BOY NEWSLETTER

We would like to share our excitement as we begin the new school year at Bay Harbor Elementary School. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns. Together we will navigate our course for the future.

ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:

Mr. Tony Ebeling—Principal, Mrs. Holly Engum—Secretary, Mrs. Tanya Greely—Secretary

STUDENT SERVICES STAFF:

Mrs. Sara Laughrin – School Counselor, Mrs. Bree Meisinger - Dean of Students, Miss Sydnee Milis – School Psychologist, Mrs. Katie Patesak– District Nurse, Miss Katie Rabas – Social Worker

TEACHING STAFF:

4K: Mrs. Ashley McCormick

KINDERGARTEN: Mrs. Megan Berken, Mrs. Blake Bierowski, Mrs. Lauren Olsen

FIRST GRADE: Mrs. Jaslyn Brellenthin, Mrs. Joanna Campbell, Mrs. Sara Hawker,

Mrs. Emily VanCuyk

SECOND GRADE: Miss Taylor Barnard, Mrs. Taylor Fameree, Mrs. Nerissa Carden

Mrs. Lydia Grueneberg

THIRD GRADE: Mrs. Kristen Sperber, Mrs. Taylor Schumacher, Mrs. Jessica Wolfe, Mrs. Gina Blahnik

FOURTH GRADE: Mrs. Kaylee Fuller, Mrs. Kayla Wagner, Ms. Christine Utrie, Mrs. Erin VanEnkevort

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS:

Mrs. Michele Otradovec, Mrs. Kristen Possley, Mrs. Joni Gegare

SPECIAL EDUCATION AIDES: Mrs. Amy Hanson-Van Rossum, Mrs. Brandy Hickey, Mrs. Kendra Myers, Mrs. Terra Joppe, Mrs. Michele Simpkins, Mrs. Kristi Thyssen, Mrs. Elizabeth Walls

EARLY CHILDHOOD:

Mrs. Jackie Kordasiewicz, Teacher

Mrs. Cheryl DeBaker, Teacher

Mrs. Becky Halverson, Teacher

Mrs. Tori Destree, Aide

SPECIAL AREAS:

Mrs. Nicole Steenbock,- World Culture, Mr. Chad VandenHoogen—Phy Ed, Mrs. Lauren Holum—Music, Mrs. Jessica Loritz—Art, Mr. Kyle Darmody—Phy Ed (traveling), Ms. Mandy DeQuaine—Literacy Coach, Mrs. Tonya Kabele—Literacy Interventionist, Kristina Crabb—Math Interventionist, Mrs. Kim DeTennis —Gifted/Talented, Mrs. Amanda Mikulsky—O/T, Mrs. Raeann Ruffing—P/T, Mrs. Trina Tauchen—Speech(traveling), Ms. Tanya Vincent—Speech, Mrs. Jill Williams—Speech, Miss. Miranda Zygiel—TIS & Innovations

LIBRARY/MEDIA CENTER: Miss Miranda Zygiel—Technology Integration Specialist,

Mrs. Paula Tetzlaff – Library/Media Associate

JANITOR:

Mr. Donald Balck

KITCHEN STAFF: Mrs. Christie Sikora, Mrs. Brittany Konitski

LUNCHROOM/PLAYGROUND SUPERVISORS:

Mrs. Jeanine Brunner, Mrs. Amy Fulmer, Mrs. Shelby McGuire, Mrs. Dawn Schmitz, Mrs. Geoji Varghese, Mrs. Valerie Atkinson, Mrs. Crystal Moesch, Mrs. Beth Klementz

We are excited to have an apparel order to kick start our Sailor spirit.

Please click HERE to get on board and represent our school!

MORNING DROP OFF PROCEDURES

Students that get dropped off in the morning should enter through the front main doors. Please do not drop them off before 8:20am as there won’t be adult supervision at that time. Doors will open at 8:25am. If your child will be eating breakfast they will walk directly to the cafeteria area to pick up their breakfast.

Picking up your child during the School Day

If you need to pick up your child during the school day (for an appointment as an

example), please give the office a call when you arrive and we will call them out of class. Pull up to the front of the school to park and come into the office to meet your child.

Dropping off your child Late in the Morning

When you arrive with your child to school you may walk your them in to the office or you may send your child into the building through the front doors and we will sign them in and give them a pass to go to class. If they have a medical note for an appointment they can bring that in to the office at that time.

WALKING/BIKING TO/FROM SCHOOL

Walking/Biking Procedures:

· All students walking or biking to school should enter through the front main doors.

· Bike racks are available by door 11. The school does not supply bike locks.

· All students must stay on the sidewalks at all times.

· Crossing guards are not provided for BH so please show your children the proper procedures for walking/biking to/from school.

· Students that will be riding their bikes or walking home from school will need to wait until dismissed by A Bay Harbor Staff member after all of the buses have left.

DO NOT PARK IN THE FIRE LANE!!

We will continue to use the “Silent Dismissal” system. This system is to be used by all parents and guardians that will be picking up their child at the end of the day. The bullet points listed below explain how this system will work.

· Each family has been assigned a number that is printed on the tags that is associated with your child(ren). Please hang a tag from your vehicles rearview mirror or post somewhere VISIBLE for our crew to see. (If you forget or lose your car tag, you may write the number on another sheet of paper and hang that).

· A Bay Harbor staff member will be outside along the “pick up lanes” looking for the number on your vehicle to enter in on a keypad which will notify the teacher to send that student out. Another staff member will be helping to escort students to their vehicle.

· Please SEE THE MAP on the next page which shows how to enter into the pickup lanes and exit the parking lot. Be sure to enter slowly into one of the two pick up lanes. After your child gets into your vehicle, please carefully exit the parking lot.

· A staff member will be outside at approximately 3:20 to enter in numbers to dismiss students. Please arrive no later than 3:30 to pick up your child.

· You DO NOT need to call the office to have your child put on the pickup list , UNLESS there are special circumstances regarding the pickup of your child. Please be sure that anybody picking up your child has the tag in their car OR has your number posted.

· Examples of a special circumstance: a neighbor will be picking up your child after school that day and is not part of the normal routine. Or, you are running a little late due to heavy traffic, etc. Please call the office main line at 662-8800 for any special circumstances.

Please call the Bay Harbor office if you have any questions.

Traffic pattern for picking up your child at the end of the school day.

• All Vehicles must enter coming from the east on Harbor Lights Rd and turning right into the Bay Harbor pick up line.
• No left turn in.
• Our goal by doing this is to keep traffic moving.

FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS:

To better serve you, School Nutrition accepts online & paper copy meal applications. Please go to the following link and click on APPLY FOR FREE & REDUCED MEAL SCHOOL MEALS HERE in the middle of the page to begin the application process. Then from the MySchoolApp’s home page type in HSSD’s Zip Code (54313) and State (WI) you can begin the online meal application process. Paper applications are also available at all school offices. A new application is required yearly. Questions filling out this new form, please contact Jill at (920) 662-7723, or email at jillstor@hssdschools.org.

2024-2025 MEAL PRICES:

LUNCH

• $3.15 - Grades K-4
• $3.40 - Grades 5-8
• $3.65 - Grades 9-12
• $5.00 - Adult lunch
• $0.00 - Free & Reduced Lunch

BREAKFAST

• $1.90 - Grades K-4
• $1.95 - Grades 5-8
• $2.00 - Grades 9-12
• $3.00 - Adult breakfast
• $0.00 - Free & Reduced breakfast
  

ADDITIONAL

One milk is included with a meal

$0.50 for additional a la cart milk

MENUS/ALLERGIES/NUTRITION:

Menus, nutrition and allergy information for all foods can be found on our School Nutrition Meal Viewer website. (https://schools.mealviewer.com/results/howardsuamico)

Our team is privileged to accommodate any special dietary needs. Please contact your school nurse for questions, and or have a medical provider complete the Medical Statement form and return to any school. Please note, it is required to update this form each year. This is to ensure safety for your child at school and in the lunchroom.

MANAGE LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

To make an online payment or to view the transactions on your child(rens) account please create an account at MySchoolBucks link. Spending limits or Ala Carte restrictions can be placed onto lunch accounts by contacting Kim at (920) 662-7717 or email at kimpaul@hssdschools.org. Cash or check is accepted in an envelope to the school. Due to safeguarding the staff and students during this time, all provided cash will be deposited into lunch accounts, no change will be given as our lunch lines are cashless.

Fees for the 2024-2025 school year are as follows:

4K:

$20.00 Text/Materials Fee

Grades K-4:

$20.00 Text/Materials Fee

$35.00 Technology & Insurance Fee

You will be notified when fees are due in early November.

At the end of each quarter, you will receive an email to notify you that grades have been posted and you can log into your PowerSchool Parent Portal account to view your child’s report card.

· 1st Quarter Ends - November 1

· 2nd Quarter Ends - January 17

· 3rd Quarter Ends - March 21

· 4th Quarter Ends - June 5

*Report cards are not printed unless we receive a special request from a parent.

Anyone who wants to volunteer in the Howard Suamico School District must first complete a background check through the district to get approved to volunteer. This includes, but is not limited to, chaperoning on a field trip, helping in the classroom, or helping at one of the PTO Family Fun or other school events.

Please keep in mind that background checks can take as long as three to four weeks to process. Therefore, it is recommended that you complete this process now to make sure that you would be approved in time for anything that would come up during the year that you would be interested in volunteering for.

Please follow the instructions below to get approved to volunteer:

1. CREATE A NEW VOLUNTEER APPLICATION/PROFILE

(This MUST be completed before a BACKGROUND CHECK can be done).

Visit: https://www.hssdschools.org/community/vip

Under “Volunteer Login” click on create a volunteer profile

Enter HOWARD next to the Keyword search box.

Click on the school name you would like to volunteer at.

Click blue “Fill in Application” button at top right of page.

Complete the information under “I am new to MyVolunteerPage.com”

Read organization’s policies and check “I agree

Save and Continue

2. ONCE THE COMPLETED APPLICATION/PROFILE IS RECEIVED,

A LINK TO COMPLETE THE BACKGROUND CHECK

WILL BE EMAILED TO YOU TO COMPLETE—

(don’t forget to do this step!)

We appreciate our volunteers!

If we are experiencing bad weather, please listen to the radio or TV for any school closing announcements. School closings will be posted on the district web page and you will also be notified by email and/or phone message through the districts “School Messenger” automated system when a decision to close schools has been made.

Please Note: If children are already at school and it becomes necessary to close school early, children will follow the plan that was submitted on the “Weather Related Early Dismissal Form” that you completed as part of the on line Registration process when you were asked to update your family information before the start of school.

If school closes early due to inclement weather, the Champions After School Program will also do the same. Please inform the Champions supervisor of your plans for your child in this event.

“School Messenger” is the automated communication system that is used by our school and district to communicate important information to families via email, phone or both. You will be notified whenever something important is needed to be shared with you. Some examples are: the weekly newsletter, when report cards are completed and ready to be viewed, special school event information, and weather related school closings.

Note: It is very important that we always have your most current email addresses and phone numbers in our system to make sure you get these communications! If there would be a change during the school year, please make sure to let us know.

Please be mindful of what your child is wearing to school. We request that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather conditions as well as the learning environment. Please label all removable clothing items with child’s name.

The following is an excerpt from board policy 443.1:

The following clothing will not be permitted at school, and students wearing such clothing may be sent home to change:

• Clothing that exhibits or advertises drugs, alcohol, or tobacco, or that is obscene, vulgar, sexually degrading, or racially motivated; Gang clothing (colors).
• Hats and coats/jackets are not to be worn during the school day.

Determination of what is allowable will be made by the staff and administration.

Please contact the school office if you have any questions.

PTO OFFICERS FOR 2023-2024

President—Krystal Wettengel

Vice President— TBD

Secretary—Nicki Meyer

Treasurer—Mike Lynn

Meeting dates will be in future Newsletters

The Champions Before and After School Program is located in room number A109 at the end of the 3rd and 4th grade wing. Parents who have children enrolled in this program will need to drop off and pick up their child(ren) by entering off of Birch Road and parking on the playground blacktop area. You should enter and leave the building through door #6 which is located in back of the school at the end of the 3rd and 4th grade wing. (Do not enter through the playground doors). Do not park in that lane per fire regulations. If you child will be going to the Champions program after school, please let their teacher know this so he/she will know where to send your child at dismissal.

***NOTE: Always remember to notify Champions if your child will not be

attending on any given day due to illness, doctor appointment, vacation, etc.***

Greg Klimek—President

Scott Jandrin—Vice President

Christina Amtmann—Clerk

Allen McGuire—Treasurer/Deputy Clerk

Vaness Moran—Director

Rachelle Paulsen —Director

Amy Rubright—Director

The Board of Education consists of seven members elected annually at the spring election on the first Tuesday in April for a term of three years. Two student representatives, non-voting members, are appointed to the Board in May of each year to fulfill a one-year term from June 1 to May 31.

The Board of Education operates under a policy governance model. This approach emphasizes a commitment to stakeholder input and maintaining focus on the ultimate purpose of schooling-student achievement.

Board of Education Meetings are typically held in the District Office Community Training Center, 2706 Lineville Road, Green Bay, WI 54313 at 6 p.m.

Mission

The mission of the Howard-Suamico School District Board of Education is to enact policies and allocate resources to develop all students' full academic potential and to promote their social and emotional growth.

Role of the HSSD Board of Education

The HSSD Board of Education puts it time and energy into facilitating a successful school district. The seven members of the HSSD Board of Education work as a team to ensure:

• Accountability and success of each child through clear, concise direction to the superintendent
• The Superintendent is focused on student achievement, through staff and resources
• The implementation of practices, programs, and activities that will provide the best education possible