Last Friday we had our annual Mapleview Talent Show. Unfortunately, I was not able to be there, but

by all accounts, it was a huge success once again. Not only do we have many talented kids, but we have

kids willing to take the risk of getting up in front of their peers to perform. The students should be

very proud of themselves.

As I reflect further about the talent show, and the willingness of our kids to take risks, I would like to

believe the reason is in part due to the climate we try to create at Mapleview. At Mapleview, we try to

build a climate where students feel safe to take risks academically and socially. While academic achieve-

ment is very important, equally important is the social and emotional well being of students. There are

a variety of things we do at Mapleview to help create an environment that supports positive social and

emotional growth.

We provide many “extra” activities for students to participate in to stretch themselves and make con-

nections with a wide array of students. These include intramurals and clubs, choir, band, Secret Ser-

vice, Student Council and ARK. ARK in particular is a group of students who plan lessons around social

situations and bullying. They present these interactive lessons monthly to their peers. This year we

have emphasized kindness. Our behavioral data suggests we still have incidents of students saying things

to each other that are either intentionally or unintentionally unkind. Through education and acknowl-

edgement, our hope is to help kids be more tolerant, as well as, recognize students who regularly show

kindness toward others.

At Mapleview, we also emphasize with our staff the importance of every student having a positive con-

nection with at least one adult at school. While we hope for multiple connections with an adult, we

want to make sure every student feels there is at least one adult he/she can come to with any con-

cern. Our most recent data suggests we are doing well, but can still work to improve this area. We

will continue to look at how we can make improvements in order to reach our goal.

While we believe we have a good climate here at Mapleview, we are not so naive to think things are

perfect and that we have no conflict. We know that we need to continually measure where we are and

make adjustments when needs are identified. This is our continuous improvement mindset.

As evident by the positive feedback I received about the Talent Show, I believe in general, our students

show respect and kindness to each other regularly. I was as proud of the student body for this as I was

for the students who participated last Friday.

Thanks for sending us such great kids to work with each day!

As always, please do not hesitate to contact me with questions and concerns.

Yours in education,

Mr. Schultz

Message From the Principal

Mapleview Intermediate M A R C H 1 , 2 0 1 8 V O L U M E 1 2 I S S U E 7

Dates to

Remember:

March16th

11:20 Dismissal

March 23rd

End of 3rd quarter

March 30-April 3

Spring Break

The Kimberly Area

School District does

not discriminate on

the basis of race, col-

or, religion, national

origin, ancestry,

creed, pregnancy,

marital status, paren-

tal status, sexual ori-

entation, sex,

(including

transgender status,

change of sex or gen-

der identity), or phys-

ical, mental, emotion-

al, or learning disabil-

ity ("Protected Clas-

ses") in any of its stu-

dent programs and

activities.

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P A G E 2

Winter Walk to School Day

Talent Show Last week, Mapleview put on a wonderful talent show. It showcased the wide range of

talent our Mapleview students possess. Getting up on stage in front of peers is not easy,

but each student showed poise and presence. This would not have been possible without

the support of parents and staff. In particular, these staff members put in many hours be-

fore and after school, as well as lunch and recess, to help the kids prepare:

M A P L E V I E W I N T E R M E D I A T E

Lisa Yenter (Co-Chair)

Alison Pohlman (Co-Chair)

Melissa Van Krey (Co-Chair)

Kathy Erickson (Committee/Photographer)

Chris Fitzgerald (AV Assistant)

Tyler Linzmeier (Emcee )

Eric Hoffman (Committee)

Stacey Vandenberg (Committee/Student

Assistant)

We had such a great turnout in October

for our Walk to School Day that we

thought we’d brave the cold and try a

Winter Walk to School Day! It was again

supported by the East Central WI Re-

gional Safe Routes To School Pro-

gram. We met at Roosevelt Park in Kim-

berly and finished the walk to school to-

gether. The goodie bags included official

Walk to School hats, headbands and

gloves. We were also able to raffle off

long-sleeved shirts, fleece blankets,

Skyzone gift cards and Subway gift

cards. Thank you to the students who

joined in the fun!

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Intramurals

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 2 I S S U E 7

March 5-9 Please take a moment next week to thank our Chartwells staff for all of the work they do each

day preparing nutritious, well balanced meals for our students before and during the school day

Please be aware that emergency medications that are provided for use during the school day

will not be accessible after school hours. Parents and students plan ahead to have emergency

medication available during after school activities such as clubs and sports. If an emergency

arises and a student does not have their emergency medication available, 911 will be called.

Emergency Medication

National School Breakfast Week March 5-9

A new round of intramurals began this week! As always, thank you to the parents and

coaches for helping to make these opportunities possible for our students.

6th grade Art Club will be meeting on Wednesdays through March 28.

The Chess and Cribbage dates alternate as kids are learning to play the games. The

schedule is as follows:

5th grade dates: 2/2, 3/6, 3/13, 3/15, 3/20, 3/22 and 3/27

6th grade dates: 3/1, 3/8, 3/13, 3/15, 3/20, 3/22 and 3/27

Boys Volleyball will be held in April. Permission forms will be sent home mid-March.

A Note From the Health Office Attention Parents of Children entering 6th Grade in 2018/2019

If your child will be entering sixth grade next school year, he/she needs to be up-to-date on the vaccinations

for Tdap and Varicella. If our records show that your child needs to have further immunizations to comply

with Wisconsin Law, you will receive a letter from the school in April or May. Please bring this information

to your child's next doctor's appointment. This will need to be done prior to starting 6th grade. Always re-

member to notify the school office of all vaccines that your child has received. We are required to supply

this information to the state each year. Call Valerie Schroeder at 788-7910 with all new vaccine information.

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P A G E 4

Bobcat Coders 6th grade students part of "Bobcat Coders", an intramural group that has been

meeting twice a week after school since the beginning of January had their Com-

puter Science Showcase on February 27! Over thirty students participated in the

program which consisted of using the the program Google CS and Scratch to

make various computer programs featuring animation, games, music, and

more. The program started in 2016 as a pilot and has been growing each year

since.

M A P L E V I E W I N T E R M E D I A T E

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School Attendance

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 2 I S S U E 7

A reminder to parents that all attend-

ance must go through the Main Office

in advance. Please send a note with

your child, call the office at 788-7910

to speak to a secretary, or leave a

message on our attendance line. The

office will then update your student’s

attendance in Infinite Campus. You

may inform teachers if you so choose,

however, the Main Office should be

the initial contact to avoid any unex-

cused absences. You are able to leave

a message at any time outside of our

normal office hours (3:15 PM-7:00

AM).

Wisconsin’s school compulsory law

requires students miss no more than

ten (10) days per school year. Once

a student has missed ten or more

days of school a doctor’s note may be

required to excuse the absence. Stu-

dents who visit the doctor due to an

extended illness in advance of the ten

days are also encouraged to send a

doctor’s note to the Main Office ex-

cusing the absence. Absences ex-

cused by a medical professional gen-

erally do not count toward a stu-

dent’s ten day maximum. If you have

questions regarding our attendance

policy or a unique circumstance,

please contact Valerie Schroeder, the

Mapleview Intermediate attendance

secretary.

Help our students reach their potential! Do you enjoy helping kids and having a

flexible schedule? We are looking for substitute paraprofessionals. Paraprofession-

als assist teachers and students throughout the school day. Substitute paraprofes-

sionals have a flexible work schedule and a lot of variety in their work. If you know

someone who is looking for a rewarding and flexible career where they would be

helping all students succeed, please help us by sharing this link with them: www.kimberly.k12.wi.us/careers

Safety

Seeking Substitute Paraprofessionals

As we continue to look at safety we would like to share a couple changes and reminders regarding be-

fore and after school:

1. Yellow Vests - Supervisors for before school, recess and after school are wearing high visibility

yellow vests.

2. The Maple Street entrance is locked until a supervisor is present in the mornings. Outside supervi-

sion typically begins at 7:20 AM. Students should be entering the Main Office doors prior to 7:20

AM. Students should continue to go straight to the commons where there is adult supervision.

3. Please drop off students on the school side of the street. We still see students getting dropped off

on the opposite side and crossing in traffic.

Thank you for your attention to these changes to help keep our students safe at Mapleview.

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Community Events

April 2, 2018 (Spring Break) Babysitting Certification Class offered for ages 10 and older April 7, 2018 Super Science Saturday - a FREE event sponsored by the Darboy Kiwanis club at Woodland Ele-mentary 9:30 a.m. 2018 Baseball/Softball/Tee Ball Registration for Combined Locks Rec. Dept. 2018 Baseball Registration and Information for Kimberly Park and Rec.

AAUW Essay Contest Information and Entry Form for boys and girls grade 6-8 (deadline February 23, 2018)

2018-2019 JRG Registration Process Information for Parents

Scheduling for 6th grade students is about to begin! Here’s what all 6th grade parents need to know:

JRG Counselor, Mrs. Barnes, will be presenting registration information to 6th grade students on February 28 and March 1. At this presentation, students will receive a course selection sheet; course descriptions for 7th grade classes can be found online here. A link to these descriptions can also be found on the JRG website. Signed course selection sheets must be returned to the student’s home-room teacher by MARCH 7 before online scheduling can begin.

Students have two choices in 7th grade.

Students will choose either Spanish or French for foreign language. Students will choose whether or not they would like to participate in band. All other coursework includes required classes.

Once all forms are returned, students will register online during homeroom.

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MAPLEVIEW INTERMEDIATE

P.B.I.S.

“POSITIVE BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS AND SUPPORTS”

March The 11th annual Mapleview talent show was on Friday, February 23rd. This was a fantastic showcase of all of

our talented students here at Mapleview. Watching all of the students who participated in the talent show take a

big risk and put themselves out there is truly special to witness. Those students who performed in the talent show

put in many hours of hard work to prepare to perform in front of the student body, staff and audience mem-

bers. The talent show participants really stepped out of their comfort zone to try something new! So on behalf of

all the students and staff we congratulate all of the performers, and we also want to thank all of the staff that put in

many, many hours working with those students who performed. Those same staff members also put in many hours

putting together music, videos, a program for the performance and set up and take down of the gymnasium.

Congratulations to all of those students for following the Bobcat expectations throughout the month of Febru-

ary…Keep up the great work in March!

P A G E 7

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In an effort to recognize students who are going above and beyond what is expected of

them at Mapleview Intermediate, “Faces in the Crowd” has been established. Once a

month students are nominated by their classroom or specials teachers and one student will

be chosen from each class throughout the school year.

March's “Faces in the Crowd” are: Niyah Parker, nominated by Mrs. Janssen; Justin Grey,

nominated by Mr. Nelson; Christian Dollevoet nominated by Mr. Reider; and Caleb

Wisneski , nominated by Mr. Scheuerell

Niyah Parker Justin Grey

Christian Dollevoet Caleb Wisneski

Faces in the Crowd P A G E 8

125 East Kimberly Ave Kimberly, WI 54136 920.788.7910 Fax: 920.788.7760

Mapleview Intermediate School

John Schultz, Principal

Dear Parent or Guardian:

Wisconsin students in grades 3-8 and 10 will be participating in the Forward Exam this spring.

This assessment includes literacy, math, science and social studies though not all subjects are

tested at all grades. Fifth and sixth graders will take the reading and math exams.

At Mapleview, this testing will occur the mornings of April 9rd - 13th. We have blocked the time

of 7:45 am until 9:15 am to test each day. Please make every attempt not to schedule

appointments on these testing days. Coming to school on time, rested and with a good

breakfast will help the students be as successful as possible. Thank you in advance for your help

preparing our students for this exam.

The results from state testing, along with local measures such as report cards, classroom

assessments and teacher feedback, provide meaningful information about students’ academic

achievement to parents, students, teachers and the school district.

Additional information about the Forward Exam can be found in the accompanying brochure. If

you have questions about the Forward Exam, please contact me.

Sincerely,

Mr. Schultz

When does the Forward Exam take place?

The Forward Exam will be given in schools between March 19 and May 4, 2018. Schools are permitted to select their own testing dates within this window.

What type of scores will be provided?

The Forward Exam is a summative assessment which provides information about what students know and can do in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. Students receive a score based on their performance in each content area. Each score will fall in one of four levels:

Advanced – Student demonstrates thorough understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for their grade level that are associated with college content-readiness.

Proficient – Student demonstrates adequate understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for their grade level that are associated with college content-readiness.

Basic – Student demonstrates partial understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for their grade level that are associated with college content-readiness.

Below Basic – Student demonstrates minimal understanding of and ability to apply the knowledge and skills for their grade level that are associated with college content-readiness.

Where can I find sample or practice test questions? An Online Tools Training (OTT) is available for students at http://dpi.wi.gov/assessment/forward/sample-items. The OTT is intended to give students the opportunity to practice with the tools available on the Forward Exam, as well as allow them to familiarize themselves with the testing platform. It also gives students a chance to work with the different question types they will encounter on the exam. The OTT is not scored, nor is it intended to provide practice on test content. For more information contact the Office of Student Assessment at osamail@dpi.wi.gov

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Wisconsin Forward Exam

Information for Families 2017-18

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

What is the Wisconsin Forward Exam? The Wisconsin Forward Exam is designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. These standards outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be college and career ready. The Forward Exam is administered online in the spring of each school year at: grades 3-8 in English language arts (ELA)

and mathematics, grades 4 and 8 in science and, grades 4, 8, and 10 in social studies.

The Forward Exam includes several question types: Multiple‐Choice (MC)

Question that has four answer choices, including three distractors and one correct answer.

Enhanced Selected Response (ESR) Question which may contain combinations of MC, short‐answer, and technology‐enhanced.

Evidence‐Based Selected Response (EBSR) Question which has two parts. The student answers Part A, then provides evidence in Part B to support answer in Part A.

Text‐Dependent Analysis (TDA) Question used on the ELA test. The TDA is a text‐based analysis, based on a passage that read by the student during the assessment. Students must draw on basic writing skills while inferring and synthesizing information from the passage in order to develop a comprehensive, holistic essay response. Students have up to 5000 characters to formulate their response.

Technology‐Enhanced (TE) TE questions allow for a more engaging, interactive assessment. A wide variety of TE questions are present on the Forward Exam including:

Clock Input Angle Draw Short Input Bar Graph Number Line

Coordinate Graph Line Plot List Drag and Drop Drop‐Down List Pictograph using Drag and Paste Circle Graph Matching Highlighting Text

Accommodations and supports for students with disabilities and/or English language learners are built into the system so that the progress of students can be accurately measured.

What does this mean for my child? The Forward Exam is a summative assessment that gauges your child’s achievement in the content areas tested compared to other students in the state. Along with local measures such as report cards, school-wide assessments, and other information about your child’s progress in school, the results from the Forward Exam provide insight into how well your child is doing on a broad measure of achievement.

What are the test times? The estimated time for test administration in each grade is approximately: 2 hours and 20 minutes for ELA, 1 hour and 45 minutes for Mathematics, 1 hour and 40 minutes for Science, and 1 hour and 30 minutes for Social Studies. These are estimated times, for the purpose of scheduling, as the Forward Exam is not a timed test.

Counselor Corner with Mrs. Dietzler Many small groups are finishing up this month. Since January, over 75 students have been able to participate in a small group on a topic relevant to them! Students were highly engaged and really seemed to enjoy groups! Sixth graders are finishing up their academic unit of guidance. In this unit, we discussed having balance in our life and how to manage some of life’s stressors. Students were also introduced to Growth Mindset thinking. Students with a growth mindset (vs. fixed mindset) believe challenges help us to learn and that effort is to be recognized. Growth mindset thinking challenges a negative “I can’t do this” attitude into “I can’t do this...YET.” With practice, things that once were very difficult for us start to become easier. We learn that by asking questions, showing effort and not giving up that our brain can get stronger! MARCH iCHAT GROUPS are about to begin for 6th graders. As we continue to support our students’ Academic and Career Planning (ACP) development, it is important to remember to highlight those skills that are sometimes overlooked on the report card but are so essential to life success. The skills we are referring to go by many names: soft skills, employability skills, learning habits and skills for success, to name a few. We will look at what researchers have identified as essential soft skills to have in order to find success in college and/or career. Being a member of the workforce is a few years away for our 6th graders, but the skills that are needed can be developed and practiced now. During our March iChat, we will watch the following video, Soft Skills to Pay the Bills, in order to initiate our discussion on when they currently need and use these soft skills. Each student will take some time to reflect on their soft skills and identify any areas where they could use some improvement. Parents will receive an email from their child inviting them to review their soft skill goal in Career Cruising so that each student receives support from school and home. Be sure to ask your child to share what they talked about during their latest iChat!

It’s time to “Flip” Pop-Tabs

to help the Ronald McDonald House

 

The Mapleview Bobcats Pop Tab collection will begin on Monday, March 5th and go through Friday, May 4th. 

If you haven’t started collecting yet, please begin saving tabs now. It’s a great way to teach our Mapleview students about philanthropy, the importance of recycling, and making a difference for others 

Together we can do it!! 

Please begin bringing tabs on Monday, March 5th.

Student Council is excited to announce the

“Heart Madness” competition at Mapleview

(fundraiser for the American Heart Association)

In the past, many of you have helped support the AHA through their “Jump Rope for Heart” campaign. At Mapleview, we are changing it up a little bit. With the help of the AHA, we are sponsoring “Heart Madness” which is the same type of fundraiser without the jumping rope portion. We will still be asking for donations to the AHA from 3/5 to 3/9 (checks can be made out to The American Heart Association), and there will still be awards given to students who raise certain amounts of money. $5-- Free Gamblers hockey ticket for Saturday, March 17th $20-- AHA t-shirt $25--30 min of free jump at Extreme Air $50-- 2 hour free Xtreme Air ticket $100--2 passes for 2 hours of jump time at Extreme Air

Beyond this, the fundraiser will be connected to the NCAA basketball tournament referred to as “March Madness.” The class who raises the most amount of money by March 9thth will get the first pick of the 64 college teams playing in the tournament that begins March 15th. The rest of the classes will pick teams in the order of their earnings. Student Council will keep tabs on the tournaments’ wins/losses and see which class has the winning team at the end. That class will get a Subway party as their reward!

Thank you for helping the Mapleview Student Council support this great cause! Sincerely, Mapleview Student Council

If your employer matches charitable gifts, you can double or even triple your initial donation by submitting a Matching Gift form. It’s easy! Find out how below.

Does your employer match gifts? To find out, go to www.matchinggifts.com/aha. Enter your company’s name in the box and click Search.*

*If you have already made a donation or are paying by check, you can go directly to your company’s employee website/HR to request a matching gift form.

Get a Matching Gift form. If your company has a matching gift program, you’ll be directed to a page with information and a link to your company’s employee website. Log in to get a Matching Gift form. Print out the form or submit it online and print the online confirmation. Be sure to note the student’s name and school on the form.

Turn in your form. Give your Matching Gift form or printed confirmation to the student you originally donated to, and the student will turn in the form at school. Or you can mail the form to your local American Heart Association office ℅ Youth Market.

Double Your Donation with Matching Gifts!

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Thank you for helping students raise money for heart health—and have fun in the process. Donations

like yours help save lives!

©2016 American Heart Association. Text and design by The Education Center, LLC

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