A Word from Our Administrator

Dear Richmond Families,

Today is International Fun at Work Day. Richmond Staff enjoyed a before-school game of Dodgeball. We had a good time together and enjoyed the friendly competition. It was a fun way to begin our work day. Mr. Weiss and I also treated the staff to ice cream sundaes. The two of us went door to door and delivered a sweet surprise. Yesterday, I attended a DPI training session on our new state assessment called Forward Exam. The window for testing begins March 28th and ends May 20th. It is essential that students in grades 3-8 are in attendance during the required state testing. Richmond will have their own schedule that will be shared closer to March. The assessment is computer-based with fixed questions. It is not adaptive like our district assessment, MAP. Test sessions are not timed, but there are recommended timeframes. I will begin training our staff on assessment guidelines, test security, and administration before the end of February. Next week Thursday is our term two Honor Roll Breakfast and Assembly. There is ample parking available in the west playground lot. Please use this lot and refrain from parking on the road. Since classes will be in session, please continue to use the main doors. Conferences are on February 17th at 3:40-7:30. February conferences are designed for teacher recommendation or parent request only. Teachers will notify parents beginning on February 8th if they are recommending a conference. This will also be the time to request one if you choose. Have a wonderful and safe weekend, Gena Santharam Principal/Director of Special Education Richmond School

Mark Your Calendars

February 1 & 8 – Love & Logic

Parent Class, 4:30-6:00pm, Room

121 & 123

February 3 – Student Council

Meeting, 3:16-4:30pm, LMC

February 4 – Honor Roll Breakfast

and Assembly, 7:30am, Cafeteria

and Gym

February 8 – BOE Meeting, 6:00pm,

Community Room

February 10 – Student Council

Meeting, 3:16-4:30pm, LMC

February 12 – 7th & 8th Grade

Valentine Dance, 7:00-9:00pm,

Richmond School Gym and

Cafeteria

February 15 - Yearbook Activity

Photos, 8:30-11:30am, Gym

February 16 – 4th Grade Ancestor

Adventure, 9:00-10:00am, Cafeteria

February 17 – Conferences, 3:40-

7:30pm, Teacher and/or Parent

Request Only

Valentine Grams for

Sale!

Once again Student Council will be selling Valentine Grams during the lunch hours from February 8th-12th. As in the past, the stuffed animals will be available for $5.00 each. This year the lollipops will again have a card and will cost $2.00. We will have valentine pencils with a special eraser and a card for $1.00. All items will be placed in a paper bag, stapled and sent home with each student who makes a purchase. Hopefully everyone can get their valentine shopping done and be ready for the big day on the 14th. The proceeds of this sale go directly to help support a young child in India through World vision. Thank you in advance for your support.

1. Go to https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/

2. Type in code: 10762616

3. Enter student name & billing

information

4. You’re done!

Contact Mrs. Huffman or Mr. Holzer if you

have any questions. Thanks for ordering early!

Valentine Dance at Richmond

Join us for a 7th and 8th grade dance hosted by Richmond’s Student Council on Friday, February 12 from 7:00-9:00pm. The cost is $5.00 at the door with a student ID. The cost is $10.00 without an ID, and parents will be called to verify attendance. Please remember to dress appropriately, no hats or spaghetti straps. Cell phone use will be allowed at the end of the dance to call for rides. Concessions will be offered. Tell all your friends, and we’ll see you there!

The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Course will be offered again this year, Saturday, March 12 & 19 from 9:00am-12:00pm at Merton Intermediate School Library. The American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training Course gives youth the skills and confidence they need to be safe and responsible babysitters. Participants will be certified upon completion. For additional information and a registration form, please click on BABYSITTING.

4 & 5 Year Old Kindergarten Meet and Greet Parent Night May 23rd at 4:30pm

Parents only please!

We would like to welcome your family to 4K or 5K, m

eet our teaching team, share information about our

program, and tell you about our wonderful school.

Registration paperwork will be mailed home in late

January.

Information you will need to return by April 1st:

Current Immunization records for your child

IEP special education paperwork (if

applicable)

Proof of residency (utility, cable or phone bill)

if this is your first time attending Richmond

School

Copy of your child’s birth certificate

4K only – AM/PM Request Form

Your child must be four or five years old on or before September 1, 2016 to be eligible to attend 4 or 5 Year Old Kindergarten. If you know a neighbor or friend that has a child in this age range and are new to the area, please have them call Sue Williams at 262-538-1360 ext 307 to register.

Your Choice has a monthly newsletter, Parent to Parent, that is written for parents and by parents. This publication offers the latest information on drugs, alcohol and local resources available. Click on the following link for the February issue of Parent to Parent, YOUR CHOICE.

Attention 8th Grade Parents & Students! Important Dates

White AHS Enrollment Form – due to Mrs. Feiker by February 1st.

Yellow AHS Immunization & Health Forms – due to Mrs. Feiker or AHS by February 1st.

Registration for AHS begins Monday, February 8th at 5:00pm.

For other important dates, please click on 8th GRADE. If you have additional questions or concerns, contact Amanda Feiker at 262-538-1360 ext. 111.

High Interest Day

is COMING!

On March 24, Richmond

School will be offering

“Explore Galore”! This is a morning filled with

opportunities for students to explore a variety of

hands-on, engaging activities and lessons with their

class outside of our normal curriculum.

We are looking for anyone interested in leading a

session with students in a lesson outside of our

usual curriculum. Students will be given the

opportunity to not only “see and hear” but also

“touch and feel” areas of special interest.

If you would like more information on this

opportunity, please click Explore Galore!

To access the February Hot Lunch Menu, click on HERE!

Richmond Scrip Update… Please remember if you used a Kohl’s Charge card for holiday spending, you can pay off your balance in the store using Kohl’s Cares Physical Gift Cards or ScripNOW delivered to your smartphone. It is a great way to support Richmond PTOBC with no added cost to you. Upcoming Scrip Gift Card 2016 Order Dates: 2/15, 3/14, 4/18, 5/9, 6/6 Place an order online at www.shopwithscrip.com or email your order to ken_kathymills@yahoo.com

The YMCA at Pabst Farms is offering some fun, new

activities for you and your family! LOVE is in the Air is

a Little Sweetheart Dance on Saturday, February 13th

from 5:30-7:30pm to celebrate Valentine’s Day with

your special someone. Kids Take Over the Y! is a

parent’s night out on selected Friday evenings from

January through May. For more detailed information,

click on the links above.

Learning Never Ends

An Evening of Mini Classes for Adults

What: The Learning Never Ends program offers twelve mini-classes on a wide variety of topics. The classes are offered free of charge, and are open to any member of the community interested in lifelong learning.

When: The evening of Wednesday, March 16th

Where: North Campus of Arrowhead High School

Who: Any member of the Arrowhead Community with a passion for learning.

Register online here.

If you have any questions, please call 262-369-3612 X3704. View the brochure with full course descriptions by clicking on the link below:

Learning Never Ends Brochure

Student Council members

will be managing the Box

Tops for Education

project. They would like

to conduct a positive

competition among all

classes at Richmond. All

box tops that are donated

will be credited to each student’s homeroom. At the

end of the year, the two homerooms with the highest

number of box tops donated, will receive a pizza

party. Parents please check expiration dates. Expired

box tops have to be thrown away. For details on

sending in Box Tops, click EDUCATION!

Student Health

Reminders

1. If your child has a fever

of 100.0 or greater, s/he should be kept home. A

student must be “fever free” for 24 hours without

the aid of medication, before returning to school.

2. If your child has been prescribed an antibiotic,

they must have 24 hours of medication before

returning to school.

3. A child with diarrhea should be kept home until

diarrhea is no longer present.

4. A child with a rash should not attend school until

the rash has been checked by a physician.

5. If a child has a stomach ache, headache, earache,

or any other ailment which may limit their ability

to participate in activities, the child should stay

home.

Writing! and Whistling In the Dark and others will be presented at the Pauline Haass Public Library on Thursday, Feb. 4 at 1:00pm by author Lesley Kagan. For additional information call 246-5180 during regular library hours or click LIBRARY.

Richmond Chargers

Show Your Spirit!

Help Student Council spread

the word that every Friday is

School Spirit Friday!

Richmond students from JK to 8th grade be sure to

remember to represent your school! Wear your

purple and black spirit wear and show everyone your Charger pride! Show your spirit every Friday!

Lake Country Football Early Registration

runs now through March 1, 2015. Register

early and online only at

www.lakecountrychiefs.org. Children

entering 5th-8th Grade this fall can sign up

for Tackle Football and children entering

1st-4th Grade this fall can sign up for Flag

Football. Please see the website for

program information, schedules, dates and

registration.

Parents United will be presenting “What Behaviors Can Be Expected – Knowing the Difference Between a Serious Problem and the Typical Behaviors of Childhood & Adolescence”. This free workshop will take place on Wednesday, February 10 from 9:00-11:30am at Country Springs Hotel &

Conference Center in Pewaukee. For additional information click on Parents United.

Richmond School 2nd Quarter Honor Roll – 3.5 GPA and above

*Denotes Straight A’s (4.0 GPA)

Congratulations to the following students for their

Continued hard work and dedication to their studies.

6th Grade: Ben Balsewicz, Anvita Bansal, Fiona Beal, Ella Beaumier*,

Katelyn Bejna, Logan Block, Riley Bloedow*, Tanner

Brasfield*, Alaina Chirafisi, Alexandra Cluka*, Tyler Dale*,

Hannah Dassow, Joshua Davies, Shannon Dwyer*,

Samuel Elfner, Kayla Esslinger*, Grace Evenson, Payton

Farrow*, Elijah Hagen, Peyton Harlos*, Ashley

Hilsenbeck, Hailey Hilsenbeck*, Catherine Kescenovitz,

Alexandra Lailer*, Grant Lamar*, Ryan Leonard, Alanna

Logemann*, Logan Lusk, Sydney Major, Andrew Mills,

John Naylor*, Delaney Nevermann, Vincent Pradarelli,

Lauren Roberts, Matteo Schiro, Amanda Schmidt, Evan

Schroeder, Abigail Sinitz*, Harrison Solliday, Evan

Stemper*, Mia Stemper, Autumn Treml*, Oscar Vogt

Most Improved: Sydney Major

7th Grade:

Samuel Bradin*, Aiden Brion*, Isabelle Courchaine, Ryan

Drew*, Nyah Durovy, Ella Evenson, Charles Fahey,

Gabrielle Fernandez, Matthew Frangopoulos, Erik Giese,

Eliot Giffin-Doody*, Cameron Gohde, Luke Grunzel,

Isabella Hafferman, Jackson Harlos*, Haley Hazod,

Samuel Held, Ryan Hembrook, Isabelle Hooge, Livia

Huang*, William James, Matthew Klopp, Emily Knaebe,

Ashley Knicker*, Aidan Koenig, Aaron Koeppen, Steven

Kosidowski*, Brady LaMack, Thatcher LeCaire*, Alyssa

Lemay*, Emma Meade*, Dakota Melton, MacKenzie

Merbeth, Carson Neigum, Riley O’Donnell*, Dylan

Paddock, Katherine Rader, Morgan Reed, Fernanda

Reyes-Zamora*, Saniya Saluja, Allison Skarda*, Leah

Tritabaugh*, Anna Vifquain*, Lilijana Vojvodich*, Julia

Weiler, Annabelle Weiss*, Lucelia Whitt*

Most Improved: Ryan Drew

8th Grade:

Isabella Anderson, Derek Becker*, Luke Benson*, Alyssa

Bernklau*, Emily Bierman, Grace Cady, Michael

Cummings, Mira Debelak*, Grace Delzer*, Andrew

Eisenhauer, Sabrina Ferro, Robert Foley, Griffin Gohde,

Ethan Johnson, MacKenzie Knaak, Andrew Kosmicki,

William MacCluskey*, Sadie Melzer*, Jacqueline

Milgram*, Benjamin Nelson, Sydney Nelson, Anna Nickel,

Alexander Noll*, Erin Raebel*, Ananya Rajesh*, Morgan

Rogers, Jessica Ryun*, Liberty Sabol*, Ellen Schaubel,

Sophia Schiro*, Thomas Stemper, Zachary Tarnowski,

Samuel Vento, Samuel Wells*, Taylor Wnuk*

Most Improved: Nate Jackson