Randall Update February 6th, 2026

Randall Weekly Update - Week 22

🐾🎓📚8th Grade Junior Panther's Day @ Wilmot HS

Our 8th grade students ventured to Wilmot High School this past Thursday for Junior Panther Day. The morning was filled with fun, excitement and our students were engaged in conversations with the junior and senior student leaders. Students learned about how credits work, course scheduling, electives, the building layout and were excited to receive fitness center passes for summer workouts. I will distribute the fitness center passes closer to the end of the school year after they are laminated to ensure that none get lost or misplaced before summer. Pics of the day below!

💻⚡🔌 NewLine Technology

Our latest technological integration into classrooms has been Newline's interactive flat panels. In essence, they are 75-inch touch screen TVs. As we roll more out into classrooms, we're seeing staff and students asking when they're getting one put into their own classroom. They provide a more flexible hands-on learning experience that is able to be easily shared with the class all at once. Pics Below

📈🎓🏆iReady Winter Diagnostic Results

The Math and Reading results are in from the iReady Winter Diagnostic for students in grades K - 8. There is much to celebrate and continued work to do. The first picture shows student growth in Reading compared to fall. The second picture shows student growth in Math compared to fall. Overall, we are trending in the right direction as we are locked in and steadfast in our mission to increase growth and achievement for each and every one of our students.

I look forward to continue working with you and our students throughout the 2025-26 school year. It is my goal to be as clear and supportive as possible. Please do not hesitate to reach out to me directly at agarcia@randall.k12.wi.us with any questions or concerns.

Thank you,

Alexandra Garcia-Bankowski

Principal

• Saturday, February 7th - Daddy Daughter Dance - Tickets are available for purchase online at randallptc.com

• Monday, February 9th - Friday, February 13th - "Tattoo the Teacher" Week sponsored by Student Council - Buy stick-on tattoos throughout the week to then "tattoo" the teachers on Friday. 3 tattoos for $1.00 or 1 for 50 cents.
  
• Monday, February 9th - Volleyball Tryouts
• Tuesday, February 10th - Beginning Band Recitals for 4th Grade - 3:45 PM - 6:30 PM
• Wednesday, February 11th - Ski Club - 4:00 - 8:00
• Friday, February 13th - 4K - 5th Grade Valentine's Day Parties
• Thursday, February 19th - Local Solo Ensemble 5th - 8th Band; 6 - 8th Grade Choir
• Friday, February 20th - Parent Teacher Conferences - Daytime
• Saturday, February 21st - 5th - 8th Grade Choir Fest
• Monday, February 23rd - Professional Development Day for staff - No School for students

Hello Randall families & Happy New Year!

We have jumped right back into learning and started a new topic this week in our social/emotional curriculum, Character Strong. The topic that our students will be exploring over the next few weeks is perseverance! This week was very much an intro to the topic and what it means. We talked about how we may not use the term "perseverance" very often, but we persevere all the time by trying again and again when something is hard for us. Some of the examples students gave were learning to ride a bike without training wheels, crossing the monkey bars, doing a front flip on a trampoline, learning to swim, skating, certain academics, etc. We ended class with a coloring page for students to bring home and tell their families about the word and its meaning. :)

In junior high, half of our 8th graders completed their Xello lessons this week in Mrs. Vanderloops Academic Leadership class! Xello is a great tool for our students to start using in junior high that will end up following them to high school. It explores different colleges and careers and it individualizes each student's account based on their strengths and interests. We plan to host a Career Fair in the spring for our 8th graders to continue learning about different career fields from professionals that can answer their questions. It was a wonderful success last year and I look forward to this event again.

As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns!

Mrs. Roth

Randall School is pleased to announce the launch of the SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT confidential tipline as part of our school safety efforts. Tiplines are used to identify threats to schools, and for concerns impacting school age youth such as bullying, drug use, suicidal thoughts and more. Schools that promote and use tiplines have less violence overall. The SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT (SUSO) tipline is run by the Wisconsin Department of Justice’s Office of School Safety. Parents and students, this tool is available for anyone to use to help keep the Randall Community safe!

Randall students will engage in learning about how to advocate for their own (and others') safety and well-being over the next month in partnership with our counselor, Mrs. Roth, as well as other members of our student services team. We encourage you to speak with your child about the importance of communicating when/if they feel that their safety may be compromised.

Here is a LINK to an informational flyer about Speak Up Speak Out.

Thank you in advance for all of your support!