Warhawk Wise

Date: Thursday, Sept. 15th

Time: 6:00-6:45pm

Location: Online Google Meet (Code Below)

Topic: Warhawk Way

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Harmann Studios will be at Wilson on Thursday, September 29th from 1:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. for students that missed picture day or want their picture retaken. Students will be sent to the auditorium in groups by their advisory teacher.

Your child's success is important to us. Attendance directly links to academic success of students. At Wilson, it is our goal to work collaboratively with students and their families to ensure they are able to attend school regularly which will enable us to support students socially, emotionally, behaviorally & academically. Please click the links below to learn more about the attendance systems in the MPSD.

Facts About School Attendance Related to Middle Schoolers

• Half the students who miss 2-4 days in September go on to miss nearly a month of school.
  
• By 6th grade, chronic absence becomes a leading indicator that a student will drop out of high school
  
• Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance.
  
• When students improve their attendance rates, they improve their academic prospects and chances for graduating.
  

Find out more with this Resource

Student fees have now been entered on all student's accounts. Families can pay in person with cash, check, or credit card; or on Parent Portal with bank draft or credit card. Note that there is an additional $2 fee to use a credit card.

We are excited to be offering a variety of sports and co-curriculars at Wilson. Our fall sports are underway and our teachers are looking forward to starting their clubs. Please continue to read our newsletters for upcoming sport and co-curricular offerings throughout the year.

1st Quarter Co-Curricular Offerings

Click the Link above for more information regarding clubs that are being offered this quarter and how to sign up.

Sports Calendar

Click the link above to access our sports calendar. Stay in the know regarding upcoming games & come support our Warhawks!

Sport Pictures

Wilson Sports Pictures for Cross Country, Volleyball and Soccer are Friday, September 23. Please be sure that athletes have their picture packets ready and uniforms on.

• Cross Country 3:10-3:30 Wilson Front Bowl
• Soccer 3:30-4:10 Wilson Front Bowl
• 8th Grade Volleyball 4:15-4:45 Wilson Gym
• 7th Grade Volleyball 4:45-5:15 Wilson Gym

If it is raining, photos will be taken in the gym.

Wilson & Washington Football will have pictures taken on Sept. 21st at Washington.

• Free meals will continue to be served throughout the 2022-23 school year. Breakfast and lunch will be provided to all students at no cost. Students are able to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch per day. If a student would like a second entrée, their account will be charged $2.85. Please see the photo below for more information regarding what qualifies as a lunch.
• For lunch, students may select at least three or up to five items; one entrée (includes grain & protein) fruit, vegetable and milk. A meal must include a fruit or vegetable to be free.
• Milk is included in both breakfast and lunch, however, milk by itself is not free. The cost for a carton of milk is 45 cents.
• A la carte items will be available for purchase.
• All students will be required to exit the serving line by a cashier, who will ensure their lunch meets the free meal requirements and encourage students to take a fruit or vegetable.
• All students need their student ID to check out at a cashier station to be scanned and meals counted, not just those purchasing ala carte items.
  
• Students using cash for additional meals or ala carte items should know no change is given at the register so the remaining money goes into the student's account.
• Find our school menus posted on our webpage https://manitowocpublicschools.nutrislice.com

Our sixth grade students will once again be heading out to the School Forest for a day camp experience this fall. Advisory teachers will send home permission slips for this field trip. If you need a new copy, the permission slip is linked below. Please return permission slips as soon as possible. Medications need to be turned into the office 7 days prior to the scheduled field trip. Students will return before the end of the normal school day. The following is the schedule for 6th grade houses.

• Sept. 30th - Yurk/Maedke
• Oct. 7th - Koch/Wuensch
• Oct. 13th - Ausprung/Davis

In addition to this trip, 6th graders will head out to the school forest in winter and spring as well. More details for these trips will be shared in the future.

School safety is critical to high quality learning and the Manitowoc Public School District utilizes the K12 Standard Response Protocol (SRP) to provide a consistent safety response at all schools. The SRP provides five safety response protocols. Those five responses are SECURE, LOCKDOWN, EVACUATE, SHELTER, & HOLD. The SRP provides for a standard response that is shared and trained with students, staff, visitors, and with our first responders from the Fire and Police Departments.

"A uniform, planned, and practiced response to any incident is the foundation of a safe school. The SRP is action-based, flexible, and easy to learn. It rationally organizes tactics for response to weather events, fires, accidents, intruders, and other threats to student safety." iloveuguys.org

Each month throughout the school year all MPSD schools will train on 1-2 of the five responses. The training is designed to create knowledge, answer questions, and build familiarity for all students, staff, and visitors. Please take time each month to ask your child what safety repsonse protocol they practiced and see if they have questions or ideas about how these safety steps work and how they could be used in other places beyond school, like home. The SRP can be utilized in many places, for more information please see iloveuguys.org

This month, we will be practicing a HOLD & EVACUATION drill. Should you have any questions, please contact Principal Erlandson or School Resource Officer Rocklewitz.

Manitowoc Public School District (MPSD) is committed to providing a safe learning environment for students, staff and visitors. The MPSD district safety team, as well as each building safety team, works to enhance school safety and crisis preparedness practices. As part of that commitment, MPSD is sharing with families, students and the community a Wisconsin Department of Justice - Office of School Safety resource called Speak up Speak Out (SUSO). https://speakup.widoj.gov/

A confidential 24/7 free tip line: “Students, parents, school staff, or any community members can submit a school safety concern or threat via a website, mobile phone application, or toll-free number. Resource center staff work around-the-clock to respond to tips and to deploy a response locally by communicating directly with school administrators, law enforcement, and counselors.”

In partnership with the Manitowoc Police Department, during the month of September School Resource Officers will be presenting to students in grades 6-12, information from the DOJ-OSS on SUSO. Students will learn what the SUSO tip line is to be used for, how to use it. If you would like more information on this resource please contact the school and ask for School Resource Officer Rocklewitz. Parents and community members may also download the digital app or get more information at https://speakup.widoj.gov/

If you have any questions, you can contact Principal Erlandson at 663-9582

or District Mental Wellness / Safety Coordinator Michael Morgen 920.323.5618.

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