Marching Ahead!

Good Afternoon,

We’re off and running into March with lots of exciting events coming up! Our 4th graders will continue to learn and grow every day, and we have some fun activities planned along the way. From conferences and the Knowledge-a-Thon to the Skate City field trip and Spring Break, there’s a lot to look forward to this month. Thank you for your ongoing support!

Week in Review:

Leader in Me: This week we learned about how to balance the consideration of others’ thoughts and feelings with the courage to express our own thoughts and feelings. View the Win-Win Agreements Conflict Resolution Tool on Leader in Me Online and work together to create a win-win agreement for a situation where you have a common disagreement at home.

Writing: This week in writing, writers were working with narrative writing prompts that they had to include information from a nonfiction article they were provided. We talked about the importance of including story elements in our responses as well as what we call DAST, ask your 4th grader what it stands for!

Math: This week, our 4th graders explored angles in depth. They began by learning about human angles, connecting their understanding of angles to real-life examples. Students then worked on geometry measurement problems and participated in a forum, where they explained their thinking to others and continued to link angles to real-world situations. To conclude the unit, they reviewed all the concepts they had learned and took a test to assess their understanding. It’s been a week filled with hands-on learning, problem-solving, and meaningful discussions!

Reading: This week, our 4th graders focused on test preparation in reading. They worked on a variety of strategies to help them feel confident and ready for their upcoming assessments. Students explored figurative language, thinking about words and phrases in context. They also analyzed how setting affects characters and investigated point of view, particularly a character’s perspective within different scenes. In addition, students practiced growing ideas through drama, expanding their understanding of how stories develop. It’s been a week of focused preparation, ensuring students are ready to showcase their reading skills with confidence!

Content: Students engaged in a jigsaw to learn more about some of the most pivotal events in early US history. They collaborated to read about an event, share findings about motivations and impacts, and drew connections between events to help discover how these events shaped their state. 

  • Thank you to a parent who shared this great resource which can benefit your 4th grader and family! Every fourth grader in the US is eligible to receive a free pass for their family to visit America’s natural wonders and historic sites, which accesses hundreds of parks, lands and waters for an entire year! Visit everykidoutdoors.gov/rules.htm for more information and to get your pass!


A Look Ahead:

  • March 7th - No School
  • March 14th - Knowledge - A - Thon
    • Get ready for the Knowledge-A-Thon (KAT) on March 14th! This year’s theme is "Today Readers, Tomorrow Leaders." We’re raising funds for new document cameras, high-interest books, and screen-free activities for our classrooms. And if we hit our $10,000 goal, Mrs. Steif will get a pie to the face! We need parent, grandparent, and adult volunteers to help with in-person questions that morning. Interested? Check out the school blog for the sign-up link! Don’t forget to practice the questions with your students — the class with the highest average of correct answers wins a pizza party, a traveling trophy, and bragging rights!
  • March 14th - Skate City Field Trip in P.M.
  • March 21st - Early Dismissal (11:30)
  • March 24th - 28th - No School
  • Madison Field Trip - Thursday, April 10th
  • April 18th & 21st - No School
  • See below on information from the District for subbing opportunities!


That's all for this week!

Have a great weekend!


Mr. VW




















Do you want to make a difference in Kaukauna? 
Would you like to help your child's school out? 
Do you like kids?
Are you good with kids? 
 
Then you should become a KASD SUB!! 

Talented and skilled substitute teachers and educational assistants are critical to our district. Becoming a sub aids in the instructional and procedural continuity of the district. We are so thankful for our wonderful subs! 

To become a Certified Substitute Teacher the state requires a minimum of an associate's degree and the completion of an 8 hour Substitute Training Program - in person or self guided modules from the comfort of your own home - through CESA 6 (see first link below). Once the 8 hours are complete, you will receive the certification of completion. You will then log onto the Department of Public Instruction website (DPI) (see second link below) and apply for the Short Term Substitute License. In the application, DPI will require you to upload your completion certification from the substitute training program. 

Here is the link to the CESA 6 substitute training program: 

https://www.cesa6.org/teachers/educator-licensing/substitute-teacher-training

After the program is complete, here is the link to DPI - where you will need to go after you acquire the certificate from CESA: 

https://dpi.wi.gov/licensing/apply-educator-license/sub-permit

To become an Educational Assistant Substitute no degree or certification is necessary! You just have to like kids and be reliable! Please log onto WECAN, and apply today to become an EA sub. Your school and district thank you!

Both positions - Certified Subs and EA Subs - are posted on WECAN.  Here's the link:https://wecan.waspa.org/    Please apply when you're ready and I will reach out to you once your application comes through.  

Feel free to reach out to me with any questions. 

Thank you!



Holly Parks
Human Resources and Business Services Associate
Kaukauna Area School District

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