Emerson Edition
“Where Children Soar Like Eagles”
June 2016
Help Emerson by collecting Kwik Trip milk
caps/bag tops and Box Tops for Education.
Please drop them off in the blue bins in
Emerson’s entryway.
Our new transportation provider
beginning July 1st is GO Riteway.
Please periodically check the
district's website for updated
transportation information this
summer. Follow this link.
Family
Picnic
Sept. 12th
Myrick Park
5-7 PM
Visit our website at www.lacrosseschools.org/emerson
Families are welcome to
recycle old markers in the
Crayola bin in the front
entryway anytime.
Thanks to everyone
that came to Culver’s
on April 18th.
We raised $448.78
for our PTO!
Emerson is now collecting
UPC codes from
Village Hearth & Country Hearth
bread packages! The program will
start next fall. Start saving UPC
codes this summer and bring them
to school in September!
The Campbells Labels for Education program is ending.
Please drop off any labels you have by the end of June.
Thank you for your support!
This is Phil Addis and I have been the president of our PTO for the past three years.
I am pleased to announce that Faye Ellis will be taking over that role for the 2016-2017
school year. This year, the PTO awarded grants of almost $20,000 for such things as
teacher supplies, books, art projects, funding for bus trips, iPads for the students, and
more. Since my time on the Board, the PTO has spent over $50,000 assisting the
students, staff and teachers at Emerson. What the PTO does touches every student in
our school and we could use your help. Please consider becoming a member of the
Emerson PTO and join us supporting our school. Thank you for allowing me to serve as
your PTO president and have great summer.
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Spring Fest was a success!
Thanks to everyone who
volunteered and all of the
families that joined in the
fun! We’re looking forward
to next year!
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BE A READING SUPERHERO
2016 SUMMER READING BOOK LIST
AGES 0–2 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
AGES 3–5 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
AGES 6-7 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
1, 2, 3 to the Zoo, Eric Carle
Frog on a Log?, Kes Gray & Jim Field
8: An Animal Alphabet, Elisha Cooper
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep, Jane Cabrera
Gaston,Kelly DiPucchio & Christian Robinson
Batman’s Dark Secret, Kelly Puckett & Jon J Muth
Bear Counts, Karma Wilson & Jane Chapman
Goodnight, Already!, Jory John & Benji Davies
Dr. Kitty Cat is Ready to the Rescue: Posy the Puppy, Jane Clarke
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?,
Bill Martin Jr. & Eric Carle
Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site, Sherri Duskey Rinker&
Tom Lichtenheld ES
Eerie Elementary: The School is Alive!, Jack Chabert & Sam Ricks
Duck and Goose, Let’s Dance!, Tad Hills & Lauren Savage
Green is a Chile Pepper: A Book of Colors, Roseanne Greenfield
Thong & John Parra ES
Elephant & Piggie: I Really Like Slop!, Mo Willems
Five Little Monkeys: A Fingers & Toes Nursery Rhyme Book,
Natalie Marshall
FA
ES
Emma and Julia Love Ballet, Barbara McClintock
Hey, Seymour!, Walter Wick
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World’s Most Famous Bear,
Lindsay Mattick & Sophie Blackall
Giraffes Can’t Dance, Giles Andreae & Guy Parker-Rees
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends?, Jane Yolen & Mark Teague
Guess How Much I Love You, Sam McBratney & Anita Jerman
I Wish You More, Amy Krouse Rosenthal & Tom Lichtenheld
Fly Guy Presents: Snakes, Tedd Arnold
Little Owl’s Colors, Divya Srinivasan
Last Stop on Market Street, Matt de la Peña & Christian Robinson
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs, Mo Willems
Love Meez series, Caroline Jayne Church
Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa, Anna Dewdney
Mother Goose’s Pajama Party, Danna Smith & Virginia Allyn
Night Animals, Gianna Marino
Magic Tree House: Balto of the Blue Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne &
Sal Murdocca
Pat the Bunny, Dorothy Kunhardt
Pat-a-Cake, Mary Brigid Barrett
Pete the Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, James Dean & Kimberly
Dean
Red Light, Green Light, Yumi Heo
Please, Mr. Panda, Steve Antony
Ordinary People Change the World: I Am Jackie Robinson, Brad
Meltzer & Christopher Eliopoulos
Safe in a Storm, Stephen R. Swinburne & Jennifer A. Bell
Press Here, Herve Tullet
Owl Diaries: Eva’s Treetop Festival, Rebecca Elliott
Scholastic Early Learners: Lift the Flap: First 100 Words, Scholastic
Ten Pigs: An Epic Bath Adventure, Derek Anderson
Scholastic Early Learners: Noisy Touch & Lift Farm,
Scholastic ES
The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend, Dan Santat
Princess Pink and the Land of Fake-Believe: Moldylocks and the
ES
Three Beards, Noah Z. Jones
The Pirate Jamboree, Mark Teague
Scholastic Discover More™: Animal Faces, Penelope Arlon
Scholastic Early Learners: Playful Pets: Woof!, Scholastic
The Pout-Pout Fish Goes to School, Deborah Diesen &
Dan Hanna
The Day the Crayons Came Home, Drew Daywalt & Oliver Jeffers
There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Frog!, Lucille Colandro &
ES
Jared Lee
The Princess and the Pony, Kate Beaton
Wolfie the Bunny, Ame Dyckman & Zachariah OHora
Zen Socks, Jon J Muth
Scholastic Early Learners: Touch and Lift: Peek-a-Who? Who’s My
Mother?, Scholastic
Shark vs. Train, Chris Barton
Book list Key:
Series
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Notebook of Doom: Rise of the Balloon Goons, Troy Cummings
ES
Featured Author
The Paperboy, Dav Pilkey
ES
ES
FA
What This Story Needs is a Pig in a Wig, Emma J. Virjan
Also in Spanish
Visit scholastic.com/summer for summer reading tips and activities!
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BE A READING SUPERHERO
2016 SUMMER READING BOOK LIST
AGES 8-10 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
Allie, First at Last, Angela Cervantes
AGES 11-13 (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
A Night Divided, Jennifer A. Nielsen
FA
Young Adult (By Title, Author & Illustrator)
American Born Chinese, Gene Luen Yang
FA
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, R.J. Palacio
Amulet series, Kazu Kibuishi
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx, Sonia Manzano
Cake Pop Crush, Suzanne Nelson
Echo, Pam Munoz Ryan
Eleanor & Park, Rainbow Rowell
Embassy Row: All Fall Down, Ally Carter
Faceless, Alyssa Sheinmel
George, Alex Gino
I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the
World, Malala Yousafzai with Patricia McCormick
Captain Underpants series, Dav Pilkey
FA
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire, Sundee T. Frazier
Cleopatra in Space series, Mike Maihack
FA
Crimebiters!: My Dog is Better Than Your Dog, Tommy Greenwald &
Adam Stower FA
I Am Princess X, Cherie Priest & Kali Ciesemier
Kalahari, Jessica Khoury
If I Stay, Gayle Foreman
Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Sword of Summer,
Rick Riordan
Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Jeff Kinney
Foxcraft: The Taken, Inbali Iserles
Gaby, Lost and Found, Angela Cervantes
Josh Baxter Levels Up, Gavin Brown
Moving Target, Christina Diaz Gonzalez
FA
If I Was Your Girl, Meredith Russo
Miss Peregrine’s Peculiar Children series, Ransom Riggs
FA
Geronimo Stilton Micekings: Attack of the Dragons,
Geronimo Stilton
No Summit Out of Sight, Jordan Romero with Linda LeBlanc
Ms. Marvel, G. Willow Wilson & Adrian Alphona
Public School Superhero, James Patterson
Paper Towns, John Green
Goosebumps series, R.L. Stine
Secret Hero Society: Study Hall of Justice, Derek Fridolfs & Dustin
Nguyen
Shadowshaper, Daniel José Older
FA
I Survived True Stories series, Lauren Tarshis
It Came From Ohio!: My Life as a Writer, R.L. Stine
Key Hunters series, Eric Luper
FA
FA
Save Me a Seat, Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan
FA
Some Kind of Courage, Dan Gemeinhart
Sunny Side Up, Jennifer L. Holm & Matthew Holm
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix series, Ann M. Martin & Raina
Telgemeier
The Key to Extraordinary, Natalie Lloyd
Simon vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda, Becky Albertalli
Space Dumplins , Craig Thompson
The Colors of Madeleine series, Jaclyn Moriarty
The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, Paige McKenzie & Alyssa
Sheinmel
The Porcupine of Truth, Bill Konigsberg
The Hero Two Doors Down, Sharon Robinson
Unfriended, Rachel Vail
The Lost Track of Time, Paige Britt & Lee White
Untwine, Edwidge Danticat
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The Secret Language of Sisters, Luanne Rice
The Zodiac Legacy: Convergence, Stan Lee, Stuart Moore, & Andie
Tong
Upside-Down Magic series, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle &
FA
Emily Jenkins
To Catch a Cheat, Varian Johnson
Whatever After series, Sarah Mlynowski
Waterfire Saga series, Jennifer Donnelly
Wings of Fire series, Tui T. Sutherland
The Hunger Games trilogy, Suzanne Collins
FA
The Marvels, Brian Selznick
FA
The Oodlethunks: Oona Finds an Egg, Adele Griffin & Mike Wu
TombQuest series, Michael Northrop
Serafina and the Black Cloak, Robert Beatty
Star Wars: Jedi Academy: A New Class, Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Sit, Stay, Love, J.J. Howard
Red Queen series, Victoria Aveyard
FA
FA
Unidentified Suburban Object, Mike Jung
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Book list Key:
Series
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Featured Author
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Also in Spanish
Visit scholastic.com/summer for summer reading tips and activities!
SUMMER READING LIST
We There Yet?
Dan Santat
e, Brown, 2016, ISBN:
0316199995
a seemingly endless car
hours move so slowly
a boy imagines that time
ctually moving backwards,
ding him into a past full
irates, dinosaurs, and
enture.
let Cat: Dance! Dance!
derpants!
Bob Shea
ney-Hyperion, 2016, ISBN:
1484713792
et Cat is simply manic
ballet and tries to get her
nd Butter Bear to join in
dance.
astly Verse
strated by JooHee Yoon
hanted
han
ted Li
Lion
on Boo
Books
ks, 20
2015
15,
N: 9781592701667
and art are interwoven to
g to life sixteen animalted poems in this awardning book.
ck, Duck, Dinosaur
Kallie George
strated by Oriol Vidal
perCollins, 2016, ISBN:
0062353085
tw
when
hen th
the
e game
game wa
wass
ing to be fun, in came
ble—in this twist on the
d’s game.
rmuffs for Everyone!
w Chester Greenwood
came Known as the
entor of Earmuffs
Meghan McCarthy
on & Schuster/Paula
eman Books, 2015, ISBN:
1481406376
rn about the invention of
muffs by prolific inventor
and successful businessman
Chester Greenwood in this
humorous picture book.
8: An Animal Alphabet
by Elisha Cooper
Orchard Books, 2015, ISBN:
9780545470834
In this counting alphabet
book, Cooper delivers a
unique gamelike quality to his
story as readers learn about
animals—both familiar and
exotic—in this alphabetically
arranged book that contains
eight illustrations of each
animal on its pages.
Flowers Are Calling
by Rita Gray
Illustrated by Kenard Pak
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2015, ISBN: 9780544340121
Playful rhyming text alternates
with
wit
h fact
factual
ual ca
callo
llouts
uts th
that
at
describe flowers and the
pollination process. The
watercolor illustrations are
gorgeous and sure to inspire
young naturalists everywhere!
Freedom in Congo
Square
by Carole Boston
Weatherford
Illustrated by R. Gregory
Christie
little bee books, 2016, ISBN:
9781499801033
Because of the unjust
system of nineteenth-century
Louisiana, the slaves are
forced to work all week
long, so they look forward
to Sunday, when they can
gather in New Orleans’
Congo Square to dance, sing,
and enjoy
j y an afternoon of
freedom.
Gaston
I Don’t Want to Be a Frog
by Kelly DiPucchio
Illustrated by Christian
Robinson
Simon & Schuster/Atheneum,
2014, ISBN: 9781442451025
by Dev Petty
Illustrated by Mike Boldt
Doubleday Books, 2015, ISBN:
9780385378666
What does it take for a
bulldog to fit in with his proper
poodle family? It turns out to
be something simple: love.
A frog imagines what it would
be like to be a rabbit, a cat,
and other animals in this silly
story.
I Got the Rhythm
Get a Hit, Mo!
by David
id A. Adl
Adler
Illustrated by Sam Ricks
Penguin, 2016, ISBN:
9780670016327
Mo is used to striking out, but
when the bases are loaded, he
may just finally hit a home run.
The Grasshopper & the
Ants
by Jerry Pinkney
Little, Brown, 2015, ISBN:
9780316400817
The third in his retellings of
Aesop’s Fables, Pinkney
shows the grasshopper why
the ants have worked so
hard, and the ants learn the
value of sharing.
by Connie SchofieldMorrison
i
Illustrated by Frank Morrison
Bloomsbury, 2014, ISBN:
9781619631786
A neighborhood walk
becomes so much more as
a little girl explores the music
and sound of everyday urban
life.
Grades K-2
¡Olinguito, de la A a la Z!
Descubriendo el bosque
nublado / Olinguito, from
A to Z! Unveiling the
Cloud Forest
Surf’s Up
by Lulu Delacre
Children’s Book Press, 2016,
ISBN: 9780892393275
Frog friends Bro and Dude
hilariously debate whether
surfing or reading is a bette
way to spend a day at the
beach.
Explore the cloud forest of
the Andes in Ecuador in this
bilingual alphabetical book in
verse.
Power Down, Little Robot
by Anna Staniszewski
Illustrated by Tim Zeltner
Henry Holt, 2015, ISBN:
9781627791250
This little robot has no plans
to go to bed!
by Philip C. Stead
Illustrated by
y Erin E. Stead
Roaring Brook Press, 2015,
ISBN: 9781596439320
Peter uses his imagination
and pillows to create Lenny,
the Guardian of the Bridge,
and realizes that something is
missing—a friend for Lenny.
Hi, Koo! A Year of
Seasons
My New Friend Is So Fun!
by Jon J. Muth
Scholastic, 2014, ISBN:
9780545166683
by Mo Willems
Disney-Hyperion, 2014, ISBN:
9781423179580
Koo the panda is back and
discovering each season
through poetry.
Will a new friend break
apart Piggie and Gerald’s
friendship?
Ice Cream Summer
The Night Gardener
by Peter Sís
Scholastic, 2015, ISBN:
9780545731614
by Terry Fan and Eric Fan
Simon & Schuster, 2016, ISBN:
9781481439787
Get the scoop on some fun
history, math, new vocabulary,
and much more in this
entertaining book all about ice
cream.
William and an elderly
gardener help transform their
town byy creating
g anonymo
y us
topiary artwork.
Ten Rules of Being a
Superhero
by Deb Pilutti
Henry Holt, 2014, ISBN:
9780805097597
Anyone can be a superher
as long as they follow thes
ten important rules!
Treat
Sam and Dave Dig a Hole
Lenny & Lucy
by Kwame Alexander
Illustrated by Daniel Miyar
NorthSouth Books, 2016, ISB
9780735842205
by Mac Barnett
Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Candlewick Press,, 2014,, ISBN:
9780763662295
Sam and Dave do not find
what they expect when they
dig a hole, but they still end
up having a pretty good day.
Strictly No Elephants
by Lisa Mantchev
Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
Simon & Schuster/Paula
Wiseman Books, 2015, ISBN:
9781481416474
Pets—and friends—come in
all shapes and sizes.
by Mary Sullivan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2016, ISBN: 9780544472709
Learn the ma
Learn
many
ny thi
things
ngs th
this
is
dog does in order to get a
treat to eat in this light tale
filled with humor.
SUMMER READING LIST
dacity Jones to the
scue
Kirby Larson
olastic, 2016, ISBN:
0545840569
ie Jones finds herself on
adventure of a lifetime
en she is whisked away
Washington, D.C., where
ster goings-on are afoot.
e Blackthorn Key
Kevin Sands
ddin, 2015, ISBN:
1481446518
s adventure, filled with
suspense, mystery, and
orgettable characters,
ws Christopher Rowe
he learns a mysterious
is preying on London’s
thecaries, and the trail
murders is growing closer
closer to Blackthorn’s
p.
mebiters! My Dog Is
tter than Your Dog
Tommy Greenwald
strated by Adam Stower
olastic, 2015, ISBN:
0545773324
my suspects his dog is a
me-fighting vampire; can
canine’s superskills help
k down who stole his
her’’s di
diamond
d neckl
klace?
?
t in a series.
e Door by the
ircase
Katherine Marsh
strated by Kelly Murphy
ney-Hyperion, 2016, ISBN:
1423134992
han Mary Hayes hopes
scape the Buffalo Asylum
Young
Yo
ung La
Ladie
diess, onl
onlyy to
to
herself in peril when a
sterious woman named
dame Z adopts her.
A Dragon’s Guide to the
Care and Feeding of
Humans
by Laurence Yep and Joanne
Ryder; Illustrated by Mary
GrandPré
Crown Books, 2015, ISBN:
9780385392280
A story about dragons with a
twist: Miss Drake (the dragon)
has a new human pet!
Eddie Red, Undercover:
Mystery on Museum Mile
by Marcia Wells
Illustrated by Marcos Calo
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
2014, ISBN: 9780544238336
Sixth-grader Eddie is called
on by the NYPD to help bust
a gang of art thieves by using
his photographic memory and
talent for drawing. First in a
series.
Fable Comics
Edited by Chris Duffy
First Second, 2015, ISBN:
9781626721074
Various graphic novelists
retell twenty-eight fables
from different cultures and
traditions in this vibrant
collection of comics
Honey
by Sar
Sarah
ah Wee
Weeks
ks
Scholastic, 2015, ISBN:
9780545465571
When she realizes her dad
may have a secret girlfriend,
Melody sets out to find out
who it is.
Jazz Day: The Making of
a Famous Photograph
by Roxane Orgill; Illustrated
by Francis Vallejo
Candlewick Press, 2016, ISBN:
9780763669546
This collection of poetry
focuses on the process
art designer Art Kane
went through in order to
photograph what was to
become the iconic 1958
photo of American jazz greats
on a stoop in Harlem.
soccer game and resolves
to win back her spot on the
field—and her friends—by
demonstrating what good
sportsmanship is all about.
First in a series.
The Jumbies
My Diary from the Edge
of the World
by Tracey Baptiste
Algonquin Young Readers,
2015, ISBN: 9781616204143
Eleven-ye
Eleven
yearar old Co
Corin
rinne
ne mus
mustt
call on her courage and an
ancient magic to stop an
evil spirit and save her island
home.
The Key to Extraordinary
by Natalie Lloyd
Scholastic, 2016, ISBN:
9780545552745
Emma must fulfill her Destiny
Dream: to locate a legendary
treasure. If she fails, she lets
down not only the legacy
of her ancestors but also
the family business—the
Boneyard Cafe.
The Last Kids on
Earth
by Max Brallier; Illustrated by
Douglas Holgate
Viking, 2015, ISBN:
9780670016617
Described as Diary of
aW
Wiimpy K
Kid
id meetts
The Walking Dead, this
postapocalyptic graphic novel
is sure to delight summer
readers as Jack Sullivan holes
up in his tree house for as
long as he can.
Lola Levine Is Not Mean!
by Monica Brown; Illustrated
by Angela Dominquez
Little
Lit
tle, Brow
Brown
n, 201
2015
5, ISB
ISBN:
N:
9780316258364
Sports-loving Lola
accidentally injures a
classmate during a recess
by Jody Lynn Anderson
Aladdin, 2015, ISBN:
9781442483873
Dragon season and
homework about
Sasquatches’ involvement
in American history aside,
Gracie Lockwood lives in a
normal, uneventful world until
a Dark Cloud comes for her
little brother. Can her family
outrun this harbinger?
My Pet Human
by Yasmine Surovec
Roaring Brook Press, 2015,
ISBN: 9781626720732
An independent cat resists
being tied down by a human
pet in this fun tale.
Neighborhood Sharks:
Hunting with the Great
Whites of California’s
Farallon Islands
by Katherine Roy
David Macaulay Studio, 2014,
ISBN:
ISB
N: 978
978159
159643
643874
8743
3
This book investigates the
mystery surrounding the great
white shark.
Oona Finds an Egg
by Adele Griffin
Illustrated by Mike Wu
Scholastic, 2016, ISBN:
9780545732796
Follow Oona Oodlethunk on
her ad
adven
ventur
tures
es in pre
prehis
histor
toric
ic
times as she tries to find the
perfect pet. First in a series.
Grades 3-5
Project Blastoff
The Terrible Two
by Mark Kelly and Martha
Freeman
Simon & Schuster/Paula
Wiseman, 2015, ISBN:
9781481415453
by Mac Barnett and
Jory John
Illustrated by Kevin Corne
Abrams/Amulet Books, 2015
ISBN: 9781419714917
Twins Mark and Scott Kelly
are about to embark on an
adventure of epic proportions
as they build and engineer
their own rocket ship. First in
a series.
Two pranksters team up fo
the greatest prank ever. Fir
in a series.
School for Sidekicks
by Kelly McCullough
Feiwel & Friends, 2015, ISBN:
9781250039262
At the Academy for
Metahuman Operatives,
superhero wannabe Evan’s
wisecracks land him in
double trouble: he angers
the school’s director and is
partnered with has-been hero
Foxman. F
Fiirst iin a series.
i
The Story of Diva and
Flea
by Mo Willems
Illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi
Disney-Hyperion, 2015, ISBN:
9781484722848
Pampered lapdog Diva
and streetwise alley cat
Flea strike up an unlikely
friendship, finding adventure
while
whi
le exp
explor
loring
ing th
the
e sstun
tunnin
ning
g
landmarks of Paris, France.
The Tapper Twins Go to
War (with Each Other)
by Geoff Rodkey
Little, Brown, 2015, ISBN:
9780316297790
Fraternal twins Reese and
Claudia take sibling rivalry to
a new level with their prank
war. F
Firs
irstt iin
n a se
serie
riess.
Upside-Down Magic
by Sarah Mlynowski, Laure
Myracle, and Emily Jenkin
Scholastic, 2015, ISBN:
9780545800457
After some mishaps with
unpredictable magic, Nory
is sent to the Dunwiddle
Magic School’s Upside-Do
Magic class in this funny
and magical novel. First in
series.
Wet Cement: A Mix of
Concrete Poems
by Bob Raczka
Roaring Brook Press, 2016,
ISBN: 9781626722361
Raczka offers a collection o
twenty-one concrete poem
that are a surefire way to
draw the attention of young
readers and inspire older
ones.
The Wild Robot
by Pet
Peter
er Bro
Brown
wn
Little, Brown, 2016, ISBN:
9780316381994
Robot Roz wakes up to fin
herself alone on a remote
island.
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conduct a criminal background check and review the motor vehicle safety record of each applicant. Before hiring is complete , driver applicants are required to pass a physical and drug
screen. Drivers complete and pass a thorough training program that focuses on defensive driving techniques and managing students on their bus before going on the road.
Our on-going training program reinforces having well-trained, professional drivers. At the beginning of each school year, our drivers come back for re-evaluation and testing of driving skills.
Drivers are required to pass a physical at least every 2 years, participate in random drug and alcohol testing and attend on-going training.
Riding the School Bus is a safe convenience thot we ot GO Ritewoy ore proud to offer in partnership with the School District of Lo Crosse. lf you have questions obout your service, pleose call us
so that we con review ond respond to you promptly.
GO Ritewcry Lo Crosse Terminol
Ofice: 608-881-6370
Gearing up for summer and the 2016‐17 School Year! Go Riteway, the school district’s new bus transportation provider, is busy preparing to get ready to transport students beginning this summer! A temporary office site is being used for the coming school year until the company can secure a permanent facility going forward. A job fair was held in April where we welcomed anyone interested to apply. In addition, we held an open house for current bus drivers to come in and meet the Bast Family (the owners of the company), as well as staff that will be managing the facility. The manager and an HR/Safety Specialist have been hired and are working on getting the office set up, and hiring and training drivers. Additional staff include a local Routing Specialist and Charter/Activity Coordinator. The drivers will have a number of different trainings that they will be attending over the summer. In addition to a driving evaluation they will attend training on Operation Lifesaver (railroad crossing safety), First Observer (Situational Awareness), DDC4 (Defensive Driving), Backing, Pre‐Trip Inspections and PBIS training. Go Riteway’s Safety Director and On Site Implementation Coordinator, David Butcher, will be leading these training sessions. We will continue to accept applications for drivers through the spring and summer. Please go to our web page: www.goriteway.com and go to employment tab to look for opportunities. You may begin to see some Riteway busses around town! Summer school is right around the corner, and GO Riteway will be providing that transportation. Busses will be clearly labeled by the door to indicate what school they are traveling to. Information about summer school bus stop times will be available on the school district website in early June. Over the summer we encourage you to visit the school district website for information about the start of school and bus information. In mid‐August you will receive a letter from GO Riteway indicating your bus route number, stop location and stop time. If you have any bus related questions feel free to contact our office at 608‐881‐6370. Have a great summer! The Mississippi Volley Archaeology Center (MVAC) ot the University of
Wisconsin - Lo Crosse is off ering youth progroms for students in
grodes 4 to 12 this summer.Please poss this on to interested students.
A limited number of scholorships ore ovoiloble
through privote donors. Contoct Jeon Dowiosch
ot jdowiosch@uwlox.edu or (608) 785-8454 for
scholorship inf ormotion.
Classes include:
Experimentol Archoeology (grodes 4-6) Mondoy, July 18
fntroduction to Archaeology (grodes 5-9) Tuesdoy, July 19
Middle School Archoeology Field School (grodes 5-9)l
- Wednesdoy 4 Thursdoy, truly ?O-?1
High School/Adult Archoeology Field School (3 ond 5 doy experiences)
- Monday to Wednesdoy, July 18-20 or Mondoy to Fridoy, luly t8-22
For more informotion on these closses, visit the MVAC websile ot mvoc.uwlox.edu.
Registrotion is through the UWL Continuing Educotion Office (608)785-6508.
To register online, go to: www.uwlox.edu/conted/youth/
C H I LD A N D BA BYS I T T I N G SA FE T Y C L AS S
Gain the skills and confidence
to be a great babysitter!
The class features hands-on activities, interactive
video and discussion to teach young adults how to:
• Care for children and infants
• Make good decisions, solve problems and stay safe
• Be good leaders and role models
• Handle emergencies such as injuries, illnesses and accidents
Upcoming Babysitting Classes
La Crosse
9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Saturday, April 16, 2016
Lang Conference Room
Saturday, April 30, 2016
Lang Conference Room
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Employee Lounge
Thursday, June 23, 2016
Lang Conference Room
Thursday, July 7, 2016,
Open to boys and girls ages 10-14 years old
Cost is $40 • Lunch will be provided
Pre-registration is required. To register, call 608-392-4172.
Grandview Conference Room
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Employee Lounge
Friday, August 5, 2016
Lang Conference Room
Monday, August 15, 2016
Grandview Conference Room
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June
Asparagus
Nutrition Info
One cup of cooked asparagus has 40 calories.
Asparagus provides folic acid and vitamins A, C, & K.
Fun Facts
Under ideal conditions a spear of asparagus can grow up to 10
inches in a day!
Pick:
• Select asparagus spears
that are firm and bright
green in color, with tightly
closed tips and moist ends.
•Asparagus stalks that are thin
in diameter will be more
tender.
Store:
• If not using immediately,
wrap the cut ends in a damp
paper towel & place in a
plastic bag in the refrigerator.
Prepare:
•Cook asparagus as quickly as
possible after purchasing!
•Wash asparagus just before
preparation in cool running
water.
•Snap or cut off tough, dry
ends at their natural breaking
point.
Asparagus can be green, white or purple.
Asparagus plants are perennial, meaning that they grow back each
year without being replanted.
Uses
Fresh asparagus can be lightly steamed and then served warm or
cold.
Try grilled or roasted asparagus! Place asparagus spears on a
medium-high heat grill and cook for 5-8 minutes or until tender.
Fresh asparagus is a great addition to omelets, soups, casseroles
and stir frys.
Family Friendly Activities
Did you know that the polite way to eat asparagus is by hand?
Children love to eat finger foods! Have a creamy dip or
dressing for kids to dunk their asparagus spears into.
Have your child describe asparagus using all their senses. How does
it look? What does it remind them of? Does it smell? What
does it sound like when they snap off the ends?
The Harvest of the Month is a partnership between La Crosse County Health Department’s Foot Steps to Health initiative,
the La Crosse County Farm2School Program, area school districts and the community. Funding for this project was
provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.
The Harvest of the Month is a partnership between La Crosse County Health Department’s Foot Steps to Health initiative,
the La Crosse County Farm2School Program, area school districts and the community. Funding for this project was
provided by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health from the Wisconsin Partnership Program.
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Thank you for helping! Clipped Box Tops are each worth 10¢ for your child’s school. Bonus certificates
should not be attached to this sheet – please submit them separately. To see more ways to earn cash for
your child’s school, go to BTFE.com. See more collection sheets at BTFE.com/collectionsheets.
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