Staff Bulletin: Oct. 23-27, 2023

 

Monday, October 23 - Day 4, Rotation 3

Red Ribbon Week Next Week - Be Kind to Your Mind: Wear exercise gear/athletic clothes/kindness shirt to show love to yourself!

Vision Screening

Lunch Option 1: Hot Turkey Ham & Cheese Sandwich  

Lunch Option 2: BBQ Pork Stuffed Baked Potato 

• 7:30-7:50 Student Meeting Conf. Rm (Knapp, VandeVoort, Bougie, Livingston, Schonhoff) 
• 8:30-10:00 Pupil Service Meeting (Conf. Rm) 
• 10:10-10:55 4th Gr Lit Collab 4C, 4D, 4S (Rm 65) 
• 11:10-11:55 4th Gr Lit Collab 4H, 4M, 4B/G (Rm 65) 
• 1:10-1:55 3rd Gr Lit Collab (Rm 65) 
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Gr Lit Collab (Rm 65) 

5:30-7:30 Board of Education Meeting (Board Room/KHS Library)

KHS Concert

Tuesday, October 24 - Day 5, Rotation 3

*EAs - SUBMIT YOUR TIMECARD*

Red Ribbon Week Next Week - Be Kind to Your Mind: Hat Day or Crazy Hair Day!

School Store Open 9:15-12:00

Vision Screening

Lunch Option 1: Soft Beed Whole Grain Taco   

Lunch Option 2: Beef Enchildadas 

•  7:45-10:00 Stacy - EMLSS Meeting (DO) 
• 10:15-11:45 Stacy - Principals Meeting (DO) 

Wednesday, October 25 - Day 6, Rotation 3

Red Ribbon Week Next Week - Be Kind to Your Mind: Wear Orange/Black/Kaukauna Gear to Unite Against Bullying!

Student of Month Due!

 

Lunch Option 1: Italian Meat Spaghetti   

Lunch Option 2: Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap 

• 1:00-2:00 Kara/Stacy Meeting 
• 3:20-4:20 SLT Meeting 

Thursday, October 26 - Staff In-Service/No School Students

>>Click here to view District & Quinney In-Service Schedule

Friday, October 27 - Staff & Students No School

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 30 PAC Meeting (No Meeting Nov. 7th) 

Oct. 30 Bridging Brighter Smiles 

Oct. 31 Orange/Black/ Favorite Fall Color Spirit Dress-up Day

Nov. 1 - Nov. 17 NHS District Wide Food Drive

Nov. 6 - Nov. 10 National School Psychology Week

Nov. 7 MAPLE Meeting

Nov. 8 EQ Staff Meeting

Nov 9 EA Meeting

Nov. 9 EQ Assembly 

Nov. 11 Veterans Day

Nov. 13 World Kindness Day 

Nov. 13 4Herlache & 4Cooksey Field Trip to Grignon Mansion 

Nov. 13 Noodles Dine Out Night

Nov. 13 Board Meeting 

Nov. 14 Durrant & 4Sprangers Field Trip to Grignon Mansion 

Nov. 14 PTS Conferences - IN-PERSON

Nov. 15 Education Support Professionals Day

Nov. 15 4Maki& 4B/G Field Trip to Grignon Mansion 

Nov. 16 PTS Conferences - IN-PERSON

Nov. 17 Students Early Dismissal/Staff PTS Conferences - VIRTUAL

Nov. 22, 23, and 24 Staff and Students No School 

Nov. 27 Student of Month DUE

Nov. 27 Board of Education Meeting 

Oct. 28 - Kris Seidl  

Trisha VandeVoort 

School Walk Through

On Oct. 31st Autumn and I will be walking through the building with Holly Magness and Mike Schwindenhammer, Eppstein Uhen Architects, as part of an Educational Adequacy Assessment (EAA) Walk Through.  The EAA Walk Through is an assessment that focuses on current educational settings, not possible future solutions for schools. This is part of the investigative steps in Facilities Planning;   

Mike shared some of the Facilities Planning details in the October Kaukauna Connection Internal Newsletter sent by Bryanna on Monday, October 16th

PTS Conference Sign-Up - 

Staff will present in school for conferences all three dates/times.

Tuesday, Nov. 14 - In Person for Parents
Thursday, Nov. 16 - In Person for Parents 

Friday, Nov. 17 - Virtual for Parents (staff in building)

Ultimately you have been great at showing care and flexibility in meeting families needs the best we can. Those needing to schedule conferences in advance due to needs of collaboration with a specialist, student support plan, and etc. should arrange those now and get them to Shaina Carlson on or before Oct. 31.  The Sign-Up Genius link will be sent to families on November 1st. 

Sign ups for teacher access only (let Shaina know if you need any times blocked off): https://www.signupgenius.com/tabs/23677D705AECAEAC60-2324pts#/  

Scholastic Book Fair -- NDLC and Quinney conferences are on the same dates this year.  We will hold ONE Scholastic Book Fair in the building (held in the lobby) for both schools to shop together at the fall and spring conferences.  Quinney will host the Fall Scholastic Book Fair and NDLC will host the Spring Scholastic Book Fair.

Oct. 31st - Orange/Black/Favorite Fall Color 

#ObserveMe

1.  Enter in at least two half hour blocks (more blocks if you'd like) that a colleague could come in and observe.

2.  Choose two half hour blocks from 10/23 to 12/14 schedule an observation (academic and behavior). Staff may choose to observe over prep time, recess time, or swap a prep with a colleague. 

3.  Be sure to include the date you intend to observe and your name when you schedule the observation.  Only one staff sign up per observation time.

4,  Send a Google Calendar invite to the colleague you are observing.

5.  Complete the Oct. - Dec. Take Away Sheet (link to be provided before 10/23) during the observation.

6.  Make a copy share with the teacher you observed.

School Store

We have the video for October's School Store (Stacy will be adding to SeeSaw) as well as the updated menu. If you still need to sign up for time please do so soon. We have parent volunteers and students scheduled to run the store next week Tuesday morning. 

October School Store Menu 

October School Store Video

School Store Sign up sheet

District Wide Food Drive

As the temperature drops and winter draws closer, food and other necessities become essential for many families in our community. To help out those who need it most, Kaukauna's National Honor Society is sponsoring a district-wide food drive to contribute to Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry. 

From November 1st through November 21st, we will host a food drive competition between the schools within the Kaukauna Area School District. The school that contributes the most canned goods, non-perishable foods, or monetary donations will not only have the satisfaction of helping their community but will also receive the traveling "Food Drive Trophy" that will be displayed in their school until next November. 

National Honor Society is looking forward to your help in a record-breaking food drive to assist the less fortunate members of our community. Please mark your calendars and participate in this friendly competition to help raise money and donations for a great cause. 

Thank you for your generosity,

Kaukauna National Honor Society

October KASD Internal Newsletter

Click here to view KASD Internal Newsletter! 

Yearbook Pictures

Please add any and all classroom pictures to our 23-24 Yearbook Pictures folder. We are always in need of more photos to use in our school yearbook.

Just a reminder to keep in mind the Do Not Publish Picture List when uploading pictures. 

Thank you all! 

Staff Bulletin: Oct. 16-20, 2023

 

Monday, October 16 - Day 5, Rotation 2

National Boss' Day! Thank you Mrs. Knapp for all you do! You truly always go above and beyond for us all. Staff & Stacy - please meet in the EQ lounge at 12:05pm today to indulge in the potluck with all of Stacys favorites and present our gift. -EQ Sunshine

Lunch Option 1: Classic Cheeseburger  

Lunch Option 2: Tater Tot Casserole 

• 11:45-12:00 Stacy - Record Announcements (Gaines)
• 3:30-4:30 LEA Rep Training 

Tuesday, October 17 - Day 6, Rotation 2

*EAs - SUBMIT YOUR TIMECARD*

Lunch Option 1: Beef Nachos 

Lunch Option 2: BBQ Rib-B-Q Sandwich  

• 10:00-11:00 Stacy/Mike Meeting 
• 11:45-12:00 Stacy - Record Announcements (McKinnon)
• 1:00-2:00 PATH Counseling Connection (Knapp, Kozelek, VanZeeland)
• 3:15-4:00 PBIS Tier 2 Meeting 

Wednesday, October 18 - Day 1, Rotation 3

School Spirit Wear Day Every Wednesday - Wear an Electa Quinney Shirt, Kaukauna Shirt, or Orange/Black!

Lunch Option 1: Chicken Nuggets 

Lunch Option 2: Chicken & Apple Cheddar Salad    

• 10:00-10:15 Stacy - Record Announcements (VandeVoort)
• 10:10-10:55 4th Gr Math Collab 4C, 4D, 4S (Rm 65) 
• 11:10-11:55 4th Gr Math Collab 4H, 4M, 4B/G (Rm 65) 
• 12:00-12:50 EQ SLT Meeting (Rm 65)
• 1:10-1:55 3rd Gr Math Collab (Rm 65) 
• 2:10-2:55 2nd Gr Math Collab (Rm 65) 
• 3:20-4:00 EQ Academic Team Meeting 
• 3:30-4:30 LEP Rep Training - Option 2 

Thursday, October 19 - Day 2, Rotation 3

Lunch Option 1: Chicken Pasta Alfredo 

Lunch Option 2: Sunbutter & Jelly Pitta Dipper 

• 11:45-12:00 Stacy - Record Announcements (Ritzke)
• EQ Family Night 5:15pm-7:15pm

Friday, October 20 - Day 3, Rotation 3

Lunch Option 1: Cheese Stuffed Breadsticks 

Lunch Option 2: Home-Style Beef & Bean Chili

• 9:30-10:00 Stacy & Kara Meeting 
• 11:45-12:00 Stacy - Record Announcements (VanAsten)
• 3:20-4:00 Office Crew Meeting (Knapp, Steif, Zemlock, Quinn) 

Upcoming Events:

Oct. 23 - 27 Red Ribbon Week 

Oct. 23 - Board of Education Meeting

Oct. 25 - Student of the Month Due 

Oct. 26 - Staff In Service/No School All Students 

Oct. 27 - No School All Students & Staff 

Oct. 30 PAC Meeting (No Meeting Nov. 7th) 

Oct. 15 - Angie Overholt

Oct. 16 - Kate Gross 

Wendy Collins

Staff Thoughts

Thank you for keeping Jessica McKinnon and her family in your thoughts.  Jessica's grandmother passed away last week and they celebrated her through a service on Friday.  Our school family support is always a blessing at times like this!

Family Event on THURSDAY

Our first family event for 2023-24 is scheduled this week on THURSDAY, 5:30-7:00. Thank you for those that are sharing the use of their classroom, video recorded number corner, and those that are helping organize Workplace games.  Again our intention with this event is giving parents some exposure to Bridges Number Corner, Workplaces, and Technology options for home.  We will have two-three classrooms per grade level being used depending on a quick Google survey response.  We are now going to hold the technology portion in the cafeteria and put the cookies in the lobby as families leave.  We will have some students from KHS Key Club helping as well so that teaching staff can be in the classrooms to interact with families about math and technology.

Staff Sign up to attend/help -- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0C45AFA72AA4FD0-eqstaff2

Mandatory Reporter Training - 

As we discussed briefly at last week's staff meeting.  We are due for Mandatory Reporter Training.  Holly Parks has now sent the district-wide Mandatory Reporting Training to all staff through Frontline Central. Everyone can click right on the link in the email to complete the training. It should be nice and simple! A reminder that new hires (for the 2023/2024 school year) do NOT have to complete the training again if they have already done so. This training needs to be done by all staff, including administration, by Dec. 1st, 2023. 

Click on link in email sent from Holly Parks to access the training easily. 
Once in Frontline, you will see the training as shown above.

PT Conference Sign-Up - 

We will begin working on our conference sign-up.  Please be thinking about any families you need to pre-schedule time with.  The SLT will discuss specifics of how we will schedule (i.e. in-person Tuesday/Thursday and virtual option Friday, all in person with virtual option available for families needing it)  Ultimately you have been great at showing care and flexibility in meeting families needs the best we can.  If you have any feedback, please let an SLT member or Stacy know.  The sign-up will be sent to the whole school community on Nov 1st, so we will need to have any pre-scheduled conferences (i.e. Spec. Ed., EL, SSP, etc.) set before then.   

Halloween - 

As discussed and decided at our staff meeting last week, we will have an orange & black dress-up day on the 31st.  No costumes.  I will share this in the Family Blog as well.

#ObserveMe

1.  Enter in at least two half hour blocks (more blocks if you'd like) that a colleague could come in and observe.

2.  Choose two half hour blocks from 10/23 to 12/14 schedule an observation (academic and behavior). Staff may choose to observe over prep time, recess time, or swap a prep with a colleague. 

3.  Be sure to include the date you intend to observe and your name when you schedule the observation.  Only one staff sign up per observation time.

4,  Send a Google Calendar invite to the colleague you are observing.

5.  Complete the Oct. - Dec. Take Away Sheet (link to be provided before 10/23) during the observation.

6.  Make a copy share with the teacher you observed.

October KASD Internal Newsletter

Click here to view KASD Internal Newsletter! 

Yearbook Pictures

Please add any and all classroom pictures to our 23-24 Yearbook Pictures folder. We are always in need of more photos to use in our school yearbook.

Just a reminder to keep in mind the Do Not Publish Picture List when uploading pictures. 

Thank you all! 

Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23 - Oct. 27

EQ Dine Out Night - Nov. 13

Mark your calendar for a new family dine out option for EQ...

KHS Halloween Concert