'We Are Magee' Celebrations

As a school team, we take moments each and every day to celebrate each other and our learners. We want to also take the time to celebrate our Magee families and community members. If you, your family, or learners have something they want to celebrate with the whole Magee school community, please send a picture and a description to [email protected] and we will add it to this section of the newsletter. We are excited to see and share other celebrations in our community in the weeks to come!

Weekly Message from Mr. Nies

Happy Friday Magee Families:

In previous years, Mrs. Amy Plum was our Mental Health Navigator for the Kettle Moraine School District. This year, we welcome Mr. Scott Bakkum into this role. He is an amazing resource and a wealth of knowledge. He meets with our Magee School Counselor and Magee School Psychologist once a week and is ready to offer support for any Magee family or student(s) in need. Here is his welcome message to our community.

Hi Magee Families!

My name is Scott Bakkum and I am the new Mental Health Navigator for the Kettle Moraine School District. I received my Bachelors Degree from UW-La Crosse and my Masters Degree in Counseling from UW-Oshkosh. After spending the last 24 years in the Oconomowoc Area School District as a school counselor, I retired this past June. I am now entering my 35th year overall in the field of education and I am very excited to join the Kettle Moraine team. I see this new role as an excellent opportunity to continue my mission of building positive relationships with families while helping students overcome challenges in their personal and academic lives. Outside of school, I enjoy spending time with my family, especially my four precious grandchildren. I also enjoy traveling in the U.S. and abroad, attending Wisconsin summer festivals, golfing at local courses, and watching the Green Bay Packers! I am thrilled to begin this next phase of my career supporting students, staff and families in the Kettle Moraine School District.

If you would like to contact Mr. Bakkum, his contact information is as follows:

Phone Number: (262) 968-6200 ext. 4355

Email: [email protected]

Below are the following updates for your review:

Staff and Learner Celebration Opportunities
Weekly Message from Nurse Schuetz
October's Habit of the Mind
Magee PTO Updates and Newsletter
Magee PTO and Amazon Smile
Important Dates to Add to your Calendars
Want to be a Guest Teacher?
Community Events

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me or schedule a time to meet with me: Click Here to Schedule a Meeting with Me. Have an amazing weekend!

Take Care and Be Well:

Justin S. Nies and the Staff at Magee Elementary School

Staff and Learner Celebrations

If you have a reason to celebrate one or more of our staff members, please CLICK HERE, complete the form, and submit it. The staff member will receive it shortly after you hit submit!

If you have a reason to celebrate a learner, please CLICK HERE, complete the form and during our morning announcements the shout-out will be read to the whole school!

Weekly Message from Nurse Schuetz

Poison Help is a Phone Call Away

Each week Nurse Schuetz provides you a newsletter with important information to keep our learners happy and healthy while learning. Please view her newsletter by clicking the link below.

Magee Health Room Newsletter (10/07)

October's Habit of the Mind

Listening with Understanding and Empathy

As we work on learning more about our October Habits of the Mind focus, we have been learning about the three Ps - Pause, Paraphrase, and Probe. This week we talked about and practiced - pause and paraphrase. Next week we will talk about probe. Please see the description of each below.

PAUSE

WHY: Effective listeners need to learn how to “pause their brain” and set aside their own thoughts.
HOW: Wait time. Being silent to make sure the other person has finished their thought. It is often difficult to manage impulsivity and be silent. Many people use strategies such as counting to 20 or looking down at notes they are taking.

PARAPHRASE

WHY: Letting others know that you are trying to understand them and that you value their ideas and thoughts.
HOW: Sentence stems such as: “You’re suggesting that……” “Your idea is……” “You’re upset because……”

PROBE:

WHY: Showing others that their ideas are worthy of exploration and consideration AND demonstrating your desire to understand more fully before trying to respond with suggestions or advice.
HOW: Sentence stems or clarifying questions such as: When someone uses terminology or words that are vague, the listener clarifies to make certain they understand. This shows their interest in what the other is saying. “Say more about your ideas on …. “What did you see in the text that led you to make that inference?” “ Explain what you mean by…”

I will share the parent and student resources next week for you to read through.

Magee PTO Updates and Newsletter

Important Dates and Events

We have an amazing PTO at Magee. They work hard to build a strong school community by providing volunteer opportunities, fundraising, and special events for our learners and families. Please keep yourself updated by checking out their newsletter each week.

October PTO Newsletter

Wednesday, October 26th is the FIRST Annual Magee Monster Mash. Please RSVP below.

Magee Monster Mash RSVP

Magee PTO and Amazon

Important Dates to Add to your Calendar

October 2022

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022: Magee PTO Meeting at 7:00 PM
Friday, October 21st, 2022: PTO Sponsored Popcorn Friday
Monday, October 24th through Friday, October 28th, 2022: Fall Book Fair
Wednesday, October 26th, 2022: Magee Monster Mash (5:00 - 7:00 PM)
Monday, October 31st, 2022: Spirit Day - Dress in your Halloween costume or as your favorite character

November 2022

November 3rd, 2022: Parent/Teacher Conferences (3:30 PM - 7:00 PM)
November 4th, 2022: No School Professional Learning and Parent/Teacher Conferences
November 4th, 2022: Parent/Teacher Conferences (8:00 AM - 12:00 PM)
November 7th, 2022: No School - Professional Learning Day

Do you want to be a Guest (Substitute) Teacher?

The Kettle Moraine School District is proud to partner with Teachers On Call to provide exceptional substitute teachers and educational assistants. Teachers On Call invests in their employees, recognizes their achievements, and is committed to the noble purpose of educating our youth.

As a Teachers on Call substitute, you’ll enjoy:

Free pre-hire training (for substitute teacher and aide or assistant positions)
Ongoing professional development
Steady, yet flexible, work you can feel good about
Weekly pay
Your preference of schools

To learn more and apply, click the Teachers on Call image above

KM Community Education

KM Community Education provides recreational and educational opportunities for families. Please be sure to visit the website often for updates and new programs. For program information and registration forms, visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed.

LYBA Basketball

Online registration is now open for recreational basketball at KM for boys and girls grades 3-8 at KM Middle School. Season begins in December and concludes in February. Grades 3-8 will practice one night per week with Saturday games and will be followed by a season ending tournament.

Grades 1-2 will meet on Saturday mornings.Our emphasis will be on knowledge and execution of basketball skills, rules, sportsmanship, fair play and attitude. Practices and games will be held Saturday mornings for 90 minutes. Eight foot baskets will be used.

Youth Wrestling club

The KM Youth Wrestling Club for students in grades K-8 will have an informational meeting on Wednesday, October 19 in the high school library at 7pm. We hope to see you there. Information regarding our annual fundraiser will be discussed so it’s important that you attend. Registration is now open online at www.kettlemorainewrestlingclub.com

COMMUNITY EVENTS & FLYERS

Events/opportunities listed on our Community Flyers page are not endorsed by the Kettle Moraine School District. They have been approved for electronic sharing. Visit www.kmsd.edu/communityflyers to see the full list of current flyers.

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