks, whole pear, applesauce 29 30 31 1 2 Chicken Drumstick Chicken Nuggets Ham Chef Salad Turkey & Mac & Cheese Chicken Nugget Bowl Chicken Caesar Salad Sweet & Sour Popcorn Chicken w/ Rice & Broccoli Chicken Nacho Salad Uncrustable Pack Corn Dogs Winter Fruit & Cheese Plate Ham & Sides: steamed zucchini, tomato wedges, orange, mixed fruit More info Sides: sliced carrots, jicama sticks, banana, apple Meal Prices: Paid - $2.45 Reduced - $.00 Free for those who qualify. Think you may qualify for free or reduced? Fill out an application! Choice of milk included with meal: Skim, 1% White & Fat Free Chocolate Additional Milk - $.30 a la carte Sides: roasted eggplant, celery sticks, apple, diced peaches Sides: kickin pinto beans, baby carrots, whole pear, applesauce September 20th is Celebrate all September Birthdays! Chocolate Chip Cookies will be served with all meals. Items in green are regionally grown! Items in blue- Try something new! All Meals Include Protein, Bread, Fruit, Vegetable & Milk Sides: broccoli cuts, fresh cucumber, sliced apples, fruit
Waller Breakfast 1 2 3 4 5 Mini Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon Raisin Bagels w/ Cream Cheese Burstin Maple Pancakes 8 9 10 11 12 Ace Giveaway Turkey Maple Cocoa Puffs Cereal Pancake Wrap Animal Crackers Goldfish Pretzels Apple Frudel 15 16 17 18 19 Cinnamon Toast Crunch Cereal Mini Cinnamon Rolls Lucky Charms Cereal Bug Bites Crackers Burstin Maple Pancakes 22 23 24 25 26 Cocoa Puffs Cereal Animal Crackers Goldfish Cheddar Bug Bites Crackers 29 30 31 1 2 Mini Cinnamon Rolls Cinnamon Raisin Bagel w/ Cream Cheese Goldfish Pretzels Blueberry Waffles More info FREE Breakfast is available for ALL students!! Choice of milk included with meal: Skim or 1% White Additional Milk - $.30 a la carte More info Served Daily: Items in green are regionally grown! Items in blue: try something new!