A Note:

Greetings, Eagle Families!

What an AMAZING first week! We loved having the building full of energy and excitement again! The summer can get lonely in this big building.

This week was full of relationship building, routine establishment, and FUN! Thank you for helping them have such a great first week here at Ronald Reagan!

Now, we hope you all rest, recharge, and enjoy the long weekend! See you Tuesday!

Cheers to a new year,

Angela Patterson, principal

Matt Stich, associate principal

At a Glance:

New calendar dates
Photo Makeup/Retake sign up
Fun Run spectator sign up
Fall Screening Assessments
SDNB Attendance Policy

In Last Week's Express:

NBPD E-Bike, Bike & Scooter safety course
NBW & Ike Youth team tryouts

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Mark Your Calendars!

SEPTEMBER:

9/7: NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

9/14, 9/21, 9/28: 3rd Grade Battle of the Books, 8am

9/16, 9/23, 9/30: 4th Grade Battle of the Books, 8am

9/18: New Family Breakfast, 7:30am

9/21, 9/28: Choir, 8am

9/21-10/9: Fun Run fundraising

9/22: Dining for Dollar$ @ Qdoba

9/28: Photo Make Up/Retake Day (during school)

Active links:

Photo Make Up/Retake Day {closes 9.23.26}

Fun Run Spectators {closes 10.1.26}

{NEW} FROM REAGAN

Ronald Reagan Parent/Guardian Frequently Asked Questions

Answers about attendance, when should I keep my kid home, background checks, transportation, medication, lunch times and other important things you might need to know!

Do You Know Why?

We ask that you email your student's classroom teacher and the office on the same email for absences and early dismissals?

It helps us keep track of our 700+ kiddos and also prevents the classroom from being interrupted with each change. If you have a change that affects all/some of your kiddos, feel free to send one email and include all of their teachers and the office.

Early departures

Please email your teachers and the office if you need to pick up your student(s) early or at the end of the day -- this is the quickest way to notify everyone. Teachers can prepare for missed class time and the office can mark attendance. If your entire family is getting picked up or arriving at the same time, you can send just one email (include all classroom teachers, Jen Macakanja and Kim McKenna).

If you submit an Absence Request through Infinite Campus, attendance is updated but the system does not notify the teachers.

Fall Screening Assessments Begin Next Week

Our Fall Screening Assessment Window opens next week!

This includes:

AIMS assessments (K4-3rd)
Fastbridge in Literacy (2nd-6th)
Fastbridge in Math (K4-6th)
MySaebrs (Social Emotional Screener for 4th-6th)

An email was sent to all families this week, providing an opportunity to opt out of the social emotional screener, if you are interested

These screeners provide important beginning of the year data that our staff use to plan for small groups, whole class lesson, as well as interventions for our students that may struggle. They are spread out over multiple blocks of time, especially for our younger students, as those assessments are administered one on one.

In addition, we are required to assess our youngest students (K4-3) for the State of Wisconsin under ACT 20 legislation. The AIMS assessments are those connected to the state.

If you have questions about your student's schedule/assessments, please reach out to their homeroom teacher!

Picture Makeup & Retake Day - September 28th

If you missed one of our August Photo Days or you would like a retake for your student's school photo, please fill out this form: RR Picture Makeup and Retakes We will only know if your student needs a retake if you fill out the form.

Photos will be taken in the morning of September 28th and students will be pulled from their classrooms by our volunteers. Ordering information will be given out at the time of pictures.

If a picture was already taken, but a retake is needed, please return the original picture package to the photographer at the time of pictures. The same package will be ordered with the new image. New packages will not be received unless the original package is returned.

Please contact Customer Service with any questions 262-780-2901 or customerservice@schoolandsportpics.com

Mrs. Patterson & Mr. Stich "Roadshow"

As we start this new school year, Mrs. Patterson and Mr. Stich meet with every grade level to discuss overall building expectations. We call this our "Roadshow" During our presentation this year, we shared:

What our "Eagle Targets" are and what they mean in various parts of the building
Volume levels in different areas of school
General expectations in the lunch room, recess rules, bathroom rules, hallway walking, etc.
Positive reward opportunities ("Eagle Feathers")
We introduce new staff (with photos)
We share other helper adults in the building (Mrs. Snoeyenbos, our school social worker; Mrs. Baker, our school psychologist) by sharing their photos and roles
We also introduced our security staff by sharing that they, too, are helper adults in the building. Their roles are to help students and staff with safety needs, help with fire drills, get to know students, and be overall extra helpers in our school.
Students were also allowed to ask follow up questions.

Behavior Matrix

Please see the choir info & schedule if you have a 4th-6th grader interested in our Reagan choir. It's a fun way to learn about music, performing, and working with classmates! Please consider joining us!

SDNB Attendance Policy (emailed 9.4.26)

Dear Ronald Reagan Parents/Guardians,

Your child(ren)’s regular attendance at school is a key determining factor of their success. Like all school districts across the state, the School District of New Berlin monitors student absences throughout the school year in an effort to identify potential attendance-related issues before they occur.

Currently, to help families better monitor their child(ren)’s attendance, the SDNB sends letters to families when a student accumulates five and/or 10 absences within a school year. The letters include information about Wisconsin Statutes Section 118.15 related to compulsory attendance, suggestions on how to plan for a prolonged absence, and information to help your child(ren)’s absences remain in accordance with SDNB attendance policy (Board Policy 5200).

Beyond 10 days, absences will be coded truant unless formally excused and exempt. Some examples of an exempt absence include but may not be limited to: medically excused absences and appointments, vacations approved by school building administration and funerals. For more specific information pertaining to excused absences, refer to the SDNB Elementary Handbook. Please know that truancy-coded absences are not synonymous with the decision to file a truancy referral with the Waukesha County Court System. You will be required to meet with an SDNB staff member about truancy and discuss ways to support your child’s attendance prior to the administration taking further action.

We’d also like to take this opportunity annually to share a few important notes about attendance and attendance-reporting:

Attendance will not be changed at the end of the school year for any reason;
Parents/guardians are the only individuals with authority to report their minor child(ren)’s attendance;
Parents/guardians must report absences within 24 hours of the absence;
Parents/guardians should regularly check their child(ren)’s attendance records in Infinite Campus to monitor necessary status changes;
Elementary students arriving after 9:00 a.m. are marked absent for the morning, and elementary students leaving before 2:00 p.m. are marked absent for the afternoon. Attendance is tracked in minutes present at school each day, not just whole/half days.
You can email, call your students' school attendance line or update your students' absence through the Infinite Campus (IC) parent portal.

Step 1. Log in Link for Infinite Campus.
Step 2. Follow the steps on the IC Absence Request document.
Step 3. Follow up with our attendance administrative assistant Jen Macakanja to provide a medical excuse or educational experience document to exempt your absence.

If you have any questions about attendance, please contact our main office at 262.789.6550.

Sincerely,

Angela Patterson, principal

Matthew Stich, associate principal

REPEAT FOR REAGAN {BUT STILL IMPORTANT!}

3rd & 4th Grade Battle of Books

This year we will once again have the Battle of the Books (BOB) Club for third and fourth graders. Ms. Barber and Mrs. Morgan will be the advisors for the club this year. BOB is a fun-filled reading competition that encourages and rewards students for recreational reading. Their primary goal is to read great books and use their knowledge to compete in battles against other teams. Third graders will meet on Mondays from 8:00-8:50am in the library from September 14th to November 16th. (No Meeting October 5th!) Fourth graders will meet on Wednesdays from 8:00-8:50am in the library from September 16th to November 18th. (No Meeting October 7th!) Permission slips will be sent home the first week of school and are due to Ms. Barber or Mrs. Morgan by Thursday, September 10th. Happy Reading!

From Our Reagan Home & School Association

About Us:

Ways To Connect:

Webpage - www.ronaldreaganhsa.weebly.com

Facebook - Ronald Reagan Elementary - Home and School Association (link to join)

Email - rrehsaexec@gmail.com

HSA Executive Board 2026-2027

President: Amanda Mihalek

Vice President: Mandy Peterson

Treasurer: Danielle Gallo

Secretary: Deanne Harder

Communications Chair: Katie Matel

{NEW} FROM THE DISTRICT

Securly (also sent in an email)

Dear SDNB parents,

The School District of New Berlin utilizes Securly Home to help keep students safe on their school-issued 1:1 devices. You will soon begin receiving a weekly email from Securly.com that will show you a preview of your student’s online activity from the previous week.

We encourage you to use Securly Home to see how your child is using their school-issued device. To receive access to your student’s full online activity history, you can click on the Visit Your Parent Portal link in the weekly email (Securly also offers an app for iPhone and Android). You can enter the Securly Parent Portal at any time by going to www.securly.com, clicking “Login” and choosing “Parent Console” from the drop-down menu.

The Securly Parent Portal contains three areas from which you can choose:

Activity - a real-time audit trail of your child's online activity;
Flagged - posts made on social media such as Twitter that have been flagged by Securly as potentially related to self-harm or bullying;
Rules - allows you to control some content on the device at home only. Please note that students’ educational needs related to device usage as determined by the SDNB supersedes parental controls.

If you do not wish to receive the weekly email from Securly, you can simply click “unsubscribe” in the bottom left corner of the weekly email.

For parents of K-3 students, additional limitations, including access to most streaming sites, are in place while your student is at school. If you wish to limit access to specific sites, including streaming sites, while your student is at home, you can do so by adding the site or URL to the blocklist under Rules in the Securly Parent Portal. Please visit the Securly Blocklist support page for step-by-step information on how to add a site to your student’s blocklist.

If you have any questions about why the SDNB is using Securly, please contact the Digital Learning Team at digitallearning@nbexcellence.org. Please email homesupport@securly.com if you have questions about how to use Securly Home or how Securly Home works.

Sincerely,

The Digital Learning Team

School District of New Berlin

{NEW} FROM THE COMMUNITY

Futura Spanish Class

'Tis the season to learn SPANISH!

Classes start in October with an all-new theme:

“Let’s Go with Traditions & Celebrations... in Spanish!”

Students will:

Build vocabulary while exploring the changing seasons
Discover traditions and celebrations from Spanish-speaking countries
Learn Spanish through songs and games
Grow their Spanish skills while having fun

Register today!https://futuraadventures.com/wisconsin-region/

Food for Thought

I will try to include an inspirational read or video in each newsletter. If you have one you would like to share, please let me know!

2026-2027 School District Calendar & Lunch Menu

School District Elementary Handbook

Eagle Express Archives

Click this for all repeat/past information shared!

Ronald Reagan Elementary

Stay connected with us!

Website: https://www.nbexcellence.org/schools/rr/
Location: 4225 South Calhoun Road, New Berlin, WI, USA
Phone: 262-789-6550
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Ronald-Reagan-Elementary-267815246680257
X/Twitter: @ReaganSDNB

The Eagle Express

Week of: September 4, 2026

A Note:

At a Glance:

Mark Your Calendars!

{NEW} FROM REAGAN

Do You Know Why?

Fall Screening Assessments Begin Next Week

Picture Makeup & Retake Day - September 28th

Mrs. Patterson & Mr. Stich "Roadshow"

SDNB Attendance Policy (emailed 9.4.26)

REPEAT FOR REAGAN {BUT STILL IMPORTANT!}

3rd & 4th Grade Battle of Books

From Our Reagan Home & School Association

About Us:

{NEW} FROM THE DISTRICT

Securly (also sent in an email)

{NEW} FROM THE COMMUNITY

Futura Spanish Class

Food for Thought

Ronald Reagan Elementary

A Note:

At a Glance:

Mark Your Calendars!

{NEW} FROM REAGAN {NEW} FROM REAGAN

Do You Know Why?

Fall Screening Assessments Begin Next Week

Picture Makeup & Retake Day - September 28th

Mrs. Patterson & Mr. Stich "Roadshow"

SDNB Attendance Policy (emailed 9.4.26)

REPEAT FOR REAGAN {BUT STILL IMPORTANT!} REPEAT FOR REAGAN {BUT STILL IMPORTANT!}

3rd & 4th Grade Battle of Books

From Our Reagan Home & School Association From Our Reagan Home & School Association

About Us:

{NEW} FROM THE DISTRICT {NEW} FROM THE DISTRICT

Securly (also sent in an email)

{NEW} FROM THE COMMUNITY {NEW} FROM THE COMMUNITY

Futura Spanish Class

Food for Thought

Ronald Reagan Elementary

{NEW} FROM REAGAN

REPEAT FOR REAGAN {BUT STILL IMPORTANT!}

From Our Reagan Home & School Association

{NEW} FROM THE DISTRICT

{NEW} FROM THE COMMUNITY