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Our Mission Statement

Verona Area Core Knowledge®

Charter School is a public education

option for parents, students and

teachers in the Verona Area School

District where students develop

strong learning skills and a broad

base of knowledge through the use

of proven educational materials and

programs in a safe and structured

environment.

Director’s Corner“I don’t know what your desti ny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve.”-Albert Schweitzer

Dear Families,

Nati onal Volunteer Month in the United States is in April, and honors people who donate ti me to improve their schools and communiti es. These people give freely, excepti ng no monetary compensati on, the true nature of volunteerism. Worldwide, volunteering is on an up-swing. Over fi ft y percent of all people volunteer their ti me to some cause, which means over billions of people volunteering. However, the need for good volunteers is sti ll great. Volunteers in our schools help meet growing needs, whether it be for one-on-one teaching, language support, classroom support or school programs.

Our Parent Round Table (PRT), Governing Council (GC), and Parents Advocati ng for Student Success (PASS) are formal parent organizati ons that create the foundati on of our school. I cannot thank each of these groups enough for their ti reless hours of service to CKCS.

CKCS parents help our school run smoothly and effi ciently in so many ways and we could not be as eff ecti ve without this support. CKCS thanks everyone who has willingly given of their ti me to help us with all of our needs. You are truly appreciated.

Together we are bett er,

Brett Stousland

Core Knowledge®

CourierA publication of Verona Area Core Knowledge® Charter School | 2014-2015 School Year, Issue 3 | May 2015

RESPECT | RESPONSIBILITY | SELF CONTROL | SELF DISCIPLINE | APPRECIATION | WONDER

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Several emails have been sent home this past week. If you did not receive an email from school, and you would like to receive emails from CKCS, please let us know. Also, be sure to check your SPAM as oft en fi rst emails will get fi ltered into spam.

Important Information

CKCS has a school App for your smartphone/iphone down load ischoolbox to your phone, then search Verona School District and click on CKCS_Verona.

CKCS now has a Twitt er account. Follow us at ‘CKCS_Verona’ and your school library ‘@ BRMSlibrary.’

Teacher Grade Room Parent 1 Email Room Parent 2 EmailGunwall K Deb Rufer [email protected] Krista Kreul [email protected] K Sara Zimmerman [email protected] 1st Sara Zimmerman [email protected] 1st Angie Nicholson [email protected] Heidi Chi [email protected] 2nd Amy Mueller [email protected] 2nd Dana Schwartz danaandjeff [email protected] Bie 3rd Stacey Nelson [email protected] Sharon West [email protected] 3rd Jennifer MacRosti e [email protected] Luna 4th Carolina Deyes [email protected] Coleen Rupnow [email protected] 4th Tana Elias [email protected] 5th Sharon West [email protected] 5th Gina Wied [email protected] Room Parent Coordinator: Cathy Mahaff ey; [email protected]; 608-712-1217

Did you know that CKCS has a FaceBook group for parents? It is been a great place to share informati on about school events, acti viti es, fundraisers & other informati on. If you are interested in joining, search FaceBook groups for “CKCS” and request to join!

2014/2015 CKCS Room Parents

Moving? Moving out of the District for next School Year?If you will be moving out of the Verona Area School District or Core Knowledge Charter School for the 2015-16 school year, please contact Roxy Kerkenbush (845-4130) as soon as possible. Thank you!

CHARITY | COURAGE | PERSEVERANCE | FAITHFULNESS | GRACIOUSNESS | COURTESY

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Bike on State Street - Sapphina Roller Mural

Talented 8th grader, Sapphina Roller, spent her spring break giving back to her school. In the fall of 2014, Sapphina and other students parti cipated in a service learning project at a local nursing home. Through this process, she was inspired to improve morale by incorporati ng art into the environment. Sapphina worked for 8 hours over spring break painti ng a scene of downtown in Madison. Thanks using your ti me and your arti sti c abiliti es so generously!

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SchoolMessenger Training We are switching our family communicati ons system from SchoolReach to SchoolMessenger, meaning you will conti nue to receive emails, text messages and possible phone calls from our school offi ce and the district as usual, but it may look just slightly diff erent. The biggest diff erence is that you MUST “opt-in” to receive text messages from our school. If you haven’t received that text already, please pay att enti on to a text coming from our system giving you that opti on as it’s crucial to have you in our text database for emergency purposes.

For a quick summary of this new system, including a few ways to ensure you receive the communicati ons most effi ciently, please visit: htt p://www.verona.k12.wi.us/links/for_parents/informati on_about_schoolreach


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Community Health Needs AssessmentThe Healthy Dane Collaborati ve (HDC) invites you to parti cipate in the 2015 Community Health Needs Assess-ment survey! Your opinion matt ers!

HDC members are St. Mary’s Hospital, Meriter Hospital, UW Health, Stoughton Hospital, Group Health Coop-erati ve of South Central Wisconsin and Public Health Madison Dane County. Every 3 years the HDC conducts a countywide Community Health Needs Assessment. The data from the assessment will help guide programs and funding to improve health in the areas identi fi ed by you, the voices of Dane County. Here is the link to the 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment www.healthydane2015.com . On behalf of the Healthy Dane Collaborati ve we want to thank you for taking the ti me to complete the survey.

Online RegistraionOnline registrati on has opened for K-12 summer school! Visit htt p://www.verona.k12.wi.us/district_informati on/summer_school_2015 and read carefully before registering online for classes, as locati ons may vary. THANK YOU!

Treats in ClassroomsJust a reminder that any homemade/store bought treats brought to school to share in the classroom should be taken to the nurse to verify for allergens. Oft enti mes these treats need to be kept in the offi ce unti l they are to be shared and then eaten in the lunchroom. Thank you for your diligence in helping us keep our school a safe environment for everyone!

YearbooksYearbooks are sti ll available for purchase in the CKCS Offi ce. Please bring $10 cash or check (made payable to CKCS) and you will receive your yearbook!

For informati on on the Referendum visit:htt p://www.verona.k12.wi.us/cms/One.aspx?portalId=139771&pageId=2841188


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CKCS International NightDinner – Student Art Exhibit – ConcertFriday, April 24th, 20155:30 – 8:00 p.m.

The K-5 Internati onal Night is right around the corner. On Friday, April 24th, we will celebrate with a Potluck celebrati on of food, music and art from around the world! The event will be held at school. Visit the art exhibit from 5:00-6:15pm. Dinner is from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. From 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm please join us in the Gym for a concert of internati onal songs performed by each grade.

We hope that everyone will be able to att end this very exciti ng and educati onal evening. Here are a few key notes about the Potluck and some food guidelines we need to observe.

1) Please bring food to share for dinner. Your dish should serve between 12-15 people. Each grade has been assigned to bring food from a parti cular country or conti nent. Please bring food from your child’s assigned country.

Kindergarten: United States of America Grade 1: Mexico Grade 2: IndiaGrade 3: Italy Grade 4: African Countries Grade 5: Japan

2) Need recipes for your assigned country? www.Allrecipes.com is an excellent online resource or check your local library for recipe books. Need hard-to-fi nd ingredients? Woodman’s in Madison stocks many internati onal ingredients.

3) Please label your food item, identi fying the country/conti nent. Please provide a serving utensil (e.g. serving spoon or tongs). Also put your name on any pans or utensils that you bring. We will not have bowls for soup, so please avoid soup.

4) Please bring your dish to school between 5:00-5:20 PM so that it can be set out in the buff et area.

5) Do not bring food containing peanuts or tree nuts due to life-threatening allergies.

6) Food should remain in the Small Gym and Commons area only.

7) Don’t forget to pick up your dish at the end of the night!

If you have questi ons, please speak to your child’s teacher.

Over 50 Volunteers are needed before, during and aft er this event! Please sign up on SignUp Genius to help with set-up, food running, cleanup, food monitoring or the many many other much needed tasks needed to make Internati onal Night a success.

Please help make this internati onal celebrati on a memorable evening! We hope to see you there.


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2015-2016VERONA AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT CALENDAR

*Includes Late Start Dates*

August 19, 20, 21 New Teacher DaysAugust 26, 27, 28 Teacher Work/Staff Development DayAugust 31 NO SCHOOLSeptember 1 First day of school for studentsSEPTEMBER 7 NO SCHOOL: Labor DaySEPTEMBER 14 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)SEPEMBER 21 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)SEPTEMBER 28 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)OCTOBER 5 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)OCTOBER 12 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)OCTOBER 19 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)OCTOBER 26 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)OCTOBER 29 NO SCHOOL: Parent ConferencesOCTOBER 30 NO SCHOOLNOVEMBER 2 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)November 6 End of 1st QuarterNOVEMBER 9 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)NOVEMBER 16 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)NOVEMBER 23 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)NOVEMBER 25 NO SCHOOL: Teacher Flexible Work DayNOVEMBER 26-27 NO SCHOOL: Thanksgiving BreakNOVEMBER 30 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)DECEMBER 7 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)DECEMBER 14 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)DECEMBER 21 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)December 22 Last day before Winter BreakDEC 23 – JAN 1 NO SCHOOL: Winter BreakJanuary 4 Resume SchoolJANUARY 4 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)JANUARY 11 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)JANUARY 18 NO SCHOOLJanuary 22 End of 2nd QuarterJANUARY 25 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)FEBRUARY 1 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)FEBRUARY 5 CKCS MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY ONLY – NO SCHOOLFEBRUARY 8 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)FEBRUARY 15 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)FEBRUARY 22 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.) FEBRUARY 26 NO SCHOOLFEBRUARY 29 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)MARCH 7 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)MARCH 11 CKCS MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY ONLY – NO SCHOOL


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MARCH 14 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)MARCH 21 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)March 24 End of 3rd QuarterMarch 25 NO SCHOOLMarch 28-April 1 NO SCHOOL: Spring BreakApril 4 Resume SchoolAPRIL 4 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)APRIL 11 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)APRIL 18 NO SCHOOLAPRIL 25 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)MAY 2 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)MAY 9 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)MAY 16 K-12* LATE START (K-5 9:25 A.M.; 6-12 AND CKCSELEM 10:00 A.M.)MAY 23 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)MAY 30 NO SCHOOL: Memorial DayJUNE 6 K-5* LATE START(9:25 A.M.; CKCS ELEM 10:00 A.M.)June 9 End of 4th Quarter - Last day for students (early dismissal)June 10 NO SCHOOL: Parent Conferences/Comp. Day


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Governing Council – PASS – PRT - CKCS Data Sheet 2014-159/14/2014Governing Council – PASS – PRT - CKCS Data Sheet 2014-15

Updated 9/14/2014

Governing Council Parent Round Table PASS Annita Wozniak6553 Cty Hwy MVerona, WI [email protected]

PRT Co-PresidentStacie Nelson1103 Hemlock Dr.Verona, WI [email protected]

Craig Pringle2700 Fitchrona RdFitchburg, WI [email protected]

Vice-PresidentGail Worley-Groy (6/2017)1831 Fritz RdVerona, WI [email protected]

PRT Co-President Sarah Lederer879 N. Edge TrailVerona, WI 53593608-848-6632 (H)[email protected]

Tania Elias (6/2016)3087 Edenberry St.Fitchburg, WI 53711608-274-5164 (H)608-225-0619 (C)[email protected]

TreasurerNdidi Yaucher (6/2015)431 Acadia WayVerona, WI [email protected]

Vice-PresidentErica Neher804 Ridge Crest LaneVerona, WI 53593608-469-4443(C)608-848-5544 (H)[email protected]

TreasurerNdidi Yaucher (6/2015)431 Acadia WayVerona, WI [email protected]

Secretary (6/2015)Erin Klein321 Thompson St.Verona, Wi [email protected]

SecretarySuzy [email protected]

Huma Ahsan (6/2014)2817 Osmundsen RdFitchburg, WI [email protected]

Emilie Fedorov (6/2015)632 Military Ridge Dr.Verona, WI 53593608 497-0207 (H)[email protected]

TreasurerJill [email protected]

Brett StouslandCKCS Director845-4133 (W)250-0569 (H)845-4196 (fax)[email protected]

Redeemable Incentives ChairDana [email protected]

Chris Uelmen (6/2015)CKCS Teacher 845-4130 (w)[email protected]

Room Parent CoordinatorCathy [email protected]

CKCS ContactsRoxy KerkenbushCKCS Secretary845-4130 (W)[email protected]

Jane TeasdaleBRMS Representative845-4127 (W)[email protected]

BRMS Site CouncilCKCS RepresentativeMichal Lafave

VacantCommunity Representative

Lucy LoftsCommunity [email protected]

[email protected]

608-219-5505


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United Way supports education, health & hu-man service programming throughout America award-winning community by raising funds in the community. If you are not reached through a campaign at you work place or through a direct mailing, won’t you please consider making a tax deductible pledge to CKCS using the pledge form. You will be joining your friends and neighbors in making CKCS a better school for our children and their bright future. Giving Through Credit CardsIf you like to donate using credit card, please fill the pledge form accordingly.

Giving Through Payroll Deduction If your workplace participates in Employee Payroll Deduction, making a gift to United Way is a simple process. Your pledge is deducted from your pay-check every pay period, please fill in your pledge form appropriately.

Most importantly write ‘Parents Advocating for Student Success (PASS), under Optional, Other 501(c)(3) non-profit agency on the pledge form, to make sure all donations are forwarded to CKCS.

http://www.unitedwaydanecounty.org/ctools/EmployeePledgeForm.pdf

Additional Middle School Information (BRMS newsletter) at:http://www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=161

Lunch Menus Onlinehttp://www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=59

Nut-Free Snack Listhttp://www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=4407

CKCS 2011-2012 web calendar:http://www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=212

VASD 2011-2012 web calendar:http://www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=14

General Information

The Courier is published bimonthly through-out the school year for Verona Area Core Knowledge® Charter School (CKCS) families. It is written by CKCS staff members, parent vol-unteers and students. Issues are emailed to CKCS families, or paper copies are sent home to those without email addresses. Material for the Courier may be e-mailed to [email protected] or dropped off at the CKCS office.

Verona Area Core Knowledge® Charter School740 North Main StreetVerona, Wisconsin 53593www.verona.k12.wi.us/page.cfm?p=8General Contact NumbersSchool Office: (608) 845-4130Fax: (608) 845-4961

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General Information

Core Knowledge Courier

CKCS Office StaffBrett Stousland Director/Principal 845-4133Roxy Kerkenbush CKCS Secretary 845-4130Chris Uelmen Elementary & Middle School Curriculum Coordinator 845-4126Miriam Brown Guidance Counselor: K-5th grade 845-4194Amie Pittman Counselor: 7th grade, 8th grade M-Z 845-4128Jane Teasdale Counselor: 6th grade, 8th grade A-L 845-4127Ann Juzwik School Nurse 845-4115Stacie Wagner Elementary and Middle School Social Worker 845-4141Marlene Koch School Psychologist 845-4116Cindra Magli Food Service Manager 845-4339Karen Maher First Student Bus Company 845-8516Andrea Schmitz LMC Director 845-4953Shelly Steel Special Ed Coordinator 845-4134

CKCS TeachersKindergarten [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected]

3rd Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] Grade [email protected] [email protected] ESL [email protected] Spec. Ed. [email protected] Art [email protected] Music [email protected] Physical Ed. [email protected] School Resource & MS Math Teacher

[email protected]

Middle School Spec. Ed. [email protected] & [email protected] more information about the Courier or CKCS, contact CKCS at 845-4130.

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