Thursday, February 25, 2010

 "Bring your warm clothes to the lunchroom with you each day if you want to wear it outside.  You are not to go to your lockers to get anything during lunch."

 Youth Services will not have pick ups on Wednesday or Thursday this week.

 Girls Basketball Players- Turn in cleaned jerseys this week to Coach Anderson or Coach Johnson.

 This is National FFA Week! The FFA is having a trivia contest for all students and staff. Each day, a question will be posted in the commons on the FFA board. Put your answer and name in the designated box. Each day we will select three winners from the correct answers given. Thank you for helping us celebrate National FFA Week!

 Information on spring volleyball may be found in the office.

 This Friday, February 26, will be hat day for Heifer International! As a part of our FFA Week activities, we are raising money for Heifer International, a group that provides agricultural animals to needy families in third world countries. For a $1 donation to your 1st period teacher, you may wear your hat during school on Friday. This year we will be designating our money to Heifer’s Haiti relief efforts. Thank you for helping us celebrate National FFA Week!

 7th Grade Quiz Bowl-

We will be practicing during in-house on Thursday.  Please report to the Commons at 2:20.  If you haven't yet turned in your permission slip, bring it to Thursday's practice.  We are in need of a few more quiz bowlers, if you are interested in joining our teams, come to Thursday's practice.   

School District

Of

Black River Falls

                                           December 11, 2009

Dear Families of Students Attending the School District of Black River Falls ,

When the weather is bad, the School District of Black River Falls follows a set of guidelines for deciding if school will be open or closed. With the winter season here, I'd like to review these guidelines with you.

The District must make one decision that is the best for all students of the district. We understand that this decision may not fit with your individual circumstances. Therefore, we encourage and strongly support you in making the decision that is best for your child. You are always the best judge of your child's health and safety.

The process for deciding when schools are open or closed due to snow and/or ice:

District staff members review the weather conditions beginning early in the morning. We consult with the County Highway Dept., the City Garage, Jackson County Sheriff’s Dept., WI State Patrol, the National Weather Service, and school district staff to see if we can safely transport students to school, and that all buildings are accessible for students and staff.  The Transportation Director also has as series of “spotters” located throughout the School District to provide reports regarding the weather and road conditions.  These are all factors in making our decision. We make the decision whether to close schools by 5:45 a.m. or earlier, and then communicate this decision to all local news outlets.

How you can find out if schools are closed

On days when the weather is bad, listen to the following local radio or television stations for information about a school closing or delay: 

Radio station:        WWIS 99.7 FM                                   

TV stations:          Channels 8, 13, 18, and 19.

When schools are closed, all activities there are canceled

When the School District of Black River Falls closes its schools for the day, it also means that all activities scheduled in school buildings for that day are canceled. This includes all after school programs.

When we have a two hour late start due to the weather

      All early childhood and 4K a.m. sessions will also be closed.  However, afternoon pre K/4k and early childhood classes will run.

We try to keep schools open

When schools close, many families have issues with child care. As a result, we try to keep schools open if it's safe to do so. However, as we stated at the top of this letter, parents can always make the decision to keep their child(ren) at home in bad weather.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.  We appreciate your understanding of the difficulties in making this decision, and your support in helping your child get to school safely on winter days.

                                      Sincerely,

                                                                                                              Ronald S. Saari

                                                                                                              Ronald S. Saari

                                                                                                              District Administrator

Administrative Offices

301 North Fourth Street

Black River Falls , WI 54615

(715) 284-4357

Fax (715) 284-7064

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