MacArthur Messenger

Dear MacArthur Families,

Wow! After two full weeks of MAP testing, we are seeing amazing results from scholars. It is great to see the growth and outcomes from all the hard work our teachers, scholars, and families have put in throughout our students' educational journeys. This spring was the first time our K-2nd grade students took the MAP test, and they shined in their ability to persevere and try their best!

The greatest part about this process is seeing the pride on our students' faces when they can show off their thinking. Knowing that they have accomplished something and learned so much along the way is such a joy to see, and the reason behind why those of us here at MAC do what we do.

Students have been able to meet their goals because of all the instructional support that is being provided by all involved in our scholars' lives. The MacArthur Elementary community is really thriving this year and we are all growing together.

Great work everyone!

Sincerely,

Mr. Gonzalez

It is hard to believe we are in the final stretch of this school year!

Thursday 5/25: GTown Kids Choir Concert, 6:30PM

Friday 5/26: Field Day

Friday 5/26: All Library Books Due

Monday 5/29: No School

Thursday 6/1: Chicago Day (wear CUBS gear to school!)

Friday 6/2: 3rd Grade Wax Museum

Wednesday 6/7: 5th Grade Farewell. 6:30pm

Thursday 6/8: Last Day of 4K

Thursday 6/8: K5-5th Grade Annual Picnic Lunch (see below)

Friday 6/9: Last Day of School for K5-5th Grade (Early Release), Dismissal at 12:03pm

Monday 6/12: Report Cards Released on Skyward

Thursday 6/15: Last Day to Pick Up Medication from Health Room

Sunday 7/2: Last Day to Order School Supplies

2022-23 School Year District Calendar

A BIG THANK YOU goes out to our wonderful PTA for providing lovely treats and meals for our staff during Teacher Appreciation Week! Our teachers are so loved and WHEELIE appreciated the thought that went into each day! The PTA does so much for us all year round... and we are grateful for all the donated time they spend to help our school!

Last Day of School: Our 4K students will have their normal hours for their last day of school on Thursday, June 8th. Please note that 5K-5th graders will dismiss at 12:03 on Friday June 9th. We will dismiss scholars in the same way we would on a normal Friday schedule, just at 12:03 instead of 4:06. Bus arrival time to residences/after school care will be expected to be approximately 4 hours earlier.

If you would like to change your scholar's dismissal plan for that day, please inform your child's teacher by sending in an Eagle Note. If you know of the change already, an Eagle Note can come in any time between now and the end of the school year for the last day of school. The half day is quite busy for our scholars and teachers and we would like to be as prepared as possible by preventing day-of calls into the office that indicate dismissal changes.

If you have your child registered for Kids Klub on June 9th, it will begin as usual at the dismissal time of 12:03. Kids Klub will go until 6pm as normal.

Planning for Next Year: Thank you for filling out the intentions form for next school year. If you did not get a chance to fill it out and your child will not be returning to MacArthur for the 23-24 school year, please call the school office at 262-253-3468, or email Mrs. Krueger at mkrueger@gsdwi.org.

If your family has an incoming 4K or 5K* scholar and you have not registered for the 2023-2024 school year, please do so HERE.

*Registration is just for new families entering the district. If you currently have a 4K student at MacArthur, you do not need to go through the entire online registration process for them to enter 5K in the 23/24 school year.

More enrollment information and specifics can be found here. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact the office.

New Address: If you have moved or are planning to move over the summer, please alert the office with your new address information.

Online Verification: In July, you will receive an email from the district to verify enrollment for next year.

Open House: Our Open House will take place the evening of Thursday, August 24th. School pictures are also that evening. 4K and 5K families will have another opportunity to see the school during the new family night hosted by the PTA on the evening of Wednesday, August 23rd.

Medication at School: Families with students who have medications in the Health Room at school, please be aware that you will need to pick up your student's medication at the conclusion of the school year. All medication left in the building after June 15th at 2pm will be disposed of. Office hours will be from 7:30AM - 2:00PM until June 15th. Medication will not be allowed to go home with your student per district medication policy.

Our FIELD DAY is taking place next Friday, the 26th! During the event, Mr. Gonzalez is going to get SOAKED with super soakers by our scholars since we met (exceeded in great lengths!) our school fundraising goal for the Fun Run. There will also be chalk, popsicles, dancing, Rocket Ball, Tug-O-War, and an obstacle course. See the below button "Field Day Schedule" for all the details.

Please be sure your scholar has sunscreen applied before leaving for school on Friday morning. If it is a warm day, light clothing and a full water bottle are recommended so your scholar is comfortable during the fun.

If you are able to come and volunteer your time to help with the field day fun, please SIGN UP HERE or use the button below. Please contact Mr. Schwarten at dschwarten@gsdwi.org if you have any questions.

Our DI teams, Team Roll with the Flow and Midnight Madness are on their way to Global Finals in Kansas City! We are so proud and wish them good luck as they try their best in the competition!

On Thursday June 8th, all K5-5th Graders will be having a picnic lunch at school. Lunch times will remain the same, but the scholars will enjoy lunch outside with their classmates! In the event of inclement weather, the picnic will be enjoyed inside, on the cafetorium floor. Your scholar can bring a blanket and/or towel to school to use as their picnic mat!

In honor of our beloved colleague, Mr. Greifenkamp, who is retiring after this school year, we will be wearing his team - the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, June 1st. Have your scholars join in if they can!

Food and Nutrition will be offering free breakfast at Kennedy Middle School Monday-Friday this summer (6/12-7/21, except the week of 7/3) to all children between the ages of 2-18 from 7:30-7:50 AM. Click below for more information!

Dear MacArthur Elementary Families,

We made it, CONGRATULATIONS!!

Final Fun Run prizes have been distributed. If additional funds come in from employee matching donations, that student will receive credits and if a prize is due we will distribute at that time.

We are so proud of our students and families. Our school raised a grand total of $49,473. THANK YOU!

As a school we had 92.56% of students registered. This blew us out of the water and is higher than we have ever seen by a lot. We also had 67.98% of students with at least 1 donation. These are amazing numbers! We are so proud of our students and families for participating in such a wonderful fundraiser.

As noted above, we have scheduled the reward for the students to SOAK Mr. Gonzalez with super soakers during the Field Day!

Thank you so much to all of the MacArthur staff for supporting such an amazing fundraiser. We are very excited to see this money be put to good use and benefit the students and staff at MacArthur!

- Ann, Amanda, Abi, & Holly

Your Fun Run Fabulous Four

MacArthur Elementary PTA

Our School Toolbox program is up and running. This is a way for you to get the school supplies for next year delivered to the school so you don't have to shop in the Fall. We have the school lists you would receive next year from your teachers entered into the system and you can purchase everything on the list right now. These school supplies will then be delivered to the school and you can pick them up on back to school night in August and take them directly to your classrooms!

Click the link below for more information. If you already have an account, login in the upper right-hand corner. If you do not have an account, you will need to create one. Please note that some grades have a boy and girl option, due to the teachers needing just half of the class to bring certain supplies. All orders are due by 7/2/2023.

We are in great need of volunteers for next year. We need volunteers for numerous positions but in particular we need help with these:

• Fall Art Fundraiser: We run this every other year and it will be Mrs. Killen’s last year running this event. If you are interested at all, it would be a good opportunity to work with our resident expert to learn the position.
• MacCarnival Basket Raffle: Get a chance to work closely with teachers to make a themed basket for each class to raffle off during our MacCarnival.
• Fun Run: If you had a chance to volunteer or watch our awesome Fun Run this year, Mrs. Dombroe will be running it again next year but could use two or three people to help her. This is a good chance to help out without having to be “in charge”!
• School Toolbox: As noted above, this is a great service to our families and this is another chance for someone to learn the job from an expert. Next year will be the last year for Mrs. Zarder so we need someone to work with her to learn the ropes.
• Restaurant Fundraisers: Our PTA Treasurer will be overseeing this again next year but sadly it will be her last year at MacArthur. If you enjoy working with the restaurants in our community, this is a great chance to do so while working with Mrs. Melby to learn the ins and outs.
• Yearbook: Get a chance to shape the memories all of the kids will have from next year by helping with the yearbook!
• 5th Grade Experiences: For any current 4th grade parents that would like to help planning next year's 5th grade farewell and camp experience, please let us know.

Thank you!

MacArthur PTA Board ptamacarthur@gmail.com

President- Rob Sanchez, robkiana@gmail.com

Vice President-Nicole Christensen, nicoleriege@gmail.com

Secretary-Caryn Pawlak, caryn76@gmail.com

Treasurer-Alexis Melby, leximelby0110@gmail.com

Summer Drama Camp is taking place July 17-21 for ages 8-11 and 12-15 at the Germantown

Performing Arts Center. To sign up for the week of singing, dancing, and other theatre-related fun, please click below.

The GHS Key Club is providing free google meet tutoring services in summer to all Germantown Elementary students who are interested. Click the link below for more information.

The Germantown Park & Recreation Department’s Summer Recreation Brochure can be viewed online. Some of the upcoming programs you can register for include:

• Kids Triathlon
• Wrestling Camp
• Golf Lessons
• Basketball and Volleyball Camps (boys and girls)
• Gymnastics
• Night Tball/Coach Pitch
• Daytime Tball/Coach Pitch
• Baseball, Girls Softball
• Art Classes
• Painting Classes
• Babysitters Training
• Cake Decorating
• Sewing Classes
• Tennis Lessons
• Youth Dance/Princess Dance Camp
• and more!

Check out the buttons below for more information!

Website: gsdwi.org/o/macarthur
Location: W154N11492 Fond Du Lac Ave, Germantown, WI, USA
Phone: 262-253-3468
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MacArthurGSDWI