Poynette Elementary School Staff are:
"Leaders in providing a positive, successful, and safe environment for ALL"
so our students can say,
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| Peppy's Pawsitive Pumas Book Store |
We hope that all is well with you as the days keep flying by. I thought it was appropriate to share the great news of the District and School report cards. The Poynette School District continues to score very well and improved again this year. Our school has exceeded many schools in the surrounding area. It is the third year in a row that we have been in the top category and our score continues to go up.
Our school is awesome and scores well because of the amazing staff we have here. Go Puma Nation!
School Screeners
We try to limit the number of formal assessments, but at the same time this information is essential in providing our students with the best education. We have some assessments that are required by the state like AIMS Web+ (Grades 4K-3rd) and also the Forward Exam (Grades 3&4). We also have district screeners that we have our students take. We use the following screeners:
AIMS Web+ Early Literacy (4K-1) or Reading (2-4) (3 times a year) - This is a new state required assessment by ACT 20. It will be given two times this year, but 3 times a year moving forward. We will be communicating a lot more about this new screener and there are timelines that we need to follow as well. This screener will help us determine support and interventions in the area of literacy for our students.
AIMS Web+ Early Numeracy (4K-1) or Math (2-4) (3 times a year) - This assessment allows us to determine what supports and interventions that our students may need. These supports could include working with Mrs. Yanna, our literacy interventionist, or Mrs. Wallace, our math interventionist.
AIMS Web+ SSIS-SEL Screener (Social Skills Improvement System-Social Emotional Learning) (2-3 times a year) - This assessment allows us to form small groups or individual supports to help students be successful in their classroom. These supports could include working with Ms. Sisco, Mr. Hausser, Mrs. Ebert (our school psychologist), or Mrs. Matush (our school counselor) in a small group or individual setting.
IXL for Math and Literacy (3rd and 4th grade) - This assessment is the same one that is used at the middle school. Our teachers can identify and students can work on individual skills to improve in both math and literacy. We also use this screener to help with determining interventions and supports for our students during Puma Pounce Time.
If interested, more information can be found at Illuminate Education.
Report Cards
Our trimester ended on November 25th, we will be reporting our grades to our families. The grades will be available in the Infinite Campus Parent Portal on Monday, December 8th. We will be mailing out the report cards starting on December 8th so parents can see both the marks and the teacher comments. Please let us know if you do not receive your child's report card in the mail by next week.
Puma P.R.I.D.E. (Personal Responsibility in Demonstrating Excellence)
Our Puma Pride program is used to help our students understand the expectations around our school. This year, we have again revamped some procedures and we wanted to share them with you. The last two years we had done a Puma Pride Role Model. This year we are going with "Peppy's Pawsitive Pumas". One student from each classroom will be selected at the end of the week as a "Pawsitive Puma." The students' names are read during the Friday's morning announcements and also receive a certificate that they can bring home and put on the refrigerator. K-2nd grade students will come and greet Peppy and have their picture taken for Social Media Posts. The 3rd and 4th graders will be our special announcers the following week by providing the joke of the day or an interesting fact.
Another great part of this program, is our wonderful Parents' Club has donated books for each student who is selected as a "Pawsitive Puma." The books are housed in our Peppy Book store at the office as shown in the above picture. We have been putting the students' names in books that have been passed out already so feel free to ask them about the new books.
PAD Parent Club School Directory
Another service that our PAD Parents' Club, who does great work for us, offers is a student directory each year. If you would like your contact information to be available to other parents for birthday parties, playdates, etc., then you will want to get your name in the school directory.
- You can view the directory at any time at this link: Poynette ES & MS Directory
- If any changes are needed at any time you can email poynetteparentclub@
gmail.com, we would be happy to update the directory.
School Safety Information
Poynette School District participates in the Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of School Safety (OSS) SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT program. This threat reporting system is available 24/7 and is free to all. Students, parents, school staff and community members can submit a school safety concern by downloading the SUSO app (Android and iOS), visiting speakup.widoj.gov or by calling 1-800-MY-SUSO-1. Resource Center staff work around-the-clock to respond to reports and to deploy a response. Please click on the link below if you have a safety concern that you would like to report anonymously. You can report the following concerns:
P.A.A.W.S. Program (Poynette Area Adults Working with Students)
We are excited this year to again roll out this program that will encompass our school’s mentors, tutors, WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) and field trip volunteers. We are really hoping to a lot more adults participate this year! We can set up volunteer plans that are flexible, weekly, or day-long that will support our students. Volunteers will have a T-shirt to wear for the day and also access to a free school lunch depending on your volunteer plan. We have the saying on a wall in our school of “Strong Schools, Strong Communities”. We would love to add your picture on our wall this year. If you are intrigued by these offers or interested in volunteering at our school, please contact Mr. Hausser at 635-4347 ext. 100 or at jhaus@poynette.k12.wi.us.
In order to volunteer at our school or participate in a field trip, you need to pass our district background check. These checks need to be completed every three years. Some of our parents/guardians will need an updated background check. If you are unsure of your status, you can contact the school office at 635-4347 ext. 107 or 109 to receive that information. The background check form is located on our website, here is the direct link: Criminal Background Check for Volunteers. We will seek additional volunteers in the Spring; continue to watch for communication updates.
What's for Breakfast or Lunch?
December
5th - No 4K Classes
5th - 👕 Flannel Friday
12th - 4K Classes Attend
19th - No 4K Classes
23rd - 👕 Pajama Day or Festive Holiday Clothes/Winter Celebration
24th - 31st - NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)
January
1st/2nd - NO SCHOOL
5th - Classes Resume
9th - 4K Classes Attend
9th - 👕 Puma Pride / School Spirit Day
16th - No 4K Classes
19th - NO SCHOOL
23rd - 4K Classes Attend
30th - 👕Puma Pride Day
February
6th - No 4K Classes
9th- 100th Day Celebration (School-Wide)
13th - 👕 Dress to Impress/Red and Pink Day and Classroom Valentine Exchange- No 4K Classes
20th - No 4K Classes
27th - 👕 Puma Pride / School Spirit Day
