NEWSLETTER

March 2018

WRAMS

Principal

Mrs. Ginter

Associate Principal

Mr. Oswall

6TH GRADE SOCIAL

Fri., March 16 from 2:40 - 4:30 p.m.

SPRING BREAK

Mon., March 26-30 - No School

NO SCHOOL– Professional Dev. Day

Mon., April 2

END OF TERM 5

Wed., April 25

UPCOMING EVENTS

FROM THE DESK OF MRS. GINTER

A variety of activities…are helping to keep the winter doldrums at bay. Mother nature and Superintendent Broeren certainly helped the cause with

a well-timed, four-day weekend. For example, on March 1, sixth graders attended a panel discussion with several community volunteers. This activity incorporates the 6th grade ELA unit, Dealing with Disaster, with our

Academic and Career Planning (ACP) initiative. Students learned more about planning for and responding to emergencies and related career opportunities. The following people shared their expertise: Erman Blevins, Chief of Police WRPD; Mark Stickney, Wood County Emergency Management; Joe Terry, Director of Public Works for the City of WR; Pastor Dan DeRoche, Crossview Church; Eric Daven, School Resource Officer WRPD; Jennifer Duchrow, ER Paramedic/Nekoosa Ambulance; Craig Cook, National Guardsman; Lori Heideman, Dispatch Manager; Bob Bartek, Captain of the WRFD; Kathy Palm, Trauma/EMS Coordinator for Riverview Aspirus; and Brian Krzykowski, Lt. WRPD. On behalf of WRAMS, I would like to thank each of them for their time and their service to the community!

A MESSAGE FROM SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER DAVEN (WRPD)

With the recent national attention regarding school safety and some local incidents, I wanted to reassure parents and guardians that the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department along with the Wisconsin Rapids School District train and review emergency response policies and procedures on a regular basis. The recent false alarm at Lincoln High School demonstrated that local law enforcement respond quickly and appropriately while working very closely with school administration. Safety of students, staff and visitors to our schools remains a priority. Students should report misconduct or suspicious activity to staff, and it will be dealt with fairly and in a timely manner. Additionally, I encourage parents and guardians to contact me, the school, or use the STOPit app to report any concerns.

I am happy to report that on January 29 K-9 Officers from the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department and the Wood County Sheriff's Department, along with their K-9 partners, conducted a locker sweep of the Wisconsin Rapids Area Middle School and no items of contraband or concern were located.

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns.

2018 WRAMS SPELLING BEE

Congratulations to all the students who participated in the WRAMS Spelling Bee in January. Brett Hartjes was the winner with Logan Maciejewski taking the runner up spot. On February 21, Brett went on to become the runner up at the Regional Spelling Bee that was held at Washington Elementary School.

2018 WRAMS GEOGRAPHY BEE RESULTS

Congratulations to the finalists that participated in the National Geographic Bee finals held at WRAMS in January. Special recognition goes to winner Emily Schiferl (6), Sarah Panzer (7) the runner-up and Dalton Petersen (7) for placing 3rd. There was a record-setting 21 rounds of questions before a champion was declared! Other finalists included Skye Bignell, Ava Etheridge, Connor LaMarche, Alivia Meshak, Canon Plawman, Kao Thao and Elizabeth Weiland. The ten finalists were determined after answering seven preliminary rounds of questions about national and global geography, natural forces, and history in their social studies classes.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the National Geographic Bee. The competition is open to students in grades four through eight and is held in more than 10,000 schools nationwide.

Emily will take an online exam to determine if she qualifies for the state championship to be held in Madison, WI on April 6. Outstanding job, Emily!

Congratulations to all of the WRAMS finalists.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE

By the time this newsletter is posted, concrete slabs will have been poured, wall framing will have begun in the addition, and the project continues to be right on schedule.

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.

TITANIC RESEARCH & VIDEO PRODUCTION PROJECT

The sixth grade students in Mrs. Grover’s language arts classes spent a couple weeks working on a project that required them to conduct research on topics related to the Titanic and produce a video based on their research. Once students completed their research, they had to find pictures to illustrate the facts and information recorded in their notes. The last stage of the project was to create a video using pictures, voice recordings, sound effects and music. Students then presented their videos to their classmates.

Use the links below to view two really exceptional video projects:

The Titanic’s Iceberg https://goo.gl/CKCQsT by Breck G.

Ships That Sunk in the Atlantic Ocean https://goo.gl/Vdp3wG by Alli D.

SUMMER SCHOOL OFFERINGS

Summer school booklets are available in the WRAMS office. There are two enrichment offerings for 6th and 7th grade students, Sew What’s New and Quilting. The other programs available will be swim lessons, gymnastics and tennis. A summer school flyer can be found on the WRPS Webpage using this link www.wrps.org/cms_files/resources/Summer%20School%20Flyer.pdf

WRAMS YEARBOOK

Parents may still order a WRAMS yearbook by going to jostensyearbooks.com or by calling 1-877-767-5217. The yearbooks are now $25.00. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Grover by email at judith.grover @wrps.net or calling 715-424-6740 ext. 5133.

OPEN ENROLLMENT APPLICATION PERIOD

The DPI Press Release Announcing the Open Enrollment Application Period is located at http://dpi.wi.gov/sites/default/files/news-release/dpinr2018-09.pdf

In an article in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, Lynn Liao Hodge and Michael Lawson (University of Tennessee) suggest these online resources for family math nights:

- NCTM’s Figure This http://figurethis.nctm.org - NCTM’s Illuminations http://illuminations.nctm.org

- Family Math Night http://familymathnight.com - Ken-Ken http://kenkenpuzzle.com

- YouCubed https://www.youcubed.org

“Strengthening Partnerships Through Family Math Nights” by Lynn Liao Hodge and Michael Lawson in Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, March 2018 (Vol. 23, #5, p. 284-287), available for purchase at http://bit.ly/2oHLwI

RESOURCES FOR FAMILY MATH NIGHTS

Can my child order a sack lunch for field trip days? YES!

Want to make life simple for yourself when your student has their next

field trip? Make sure to tell the teacher that you would like to order a

sack lunch through food services. Each sack lunch consists of:

- Sandwich (ham or turkey) - Cheese Stick

- Fresh carroteenies - Graham Crackers

- 4 oz Veggie / Fruit Juice - 8 oz Carton of Milk

- Fresh Fruit (apple, grapes) - Utensils / Napkins, etc.

Since a school lunch is being provided, your student will be charged the same as they would for a hot lunch (Full Pay, Reduced or Free).

What’s new with the WRPS School Nutrition Department

Visit us at www.wrps.org/foodservice

What Makes a Lunch: A Parent’s Guide to Offer vs Serve

- Each day, students are offered a lunch containing the following food choices:

Meat or Meat Alternate, Grain, Fruit, Vegetable and Milk.

- Out of the 5 food groups your student is offered, they must choose at least 3 food

groups for their meal. One of the food groups must be a fruit or vegetable.

- If your child comes home & says they didn’t get enough to eat at lunch, ask if

they took all of their fruit & veggie choices!

As part of Farm to

School, WRPS Food

Services has

purchased & served

more than

6,000 pounds of

local fruits & veggies

so far this year!

WRPS now uses Nutrislice, an

online menu featuring

nutrition information for

every item served in school

cafeterias. Nutrislice menus

may be viewed online or on a

tablet or smartphone by

using the Nutrislice app.

View the Nutrislice menu

at wrps.nutrislice.com

or search

"School Lunch by Nutrislice"

on Google Play or the

App Store.

Follow us on Twitter:

@WRPSLunch

Like us on Facebook:

@WRPSfoodservice

SPRING

2018

Upcoming Events:

March 5-9 is

National School

Breakfast Week

Spring Break is

March 26—30

May 4 is School

Lunch Hero Day

“The First Wealth is Health…” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

A Friendly reminder for all

parents & guardians: Please keep

a positive balance in your

student’s lunch account.

Payments can be made online at

MyMealtime.com, by sending a

check directly to your school’s

office, and at the high school,

payments can also be made

directly through the cashiers.

The Wood County Drug Task Force invites all community members to a free presentation to hear about local drug trends and efforts in place to support those

affected by substance abuse. Hear law enforcement talk about community programs in place to support local residents and where you can turn for help.

Investigator Sergeant Andrew Simon, Wood County Sheriff’s Department

Detective Kasandra Borchardt, Wisconsin Rapids Police Department

Wednesday, March 21, 2018 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PathToProgress2018

FREE MEAL AND CHILDCARE PROVIDED

McMillan Memorial Library 490 East Grand Avenue, Wisconsin Rapids

SPEAKERS WHEN

REGISTER

WHERE

For questions, contact Ashley Normington, Wood County Health Department at (715) 421-8923 or anormington@co.wood.wi.us

A PATH TOWARDS

WHAT’S BEEN HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THE DRUG EPIDEMIC?PROGRESS

Safe Kids Wood County Helmet Sale

Order Forms & Money Due: Thursday, March 22nd 2018

Cash or Check - Make Checks Payable to: Wood County Health Department

Helmet Delivery: Week of April 16th

If you are interested in purchasing a helmet for your child, complete the order form below. On Thursday, March 22nd

Safe Kids Wood County will be doing a brief helmet fit test at school to ensure your child is receiving the correct size

helmet. Helmets will be sent home with your child from school during the week of April 16th.

If you would like to order a helmet for a friend or family member that does not go to WRAMS please go to

https://helmetsrus.net/content/6-sizing-guide for information on sizing. If you have any questions please contact Ashley

Tremmel at atremmel@co.wood.wi.us or 715-421-8932.

Payment must be included with the paperwork, or the order will not be placed.

Child’s Name: ______________________________________________________________ Grade: __________________

Teacher: __________________________________________________________ City: ____________________________

Helmet Type Color Total Cost

Bike Helmet - $10 Yellow Blue Red $

Quantity

Size (completed at fitting) S M L S M L S M L

Multi-Sport - $12 Black White Military Green $

Quantity

Size (completed at fitting) S M L S M L S M L

Total amount due $

Parent/Caregiver Name: ____________________________________________ Phone: ___________________________

Front

Back

Front Back

Bike Helmet

$10

Multi-Sport Helmet

$12

Helmet Sale!

Get your child a helmet that is high quality, cool,

safe, and half the typical retail price!

Necedah Schools Spring Chess Tournament 

(Unrated) April 7, 2018 

  

   

PLAYING SITE: Necedah Elementary School 1801 S. Main Street, Necedah, WI 54646 ROUNDS: Everyone plays all five games. There are no eliminations. Time control is 40 minutes per game (after 40 minutes players will be put on a five minute per person chess clock). Check-in is from 8:30-9:00am. Rounds are at 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:00pm and 2:00pm. Award ceremony is shortly after 3:00pm. ENTRY: Open to all, beginners encouraged. There is no fee to enter the tournament, but donations will be accepted to cover costs and future club needs. Registering before the event is required so that we can ensure we have enough boards. If registering via email please include name, school district, grade (if

student), phone number, email, and if you are a student or an adult. PRIZES: Trophies to winners in the following sections: Overall Champion, Adult, Grades 9th-12th, Grades 6th-8th, Grades 3rd-5th, and Grades K-2. Learning Sessions will be held after school for

interested players in March. Email for details. To Enter: Email the information requested or submit via google form or fill out form at QR code below and turn into office at: Necedah Elementary School 1801 S. Main Street, Necedah, WI 54646 Email: chess@necedahschools.org Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/tlFFunnsmXflRcai2

Necedah Schools Spring Chess Tournament (Unrated) 

April 7, 2018 

  PLAYING SITE: Necedah Elem. School 1801 S. Main Street, Necedah, WI 54646

ROUNDS: Everyone plays all five games. There are no eliminations. Time control is 40 minutes per game (after 40 minutes players will be put on a five minute per person chess clock). Check-in is from 8:30-9:00am. Rounds are at 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 1:00pm and 2:00pm. Award ceremony is shortly after 3:00pm.

Learning Sessions will be held after school for interested players in March. Email for details. PRIZES: Trophies to winners in the following sections: Overall Champion, Adult, Grades 9th-12th, Grades 6th-8th, Grades 3rd-5th, and Grades K-2. ENTRY: Open to all, beginners encouraged. There is no fee to enter the tournament, but donations will be accepted to cover costs and future club needs.

Registering before the event is required so that we can ensure we have enough boards. To Enter: Email the information requested below or submit via google form or fill out form below and turn into office at: Necedah Elementary School 1801 S. Main Street, Necedah, WI 54646 Email: chess@necedahschools.org Google Form: https://goo.gl/forms/tlFFunnsmXflRcai2

Questions: email above or www.facebook.com/necedah.chess.7

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Name:________________________________ Check One: __Student __Faculty __Adult

School District:_____________________________ Grade (if student): _________________ Phone:_________________________ Email: _____________________________________ Parent Signature (if applicable):_________________________________________________