Upcoming Events:

• Oct 24 - No School for Staff & Students

• Oct 29 & 30 - Pumpkin Painting Contest (Student Council)

• Oct 31 - Fall Fest Classroom Parties & Parade

• Nov 4 -  3rd Grade Treb & Reisler to Bubolz Field Trip 8:15-11:45am

• Nov 6 - CTE FAMILY NIGHT 4:30 - 6pm

• Nov 7 - PD Friday - No School for Students

• Nov 11 - Veteran’s Day Assembly 

• Nov 22 - PSC Herd Game

• Nov 25 - Turkey Trot Celebration 

• Nov 26-28 - No School: Thanksgiving Break

Carl Traeger Elementary Student Council is hosting a pumpkin painting contest! The contest will be held during the school day. Pumpkins will be voted on by CTE students and staff. There will be Amazon Gift cards presented to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners! Winners will be announced by the end of the day on October 30th. 

To join in the fun, paint a pumpkin at home and bring it to school! Pumpkins are not provided at school. We will have two pumpkin drop off times: Wednesday, October 29th 2:45pm-3:15pm or Thursday, October 30th 7:30am-7:45am. 

This event is open to all 2nd-5th Grade Students at Carl Traeger Elementary School. The project should be completely done by the students. If you bring a painted pumpkin for our contest we ask that you bring it home Thursday after school!  Any leftover pumpkins after school on the 30th will be discarded. Pumpkins cannot be larger than a basketball as we need them to be easy to carry and move. The Student Council asks that you paint your pumpkin as we cannot accept any carved pumpkins.

FALL FESTIVALS IN OUR CLASSROOMS!

Click the pumpkin for more information

Before our Veteran's Day assembly, we put out snacks for the Veteran's to enjoy. 

Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you!

If you sign up to bring food in, please deliver it to the office on November 11 anytime before 12:00pm.

October TREE-mendous Traeger Students!

PBIS / SEL TIPS:

October 2025

The Traeger Way

During the month of September, we focused on teaching the Traeger Way and helped students practice expected behaviors. As a way to further enforce this, students will be participating in Fall Fest as a classroom family. Classrooms will have the opportunity to demonstrate expected behaviors and be noticed by staff members throughout the school. When expected behavior is noticed, classes will earn a leaf. For every ten leaves, they will earn an entry into a drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card for the class to use as they would like. Ask your child how his/her class has earned a leaf and how many leaves they currently have. 
 

Brain Smart Start

Classrooms established Brain Smart Starts that we use at the beginning of the day. It helps shift our minds and bodies into an organized internal state and helps us to start our day off on a positive note. When we unite, students chant or move to bring everyone together. The connect part of our Brain Smart Start builds bonds/connections so students feel like a valued part of the classroom family. We calm our bodies with a breathing exercise to disengage stress. Lastly, we make a commitment to be responsible, respectful, safe and trustworthy throughout the day. 

Weather Information

Here are the expectations for dressing for the weather.
Temperatures and appropriate outside recess wear is:

● Below 50 degrees: students need a coat
● Between 50-60 degrees: students need to wear long sleeves/can take off if warm
● 61 degrees and above: student’s choice (shorts are allowed)

Students go outside for two recesses during the school day. Students are outside unless it is raining/storming, temperatures are below 10 degrees, or the windchill feels like temperature is 0 or below.

Tuesday, October 14 th 6:00pm – 7:00pm (Library Media Center (LMC)

@ Carl TraegerElementary)
Join us for our monthly PSC meeting to talk about our busy September, upcoming events, and volunteer opportunities. Current event chairs are encouraged to attend, bring any updates as appropriate.
The Google Meet link will be shared on our Facebook page.
Plus, save the dates for all 2025-2026 PSC meetings!

News from the Art Room

Hello Traeger Families!  

I want to begin by thanking our school PSC, the SOAR board and our CTE student council for paying for a glass covering over our big timberwolf mural from last spring. It looks beautiful and now it will stay safe for years to come! Your generosity is greatly appreciated.

We also want to share a BIG thank you to Agron and Lumniji Hajdini for donating sketchbooks for our 5th graders for the last two years! Third and fourth graders make their own, but having a grown up sketchbook is a special privilege for our fifth graders.

We’ve had a wonderful start in Art so far this year! Kindergarteners are learning the basics of how we “do school” in the Art room, and have drawn, colored, painted, danced and have heard great books and videos. They are learning about line, color and shapes, too! Our older grades have jumped into a variety of projects, including painting, drawing and collage. 

Does your family do anything creative at home? Do you decorate cookies, craft, draw, dress up silly or do sidewalk chalk? Please send or email me a photo of your family being creative and it will be featured on our Friends and Family Create board in the Art room. Share the fun!

Needed items:

• Yarn of all colors
• Bubble wrap and Amazon bubble mailers

Thank you for your amazing support! You can contact me with any questions by email at melissa.harmon@oshkosh.k12.wi.us or by calling school after the school day.

With much appreciation - Mrs. Harmon

PSC Agenda
10/14/25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm 

Library Media Center or LINK to join virtually

PSC Mission Statement: The purpose of the Carl Traeger Elementary Parents and Staff for Children (PSC) organization is to serve in a voluntary, supportive and cooperative role bringing home, school and the community together; to make all children, parents and staff feel important, special, capable and a part of the community, to support Carl Traeger Elementary school by providing necessary resources for children's educational benefit.

Who are we? PSC Officers:

·        President: Nichole Casper 

·        Vice President: Megan Paulik

·        Events & Volunteer Coordinator: Megan Paulik

·        Communication & Outreach Coordinator: Kelly Zanders

·        Co-Treasurers: Jolene Halbach & Nick Zanders

·        Secretary: Kenlin Grams
 

1. Introductions

2.   Icebreaker- Decorate Bags 

3.   Upcoming Fundraisers & Events

• Fall Market & Food Fest - Nichole 

o   Saturday, October 18th 

o   Volunteers needed Friday 4pm for setup and Saturday shifts starting at 6am - 3pm for cleanup

o   Coordinator-Chair Needed for NEXT YEAR-Shadow Nichole at this year’s event

o   Bake Sale-Chair Needed

o   Concessions-Chair Needed for NEXT YEAR

•  The Taqueria Restaurant Day-Kelly

o   Friday, October 24th 

• Traeger Wisconsin Herd Night - Nichole 

o   Saturday, November 22nd  

• K-2 Concert - Kendall 

o   Monday, November 24th 

• Brighten Someone’s Holiday - Ashlee

4.) Past Fundraisers & Events

• Scholastic Book Fair - Kenlin

o   Wednesday, September 24th- Wednesday, October 1st

• Popcorn Socials - Justin 

o   Thursday, September 25th & Tuesday, September 30th 

• Photography Fundraiser - Kelly

o  September 26th - 28th 

• Papa Murphy’s Restaurant Day - Mandy

o  Wednesday, October 1st  

5. Treasurer Report - Jolene

6. Future Agenda Items:

• Fall Market & Food Fest - Nichole 
• The Taqueria Restaurant Day - Kelly
• Brighten Someone’s Holiday - Ashlee
• Traeger Paint Night

7. Questions

8. Next Meeting Date: November 11th at 6pm

9. Motion to adjourn