The Eagle Express

The end of the quarter is upon us! Hard to believe we are 1/4 of the way through the school year. THANK YOU for your partnership, dialogue, and support of your student's learning. We are so thankful to be on this journey with you!

Yours in Welcoming Quarter Two,

Angela Patterson, Principal

Matt Stich, Associate Principal

• New dates on the calendar
• World Kindness Week

• Makerspace needs (please only donate what is listed)

An Explanation of Absences:

Excused - absences are excused if parents/guardians communicate with the school office through a phone call, email or the absence request process in IC

Unexcused - a student will be marked unexcused if the school office doesn't hear anything from a parent/guardian

Exempt - if a doctor's note is turned in following an appointment with your student's name and date/time of the appointment, the absence will be medically excused and not count against the attendance record. There is never a requirement by us to take your child to the doctor/dentist/ortho/therapist, but if you do, we can exempt the absence. This simply means the absences don't count against attendance. If you have prior appointments, please email Jennifer.Macakanja@nbexcellence.org or bring in a doctor's note and the absence(s) can be changed to exempt. Field trips, funerals and occasionally the weather are automatically counted as exempt.

11/1: Trunk or Treat 6-8pm @ Reagan

11/4: End of Quarter 1

11/12: Noodles Dining for Dollar$

11/18: Donuts with Your Dude

11/20: School Spiritwear/School Color Day

11/27-11/29: Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)

12/3-12/9: Scholastic Book Fair (more details soon)

If your student participates in art club, basketball, student council, battle of books, choir, mindful movement or news team -- please do not drop them off more than 10 minutes before the start time. (A few of these haven't started yet!) Thank you!

Art Club: 7:45am

Basketball Club: 7:45am

Student Council: 7:50am

Battle of Books: 8:00am

Choir: 8:00am

Mindful Movement: 8:05am

News Team: 8:15am

Hello Reagan Families!

Coming soon is the start of our World Kindness Week! Students will have a different kindness challenge as well as a kindness themed spirit day to try to complete each day. Students do not need to track anything on their calendars but we greatly appreciate your support and encouragement for all to participate however they can to help spread extra kindness.

To help spread kindness into our surrounding community, Student Council has organized 2 ways to give back! The first is to donate non-perishable food items to the New Berlin Food Pantry and the second is to send in wishlist items for all the animal friends at HAWS. Collection for the donated items starts on Monday, November 11th and goes for the whole week. Students and families are encouraged to send in donations for one or both of the non-profit organizations. If your family participates, Food donations will be collected in each grade level pod and animal donations can be dropped off on the labeled tables in the Commons at Reagan in the morning during parent and bus drop-off before classes start. Student Council members will be there to help organize items, box them up, and store them until Friday, November 15th when the donation period ends. All students should be bringing home a Kindness Weeks calendar and donation information from school. Or you can click the following link to view electronically.

Ronald Reagan World Kindness Week

Thank you so much for supporting your students during World Kindness Week! If you have any questions or concerns, please email Mrs. Mulloy at Katie.Mulloy@nbexcellence.org, Carrie Kmichik at Carrie.Kmichik@nbexcellence.org, or Nicole Ward at Nicole.Ward@nbexcellence.org

The Ronald Reagan Makerspace is currently in need of the following items if you are interested in donating. The item currently at top of our list is paper rolls (short, medium and long). Please note, if used, items should be cleaned/washed and in good condition:

Empty Tennis Ball Cans or other canisters

Material/fabric

Yarn, String, Thread

Foil

Cardboard

Paper Rolls (short, medium and long)

Duct Tape, Masking Tape, Painter’s Tape, Packing Tape

Coffee Filters

Paper Plates (large and small)

Plastic or paper bowls

Paper bags (lunch size)

Playdough

Construction Paper

I’m looking for a morning volunteer to come and check in library books on Friday mornings from approximately 9:00-9:30am.

Please email julie.myszkowski@nbexcellence.org if you can help!

Hello Reagan Families!

Students are going to be starting their Golf Unit in physical education class and as part of that unit, we set up an 18 hole miniature golf course in the gym for students to use during their classes. New this year, we wanted to offer some family mini golf times to share in the fun of golf at a much discounted rate compared to local mini golf establishments and as a small fundraiser for the Phy Ed program. There will be 2 evenings with mini golf tee times offered on Wednesday, November 6th and Thursday, November 7th.

Mini-Golf Rules and etiquette listed below are expected to be followed at all times. Any infraction of these rules will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the mini golf course.

1. 4 people per group - one of those people needs to be an ADULT. If you have a larger group and want to play near each other, please sign up for consecutive tee times.

2. Please stay OFF the equipment! The equipment is used as a golf obstacle, not a human obstacle course. If you bump or move a piece of equipment, please do your best to put it back where it was.

3. Each golf hole will have a putter that stays at the hole for all golfers in your group to share. Please be sure to replace the putter at the tee spot before moving onto the next hole.

4. Please check your surroundings before swinging the golf club to keep all players safe.

5. Groups must stay together and must complete the 18 golf holes in order.

6. If there is a group still playing at a hole, please wait patiently until they are completely finished with the hole.

7. If your ball goes out of bounds at a hole, pick it up and place it back into the playing area where it went out of bounds and continue playing.

8. 6 strokes at a hole maximum. If you don’t get it onto the velcro hole in 6 hits, pick up your ball and move onto the next hole.

CLICK HERE to sign up for a Mini-Golf Tee Time! Each tee time will cost $15 which will be charged to your student's Infinite Campus account for payment. If you are late or miss your tee time, you will still be charged and may not be able to play. Tee times are limited so be sure to sign up early!

Any questions, please contact Katie Mulloy at Katie.Mulloy@nbexcellence.org

Act 20 is Wisconsin legislation in support of ensuring all kindergarten through 3rd grade students can read proficiently by the end of third grade. The law was enacted in 2023 and the requirements are being implemented for the 2024-2025 school year.

The law's purpose is to provide guidance of evidence-based reading practices, evaluate early literacy skills, ensure all kindergarten through third grade and special education educators are equipped with the proper knowledge to teach reading, and document and enhance communication across stakeholders.

A universal reading screening assessment is administered to students three times per year. Students performing at or below the 25th percentile on this screener are then given an additional diagnostic assessment to determine the need for any further intervention.

If further intervention is necessary, a Personal Reading Plan is created for the student which includes goals, interventions, and progress monitoring.

If you have any questions, please reach out to your building principal.

Get your tickets now for the highly anticipated holiday musical performed by Eisenhower Middle and High School students ….The Best Christmas Pageant Ever JV. December 6, 7, and 8th! This is something for the whole family to enjoy.

Tickets for this show are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students.

Lion Cubs Boys Basketball will be held on Tuesdays at Ronald Reagan from 4:30-6:00pm, beginning November 12th. This program is open to 1st and 2nd grade boys who will attend New Berlin Eisenhower. Cost of the program will be $50, plus an additional $20 for new players needing a reversible jersey. Lion Cubs is an educational environment for young players to learn the fundamentals of basketball and prepare for entering the Jr Lions youth basketball program in 3rd grade. CLICK HERE to register.

We're looking forward to a frighteningly fun Trunk or Treat event this year! To help us make this event successful, we would love your support with:

Sign up to volunteer

• Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080949ACA72BA3FE3-52388201-2024#/
• We have multiple, short time slots available to help keep our event running smoothly and safely - please consider helping 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

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

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