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A Word from Our Administrator Dear Richmond Families, I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving break. Excitement is in the air as we prepare for our holiday concerts. Our students are excited to perform for their families as our music department solidifies final concert details. The following performances will be held the week of December 14th. Our first show begins on December 15th with our K-2nd grade students. The next night, our 3-5th graders will perform and our 6th-8th graders will finish on the 16th. All concerts begin at 6:30 pm. Doors will open at 6:00 pm by the bell tower. I want to thank our Student Council and Mrs. Eberle for organizing our Community Lunch and Learn Program that was held on November 20th. We had 22 community participants who enjoyed student-led presentations on Love and Logic, STEM, PBIS, and the Buddy Program. All participants were provided lunch with the student council and administration and finished the program with guided tours of the school. Love and Logic Parent classes will be starting January 11th at 4:30 pm for five weeks. Ms. Jody Calarco and I will be teaching parents how to make parenting more enjoyable, while raising responsible kids. Please see the attached brochure to this newsletter for more details. Hope to see you there! Our girls’ basketball teams wrap up their season with tournament games for 5th grade at Erin (11:15 am is the scheduled game time), 6th grade at Merton tomorrow morning (scheduled to begin at 9 am) and next week with the 7th grade tournament at Richmond and the 8th grade tournament at Swallow. Good luck to all the players and coaches! Have a wonderful and safe weekend, Gena Santharam Principal/Director of Special Education Richmond School District
December 4 – CANCELLED Christmas Dance, Swallow School, 7th/8th Grade Only December 6 – PTOBC Open Gym, Richmond Gymnasium, 2:00-4:00pm December 9 – Student Council Meeting, 3:164:30pm, LMC December 11 – JK Winter Morning Concert, 9:45am, LMC December 11 – JK Winter Afternoon Concert, 2:00pm, LMC December 14 – BOE Meeting, 6:00pm, Community Room December 15 – SK-2nd Grade Choir Concert, 6:30-8:00pm, Gym & Cafeteria December 16 – 3rd-5th Grade Choir Concert, 6:30-8:00pm, Gym & Cafeteria December 17 – 6th-8th Grade Choir/Band Concert, 6:308:00pm, Gym & Cafeteria
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There are many items in our Lost and Found that would love to go to a good home this month! Please check the Lost and Found in the main hallway. Thanks!
Do you want to be the best parent you can be? Richmond School invites you to join our Love and Logic Parent Classes facilitated by Gena Santharam, Principal and Jody Calarco, School Counselor. The classes will be held in room 121 at Richmond School on January 11, 18, 25, February 1 & 8 from 4:306:00pm. To register, send in a completed registration form and check payable to “Richmond School”, Attention: Jane Vetter. Cost for the classes is $75 per person or $110 per couple. For more information about Love and Logic classes and a registration form, please click on CLASSES.
Do You Have an Athlete? Please join us for A Concussion Talk with Dr. Mark Bradley and Athlete Baseline Concussion Testing on Thursday December 10 at 5pm, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm at Merton Intermediate School. Parents and students will meet in the Little Theater. To register visit: www.mywheaton.org/concussion. Presented by Wheaton Franciscan Medical. Hope to see you there!
Sunday, December 6th from 2:00-4:00pm -Shoot Hoops -Scooter Races -Jump Rope -And much more! What to bring: -Parent Chaperone (must stay the whole time) -Gym Shoes (no street shoes, please)
8th Grade Families: ACT Registration Don’t forget to register your student to take the ACT test if he/she is interested in honors classes at AHS next year. Online ACT test REGISTRATION LINK ($10 enrollment fee) ● Jan. 9th Test date: Mon. Jan. 4th registration deadline AP Human Geography & Honors English 9 AND Honors Science 9/ Biology Block Who should consider taking the ACT and possibly enrolling in these classes? Students with a 1200+ lexile or 90+% tile (even 88% if highly motivated) on MAP reading (Spring or Fall 2015) OR Students in the ADVANCED proficiency level on (English/Language Arts) Badger Exam AND highly motivated and highly able readers and writers. Questions, Contact, Mrs. Donna Held, Richmond GT Program Coordinator
[email protected] or visit the GT ED website for more information.
GET YOUR SHOPPING DONE WITH RICHMOND SCRIP HOLIDAY GIFT CARDS!!!
Richmond's 7th Graders are raising funds for their 8th Grade trip by selling movie tickets and gift cards from Marcus Theatres. Orders are due with payment to Mr. Leland by Friday, December 11th. Orders will be delivered to the students on Friday, December 18th. These make perfect stocking stuffers and Christmas gifts! Thank you for supporting Richmond School's 7th grade class. For additional information on movie tickets, click on TICKETS and for an order form, click on MOVIES. Please make checks payable to Marcus Theatres Corporation. Thank you for supporting the 7th Grade class!
BEAR DRIVE “Bear” the gift of joy to sick kids! Please donate to the bear drive to help kids feel happy during the holidays! Kids will be in the hospital for the holidays, so donate teddy bears or other stuffed animals to make a kid’s day. Make sure the stuffed animals are NEW. The final turn in date is December 18, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Bubolz in room 103.
Upcoming order date: Monday December 14th. Please click the link below to see all the available retailers that offer gift cards through the Great Lakes Scrip program. Gift cards typically arrive the same week they are ordered. Scrip Brand Report 111015.pdf Feel free to email your order to the Richmond Scrip Coordinator, Kathy Mills at
[email protected] or if you prefer use the website www.shopwithscrip.com to order. There are many low denominations cards available for a limited time during the holidays that you may want to use for Holiday Gifts. Simplify your holiday gift giving by getting all the gift cards you need in one place. Every card purchased raises funds for the Richmond PTOBC with no additional cost to you. In fact, Richmond PTOBC shares a 1% discount to you on all orders. Order $100 worth of cards and only pay $99. Make checks payable to Richmond PTOBC Any questions, please contact Kathy Mills.
WINTER HAT & MITTEN TREE
Bricks 4 Kidz Early Engineering Class is back at Richmond! Bring the winter fun indoors with interactive models of some winter activities. No need for snow, all you need to create these winter memories are our bricks and your imagination. Information for next session: Grades SK-5 Tuesdays Jan. 12-Feb. 16 from 3:30-4:30 pm Rooms 111 and 113 Price $84 For more information, click LEGO, call 262-271-5692 or visit us online at www.bricks4kidz.com/build-wi
Parents United is presenting a FREE workshop at Country Springs Hotel & Conference Center. Join us for The New Look: Old Ways vs New Ways of Looking at Autism, on December 9 from 9:00-12:30 pm at Richard T. Anderson Education Center. For additional information and registration, please click on the link above.
There are students in South East WI who do not have warm winter clothes. We are asking for help to fill our hat and mitten tree for those in need. The PBIS Leadership Team students are organizing a hat and mitten drive and are seeking donations of new or gently used hats, mittens, gloves, scarves, boots and winter coats to help those in need. All items will be donated to the Julian Thomas School in Racine. We will collect items through January 8th, 2016. The tree is located in the cafeteria. Thanks for your generosity!
Wisconsin Weather It's that time of year again when the weather begins to turn. Please make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the elements when they come to school. All Richmond students go outside for recess unless it is raining or extremely cold. The office staff utilizes the National Weather Service Wind Chill Chart to determine if conditions are appropriate for students to be outside.
Amazing and fun-filled activities await your entire family during the months of November and December! Click on YMCA FUN for more information about these exciting opportunities.
Hartland Chamber of Commerce Announces Arrival of Canadian Pacific Holiday Train The Hartland Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train is due to arrive in downtown Hartland – the only stop in Waukesha County – on Friday, December 4, 2015 at approximately 9:00 pm immediately after Hartland Lights, at the intersection of Cottonwood and Pawling Avenues. The train is bejeweled with 100,000 thousand twinkling lights, and travels across the US and Canada to raise awareness and donations for local food pantries. Santa Claus will welcome the crowd and during the one hour stop, a traveling boxcar stage show will feature live music by Kira Isabella and Doc Walker. The Chamber will be selling magical “elf glow wands” with proceeds to benefit the food pantry. When lit, they will be used to wave in and welcome the train! Forrest, The Christmas Horse, from Knollwood Farms will also stop by for a visit. All visitors are encouraged to bring donations of cash or non-perishable food items down to the train where all donations stay in the Lake Country area. This is an honor for our Village and we hope that the surrounding Lake Country communities will turn out in force to witness this spectacular display and give generously in support of those in need. Contact the Hartland Chamber of Commerce for more information 262-367-7059 or visit our website at www.hartland-wi.org or our Facebook page for details.
Mullett Center is offering exciting winter programs for young skaters! Beginner skaters can learn how to skate and play the game of hockey. For more experienced skaters there is also an in-house hockey league. For more information on registering, click on HOCKEY or visit www.mulletticecenter.com. See you at the rink!
STUDENT COUNCIL’S PROJECT BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION!! Student Council members will be managing the Box Tops for Education project. They would like to conduct a positive competition among all classes at Richmond. All box tops that are donated will be credited to each student’s homeroom. At the end of the year, the two homerooms with the highest number of box tops donated, will receive a pizza party. Parents please check expiration dates. Expired box tops have to be thrown away. For details on sending in Box Tops, click EDUCATION!
The Bees are Buzzing! Do you love to spell? Are you a whiz at geography? It’s never too early to start preparing for the Richmond School Spelling Bee and Geo Bee. Classroom competitions begin in late October and continue until December. The final All-School Bees are held in January. Richmond has been very proud to have several of our students advance to the regional and state level in past competitions. For more information on the Spelling Bee and study tips, click on Buzzing Bees.
Student Health Reminders 1. If your child has a fever of 100.0 or greater, s/he should be kept home. A student must be “fever free” for 24 hours without the aid of medication, before returning to school. 2. If your child has been prescribed an antibiotic, they must have 24 hours of medication before returning to school. 3. A child with diarrhea should be kept home until diarrhea is no longer present. 4. A child with a rash should not attend school until the rash has been checked by a physician. 5. If a child has a stomach ache, headache, earache, or any other ailment which may limit their ability to participate in activities, the child should stay home.
This is a reminder that there will be NO after school study hall on Tuesday, December 22. Please mark your calendars and make appropriate arrangements that day.
Job Opportunity at Richmond This is a great opportunity for a parent, grandparent or anyone who enjoys being around children to join a fun team. The job includes assistance with food preparation, serving, cashiering and clean up duties. The potential for a permanent position is possible when a position opens. Please come into the office for proper paperwork.
Richmond Chargers Show Your Spirit! Help Student Council spread the word that every Friday is School Spirit Friday! Richmond students from JK to 8th grade be sure to remember to represent your school! Wear your purple and black spirit wear and show everyone your Charger pride! Show your spirit every Friday!
