Ithaca School District

A reminder for morning drop off: Families are to drop students off near the elementary entrance, not in the north parking lot. Dropping off in the north parking lot has reduced visibility and is not safe for students and visitors walking from their car into the school. Thank you for abiding by this request.

Over the next few weeks, Ithaca is running a campaign for you to “Get To Know” our staff. Please enjoy the following bio of today's featured Ithaca employee. Get to know Cheri Jacobson.

The PTSO is sponsoring a Symons FREE Swim Day on Sunday, January 29 for our Ithaca families and friends. Free swimming from 1-3:55 PM for adults and children. Alumni welcome! Any questions contact the PTSO at IthacaPTSO@gmail.com or see more details at www.ithacaptso.org. Hope to see you there!

El PTSO está patrocinando un día de natación GRATUITA en Symons el domingo 29 de enero para nuestras familias y amigos de Ithaca. Natación gratuita de 13:00 a 15:55 para adultos y niños. ¡Bienvenidos exalumnos! Cualquier pregunta comuníquese con el PTSO en IthacaPTSO@gmail.com o vea más detalles en www.ithacaptso.org. ¡Espero verte allí!

Congratulations to the 4th grade and team Kailey Newkirk and Tristen Peterson for winning the Ithaca Student Council food drive for Passages. The 4th grade collected 19 boxes and the school collected a total of 62 boxes.

Today is January 5th. Due to poor road conditions, Ithaca has a two hour delay. No Morning 4K.

Welcome to the Ithaca School District! If you have a child who will be 3- or 4-years-old prior to September 1, 2023 and are interested in having them attend Ithaca Public Schools, please complete the form using the link below to register your child for our Four-Year-Old Kindergarten and Child Find Screening event. Once you have registered, do not forget to also sign-up for a screening appointment using the last link below. Screening allows us to get to know your 3-year-old or 4-year-old child better in a play-based screening scenario. It will also allow you to receive information for and about your young child, whether there may be any developmental concerns that need to be addressed in preparation for their future school experience, and to register your 4-year-old child for 4-Year-Old Kindergarten for the 2023-2024 school year. If your child has already been screened at 3-years-old in the past, please register and sign-up for them to be screened again. Please have your registration completed and screening appointment secured by Friday, January 13, 2023. Once these tasks are completed, you will be sent a packet with more information. Thank you! We cannot wait to meet you and your child! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm8dAr-DGCSdi7p_r_r4VzR6Q6KiAyb64mCWgGiMgEfCuX-g/viewform?usp=sf_link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4bafab2ba2f94-developmental4k

¡Bienvenido al Distrito Escolar de Ithaca! Si tiene un hijo que tendrá 3 o 4 años antes del 1 de septiembre de 2023 y está interesado en que asista a las Escuelas Públicas de Ithaca, complete el formulario utilizando el enlace a continuación para registrar a su hijo en nuestro programa de cuatro años. -Antiguo evento de proyección de Kindergarten y Child Find. Una vez que se haya registrado, no olvide inscribirse también para una cita de evaluación utilizando el último enlace a continuación. La evaluación nos permite conocer mejor a su hijo de 3 o 4 años en un escenario de evaluación basado en el juego. También le permitirá recibir información para y sobre su hijo pequeño, si puede haber algún problema de desarrollo que deba abordarse en preparación para su futura experiencia escolar, y registrar a su hijo de 4 años para 4 años. Antiguo Jardín de Infantes para el año escolar 2023-2024. Si su hijo ya ha sido evaluado a los 3 años en el pasado, regístrese e inscríbase para que lo vuelvan a evaluar. Complete su registro y asegure su cita de evaluación antes del viernes 13 de enero de 2023. Una vez que se completen estas tareas, se le enviará un paquete con más información. ¡Gracias! ¡Estamos ansiosos por conocerlo a usted y a su hijo! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm8dAr-DGCSdi7p_r_r4VzR6Q6KiAyb64mCWgGiMgEfCuX-g/viewform?usp=sf_link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f4bafab2ba2f94-developmental4k

Over the next few weeks, Ithaca is running a campaign for you to “Get To Know” our staff. Please enjoy the following bio of today's featured Ithaca employee. Get to know Monica Kershner.

To start the new year, Kindergarten-5th grade students in Mrs. Zorea's Library classes reflected on learning goals. Each student chose a goal they wanted to achieve in school between now and the end of the school year. Goals ranged from finishing all their work in class to singing with Mrs. Niemeyer in music class even if they feel shy to reading 20 books. Helping students create learning goals helps them take greater ownership of their learning. Way to go elementary students!

Yesterday, Ithaca's vet science class visited Century Oaks Livestock to learn how to process pigs. They ear notched, vaccinated, and clipped tails on a whole litter! They learned about proper biosecurity, sanitation practices, and proper methods to maintain a healthy herd!

Over the next few weeks, Ithaca is running a campaign for you to “Get To Know” our staff. Please enjoy the following bio of today's featured Ithaca employee. Get to know Kara Steinmetz.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Announcements: Wed, Jan 04, 2023 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today - First Choice: Philly Chicken Sub Bun, Second Choice: Hot Dog/WG bun, Baked Beans, Pineapple, Dessert, Milk From Ms. Durkin: The Student Council would like to thank everyone involved in the Passages Food Drive. We collected 60 boxes total and a generous $400 donation from LaValle Telephone Co-op. A big congrats goes to the 4th grade who won the pizza party with collecting a total of 19 boxes! From Ms. Durkin: There will be an Art Club meeting tomorrow during attack for all that can make it. From Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Schmitt, Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Zorea: Forensics Students: There will be a team meeting on Wed, Jan 4 in the LMC during ATTACK time. Starting in January, each of you should be meeting or checking in with a coach each week. You all should have gotten an email from Mrs. Thompson. If not, talk with her. From Mrs. Zorea: There will be an NHS meeting on Monday, January 9th in the LMC during ATTACK time. From PTSO: Our next PTSO meeting will be held next Tuesday, January 10, at 3:45 p.m. in the LMC, Babysitting will be provided. We hope to see you there! From Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Hilby: Seroogy's candy bars are back!! Dana Westedt from Main Street Books in Reedsburg has brought Seroogy's back to raise funds for the Huebsch family. Mrs. Hilby and Mrs. Thompson have some available for $2 each candy bar. Contact any of them to get yours or stop in to Main Street Books. When they're gone, they're gone, and they're going FAST! Popcorn Friday this week! This week is hosted by the Kindergarten class. Cost is 50 cents per bag, limit 2 per child. The weight room will be open after school this week. Word of the day: Cajole, verb, usually means "to persuade someone to do something or to give you something by making promises or saying nice things." It can also mean "to deceive with soothing words or false promises." She cajoled her partner into going skating with her. This Day in History: 1974, President Nixon refuses to hand over tapes. President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Marking the beginning of the end of his presidency, Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later, Birthdays: Elementary: none MS/HS: Savannah Stowell

We will be having a 5-12 Band and Choir Parents Meeting tomorrow (Wednesday 1/4) at 7 PM in the Band Room! We will be discussing items like upcoming fundraisers, next year's band trip to Florida, and future plans and ideas that we would like parent input on. If you cannot attend, but would like to know what was discussed, please reach email either josiah.crawford@ithaca.k12.wi.us or elisabeth.niemeyer@ithaca.k12.wi.us - See you tomorrow night at 7.

From Jan. 1 to July 31, 2023, G.R.A.C.E is hosting a new and exciting campaign called "Walk Around The World with G.R.A.C.E." The campaign is being organized to improve life for all Richland County residents. All ages can walk, run, cycle, dance, or move on the way for a combined 25,000 miles to get around the world in six months. Participation includes a VEST! Sign up today by using the Qr code on the image or register at www.walkwithgrace.com OR contact Leif Carlson for more information: leifcarlsondb@gmail.com. Or, text Leif at 608 475 7298.

Due to poor road conditions, Ithaca has a two hour delay. 1/3/23. No morning 4k.

Popcorn Friday this week! This week is hosted by the Kindergarten class. Cost is 50 cents per bag, limit 2 per child.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow Announcements: Tues, Jan 03, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today - First Choice: Sloppy Joes/WG bun, Second Choice: Hot Ham & Cheese, Cali-Blend Veggies Applesauce, Milk From Sr. Class Officers: ATTENTION SENIORS! Check your email by the end of the day and reply to the survey about class flower and motto. You must respond to the survey by the end of the day Tuesday, Jan. 3. Concessions tonight Tues Jan. 3 is the Band. From Ms. Durkin: Today is the last day of the food drive!! Currently the 4th grade is 1st place with 15 boxes. We currently have 51 boxes collected. Thank you all for your generous donations! From Mrs. Burnley: There will be a FBLA meeting on Tues, Jan 3 in Mrs. Burnley’s room during ATTACK time. From Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Schmitt, Mrs. Thompson, and Mrs. Zorea: Forensics Students: There will be a team meeting on Wed, Jan 4 in the LMC during ATTACK time. Starting in January, each of you should be meeting or checking in with a coach each week. You all should have gotten an email from Mrs. Thompson. If not, talk with her. From Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Hilby: Seroogy's candy bars are back!! Dana Westedt from Main Street Books in Reedsburg has brought Seroogy's back to raise funds for the Huebsch family. Mrs. Hilby and Mrs. Thompson have some available for $2 each candy bar. Contact any of them to get yours or stop in to Main Street Books. When they're gone, they're gone, and they're going FAST! Popcorn Friday this week! This week is hosted by the Kindergarten class. Cost is 50 cents per bag, limit 2 per child. The weight room will be open after school this week. Word of the day: Tortuous, adjective, means "having many twists and turns" or "winding." It can also mean "marked by devious or indirect tactics" or "complicated, long, and confusing." They took a tortuous mountain road marked by numerous hairpin turns. This Day in History: On January 3, 1990, Panama’s General Manuel Antonio Noriega, after holing up for 10 days at the Vatican embassy in Panama City, surrenders to U.S. military troops to face charges of drug trafficking. Noriega was flown to Miami the following day and crowds of citizens on the streets of Panama City rejoiced. On July 10, 1992, the former dictator was convicted of drug trafficking, money laundering and racketeering and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Birthdays: No birthdays for today.

Over the next few weeks, Ithaca is running a campaign for you to “Get To Know” our staff. Please enjoy the following bio of today's featured Ithaca employee. Get to know Samantha Wilson.

The deadline for School Board Candidacy is Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 at 5pm. Packets are available in the district office. Office hours are 7:30am-4:30pm Monday through Friday. If you wish to have your name on the ballot as a School Board Candidate, you must turn in the required Candidacy Paperwork by the deadline of Tuesday, January 3rd 2023 at 5pm.