Welcome to Caddie's monthly newsletter. We hope you enjoy our paperless format, and will continue to use the newsletter as a reference for looking up days off, lunch menus, and much more. This newsletter will be updated throughout the month. Please feel free to let us know if there is anything else you would like to see!

• Feb. 5 - Positivitee Day (wear your shirt with a positive saying on it!)
• Feb. 12: No school
  
• Feb. 22 & 23: Kids Heart Challenge
  
• March 22- No school, Parent/Teacher Conferences
  
• March 25 thru 29- No school, Spring Break
  
• May 10- Track & Field Day, grades 3 thru 5
  
• May 24- Last day of school!
  

Instructions: Log in to Skyward Family Access and select “Food Service" from the menu.

• Make a Payment
• Update Payment Amount
• Pay with Vendor

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All members of a family share a lunch account.

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The 2024 Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School Spelling Bee was held on

Thursday, January 25th in the Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School Library. In all,

a total of 20 contestants competed for the honor of being the 2024 Caddie

Woodlawn Elementary School Spelling Bee Champion as well as having the honor

of representing the school when competing at the Regional Spelling Bee.

20 contestants from 3rd , 4th and 5th grades participated in the bee. The participants

were Sawyer Bauer, Nathan Butterfield, Skylar Evans, Rhett Durow, Jack Gilles,

Monroe Glass, Aidan Godfrey, Finnley Heike, Gavin Klevgard, Carter Maxwell,

Victoria Myers, Adeline Rieland, Rylinn Roemhild, Wesley Holden, Aidan Martinez

Cruz, Griffin O’Keefe, Addison Rodgers, Maddux Rosemeyer, Augusta Schenk, and

Kloe Wald.

The Bee lasted 20 rounds including the elimination round. In a competitive

elimination round between Adeline Rieland and Griffin O’Keefe, Adeline Rieland

correctly spelled the word ‘inscription’ to clinch the win. Adeline, the 2024

Caddie Woodlawn Elementary School Spelling Bee Champion, will represent the

Durand Area Schools at the Regional Spelling Bee which will be held February 8th

at the CESA #11 Office. Should she not be able to attend, Griffin O’Keefe, the

2024 Durand School District Spelling Bee Reserve Champion, will serve as an

alternate. Good luck Adeline!

Our Caddie kids got the opportunity to make a unique snowflake for our hallway display of “Each unique snowflake can create a blizzard of friendships!"

The 2nd Graders in Mrs. Hestekin's class are working on solving addition problems using open number lines!

Kids Heart Challenge Event Schedule:

Wednesday, February 22nd:

Red Out Day- wear red in support of heart health!

Thursday, February 22nd:

8:15 – 9:45am 5th Grade

10:00 – 11:30am 4th Grade

Friday, February 23rd:

8:30 – 9:45am 3rd Grade

10:00 – 11:15am 2nd Grade

12:30 – 1:40pm Kindergarten

1:50 – 3:00pm 1st Grade

4th & 5th Grade: Combination of Basketball Stations & Heart Healthy Stations

K-3rd Grade: Heart Healthy Stations with an emphasis on Jump Roping

We would like to invite parents, relatives, and community members to join the events in volunteering! Students will participate in a variety of stations set up throughout the gym, followed by organized competitions for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. Parent/community volunteers will be expected to assist and encourage all students at the various stations and hopefully join in the fun!

If you are interested in helping during any or all of the events, please return the volunteer form (sent home with your child) by Wednesday, February 22nd.

Please contact Ms. Husmoen with any further questions:

(715)672-8977 ext 458

ihusmoen@durand.k12.wi.us

• The Health Room is asking for donations of boys size 4 socks, boys pants of all sizes, and girls pants (no jeans) size M and L.

• The office is in need of warm mittens/gloves for students to use when they have forgotten theirs

• Ms. Husmoen is in need of gently used tennis shoes for students who need a pair for PE class.

Do you recognize these items? We always have tables full of things found out on the playground, the bus, or forgotten after breakfast. Please feel free to call the office or stop in after dismissal to take a look.

At morning drop off, you may walk your child(ren) to the front door, but access beyond that point is not granted. We understand this is a change from when you could walk your child into the commons, in collaboration with Durand Police Department, this is another step forward in creating the safest school environment. It is best if you drop your child off in the loop, exiting on the passenger side only, and let them walk inside on their own, as we will have staff on duty to help. Signs for bus and parent entrances are marked. Breakfast and drop off begin at 7:45am, please do not drop off any earlier than 7:45am as our doors are locked until then, and staff begin their supervising duties. Our school day starts at 8:10am.

Please feel free to drop off snacks and birthday treats in the office, and we will bring them to the classrooms.

Report Cards can be viewed in Skyward Family Access

Instructions: Log in to Skyward Family Access and select “Portfolio”. Select Quarter 2, 2023-2024 from the list.

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Please reach out to the office if you need assistance.

2023-2024 Meal Prices

• Breakfast 4K-12 - $1.50/meal
• Lunch 4K-5 - $2.05/meal
• Extra milk: .40

Dear Parents and Families,

We are starting something new at school to help promote social

and emotional well-being in our school environment called

PositiviTEE Day! On the first Monday of every month, we welcome

and encourage you to have your child wear a T-shirt with a positive

message. Note: the next positiviTEE day will be Monday, February

5th.

Here are just a couple examples of positive messages: “Choose

Kind,” “Be the Nice Kid,” “Don’t Worry, Be Happy.” Any phrase or

picture on a shirt that sends a positive thought and puts a smile on

someone’s face is welcomed!

This is completely optional of course, but we hope you consider

having your child participate on the first Monday of every month!

Thank you for being such a positive part of our school community!

School safety continues to be a top priority for our school district. At morning drop off, you may walk your child into the commons to say goodbye, but access beyond the commons will not be granted at any time during the day. It is best if you drop your child off in the loop, exiting on the passenger side only, and let them walk inside on their own, as we will have staff on duty to help. Signs for bus and parent entrances are marked. Breakfast and drop off begin at 7:45am, please do not drop off any earlier than 7:45am as our doors are locked until then, and staff begin their supervising duties. Our school day starts at 8:10am.

Dismissal Times for bussing & parent pick-up will be as follows:

Students will be brought outside for parent pick-up

• 3:05pm: JK, Kdg, 1st grade, and all older siblings to these parent pick-up students
• 3:10pm: JK, Kdg, 1st grade are dismissed to the bus
  

• 3:15pm: 2nd Grade thru 5th Grade dismissed for bus and parent pick up

Walkers will be dismissed after the buses have departed

End of the day pick-up is incredibly busy and requires patience. We will bring all parent pick-up students outside the main doors at their scheduled dismissal time. Please do not come before your child/ren’s scheduled dismissal time, we need to keep the flow of the line/loop moving. We strongly encourage those who are able to ride the bus, to please do so. We need everyone to be patient and follow these safety guidelines at pick-up to ensure a smooth process for everyone.

• We do not dismiss students by themselves to the parking lot, you must park in a spot and come and get them from their line.

• Please drive with caution in the parking lot. Drive slow, stay off your cell phone, eyes on the road, & music turned down.

• Please do not park in the street, the buses need to get through.

• Reminder we are a tobacco free zone, this includes the parking lot.

• We will have staff on duty the entire time, if you aren’t able to get your child at 3:05pm- no worries, we will still have them with us at 3:15pm

It is important that your child/children know how they are getting home each day. It is incredibly challenging for us to be pulling students off the bus, from the parent pick-up line, making calls, etc. during dismissal time. If there are any changes to the way your child will be getting home please send a note or call the office before 2:30pm so we can plan accordingly.

At the recent School Board Meeting, the School Board approved the calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. Families will notice two differences in the calendar from previous years. The first is that after the survey of the families there will not be a Spring Break. The survey data was overwhelmingly in favor of ending school earlier without a Spring Break. The second change is that we will be starting school closer to September 1st this year. The state is no longer granting waivers allowing us to start as early as we have the past couple of years.

As in years past we will have three "Orientation Days" the end of August that will look and feel like the first three days of school. In the past we have found great value in these days for all students and staff. If you have any questions about the calendar please let me know.

Greg Doverspike

Durand-Arkansaw School District

District Administrator

Email: ejohnson@durand.k12.wi.us
Website: durand.k12.wi.us
Location: 650 Auth Street, Durand, WI, USA
Phone: 715-672-8977
Facebook: facebook.com/durandschool
Twitter: @durandschool