The Eagle Express

Greetings, Eagle Families!

What an exciting first week of October! Beautiful weather, cool nights, and playoff baseball!

We have lots of exciting things coming up in the next few weeks: Fun Run (thank you to all that have donated so far...keep it coming!), Bring Your Family to PE Week, conferences, and more!

Thank you for your continued support of our amazing school community!

With Gratitude,

Angela Patterson, Principal

Matt Stich, Associate Principal

• Parties and conferences
• Bring Your Family to PE sign up (please sign up at least 1 day before)
• Fun Run Spectator link (signup closes on 10/10 @ 9am)
• Support Student Mental Health on World Mental Health Day!
  
• Picture Retakes/Makeups
• Feed the Reagan Monster!

If you are planning to enter Ronald Reagan when students are present, you will need to check in at the front office for a RAPTOR visitor’s badge. Your driver’s license or passport are necessary and will be scanned.

If you haven't had your driver's license scanned, you will need to provide it before being allowed to enter the school.

When we hold an event during the school day and parents/guardians/families are invited, we will send out a link for you to sign up. Your visitor’s badge will be pre-printed and waiting for you.

10/7: 3rd grade Field trip to Shalom Wildlife Zoo

10/7-10/10: Bring Your Family to PE Week

10/11: Reagan Fun Run

10/14-10/18: School Safety Week

10/14: Picture Makeup & Retake Day

10/16: Rosati's Dining for Dollar$

10/24 & 10/30: Conference nights

10/31: Fall Parties

11/1: Trunk or Treat!

IMPORTANT INFO:

• Pictures can be ordered online at: https://orders.schoolandsportpics.com/ordering

• Use the drop-down menu to select your school name

Make Up/Retake Picture Day: October 14th during school hours

If your student needs a picture taken or a retake, please fill out this Google form so we can make sure to pull them from their classroom.

Our fall parties at RR will take place on Thursday, October 31st (our ELP 3 and EC classrooms will communicate their times/days) Your student's classroom teacher will communicate the exact times/activities with you.

A few reminders about costumes:

• Students cannot wear their costumes all day
• Costumes that include extreme blood/gore are not allowed
• Weapons for costumes are not allowed
• Students should be able to get into and out of their independently. Our staff do not have the capacity/time to dress over 20 kids in each class :)

Thank you for your support!

We continue to prioritize safety in the School District of New Berlin! Part of the way that we do that is through emergency drill practice. In October, we take the time to complete some of our required drills for the year, so students know what to expect. During the week of October 14th:

Monday: Teachers will review all drill procedures with our students using age appropriate language

Tuesday: We will have our October Fire Drill. We are required to practice this monthly, and already had one in September!

Wednesday: Severe Weather Drill (formerly "tornado drill"), where students will move to their storm shelter locations, practice the safe position, and we evaluate the building for space, etc. This drill is required twice per year, and we will complete another one in April.

Thursday: Hold Drill. This type of situation would occur if there was a medical or student emergency in the hallways. Teachers close/lock their door and continue teaching as they normally would. We will also complete this again in the spring.

Our overarching message to all students for any drill is "Listen to the adult that you are with." Our staff have had additional training with our New Berlin Police Department on other types of potential emergencies and how to respond.

As always, please reach out to administration with any questions or concerns you might have.

Per the 2024-2025 school calendar, teachers must hold parent-teacher conferences during the weeks of 10/21 and 10/28. At Ronald Reagan, we have selected two common nights that the majority of our conferences will be held:

• Thursday, October 24; 4:30-7:30
• Wednesday, October 30; 4:30-7:30

Selecting two common dates helps our specialist teachers be available, as well as our special education staff.

Teachers may still schedule conferences outside of those two dates to accommodate family schedules. Your student's homeroom teacher will reach out with exact times to sign up.

We look forward to continuing to partner with you to support your student's learning here at Ronald Reagan!

This is a national program sponsored by Active Schools and we thought it would be fun for families to see what is being learned in PE class as well as have an opportunity to join in the activity! It is completely voluntary for you to participate - you are welcome just to observe as well. Family members are welcome to attend 1 class with their child during their regularly scheduled PE class. If you have multiple children at Reagan, you may attend with each of them 1 time.

If you are interested in attending, please click on the link below, find your child’s homeroom teacher and time of class, and sign up so we know how many to expect. You will be required to put your name, email address, add a comment telling us your child’s first/last name and if you will participate or observe. Keep in mind that this invitation is for PE only and if you want to observe other classes you need to set that up with those specific teachers. We also ask that you refrain from bringing other children with you at this time for learning and safety purposes.

Bring Your Family to PE Sign-Up!

On the day you attend PE, please arrive a few minutes early to check into the office (you will need a valid ID for the RAPTOR program if you have not had it scanned at the front office) and, if participating, come dressed for the fun learning activities we have planned.

Please let me know if you have any questions and I look forward to seeing some of you in a couple weeks!

Thanks,

Katie Mulloy

Physical Education Teacher

Ronald Reagan Elementary School

262-789-6550

Katie.Mulloy@nbexcellence.org

Twitter: @RRMrsMulloyPE

The Education Foundation of New Berlin (EFNB), in partnership with the School District of New Berlin’s Mental Health Advisory Committee, is launching a special day of giving on October 10 in honor of the WHO’s World Mental Health Day. Funds raised will go directly to the Drew Lietke Memorial Mental Health Care Fund at the EFNB, ensuring that all students in the district can access essential mental health care, regardless of financial barriers. Please consider making a donation here to help us reach our $2,500 goal to provide support for student well-being. Together, we can ensure that every student in the SDNB has access to the mental health care they need to thrive academically and emotionally.

Parents: Help Your Child Get Ready for School!

The School District of New Berlin is hosting: Developmental Screenings for 3-5 year olds

Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 | Monday, Dec. 15, 2024 | Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025 | Tuesday, March 11, 2025 | Wednesday, April 2, 2025 | Tuesday, May 13, 2025

*Screenings are limited to residents of the School District of New Berlin and resident families attending 4K at Heritage Christian School, Holy Apostles School or Star of Bethlehem School.

To build foundational skills and support readiness for school, the School District of New Berlin holds “Ready, Set, Go!” screenings for all of our early learners ages 3-5 years old. During this 60-minute screening we will observe the children’s skills in the areas of speech/language, motor, self-help, early learning and social development. The goal of the screening is to offer parents feedback regarding their child’s development and helpful information to get their child ready for school.

Please go to our website for enrollment information and the necessary forms to register for Ready. Set. Go!

www.nbexcellence.org/prospective/kindergarten-register.cfm. Contact Amanda Blaedow at our District Office to make an appointment after enrolling your child in Infinite Campus for a screening online. amanda.blaedow@nbexcellence.org OR 262-789-6242

Eisenhower Theater kicks off it's 24/25 season with a hilarious farce!

Upstart detectives Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on their first case. Their client, a young H.G. Wells, has hired the novice detectives to find a manuscript by Arthur Conan Doyle. Hiding from their angry landlord, Holmes and Watson duck into Wells’s time machine, push a few buttons, and soon find themselves in the 21st century. They end up at the Freudly Institute, where they meet Marilyn Monroe, George Washington, Tarzan, Emily Dickinson, Count Dracula, Lizzie Borden, and Queen Victoria. Actually, these are patients at the institution with grandiose delusions that they are these famous characters, which explains why Holmes is treated like just another patient! And they think Watson is his doctor who’s just “playing along”!

When the body of an unknown victim is found on the grounds of the institute, Holmes sets out to uncover the clues, while trying to prove that he is the real Sherlock Holmes.
(Source: www.pioneerdrama.com)

For Accessibility Accommodations, please call (262)789-6326

Link for tickets

Location

New Berlin Eisenhower High School
Lohmiller-Sutherland Theater, 4333 S. Sunnyslope Road, New Berlin, WI 53151

Friday October 11 2024 - Sunday October 13 2024

Deadline to register for a coat is 10/4 and pick up will be at the Ridge Community Church in Greenfield the week of 10/14. Parents will be emailed details of coat pick up after the deadline.

Here is the link to register: https://leagues.bluesombrero.com/cityofnewberlin

If you are planning to attend the Fun Run please sign up below. If you have previously had your driver's license scanned at the office for the Raptor security system, we will print your badge so it's ready when you arrive. THIS SIGN UP WILL CLOSE ON OCTOBER 10th AT 9AM.

If you haven't had your driver's license scanned, you will need to provide it before being allowed to attend the event.

ALL VISITORS NEED A BADGE WHETHER THE EVENT IS INSIDE OR OUTSIDE.

This will help expedite the check in time. Please arrive a few minutes early to get your sticker.

Event details: Friday, October 11th, 9am-3pm Outside in the secondary parking lot.

Each class will run/walk for 15-20 minutes (1-2 miles depending on their speed).

2nd Grade -- 9:05am – 9:35am

Kindergarten/ELP -- 9:50am – 10:20am

4th Grade -- 10:30am – 11am

5th Grade -- 11:15am – 11:45am

6th Grade -- 1pm – 1:30pm

1st Grade/ELP -- 1:45pm – 2:15pm

3rd Grade -- 2:30pm – 3pm

If you plan to attend, please fill out this form so we can pre-print your RAPTOR badge. All visitors need a RAPTOR badge whether the event is outside or moved indoors.

We’re looking for volunteers to help with picture retake day on Monday Oct. 14th, 9am -11am. Please email Teryn Janecek (terynjanecek@gmail.com) if you can help out.

If you are looking for ways to be connected to other parents, here are links to our grade level Facebook groups.

HSA website: Ronald Reagan Home & School Association - Home (weebly.com)

The links to the classroom pages are also in the "Reagan Dictionary" section under Facebook.

Kindergarten: https://www.facebook.com/groups/466921209281908

1st: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2728503707291144

2nd: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1389465108237329

3rd: https://www.facebook.com/groups/523757715618795

4th: https://www.facebook.com/groups/581825659135694

5th: https://www.facebook.com/groups/627682987710788

6th: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2109032185982332

Order from Rosati's on Wednesday, October 16th and support Ronald Reagan Elementary Home & School Association. Just mention Ronald Reagan HSA when ordering and 20% of sales will go to our organization. If we hit $2500 in sales that evening, the owner will increase the portion for Ronald Reagan to 23%. Here's a link to the info.

Where: 3648 S. Moorland Rd, New Berlin

Phone: 262.784.5700

The Home and School Association (HSA) at Ronald Reagan is a collection of Moms, Dads, Grandparents, Teachers and Staff Members working together to make our school a better place. Our mission is to build a strong community at the school and to support students and teachers in their academic efforts. Our HSA funds, organizes and hosts many of the programs and functions held for Ronald Reagan Elementary students. Our general monthly meetings are open to all wishing to attend and membership is free. All Reagan families are HSA members.

Ways To Connect:

Webpage - www.ronaldreaganhsa.weebly.com

Facebook - Ronald Reagan Elementary - Home and School Association (link to join)

Email - rrehsaexec@gmail.com

HSA Executive Board 2024-2025

President: Amanda Mihalek - gimlera@yahoo.com

Vice President: Karen Feucht - karebair78@hotmail.com

Treasurer: Danielle Gallo - zyvertdn23@gmail.com

Secretary: Deanne Harder - deanne910@gmail.com

I will try to include an inspirational read or video in each newsletter. If you have one you would like to share, please let me know!

October is one of my most favorite months of the year!

Stay connected with us!

Website: https://www.nbexcellence.org/schools/rr/
Location: 4225 South Calhoun Road, New Berlin, WI, USA
Phone: 262-789-6550
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ronald-Reagan-Elementary-267815246680257
X/Twitter: @ReaganSDNB