September 2018
Hello SAGES families! 

Welcome to the 2018/2019 school year! What a great new chapter we are about to begin! 
 
A few reminders for our first few days together...

  • Tuesday, September 4th: First day of school for students in grades 3-6
  • Thursday, September 6th: First day of school for students in grades K-2
  • Monday, September 10th: First day of school for 4K students
  • Tuesday, September 4th and Wednesday, September 5th: Screening for K-2 students
When picking up or dropping off your children, please enter off of E. State Street. Students can be dropped off near the playground where the sidewalk starts. Please then follow the one way route around the school to S. Depot Street. This is the same route for pick up. Students who are riding bikes or walking will enter school grounds off of S. Depot Street only. We will go over these expectations the first day of school.  Click here for a map to help visualize this procedure.

We are very excited to see all our students and we look forward to a great year of learning! ( Click here to watch a "Welcome Back" video from SAGES' staff.)

See you soon!

Mrs. Schmidt, Principal
jschmidt@waupun.k12.wi.us
(920) 928-3136 ext. 2600
Important Upcoming Dates/Events
School Events/Dates
  • Monday, September 3: Labor Day (No School)



  • Thursday, September 13: SAGES Open House (4:30 - 6:00 pm)

Community Events/Dates
  • September 7 & 8: 25th Annual Volksfest German Ethnic Festival - Waupun, WI

  • September 8: Beaver Dam Pepper Festival - Beaver Dam, WI | *(SAGES will have a grilled cheese Food Booth. Volunteers needed. Click here to sign-up to help.)

  • September 29: Fallfest at Harnischfeger Park - 3048 Crawfish Road, Ixonia, WI | *(SAGES will have an interactive educational Booth. We're seeking 16-24 SAGES' Ambassadors (students) + adult volunteers . Click here for details & to sign-up.)
September "Meet SAGES' Learning Partner"
Meet SAGES' Learning Partner is a special monthly segment showcasing the valuable people, businesses, and groups who contribute to the success of our school. This month, we’re featuring SAGES Foundation!
A 501 (C) 3 non-profit, SAGES Foundation was created for the purpose of supporting the School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies (SAGES) to strive for a high quality education for all learners, kindergarten through 6th grade. All Foundation members are unpaid volunteers and currently include: Dale Paul, Cody Eilbes, Melinda Opalewski, Jeff Hicken, and Kathy Paul.

Though a small group, their efforts to fundraise and seek sponsorship and donations are exponential! Over the past six years, the Foundation provided $38,997.23 for purchases of requested technology, learning tools, staff professional development training, and more that went above the school district's budget. Beyond monetary gifts, SAGES' learners also benefit from a vacant lot donated to the Foundation for the school's use. That plot of land on the corner of State and Crocker Streets in Fox Lake is now home to "Annie's Garden: A Community Garden Project Created & Maintained by SAGES' Learners."

The Foundation’s main fundraising events each year include the  “Friends of SAGES Banquet”  in early-April, plus their annual  "Craft Fair & Bake Sale"  in July and "Golf Outing"  — held recently on Saturday, August 24! (View snapshots of the day here .)

Thanks to the Foundation (and those who have donated to this organization) for your help in sustaining SAGES through financial gifts you’ve secured!
S chool for Ag ricultural & E nvironmental S tudies ( S AG E S )
PHONE: (920) 928-3136 | FAX: (920) 928-2284
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