Huskies Have HEART Newsletter

Greetings Central Heights Students and Families,

Monday, September 23rd is an A-day! All students have been issued their school-owned chromebooks now! Please remind your student to bring their Chromebook home each night after school AND charge it. Students are struggling to keep their Chromebooks charged, which creates a lot of distractions in learning. As a reminder, here is the Digital Device Agreement that students signed at the beginning of the year: Student Digital Device Agreement

Thank you for taking the time to read our newsletter! If there is anything you would like to see in our newsletter or questions you have about school that may help other families learn more about school, please reach out and ask!

Please mark your calendars for our Fall Family Fun Night:

Referendum:

The SPASD’s webpage for November’s referendum is a great resource to learn more before election day.

Hello Sun Prairie Partners,

****Please Share Widely With Your Students*****

Yes, it's back! Registration for CEOs of Tomorrow's 2024 Fall These Teens Mean Busine$$ Incubator is now open and begins on Saturday, October 12th. From start to finish, teens learn how to create and launch their very own businesses and use them to make the world a better place. Attached is also the program brochure to share.

How to Apply for a Program Scholarship (for high schoolers you refer):

Income-based program scholarships are available. Simply have the parent/guardian complete and submit the online scholarship application that can be found here, and we will be in touch soon with a notification of the scholarship award and program registration information. Scholarships are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis until scholarship funds have been depleted. To ensure we provide the scholarship to the right person(s), please let us know whose application we should be expecting.

Calendar Check:

• Friday, October 4th: No School - Staff PD Day

• Tuesday, October 22nd: Picture Retake Day

In order to call your student out absent/excuse them from school, please call our attendance line: 608-318-8020.

• Please keep your child home if they have symptoms of respiratory or gastrointestinal infections, such as cough, fever, sore throat, vomiting, or diarrhea. Let us know (by calling: 318-8020) if they test positive for any communicable disease, such as COVID, influenza, strep, or pertussis. Your school's health assistant can provide guidance on when your child can return to school after testing positive.
  
  

Free and Reduced Meals and Fee Waiver Information

• If you would like to apply for Free or Reduced status, please fill out the application for free or reduced price school meals. Please see the links below for directions, the application, and frequently asked questions document. You only need to submit one application per household, even if your children attend more than one school in Sun Prairie. The application must be filled out completely to certify your children for free or reduced price school meals. Be sure to list each of your children on the application form. If at any time you are not sure what to do next, please contact the Sun Prairie School District, Nutrition Department, 501 S. Bird St., Sun Prairie WI 53590 or email nutritiondepartment@sunprairieschools.org or call (608) 834-6544.

• How to Apply for Free and Reduced Price School Meals

• Household Application for Free and Reduced Price School Meals

• Frequently Asked Questions and Information

• If you want to share your Free and Reduced status with Central Heights in order to request fee waivers for things like athletic fees, activity and club fees, course fees, and or summer school fees, please contact our school social worker, Matt Jahnke at (608) 318-8009 or mtjahnk@sunprairieschools.org

Comidas gratis y a precio reducido e información sobre exención de tarifas

• Si desea solicitar el estado Gratis o Reducido, complete la solicitud para comidas escolares gratuitas o de precio reducido. Consulte los enlaces a continuación para obtener instrucciones, la solicitud y el documento de preguntas frecuentes. Solo necesita presentar una solicitud por hogar, incluso si sus hijos asisten a más de una escuela en Sun Prairie. La solicitud debe completarse en su totalidad para certificar que sus hijos reciban comidas escolares gratuitas o de precio reducido. Asegúrese de incluir a cada uno de sus hijos en el formulario de solicitud. Si en algún momento no está seguro de qué hacer a continuación, comuníquese con el Departamento de Nutrición del Distrito Escolar de Sun Prairie, 501 S. Bird St., Sun Prairie WI 53590 o envíe un correo electrónico nutritiondepartment@sunprairieschools.org o llame al (608) 834-6544.

• Cómo Solicitar Comidas Escolares Gratis y a Precio Reducido

• Preguntas Frecuentes Sobre Comida Escolar Gratis y a Precio Reducido

• Formulario de Solicitud Gratis y Reducido (descargar para completar)

• Si desea compartir su estado Gratis o Reducido con Central Heights para solicitar exenciones de tarifas para cosas como tarifas deportivas, tarifas de actividades y clubes, tarifas de cursos o tarifas de la escuela de verano, comuníquese con nuestro trabajador social de la escuela, Matt Jahnke al ( 608) 318-8009 o mtjahnk@sunprairieschools.org

Here are some community resources we would like to share:

• Wisconsin Wayfinder: Essential Children's Resources

• A newly developed, statewide, user-friendly website and toll-free number, 877-WiscWay (877-947-2929), provides families with convenient, direct access to compassionate and knowledgeable children’s resource guides. Click here to access the Wisconsin Wayfinder webpage.
  
  

• Sun Prairie Emergency Food Pantry

• 18 Rickel Rd, Sun Prairie

• Hours of operation:

• Mon/Wed/Fri 12:00pm - 3:30pm

• Tues/Thurs 5:00pm-7:00pm

• Saturday 9:00am-11:00am

• Individuals can use the pantry every 2 weeks, personal care items also available

• For more info, call 608-478-0510 or visit their website
  
  

• Please visit the SPASD Local and Support Resources website for more information about community resources.