2008-09 School Year--Registration Set 4- and 5-Year Old Kindergarten

Mrs. Borre with her 4K Class

Mrs. Borre and her 4 year-old kindergarten class celebrated the 101^st day of school by watching the cartoon movie 101 Dalmatians and dressing as Dalmatians.

After School Enrichments

The first session of the after school enrichments are well under way.  We wish to thank Mrs. JoAnn Ogreenc for sharing her talents of “Stamping”, and constructing a bird feeder; Mr. Gary Fulton for sharing his love of his home country, Austrilia; former student Sam Elzinga for bringing in his model trains and sharing his hobby; retired welder Mr. Walter Wolfe for sharing his enjoyment of his life-long work.  An extra special thank you goes out to Mrs. Tina Easlting for all her work in helping to make the after school enrichment a success.  Approximately 22 students attended each session.  

A second session will begin in March.

Dr. Seuss Day

On Monday, March 3, Dr. Seuss will be honored at school during a read-along from 2:30 – 3:30 PM.  Any community member, school board member, administrator, retiree, etc. are welcome to come in and read a Dr. Seuss book to the students.  Please contact the office, 569-4115, if you would like to read to a class.

SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENTS MEET
Sandra Hett - WRPS School Board President

On February 1, 2008, the presidents of the School Boards of Wisconsin Rapids, Port Edwards and Nekoosa met and began a positive dialogue about what is best for the students in South Wood County in light of recent economic changes.

Many factors have influenced the financial stability of public schools around the state.  Declining enrollment, revenue limitations, and increasing costs continue to jeopardize the quality of education our districts can afford for our children. The recent employment and economic challenges our three communities face will only magnify the impact on our ability to deliver a quality education.

Rather than ignoring the challenges or trying to tackle them individually, the board presidents have begun a proactive dialogue, meeting with facilitator Irma Tyler-Wood of Ki ThoughtBridge, to discuss a process for conducting the dialogue.  No decisions or commitments were made because of the need to involve the boards and constituents in the process.