Sandhill E-News

Week of 9/23/2024

A Message from Mr. Johnson:

Hello Sandhill Families,

As we finish our third week of school, I want to share a few important updates and reminders:

October is Safety Awareness Month
Safety is a top priority at Sandhill, and throughout the month of October, we’ll be sharing updates and resources with you. Look for more information in next week’s newsletter!

Homecoming Week Dress Up Days
Next week is Homecoming Week at the high school, and we’re excited to celebrate at Sandhill with fun Dress Up Days! The themes for the week are:

Monday – Cozy Day
Tuesday – Hat Day
Wednesday – Favorite Color Day
Thursday – Favorite Movie or Sports Team Day
Friday – Stoughton Spirit Day

Encourage your students to join the fun!

Pick Up/Drop Off Traffic Patterns
Please take a moment to review the Pick Up/Drop Off Traffic Patterns photo below. Here are two important reminders to help keep things moving smoothly:

Move all the way forward in the pick up/drop off lines to ensure traffic flows efficiently. The more cars we can fit into the area, the faster the line moves.
The bus circle is reserved for school buses, daycare buses, and families of students needing special accommodations. Starting next week, any other vehicles using the bus circle during pick up/drop off will be verbally asked to move. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping traffic organized and safe.

Thank you for your continued support, and we look forward to celebrating Homecoming Week with your students!

Bob/Mr. Johnson

School Reminders

School Pictures/Picture Make Up Day:

If your child got their picture taken on August 29th at Back to School Conferences you can order pictures by following this link. The code to order a picture package online is: EVT4N3ZHJ

If your child did not get the chance to take their photo, or it didn't turn out quite how you expected it to, our picture retake day is October 8, 2024.

Family Engagement Opportunity

We are excited to introduce the Fall edition of a yearlong Literacy Challenge. As we embrace the beauty of autumn, we invite all families to participate in this enriching experience that fosters a love for reading and strengthens family bonds.

Fall in Love with Literacy BINGO K-2

The Crane Cart Returns

This week, Sandhill's Crane Cart came around for students to shop at. The Crane Cart is part of our Schoolwide PBIS system to recognize positive behaviors throughout the school. Students earn Crane Cash for following the expectations of being Safe, Responsible and Respectful. They can then spend their Crane Cash to buy items or experiences from the Crane Cart.

A big thank you to Sandhill's Working for Kids for providing funds to help stock the Crane Cart throughout the year! As always, we'd love to hear from families should you have any feedback or questions about our PBIS system or the Crane Cart.

Fun Photos From The Week

School District Updates

Spring 2024 Forward Individual Student Report (ISR) Sent via USPS

In the near future, you will receive a paper copy of your student’s Individual Student Report (ISR) mailed to your residence via the United States Postal Service. The ISR provides information about your child’s performance on the Wisconsin Forward Exam. The Forward Exam was administered during the spring of 2024 in English language arts (ELA) and mathematics for students in grades 3-8, science for grades 4 and 8, and social studies for grades 4, 8, and 10. As part of the Wisconsin Student Assessment System, the Forward Exam is a large-scale, standardized achievement test designed to assess what students know in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards.

Please remember that the ISR is just one of many indicators of your child’s academic performance. To obtain a more complete picture of your student’s areas of strength and growth, it is important to consider information from a wide variety of sources.

For more information on ISRs, or your student’s learning experience and performance, please contact your student’s classroom teacher or your school principal.

Interesting in Subbing at SASD?

If you’ve ever considered making extra money by helping as a substitute in the school, Lauren at ESS would love to share some information with you!

ESS is hiring for several substitute positions in SASD. To learn more about these opportunities or the steps needed to start your sub career, you can email Lauren at lamburn@ess.com or give her a call at 608.607.7326.

ESS partners with SASD to provide substitute teachers, aides, and more. You can find them on Facebook at ESS WI. From now through September 13th, please like/follow ESS WI for an entry to win a $50 Amazon gift card! For an extra entry, please like and comment on a post (one additional entry for every new post you like and comment on). For another additional entry, share one of our posts! (one additional entry per share).

Our winner* will be announced on Monday, September 16th!

*additional winners may be chosen based on the total number of entries

WFK Updates

Hello Sandhill Families & Friends!

We hope everyone had a really great start to the school year! For WFK, the fall is a super busy time of year as we have a lot of things that we are getting ready for. Please take a look and see if there is anything you are interested in helping out with!

Paint Night - Tuesday, October 8!

Our first fun fall event is just around the corner! Mark your calendars and join us on Tuesday, 10/8 for a Paint Night! There are 28 spots available, and the cost is $30/pair. Creative Canvases with Sara provides the supplies and helps students create a fun piece of art. Each child must be accompanied by an adult. Please see the sign up for more information.

Sign up for Paint Night

VOLUNTEER FOR LUNCH DUTY!

If you are looking for an easy way to help out at school and spend some time with our students, consider volunteering during lunch and/or recess duty!

Sign up for September Lunch/Recess Duty

Sign Up for October Lunch/Recess Duty

FRIDAY STAFF SNACKS - Volunteers Needed!

We REALLY appreciate all our amazing staff! They show up every day for our kids and go above and beyond for them. As a token of our appreciation, we provide yummy snacks in the TEAM Room on the first Friday of every month. Please take a look at the sign up if you would like to help out with Staff Snacks!

Sign Up for Staff Snacks - October/November

If you are interested in helping, but would rather not bring in items, please consider donating through our PayPal account and use an emoji or leave a comment to indicate your donation is to be used for Staff Appreciation. Donate to Sandhill Elementary Working For Kids

ON-GOING FUNDRAISERS

Mabel's Labels

Help prevent your kid's belongings from ending up in the Lost & Found while also supporting Working For Kids! Check out great options for labeling your kiddos water bottles, school supplies, extra clothing, etc!

Go to https://mabelslabels.com/en_US/fundraising/support and search for Sandhill Working For Kids!

Box Tops

The Box Tops program is all digital and is a fast and easy way to support Sandhill! Please consider using the Box Tops app on your phone and select Sandhill School as your school! All you have to do is take a picture of your receipt and Box Tops automatically credits Sandhill for qualifying items purchased! https://www.boxtops4education.com/

LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

Did you know we're on Facebook? We post information about upcoming events and other information about what's going on at Sandhill. You can find us @sandhillwfk. Tell your friends and family too!

INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN WORKING FOR KIDS?!

Throughout the school year, we are super busy supporting our students and staff and planning events, and it takes a lot of volunteer time to make it all happen. If you are interested in helping out in any way, please let us know! It could be volunteering with or coordinating a single event, helping with staff appreciation, or taking on a leadership role within the group.

WFK meetings are the second Monday of every month. We meet at 6:30pm in the Sandhill Library and free childcare is provided! All are welcome!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

October 4 / Staff Snacks
October 7-17 / Read-a-Thon
October 9 / National Walk or Bike To School Day
October 14 / WFK Monthly Meeting
October 18 / Fall Festival
October 19 / Trunk or Treat
October 21-24 / Fall Scholastic Book Fair
October 23-24 / Parent-Teacher Conferences

If you know of any families new to our school, we would appreciate it if you would forward them this email or let us know so we can add them to our list.

Thank you!

~Your Sandhill WFK Board