HS students earn record WKCE scores
We're pleased to announce that an increased English and math emphasis and deeper collaboration as well as other efforts to increase the rigor and to demand more and higher academic achievement has again paid off. For the second year in a row, we have increased our WKCE scores in all five subjects and have even higher scores than last year’s records. For more information and the corresponding graph, read on.
Whooping cough case confirmed
Jackson County has seen an increase of cases of pertussis (whooping cough) among children of all ages. A confirmed case has been identified within the school district. Pertussis can be easily treated with antibiotics. It is important that parents not send their child to school if he or she has any of the signs or symptoms of pertussis. Read the full letter. Find out more about pertussis.
4K Parent Orientation and Kindergarten Visiting Day Scheduled
Children who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2012, and their parents are invited to attend our Kindergarten Visiting Day on Friday, May 18, 2012. Children who will be 4 on or before September 1, 2012 are invited to register for 4K for the 2012-2013 school year. A Parent Orientation Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, May 17 at 4:30 pm and Friday, May 18th at 7:30 am, 12:00 pm, and 2:00 pm. Read more here!
Swimming lesson registration
Swimming lesson registration time is here again! Find the schedule, information about registering and a list of the closed classes on this page.
School Forrest 5K Run/Walk
The school forest is planning their 3rd Annual School Forest 5K Fun Run/Walk on May 19th. See the brochure for more information and registration.
The Ever Increasing Burden on America’s Public Schools
Earlier this year, Superintendent Saari referenced author Jamie Vollmer in an address to staff. According to Vollmer, "The founders of these schools assumed that families and churches bore the major responsibility for raising a child. Gradually, science and geography were added, but the curriculum was limited and remained focused for 260 years. At the beginning of the twentieth century, however, politicians, academics, members of the clergy and business leaders saw public schools as a logical site for the assimilation of immigrants and the social engineering of the citizens—and workers—of the new industrial age. They began to expand the curriculum and assign additional duties. That trend has accelerated ever since." See the rest.
Sign your child up for four or five-year-old kindergarten!
The School District of Black River Falls is accepting registration forms for the 2012-2013 four-year-old and five-year-old kindergarten programs.
