Email: jesszuid@hssdschools.org

Email: tanybein@hssdschools.org

December 20: Holiday Dress Up Day

December 23-January 1: Holiday Break

January 6 & 7: Suamico Cinema Nights 5:00pm

January 16: PTO Meeting 6:30pm

Our lost and found table is filling up! Make sure you stop to take a look when you attend the Holiday Concert to see if any of your student's missing belongings are here!

Families our Neptune Navigate Digital Citizenship Continue the Conversation topic for November is Cyberbullying: 1st - 4th grade students have completed the cyberbullying module. We hope you will be able to find some time to partner with us in reinforcing the importance of being kind online and action steps to follow if you experience cyberbullying. Here is the link to the Family Connection for the Neptune Navigate Cyberbullying: https://secure.smore.com/n/1t3uc Working together, we can prepare today's kids to be kind and safe online!

President - Kim Moran (suamicoelementarypto@gmail.com)
Vice President - Tanya Beinlich
Treasurer - Abby Lengas
Secretary - Alicia Lasecki

View our upcoming events below!

All PTO Meetings are in the Suamico Elementary Library. Date of next meetings is December 4th at 5:00pm.

Please send your student(s) to school each day with a healthy snack!

Cold and flu season is beginning. Please remember to drop off any medications your student may need here at school (including any cough drops, Tylenol, cough medicine etc.) to the main office and fill out the medication form(s). Students may NOT carry any medicine (even cough drops) with them through out the day.

HSSD has a district-wide medication policy. Students requiring medication at school shall be identified by parents to the principal or school office. Students are not allowed to carry medication on their person for their safety and the safety of others. All medication will be dispensed from the office. You can reach our office by calling 920-662-9800.

If you would like to keep any medication at school for us to administer should your child need it, please bring it into the office along with the filled out Medication Form (link below).

We are excited about the upcoming field trips this year! In order to ensure the safety of all our students, we require all volunteers who plan to join a field trip to have a completed and approved background check on file.

If you have not yet completed a background check, please take a moment to do so as soon as possible. The process is simple, and approval can take a few days, so we recommend submitting your application well in advance of any scheduled trips.

For more information on how to complete the background check see the links below! If you have any questions, please reach out to the office at 920-662-9800

The door for drop off in the morning is locked at 8:35am. If you arrive after that and don't see an adult outside please drop off your student(s) at the front office.

Please make sure that you are pulling all the way up to the northside of the building. For the safety of our students all students should be getting into the vehicle on the passenger side. We appreciate your support at our pick up and drop off line.

If you are picking up your student early, please let the office know. If you would like to communicate it to their teacher as well, you can. However, if you just communicate to the teacher the office may be uninformed. You can reach the office at 920-662-9800 or you can email Jessica or Tanya. Emails are at the top of the newsletter. Thank you!

If your student is going to be absent 3 or more days please fill out the pre-planned absence form below.

FREE & REDUCED MEAL APPLICATIONS:

To better serve you, School Nutrition accepts online & paper copy meal applications. Please go to the following link and click on APPLY FOR FREE & REDUCED MEAL SCHOOL MEALS HERE in the middle of the page to begin the application process. Then from the MySchoolApp’s home page type in HSSD’s Zip Code (54313) and State (WI) you can begin the online meal application process. Paper applications are also available at all school offices. A new application is required yearly. Questions filling out this new form, please contact Jill at (920) 662-7723, or email at jillstor@hssdschools.org.

2024-25 MEAL PRICES: School meal prices can be found at the following link

MENUS/ALLERGIES/NUTRITION:

Menus, nutrition and allergy information for all foods can be found on our School Nutrition Meal Viewer website. Our team is privileged to accommodate any special dietary needs. Please contact your school nurse for questions, and or have a medical provider complete the Medical Statement form and return to any school. Please note, it is required to update this form each year. This is to ensure safety for your child at school and in the lunchroom.

MANAGE LUNCH ACCOUNTS:

To make an online payment or to view the transactions on your child(rens) account please create an account at MySchoolBucks link. Spending limits or Ala Carte restrictions can be placed onto lunch accounts by contacting Kim at (920) 662-7717 or email at kimpaul@hssdschools.org. Cash or check is accepted in an envelope to the school. Due to safeguarding the staff and students during this time, all provided cash will be deposited into lunch accounts, no change will be given as our lunch lines are cashless.

HOWARD SUAMICO SCHOOL NUTRITION JOB OPPORTUNITIES:

Looking for the best place to work to change kids' lives? Seeking kind and supportive people to apply on WECAN (Wisconsin Education Career Access Network) |Howard Suamico | School Nutrition. You can find multiple openings that fit your day time schedule. Hours can be flexible from 3 to 5 hours a day! A bonus: No weekends - no holidays. Great team culture. A wonderful school district and community to support! Call 920.662.7723 for any additional questions or details about any of our job openings!

Click the links below for more information in regards to start of the new school year!

If you have any questions or issues, please contact me at 920-662-9814 or alexfole@hssdschools.org

My Twitter is @MrsFoley16

Our district team of school social workers has put together a fantastic summary of school and community resources. Our school social worker, Bobbi Nowaczyk (Miss Bobbi), would be happy to communicate with you further if/as/when needed. She can be reached via email at bobbnowa@hssdschools.org; or her cell phone: 920-714-1437.

As we enter into a new fiscal year, we challenge you to ask yourself "what small thing can I do each day to take care of myself so that I can show up for other people"? Oftentimes as caretakers, we get stuck in the "busy" of our child(ren)'s schedules, events, etc. Our hope for you is that you can find something small: whether that is taking 10 minutes to go on a walk, taking 5 extra minutes in the shower, or diving into a book you always wanted to read. Find ONE point of joy in your life.

As always, if you are in need of assistance, support, or coaching from a school social worker, we are here for you every step of the way!

SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK CORNER

Basic Needs Brown County Community Resources

Below is a link for a booklet with descriptions and contact information for service providers for persons who are looking for services to meet their basic needs. Includes food, shelter, childcare, employment, medical, transportation, etc.

https://adrcofbrowncounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Basic-Needs-Community-Resources.pdf

Brown County Community Counseling Resources:

Below is the link for a list of counseling providers with information about services offered and payment types accepted (Medicaid, Medicare, sliding fee scale, etc.).

https://adrcofbrowncounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Brown-County-Community-Counseling-Resources.pdf

The Giving Tree's Holiday Store is right around the corner. We need amazing volunteers like YOU to make this event successful. Please use the following links to sign up for the right volunteer position for you!

If you plan to sign up with someone else or a team for volunteering, we ask that each person signs up individually so we can fill each position correctly and so correspondence takes place for all volunteers.

Getting Ready for the Holiday Store

Multiple dates

*For confidentiality reasons, volunteers must be minimally 18 years of age and out of high school.

SIGN UP HERE

Holiday Store & Pantry

Tuesday, December 10, Wednesday, December 11

*For confidentiality reasons, volunteers must be minimally 18 years of age and out of high school.

SIGN UP HERE

Feeding the Volunteers:

SIGN UP HERE

We have also had quite a few emails inquiring about what The Giving Tree still needs for our upcoming Holiday Store on December 10 and 11.

Attached is a copy of our shopping list. We also created an Amazon Wish List. We know many of you are EXPERT Black Friday shoppers, so any great deal you find that you'd like to donate to the Holiday Store would be greatly appreciated! With all of the families registered already to shop at The Holiday Store come hundreds of children who walk through our school doors every day!

If there are any businesses, clubs or classrooms that are planning to collect items for the Holiday Store, please let us know if you have any specific questions for your group prior to collecting or shopping.

Looking forward to a strong end to November, some upcoming time with loved ones, and hopefully some great shopping!

This year's Suamico Elementary school representative to the School Board is Amy Rubright.

Our Board is committed to graduating lifelong learners who are well equipped with the knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of an ever-changing society.

Please reach out to me with any questions about Board Policies.

Once a Panther, always a Panther!

Email: amyrubr@hssdschools.org

Phone: 715-574-1188

Green Bay Area Youth Hockey is holding a Try Hockey for Free event on November 16th from 10am to 12pm for both Co-eds and Girls ages 4 to 9. They also host Co-ed and Girls only teams from 10U to 14U levels!!

Y Nights are for students in 4th – 6th grades.

Y Night is FREE for Y Members or $7/night for General Public.
Consider a Y Youth Membership for $25/month and take advantage of all that the Y offers!

Y Nights start Friday, September 20, 2024.
There will be no Y Nights on the following dates, due to holidays:

• November 29th
• December 27th

The YMCA website is updated monthly with the themes and activities planned for each Y Night.