School Calendars - stay updated!
CLICK HERE FOR THE 2022-23 District Calendar
Food Service webpage & menus: Click Here
APRIL QUICK PEEK
20 - Elementary Virtual Big Read, grades 3 & 4, previously registered.
MAY QUICK PEEK
1 - Wear Green for Mental Health Awareness
1 - Music Concert dress rehearsal
2 - Music Concert!!!
9 - All School Assembly
16 - SAVE THE DATE: Art Show & Book Fair
17 - Spirit Day - Hawaiian/Beach Day
17-19 - 4th graders to Ice Pond
18 - Ice Cream Social @ Prairie for all Elementary schools
22 - NO SCHOOL staff Development
26 - Early Riser Reader for K-2 families
29 - NO SCHOOL - MEMORIAL DAY
Heritage Staff Appreciation Week
We're WILD about our awesome Heritage Elementary Teachers & Staff!
Help us shower them with gratitude on Staff Appreciation Week - May 1st through May 5th. We ask that all items be delivered to the Heritage office by Friday, April 28th so we can be ready the week of May 1st.
LAST CHANCE - YEARBOOKS ON SALE!!! DEADLINE IS FRIDAY!!!
Order your Yearbook today at: ybpay.com
Order Deadline: April 14, 2023- EXTENDED TIL TOMORROW!
Yearbook ID Code: 11197723
Yearbooks are NOT part of the registration fees and are purchased directly through Lifetouch.
Madison Mallards School Appreciation Night
Join Waunakee Schools at the Duck Pond on Friday, June 30th at 6:35 p.m. It is School Appreciation Night for the Madison Mallards and the Waunakee Community School District. Students in grades 4K-8 and staff will receive (2 tickets per student) Mallards vouchers for this game.
There is a deadline to order your tickets. Click here to see flier for directions on how to redeem your free ticket vouchers.
See you at the ballpark!
5th grade OPTIONAL PLACEMENT FORM INFORMATION FOR 2023-2024
If there is specific information you want to share about your student's transition into 5th or 6th grade next school year. An optional placement form is available HERE. Please print and return the form by April 21st.
4th Grade families - transitioning to the Intermediate school!!
Please CLICK HERE to learn more about 5th grade including:
Optional transition meeting on Wednesday, May 31st, summer school offerings, and building tours.
Incoming 5th Grade Orchestra Information
MARCH BOOK MADNESS
Read Across America is now a year-long celebration of books, and the March theme is “Stories of Friendship and Kindness.” We are excited to once again participate in March Book Madness here at Heritage and read books that help cultivate compassion in our students. All of the books chosen feature characters who have experienced kindness from or provided kindness to others. They are books that can be mirrors and windows for our students: mirrors, to possibly reflect their own lives, and windows to give them a peek at someone else’s life. The books are recent, and they are written by nationally-recognized authors.
Rotary Exchange Host Families Needed
NO PETS ON SCHOOL GROUNDS
FAMILY STUDENT HANDBOOK:
No pets or exotic pets are allowed on school premises unless the animal or pet has been administratively approved as part of a classroom curriculum. Please see School Board Policies 833 Facility Use - Pet Restriction & 833-Exhibit Facility Use - Pet Restriction for exemptions and more information.
Personal Technology Device Reminder
Personal Technology Devices
Students are prohibited from using personal electronic devices during the school day. This
includes, but not limited to, cell phones, smart watches, iPods, and other electronic communication or entertainment equipment during the school day. Students who bring any of the above items to school must leave them turned off and store them in their locker, cubbie or backpacks. The school is not responsible for the security of such items and may examine electronic devices such as smart watches and cellular phones and search their contents if there is reason to believe that school policies or rules have been violated.
SCHOOL SUPPLY DONATIONS
The Waunakee Future Educators Club is partnering with Orphan Grain Train to collect school supplies. In some countries, school children share a single piece of paper and a single pencil that is passed from one to another. School kits and supplies are a continuously requested from OGT and are needed year-round. Please CLICK HERE to learn more.
Donations can be gently used.
There is a collection box in the office at Heritage.
Donations are due on April 28th.
TENNIS SHOE DONATION FOR THE PHY ED DEPARTMENT!
The Heritage Physical Education department is looking for donations of gently used tennis shoes in order to create a shoe cart to keep by the gym. Students who need to borrow a pair of shoes for the day in order to safely participate in P.E. class would have these available to them.
If you are able to donate a pair of shoes, please have your student bring them to Mr. Gus or Ms. Dahlie at either their next P.E. class or another time that works for them during the day.
Expectations After Hours/K-8 Limited Attendance at Sporting Events
We kindly ask that you DO NOT drop off your students to attend an athletic event unattended or unsupervised. Please remind your child/ren when dropping them off for a practice/program that they go directly to the practice/program, and are not in locations where they are unsupervised.
Please click HERE to see more detailed information for expectations when attending after hours school events.
FIELDTRIP & CLASSROOM VISITORS!
Please remember that an APPROVED background check through WCSD is required to attend any fieldtrip or work in the classroom. This may take up to 2 weeks to be approved, so please make sure to enter your background check well in advance to your fieldtrip or classroom visit!
You will not be notified when the background check is approved, please contact the office at 608-849-2030 #1 to confirm your background check has been approved prior to your volunteering opportunity.
Click here to submit a background check.
As a reminder - siblings are not allowed on school related fieldtrips. This is a special time for your individual child, as well as volunteers are utilized and expected to help ensure the safety of the group they are chaperoning. Thank you for making other arrangements for your other child(ren).
Summer School 2023
June 19 – July 27 6 weeks (S6), all remedial classes & upcoming grades 5-12
June 19 – July 6 Session 1 (S1), upcoming grades K—4 enrichment classes
July 10 – July 27 Session 2 (S2), upcoming grades K—4 enrichment classes
Classes are held Monday—Thursday mornings.
No classes on July 3rd or July 4th.
Click Here to access the summer school webpage. The Summer School Registration Program is open for preview.
** NEW FOR 2023**
Summer School Online Registration Opens:
Tuesday, April 4th at 6:00 PM Middle and High School classes
Tuesday, April 11th at 6:00 PM Intermediate School classes
Tuesday, April 18th at 6:00 PM All Elementary School classes, swimming and Camp Invention
· New this year, parents will have the opportunity to choose the days/time of music lessons for their students. The music lessons formats are very different this summer. Most lessons are offered in a more frequent and condensed format. Please see the catalog for details. Most lessons only take up a portion of a class period. If parents want their student to have a full summer school schedule, they will need to register their student for another enrichment class during that time period. The student would leave that enrichment class to attend their music lesson at their assigned time.
· Music opportunities in summer school have greatly expanded. This summer there are multiple music camps which have been added. Please note these camps take place after the summer school day has ended. There is no transportation provided for these camps.
New courses added in 2023:
o Coding Grades 1-2
o Coding Grades 3-4
o An additional section of Get Ready to Babysit (grades 5-6)
o Call of the Waunakee Wild (grades 7-8)
o Group Guitar Lessons (grades 7-9)
o Music Composition Camp (grades 7-12)
o Rock Band Camp (grades 8-9)
o Percussion Camp (grades 7-8)
o Beginning Band Camp (grades 7-9)
o Violin and Viola Camp (grades 10-12)
o Cello and Bass Camp (grades 10-12)
o Folk Band Camp (grades 10-12)
For students attending session 2 (S2) of summer school, there will be an additional opportunity after summer school and alternate transportation registration has closed to register for S2 alternate transportation. That late S2 alternate transportation registration will run May 22- June 23, 2023
Tumble Book Library--Access for everyday reading
Our school library has a subscription to Tumblebooks and your family can access it from home! It's unlimited and it's FREE for you to use!
Tumble books is an online collection of e-books for children in grades K-6. They are a great way to encourage and foster a love of reading with your kids!
There are over 350 animated, talking picture books! The site also features books in Spanish and French, read-along chapter books, graphic novels, and non-fiction books, plus games and puzzles! Use our TumbleSearch to find books by title, author, subject and Lexile and Accelerated Reader Level.
Check it out!
username: heritage
password: books
STUDENT FORGOT SOMETHING?! - Teaching Independence & Responsiblity!
We do have some of the necessities available at school such as hats, mittens, boots, snow pants etc - and will be happy to let students borrow our items for the day, assuming we have the correct size and availability of what is needed.
Thank you for helping to teach your child the life skills of independence and responsibility!
Expectations After Hours/K-8 Limited Attendance at Sporting Events
We kindly ask that you DO NOT drop off your students to attend an athletic event unattended or unsupervised. Please remind your child/ren when dropping them off for a practice/program that they go directly to the practice/program, and are not in locations where they are unsupervised.
Please click HERE to see more detailed information for expectations when attending after hours school events.
WELLNESS NEWSLETTER
UPCOMING TOPICS IN WELLNESS:
Kindness * Gratitude * Mindfulness * Empathy * Identity * Equity * Perspective Taking * Transition
Click here for the latest Wellness newsletter.
ART NEWSLETTER
Click here for the newsletter from the Art Department.
DAILY GOING HOME & UNEXPECTED GOING HOME FORMS.
PLEASE ALSO NOTIFY THE SCHOOL THAT A NEW CHANGE OF PLANS WAS SUBMITTED AND THE START DATE.
If you have not filled out the other required forms yet, please click below:
DAILY GOING HOME PLANS - This is what your child should do on a DAILY BASIS. If there is an occasional change in plans, please call the office.
UNEXPECTED GOING HOME PLANS - This is the plan you'd like your child to do, should the school need to close early such as for a weather concern. In situations like this, the Afterschool program is not open.
SUBMIT ONE FORM PER STUDENT
Community Events
Community Education
WAUNAKEE COMMUNITY CARES COALITION (WCCC)
The Waunakee Community Cares Coalition (WCCC) is dedicated to keeping Waunakee healthy and resilient. To receive updates of all of the trends, resources available, and community initiatives in the spaces of alcohol/drug prevention and mental health, please sign up for their monthly newsletter.
Link to sign up to receive newsletter: https://www.waunakeecares.org/contact
Link to our resource pages: https://www.waunakeecares.org/resources-1
REMEMBER YOUR WATER BOTTLES AND DAILY SNACKS!
BIRTHDAY INFO
A small birthday recognition/treat is permitted to be shared with classmates, however, we ask that you please send purchased or prepackaged items that include an allergy & nutrition label of the treat being shared. Click Here for a guide to safe snacks
NO homemade food items allowed.
NO birthday invitations are not allowed to be distributed at school.
HERITAGE SPIRIT WEAR
Heritage all school clothing helps build school and community spirit. It also represents our school wide behavior program and our core values of: Kind, Respectful and Responsible.
Families......join us and get one also!
Please click HERE for directions on the Infinite Campus School Store and how to order. All orders will be delivered to the student's homeroom teacher.
$7.00 T-Shirts
$10.00 Long Sleeve
$20.00 Hoodie
Adult sizes are available as well.
TAHER FOOD SERVICE
Click here for the Taher Website for all important information such as menus, free & reduced applications and more!
Free and Reduced families must reapply EACH YEAR, there is no carry over from the previous year.
YEARBOOKS -Order today!
Order your Yearbook today at: ybpay.com
Order Deadline: April 14, 2023
Yearbook ID Code: 11197723
Yearbooks are NOT part of the registration fees and are purchased directly through Lifetouch.
VOLUNTEER APPLICATIONS
STUDENT HANDBOOK
Technology Policy (Items such as, but not limited to, SMART watches, cell phones, iPods, and other electronic communication or entertainment items are prohibited during the school day)
FAQ for Heritage Elementary:
English: Click here
Spanish: Click here
WCSD Social Media Presence
Please consider following us at the links below and encourage your family and friends to follow us as well.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WaunakeeCSD/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WaunakeeCSD
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/waunakeecsd/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSOcnFDAjiGg8mMBqnOfp3w?view_as=subscriber
DROP OFF AND PICK UP MAP
Click here for information and safety instruction for drop off.
PUBLIC LIBRARY CARDS
SCHOOL START TIME & END TIMES
School starts at 7:40 and ends at 2:40
The elementary school day begins at 7:40 a.m.
Students may enter through doors #1, #4 and #24.
All exterior doors lock automatically at 7:40. If students arrive after that time, they must enter through door #1 and get a pass to class. Students are expected to be in their classroom (not locker or hallway), ready to learn by the 7:40 bell or will be marked tardy.
Students should not arrive on school grounds before 7:15 a.m.
Students who arrive before 7:15 a.m. will be unsupervised causing concern for student safety. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter. Please review with your child(ren) that upon arrival to school, students should place backpacks in lockers or cubbies, then quickly and quietly walk to the cafeteria for breakfast or to the playground and remain outside until the first bell rings at 7:35 a.m. Students are not to be hanging in the halls or classrooms.
The elementary school day ends at 2:40 p.m.
Shuttle bus students will be released at 2:30, all other students at 2:40. It is the expectation that families will pick up students promptly at the end of the school day. Students should be picked up at 2:40 p.m. at the elementary schools.
LATE ARRIVALS/EARLY OUT - for all late arrivals or students leaving early - For the safety of the child(ren) - we ask that parents come to the main entrance and sign their child(ren) in or out.
If your child is running late or will be in after 8:30 - we ask that you notify the office as soon as possible.
Click here for more information on drop off instructions and dismissal and arrival information.
