Lodi Primary School
January 2025
LODI PRIMARY SCHOOL
Email: fassbam@lodischoolswi.org
Website: https://www.lodi.k12.wi.us/
Location: 1307 Sauk Street, Lodi, WI, USA
Phone: 608-592-3855
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LodiSchoolsWI/
Twitter: @LodiSchoolwWI
Happy New Year! On behalf of the staff, we hope that you and your families had a wonderful holiday and and a relaxing break!
District State Report Card: The Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is required by state statute to generate school and district report cards for every publicly funded school and district in the state. The report cards are intended to help schools and districts use performance data to celebrate success and improve their efforts to prepare students for their futures. These report cards include data on multiple indicators for multiple years. Once again, the School District of Lodi has earned a rating of Exceeds Expectations from the state and received its highest score to date. (Ranking: 46th out of 420 public districts receiving scores in the state! Also, ranking as the top district in CESA 5 and Columbia County.) Impressively, every school in the district also received the same designation. These achievements further solidify Lodi’s reputation as one of the top-performing districts in Dane and Columbia counties. We continue to be very proud of the student outcomes here in the School District of Lodi, which is reflected in these school accountability report cards. Mr. Vince Breunig shared a special video message with students and staff, acknowledging their efforts. In addition, all the students received a special Lodi pencil.
Cold Weather: Please continue to send your child with warm clothing. As the snow accumulates, students will need boots, snow pants, and gloves to play in the snow. It is very helpful to have these items of clothing labeled as many students have the same items. If you need any assistance with winter clothing, please contact the office.
Parent Loop: We are also asking all families that use the parent loop to drop off and pick up children to please stay in their car and have staff help your child get in or out if needed. This will help with the safety of all as the roads become icy.
Winter Assessment Window: We will be conducting our reading readiness screeners for K-2 staring January 6. This will assess the foundational skills. Students will also be assessed in the area of math. The results of this will be shared with families at the end of January. Students will take a social emotional screener again as well.
Thank you for your continued support of our teachers, support staff, and students. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Amy Fassbender
How can I help my child at home?
Here are our words of the week for December. Ask your child if they know the word and what it means. New this month, we taught students how to divide the word into syllables as well as synonyms (words that mean the same) and antonyms for the words.
- effort
- progress
- celebrate
Attendance Protocol
This is a reminder of the importance of reporting an absence if a student is going to be missing from school. Families can complete the Absence Form (click here) instead of calling school or emailing the office. If you have questions or are unable to complete this form you can still call the office at (608) 592-3855.
The form is also accessible through the https://primary.lodi.k12.wi.us/ page with a link that says “Report an Absence” on the main page.
Mrs. Val Bilkey - School Counselor
Hello Everyone,
In January we are going to continue talking about kindness, empathy and practice listening to others ideas and being flexible.
You can help your kids develop these skills at home by:
Modeling empathy: Respond to children with empathy and warmth so they learn it's the norm.
Talking about your own emotions: Model that is ok to have uncomfortable feelings by verbalizing your own.
Encouraging emotional sharing: Make it safe for children to express their emotions, even negative ones.
Reading stories together: Discuss the characters' emotions to help children understand other people's feelings.
Encouraging perspective taking: Have children consider how their actions might affect others.
Practicing active listening: Teach children to listen carefully to what others are saying and experiencing.
Playing together at home: Encourage kids to listen to others ideas of what game to play or how the game should go.
Practice flexibility: Have kids practice not getting their way, have them practice losing when playing games as a family.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to me if there is any way that I can help you or your child.
Phone- (608)592-3855 ext. 1216
Email- bilkeva@lodischoolswi.org
Mrs. Janelle Sivam - School Nurse
Frostbite:
Frostbite is an injury to the body that is caused by freezing. Frostbite causes a loss of feeling and color in affected areas. It most often affects the nose, ears, cheeks, chin, fingers, or toes. Frostbite can permanently damage the body, and severe cases can lead to amputation.
Warning signs of frostbite include:
Numbness and a white or grayish‐ yellow color to the affected skin, which may feel unusually firm or waxy.
People with frostbite are often unaware until someone else points it out because the frozen tissues are numb.
At the first signs of redness or pain in any skin area, get out of the cold or protect any exposed skin—frostbite may be beginning.
Treatment for frostbite:
If you detect symptoms of frostbite, seek medical care.
Frostbite and hypothermia both result from exposure to cold. If you suspect someone has frostbite, also check if the affected person shows signs of hypothermia.
Symptoms of hypothermia may include shivering, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands, memory loss and slurred speech.
Hypothermia is a more serious medical condition and requires emergency medical assistance.
If there is frostbite but no sign of hypothermia and immediate medical care is not available: Get to a warm place as soon as possible. Unless absolutely necessary, do not walk on frostbitten feet or toes as this increases the damage. Immerse the affected area in warm—not hot—water (the temperature should be comfortable to the touch for unaffected parts of the body).
Or, warm the affected area using body heat. For example, the heat of an armpit can be used to warm frostbitten fingers. Do not rub the frostbitten area with snow or massage it at all. This can cause more damage. Don’t use a heating pad, heat lamp, or the heat of a stove, fireplace, or radiator for warming. Affected areas are numb and can be easily burned.
Prevention:
Adults and children should wear:
A hat, scarf or knit mask to cover face and mouth
Sleeves that are snug at the wrist
Mittens (they are warmer than gloves)
Water‐resistant coat waterproof and insulated boots or shoes.
Illness:
Keeping students home when they are ill helps to reduce the spread of illness. The link from CDC is a quick guide of what you can do to help reduce the spread.
Resource(s):
Wisconsin Wayfinder: Children’s Resource Network helps assist families, caregivers, professionals, and organizations in finding a wide array of supports and services.
Link to Wisconsin Wayfinder webpage or toll-free number 877-947-2929
Janelle Sivam RN, BSN (School Nurse) Primary School: 608-592-3855 ext:1004
Ms. Emma Sayeg - Music Teacher
We are excited to share that we have hired a long term substitute as the Primary School and OSC Music Teacher, replacing Mrs. Weber! Mrs. Weber will be assisting Ms. Sayeg in the transition into this position after break. The permanent position will be posted these spring. Below is some information about Ms. Sayeg.
My name is Emma Sayeg. I am from Milwaukee, WI. I graduated from Lawrence University with a degree in Choral & General Music Education. I decided to pursue elementary music in particular, because I believe music teachers at this level have a unique opportunity to help students learn to connect to the world around and beyond them through music! I love to see the ways students find to be creative and make magical musical moments as they sing, dance, play instruments, or compose. When I am not teaching or making music, I like to spend time cooking, crocheting, or doing puzzles. I am excited to join the team here in Lodi, because I was struck by this special student-centered community that the Lodi community and staff have created!
608-592-3855 ext. 1017
