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Newsletter for the Winnequah School Community - April 2016
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From Ann Schroeder
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We had fun doing friendly April Fool's Day jokes with students on Friday. The no recess on a sunny day April Fool's joke went over very well. We welcome the nice weather April brings. As we wind up the school year over the next 10 weeks, let's all encourage a strong finish for students. Homework routines, bedtime routines, outdoor play along with daily attendance, positive behavior all help students stay on track.
Our Mock Tornado Drill will occur on April 14 at 1:45; students will practice our procedures along with schools across Wisconsin. The kindergarten teachers and I look forward to meeting 4K parents at the evening meeting on April 14 at 5:45 to share information about kindergarten. This parents only night allows teachers to focus on providing information about kindergarten, touring the kindergarten classrooms, and answering questions parents may have as they prepare their children for a full day academic program.
Summer School enrichment class online registration is April 19th starting at 5:00 PM through your Infinite Campus Portal Account, so please make sure your parent portal is activated and you are able to log on.
Enjoy Spring!
Ann
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2nd Grade - State Reports
| Second grade students have been busy preparing and presenting state reports.
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Second Grade - Trip to the Overture Center
| On March 15, all Winnequah second graders took a field trip to the Overture Center to see a live performance of The Wizard of Oz. They learned about staging, costuming, and the time involved in putting together such an incredible performance. Everyone was especially amazed with Toto, Dorothy's dog. He was so good through the entire performance, sitting quietly in Dorothy's basket the entire time.
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3rd Grade Celebrates Read Across America Week
| Mrs. Brown's class loved celebrating books during Read Across America week! Missy from Parks and Rec came and read Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss. We found SO many Wacky things throughout the book.
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4th Grade Update
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April is a busy month for fourth graders this year! Fourth grade families can mark their calendars and look forward to some exciting field trips and fun events! We will be visiting and taking a tour of the Capitol building, the Historical Museum, and the Veteran's Museum early in the month. We will also be taking a trip to the UW Campus later in the month to participate in a Related Arts field trip. Last, but certainly not least, we will be planning and hosting a bake sale on April 29th for the rest of the school in order to gain some business/entrepreneurial know-how and sharpen our decimal skills.
Thanks for ALL THAT YOU DO!
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Online Registration for 2016-17
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 Watch for an e-mail message from Infinite Campus coming to you in April. Online registration for 2016-17 currently enrolled students will begin May 1st!
During the Online Registration, you should review each demographic area and update, remove, or add anything no longer current. (Demographics are such things as address, cell/work phone numbers, etc.)
Part of the online registration includes the Release Agreement-Directory Data Disclosure Authorization. This is very confusing. Our goal is to make it easier for everyone to understand.
How is this information used? School staff uses this information whenever we publish your child's name, photo, and/or grade in such information as the yearbook, newsletter, classroom/hallway work, the newspaper, honor roll and graduation publications. This could also include information shown on-line.
How can I see what is currently withheld? You will see "Permission to Withhold Info" in the index - a Zero (0) means that this information can be released. A One (1) means that this information is being withheld.
If I want to allow schools to include all information, what do I choose? You will want to choose #1, Yes, you may release directory data for my student.
Am I required to change this information every year? No, you are not. You may SKIP this section if you are not making a change.
Does the school publish a student directory? No the school does not publish a directory, although you may be asked to share information in your child's classroom, or with PTO.
If you have any questions, please call your child's school office.
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Strings Festival 2016
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A rockin' bunch - Stings Festival 2016 elementary teachers Janice Stone, Ben Ferris, Janet Heinemann.
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Dane County Haiku Winner
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Congratulations to Henry F. in Ms. Sehmer's 4th Grade class. His haiku is being published in this years Dane County Haiku Book.
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Math 24 Meet
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On Tuesday, March 8 the Winnequah 4th grade Math 24 team went to Union South on the Madison campus to compete in the Dane County Math 24 Meet. The meet consisted of 4 rounds of 15 minutes during which each of 3 players tried to solve the most math 24 problems. Here are some reflections on how the day went. Ezra said, "It was hard and challenging to earn cards because some people were fast!" Abby said, "I was surprised to see how good some people were." "It was challenging," explained Marcella. Katelyn suggested, "I liked how competitive some kids were and some were not." Dylan also mentioned, "It was fun and challenging." Sam's explanation was, "I saw how good some people were and how to get better!." 
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Destination Imagination
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 Winnequah School was represented by two teams at the Blackhawk Regional Destination Imagination Tournament. Both teams competed in the Technical Challenge and made their own vehicles to transport teams across the stage. Out of a field of five teams, the third grade team, The Freedom Four, took 3rd place. The fifth grade team, The Space Owls won second place and will advance to the State Tournament in Stevens Point. We congratulate both our teams, and good luck to the Space Owls at the April tournament!
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End-of-Year Bash - June 1st
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Save the date!
June 1 (rain date June 2) will be the end-of-year bash featuring the garden party, 2 for 1 Scholastic Book Fair, and the Winnequah Endowment Picnic. Stay tuned for additional details!
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Easter Seals Clothing Drive
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 Collection bags will be coming home with your students next week. We will be holding a spring cleaning clothing drive May 2-6. Easter Seals pays Winnequah School $.20/lb of items collected. Items being collected include gently used clothing, household linens, jewelry, shoes, fashion accessories, and handbags.
Questions? Contact Meg Kramarz at msduk01@hotmail.com or 630-632-1951.
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Chico Bags
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 Just a reminder that orders for Chico bags are due Tuesday, April 5.These awesome reusable bags always come in handy. Chico orders are due April 5 and orders will be received in early May.
Click here for the Chico order form.
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Summer School Registration is on April 19th
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 Summer School 2016 will run from Monday, June 20th through Friday, July 15th. There will be no school on Monday, July 4th.
Registration for Summer School will open at 5:00pm on April 19th.
New this year, registration will be done online through your Infinite Campus Portal Account. To prepare for registration, families will want to be sure that their portal account is activated and that they are able to login. The Course Guide, along with directions on how to Request Summer School Courses through your Infinite Campus Portal Account, will go out the week of March 28th.
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Terracycle Update
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 Hello Winnequah Families, here is a quick TerraCycle Update!
With your help, the TerraCycle team has diverted a total of 498 lbs of waste from the landfill so far this year! This effort has earned approximately $390 for Winnequah School so far this year! THANK YOU!
Please help us keep this momentum going, by continuing to collect your items at home and bring them to the Monona Public Library collection spot (all brigades are collected there). Please allow enough time to sort your items at the library (or pre-sort your items at home) and be sure to place them in the appropriate bins at the library. This extra step that we can all do, really helps us keep our library collection spot organized and clean for everyone, while also helping our volunteers. If you have any questions about items we can accept, or what bin certain items go into, please check out our Facebook page (link below) or call. We would love to hear from you!
The 5th grade Leadership League students that help with TerraCycle have been hard at work! In January, a number of the students made posters and gave a presentation to the Monona community for Eco-Action Tuesday at the library. Five students spent time in February and March creating and recording several TerraCycle radio spots that are now running on WVMO. Tune in to hear the students share more information about the TerraCycle program, the work they have been doing, and what we can all do!
 If you, or your group (Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, etc.), are interested in working a future library box & ship event, please contact us to make arrangements. Are you interested in TerraCycle and what we do? We would love to have you join our monthly meetings. Our upcoming meetings are Monday, April 4th and Monday, May 2nd (both held at 7:30pm at the Waypoint Restaurant).
Questions? Contact Kathryn Christopherson at 608-279-7568 or kechristo@gmail.com. Need a list of all the items you can TerraCycle? Check out the TerraCycle page of the Winnequah School website, and/or like TerraCycle Winnequah on Facebook.
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Garden Work Day April 17 - We Need Your Help!
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 One of our mottos is "many hands make light work." This is never more true at the Winnequah Children's Garden than on our spring work day which this year is scheduled for Sunday April 17. We encourage anyone who is interested in the garden or just in getting outside to join us! Please, no unsupervised children. This is a great way to get your hands dirty, engage with the kids and the school.
Even if you don't have time to stay and do work, visitors are more than welcome to stop in and see the garden. We'd be happy to talk with you about upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.
We are so excited to embark on yet another spring season in the garden! The school garden club, supervised by Mrs. Nyenhuis, has been working on garden initiatives all throughout the year and is currently cleaning up our winter bird cafe to make room for spring planting. What ideas do you have? Do you have extra supplies, time or talents to contribute? Are you looking for a school volunteer opportunity that gets you out in the fresh air and sunshine? We'd love to hear from you. Connect with us on Facebook at "Winnequah Children's Garden" or email winnequahgarden@gmail.com.
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Pop-top Collection
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 The 12th Annual Winnequah School Community Project benefiting the Dane County Humane Society will begin it's wish list drive and aluminum pop-top collection. Collection will take place from April 11 - 29. All items brought in need to be labeled with students class room number. Ms Teri and a few volunteers will collect items and keep a tally. The two classrooms with the most items brought in, and the most pop-tops collected, will have the privilege of hosting the Dane County Humane Society Educator and present everything we have collected. Click here to learn more!
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Parenting University - For Parents of Advanced Learners
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 Learn more about the needs of advanced learners 4k-12. Sponsored by the Greater Dane County Advanced Learner Network. This is a free event!
Monday, April 4th
American Family Insurance
6000 American Parkway, Madison
5:30pm - Registration Opens
6:00pm - Welcome
6:10pm - 8:15pm - Workshops
Questions: Kathy - klensta@sunprairieschools.org
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Is your Contact Information Up to Date?
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 Do you have a change of information such as a new emergency contact, e-mail address or phone number? If there is an emergency at school, we will need to use this information. It is very important that all of your information is up to date on Infinite Campus. Please log into your Parent Portal and enter the new information. The call is important to help us ensure the safety of your child and maintain accurate attendance records.
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Infinite Campus Mobile App
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 Parents may access Infinite Campus on their mobile devices. The mobile app information can be found at the bottom of the parent portal window. Our District ID is: GJGZMY. For additional information see: Frequently Asked Questions
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