LODI PRIMARY SCHOOL / OSC

L o d i P r i m a ry S c h o o l / O S C
Volume
October 2014
Lodi Primary School /
OSC
103 Pleasant Street
Lodi, WI 53555
608-592-3855
Sherri Endres-Lovell - Principal
Check us out on the web
www.lodi.k12.wi.us/primary
Check out Lodi Primary School
& Ouisconsing School of Collaboration on Facebook
In this Issue:
Calendar & Upcoming Events - Page 2
Counseling News - Page 3
Art News - Page 4
September Fun / New Staff - Page 5
Message from the Nurse - Page 6
PTO Press - Page 7
Issue
News from the Principal
The 2014-15 school year is off to a great start and I have exciting plans and high expectations
for all of the student’s learning. I know that you also have many hopes and dreams for your
child’s success in school and beyond. To make sure those hopes and dreams are realized, I want
to ask for your commitment to making sure your child attends school every day possible this
year. The evidence is clear: children with good attendance are more likely to be successful in
school. High attendance rates are linked to high student achievement. This is true for every
grade – elementary, middle and high school students. A recent review of student attendance
data by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction shows that regular school attendance
from Kindergarten on is essential to successful learning.
• Every day counts. Missing school 10% of the time has a significant impact on reading and math
achievement as children progress through school.
• Students with good attendance performed better in math and reading. Children who had good
attendance in Kindergarten through Grade 2 were more than twice as likely to score proficient
on state math tests by the time they reached Grade 8 as their peers who missed more school.
In reading, there were similar results.
• Good attendance starts early. Research has shown that the attendance habits established
Kindergarten through Grade 2 have lasting effects on students throughout their education:
children with high attendance in the early grades continue to have good attendance; and students with low attendance in the early grades are more likely to have low attendance—and lower
academic performance—throughout their elementary and middle school years.
As your child’s most influential teacher, I am asking for your support in helping your child get to
school on time every day this year. Your child needs to be in school and engaged in learning to
reach his or her full potential. We realize that every family faces challenges— illness, transportation, child care, or scheduling demands. Please let your child’s teacher or myself know if your
family needs help dealing with issues that may arise. We will do our best to help your family
ensure that your child’s school attendance stays on track.
More information on what families and schools can do together to support good student attendance can be found at: http://www.attendanceworks.org/about/what-can-i-do/parents/
Thank you for all you do to support your child’s school success and well-being, as well as our
school. I look forward to working with you this year and to having your child learn and grow at
Lodi Primary/OSC.
Sherri Endres-Lovell
Principal
Upcoming Events:
3 - Homecoming Parade 4pm
4 - OSC Golf Outing
6- NO SCHOOL
Parent/Teacher Conferences
12pm - 8pm
6 - PTO Meeting @ ES LMC
7:00pm
13 - BOE Meeting @ DO
7:00pm
Day 3
14 - Picture Retakes
17 - NO SCHOOL
22 - OSC Board Meeting
6:00pm
27 - District PAC Meeting @HS
“Internet Safety”
6:00pm
30 - 4K Fall Fun Fest
6:00 - 7:30pm
31 - Halloween Parade 8:30am
Main Street
No School
P/T conferences
3pm—8pm
Day 6
Day 1
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
P/T conferences
4pm - 8pm
Day 2
Day 1
Day 5
Day 4
Day 5
Day 3
No School
Day 6
Day 5
Music News:
Hello Kindergarten and OSC Music Parents,
It has been an AWESOME start to the new school year. The OSC musicians are singing new music,
counting their rhythms, reading their staff notes and practicing their keyboards, The kindergarten
musicians are now learning about “steady beat” and they are also having the most amazing time in the
keyboard lab.
It is never too early to let you know about the Primary/OSC Winter Concert on Friday, December 19th
at the Lodi High School Performing Arts Center. The inclement weather date is Monday December
22nd. The Kindergarten performance starts at 1:00pm.
Please keep your eye open for more information.
Lexine Weber
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I would like to thank everyone for being so welcoming my first month back here in Lodi. I have had the chance to meet quite a
few parents and community members but cannot wait to meet more. As the school counselor, I will be in your child’s classroom
once every 6 days for classroom lessons. I will also be facilitating small groups and meeting with students on an individual basis. Follow me on Facebook to see what fun and engaging activities we are doing.
We started the year out talking about building a positive community and having good character. Ask your child what positive
qualities they think they bring to our learning community here and to your family. I think it is very important to keep open
communication between parents and children. Engaging your children in conversations about what they are learning at school is
a great way to keep lines of communication open at home.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns about your child, I am more than happy to help in any way that I can.
If you are interested in parenting resources I have some handouts, books and CD’s available to lend out. I am also available to
help you get connected with community resources, such as assistance with food, clothes, healthcare, school supplies or anything else you may need.
I hope everyone has great October, and a safe Halloween!
PBIS
Pbis is about teaching, modeling and practicing expected behaviors, rewarding appropriate behaviors and reteaching often. Here are a few things we are doing this year to encourage student’s “SUPER HERO” behavior:
PRINCIPAL’S “100” CLUB
Each day EA’s and specials teachers are given tickets to pass out to student’s showing “Super Hero” behavior. The tickets are then brought to the office where they are displayed on the 100 chart. Once there are 10
in a row the principal will call those 10 students down for warm cookies and milk and will also call the parents of
those students.
 KINDERGARTEN PUNCH CARDS
Teachers will punch cards for “Super Hero” behavior. Every ten will earn the following rewards:
1. Super Hero picture posted on bulletin board outside Guidance room.
2. Email home from Principal.
3. Lunch with Principal.
Our first “100”
4. 10 minutes iPad time in classroom.
club group that
5. Call home from Principal.
received warm
cookies & milk!
6. Lunch with classroom teacher.

7. Ice cream with Principal.
8. 15 minutes with Guidance Counselor.
9. Extra recess with Principal.
10. Warm cookies and milk with Principal.
 CLASSROOM BUCKETS
Each K and 4K classroom will have a bucket to fill with pom pons for whole class good behavior. When the
bucket is filled the whole class will be rewarded (teacher/student’s choice).
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Art News:
I would like to take this opportunity to say welcome to a new and great school year.
We are starting off the art school year with our Square 1 Art fund raiser. This a great way to display your
child’s art permanently on a mug, ceramic tile, pillow case, fabric square, etc. For more information you can visit
www.square1art.com.
If you have a child in kindergarten please send him/her with a baggie of photos or copies of photos that you do
not mind if they are cut. You can also choose pictures from magazines or the newspaper, anything that may represent their home. We are studying Pablo Picasso and his blue/collage period. The children are going to create a
collage of their home.
Thank you for your continuing support of the arts and please feel free to stop in or call me anytime.
Thank-you,
Mrs. Sandy Osterman
608-592-3855 ext: 1501
10 Lessons the Arts Teach
By: Elliot Eisner
1. The arts teach children to make good judgments about qualitative relationships.
Unlike much of the curriculum in which correct answers and rules prevail, in the arts, it
is judgment rather than rules that prevail.
2. The arts teach children that problems can have more than one solution
and that questions can have more than one answer.
3. The arts celebrate multiple perspectives.
One of their large lessons is that there are many ways to see and interpret the world.
4. The arts teach children that in complex forms of problem solving
purposes are seldom fixed, but change with circumstance and opportunity. Learning in the arts requires the ability and a
willingness to surrender to the unanticipated possibilities of the work as it unfolds.
5. The arts make vivid the fact that neither words in their literal form nor numbers exhaust what we can know. The
limits of our language do not define the limits of our cognition.
6. The arts teach students that small differences can have large effects.
The arts traffic in subtleties.
7. The arts teach students to think through and within a material.
All art forms employ some means through which images become real.
8. The arts help children learn to say what cannot be said.
When children are invited to disclose what a work of art helps them feel, they must reach into their poetic capacities to find
the words that will do the job.
9. The arts enable us to have experiences we can have from no other source
and through such experience to discover the range and variety of what we are capable of feeling.
10. The arts position in the school curriculum symbolizes to the young
what adults believe is important.
Note from Mrs. Chambers:
Thank you to the families who supported their students’ summer reading efforts. Summer reading helps students maintain
their reading level while away from school and makes the transition back to school much more successful!
Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge. Students who read and
logged their minutes on the Scholastic website were part of a world-wide group that blasted the old world record of
176,438,473 minutes. The new world record is 304,749,681! Lodi students who participated logged a total of 76,598
minutes!! Those students who participated received a certificate of accomplishment and can now say that they helped set a
world record.
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Meet our new staff!
Sarah Cahalane - Kindergarten Teacher
Sarah is the newest member of the Lodi Primary/OSC staff. She may look familiar though as she has previously been a substitute here. Sarah and her family have been living in Dane for the past 8 years. She loves to attend all of the activities her children (Emma and Michael) are involved in and travel to see family members that
live all over the country.
Val Bilkey - Guidance Counselor
Val has lived in Lodi her entire life. She has previously worked at the Primary School and we are so happy to have her back!
Val is married (Ben) and has a 2 year old daughter Bricelynn. They enjoy spending time doing outdoor activities together
with their two dogs!
Janel Errthum - Special Education EA
Luann Schwartz - Regular Education EA
Janel is from Kenosha, WI and attended high school in
Boscobel. She married her high school sweetheart, Eric, in
1999. They recently moved to Lodi with their three children (Branden, Chloee, and Baylee). They enjoy many outdoor activities as a family and baking lots of treats during
the holidays!
Luann grew up on a dairy farm outside of Waunakee. She
has been married to her husband, Tom, for 37 years. They
have six children and seven grandchildren.
Marie Yates - Special Education EA
Rachel Steinkopf - Regular Education EA
Marie was born in Bogato, Colombia. After being adopted
at age 6 with her brother she was raised in Massachusetts. Marie was previously a Certified Nursing Assistant
for 10 years, an Outdoor educator and a licensed after
school care giver. She is married to Michael Yates and
has two sons (Mason and Michael).
Rachel has lived in Lodi her entire life. She is married
(Joe) and has three children (Devan, Alysa, and Kayden).
After lots of volunteering in our schools she is very excited to be working at the Primary School!
Mrs. Yates reading
to students before
school started on
“Read around the
Flag” day
Mrs. Griffing’s
class having some
fun playing Simon
says in Phy. Ed!
Mrs. Mayer’s
class having fun
in ST Math!
Welcome to the
new Library!
Mrs. Anderson
can’t wait to see
you!
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Notes from the Nurse’s Desk:
The enteroviruses have been in the news lately, so here are some facts and considerations for parents:
Enteroviruses are very common, there are 100 different types.
Most infected people have no symptoms or only mile symptoms-low grade fever, cough, runny nose, sneezing, mild
body aches.
Severe symptoms of more severe infections can include, wheezing, difficulty breathing, and feeling much more ill.
Infected individuals generally self-recover without complications by treating symptoms. However, some individuals, particularly those with weakened immune systems of underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, may experience severe illness and require hospitalization with supportive therapy.
SPREADS THROUGH THE SALIVA from coughing, sneezing, or touching surfaces an infected person has
touched.
WASHING HANDS 20-30 SECONDS WITH SOAP AND WATER and washing surfaces that have been touched
by ill individuals, frequently, is the best way to detour spreading of enteroviruses.
AVOID TOUCHING EYES, NOSE, MOUTH AND FACE WITH UNWASHED HANDS.
HAND WASHING IS BETTER THAN HAND SANITIZERS, BUT IF WATER NOT AVAILABLE US THE HAND
SANITIZER.
KEEP SICK CHILDREN HOME—THEY MAY RETURN TO SCHOOL WHEN FEVER IS GONE FOR 24 HOURS
WITHOUT FEVER REDUCING DRUGS, AND WHEN THEY FEEL WELL ENOUGH TO RESUME NORMAL
SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
As always keeping a healthy immune system is the trick to staying healthy. Good healthy fruits and vegetables,
plenty of water, 7-9 hours of sleep a night, keep stress in check, exercise daily, sunshine, and wash those hands,
are all ways to keep healthy and get back to healthy faster.
Any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me at [email protected] or call the school office to
contact myself or Rodney Barrow RN. Thanks Terry Haag RN School Nurse.
Scholastic Fall Book Fair @ Lodi Elementary School
October 6—10th
Hours will be as follows:
Monday, October 6th 3:00pm—8:00pm
Tuesday, October 7th 8:00am—5:30pm
Wednesday, October 8th 8:00am—3:00pm
Thursday, October 9th 8:00am—8:00pm
Friday, October 10th 8:00am—2:00pm
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The PTO Press
– a publication of the Lodi Parent Teacher Organization
OCTOBER PIE SALE FOR OUR SCHOOLS!
Our once-a-year Market Day PIE SALE has begun with proceeds benefiting all Lodi schools. This year the extra money will fund the middle school band and choir programs as well as technology and other needs at all
the schools.
All pies are frozen and perfect for your holiday entertaining. It’s an easy way to support our schools and put a
great tasting dessert on the table for Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. This is a tremendous fundraiser
and the pies are delicious. Our goal this year is to sell 600 pies which would generate more than $3500 so let’s
work together to meet this goal!
Prizes are awarded according to the number of pies sold:
* EVERY student selling 11-20 pies receives a $10 gift card
* EVERY student selling 21-30 pies receives a $25 gift card
* Serious students selling 31 or more pies take home a $50 gift card
Winning
students
can
choose from
either
I-Tunes
or
Target
gift
cards.
The flyers and order forms have been sent home or can be picked up in any school office. On-line orders can
easily be placed by visiting www.marketday.com. Invite friends and family to shop here too. ** Be sure
to use account number 10343 when ordering **
We have less than 3 weeks to get orders in! Final orders are due by Friday, Oct. 17. Thank-you in advance for your support of this great cause and let’s get out there and SELL now!
MARKET DAY FUNDRAISER ONGOING THROUGHOUT SCHOOL YEAR
Market Day forms are sent home to OSC, primary and elementary students every month and are
also available at all school offices. The next pick-up day is October 9 at the middle school cafeteria
from 3:30-5 pm. Please consider doing some of your grocery shopping through this venue to fund
great initiatives for our children throughout the year. You can order on-line or just simply return
the order form with your child or drop off at any school office on or before the Thursday preceding pick-up day. If you would like more information regarding the sale, contact Kristie at 2132279 ([email protected]) or Jan at 592-4278 (jhauptlodi@ aol.com).
Mark your calendars for these UPCOMING EVENTS:
Believe it or not, Christmas is right around the corner, and the Holiday Gift Shop will be coming to the OSC,
primary and elementary schools the weeks of December 8 and 15. This event is run by students and teachers
and is used as a way to practice their every-day-math skills. All children are welcome to purchase treasures for
loved ones for the holiday season. Please contact the PTO if you are interested in helping to shop or staff the
event.
THE PTO IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR VOLUNTEERS!
The PTO is looking for volunteers to help with any and all events throughout the school year. Can you help
make calls from home, participate in events or plan with our committees? Even if you have just an hour or two
to spare once in a while, we could use your help.
The next PTO meeting is Monday, October 6, at 7pm in the elementary school Library Media Center. We
hope you can attend to hear all the exciting events we are planning for this year. As always, thank-you to all
our supporters throughout the year as we look forward to another fantastic school year for our children!
For more info, please visit our website at www.lodipto.com or email us at [email protected]
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