mcdill parent-0-gram
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McDILL PARENT-0-GRAM
Jeanne Koepke, Principal Phone 345-5420 Fax 345-7345
February 20, 2018
Wednesday, Feb. 21th
- National Love Your Pet Day celebrated at McDill - Staff and students are
encouraged to bring in a picture of their pet and/or bring in a favorite stuffed animal for the day!
Friday, Feb. 23rd
- NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day
Monday, Feb. 26th
- Science Fair Kick-Off - Students will bring home Information Packets
Tuesday, Feb. 27th
- National Strawberry Day celebrated at McDill - Staff and students are
encouraged to bring in anything having to do with strawberries! Students - please follow instructions
given to you by your classroom teacher. Have fun with the day!
Wednesday, Feb. 28th
- National Rare Disease Awareness Day
Thursday, March 1st
- World Math Day celebrated at McDill
* * * * * * * * * * READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK * * * * * * * * * *
Friday, March 2nd
- Dr. Seuss Friday - Wear red, white and black just like the Cat in the Hat
Monday, March 5th
- Mixed-Up Monday - Wear mixed-up clothes (inside out or mismatched)
Tuesday, March 6th
- Top Hat Tuesday - Feel free to wear a hat throughout the day
- PTO Meeting in Library - 6:30 pm - Anyone is welcome to attend!
Wednesday, March 7th
- Wacky Wednesday - Wear your CrAzY socks
Thursday, March 8th
- Dress as your Favorite Book Character - Any character you know or love
- National Popcorn Lover’s Day - PTO will supply popcorn for the entire school
Friday, March 9th
- Favorite Book Friday - Bring in your favorite book to enjoy during reading time
- National Middle Name Pride Day - Staff and students will wear their middle name on a name
tag and be encouraged to go by that name!
- PTO Family Skate Night at the K.B. Willett Arena (6:00 - 7:30 pm)
2516 School Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Athletic Registration Forms, Public Events & Opportunities ...
CLICK ON THE peachjar BOX to the LEFT!
KN-2nd SPRING CONCERT
Mark your calendars…
Friday, May 4th at 2:45 pm
Two Ways You Can Help:
1) Bring in any size lids from used plastic containers for a project to be done by STEAM
Club. Place in box outside of the office.
2) Please do NOT have your child bring in red juice or other red drinks for classroom
treats or after-school activities. If these drinks spill, the red dye in the drink is extremely
difficult, if not impossible, to extract from the
carpet. Thank you for your understanding!
ORCHESTRA CLUB If your student enjoys playing in orchestra and is
looking for another place to play and make new friends, Orchestra Club may be for him/her.
WHO: All 5th & 6th Grade String Students
WHEN: Mondays, 4-5 pm
February 19th - March 19th, 2018
WHERE: Ben Franklin JH Orchestra Room
WHAT: Playing 4-part pieces which are not in
the Essential Elements Book
Thanks to generous support from elementary PTO’s, there is
no cost to join and we will provide all music.
Parents, please start planning now on how to get your string
player to Ben Franklin Junior High on Mondays after school.
There is not school transportation for this activity.
Please contact Ms. Kiepert at [email protected] or
Ms. Butler at [email protected] for any questions.
McDill Green & Healthy Schools
Ambassadors Club
Green permission forms were sent home recently to all
4th-6th graders regarding this club. Please see below,
however, for more information regarding
participation for KN - 3rd graders, as well.
What is this club about? It is an after-school club
focused on sustainability for students who want to
become environmental leaders in their school. Students
will be doing activities related to each of the focus areas
of Green and Healthy Schools.
Who can Participate: McDill 4th-6th gr students led by
Madeleine Piburn, a UWSP senior.
When: Mondays from 3:45-4:45 pm
January 29th - May 7th (Excluding Spring Break
and the Monday after)
Where: McDill Band Room
If your student is still interested in joining this
after-school club, please fill out the permission form.
It is not too late to join!
PLEASE NOTE: Students in grades K-3 are
welcome to join the club during the last four
weeks - April 9th, April 23rd, April 30th,
May 7th. Permission forms are available in
the office for early registration.
Point 4 the Future 4-Year-Old Kindergarten Do you have or know a 4K Point 4 the Future eligible
student? To be eligible for the 2018-2019 school year, students must be 4 years old on or before
September 1, 2018. Registration will take place online and will begin on February 19, 2018, at 8:00 a.m.
For more information on how to register, CLICK HERE.
For more information on the 4K program CLICK HERE to view their website.
If you have questions, please contact Early Learning Principal, Sherrie Stanczyk via email,
[email protected] or phone at 715-345-5445.
2018-2019 Kindergarten Visitation Day Thursday, April 26th
Letters will be sent home in March to those students who are registered to attend Kindergarten at McDill Elemen-
tary School in the Fall of 2018.
On this visitation day, there will be two different sessions parents can choose from: 9:30-11:30 am or 1:00-3:00 pm.
Parents/Guardians of CURRENT
17-18 Kindergarten Students Please Note:
There will be NO SCHOOL for your son/daughter on Thursday,
April 26th, 2018!
Please make alternative arrangements for your child’s
care that day!
S U M M E R S C H O O L
Registration for Summer School 2018 will begin at 8:00 a.m. on
Monday, March 19, 2018 through 4:00 p.m. on Friday, May 11, 2018.
Summer School registration will take place online again this year.
Summer School Dates: June 11th - July 19th
Additional information on specific summer school pro-grams will be available on the District website the week
of February 26, 2018.
CLICK HERE for District Summer School Info
Public School Open Enrollment - The regular open enrollment application period for the 2018-19 school
year begins on February 5, 2018, and ends at 4:00 pm on April 30, 2018. The best way to apply is online.
Additional information on the regular open enrollment application season can be found on the District
website. Click Here for more information.
McDonalds McDill Night
McDill PTO sponsored its first ever McDonald’s Night on January 17th. Parent volunteers
and McDill staff served food, ice cream, drinks and desserts. Timber even made a guest
appearance! We served almost two hundred valued customers. A big thank you to Jessyca
Christianson for coordinating this event and to all of the wonderful McDill families who
came out and supported this event. We were able to raise over two hundred dollars. This
money will be used towards field trips, classroom parties, etc. It
was great to see our families and staff showing others what
awesome things can be accomplished when we work together.
Thanks for your support!
February 2018
Dear Parents/Guardians:
Each year our schools conduct safety drills. Most of you are familiar with Fire Safety and Severe Weather
drills. Evacuation drills are conducted each month and severe weather drills occur in the fall and spring during
Wisconsin’s storm seasons. Schools also take time to practice drills where a threat to student and/or safety in the
building has occurred.
In 2015, school districts in Portage County, in collaboration with the Portage County Sheriff’s Office, adopted the
ALiCE response to replace Code React protocols should a safety concern arise in a school building.
ALiCE stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, and Evacuate. District staff began receiving ALiCE training
three years ago. Since that time, students also receive information about ALiCE from their teachers when we practice
our monthly evacuation drills. Lockdown/ALiCE drills are scheduled to take place at McDill within the next two
weeks, with a second drill taking place sometime before school is out in June. Please discuss this with your student at
home while the teachers are planning for this practice event and preparing your students.
The following is an explanation of the new Lockdown/ALiCE protocol:
• When a lockdown is activated an initial message is announced over the schools public address system that
alerts teachers and staff that a threat to safety is present in the school. Simultaneously, a notice is sent directly
to all law enforcement officers on duty in Portage County that the school is on lockdown.
• While on lockdown, teachers and staff are responsible for checking the area immediately outside their door.
Window shades are closed, and classroom lights are turned off. Teachers, staff and students begin work to
barricade the door if it is determined that the safest place in the building is barricaded in the room. Evacuation
is also authorized if that is the safest option for students and staff at that time.
ALiCE procedures are meant to recognize that a ‘one-size fits all scenarios’ plan is not plausible and that a proactive
rather than reactive strategy is in the best interest of our students. Teachers and staff are given the authority to authorize
evacuation or barricade depending on what they determine is the best course of action.
Thank you in advance for your help and cooperation. We appreciate your support as we work hard to establish the most
effective means of keeping our students safe should such an event occur. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have
any questions at 715-345-5420 or emailing me at [email protected].
Sincerely,
Jeanne Koepke, Principal
Prepare Each Student To Be Successful [email protected]
Jeanne Koepke, Principal
McDill Elementary School
2516 School Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
Ph: (715) 345-5420 Fax: (715) 345-7345