Hello Waubesa Families,
It was such a pleasure seeing so many of you last week at the Welcome Back school event. The excitement and joy of a new school year were alive and well. A special Shout Out the EC-8 PTO for their support with the stock the lounge items for staff and students. Additionally, thank you to the PTO for their ongoing support that helped pay for the ice cream for the Welcome Back event.
As we transition into the new school year routines, we wanted to provide you with some helpful reminders and resources.
If your student is coming home extremely tired, that’s very normal as they build up the stamina for their busy school days. It’s important they have plenty of sleep at night, which often means shifting bedtime earlier than the summer schedule. For reference, students ages 6-12 need somewhere between 9-12 hours of sleep per night.
If your student is having breakfast, they may arrive at 7:25 am and enter Door A (front entrance). All other students may be dropped off after 7:25 and will report to the playground. Playground supervision will be provided from 7:25 until 7:50. Our dismissal bell rings at 2:55.
The first bell rings at the start of the day at 7:47, signaling students into the building. When the second bell rings at 7:55, all students should be in their classrooms.
Pickup and Drop-off map: please use extra caution and drive slowly through our parent pickup/drop-off area and around school. Thank you!
Homework/Independent Practice: you can find each grade level's expectations using this link.
iPad Agreement: please take a moment to read and review the iPad Agreement with your student(s). School and Home reinforcement of these agreements are impactful. Students also review this with their homeroom teachers.
Each year Waubesa has a theme or focus that the entire school community supports. This year, our theme is “Soaring Higher Together!” This theme will be echoed throughout the year as we continue to teach and reinforce our Waubesa pillars of POWER as the guiding word for who we are and how we conduct ourselves. For our third grade families, POWER is the version of the Spartan Stars Program at CEPS. POWER stands for:
- Pride - I do my best work
- Ownership - I am responsible for my choices
- We work together - I work well with others
- Empathy - I try to understand others’ feelings
- Responsibility - I do the right thing to help our school be a better place
If you have any questions or suggestions throughout the school year, we encourage you to use this form. We appreciate hearing directly from families when they have questions or concerns; thank you.
Soaring Higher Together!
Corey Shefchik: Principal
Brooke Hauser: K-5 Associate Principal
School Supplies: If your student(s) are in need of school supplies, please reach out to Emily Gierl at gierle@mcfsd.org and we will be happy to make sure they have everything they need!
School Avoidance: If your student is having a hard with the transition back to school, please do not hesitate to reach out to Student Services. We are here to help support both you and your student! You can reach out to Emily Gierl at gierle@mcfsd.org for this as well.
Waubesa Student Services Team (website)
Casey Popowski: School Counselor, 3rd and 4th grade Lifeskills Teacher
Casey Ruhland: School Counselor, 5th grade Lifeskills Teacher
Kayla Gauwitz: School Psychologist
Emily Gierl: School Social Worker
New this year!
The MHS Athletic Department will now be offering the athletic pass to 3rd - 5th graders. This pass can be purchased on Infinite Campus for $35. This will allow entry to all regular season home events for the entire school year for the high school athletic events.
Students will receive an ID (seperate from their school ID) that indicates that they have purchased the athletic pass. Please note that they will need to show this pass at all home events to receive free entry.
