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TAKE ME HOME OCON ROADS

Click here for personal letter to all NHI families for HOMECOMING 2024

• The annual Homecoming parade kicks off at 5:15 pm Friday, September 27 - and travels from Walnut Street to Pleasant Street. Want to help out with the float? Click Here
• All NHI students are welcome to walk in the parade with the NHI float. If your child would like to participate, they must have a signed permission slip turned in to the school by the end of the school day Wednesday, September 25. Permission slips are also available in the main office.
• Students walking with the float: Parade line up is first come, first in line (starting at 4:00 pm) beginning at Walnut & Pleasant Streets, and going north on Oakwood Ave. Students will need to look for NHI principals: Mrs. Werchowski & Mrs. Ware somewhere along Oakwood Ave. The parade ends at Roosevelt Park. Please pick up your student promptly at the conclusion of the parade.
• The football game starts at 7:00 pm. Tickets must be purchased ahead of time. Click here to buy: Homecoming Football Game Tickets. NHI students can get in free with their student ID. No cash is accepted at the game.
  

Krista Werchowski

Principal of Nature Hill Intermediate

Dear parents,

School pictures are ready!

To order, log in to your account on mylifetouch.com or create an account using your student's student ID number.

All families can also log on and order a FREE Digital SmileSafe card.

More about the Smilesafe program here.

Thank you!

Daily reading is important for students to strengthen their literacy skills and we seek to provide a variety of reading materials for students to access at school. We also want to ensure that parents have the ability to review their child’s reading choices and provide input on the types of materials they can access.

If you would like to access your child’s district library account to view their check outs, you can do so by logging in as your child through Classlink (our single-sign-on system available through the district website Quick Links). Once logged into Classlink, users have access to a listing of all of the books available to check out through our school libraries by clicking on Destiny Discover (physical books) or Sora (electronic books and audiobooks). Students can provide parents/guardians with their login information for Classlink.

Access to digital and print library books is determined by grade level (K-5 Juvenile/Elementary, 6-8 Young Adult/Middle School, 9-12 Adult/High School). If you would like to request restricted or extended access for your child(ren) that differs from this list, please complete this online form.

Questions about this information can be directed to library@oasd.org.

All other inquiries should continue to be directed to your school libraries.

Order online at JOSTENS.COM/BACKTOSCHOOL

Free icons if you order by 09/27/2024

Guarantee a yearbook for your student

by ordering before February 15th.

Our district values family partnerships and as the Family Engagement Facilitator for the district, I'd like to share periodic information with you. Please click on the link below to access my newsletter which will contain important information and upcoming events that I am hosting. Know that I am here to support you in any way that I can.

FAMILY ENGAGEMENT NEWSLETTER

Nuestro distrito valora las asociaciones familiares y, como facilitador de participación familiar del distrito, me gustaría compartir información periódica con ustedes. Haga clic en el enlace a continuación para acceder a mi boletín, que contendrá información importante y los próximos eventos que organizaré. Estoy aquí para apoyarlo en todo lo que pueda.

BOLETIN DE PARTICIPACION FAMILIAR

Thank you,

Melanie Hernandez, M.Ed.

Family Engagement Facilitator

Just to name a few of our clubs. So many to choose from

It's time for our first 5th Grade WEB After School EVENT:

All Around NHI Group Points Challenge! Thursday, Sept. 26th 3-4pm

You will get to be in a small group of 5th graders with a few 8th grade WEB Leaders and will play Duck, Duck, Goose in the gym, make conga lines, invent new words to Row, Row, Row Your Boat, as well as count, search and find items throughout NHI. Get to know NHI after school hours!

Tell your friends to sign up and attend as well!

Sign up deadline is this Friday, 9/20

Great news! We're partnering with Common Sense Media and the University of New Hampshire to evaluate the Digital Citizenship curriculum, which helps to educate students to be safe and responsible online.

Grades 6-8 will take two short surveys (20 min each) this fall and winter. They'll be anonymous and help us improve our district's program, which covers topics like chromebook care and online safety.

Learn more about the study in the attached letter. Families who wish to opt-out will need to notify us by September 23rd. Questions can be directed to Michele Koper koperm@oasd.org.

To report an absence or to arrange same day pick up for an appointment:

• Call 262-569-4942.
• Use the online absence request system in family access. Click the "Absence Request" link on the upper right hand side of the attendance tab.
• Send an email to: NHIAttendance@oasd.org

Do not call the main office number with attendance information. The attendance line is monitored continuously and is set up specifically to receive attendance calls.

A link to the district's attendance policy can be found by clicking the link .

We are thrilled to introduce new annual sports passes for families, individuals, and 4K-8th grade students! These passes provide unlimited access to all OHS home games, for all sports, for the 2024-2025 school year. With an annual pass, you can support our Raccoons while enjoying the convenience of not having to purchase individual tickets for each event. https://www.oasd.k12.wi.us/schools/athletics/tickets/ Please note that elementary and intermediate age children must be supervised by an adult, parent, or guardian at all OHS athletic events and must have an electronic ticket in order to enter events. Your support and supervision ensures a positive atmosphere and that everyone has a great time.

Any item found out of place at NHI can be located in our lost and found. This collection sits in our cafeteria, where students can look through it any time they'd like. We donate items left behind three or four times a year. Parents will be warned two weeks before a planned donation date with a notice here in the Wolf Pack Press.

Parents of students 16 and younger seeking a work permit, will now log on to the Department of Workforce Developments page and use their permit application tool. Here is the link: Work Permit.

This new system will allow you to apply for a permit 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from any computer, tablet or smartphone. You will make your payment through the system as well. The department will mail a paper copy of the permit directly to your child's employer.