Sandhill E-News

Week of 10/21/2024

A Message From Mr. Johnson:

Hello Sandhill Families,

We have a lot going on this week and beyond! Here are some important updates:

Our Fall Festival is TONIGHT! School-appropriate costumes are encouraged. If you have a costume to donate or if your student needs a costume, please message your child’s teacher, and we will help get them set up.
Family Conferences are coming up on October 23rd and 24th! If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so. These conferences are a great opportunity to discuss your child’s progress and connect with their teacher. Please note that there is no school on October 25th due to conferences.
The Kindergarten field trip and the 2nd-grade field trip are both happening this week. Please check with your child's teacher for details and ensure that all necessary forms have been completed.
Looking ahead, there is also no school on November 1st due to a Professional Development Day for staff.
Soon, many families will be receiving letters regarding reading interventions at Sandhill, many of which are part of the guidelines set by Wisconsin's Act 20. These interventions provide extra support to students who need it.

As always, please reach out if you have any questions. Have a great week!

Bob/Mr. Johnson

School Updates

Outdoor Recess

With the weather starting to get colder, please review the excerpt from Administrative Guideline number 5360.

The following guidelines will be used for student[s] at recess time:

60+ degrees - Elementary students do not need a coat at recess.
35-59 degrees - Elementary students need to wear a jacket or at least have long sleeves.
35 degrees and below - Elementary students need to wear a coat, gloves and hat.

The District's practice is to have outdoor recess as long as the wind chill temperature is -5 degrees Fahrenheit or warmer.

Conferences

Family Conferences Sign Up

Kindergarten:

1st Grade:

2nd Grade:

Ms. Null (Formerly Andrews)

3rd Grade:

4th Grade:

5th Grade:

School District Updates

Happening at Stoughton High School

🎭The SHS Performing Arts presents Lionel Bart's OLIVER!

This musical adaptation of Charles Dickens' beloved story features a talented cast of 37 students and will captivate audiences of all ages!

Show Dates:

📅Friday, November 1 @ 7 pm

📅Saturday, November 2 @ 7 pm

📅Sunday, November 3 @ 1 pm

📍Location: SHS Performing Arts Theater (enter from the back parking lot off Devonshire Rd)

🎟️Tickets are available at https://ow.ly/yBvP50THYqb or at the door (no cash sales).

Safety Awareness Month

We’ve designated October as Safety Awareness Month. In October, your students can expect:

Active Threat/ALICE Discussions
Review of our Speak Up, Speak Out incident reporting tipline.
Tornado Drill

The controlled active threat drill will take place during the week of October 7. Building principals will follow up with a communication to families shortly after the controlled drill is completed.

For more information, please click here.
Albanian Translation
Spanish Translation

WFK Updates

Good evening, Sandhill Families & Friends!

October WFK Meeting - Monday, October 21!

Please consider joining us this Monday, October 21 for our monthly WFK meeting. We meet at 6:30pm in the Sandhill Library. We will be finishing up plans for our fall events and start talking about the upcoming Giving Tree and other winter plans. Free childcare is available in the PRIDE Room #102.

Throughout the school year, we are super busy supporting our students and staff and planning events, and it takes a lot of volunteer time to make it all happen. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please let us know! It could be volunteering with or coordinating a single event, helping with staff appreciation, or taking on a leadership role within the group.

SANDHILL READ-A-THON - HAPPENING NOW!

Sandhill's 6th Annual Read-a-Thon is happening now and goes until October 18!! Make sure your kiddos are logging those reading minutes! And remember, we are inviting volunteers (parents, grandparents, community members) to come in during morning recess for grades K-2 to read to our younger students. Students LOVE having guests come and read to them, and I'm pretty sure our guest readers enjoy it, as well!

Sign up to read to our younger readers during recess!

How it works:

Your kiddo has brought home a pledge sheet with a reading log on the back.
Your students’ goals during the Read-a-Thon are based on their grade level expectations for daily reading and are described on the form.
If they choose to, students can ask family and friends to support them in their reading by making a pledge. Fundraising is optional!
Online pledges can be made via our Read-a-Thon website: https://app.99pledges.com/fund/sandhillreads2024
All pledges collected will be put toward Sandhill Working For Kids initiatives.
Reading logs and pledge sheets are due back to teachers by Monday, October 21!

Incentives for students!

All students who meet their reading goal and turn in a completed reading log by Monday, October 21st will be eligible for a prize drawing (even if they didn't collect pledges). This year, WFK will be giving away five $10 gift certificates for the upcoming book fair for each grade level.

UPCOMING EVENTS

FALL FESTIVAL - 10/18

Mark your calendar for our annual Fall Festival on Friday, October 18 from 5pm-7pm. Kids can win prizes playing carnival games, create fall art, get photos taken, race in an inflatable obstacle course, and enjoy the Kona ice truck. We'll also be offering pizza (for purchase) and snacks.

This is one of our biggest events of the year, and so please consider volunteering to help! We need donations of healthy snacks and sweet treats for our concession area, plus a lot of volunteers to run carnival games and crafts stations. Grandparents and responsible middle and high school students are welcome to volunteer, too! Thank you for your help in making the Sandhill Fall Festival a success again this year!

Donate items or volunteer at the Fall Festival

Our wonderful neighbors at Milestone Senior Living (2220 Lincoln Avenue) have invited our Sandhill Families to Trick or Treat from 4-5pm on 10/18! Stop by Milestone, show off those Halloween costumes, and head on over to Sandhill for the Fall Festival!

TRUNK OR TREAT - October 19!

Working For Kids is partnering with the community again this year and participating in a fun Trunk or Treat event! The event is located at Racetrack Park (1241 Racetrack Road) and goes from 2pm - 5pm! It is a FREE event and all families are welcome, but please register ahead of time! We look forward to seeing you there!

Register to attend Trunk or Treat!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

FALL CONFERENCES AND STAFF DINNER - October 23!

Our fabulous Sandhill staff always work hard for our students and their families. But, during conferences, they really go the extra mile and don't have much time to refuel. That's where WFK comes in! It is our tradition to provide dinner for the entire staff to enjoy on the first day of conferences.

Please consider signing up to donate a food item, help set up, or help clean up as a way of showing our Sandhill staff how much we appreciate them!

Fall Conference Dinner Sign Up!

If you would like to help support our awesome teachers and staff but prefer not to have to worry about ordering food, preparing food, or delivering items to school, feel free to donate directly to WFK through our PayPal account. Please use an apple emoji or clearly specify that your donation is intended for teacher and staff support!

Here is the link for persons interested in donating with ease! :)

Donate to Sandhill Elementary Working For Kids

VOLUNTEER FOR LUNCH DUTY!

If you are looking for an easy way to help out at school and spend some time with our students, consider volunteering during lunch and/or recess duty!

Sign Up for October Lunch/Recess Duty

Sign up for November Lunch/Recess Duty

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

Did you know we're on Facebook? We post information about upcoming events and other information about what's going on at Sandhill. You can find us @sandhillwfk. Tell your friends and family too!

INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN WORKING FOR KIDS?!

Throughout the school year, we are super busy supporting our students and staff and planning events, and it takes a lot of volunteer time to make it all happen. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please let us know! It could be volunteering with or coordinating a single event, helping with staff appreciation, or taking on a leadership role within the group.

WFK meetings are the second Monday of every month. We meet at 6:30pm in the Sandhill Library and free childcare is provided! All are welcome!

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