Southview Elementary

Greetings Southview Families!

Welcome to November! As our weather shifts, please remember that if your child needs winter apparel, we’re here to help. Simply reach out to your child’s teacher, and we’ll work together to ensure they have what’s needed.

We’re also excited to invite you to Southview for Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences on Thursday, November 7, or Tuesday, November 12. If you haven’t signed up yet, please do so for either an in-person or virtual option. The brochure shared with you will help guide our time together. This year, we’re using a consistent reporting format across all grade levels, making it easier to review information if you have children in multiple grades.

November offers another opportunity for families to get involved through our PTO's Annual Fall Craft Fair on Saturday, November 23. This event is not only a wonderful community gathering but also an important fundraiser for our school. To make it a success, we’re seeking volunteers for two-hour shifts to help with donations at the door and at the bake sale. Sign up here to join the fun!

As we embrace our What if You Fly theme, let’s continue to work together to support our children’s academic and social-emotional growth. When home and school partner in these efforts, we empower our children to reach new heights. Thank you for all you do to support our students and staff. Together, we can achieve amazing things for our children and our community!

Respectfully,

Janet E. Goodman
Southview Elementary Principal

1. Snow Pants and Boots Requirement for Recess:
   Students must wear snow pants and boots for recess when the temperature and weather conditions require them to be worn. All students in grades K-4 are expected to bring and wear snow pants and boots outside.

2. 5th Grade Snow Gear Expectations:
   All 5th grade students are expected to bring boots and snow pants to wear outside. 5th graders will be given the option to wear snow pants, however, if they choose not to wear snow pants they will need to remain in the cleared-off, shoveled/plowed areas (or well walked down areas).

3. Snow Pants Not Required for Going Home:
   Students are not required to wear their snow pants when leaving school at the end of the day. We encourage students who walk home to wear them.

4. Cold Weather Recess and Going Home:
   On days when recess is held indoors due to cold temperatures (-6 degrees and below), all students will be required to wear their snow pants when going home for safety.

Conferences are scheduled for Thursday, November 7th and Tuesday, November 12th from 3:00 pm-7:00 pm.

If you haven't scheduled your conference yet, please do so.

Please click on the following link and find the teacher(s) that you need to schedule with and click on their link to schedule a conference.

Southview Elementary Conference Link

November 1 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- Staff Work Day

November 7 Evening Conferences 3:00-7:00 pm

November 8 Team Up Against Hunger .50 and wear your favorite team apparel. Proceeds go towards our work with Agnes' Table

November 11 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

November 11 Wear Red/White & Blue in honor of Veteran's Day

November 12 Evening Conferences 3:00-7:00 pm

November 14 Donuts with Grown Ups. Wear Southview apparel or red/black/white

November 22 Flannel Friday

November 23 PTO Craft Fair 9:00 am-3:00 pm

November 25-29 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- Staff Professional Development Days/Thanksgiving Break

December 2 Comfy/Cozy Day

December 9 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

December 13 Flannel Friday

December 17 5th Grade Volleyball tournament 9:30 am- Southview gym

December 18 1st Grade Concert-2:00 in the gym-no students invited

December 19 2nd Grade Concert-9:20 in the gym-no students invited

December 20 Wear Red & Green

December 23-January 1 NO SCHOOL-Holiday Break

January 2 School Resumes for staff and students. Comfy/Cozy Day

January 13 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

January 16 Bright Smiles-fluoride (for those students that sign up)

January 17 Flannel Friday. First Semester Ends

January 17- Southview Jump-Off

January 20 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS/ Staff Work Day

January 21 Comfy/Cozy Day

February 6 CLLC/PTO Family Event 5:30-7:00 at Southview

February 10 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

February 11 3rd & 4th Grade Concert 10:00 in the gym-no students invited

February 14 Valentine's Day. Wear Red, Pink & White

February 17 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- Staff Professional Development Day

February 18 Comfy/Cozy

February 27 Evening Conferences 3:00-7:00 pm

March 4 Evening Conferences 3:00-7:00 pm

March 7 Wear Southview apparel or red/black/white

March 10-14 NO SCHOOL-Spring Break

March 17 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

March 17 Wear Green

March 28 Flannel Friday

March 31 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS- Staff Work Day

April 1 Comfy/Cozy Day

April 14 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

April 14-17 Bright Smiles Sealants (for those students that sign up)

April 18 NO SCHOOL-Good Friday

April 21 NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS-Staff Professional Development Day

April 29 Last Day for RCU

April 30 5th Grade Concert 2:00 in the gym-all students invited (Updated date)

May 2 School Lunch Hero Day- Dress like a Super-Hero

May 12 PTO Meeting 6:00 pm

May 19 Kindergarten Concert in the Music Room KB-12:30 KR 1:15-no students invited

May 23 Talent Show. Wear Southview apparel or red/black/white

May 20 5th Grade Track & Field

May 26 NO SCHOOL-Memorial Day

June 3 PTO Fun Day. Our Future is Bright. Wear Bright Colors

June 4 Last Day of School for Students

June 5 Staff Work Day

1st Grade Concert

Wednesday, December 18 @2:00

Southview gym

2nd Grade Concert

Thursday, December 19th @ 9:20 am in the gym

3rd & 4th Grade Concert

Tuesday, February 11th @ 10:00

Southview gym

5th grade concert

Wednesday, April 30 @2:00 (note new date)

Southview Gym

Kindergarten performances in the music room- May 19

Limit 2 adults/child

• 12:30- Mrs. Bauer

• 1:15- Mrs. Rogge

Contact Ms. Haley Corcoran with any questions

corcorha@chipfalls.org

Each year our PTO puts together a directory for families to voluntarily complete that is shared with all families to use for setting up playdates, sending party invites, etc. We encourage families who are wanting their information to be shared to complete the online directory form below.

The directory will be shared with families a few times a year via Infinite Campus Messenger and DOJO.

Southview 2024-2025 PTO Directory

CFSD Illness Protocol:

Keep your student home if any of the following apply:

• Temperature over 100.4 degrees in the last 24 hours before medication (Tylenol/Ibuprofen)

• Vomiting or diarrhea in the last 24 hours

• They have been diagnosed with a contagious illness (e.g.; strep throat, pink eye) and have been on medication for less than 24 hours if medication is required

• Have an unexplained rash of unknown origin

WINTER HEALTH TIPS

Exposure to cold can lead to injury or serious illness such as frostbite or hypothermia.

Follow these tips to keep your children safe in cold weather:

Dress your children appropriately before coming to school. The air temperature does not have to be below freezing for your child to experience cold emergencies such as hypothermia or frostbite. Wind speed can create dangerously cold conditions even when the temperature is not that low.

• Dress your child in layers so they can adjust to changing conditions from indoors to outdoors.

• Most of your child’s body heat is lost through their head, so they should wear a hat, preferably one that covers their ears.

• Mittens provide more warmth to a child’s hands than gloves.

• Your child should wear waterproof, insulated boots to help avoid hypothermia or frostbite by keeping their feet warm and dry and to maintain their footing in ice and snow.

Tips on preventing and controlling the spread of Head Lice:

• Avoid head-to-head (hair-to-hair) contact during play and other activities at home, school, and elsewhere (sports activities, playground, slumber parties, camp).

• Do not share clothing such as hats, scarves, coats, sports uniforms, hair ribbons, or barrettes.

• Do not share combs, brushes, or towels. Disinfect combs and brushes used by an affected person by soaking them in hot water for 5–10 minutes.

• Do not lie on beds, couches, pillows, carpets, or stuffed animals that have recently been in contact with an affected person.

• Machine wash and dry clothing, bed linens, and other items that an affected person wore or used during the 2 days before treatment using the hot water laundry cycle and the high heat drying cycle. Clothing and items that are not washable can be dry-cleaned OR sealed in a plastic bag and stored for 2 weeks.

• Vacuum the floor and furniture, particularly where the affected person sat or lay. However, spending much time and money on house cleaning activities is not necessary to avoid reinfestation by lice or nits that may have fallen off the head or crawled onto furniture or clothing.

• Check your child's hair at home for head lice and nits regularly. If crawling lice or nits are found on your child, all household members should be examined for crawling lice and nits every 2–3 days.

• You should examine your child’s head, especially behind the ears and at the nape of the neck, for crawling lice and nits if your child exhibits any symptoms of a head lice infestation.

• Persons with live (crawling) lice or nits within ¼ inch or less of the scalp should be treated.

• Your health care provider will likely recommend a medication available without a prescription that kills lice and some of the nits. These medications may not kill recently laid eggs. Therefore, an appropriately timed second treatment is usually necessary to kill nymphs after they hatch but before they become adult lice.

• Some studies suggest that re-treating 7 to 9 days after the first treatment is the ideal time for a second treatment, but other re-treatment schedules exist. Ask your health care provider for written instructions for a recommended treatment schedule.

Head Lice: What Parents Need to Know

Head Lice Treatment: Myth and Realities

Sick Procedure:

Keep your student home if any of the following apply:

• Temperature over 100.4 degrees in the last 24 hours before medication (Tylenol/Ibuprofen)

• Vomiting or diarrhea in the last 24 hours

• They have been diagnosed with a contagious illness (e.g.; strep throat, pink eye) and have been on medication for less than 24 hours if medication is required

• Have an unexplained rash

Caitlin Maranell BSN, RN, PHN

District Wide School Nurse

715-738-2660 ext. 3543

maranecr@chipfalls.org

Please join us at an upcoming PTO meeting! Meetings are held at 6:00 pm. This is a great time to hear about upcoming activities at Southview and ask any questions you may have. All are welcome!!

Monday, November 11

Monday, December 9

Monday, January 13

Monday, February 10

Monday, March 17

Monday, April 14

Monday, May 12

Look for announcements on Class Dojo,, Southview PTO Facebook group, and/or in your student's folder. Please email questions to SouthviewCF.PTO@gmail.com or contact any one of the officers.

President: Sandy Perz sandy01m@yahoo.com

Vice President: Emily Walton emilyann.walton@gmail.com

Treasurer:Jodi Slinde slindejl@chipfalls.org

Secretary: Amanda Olson: amandaelaine2577@gmail.com

Find us on Facebook "Southview Elementary PTO Chippewa Falls". Click "request" to join

If you would like to volunteer to help out in the classroom or go on any field trips, you must fill out the proper online form. Please click HERE to be taken to our Volunteer Information webpage. Please note that once the online form is submitted, it could take up to 2 weeks to fully process so please allow ample time before you volunteer for the first time. The link is always open so feel free to fill it out at your earliest convenience.

If you will be volunteering in a classroom or chaperoning on a field trip, please make child care arrangements for your younger children. When you are volunteering, you will be responsible for supervising specific students and we need your attention directed to those students at all times. This means that we are NOT able to allow for siblings to attend school sponsored field trips. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

The district adopted a new volunteer management system last spring so many parents are already on file and approved to volunteer for the 2024-25 school year. That approval is good for 1 year so for those parents that are already in the new system, you will get an email 30 days prior to its expiration date, reminding you to reapply. The email will come from RAPTOR TECHNOLOGIES and will go to the email address that they have on file for you.

What Are You Grateful For?

An attitude of gratitude can help children find contentment instead of always asking for more, more, more. As a way to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday this month, consider making a gratitude list with your child. It can be fun and nothing is too small to add to the list! Maybe you start with big things like family, friends, or health, and then realize the joy of the sun on your face, a smile from a stranger, or the opportunity to try a new skill. See how many ideas you can add to your list this month! You can even save the list from year to year and reflect on how your child grows in their gratitude as they mature.

We at Royal Credit Union School $ense are grateful for all of our Super Savers! We do a little happy dance each time we see students get excited about saving money and working to build strong financial skills.

Your Southview Royal School $ense is open every Tuesday morning to help your child get excited about saving and helping their school. As our way to say THANK YOU, we will have a Double Stamp Day on November 12! All savers who bring a deposit will earn TWO stamps on their stamp card!

Royal donates $250 to your school for every 500 deposits made. Did you know that 468 transactions from last year rolled over to Southview’s transaction count this year and you only have 32 deposits left before your school receives $250?

If you would like to sign up your child for our School $ense program, follow this link to get started to

www.rcu.org/schoolaccounts. Check out this HOW TO GET STARTED video. If your child has a Royal Credit Union account, they should continue to use the same pouch each year, but if they need a new one, click HERE to request a pouch for your student to use to save at school! We welcome any questions about Royal School $ense. Please contact:

Rachel Orlovsky

rachel.orlovsky@rcu.org

The Spirit of Christmas program is currently accepting applications for the 2024 holiday season. Applications can be found at the website below and are due back by Nov 25th. The mailing address for completed applications is listed on the website as well.
If you are not able to print an application and would like one sent in your child's folder, please send me an email at darleytr@chipfalls.org. I would be happy to help.

https://www.thespiritofchristmasofchippewacounty.com/applications.html

Please share your name and the role you serve at Southview: Rachel Dimock, 4th Grade Teacher

How long have you been an educator at Southview? This is my 13th year.

Introduce your family: I have been happily married to my husband Joel for almost 15 years. We have three children; Sawyer (14), Ben (12) & Ellie (7).

Share how you enjoy spending your time outside of school: When I am not teaching, I am enjoying time with my family traveling, boating, reading, or at sporting events!

Who or what inspires you? Learning new things.

What is your favorite book? My favorite books are any good psychological thrillers

Share something "interesting" about yourself: I have lived in some of the coldest places in the US. A few of them are Grand Forks and Fargo, North Dakota & Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Please share your name and the role you serve at Southview: Jesse Pukrop 5th grade teacher

How long have you been an educator at Southview? This is my 22nd year at Southview.

Introduce your family: I have an amazing wife, Liz, and two inspiring daughters, Natalie and Addison.

Share how you enjoy spending your time outside of school: Time with family and friends is great! I also enjoy time alone working on projects, being outdoors, or being distracted by fantasy football leagues.

Who or what inspires you? I am inspired, challenged, and motivated by family, friends, and my faith.

What is your favorite book? I am currently reading and entertained by the Jack Carr series.

Share something "interesting" about yourself: I am currently tied for biking the furthest distance no-handed in Shantytown, Wisconsin. However, there is no written record of this event taking place. Therefore, no one has ever challenged the record, that I am aware of.

Winter weather can change quickly in Wisconsin. When winter weather strikes, we have three options for adjusting our days. Because we are approaching winter weather, I would like to take a moment to review our inclement weather options. As a school district, we determine whether or not our schools will be in session. It is ultimately up to the family as a decision-maker to determine whether or not their child(ren) attend(s) school during winter weather events. If schools are open and you feel it is best for your child to stay home, please call the school to provide an absence notification.

When winter weather is forecasted, we monitor forecast models frequently. A team gets up and begins testing conditions at 4:00 am to allow us time to check roads throughout our district so that we can announce any cancellations by 6:00 am.

Cancellation -- If we cancel, we will make this decision by 6:00 am. This means all schools, Head Start, Early Childhood, 4K Cardinal programs, after-school programs, and public use of buildings are canceled for the day. The school district buildings are considered “closed.”

Two Hour Delay -- If we delay, we will make this decision by 6:00 am. The school day starts two hours later than normally scheduled.

• Buses run two hours behind their normal schedule.

• No breakfast is served.

• School lunch will be served at or near the normally scheduled time.

• 4K Cardinal is canceled for the full day.

• Early Childhood is canceled for the full day.

• Head Start is canceled for the full day.

• After school programs and public use of buildings may still occur.

If a Two Hour Delay becomes a Cancellation, this decision will be made by 8:00 am.

Early Release -- If we release early, we will make this decision by 10:00 am. Elementary schools release at 12:00 pm; and secondary schools release at 1:00 pm.

• Lunch is at or near the normally scheduled time.

• Afternoon 4K Cardinal is canceled.

• Head Start is canceled for the afternoon and will be released at 11:05 am.

• Afternoon Early Childhood is canceled.

• After school programming and public use of buildings is canceled.

We plan to communicate any weather-related decisions to you in the following ways:

• Local TV and radio

• District website, district social media (Facebook, Twitter)

• Campus messenger notifications: email and text message

Weather cancellations are tough decisions because we realize that last-minute changes in the school schedule create inconveniences for families. We will take great care in each situation to use the information available to us to make the very best decision we can. We understand that families rely on schools to meet a variety of needs.

We will stay open whenever we are able to safely transport the children using our busing system, but if you feel the weather creates an unsafe situation for your child, please also know that we respect your discretion in making the decision you feel is best for your child(ren); i.e., teen drivers et al extreme weather conditions.

Please be aware that we monitor the weather closely in the winter, especially when school schedule changes are a possibility. Our number one priority in our decision-making is the well-being of our students.

Email: tiltondk@chipfalls.org
Website: https://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/southview/
Location: 615 A Street, Chippewa Falls, WI
Phone: 715-726-2411