May 24, 2024

 Hear Ye, Hear Ye

• Shout out to Trisha Caine and her class who wrote and submitted essays about a WI fruit to a contest from Wisconsin Agriculture in the classroom.  She had 2 winners from her class and they were surprised with their prize this week!

• If you see Laura Zank through the building this week, please help me telling her how much we appreciate her help this week!  She has stepped in for some very needy situations and I am so glad she is able to help us!

• Third graders were writing thank you notes for a number of people all over the building this week.  I love how happy they seemed to be to show appreciation for others as much as the person receiving those notes!

What's Happening at Dodgeland?

• Monday, May 27
• No School - Memorial Day
• Happy Birthday Vicky!

• Tuesday, May 28
• Bus Duty: CaineT, Riege, Juech Vertz (3K/4K playground)
• 2nd Grade Field Trip - 9-2:30pm
• Social Media Posts due:  Riege, CaineT
• iPad Collection Today! 
• Lunch Detention Supervisors
• 12:00 - Schweitzer
• 12:30- Open
• 1:00 - Open
• End of the Year Picnic - 4:30-6:30pm

• Wednesday, May 29
• Workout Wednesday
• 3rd Grade Field Trip (all day) to EAA
• 5th Grade Field Trip (all day) to UW-Madison

• Thursday, May 30
• Field Day (All Day, see below for details)
• No Morning Recess
• Jenny is at a Dr appt until 10:30am
• 5K Graduation at 6pm

• Friday, May 31
• Last Day of School!
• Graduation Walk with our Seniors and 5K students - 9am
• Class Creator Surveys Due

• Saturday, June 1
• Happy Birthday Kari!
• Happy Birthday Ella!

• Sunday, June 2
• Graduation at 1pm

Nitty-Gritty

• Wellness Committee
• Jessica sent out an email this week regarding forming a district wellness committee.  If this is something that you would be interested in joining, please let her know through email.  This will be an alt. comp checkmark for certified staff and support staff can submit a time sheet for the time spent outside of their regular schedule.

• Behavior Matrix and Rubric
• At Wednesday's staff meeting, we discussed some changes to our Behavior Matrix and Rubric. We will be discussing this and looking for feedback during our June PD days.  Please read it over and note anything you have comments, questions or modifications to suggest.  Thank you in advance!

• Budget Sheets
• Your budget sheets will be in your mailbox by Tuesday.  Anything that you would like ordered this summer should have a PO in my mailbox before you leave for the summer.  If you have any questions about something, please let me know.

• June PD Days
• The exact schedule will be sent out soon.  While you are getting ready for the break, please make sure to return any checked out technology pieces, etc.  Also, please make sure to have your grades complete by Tuesday at Noon.  Finally, we will begin on June 3 with an appreciation breakfast for ALL staff.

Behavior Specialist Information

As we near the end of the school year, many of our struggling students struggle more, and more of our students

display unexpected behaviors as they anticipate summer. This was a helpful thought from a colleague to help me

refresh my mindset: “Remember, no student asked to be placed at risk (wants to have hard days) so we have a moral

duty to guide them, support them, listen to them, and ultimately be there for them (even when they are trying hard

to push us away).”

Field Day Schedule is here: Field Day

*3k, we will provide popsicles for you. Enjoy them when you feel it is best for your group. 

*4k-3rd will run 8:30-11. 

*4th-5th will run 11-2:30.

*No morning recess (4th and 5th grade teachers if you want to arrange something over by the pond/memory tree,

go for it).

*lunch/recess times mid-day will be as normally scheduled.

*4k-3rd grade teachers, please plan to be with your class for field day. Junior coaches will be facilitating the

activities. Specials teachers and interventionists, please coordinate with classroom teachers to help cover their

class if field day during your normally scheduled class time.

*4th/5th grade teachers, we will be asking your help to facilitate a station. Specials teachers, please coordinate

with classroom teachers if you typically have class during field day to cover their station during your scheduled time. 

*All classroom teachers and students (special teachers and interventions feel free to celebrate with us too and/or

cover classroom teachers if they normally have a special during that time) will be outside from 2:30-2:55 for a

treat and dance party. After students have their treats, they may play. 4k should play in the 4k playground and or

grass area, 5k-5th may play on the big playground, black top, or soccer field area. Please help supervise and

enforce expectations. 

*Ms. Mosher and I will have stations set-up. Please bring your class to their first station at the listed time and then

we will rotate stations in number order. 

*Ms. Mosher will be running an appreciation station and art station in the gymnastics zone. All students will

participate in the appreciation zone as part of rotations. Students that need a break from field day activities can

go to the art zone and take a break as needed.

*Thanks in advance for all the support and flexibility to make Field Day a success.

Recess Information

PLEASE continue to hold students accountable to following expectations at recess. 

Bus duty expectations are K-2 on the playground; 3-5 4 square, gaga, or basketball only. Kickball is not open

at the end of the day.

Just a friendly reminder, please do not take your students outside on the playground during any scheduled recesses. 

Here are the recess times:

1. 9-9:45 are the morning recess times

2. 12:00-1:00 are the lunch recess times (11:30 4k)

TechKnow Tip

Friday Funny

One of my favorite guilty pleasures is watching (and rewatching) Golden Girls.  I often put it on while I'm working or cleaning because I know most of the lines now.  When I saw this meme, it made me laugh out loud!