April 2010
Monday, May 31: No School –
Dear Emmeline E. COOK Memorial Day
Cook Families and SCHOOL DAY Wednesday, June 9: End of Fourth
Friends, Marking Period
SCHEDULE Wednesday, June 9: Last Day of
Happy Spring! It looks like we’re School*
finally getting our warmer weather. I 7:58 A.M.: ALL *SNOW MAKEUP – If school closings
occur, the makeup days will be scheduled in
want to thank our PTO for planning a STUDENTS LINE UP this order:
successful spring family night. We OUTSIDE WHEN BELL 1. May 14
had a great crowd and we raffled off 2. June 10
some amazing baskets. All proceeds RINGS 3. March 12
come back to the Emmeline Cook PTO 4. June 11
which helps sponsor many activities 8:05 A.M. CLASSES Please keep these dates in mind and plan
that our school may not have the accordingly!
budget to support. Many of you saw BEGIN
the synchronized dance to Michael
Jackson’s “Thriller” at family night. I 11:00 –
wanted you to know that Mr. 11:45 A.M. Lunch/Recess
Szcyubialka had just finished a dance
EARLY DISMISSAL DAYS
unit with the students and they had 2:45 P.M. School is dismissed FOR THE 2009 – 2010
learned that particular routine. It was SCHOOL YEAR:
very impressive to see our students Please keep your current month Please clip and save this portion of
“bust a move” and show their talents. newsletter and monthly calendar the newsletter. Dismissal will be
The DJ was quite impressed and in a convenient place for
at 2:00 P.M. on the following
commented that he had never seen a reference until you receive each
school ever dance like that before. It updated newsletter. All school Wednesday afternoons:
felt like an episode of “Glee!” Our events as we know them at the April 21, 2010
school looked very impressive thanks time of the printing of each May 5, 2010
to the talents of our students and Mr. newsletter are contained in it. May 19, 2010
Shuby. Thank you.
SPRING ELECTION DAY
I’d like to wish you all a safe and Upcoming Events: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 is
relaxing spring break. I look forward spring election day. PLEASE exercise
to seeing you all back on Monday, FOR APRIL your right to vote.
April 12. EVENTS, PLEASE
SEE ATTACHED CALLING IN
All the best, CALENDAR STUDENT ABSENCES
When calling in student
Mr. Marshall Wednesday, May 5: Early absences, please be sure to
Dismissal – 2:00 P.M. leave a message on the school office
Wednesday, May 12: Volunteer voice mail. Attendance is monitored in
Luncheon the office and calls are made by Mrs.
Friday, May 14: Makeup snow day Zentner if a student is marked absent
Wednesday, May 19: Early and she has not received a message
Dismissal – 2:00 P.M. about the absence. Thank you for your
Friday, May 28: Last Book Swap – assistance with this matter.
8:45 A.M. in Gym
Friday, May 28: All school walk –
10:00 A.M.
E-MAILING IN BREAKFAST
UNITED STATES
STUDENT CENSUS 2010: SERVICE TIMES
ABSENCES 10 QUESTIONS. REMINDER
When e-mailing teachers about student This is a reminder that
absences, please be sure to send a copy 10 MINUTES. breakfast at Emmeline
of your message to Mrs. Zentner in the 1 POSITIVE IMPACT. Cook School is served between 7:15
school office as well. Mrs. Zentner’s The 2010 Census data will affect how A.M. and 7:55 A.M. each school day.
e-mail address is mary.zentner@ more than $400 billion per year in Students participating in the breakfast
oshkosh.k12.wi.us. Attendance is federal funding is distributed to tribal, program should not arrive at school
monitored in the office and calls are state and local governments. Census before 7:10 A.M. Students who wish to
made by Mrs. Zentner if a student is data guide local planning decisions, take breakfast must be in the breakfast
marked absent and she has not including where to provide additional serving line by 7:55 A.M. in order to
received a message about the absence. social services, establish child-care receive breakfast. Students arriving
Thank you for your assistance with and senior centers, and build new after 7:55 A.M. should have breakfast
this matter. roads, hospitals, schools and job before coming to school. Students who
training and community centers The arrive before 7:45 A.M. will be required
census will frame the future of our to go to the gym and sign in for
EDUCATIONAL NEEDS community and our country for the
REQUEST FORMS breakfast. If you do not want your
next 10 years, so it is vital that student to participate in the school
(FORMERLY KNOWN AS everyone in the United States be
TEACHER REQUEST FORMS) breakfast program, your student
counted in 2010. should not arrive at school before
Educational Needs Request Forms
(formerly known as Teacher Request 7:45 A.M.
In March 2010, households across the
Forms) for the 2010 – 2011 school country will receive the 10-question
year will be available from Mrs. IT’S SCHOOL
census form by U.S. mail or hand
Zentner in the school office beginning delivery. Responding immediately
TIME!
on MONDAY, APRIL 12, 2010 with a There is a continuing
to the 2010 Census form is the most
FINAL return date of FRIDAY, concern for the number
efficient way to complete the
APRIL 23, 2010. NO REQUEST of times some of our
census. By law, the Census Bureau
students have been late since the
WILL BE CONSIDERED UNLESS cannot share respondents’ answers
IT IS RECEIVED IN THE SCHOOL beginning of this school year. Each day
with anyone, including other federal
OFFICE ON OR BEFORE THE at school new concepts are introduced,
agencies and law enforcement
FINAL RETURN DATE OF of which your child is missing the first
entities.
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010. few minutes. We realize that unusual
As a Census Bureau partner, the circumstances may occur which makes
Oshkosh Area School District it impossible to be at school on time.
MORNING ARRIVAL encourages you to participate in the Children are expected to be in their
TIME FOR STUDENTS 2010 Census and let the country seats by 8:05 A.M. and ready to go as
know what our community needs for
Unless your child participates in the the next 10 years. teachers are giving instructions for the
school breakfast program, he/she coming day at that time.
should not arrive at school before 7:45 Visit 2010census.gov to learn more. Helping your child get organized for
A.M. as there is no outdoor school the night before and going to bed
supervision until that time. on time are two of the important things
WARM WEATHER you can teach your child and which
CLOTHING nurtures responsibility.
ARE YOU
When the sun begins to heat
MOVING? up, please make sure your children As a parent, you are the most important
Please take time to
call the office at 424-0152 to advise us
wear appropriate school clothing to person in your child’s life. We know
avoid any disruption in learning and you care and are concerned about your
if you will be moving from Emmeline
Cook Elementary School. We need to
to make all students feel comfortable. child’s success in school. We, as
Please: NO spaghetti straps, bare teachers and staff, care and are
be aware of any enrollment changes midriffs, short shorts or short skirts concerned as well. We appreciate your
for the 2010-2011 school year. This (skirts must be at a minimum support and cooperation in getting your
will also allow us to properly transfer fingertip length)! Make sure shoes fit
records at the end of the school year. child to school on time each day.
well and are safe: flip flops and slide
If you know of any families arriving in on sandals make running and playing
our school district, it would be helpful difficult. Jackets are required if the
to be informed of this occurrence. We
temperature is below 60 degrees.
appreciate being able to register
students as early as possible.
NON-DISCRIMINATION QUESTIONS, Running, jumping and aerobic
STATEMENT SUGGESTIONS, game playing have a definite
No student shall be excluded from CONCERNS? impact on the front of your
participation in, be denied the benefits At Emmeline Cook child’s brain – a primary area
of, or be subjected to discrimination in Elementary School we are dedicated for mental concentration,
any curricular, extracurricular, student to providing the best educational planning and decision making.
services, recreational or other program program possible for our children. Kids aren’t getting as much
or activity on the basis of sex, sexual Should something occur that you sleep as they did 15 years ago.
orientation, race, national origin, have a question about or are unhappy, Think of the ways your child
ancestry, color, creed, religion, please give your child’s teacher a call might be overscheduled with
pregnancy, marital or parental status, first and then your child’s principal at activities. Kids have bedtimes
or physical, mental, emotional or 424.0152 so that they can work that vary every night. There is
learning disability. When separation together with you to address your too much technology(TVs,
by sex in education activities is need. If you have a concern that you computers, etc>) in their
appropriate for health and/or safety have been unable to resolve with a bedrooms.
reasons, equal educational staff member or the principal, you 77% of children use television
opportunities shall be provided for may call Patti Vickman, Executive as part of their pre-bedtime
both sexes. Director of Administration. She will routine. This can actually be
help you address your concern and/or detrimental. The light from
TAKE OUR connect you with others who can the television or computer can
DAUGHTERS help. actually delay sleep onset by
AND SONS TO two hours.
WORK DAY(S) CHECK OUT THE Inconsistent bedtimes can
to be celebrated by the Oshkosh Area OASD COMMUNITY actually be like having jetlag.
School District: MONDAY EVENTS CALENDAR Even going off the bedtime
THROUGH FRIDAY, APRIL 5-9, www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/parents/co schedule on the weekends can
2010* Take Our Daughters and Sons mmunitycalendarevents.cfm make it hard for children to
to Work Day(s) provides children with The OASD Community Calendar focus and learn on Monday in
an introduction to your place of work spotlights events throughout the area. school.
and its functions, allows them to Calendar items pertain to activities in Our children look to us for
observe a variety of roles and the community that benefit our what to do. It is up to us to
responsibilities, and reinforces the students and parents. There is no fee help them get the sleep they
importance of teamwork and diversity for event listings as they are provided need and keep a regular
in the workplace. Activities vary from as a public service of OASD. Events schedule.
merely shadowing parents at the include community sponsored events, Ask your child questions that
workplace to interviews with the youth programs, parenting classes, make him/her think deeper.
management team to group activities student contests, etc. Those Ask why questions to get them
and presentations provided by the organizations that wish to have an thinking more. When your
employer. If your workplace allows event posted can submit the child tells you why he thinks
you to participate in this event, you information using the Community something, it is one step higher
can check out http://www.daughters Event Form. The OASD reserves the to have them support their
andsonstowork.org for ways to make right to determine what events shall reasons. This is where logical
the experience meaningful for your and shall not be placed on the reasoning comes into play.
children. Community Calendar. When your child reads… Help
them think more deeply by
The national “day” is Thursday, April THE READING asking them why they think the
22, 2010. The school district CORNER character did what they did or
recommends using spring break for what would you have done if
this activity so that students do not lose you were…. Always have
valuable instructional time in school. Katy Honish, a licensed brain-based them tell you why they thought
However, your place of work may not presenter, spoke to E. Cook parents that.
be participating or may choose to do on Thursday, March 25. Here are
on the national observance day. If some key points from her presen-
observing on the national day during tation.
the school week, you may request an Exercise elevates the natural
“excused absence” for your child by chemicals in our brain that
submitting a request in writing at least help us focus, calm down,
24 hours in advance. and be less impulsive.