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SFES Communicator – January 31, 2020
January 31, 2020
Upcoming Events
February
11 Open House for 4K 5:00-6:30 pm
10-14 Pennies for Patients Service Learning Project
20 Winter Songfest (HS Auditorium) for Grade 2 (11:00) and Grade 4 (11:30)
22 Wisconsin Singers @ SFHS 7:00 pm
Teachers on Scavenger Hunt
For our professional development this month, teachers spent time learning about the Social-Emotional Competencies. We were able to practice communication skills, relationship-building, and trust. Take a look for your teacher participating in this experiential learning!
Pennies for Patients Service Learning
During the week of February 10-14, 2020, Sheboygan Falls Elementary School will be participating in Pennies for Patients, a service-learning program that helps raise critical funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), the world’s largest nonprofit fighting blood cancer.
Many in our building know someone affected by Leukemia or Lymphoma, and Pennies for Patients is a small way for us to show our support for finding a cure. Every penny counts! Check out more information here.
A Message from Our School Nurses
Coronavirus isn’t rare. In fact, seasonal coronavirus activity typically increases in Wisconsin this time of year, along with influenza and other respiratory viruses. Attention is heightened in this outbreak because it is a novel, or new, form of the virus.
 
“We know people are wondering what to do to protect themselves and their families from this virus. Our best advice is to follow the same steps for avoiding colds and flu, including staying home when you’re sick, covering coughs and sneezes, and frequently washing hands,” Ayers said.
 
People who are planning a trip to China should keep an eye on news reports and be aware of this rapidly changing situation. People who have returned from China and are feeling sick should contact their health care provider and let them know about the travel and symptoms before going to a clinic, office, or emergency room.
 
DHS is providing updates on 2019 novel coronavirus, including case counts, on our 
Outbreaks and Investigations webpage
. It will be updated by 2 p.m. each afternoon.
 
Because we are still in flu season and the flu is also a serious respiratory disease, we continue to encourage everyone to get a flu shot, if you are able. 
 
Tips to Prepare for 4-Year Old Kindergarten
 
We are looking forward to meeting and welcoming our incoming 4K and brand new 5K families at our Open House! Please RSVP by February 6th if you will be joining us for dinner (920-467-7820). See more information below and here.
Notice to Parents Who are Moving out of the District
If you are anticipating a move or moving out of the Sheboygan Falls District during the current school year, your student can continue attending school in Sheboygan Falls. Please contact your building office, or the district office, to receive DPI Form PI-9419-B – Request for Tuition Waiver Due to Move, for the remainder of the 2019-2020 school year. Completion of this form will enable your child to continue attending school in the Sheboygan Falls District even though you no longer live within the District boundaries for the remainder of this school year. An open enrollment application or alternate open enrollment application will then need to be completed for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. Please call Julie Hahn at 467-7893 if you have any questions regarding tuition waivers or open enrollment.
Message from the Principals
Dear SFES families,
 
As we celebrate the new year (and our days start to get longer again), our thoughts turn to spring. Hopefully, the groundhog can give us some good news, but if not, please do continue to send winter outerwear with your child(ren) each day. 
Play is truly the work of childhood!
You can help by making sure your child has what they need to get outside, move their bodies, and practice their social skills. 
 
Thanks, always, for your partnership.
 
Lynn Bub, SFES Principal
Shelley Hyde, SFES Associate Principal