Bulldog Nibbles
Week of September 6, 2024
General Information
Social Media Sites: Keep up on what's happening at Williams Bay! Check out the social media accounts for Williams Bay Athletics and Activities!
- Website: williamsbayathletics.com/
- Twitter: @WBAthleticDept
- Instagram: @williamsbayathleticsactivities
- Facebook: facebook.com/williamsbayathleticsactivities/
Please contact the office staff along with your child’s teacher if your child will be late, absent, or leaving early: kpanek@williamsbayschool.org.
Upcoming Events
Sept 9: PTO Meeting @ 6:00 (Elem. Library)
Sept. 20: Donuts w/Grownups 7:45-8:15
Sept. 25: Picture Day
Sept. 27: Homecoming Parade
Sept. 30: Teacher In-Service/No School
Oct. 31: Teacher In-Service/No School
Nov. 1: Vacation Day/No School
Nov. 8: Veteran's Day Celebration
Nov. 12: Picture Re-Take Day
Nov. 14: Fall Student Led Conferences 4:00-7:15
Nov. 15: Fall Student Led Conferences 8:00-12:00 (noon)/No School
Nov. 27-29: Thanksgiving Break/No School
Dec. 13: 3K/4K Winter Concert @ 9:00 AM AND 1st-5th Grade Winter Concert @ 1:30
Dec. 23-Jan. 3: Winter Break/No School
May 16: Art Auction 12:15 to 3:00 / 4K-5th Grade Spring Concert @ 1:30
What's New
Drop-Off Change Beginning Sept. 9
Starting Monday, September 9, we ask that parents/guardians say good-bye to your student before they go to the blacktop/playground. Please refrain from walking to the blacktop/playground with your student.
Battle of the Books
We are excited to start up our Battle of the Books meetings. We would like to have an information meeting for any interested 4th and 5th graders after school on Monday, Sept. 23 from 3:30-4:00. We will send home more information with the kids on that date. Meeting will take place in the library and parents can pick up their students in front of the Elementary School.
Fall Conferences Nov. 14 & 15
Stay & Play
The Stay & Play program is designed for children 0-3 years old to promote play, social development, and provide engaging interactions for children in Williams Bay. Parents/Guardians stay with their child to play and engage in planned activities and genuine play. Stay & Play is on Tuesdays from 8:30 - 9:30 AM in room 155 when school is in session and will start on Tuesday, Spetember 17. Stay & Play Borchure
Williams Bay Aerospace Club
Description
This is a club for kids to build flying things. They will fly them, break them and figure out
how to improve them. Doing this involves putting a lot of focus and effort into their
projects. By building things that subsequently fail to perform or break they also forge early
habits to productively deal with failure. Once kids understand the project we will be
designing, building and keeping their projects at home. This allows them to test and
experiment on their own and find ways to transport their builds without ruining them.
Their ultimate goal will be winning a regular (monthly) competition. The winning kid for
each competition will earn a prize and some recognition (like a small plaque or trophy).
Schedule
We will meet Tuesday mornings at 7:30am with competitions scheduled monthly.
Joining/Fees/Requirements
The club is open to K-5 students with a materials fee of $10. We currently can support up
to twenty students. Students will be exposed to high pressure air, rubber bands under
tension, propellers, and, of course things will be flying through the air. So we will be
enforcing basic laboratory, range and workshop safety practices.
Williams Bay Aerospace Club Parent Consent Form: These will be collected in the WBES office on a first come first served basis.
PTO Fundraiser
Join us at Moose Moiuntain Falls on Friday, November 1st between 12:00 and 8:00 PM. There is no school so enjoy the day at a waterpark supporting the WBES students and staff. This is a link to the order form to get signed up.
Items from Previous Nibbles
Drop-Off/Arrival
Dismissal
- 3K students
- Bus riders: exit door C3 (in the back of the building where the busses park) to wait for the busses
- Walkers/bikers exit front doors
- Vehicle pick-up Elementary Circle: exit front doors (last names that start with A-M)
- Vehicle pick-up Fitness Center: exit Fitness Center doors (last names that start with N-Z)
Drop Off/Pick Up Reminders
- If your child needs assistance getting into/out of the vehicle and buckled/unbuckled, please park in the lot and walk over to the entrance
- If your child is old enough to drop off and pick up without parking, the pickup line may be a better option for you as the parking lot gets full early
- Please unload/load students from the sidewalk only. Some parents may need to move car seats to the passenger side of the vehicle
- Please pull up as far as you can before unloading/loading to keep the line moving
- Please stay off cell phone
- Stay off the grass
- Dogs are not permitted on school property
Douseman Bus Info
To arrange the bus for the 2024-2025 school year, please contact:
Lori Chalchoff
Phone: 262-728-2166
Email: lchalchoff@dtcbus.com
3K/4K Birth Certificates
All 3K and 4K students are required to have a copy of a birth certificate in their file. Please provided a copy of your child's birth certificate by Sept. 9.
4K Family Outreach Days
4K students will attend special events that foster community and enhance the home/school connection. The 4K Team has planned events at school or in the surrounding area. We encourage an adult family member to meet us there. Younger siblings are also welcome to join! During Outreach Days we have seen genuine, family friendships form and grow throughout the year! It’s a fantastic way to meet the families you will be walking alongside during your child’s school years.
Each student will be required to pay $15.00 to cover bus costs for the five events that are outside of school. Please pay this fee as soon as possible via Skyward. If you prefer to take your child home after these events we will ask you to sign them out with your child’s teacher before leaving.
2024-2025 Dates:
September 18: Hike in Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy
October 16: Pearce’s Farm
November: Individual Family Days will be scheduled
December 3: Barrett Memorial Library Tree Lighting at 6:30 pm
December 13: Holiday Concert at 9:00 am – cookie reception to follow
January 22: Game day at school
February 19: Lakeland Park
March 19: Walworth County Gymnastics Center-
April 16: Barrett Memorial Library
May 16: Spring Sing at 1:30
May 30: Discovery Center Museum in Rockford
Please note: Outreach Days to Pearce’s, Walworth County Gymnastics Center, and the Discovery Center will have additional fees for students, adults, and younger siblings. Those will be collected prior to each trip.
Lakelands Little Learners
Mr. Mike's fun before/after school club: fun-informative-structural.
Now open for registration 4K-6th graders.
Program available Monday-Friday both morning and afternoon time slots available.
Before 7:00 AM-8:30 AM
After 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Call us: 262-723-8391
www.lakelandslittlelearners.com
240 E. Commerce Ct. Elkhorn
Student Handbook/3K Guidebook
Please review the 2024-2025 WBES Student Handbook. There are many important items in the handbook in which to be aware. Page 9 provides information about how we address cell phones and other personal devices that are brought to school. The last page of the student handbook is an acknowledgement page. Please click on the link provided on page 29 to acknowledge that you have read the handbook or print the page, sign, and return it to school.
Families with students in 3K should also acknowledge that you have read the 2024-2025 3K Guidebook. Pay particular attention to the financial information on page 4. The last page of the 3K guidebook is an acknowledgement page. Please click on the link provided on page 9 to acknowledge that you have read the handbook or print the page, sign, and return it to school.
Immunization Records or Waivers
Every student must have an up to date immunization record or waiver on file in the office. Please contact Nurse Jacque with questions at jnatonski@williamsbayschool.org.
Back to School Immunization Clinics
Please check out the links below for dates and time of the upcoming clinics. All clinics are located at 1910 County Rd. NN, Elkhorn, WI 53121. Call 262-741-3200 to schedule an appointment.
Interested in Volunteering?
Volunteer Guidelines with Volunteer Form: If you are interested in volunteering, please review the guidelines by clicking on the link. The volunteer form is the last page of the volunteer packet. Individuals who completed the volunteer form last year and are still in the current building this year, do not have to complete a new form.
The Fontana Triathlon!
Lake Geneva United Soccer club Registration
There are various programs offered in the fall and spring. Inhouse 7U is for players aged 5 & 6. Recreational 8U-15U are organized by age levels for players 7 years old through 8th grade. You can find all their soccer info on genevalakeunited.org
Important Reminders:
2024-2025 Family Registration in SKYWARD
To enroll your child in the Seal-A-Smile program for the 2024-2025 school year, please use the following links:
ENGLISH: https://forms.myupdox.com/form/110034
Lunch Fees
Lunch account balances reflect the amount that is in the family account. This family amount will show up for each of your children. If an extra lunch is purchased it will be deducted from the family account, not each individual child.
- To pay for lunches, log into Skyward Family Access and open the tile labeled “Food Service”. Click on the “Pay with RevTrak'' link on the top right of the screen.
- 2024-2025 Free and Reduced Meal Application
- Breakfast is $2.00, Lunch is $2.85, Extra lunch is $1.90, Milk is $.50
- Breakfast is available between 8:00-8:25 every school day
Milk Fees: Families are welcome to pay for milk for the daily milk/snack break. We will send home milk forms with students to obtain information about which students will be taking milk at snack time. The cost for milk for the daily milk/snack break is $86.00
WBES PBIS
PBIS Building and Classroom Expectations
What is PBIS?
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavior supports and social culture needed for all students to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.
Why PBIS?
- At Williams Bay Elementary School, we are using PBIS as a process for creating a safer and more effective school. PBIS focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students.
The purpose of implementing PBIS at Williams Bay Elementary School is to:
- establish a consistent method of addressing student behaviors
- reward/acknowledge children for appropriate behaviors
- decrease off-task behavior
- increase and gain back instructional minutes
- improve our school’s ability to teach positive behavior for all students in all settings
Ways to Help at Home
• Talk to your child about his/her day • Keep communication between you and your child’s teacher active throughout the year • Focus on the positive choices your child is making
• Find ways to practice positive behavior and expectations at home and in community • Teach your children to speak respectfully to others and to use manners • Practice positive phrases with your child such as: thank you, please, excuse me, and I’m sorry
Classroom Expectations: These are general. Teachers will also collaborate with students to develop classroom expectations specific to their classroom.
Building Expectations: If your child is moved to another table at lunch, please talk to your child about what caused them to be moved.
Items to Note:
Screentime: Information for Baby, Toddler, and Preschoolers
1st Place Spiritwear
Click on the link to view the fun spirit wear available for the whole family: 1st Place Spiritwear
The Williams Bay Summer Spirit Wear Sale is here! Choose from hundreds of designs and garments that are delivered to your home in days! Shop at https://1stplace.sale/103654.
Sale Details
- Sale Ends: September 10th
- 30% off all merchandise
- Free shipping on orders over $75
- $5 shipping on orders under $75
- No code is needed!