Janssen SCHOOL
February 2024 Newsletter
March 2024
Principal Message
Janssen Families,
I truly cannot believe that I am writing to you on the first day of March and that we will soon kick off the final quarter of our school year. This part of the year presents a variety of opportunities for students to showcase the academic skills they have been working so hard to build this year. It also creates opportunities for reflection on how far they have come, as well as intentional goal setting opportunities for what they still hope to accomplish by the end of the year.
I have been excited to hear the voices of our students through those who have asked me to be the audience of their completed writing pieces. Let’s just say many of them have been eager to share their writing with me in hopes of persuading me to agree to extending time for recess, allowing them to wear hats in class, and a variety of other topics that are of high value to them. I appreciate hearing their voice and their reasoning that shines in their writing. I encourage you to continue to ask your child about their writing to allow them an opportunity to share their voice and ideas with you as their audience.
This time of year can present increased difficulty for students to stay engaged in both their learning as well as the following the expectations that are the foundation of their classroom communities. Staff and students will continue to reground and revisit the expectations that have been co-created in their classroom in effort to create the conditions for students to be successful.
As part of assessing student and school-wide academic progress, students in both third and fourth grade will take the state’s Forward Exam. The Forward Exam testing will take place at Janssen the week of March 25 (4th Grade), week of April 8th (3rd & 4th Grade), and the week of April 15th (3rd Grade). Wherever possible, we appreciate your help in scheduling around the state testing dates.
Wishing you and your family well as we savor each additional minute of daylight and welcome the warmer months of Spring that are ahead.
I welcome you to reach out to me with any questions, comments or concerns at any time.
Brooke Vander Hyden, Principal
Important Upcoming Dates
March 8th - Noon Dismissal
March 12th - 1st & 2nd Grade Spring Concert
March 13th - 5k Spring Concert
March 14th - 3rd & 4th Grade Spring Concert
March 13th - 3rd Grade Field Trip to Heckrodt
March 15th - 4th Grade Field Trip to Farm
March 19th - PTO Meeting
March 22nd - 2:00 Early Release
March 27th - 5k Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Rose Bubolz Nature Preserve Field Trip
March 28th - 5k Mrs. Driessen and Mrs. Haas Bubolz Nature Preserve Field Trip
March 29th - April 5th No School
April 23rd - PTO Meeting
April 26th - 2:00 Early Release
PTO News 🐾
Forward Exam
This spring all public school students in grades 3-8 and 10 will once again take the Wisconsin state assessment, the Forward Exam. State assessments are required by both State (Wis. Stat. § 118.30) and Federal ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) Law. The state assessment testing window runs between March 18 and April 26, 2024.
Summer School Registration
Open Enrollment
The timeline for submitting open enrollment applications is February 5, 2024 to April 30, 2024 at 4:00 pm. A link to the open enrollment application will be available on the Kimberly Area School District website beginning February 5th. To obtain more information about open enrollment, please contact Heather Peterson at hpeterson@kimberly.k12.wi.us.
Janssen Spring Concert 2024
Kindergarten Registration
Residents in the Kimberly Area School District can now register their newest Papermaker in Kindergarten. If your child is going to be 4 or 5 years old by September 1, 2024, registrations for 4K and 5K can be completed online. Please see the KASD website for additional information. Please note that if your child currently attends the 4K Center for Literacy, there is no need to register them for 5K.
Counselor's Corner
During the month of March during Life Skills students will be learning about:
5K- Identifying and managing emotions
1st- Identifying and managing emotions
2nd- Empathy, identifying and managing emotions,
3rd- Connection survey, bullying prevention, identifying and managing emotions
4th- Connection survey
Students at Janssen have learned about Career Clusters. There is still time for volunteers to help with our Buddy Goes to Work Project. This project will help students learn about different careers from you! If you are interested, email Katie Wells, the Janssen Elementary School Counselor at kwells@kimberly.k12.wi.us. Those who sign up will get a laminated picture of Buddy to bring to their work and take pictures of Buddy working. You will receive instructions in your child's backpack with Buddy and a return date for Buddy; as well as, a short report to fill out about your career. These reports and pictures will be displayed at Janssen for Janssen students to learn more about your careers toward the end of our school year. Thank you so much for your participation.
Katie Wells
Janssen School Counselor
M.S. School Counseling
920-788-7915 ext. 24150
Buddy Goes to Work
Instructions for Parents:
Bring Buddy to your workplace and take pictures of Buddy working. Take as many pictures as you’d like.
Email photos to the Janssen School Counselor Katie Wells at kwells@kimberly.k12.wi.us
Send Buddy back to school with your child on the date listed on the front of this sheet.
Your child can drop Buddy off at the front office or directly to Ms.Wells.
The pictures and Buddy Goes to Work Report will be posted in Janssen Elementary by the end of the academic year.
Thank you for your participation in our Buddy Goes to Work project. The students will be so excited to see Buddy at your workplace and to learn about your career!
What's Happening at Janssen?
March Characters of the Month
5k: Lily Hoh, Penelope Weir, Chase Grahl, Kyrie Gonzales
1st Grade: Leona Grapengieser, Carson Goodwin, TIlley Fontecchio, George Weir, Jackson DeWitt
2nd Grade: Aubrey Wong, Beckett Woelfel, Josie Vang, Owen Meyer
3rd Grade: Valerie Knepfel, Parker Milhaupt, Gavin Nieuwenuis, Braysen Behling, Mason Tessmer
4th Grade: Autumn Pynenberg, Jasmine Schampers, Aubrey Niemuth, Andrew Thompson
PBIS - Self - Confidence and Resilience
Janssen Needs You... Lunch Room Supervisors
We need you, our Janssen community, to help us out. We are looking for Noon Hour Supervisors to join us. Being a Noon Hour Supervisor is extremely flexible. You can work 1 day, 2 days, or however many may work for you. Or, we can work week by week to schedule your days. We are very flexible! Hours are approximately
10:30am – 1:30pm and pay is $10.50/hour.
What being a Noon Hour Supervisor entails:
- Assisting students with opening lunch packaging.
- Having the opportunity to get to know your student’s Janssen friends.
- Supervising students during recess.
- Getting to know other Janssen community members.
- Being a steward to our Janssen community.
By becoming a Noon Hour Supervisor, you join the Janssen Team and become even more entwined in the Janssen community. We are extremely grateful to our past, present and future supervisors for enabling us in providing a safe and fun lunch and recess. It takes numerous people to run a school community.
Please reach out to me if you would like to join us on a new adventure, or if you just simply have questions.
Thank you!
Arianna Champeau
920-788-7915
Drop Off/ Pick Up Procedures
Supervision starts in the morning at 8:20. Please drop your child(ren) at school after that time. The best location for dropping off your child(ren) before school is to use the "drop-off/pick-up lane" in the parking lot.
Thank you for your cooperation in helping keep your child(ren) safe!
Janssen and Kimberly Apparel
District News
2023-2024 Parent Calendar
Community Events
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