Jimmy Phelps
Superintendent
WASHAKIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2
September 2016
Russell Budmayr
Principal
Principal’s Corner
Hi Folks,
It sure feels good to have the kids
back and our hallways busy. I
sense a lot of enthusiasm in the
classrooms (from teachers and
students). I believe public education is a wonderful thing; someone
once called it the “great equalizer.” All kids have the same opportunity. It’s our job to encourage
them to make the most of it.
Have you ever noticed how school
often times mirrors the real life
kids will experience after they
graduate? If they show up, work
hard, learn to get along with others, make good friends and good
choices – usually that will lead to
success. If they make poor choices, they experience the consequences. I also have always appreciated how school gives a student a chance to find out where
his/her interest lies. Is it with
numbers, the written word, working with their hands, exploring the
world, the sciences, music, etc?
What a great time to be put on
the proper path for success.
Our student-athletes are currently involved in volleyball, football,
and cross country. We sure appreciate them. It wouldn’t be as much
fun if we didn’t have some athletic
events to go to. There’s just
something about a small town getting together to cheer on our kids
that makes for a good time- win or
lose. Our kids really appreciate
your support.
One of the many neat things I
value about our school is our commitment to your child’s success. I
chuckled when I overheard one of
our new students somewhat frustratingly say to one of our teachers, when told they had to go to
tutoring because of low grades,
“You’re not going to let me sit in
the back of the class and fail like
they did at my old school.” Not
only do we like to teach children
subject matter, but a good work
ethic will take you quite a ways
too!
I hope to see many of you at our
“Back to School” night scheduled
for Tuesday night, Aug. 30th
starting at 5:00. Come meet the
teachers, tour the school, and
have some supper. It will be fun.
Remember to contact the school
if you do not yet have access to
“Power School”. You can see the
up-to-date grades of your child
and their attendance. To me, this
handy tool eliminates any confusion when you ask your child how
school’s going in regards to
academics. I know it certainly answered many questions I
had with my own children’s
academic performance (often
times much to their surprise
and subsequent disappointment). But it also gave me an
opportunity to congratulate
them when they did well.
I hope this newsletter helps
you stay informed of what’s
happening at our school. If
you ever have any questions,
just call or stop by.
I feel lucky to be part of
this school and community.
Take care,
Mr. Budmayr
Inside This Issue
Note to Parents
2
CSO
3
Volunteers for Tutoring
3
Library News
4
Parent Login
4
Pioneer Jackets
5
Note to Parents
Take time to talk to your child
about the start of the school year
(Elementary)
Perhaps your child had a rotten
year last year. Or perhaps he's in a
new school and worried about making friends. There can be many reasons why children start the year
feeling anxious.
Talking with a parent helps. The
National Association of School Psychologists says parents can curb
their children's anxiety. Here's
how:
 Control your own anxiety. Chil-
dren absorb their parents' emotions. So get in a positive mood
when you talk with your child.
 Acknowledge your child's experience. You can accept his feelings and still help him be positive. "I know that last year wasn't so great. But this is a new
year and you can make changes
that will help you have a great
year."
 Teach coping skills. Help your
child figure out one or two
things he can do to solve a problem on his own. He'll feel better
knowing he can handle things.
 Stay in touch. Your child should
know that if a problem doesn't
go away, he should tell you or
his teacher. Remind him that
you are on his side and will be
there for him.
Reprinted with permission from the
September 2010 issue of Parents
make the difference!®
The Pioneer Way:
Learning to
Live our Dreams
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More research confirms that
kids should choose what they
read
Parents often complain that children don't want to read. But the
truth may be a bit more complicated. It may be that your child does
want to read--just not what you
think he should be reading.
Researchers at the University of
Tennessee-Knoxville would probably agree. They did a three-year
study that found children did far
better on reading tests if they
were given books to read over the
summer and they were allowed to
choose the books they got. The
message seems to be that children,
like most people, want to read
about their interests.
*Talk to your child about his interests. If you don't already know,
find out such information as his
favorite sports hero, favorite celebrity, TV shows he likes to watch
and favorite way to spend free
time.
*Go to the library. Check out three
or four books that match your
child's interests. Choose books
that are at his reading level, or
lower. Remember that most of
what children read, especially when
they read for pleasure, should be
easy for them.
*Ask your child to look at the
books you've checked out. Tell him
to try reading at least one of
them. If he likes it, great! If he
doesn't, ask him to tell you what
he would like in a book. Then go to
the library together to find a
match.
Reprinted with permission from
the January 2011 issue of Parents
Still make the difference!®
Recent research uncovers
five key tasks for parents
of teens
Did you think that most of the big
parenting jobs were over? Hardly.
The Harvard School of Public
Health collected the latest research in Raising Teens.
*Love and connect. Spend time together as a family and spend oneon-one time with your teen. Do familiar things like cooking a meal or
watching sports, and add new
things like volunteering as a family.
*Guide and limit. Figure out what's
non-negotiable--issues like safety
and health. Let your teen know you
won't give in on those things. But
talk about how you can work together to compromise on issues
like clothes, hair and schedules.
*Monitor and observe. Stay in
touch with where your teen is going--and who he's with. Talk with
other adults (teachers, coaches)
who know about changes in your
teen's life. Keep in contact with
the school about your teen's
grades and attendance.
*Model and consult. Be a good role
model. Take care of your health.
Put your values into practice. Your
example is more powerful than any
words you speak.
*Provide and advocate. If your
community doesn't provide what
you think teens need, get active.
Network within the community to
provide the support you know all
teens need. Work with others to
add positive support and remove
negative influences.
Reprinted with permission from
the November 2008 issue of Parents Still make the difference!®
CSO
Tutoring Volunteers
Please join us for our monthly
meeting on Tuesday, September
6th at 7:00PM in the cafeteria.
We will be starting our tutoring
program after school Monday, September 12th and will use the Elementary Computer Lab, formerly known
as the WEN Room. Tutoring goes
from 3:20 to 4:00PM Monday
through Thursday. There will be no
tutoring on Fridays.
NHS and Student Council members
will help with tutoring, however,
there will be days when students
will be busy with after school activities or sports, and volunteers from
the community are needed.
The students who come to the program might need to review for a
test, finish homework or incomplete
assignments, practice math facts or
read to someone, or might need to
improve a grade to return to eligibility. Some students stop by just
to finish homework and ask questions to see how their work is progressing.
If you’re available to help with our
tutoring program, please contact
Mrs. Taylor at 366-2223 Ext. 525.
We love new faces and ideas. Hope to see you there!
Hot Lunch
September costs for K-6 will
be $40.00, 7-12 will be
$50.00. By state law, the
school cannot extend credit.
Tickets are available in the
lunchroom for students wishing to purchase breakfast
items.
**If you didn’t receive an
application for free and reduced lunches, please contact
the office.
One Call Now
Receive up to date information
about event changes, school
closure, etc. with the One Call
Now system. Community members are welcome to join too.
Contact Neysha at 366-2233
x102 or email her at
nlyman@wsh2.k12.wy.us
if you would like to be added or
removed from the call list.
Preschool
Ten Sleep Preschool is in full
swing and welcoming new students. The 4 and 5 age group
meet Monday, Wednesday and
Friday from 7:58 to 11:00AM.
3 year olds meet Tuesday and
Thursday during the same
hours.
Contact the office for registration information.
Ten Sleep Community Choir
Community members of all ages are
invited to join the choir. Practices
will be on Tuesday evenings from
7:00 to 8:00PM. The first practice will be Tuesday, September
6th, in the music room at Ten
Sleep School.
We will prepare numbers for the
Veterans’ Day and Winter Concerts this fall. Pease contact Karen Loveland with any questions.
Karen.loveland@wsh2.k12.wy.us
366-2233 ext. 200
Nurse’s Notes
Welcome back to school! As the
school nurse it is my hope that everyone has a healthy 2016/2017
school year. Of course there are
times when your child may not feel
well or be too sick to come to
school, please keep them home if
they meet any of the following criteria.
Your child doesn’t feel well enough
to take part in normal activities
(such as being overly tired, fussy, or
won’t stop crying).
Your child needs more care than
teachers and staff can give, and still
care for other children.
FEVER: Keep your child home until
his/her fever has been gone
WITHOUT medicine for 24 hours.
Colds can be contagious for at least
48 hours. Returning to school too
soon may slow recovery and make
others sick.
VOMITING OR DIARRHEA: Keep
your child home for 24 hours after
the LAST time he/she vomited or
had diarrhea. ANTIBIOTICS: Keep
your child home until 24 hours after
the FIRST dose of antibiotic.
If your child has severe, uncontrolled coughing or wheezing, rapid
breathing, or difficulty breathing,
medical attention is necessary.
If your child has a rash and a fever,
seek medical attention. Any rash
that spreads quickly, has open weeping wounds, and/or is not healing
should also be evaluated.
Remember, the best way to prevent the spread of infection is
through good handwashing, and
keeping contagious children home
as recommended!
(Adapted from Park County School
District #6 illness policy)
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lies around the USA. To start off
the program, Pinto Bella speaks
about the emotional, physical, and
Library Corner
The Harvest Dinner is just around
the corner, Saturday, October
15th to be exact. This means it is
time for the Friends of the Library
will be holding their annual raffle
and auction! We are requesting
your donations of NEW gift or
craft items for this event. Please
drop them at the library for display. The Friends of the Library
support programming throughout
the year in your community. Join
the Friends today! Their meeting is
held the third Thursday of the
month at 11am at the library.
Preschool story time will begin
Thursday, September 8th at 10AM.
All children who are not in kindergarten are welcome to attend. It is
a great time for parents, caregivers and kids to interact and enjoy
the library. Age appropriate stories and crafts take place with our
very energetic volunteer, Jessica
Jackson.
Job Opening @ the Library: Do you
like children? Are you crafty and
creative? Are you organized and
have basic computer skills? We are
looking for an additional enthusiastic staff member to be the Program Supervisor for our "After
the Bell" program. (Formerly known
as the After School Club.) 12 hours
per week, Monday through Thursday. $10.00 per hour. Stop at the
Library for a full job description
and application.
Family fun for kids and adults as
we host The Pinto Bella Hoops library program on Monday, September 26th at 3:30PM. It has become
a favorite for students and fami-
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social benefits of hula hooping, describes the different types of hula
hoops and their purposes, gives a
brief history of the hula hoop, and
tells audiences about her own journey with the hoop. Pinto has a diverse collection of books about hula
hooping for participants to look at
before and after the program as
well. After some brief hula hooping
instructions, demonstration, and a
short performance of where Hoop
Dance can take a performer, the
group gets to try hula hooping
themselves, while Pinto Bella walks
around to give one on one instruction, trouble shooting, and help
with new tricks. After the group
has all had opportunities to play
and hoop around, we take some time
for organized games that teach
team work and communication with
the hoop! Please join us on the library lawn for this. If you think
you are too old to hoop...bring a
chair and watch the fun!
See you at the Splash Pad Party
Monday, September 5th at
1:00PM. Join your friends in celebration of one last summer cool
down before the pad is closed for
the season. There will be hot
dogs, s’mores and other treats as
well.
Parent Login
PowerSchool is our student information system, and allows
both the student and the parent to view current grades and
attendance by going to the following website.
It would be advisable to set the
website as a favorite or bookmark it using any of the popular
web browsers.
http://ps.wsh2.k12.wy.us/
guardian
Once you are at the login
screen, you need to use the
username and password you received for access.
If you have not received this
information, you can receive the
login information by contacting
the school office. Please let
the office know if you want separate login accounts for your
student and yourself.
If you have more than one student in the school, she can also
set the same password for all
of your students.
Kid Care
With health insurance, they’ll be
ready for whatever the school
year brings.
Kids who have health coverage are
better prepared to do well in
school and succeed in life. Kid Care
CHIP offers free or low-cost
health insurance for kids and
teens. Children can get regular
check-ups, immunizations, doctor
and dentist visits, hospital care,
mental health services, prescriptions and more. Please see the
enclosed flyer for more information.
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Ten Sleep School
PO Box 105
Ten Sleep, WY 82442
Phone: 307-366-2223
Fax: 307-366-2304
www.wsh2.k12.wy.us:
Ten Sleep School
Supporting Success
I Love You Guys Foundation: Standard Response Protocols
We are fortunate to be working with Wyoming Homeland Security for a teacher inservice training on Friday, September 30th. John Michael Keyes, founder of the I Love You Guys Foundation will be here to speak to staff on
our Standard Response Protocols that we adopted last year. He is the father of Emily Keyes who was killed in a
school shooting. We would like to invite all community and parents to listen to his presentation. The training will be
in the morning; please check our website closer to the date for an exact start time. If you would like more information, please call Neysha Lyman at 366-2233 x 102 or email nlyman@wsh2.k12.wy.us
New Website:
Please take a moment to navigate through the new school website. Thank you to Tess Anderson for the background picture. A great feature of the website is the ability to subscribe to our school calendar. If you are subscribed, you will automatically receive changes in your calendar as they are made. If you have any questions or
problems subscribing, please call Neysha Lyman at 366-2233 ext. 102
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September 2016
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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Friday
2
FFA Meeting during lunch
Blue Friday
Mr. Egger Class Field Trip
MS VB home game
Cloud Peak 4:00/5:00PM
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5
6
7
8
No School
Splash Pad Party 1PM
11
12
Community Choir 7PM
13
School Board Meeting 7PM
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19
14
26
Red Friday
MS VB home; Greybull
4:30/5:30PM
MS VB home; Rocky Mtn
2:00/3:00PM
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21
27
MS VB Home; Worland
4:30/5:30PM
22
Mid Term 1st Quarter
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Community Choir 7PM
16
Blue Friday
HS VB Home Dubois
4:00/5:00PM
3
Football home games; Hulett
12:00/2:00
HS plays first
HS VB Home; Arvada
10:00/11:00AM
10
Football away; St. Stephens
12:00/2:00PM
HS VB Hanna Invite
17
Football Home; Burlington
12:00/2:00PM
HS VB Home; Burlington
4:30/5:30PM
MS VB Away, Greybull 4:15PM MS VB Meeteetse vs. Burlgtn
9:00AM Ten Sleep Gym
Community Choir 7PM
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9
Picture Day 8:00AM
Community Choir 7PM
20
HS VB away game
St. Stephens 4:00PM
Saturday
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Mr. Stephenson Guest Artist
Red Friday
MS VB Away; Thermopolis
4:30/5:30PM
Football Away; Farson
12:00/2:00PM
HS VB Away; Arvada
4:00/5:00PM
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HS VB Away; Meeteetse
3:00/4:30PM
MS VB Away; Meeteetse
1:00PM
Teacher Work Day:
I Love you Guys Training
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MS VB Away; Burlington
& Rocky Mtn. 11:00AM
Pioneer Welcome Back Night
Friends, Family, Food and Fun!
A great way to start the new school year
Tuesday, August 30th
5:00 – 6:30PM Dinner Provided
5:00 – 7:00PM Visit Classrooms
Come and Go – Eat and Visit classrooms at your leisure