Read Elementary School
Newsletter - February 2022
Read
Elementary
School
1120 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh, WI
Phone: (920)424-0172 Fax: (920)424-7592
http://www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/elementary/read
Scott VanEss, Principal scott.vaness@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
Jackie Morter, School Secretary Jacqueline.morter@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
School Website and Infinite Campus Contact Information
Please check the Read Website frequently for important information, important dates, Read's Family Handbook and more.
Also, it is very important that all families have the most up to date contact information listed in Infinite Campus. With new visitor protocols, our school staff relies on this information to ensure you are receiving all the up to date school and classroom information. It is also very important that we can reach you quickly if your student is sick or there is an emergency.
COVID DATA AND SYMPTOMS
In an effort to still track return to school dates for students, we would like you to continue to notify your student's school when they have symptoms, have tested positive or have been a close contact/household contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID.
Please either Call or Email:
The school Office 920-424-0172 jacqueline.morter@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
School Nurse 920-424-0172 ext. 2203 chelsea.fugate@oshkosh.k12.wi.us
IMPORTANT INFORMATION & DATES
IMPORTANT DATES
Early Release - Wednesday, February 9th, 2022 12:30 pickup
NO SCHOOL - Thursday, February 17th, Friday, February 18th and Monday, February 21st, 2022
ATTENDANCE
If your child is going to be absent or late for school for any reason, please contact the office at 920-424-0172. If we are unable to speak to us directly, you may leave a message on the voice mail system to report the absence. Please be specific when calling your child in. If it is an illness we do need to know all the symptoms the child is having as well as the best number to reach you at if we have any further questions. Absences are considered "unexcused" if we do not hear from a parent/guardian by 9 am. Students who are absent from school more than 10 minutes of any part of the day without a proper excuse shall be recorded as unexcused. A student who is absent less than 10 minutes of a day shall be recorded as tardy. The time a student enters or leaves the building will be documented, and the system will calculate the absence accordingly and uniformly across the district. Please keep this in mind as you schedule appointments for your children. It is always best to schedule appointments during non-school hours. Students are expected to be in class from 7:45 to 2:45 daily.
VISITOR PROTOCOLS
Please refer to Section 4.1 of the District Handbook above in regards to entering the school building. Parents will not be allowed to enter the school building for any reason, unless pre-approved by the building principal or designee. Parents needing to pick up their child during school hours will need to call the office at 920-424-0172 and then wait by Door 1 for the student to come out the front door. Parents will not be allowed to enter the building to visit classrooms or the cafeteria without explicit permission from the building principal.
BRRRR...It's COLD outside! 
With the weather being much cooler please make sure your child(ren) is dressed appropriately for school. Our district's guidelines are as follows:
- Below 50 degrees-coat required
- Between 50-60 degrees-Long sleeves needed
- 61 degrees and over -students choice (shorts are allowed)
WINTER WEATHER:
- Boots, Snowpants and winter jackets are required to play on the snow.
- Also remember hats, gloves and scarves for extra warmth.
- Recesses will be outdoors unless the temperature is below 10 degrees or the wind chill is below zero.
Clothing Donations Needed
We are in need of clothing to be used within our building for students who have accidents or spill on their clothing. This is so the student can return to the learning environment much sooner than waiting for a parent to bring clothing for them to change into.
Items we are in need of:
Pants - sizes 4 through Junior small
Socks
Underwear (especially the smaller sizes)
Out of Area Attendance
Out of District Enrollment Information
https://www.oshkosh.k12.wi.us/families/enrollment
EARLY RELEASE WEDNESDAY'S
Please mark your calendars for the early dismissal dates this year.
School will dismiss at 12:30 and there are NO 4K classes on Early Release Days.
February 9
March 9
April 13
May 11
After School Programs
The school day ends at 2:45 and students must be picked up at that time. If you are unable to pick up your student at this time and they are not able to walk home, students must then be enrolled in one of the after care programs that are available. There is the YMCA after school program, which is held in house but run by the YMCA. The other program is the Boys & Girls club. A bus will pick them up from school and transport them to the club. You can call either the YMCA at (920)236-3380 or the Boys & Girls Club at (920)233-1414 to inquire about either of these options.
WASP
On early release Wednesdays only, Algoma United Methodist Church next door to Read has an after school program from 12:30-2:45. If you are interested in learning more about this you can call our office at 920-424-0172 and let us know the name of the student you'd like us to send the form home with. or you can call the church at 920-231-2800.
FROM THE
It’s so exciting to see our school share the love of reading! In November we started a ‘Read’s Recycled Reads’ display. We encourage students to continue to build their home libraries by bringing home books from this display. If it has a rocket on the cover, it can stay at home. If it has a barcode on the cover (not blacked out or covered by the rocket) then it is a library book that should come to school! We wanted to thank all the families that are returning their library books each week. We appreciate you! We also wanted to take a moment to thank our wonderful PTO for continuing to support our Birthday Books with Mr. VanEss. Thank you, PTO!
Our focus for Digital Citizenship this month is Privacy & Security. The questions we are reviewing in class are:
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How do you go places safely online? (K)
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How do you stay safe when visiting a website or app? (1st)
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What kinds of information should I keep to myself when I use the internet? (2nd)
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How can a strong password help protect your privacy? (3rd)
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What information about you is OK to share online? (4th)
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What is clickbait and how can you avoid it? (5th)
We encourage you to continue learning about Digital Citizenship at home. Check out these 5 Tips to help your household work on their privacy and security!
