Grewenow Gazette

Grewenow. We are GREAT; we are GROWING!

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Virtual Parent Teacher Conferences will be taking place in 2 weeks.Families will sign up using their teacher's Calendly link during the following times.

Wednesday, March 3 3:30 – 6:30

Thursday, March 4, 12:10 – 3:10 & 5:00 – 7:00

Friday, March 5 7:30AM-9:30

If you haven't had the opportunity to take the KUSD Parent/Guardian Satisfaction Survey, would you be willing to take a moment and do so at this link here? We'd love to hear from you, your feedback comes directly back to our school, and it will be used to better serve our students and school community as a whole. Thank you in advance for your valuable feeback.

SPRING pictures on March 2, 2021. Only students purchasing portraits will be photographed and late orders cannot be accepted. Exact payment is required. Virtual students should call the office to make an appointment for the hours between 11:40-12:55. The photographers will be here until 1PM.

Starting February 8 through March 8, we are asking families to save their aluminum can "pop tops" to donate them to the Ronald McDonald House. Nolan Merfeld, a 10 year old in western Kenosha County, began collecting tabs on behalf his sister Aubrey who had open heart surgery as an infant, and over the last 3 years, he collected a million tabs! The monies that come from recyclying tabs support the services at Ronald McDonald House - a place where families can stay together when they have a child in the hospital with significant healthcare needs.

Now that Nolan is going for another million, we are asking the Grewenow School community to help. Nolan's been featured on CBS 58's Natalie's Everyday Heroes, and to learn more about the cause and Nolan's family's story, you can watch & read the story here.

Next week, the oldest or only student of in-person families will bring home a container for aluminum pop top tab collection (virtual families may pick theirs up with other materials) and our goal is to collect at least 3000 tabs in the next four weeks (that's about 10 tabs per student), but the more the better. If your container gets filled, your student may bring it back to school with them or drop their tabs off at the main office entrance.

A special thank you to Neil C. for including our school in his "Little Library" project as he completes his community service to become an Eagle Scout. This new library, located on our new main entrance walkway, is available for students/families to take a book to read ANY TIME!

Students in grades 3-5 are scheduled to take the Wisconsin Forward Exam March 22, 2021 - May 14, 2021. This test gives students, families, and teachers insights into the learning progress that our students have made, and the results are the main driver for our school's report card. Our results on this exam over the years are also the reason Grewenow has been named a Title I School of Recognition for 5 consecutive years and 6 of the last 8.

Regardless of whether families selected in-person or virtual learning this year, ALLstudents will need to take the test at Grewenow Elementary School. We will take every precaution to ensure a safe testing environmen including social distancing, flexible schedules and the frequent sanitization of student spaces and equipment.

Virtual students will test in a completely separate area away from their in-person learning peers..

Families, who do not wish for their student(s) to take the test may complete this short Google Form OR send a letter/email to Mr. Sellenheim, stating that no later than Feb. 26, 2021.

For more information, please open the letter below (linked in both English and Spanish)

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Please make sure your child arrives at school with a mask. We’ve noticed a recent uptick in the number of students forgetting. Though we have masks in the office for use “in a pinch” our supply is limited. A mask is required at all times in the building unless students are eating.

Families, please remember to keep your child home if your child is exhibiting any of the COVID symptoms. If your child is sent home sick from school, they may not return until they’ve had a negative COVID test or 10 days has passed.

Monday- Thursday: Start time: 7:25 AM
End time: 2:26 PM

Fridays: Early Release: 11:21AM

4K: Monday-Thursday: 7:25 - 10:35AM (only)

Please do NOT pull into the Grewenow parking lot to pick up or drop off your student(s) before or after school. We have many students who walk through the lot to line up on the north playground, and we don’t want anyone to run the risk of hitting a walker accidentally. The only vehicles in the lot after school are our buses and they do not depart until after the majority of walkers are off school grounds.

Please see the guidelines below for whether the weather permits for outdoor recess. Please dress your student appropriately.

INDOOR/OUTDOOR GUIDELINES

• 10 degrees or below OR
• wind chill factor of 0 degrees or below OR
• rain/drizzle/blizzard

= indoor recess, indoor noon recess and early entrance to door

areas/hallways.

Guidance from Kenosha County Health Department and KUSD's Office of School Leadership

• All affected students and their families will receive timely notification via phone call
• All teachers will be using the district virtual platforms to that learning can shift to home for the duration of the closure/quaratine.

At this time, visitors are not allowed in KUSD buildings. If you need to turn something in or drop something off for your child, you can

• Call 262-359-6362
• Paperwork: can be emailed (jwalton@kusd.edu) or fax 262-359-7706
• Drop something off, ring bell at Door 1 and place it in the Door way

If you need to pick your child up early, call the office ahead of time so we can have them ready. When you arrive, you can come to Door 1 and ring the bell, OR call the office, and we will send them out Door 1 (the new main entrance)

Monday- Thursday: Start time: 8:30 AM
Lunch: 11:40 -12:55

End time: 2:15PM

Fridays: Early Release: 11:15AM

4K: Monday-Thursday: 12:30 - 2:15 PM (only)

Unless notified by your child's teacher, no new pick ups this week. If families have outstanding items to pick up they may do so at the following times

• Thursdays 12:00 - 2:00PM and supplies are able to be picked up at the Main Entrance.
• Any day of the school week 7:15AM - 3:00PM, families may call ahead to make arrangements to pick up supplies for their student.
• ***Evening time arrangements can also be made with a call in advance on a limited basis***

Families, if you need help with an iPad or Chromebook there is a Parent Helpdesk Phone number that you can call: 262-359-7711. Find Additional help here.

Stay up to date by following or contacting us at the information below.

Email: jsellenh@kusd.edu
Website: https://kusd.edu/grewenow
Location: 7714 20th Avenue, Kenosha, WI, United States
Phone: 262-359-6362
Facebook: facebook.com/grewenowes
Twitter: @GrewenowES