Kegonsa Family Newsletter

2024 - 2025

September 6, 2024

What a fantastic week! We are so thrilled to have our students back with us. It’s incredible how, after just four short days, our students have already settled into their routines. When I asked a kindergarten student today if she needed help finding her classroom, she sighed and said, “Of course, I know where my class is!” We just love the confidence!

Next week, on Tuesday at 6:15, is our first Working For Kids (Parent group) meeting. Please come and join us. It is a great group of parents. Please consider coming!

It's going to be a beautiful weekend. Enjoy! - Erin

LOOK at how beautiful our building is!

Join the Kegonsa Working for Kids Parent Group

Are you looking for a supportive community of parents to share tips, experiences, and encouragement? Join the Kegonsa Working For Kids Parent Group! They meet on the second Tuesday of every month. It’s a fantastic way to connect with other local families and make new friends!

Go to https://kegonsa.ptboard.com/
Click on the "Sign Up" link (from your mobile device, click the top right menu, then "Sign Up")
After signing in, enter code 8XBXSY to join!

WFK Calendar of Events

WFKs Meetings are the second Tuesday of every MONTH, 6:15 - 7:15. CHILDCARE is PROVIDED.

October 4th - Gilly's Grand Prix Fun Run Fundraiser

(K&1: 12:15-1:00 PM / 2&3: 1:05-1:50 PM / 4&5: 1:55-2:40 PM)

October 18th - Kegonsa Fall Festival (5:30 - 7:00 PM)

November 25th - December 20th - WFK Giving Tree (Details coming soon!)

February 13th - Kegonsa Family Game Night (5:30 - 7:00 PM)

April 11th - Kegonsa Spring Fling Dance (5:30 - 7:00 PM)

Breakfast and Lunch Menus

September Breakfast Menu

September Lunch Menu

We are looking for AMAZING substitute professionals!

If you’ve ever considered making extra money by helping as a substitute in the school, Lauren at ESS would love to share some information with you! ESS is hiring for several substitute positions in SASD. To learn more about these opportunities or the steps needed to start your sub career, you can email Lauren at lamburn@ess.com or give her a call at 608.607.7326.

ESS partners with SASD to provide substitute teachers, aides, and more. You can find them on Facebook at ESS WI. From now through September 13th, please like/follow ESS WI for an entry to win a $50 Amazon gift card! For an extra entry, please like and comment on a post (one additional entry for every new post you like and comment on). For another additional entry, share one of our posts! (one additional entry per share).

Our winner* will be announced on Monday, September 16th!

*additional winners may be chosen based on the total number of entries

If your student is absent

If a student is absent or tardy, parents and/or guardians must contact the school by either calling the school attendance line or sending a note to the office.

To leave an absence message, please call 877-5200 and listen to the attendance line prompt. Provide your name, child’s name, homeroom teacher, date of absence, and reason for absence.

When a student is absent and the parent/guardian has not contacted the school, an automated message will be sent to your phone(s) and/or email advising you that your child is not present in school. If you do not confirm the absence, your child will be marked with an “unexcused” absence. For further information regarding the School Board of Education and the State of Wisconsin policies for student Attendance, please consult the 2023-24 Stoughton Area School District Legal Notices and Student Policy Handbook.

School Hours 7:35-3:00

Office hours: 7:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

School hours: 7:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Doors open at 7:35 a.m.

Please try to get your student to school by 7:35 every day. It gives your students ample time to get to their locker, chat with friends, and grab breakfast. We start our morning meeting at 7:45 and it is hard for kids to walk in late to the classroom when everyone is already begun the day.

If students are not in their classroom at 7:45 they will be marked tardy.

Attendance Policy - 10 days

A student may be excused by a parent/guardian for ten full days per school year. The parent or guardian must call the school to excuse the absence. These absences are considered parent-excused absences.

Partial days combine to contribute to the 10 excused absences a student may have each year. The following explains a ‘partial’ day: Arriving later than 8:30 a.m. or departing earlier than 2:15 p.m. would count as one half-day absence. Two half-days would combine into a full day.
Any absences beyond the ten parent excused absences will be considered unexcused unless the absence is included in the list of excusable absences below.

Students who have accumulated 5 or more unexcused absences per semester are considered by the school board and the State of Wisconsin to be habitually truant.

At this point, a meeting between school staff and the parent/guardian would be held to develop an attendance improvement plan. We understand that various barriers may prevent regular attendance, and we are committed to working with you to overcome them.
When the attendance improvement plan is made, the student’s attendance will be monitored and is expected to improve. If no improvement is made, the school may file with the court that the student is habitually truant. The parent/guardian may receive a fine of over $500.

Students can be excused for these specific reasons:

Medical, dental, counseling or other professional appointments that cannot be scheduled outside the school day may be medically excused with proper written documentation from the provider.
A court appearance or other legal procedure that requires the student’s presence.
An emergency in the family or other crisis that requires the student to be absent
A death in the immediate family, or funerals for relatives or close friends.
Religious holiday.
Absence from school during a period of suspension or expulsion.
Approved school activities during class time.
Special circumstances that show good cause and which are approved by the school principal.