November 2024

 

IN THIS ISSUE
  • Note from the Nurse
  • PBIS Update
  • November SEL
  • October's Tree-Mendous Students
  • NO K-KIDS This Month
  • PSA for November
  • Brighten Someone's Holiday
  • PSC Agenda
CONTACT

Carl Traeger Elementary 
3000 W. 20th Ave
Oshkosh, WI 54904
920.424.0221
kendall.sander@oshkosh.k12.wi.us (Building Secretary)

Principal Message - November

Dear Traeger Elementary Families,

I cannot believe it is already November! This school year is flying by.

With the first quarter of the year wrapping up, it is a great time to continue those conversations with your student(s) about what they are learning in literacy, math, and science/social studies, and how they are using Conscious Discipline in the classroom. Ask them about strategies they have learned and are applying, new concepts they have tried, and what they are most engaged in right now! We had our first all school family meeting a couple weeks ago and it was fun to come together to celebrate our amazing students!

We are excited to welcome all families in for parent teacher conferences on Thursday, November 14th and Tuesday, November 19th. We will utilize PTC Fast to sign up for your conference meeting time with your student’s teacher. Here is the link to sign up for conferences. If you need assistance in signing up, please reach out to your student’s teacher or contact the office. Conferences are a great opportunity to be updated on all the successes that your student has experienced already this year and areas they will continue to grow in. You will also be receiving information from assessments and data that teachers have been collecting. This information is baseline data and is specifically used as a starting point for teachers to plan instruction. In January and at the end of the school year, data will be re-shared with you to show your student’s growth.  We greatly value the partnership with each of you toward the growth of all students in learning! 

Our Thanksgiving Break will take place Wednesday, November 27th through Friday, November 29th. We hope you have a wonderful holiday and will see you back at school on Monday, December 2nd.

Sincerely,

Kristin Burgert

 

PBIS UPDATE

October brought our first whole-school morning meeting! On October 18th, students had a chance to meet and connect before starting their day of learning. Students sang the school song, celebrated the tree-mendous students, calmed their body with a shared breathing activity and connected with other students as they responded to whether they liked/disliked certain fall activities. This meeting format mimics what is followed in each classroom during morning meeting time. 


The monthly Social-Emotional Learning focus was learning about the brain states to help us bring our best selves to school. Classrooms discussed different feelings and how they affect their decision making and ability to self-regulate.

 

 

November SEL Minute :

Gratitude

This month’s SEL (Social Emotional Learning) key topic is Gratitude. Students are learning how to reflect, give and grow as they take time to pause and find opportunities to acknowledge the ups and downs they have every day. When students focus on the good, they tend to make better choices. 

This month take time as a family to complete a gratitude challenge. Over the next 21 days (that’s how long it takes to make a habit) make this challenge a part of your nightly routine or family dinner. Gratitude needs to be practiced like any other skill. Help your family develop a gratitude mindset by training your default thinking and state of being to focus on deep internal appreciation. Here is an interactive, fun,  printable for your family to get started!

October TREE-Mendous Students

 

 

 

 

 

November PSA Oshkosh Area School District

  • Absenteeism is a lost opportunity to learn. We can’t afford to think of absenteeism as merely a lack of compliance with school rules.
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  • Parents are most trusting of their child’s teacher, and want to hear attendance-related messaging from them

 

November Tips and Strategies

  • Relationships can motivate showing up and allow a student and family to feel comfortable sharing why they miss school. Consider using the Dots activity or Who is Your Person survey to examine if every student has at least one adult they can go to for support
    • Mental Health America's Supporting Young Minds Guides provide tools for youth to help them feel empowered to address their mental health and support each other. The guides also offer tools for adults to support young people in the places they live, learn and play. Find the guides in English and Spanish.
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PSC Agenda 
10/08/24, 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 childrens’ 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.    Icebreaker-Holiday Cards for Teacher Books

2. Upcoming Fundraisers & Events

  •       Restaurant Day- Taqueria (October 11th)-Jolene-Canceled-Will look at other options.
  •       Fall Market & Food Fest (Saturday, October 19th)-Nichole
  • 5 booths still available-$4,305 so far with money that has come in
  • 3 food vendors this year-1 is a tent.
  • Pickett Produce will be bringing pumpkins from their stand to sell
  • Bake sale information going out this week. Drop off items on Friday, Oct. 18
  • Set-up time got moved to 5pm due to gym space but set-up will still begin at                 4pm outside
  • Student Council has interested volunteers- Discussed possibly helping with set-up on Friday night from 5pm-7pm or  anything on Saturday that doesn’t involve handling money.
  • Trunk or Treat (Sunday, October 27th) (4:00-6:00 pm)-Nichole
  • Set up at 3pm
  • Candy box will be in school entryway beginning Monday, October 14th 
  • Brighten Someone’s Holiday-Katie-No report- Would like to start before Black Friday
  •  Traeger Herd Game Night (November 15th)-Nichole-Registration has begun on PT Board
  •  K-2 Post-Concert Social (Monday, November 25th) (Kendall Sander Chair)
  • Kwik Trip donated $100 to purchase cookies
  • Kendall will purchase concert flowers ($25)
  • Kendall will look in PSC closet to see what supplies are still needed
  • Parent Teacher Conferences (Thurs. Nov. 14th & Tues. Nov. 19th)-CHAIR NEEDED
  • Snacks are nice, as teachers don’t have a lot of time to eat
  • $500 budget for both days
  • Fang Reading Club-Justin
  • Wants to discuss with Julie Runde more
  • Process does seem easier than initially anticipated

    3. Fundraiser Updates

  • Book Fair-Kenlin-The fair went smoothly. One scheduled shift needed to be canceled due to no volunteers. Popcorn Social attendance seemed to be down from previous years. No total fair profit yet. Online sales run through Oct. 13th. Kristin will purchase Birthday Books using the Scholastic Dollars earned in the next couple of months. May try holding the Book Far at the same time as Parent-Teacher Conferences next year. Very difficult to get volunteers!
  • Popcorn Social-The social went smoothly. Went through 11 bags of popcorn (didn’t run out this year). $59 in donations. Valley Popcorn bags worked perfectly. We have tons for future use.
  • Papa Murphy’s-Mandy-$104 in proceeds came back to the school. Manager would only allow a fundraiser to be held on a Monday. Communication for set-up was difficult.
  • Jenali Photography Fundraiser-Kelly-15 families signed up, still a few spots available.

4. Treasurer Report - Jolene

5.Future Agenda Items:

  • Fall Market & Food Fest Update-Nichole
  • Trunk or Treat Update-Nichole
  • Brighten Someone’s Holiday-Katie
  • Fang’s Reading Club-Justin
  • The Popcorn Maker was sold for $200 and the Nacho Cheese Dispenser was sold for $75.
  • A $31.43 check was received from EPI  for school supplies. Approximately $300 with Amazon gift cards was given from EPI. This was promoted pretty late this year, due to Brenna leaving.
  • Voted all in favor to purchase 13 new classroom rugs for teachers who expressed the need. Each rug costs $549,but may be able to get a discount with a larger quantity being purchased.

     6. Questions

7. Next Meeting Date: November 12th at 6pm

8. Motion to Adjourn-Jolene & 2nd by Justin