The Bulldog Banter
Meadowbrook's Weekly Newsletter - December 6, 2019
Important Dates to Remember
December
9 - Vision Screening- Kinders, 1st and 3rd grades
12 - Bulldog Way Club 3:30-4:00 p.m.
PSA Meeting 6:00 p.m.
13-Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe
16-Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe
19-Bulldog Blast - "Inside Out Day"
20-Read 20 2:40-3:00
DECEMBER 23-JANUARY 1- WINTER BREAK
SCHOOL WILL RESUME ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 2ND
Winter Fun Night!
December Breakfast and Lunch Menu
Mark your Calendars - Here are some important dates!
Friday, January 31st - SnowBall Family Event and Silent Auction- sponsored by the PSA
Thursday, March 12 - Read 20 Family Event 4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Let’s Talk! with Mrs. VanAsten and Mrs. Heim, Speech-Language Pathologists
It was a pleasure to meet with so many of you during Parent-Teacher Conferences last month. The opportunity to meet and work together to support your child’s education is important to all of us! Thanks for taking the time from your job, family, or other commitments to chat.
As we enter the holiday season, we would like to focus on answering questions. As young children, we begin to answer questions with simply a word or two (“What is your name?” - “Katie”). As a student’s language skills grow, we can expect them to use more words and create more complex and complete sentences when responding to questions. This is a skill that will benefit them as they participate in classroom discussions, presentations, and even job interviews later in their lives. One way you might work on this skill at home is to have a family discussion centered around being “thankful”. Ask questions like “What are you thankful for? ...Who are you thankful for? ...Why are you thankful for that person/thing?” As adults, you can model the appropriate way to respond to questions. Begin by turning the question into a statement; (Who are you thankful for?) “I am thankful for my family….” and then provide one or more reasons to support you answer; “...because they love me and make me laugh.” Encourage your child to do the same when it is their turn to answer; provide them with some choices if they are struggling on their own.
What are WE thankful for? We are thankful for all the staff, students, and families of Meadowbrook Elementary school because they give us the opportunity to do what we love - help others become more effective communicators!
As a small gift to each family, we invite you to print off a copy of this Countdown to the Holidays, which gives you a great conversation starter for each day of the month of December. Take the opportunity at the dinner table or breakfast nook to engage with each other!
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Katie VanAsten
Mrs. Julie Heim
Meadowbrook PSA Updates
Sarah Drella- President
Alexis Groop and Charles Nett-Co Vice-Presidents
Justin Lusk- Treasurer
Michelle Van Lieshout- Secretary
Please mark your calendars and join us for a future PSA meeting. Meetings are held at 6:00 pm in the library on the following dates:
Dec. 12
Jan. 9
Feb. 13
Mar. 12
Apr. 9
May 14
Jun. 11
Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe
A note from your School Board Representative
HSSD GRADUATE PROFILE
The Howard-Suamico School District (HSSD) vision is an authentic, innovative, connected, and inspired experience for an ever-changing future. In order to achieve this vision for our students, HSSD Graduate Profile has been developed to include seven characteristics that are at the center of learning in our schools and community. Graduate Profile characteristics are critical skills for engaged citizenship, successful career paths, and meaningful community involvement. Graduate Profile characteristics include self-starter, critical thinker, collaborator, communicator, adaptable, responsible, and solutionist. Rigorous academic standards present daily opportunities for students to demonstrate profile characteristics in our classrooms. Foundational academic skills learned and measured alongside the graduate profile characteristics accentuate a whole-student experience in HSSD.
Throughout the year, the Board of Education monitors student performance in HSSD Graduate Profile seven characteristics. At the October 21 Board meeting, we talked with teachers from multiple grade levels and observed mathematics lessons in action with students developing critical thinker and solutionist skills. At the November 18 Board meeting, we met with teachers and literacy coaches and observed literacy lessons in action with students growing as communicators.
To provide rich learning opportunities, instructional practices are now emphasizing performance tasks so that students can grow and learn these seven characteristics. Seeing our students intentionally developing HSSD Graduate Profile characteristics is exciting and rewarding because we know they are being prepared to thrive in our complex and rapidly changing world.
For more information about the Howard-Suamico School District budget please visit our website at www.hssdschools.org, or for additional information regarding this article, contact school board member Vanessa Moran at (920) 246-3999 or vanemora@hssdschools.org.
Community Corner
The Howard - Suamico School District partnering with local organizations features a Community Page that includes a list highlighting events for families in the villages of Howard, Suamico and Green Bay, i.e. scouting, festivals, parades, etc.
December 2019 HS Community Pool Schedule - Registration online Friday, December 6 @ 8am.
January 24 @ 8am - Spring Swim Lesson registration starts
The Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes is looking for additional troop leaders for students in the Howard-Suamico School District. There is an immediate need for kindergarten level troop leaders. If you are interested in learning more, please click here. Please reach out to your local representative, Dawn Krull, at 920-955-3394.
Dance Unlimited- School of Performing Arts
ADULT AND KIDS’ CLASSES! Formerly known as Bellevue Dance Inc., but now even more options. "Dance Like No One is Watching" and "Share your Awesome Talent in your Community!" Dance at Competitions, Benefits, Recitals, Parades, and Nursing Homes! Dance Unlimited School of Performing Arts.
Check out the Village of Suamico’s Fall/Winter Edition of activities.
The Magic of Christmas, Saturday, December 7. Breakfast with Santa from 8 - 11 a.m. at Bay Port High School Commons. The parade begins at 1 pm and will follow the route from Bay View Middle School south on Cardinal to Glendale Ave. Then east on Glendale to Harwood, north on Harwood to Woodale Ave., then west on Woodale Ave. to Bay View.
Saturday, December 7 (5-7 p.m.), Festival of Lights at the Lambeau Field Atrium. Free Admission.
Experience the magic of WPS Garden of Lights at Green Bay Botanical Garden during Family Nights on Thursdays, December 5, 12 and 19 from 5-9 pm! Create extraordinary holiday memories with your family and friends while strolling through 300,000 twinkling lights.
Family Night Details - Children 12 & under in the same household receive FREE walking admission with one paid adult. Wagon rides are an additional $5 per person (child & adult). Available at the door the night of the event only. Special features include a free nature themed craft, letters to Santa, free Face Painting by Lori and more!
All event dates:
Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays
November 29–December 22 | 5–9 pm
Thursday–Monday, December 26–30 | 5–9 pm
For ticket prices and a complete listing of event dates, hours and details visit www.gbbg.org/lights.
Spring 2020 - 7on7 Non-Contact Football League. Registration opens January 1, 2020 at playnyfo.com. 8U, 10U, 13U, 15U & 18U Email: nyfogreenbay@gmail.com Register by January 14 and save $25 with discount code: GBSAVE