Farmington Elementary Newsletter

Hello Farmington Families,

As we kick off the month of May, I hope you’ll join me in celebrating the amazing FES staff who make a difference in our kids’ lives every single day.

Our staff are truly the heartbeat of our school community. With passion, dedication, and unwavering commitment, they nurture, educate, and inspire. They create vibrant, inclusive learning environments where curiosity is encouraged, achievements are celebrated, and every child feels seen, heard, and valued.

In a world that doesn’t always shine a light on the everyday heroes among us, May offers us a special opportunity to recognize and uplift the remarkable work our staff do. A heartfelt thank you to our wonderful PTO, who have planned some exciting ways to show our appreciation during Teacher Appreciation Week. Let’s come together to celebrate the amazing FES team and all they do!

Take Care,

Angie Petersen

apetersen@kewaskumschools.org

262-626-3102

Farmington Principal

District Assessment Coordinator

Is your family in need of before or after school care for next school year? If so, please complete this form: Washington County Before and After School Programs 2025/2026 – Kettle Moraine YMCA

We are so excited to partner with the YMCA for another year of great care right in our building. We are hopeful we can get an after-school care program up and running again as long as the number of kids needing care meets the Y's criteria.

Keeping our passwords private and our accounts secure is of utmost importance to us. Therefore, all current 5th grade and 8th grade student passwords will be changing on July 7th. This change is necessary as 6th grade and 9th grade students have increased password security requirements.

In late June, an email will be sent out to student email accounts containing their new password. We kindly ask that you remind your child to write it down in a safe place for future reference. Once the password changes are made, your child will not be able to use their current password to access their accounts.

The May PTO meeting is moved to 5/14 at 6:30pm. At this meeting we will have officer elections! You are all welcome to attend. If you would like to be an officer, all positions are up for re-election. Please consider attending the meeting.

Our new Event, Bounce Into Summer, will be on 5/30 from 6pm to 8pm outside at FES. Parent supervision is required of your own children.

Volunteer Sign up for Bounce Into Summer

We greatly appreciate all volunteers over this last school year! The PTO couldn't do the events we have without you all!

In classrooms, and throughout our building this month we will be learning about and highlighting initiative. This conversation could flow into your home with conversations around taking initiative to knock chores off the list, or taking initiative to lend a hand when someone is struggling,.

Congratulations to our top three finishing Battle o the Books teams from the 24-25 competition! Battle of the Books is a reading team competition offered to our fourth and fifth graders. Mr. Mayer, our district librarian, works with each team to keep their reading on track and prepare of the competition.

05/05-05/09 - Staff Appreciation Week

05/06 - K-2 Spring Concert 2 p.m. and 6 p.m.

05/08 - School Board Meeting

05/14 - PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30 p.m.

05/16: PTO Bounce Night

05/26 - No School For Students - Memorial Day

District and School Calendar-Click on tabs at the bottom to switch between calendars.

Is your child too sick to come to school? Does your child have a medical appointment? Are you taking a planned vacation? We want your child to be at school as much as possible, but we know that things come up. Here are a few things to keep in mind:

• Parents have up to 10 days each year to call your child in absent to school, and be considered excused days.
• If you know your child will be out of school, please let us know as soon as possible.
• If your child has a medical or dental appointment, ask for a school excuse after the appointment and have your child bring it to school as soon as possible. If we have the written medical excuse, the absence doesn't count towards the 10 parentally excused days.
• We have automated letters that are sent out at 5 days absent and 10 days absent. If you think you've received a letter in error-please reach out to Mrs. Petersen or Mrs. Seiser.
• If your child has over 10 days of absence during the school year, Mrs. Petersen will be in contact to set up a time to talk about what we can do to positively impact your child's attendance.

Our school day begins at 8:55 and ends at 3:45. Our building doors will be open to students at 8:45am. At the end of the day students will begin to be released to the busses and adults who pick up at 3:40pm.

Any time adults volunteer to work with our students, whether in the building or on a field trip, we must have a completed background check. To complete the background check, please click on this link: ADULT APPLICATION

For future reference, you can find the link on our webpage: kewaskumschools.org >parents>volunteer>ADULT APPLICATION

Each family has been assigned a number to help with the efficiency of pick-ups. Cards will be handed out to most families at Open House with the student's last name and the family number on the card. If you need another card, please contact Mrs. Seiser. You can replicate the information on your own piece of paper, making sure the number and last name are large enough to be visible from 5 to 6 feet from your vehicle.

When you're in the vehicle line, please pull as far forward as possible-this allows us to get more vehicles off of the road.

If you will be dropping off your child(ren) for school, please enter the pick-up/drop-off loop, and stay in the right lane. The first vehicle in the line should pull up to the end of the sidewalk. All students should stay in the vehicles they arrive in until the building doors open at 8:45. The playground will not be available for use before school.

If you will be picking up your child(ren) at the end of the day, please park in the right lane of the Pick Up/Drop Off area. stay in your vehicle, and have your card visible. The first car in the line should park at the end of the sidewalk on the right hand side. A staff member will come out read the cards, and send that information into the building. Next, those students will come out, load their cars, and a group of cars will be waved to leave. Then, all cars will pull as far forward as they can, and we will repeat the process. If everyone follows the same protocols the line will be efficient and most importantly, it will be a safe way to dismiss all students. Students will begin to be dismissed to vehicles at 3:40.

So, what can you do if you arrive and the pick up/drop off loop is full during pick-up at the end of the day?

• You could choose to park in the visitor's lot and walk to the front door with your family number to pick up your child.
• You could choose to drive around the block and come back at a later time.
• You could choose to plan to come to pick up your child anytime after 3:46 (by this time our first two sections of vehicles have been dismissed and there typically is no longer a line).
• You could choose to wait on the road-again, we are hoping vehicles only wait on the east shoulder of the road, (the side closest to the building) to create more space for traveling vehicles on the road.

**These routines may change during the year if we find the current procedures do not fit our school needs. Any changes will be communicated to you through a newsletter/Skyward message.**

If you have a child entering our 4k program, and would like that child to take our shuttle bus that takes students that arrive at FES to KES in the morning, please contact the Johnson Bus company for more information.

If you have any other bussing questions or requests, or if your bussing needs have changed, please contact the Terminal Manager: Lori Heisler at lheisler@johnsonschoolbus.com or (262) 626-4414.

As it was last year, breakfast is offered for purchase each school day. If you do not want your child to have the option to purchase breakfast, please let our building secretary, Mrs. Seiser know through email or a phone call. We recommend that you check in on your e-funds balance from time to time to stay aware of any charges that are being made to your account.

Children's Hospital of Wisconsin recently opened the Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-in-Clinic for children ages 5-18 at their main campus. The clinic runs seven days a week from 3:00 PM- 9:30 PM. More specific information can be found here. If you know of someone in need, please share this information with them.

• FES Elementary School Website
• Breakfast & Lunch Menus (Click on the Farmington Tab)
• Bridges (Math) Math at Home

Email: apetersen@kewaskumschools.org
Website: https://www.kewaskumschools.org/fes/home
Location: 8736 Boltonville Road, Kewaskum, WI, USA
Phone: 262-626-3102