Bulldog Nibbles
Week of September 13, 2024
General Information
Social Media Sites: Keep up on what's happening at Williams Bay! Check out the social media accounts for Williams Bay Athletics and Activities!
- Website: williamsbayathletics.com/
- Twitter: @WBAthleticDept
- Instagram: @williamsbayathleticsactivities
- Facebook: facebook.com/williamsbayathleticsactivities/
Please contact the office staff along with your child’s teacher if your child will be late, absent, or leaving early: kpanek@williamsbayschool.org.
Upcoming Events
Sept. 13: Friday Night Movie on the Football Field @ 7:30 PM
Sept. 20: Donuts w/Grownups 7:45-8:15
Sept. 25: Picture Day
Sept. 27: Homecoming Parade
Sept. 30: Teacher In-Service/No School
Oct. 31: Teacher In-Service/No School
Nov. 1: Vacation Day/No School
Nov. 8: Veteran's Day Celebration
Nov. 12: Picture Re-Take Day
Nov. 14: Fall Student Led Conferences 4:00-7:15
Nov. 15: Fall Student Led Conferences 8:00-12:00 (noon)/No School
Nov. 27-29: Thanksgiving Break/No School
Dec. 13: 3K/4K Winter Concert @ 9:00 AM AND K-5th Grade Winter Concert @ 1:30
Dec. 23-Jan. 3: Winter Break/No School
May 16: Art Auction 12:15 to 3:00 / 4K-5th Grade Spring Concert @ 1:30
What's New
SKYWARD UPDATES
Please check your Skyward account to ensure phone and email contact information is correct. To make updates: go to your student profile tile. Under the student photo, click on the "edit" to the right of "Your Family Information".
Movie Night on the Football Field
Don't be afraid this Friday the 13th --- come on out for Friday Night Movie Night at Williams Bay High School. REMEMBER THE TITANS - Showtime 7:30 pm.
FREE for the whole community. So grab a blanket and watch a football movie classic with us under the stars on the field grass.
PTO News
Friday, Sept 20th from 7:30-8:15 we have our Donuts with Grown- Ups. Please join us for breakfast and fun with neighbors and friends of the WBES community. Students will be dismissed to the playground at 8:15. Parents will then depart from the lunch room via front doors.
Moose Mountain Falls
No School on Friday, November 1st- Join us at Moose Moiuntain Falls on Friday, November 1st between 12:00 and 8:00 PM. There is no school so enjoy the day at a waterpark supporting the WBES students and staff. This is a link to the order form to get signed up.
Thursday Crafternoons
Calling all kids and teens! We've got a craft class just for you! Join us for a new project every week. We will meet after school at the Barrett Library from 3:30-4:30.
Cub Scouts Ice Cream Social
Cub Scouts is for any Boys or Girls in K-5th grade. Please come to the Ice Cream Social to get the scoop on Scouts on Tues. Sept. 17 6:00-7:00 PM at Williams Bay Lutheran Church, 11 Collie St. Williams Bay.
Girl Scouts: 2nd Grade
Walworth Area 2nd Graders is looking to grow and wants to invite you to join. Please see this flyer for details: Girl Scout Flier
Items from Previous Nibbles
Battle of the Books
We are excited to start up our Battle of the Books meetings. We would like to have an information meeting for any interested 4th and 5th graders after school on Monday, Sept. 23 from 3:30-4:00. We will send home more information with the kids on that date. Meeting will take place in the library and parents can pick up their students in front of the Elementary School.
Fall Conferences Nov. 14 & 15
Stay & Play
The Stay & Play program is designed for children 0-3 years old to promote play, social development, and provide engaging interactions for children in Williams Bay. Parents/Guardians stay with their child to play and engage in planned activities and genuine play. Stay & Play is on Tuesdays from 8:30 - 9:30 AM in room 155 when school is in session and will start on Tuesday, Spetember 17. Stay & Play Borchure
Williams Bay Aerospace Club
We will meet Tuesday mornings at 7:30am with competitions scheduled monthly. This club starts on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
3K/4K Birth Certificates
All 3K and 4K students are required to have a copy of a birth certificate in their file. Please provided a copy of your child's birth certificate by Sept. 9.
4K Family Outreach Days
2024-2025 Dates:
September 18: Hike in Kishwauketoe Nature Conservancy
October 16: Pearce’s Farm
November: Individual Family Days will be scheduled
December 3: Barrett Memorial Library Tree Lighting at 6:30 pm
December 13: Holiday Concert at 9:00 am – cookie reception to follow
January 22: Game day at school
February 19: Lakeland Park
March 19: Walworth County Gymnastics Center-
April 16: Barrett Memorial Library
May 16: Spring Sing at 1:30
May 30: Discovery Center Museum in Rockford
Please note: Outreach Days to Pearce’s, Walworth County Gymnastics Center, and the Discovery Center will have additional fees for students, adults, and younger siblings. Those will be collected prior to each trip.
Lakelands Little Learners
Mr. Mike's fun before/after school club: fun-informative-structural.
Now open for registration 4K-6th graders.
Program available Monday-Friday both morning and afternoon time slots available.
Before 7:00 AM-8:30 AM
After 3:30 PM-5:30 PM
Call us: 262-723-8391
www.lakelandslittlelearners.com
240 E. Commerce Ct. Elkhorn
Student Handbook/3K Guidebook
Please review the 2024-2025 WBES Student Handbook. There are many important items in the handbook in which to be aware. Page 9 provides information about how we address cell phones and other personal devices that are brought to school. The last page of the student handbook is an acknowledgement page. Please click on the link provided on page 29 to acknowledge that you have read the handbook or print the page, sign, and return it to school.
Families with students in 3K should also acknowledge that you have read the 2024-2025 3K Guidebook. Pay particular attention to the financial information on page 4. The last page of the 3K guidebook is an acknowledgement page. Please click on the link provided on page 9 to acknowledge that you have read the handbook or print the page, sign, and return it to school.
Important Reminders:
Lunch Fees
Lunch account balances reflect the amount that is in the family account. This family amount will show up for each of your children. If an extra lunch is purchased it will be deducted from the family account, not each individual child.
- To pay for lunches, log into Skyward Family Access and open the tile labeled “Food Service”. Click on the “Pay with RevTrak'' link on the top right of the screen.
- 2024-2025 Free and Reduced Meal Application
- Breakfast is $2.00, Lunch is $2.85, Extra lunch is $1.90, Milk is $.50
- Breakfast is available between 8:00-8:25 every school day
Milk Fees: Families are welcome to pay for milk for the daily milk/snack break. We will send home milk forms with students to obtain information about which students will be taking milk at snack time. The cost for milk for the daily milk/snack break is $86.00
WBES PBIS
PBIS Building and Classroom Expectations
What is PBIS?
- Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavior supports and social culture needed for all students to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.
Why PBIS?
- At Williams Bay Elementary School, we are using PBIS as a process for creating a safer and more effective school. PBIS focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students.
The purpose of implementing PBIS at Williams Bay Elementary School is to:
- establish a consistent method of addressing student behaviors
- reward/acknowledge children for appropriate behaviors
- decrease off-task behavior
- increase and gain back instructional minutes
- improve our school’s ability to teach positive behavior for all students in all settings
Ways to Help at Home
• Talk to your child about his/her day • Keep communication between you and your child’s teacher active throughout the year • Focus on the positive choices your child is making
• Find ways to practice positive behavior and expectations at home and in community • Teach your children to speak respectfully to others and to use manners • Practice positive phrases with your child such as: thank you, please, excuse me, and I’m sorry
Classroom Expectations: These are general. Teachers will also collaborate with students to develop classroom expectations specific to their classroom.
Building Expectations: If your child is moved to another table at lunch, please talk to your child about what caused them to be moved.
Items to Note:
1st Place Spiritwear
Click on the link to view the fun spirit wear available for the whole family: 1st Place Spiritwear
Hey Williams Bay, ready to rep your school? Our Back-To-School Spirit Wear Sale is almost over! Get 30% off everything sitewide, but hurry—this is the last week! Don’t miss out on our latest designs. Shop now! https://1stplace.sale/103654