Mountain Bay Mustang Messenger

Happy October, Mountain Bay Families!

Personally, I'm a fall person...can't beat the changing of colors and the crispness of the air, before it starts to hurt the lungs in a few months. 🙂

Around this time every year, we forget how quickly the year starts and just like that, we're a month into school! October has been off to a fantastic, active start with Walk to School Day and our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students having the opportunity to showcase their football skills with some representatives from the Packers and DCE football team.

Thank you to our students, families, staff, and PTO (Parent Teacher Organization) for an amazing kick off to our upcoming Glow Run. Our wonderful PTO and staff are excited for all students to participate in the run on October 11th. The students absolutely loved this event last year! Thank you, thank you to our families for your support of the run and our students, staff, and PTO!

Speaking of PTO, we're also looking forward to each classroom carving pumpkins and those being showcased during our Trunk or Treat event near the end of October. Please be sure to read over the information below to mark down those important dates/events. It'll be November before we know it!

Thank you for your continued partnership!

Our school day ends at 3:40 p.m., at which time we will begin releasing our pick up students. Please park your vehicle in the parking lot and walk up to the front entrance with your assigned placard number to pick up your child at dismissal. Parents will remain outside for dismissal. In the event of very inclement weather, we will open the front doors and have parents come into the multi-purpose room for dismissal.

Your child's safety is our number one concern. Please make sure to drive slowly and carefully at all times through our parking lot areas. We have had some near accidents due to vehicles entering the parking lot the wrong direction through the exit. For everyone's safety, please take an extra moment to pull around the front of the building and into the parking lot through the correct entrance. Thank you for your help and assistance to keep all our students and families safe.

Please make every effort to arrive no later than 3:45 p.m. to pick up your child. If you are running late, please call the office at 715-355-0302 ext. 0 to notify us in advance.

Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on October 29 from 4:30-7:30 p.m. and Monday, November 4 from 11:30-7:30 p.m. Conference scheduling is done online, please watch for your personalized scheduling link to be emailed to you. The conference scheduling system will open on October 8. We are offering three choices for conferences this fall, you may meet with your child's teacher in-person, virtually via WebEx, or you may schedule a phone conference. Please make sure to get signed up for a conference with your child's teacher. If you need assistance scheduling a conference, please contact Jocelyn Barwick in the front office by calling 715-355-0302 ext. 0.

Watch the below video for more information.

Our fundraising goal is to raise $20,000 for our school. Registering is easy and free! Students can help us raise funds by collecting donations and pledges for the the laps that they run. When collecting pledges, please plan for your child to complete 35 laps. All students will participate in the Glow Run throughout the school day on Friday, October 11.

⭐️ Register Now On MYBOOSTER.COM ⭐️

Be sure to check out the easy sharing functions on MYBOOSTER.COM to let others know how they can help support our school.

Overall Fundraising Goal = $20,000. If we meet our fundraising goal, we will have a school-wide movie with a special treat! We have already collected $11,680 in donations and pledges! Keep up the great work!

The students voted between three fun options for the Fundraiser Celebration Assembly, and we are excited to announce that the winning vote was to see our staff SLIMED!!!

Student Incentive Goal = Every student who raises $250 (or $400 as a family) will get to actively participate in the assembly and be the ones to SLIME our principal, Mr. Schult, and other amazing staff members at our fundraiser celebration assembly while the entire student body cheers them on.

Registration Goal = 50% of students registered. If we meet our registration goal, our students get to celebrate with a pajama party!! So far, 41% of our students have already registered, let's keep that going!

Teacher Incentive Goal = The teacher from the top classrooms in each grade band (K-1, 2-3, 4-5) will get 10% of their classroom's funds raised in allotments.

Plus earn fun prizes from Dude Perfect!

The funds raised will help to pay for classroom allotments, books, field trips, family events, and much more! Thank you so much for your amazing help and support!

Please plan to attend our next PTO meeting on Monday, October 14, from 6-7 p.m. The PTO is a wonderful way to get involved in your child’s education.

Make sure to also check out the Mountain Bay PTO Facebook Page to stay informed about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.

2024-25 PTO Board Members

Corey-Beth Cielinski - President

Kelli Laffin - Vice President

Jenna Drengler - Treasurer

Robyn Swart - Secretary

The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with this spooktackular event! We need additional volunteers to set up creative and fun trunks! If you are interested in participating, please contact the school office or the PTO. Volunteers are needed to decorate up their trunks and hand out candy or prizes for this event. Please reach out if you would like more information on how you can get involved!

Picture proofs with picture ordering information arrived this week! The student photos turned out terrific. Photo proofs were sent home with your child. Each picture proof has a unique access code to view your child's photo and order photos online.

1. Visit: www.lakeshoreorders.com
2. Enter your child's access code
3. Follow the prompts to view your portraits
4. You can even customize a background on every photo

Don't have a credit card? No internet access? Lakeshore's customer service department can also help you place an order.

Please contact Lakeshore Photography with any questions. They can be reached by email at Info@LakeshoreSchoolPhotography.com or by phone at 906-273-1314.

If you were absent for picture day, newly transferred to Mountain Bay, or would like your child's picture retaken, please mark your calendar for picture retake day. Please notify your child's teacher if you would like the pictures redone.

Picture Retake Day is on Tuesday, November 5.

Oct 7: Vision and Hearing Re-Screening Day - The Marathon County Health Department will be conducting Vision and Hearing Screenings on students in grades K, 1, 3, and 5 that were either absent for the first screenings in early September, newly transferred to Mountain Bay, or for those that need to be re-screened. Please note, 2nd and 4th grade students are not screened unless there is a concern. If you have any questions or do not want your child screened for any reason, please contact our health assistant, Theresa Howland, at 715-355-0302 ext. 5823.

Oct 11: PTO's MIGHTY Mustang Fun Run - All students will participate in this event throughout the school day on Friday, October 11. Our students absolutely loved last year's glow run and are excited to have this event return to Mountain Bay. Students also have the option to collect donations for the laps they run and help raise funds for our school. This fundraiser will replace the catalog sale that was done each fall in the past.

Oct 14: PTO Meeting 6-7 p.m. - All parents are welcome to join us at our monthly PTO meeting in the Multi-Purpose Room at Mountain Bay.

Oct 15: 1st Grade Field Trip - Miss Swoboda's class and Mrs. Slagoski's class trip to the school forest. Much of the day will be spent outside. Please make sure your child dresses appropriate for the weather.

Oct 16: 1st Grade Field Trip - Ms. McElvain's class and Mrs. Pierce's class trip to the school forest. Much of the day will be spent outside. Please make sure your child dresses appropriate for the weather.

Oct 16: 4th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Oct 18: Mountain Bay Metro's Monster Bash 5-8 p.m. at the DCE Middle School

Mountain Bay Metro Police Department and D.C. Everest are teaming up together to offer our families a fun and safe event which will include trunk or treating, bounce houses, and fun for the whole family.

Oct 22: School Board Annual Meeting/Budget Hearing at the D.C. Everest Administration Building, 6100 Alderson Street, Weston, WI 54476 6:00 p.m. The regular board meeting will start at about 6:30 p.m. Please click here for further information.

Oct 24: No School - Teacher Professional Development Day

Oct 25: No School

Oct 28: Mountain Bay PTO's Trunk or Treat Event 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Oct 29: Elementary Parent Teacher Conferences 4:30-7:30 p.m.

Oct 30: 5th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Nov 4: No School for Elementary Students due to Parent/Teacher Conferences 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. and No School for Secondary Students due to a Grading Day for Secondary Teachers

Nov 5: Picture Retake Day for Nov 5, has been CANCELLED and rescheduled to November 7

Nov 5: Mustang Gardeners Club 7:30 a.m.

Nov 6: 4th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Nov 7: Picture Retake Day

Nov 18-22: Scholastic Book Fair - The book fair will be open for students to shop during their lunch recess every day that week. There will also be after school shopping available for parents to stop in from 3:45-4:30 p.m. each day.

Nov 19: Family Literacy Night 5:00-6:30 p.m. - We are hosting a Family Literacy Night in conjunction with our Scholastic Book Fair on Tuesday, November 19 from 5:00-6:30 p.m. We hope that you and your family can join us.

Nov 20: 5th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Nov 20: Regular School Board Meeting at the D.C. Everest Administration Building, 6100 Alderson Street, Weston, WI 54476 6:30 p.m.

Nov 26: Mustang Gardeners Club 7:30 a.m.

Nov 27-29: No School due to Thanksgiving

Dec 4: 4th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Dec 10: Mustang Gardeners Club 7:30 a.m.

Dec 17: Winter Programs

• 5:15 p.m. Kindergarten
• 6:00 p.m. 1st grade
• 7:00 p.m. 2nd grade

Dec 18: 5th Grade Play 60 Club 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Dec 18: Regular School Board Meeting at the D.C. Everest Administration Building, 6100 Alderson Street, Weston, WI 54476 6:30 p.m.

Dec 19: Winter Programs

• 5:00 p.m. 3rd grade
• 6:00 p.m. 4th grade
• 7:00 p.m. 5th grade

Please note, all our Winter Programs will be held next door in the auditorium at the DC Everest Middle School. Students should plan to arrive 15 minutes before their concert begins.

Dec 23-Jan 1: No School due to Winter Break - Classes resume on Thursday, January 2

During the next few weeks of our guidance classes, your child will be learning about something called "The Zones of Regulation" (or "The Zones" for short). These lessons are designed to help your child understand feelings or emotions, and help him/her gain skills for self-control and managing different emotions. Please see the below pictures for additional information on the Zones of Regulation.

Bridging Brighter Smiles, Inc. is a school-based preventative dental care program. They are a non-profit organization that brings essential dental services to students in the comfort of their school. Their mission is to bridge the gap in dental care by offering access to services, building wellness relationships within communities, and educating students to instill life-long healthy habits.

Preventative Dental Hygiene Services Include

• Oral Screening
• Fluoride Varnish
• Silver Diamine Fluoride
• Sealant Retention Checks
• Dental Cleaning
• Sealants
• Referral Assistance
• Oral Hygiene Education

They accept ForwardHealth/BadgerCare; however, they do not bill/accept other private dental insurance. Funds made available through your FSA/HSA account may be utilized as form of payment, please check with your carrier for specific terms and conditions.

For questions call 262-896-9891 or visit www.bbsmiles.org

Mountain Bay apparel is now available to order online! Please visit our online store to view options and to place an order.

Orders typically arrive in approximately 3-4 weeks and can be shipped directly to your home or to school.

Please click here to view our online store.

Email: mschult@dce.k12.wi.us
Website: https://mountainbay.dce.k12.wi.us/
Location: 8602 Schofield Avenue, Weston, WI, USA
Phone: (715)355-0302
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DC-Everest-Mountain-Bay-Elementary-822129127822143/
Twitter: @DCEverestSchool

Phone (715)355-0302

Press 0 for the main office

Press 1 for attendance

Fax (715)355-0307

Lamer's Bus Company (715)298-6110

School Hours 8:45 a.m - 3:40 p.m.

Students can begin arriving at 8:20 a.m.

Office Staff

Matthew Schult - Principal - Ext. 5822

Jocelyn Barwick - Administrative Assistant to the Principal - Ext. 5821

KiyAnn Platta - Itinerant Administrative Assistant - Ext. 5827

Theresa Howland - Health Assistant - Ext. 5823

Dawn Schueller - School Counselor - Ext. 5826

Taylor Rowerdink - School Psychologist - Ext. 5889

Ber Yang - School Social Worker - Ext. 5305

Melissa Low - Student Support Teacher - Ext. 5828