Altoona Intermediate School Gr 4/5

September 2016

Inside this issue:

Welcome Back 1

Team A Schedule 2

Team B Schedule 3

Specialists/Aides 4

Support Services 5

Attendance & Absences 6

SYWARD Assistance 7

2016-2017 Calendar 8

Back to School Issue

Altoona Intermediate School

1903 Bartlett Avenue, Altoona WI 54720

NEW PHONE NUMBER: AIS Office 715-838-7111

Absentee Hotline 715-839-6095 AMS Office 715-839-6030

Student Transit 715-839-5116 Food Service 715–839-6056

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Welcome back to the friendly, smiling faces of the students we

have gotten to know, our incoming Pedersen Elementary 4th

graders and families who are new to Altoona schools.

We also warmly welcome our new 4/5 instructor, Ms. Drescher

and our new Spanish teacher, Ms. Urbanski.

Please save this issue as it contains information you may refer

throughout the school year. We are looking forward to another

productive, engaging and successful year at AIS.

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with any concerns or ques-

tions you have. If you do stop

by please remember that all

visitors/parents/guardians/

volunteers must sign in at the

office and take a visitor tag.

___________________________ Andrea Steffen

Scott Hayden

AIS Dean Of Students

Andrea Steffen

AIS Principal

Mon.

Sept. 12th

PICTURE DAY!

Grade 4/5 - Team A

8:20 - 8:35am Homeroom/Morning Meeting

8:35 - 9:35am Math

9:38 - 10:28am English/Language Arts

10:30 - 11:45am Special 1 & Special 2

11:45 - 12:25pm Lunch & Recess

12:28 - 1:38 pm English/Language Arts

1:38 - 2:43pm Social Sciences

2:46 - 3:21pm P.I.E.

3:21 - 3:35pm Pack Up

Grade 4/5

TEAM A

Ms. Bain Ms. Gutsch Ms. Langlois Ms. Madsen Ms. Scott

TEAM A TITLE EMAIL EXTENTION

Jennifer Bain 4/5 Teacher jbain@altoona.k12.wi.us 331

Chris Gutsch 4/5 Teacher cgutsch@altoona.k12.wi.us 338

Teresa Langlois 4/5 Teacher tlanglois@altoona.k12.wi.us 332

Jennifer Madsen 4/5 Teacher jmadsen@altoona.k12.wi.us 329

Julie Scott 4/5 Teacher jscott@altoona.k12.wi.us 337

Our 4/5 Team has been divided into Team ‘A’ and Team ‘B’, re-

ceiving identical instruction but in differing sequence. Our aim

is to maximize the support from our PIE teams, and classroom

aides, ensuring our students are receiving the highest level of

assistance, intervention and enrichment available.

Ms. Brahan Ms. Drescher Ms. Gagnon Ms. Schirm Ms. Stamos

Grade 4/5 - Team B

8:20 - 8:35am Homeroom/Morning Meeting

8:35 - 9:35am Math

9:38 - 11:38am English/Language Arts

11:40 -12:20pm Lunch & Recess

12:23 -1:38pm Special 1 & Special 2

1:41- 2:16pm P.I.E.

2:19 - 3:24pm Social Sciences

3:24 - 3:35pm Pack Up

Grade 4/5

TEAM B

TEAM B TITLE EMAIL EXTENTION

Sara Brahan 4/5 Teacher sbrahan@altoona.k12.wi.us 334

Rachel Drescher 4/5 Teacher rdrescher@altoona.k12.wi.us 368

Shalyn Gagnon 4/5 Teacher sgagnon@altoona.k12.wi.us 335

Kelly Schirm 4/5 Teacher kschirm@altoona.k12.wi.us 328

Mary Stamos 4/5 Teacher mstamos@altoona.k12.wi.us 336

During P.I.E. (Prevention. Intervention. Enrichment.) teachers

work with students based on their needs, which have been

identified through Star testing. The goal is to identify student

needs early, addressing them in a systematic way to increase

student success.

Page 4 AIS Specialist Teachers

Ms. Bourget Mr. Burgraff Mr. Emerson Ms. Melberg Ms. Skifstad Mr. Steinke Ms. Urbanski

NAME TITLE EMAIL EXT.

Trish Bourget Physical Education Teacher pbourget@altoona.k12.wi.us 340

Tom Burgraff Art Teacher tburgraff@altoona.k12.wi.us 345

Greg Emerson Physical Education Teacher gemerson@altoona.k12.wi.us 340

Lauren Melberg Music Teacher lmelberg@altoona.k12.wi.us 316

Lisa Skifstad Information Processing Teacher lskifstad@altoona.k12.wi.us 342

Bill Steinke Technology Education Teacher wsteinke@altoona.k12.wi.us 341

Anne Urbanski Spanish Teacher aurbanski@altoona.k12.wi.us 365

A.I.S. RESOURCE TEACHERS AND AIDES:

AIS students attend 2 specials classes every day, rotating through Information Pro-

cessing, Tech Ed, Spanish, Phy Ed, Music and Art, throughout the school year.

Ms. Boyd Mr. Brown Ms. Brunner Ms. Davis

Ms. Martin Ms. Noel Ms. Riepe Ms. Sandstrom Ms. Steward

ADMINISTRATION

NAME TITLE EMAIL EXT.

Dr. Connie Biedron Superintendent cbiedron@altoona.k12.wi.us 501

Robin Elvig School Board President relvig@altoona.k12.wi.us

Helen Drawbert School Board Vice President hdrawbert@altoona.k12.wi.us

Joyce Orth Executive Assistant joth@altoona.k12.wi.us 500

Andrea Steffen AIS Principal asteffen@altoona.k12.wi.us 310

Scott Hayden AIS Dean of Students shayden@altoona.k12.wi.us 417

SCHOOL SERVICES

NAME TITLE EMAIL EXT.

Mark Scheppke Technology Coordinator mscheppke@altoona.k12.wi.us 506

Andrew Lierman PC/Network Support Technician alierman@altoona.k12..wi.us 507

Brooke Kaldor Guidance Grades 4-6 bkaldor@altoona.k12.wi.us 303

Anita Schubring School Nurse aschubring@altoona.k12.wi.us 246

Suzy Sivertson Gifted & Talented Services ssivertson@altoona.k12.wi.us 349

Alan McCutcheon Director of Sp. Ed & Pupil Services amccutcheon@altoona.k12.wi.us 311

Kim Kottke Pupil Services Administrative Assistant kkottke@altoona.k12.wi.us 354

Tina Johnston Food & Nutrition Supervisor tjohnston@altoona.k12.wi.us 434

Jon Lauscher Resource Officer jlauscher@altoona.k12.wi.us 420

LMC Director 321

Robin Gardner School Psychologist rgardner@altoona.k12.wi.us 239

Tami Harvey Student Transit Safety Director 715-839-5116 or 715-828-0848 N/A

Kathy Roen Early Childhood 715-832-5543

Dr. Biedron Ms. Elvig Ms. Drawbert Ms. Orth Ms. Steffen Mr. Hayden

Mr. Scheppke Mr. Lierman Ms. Kaldor Ms. Schubring Ms. Sivertson Ms. Kottke Ms. Gardner

Attendance: A few important reminders!

School hours are 8:20am-3:35pm for AIS students. Arrival time for walkers

- no earlier than 8:10am (7:50am if participating in breakfast program).

Students have a lunch/recess break between 11:58am and 12:40pm.

An essential factor ensuring academic success is also one of the most basic:

going to school every day. Research repeatedly shows that one of the big-

gest factors influencing your child’s academic success is your child's at-

tendance record .

Arriving Late/Leaving Early: If your child is arriving late/leaving school early, please call

or send a note to the office. All students must be signed in/out by a parent/guardian.

Illness/Vacation/ Family Business: A parent/guardian must call the Absentee

hotline (715) 839-6095 or the AIS 715-838-7111 if your child is going to be

absent. Please provide a reason why your child will not be attending (e.g. ill-

ness, vacation).

Number of Days Allowed: A student may be excused by a parent/guardian for up to

10 days in a school year. Course work missed during the absence must be

made up.

Unexcused Absences: Students who are absent from school, without

the office being notified by a parent/guardian, shall be considered unexcused

(truant).

Appointments: Medical, dental, chiropractic, optometric or other valid professional

appointments. Parents/guardians are requested to make their appointments during non-

school hours. Parents/guardians may sign their child out of school before the appointment

and sign them in following the appointment. For an absence to be considered medically

exempt, an appointment card with date and time seen will suffice.

Habitual Truancy: The school attendance officer shall notify the parent/guardian of a stu-

dent who is habitually truant by certified or registered mail. "Habitual truant" means a stu-

dent who is absent from school, without an acceptable excuse, for part or all of five or

more days on which school is held during a school semester.

Thank you for your cooperation.

DID YOU KNOW ……. ?

A Skyward account has been created for you, as a parent/

guardian, so that you may monitor your child’s schooling if you

have internet access.

What Can SKYWARD Help Your Family With?

SKYWARD is a useful tool to keep you informed about what is going on at

school with your child/children. For example, you can ….

Check your child's schedule, attendance, tardies, etc.

Monitor your child’s progress & current grading.

Find alerts regarding any missing assignments or notes from teachers.

Check & pay your lunch account balance.

Find information on any discipline referrals & more.

Your account has been set up with a login and password. Us-

ing this information, visit the Altoona Schools’ homepage at

www.altoona.k12.wi.us and click on the Family/Student access link, located

on the upper left hand side of the page.

If you need help navigating SKYWARD please stop

into the LMC or the AIS Office to ask for help. You

may also call the office at 715-838-7111 to re-

quest assistance, or ask for x 320 and Ms. Steward

in the LMC will be happy to help you.

2016-2017 School Calendar

NOTE: Upcoming 2016 Dates:

Wednesday, September 7th - First Student Day

Thursday, September 29th - Early Release at11:40am

Thursday, October 20th - PM Parent/Teacher conferences

Friday, October 21st - No school, AM Parent/Teacher conferences

If you have any Questions, Comments or Suggestions regarding the newsletter, please contact

Brenda Gilmartin in the AIS Office at 715-838-7111 or email me at bgilmartin@altoona.k12.wi.us

Thank you!