Cushing Elementary

CUSHING CHRONICLES

OCTOBER 4, 2024

UPCOMING EVENTS

October
Mon, 7 - Homecoming Week: Sports/Jersey Day
Tues, 8 - Homecoming Week: Favorite Season Day
Wed, 9 - Decathlon @ St. John’s
Wed, 9 - Homecoming Week: Decathlon Day
Thurs, 10 - Homecoming Week: Inside Out Day
Thurs, 10 - Decathlon Rain Date
Fri, 11 - Homecoming Week: KM/Cushing Spirit Day
Fri, 11 - Fire Prevention Day
Fri, 11 - KMHS Homecoming Parade & Football Game, 5:15 & 7:00
Mon, 14 - FIELD TRIP: 1st Grade - Ebert’s Greenhouse
Thurs, 17 - Picture Retake Day
Thurs, 17 - FIELD TRIP: 3rd Grade - The Wild Robot Movie
Wed, 23 - FIELD TRIP: 4th Grade - Old World Wisconsin
Sat, 26 - Downtown Delafield Business Trick or Treat, 5:00
Thurs, 31 - Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day

November
Fri, 1 - NO SCHOOL - Elementary Schools Only
Mon, 4 - NO SCHOOL
Fri, 8 - Family Movie Night
Mon, 11 - 3rd & 4th Grade Veterans Day Concert, 5:00
Wed, 27 - NO SCHOOL
Thurs, 28 - Happy Thanksgiving
Fri, 29 - NO SCHOOL

MESSAGE FROM MRS. RACH

The Decathlon is coming up next week, and we couldn’t be more excited! This is a fun-filled day at St. John's that we look forward to every year. Students enjoy participating in games, activities, and experiencing the overall spirit of the event!

If you’re still hoping to donate, it’s not too late. We appreciate your support! Click HERE to donate online. Click HERE for the donation form.

Thank you for helping make this day a success for our students!

Mrs. Rach

CUSHING NEWS

Star Slip Winners!

Star Slips

MENU CHANGE - Wednesday, October 9
Due to the Decathlon on Wednesday, October 9th, there is a change to the Hot Lunch Menu Choices.  The “Grab & Go - Lunch on the Run” will be the ONLY choice that day.

Homecoming Spirit Week 2.0
With the change in Homecoming Week at KMHS, we’re excited to announce that we’ll be hosting another Spirit Week to align with the high school festivities from October 7th to October 11th!

Monday, October 7: Sports/Jersey Day
Wear your favorite sport/player jersey

​Tuesday, October 8: Favorite Season Day
Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter.  Maybe you prefer Pumpkin Spice season.  Which one do you think is the best?

​Wednesday, October 9: Decathlon Day
Wear your Decathlon t-shirt (they will be distributed to students soon).

​Thursday, October 10: Inside Out Day
Do you wear your clothes inside out OR do you dress up as one of the Inside Out characters?  You decide.

​Friday, October 11: KM/Cushing Spirit Day
Show your Cushing/KM pride!

Dress as Your Favorite Book Character Day AND Buddy Class Day! - October 31
On Thursday, October 31, dress as your favorite book character! If possible, bring the book of your character to share with your buddy and read together. For students who don’t dress up, you should still bring a book to read with your buddy. More details will be shared as the day gets closer.  (If you don’t know what Buddy Class Day is, your child will be able to give you the scoop.) 

School Bus Safety Reminders
With October upon us we here at Dousman Transport Company will dedicate a week to go over bus Evacuations with all the students that ride our buses. This will help prepare all students in the event of an emergency.

With Safety as our number one priority, we wanted to send out a few important safety reminders.

  • While waiting at the bus stop, when the bus is approaching everyone should get in a line and wait at least 12 ft back from where the bus door will open.

  • When departing the bus, you should immediately walk away from the bus. If you must cross wait for the driver to cross you and continue away from the bus once, you have crossed.

  • If you need to walk down the road or get your mail, please wait until the bus pulls away. Never walk down the side of the bus. There are many blind spots on a bus, and we need to make sure we can see each student that has departed the bus before we pull away. 

These few safety tips will help our drivers to ensure each, and every student gets to and from school safely.

Cushing Family Directory
The PTO Family Directory is now available to Cushing families.  When you log into your Parent Portal, you will find the link to access the directory under the Announcements tab. 

A password is required to open the Directory. Password: cushing2425 

Please note, the Parent Directory is only available on the desktop version of the Parent Portal.  It is not available through the app.

Lunch / Recess Supervisors Needed
We are currently looking for lunch/recess supervisors to join our team! This is a great opportunity to get involved at Cushing Elementary and make a difference in our students' day.

Hours: 10:45 AM - 1:30 PM (can be flexible)

Flexible Days: Whether you can help all 5 days or just a few, we’d love to have you!

If you're interested or need more details, please check out the job posting on WECAN below or contact Mrs. Rach directly.

https://wecan.waspa.org/Vacancy/214042

Picture Retakes - October 17
Empire Photography will be here in the morning on Tuesday, October 10th for picture retakes.  If your learner is making a funny face and you want a re-do or if your learner did not get their picture taken at Great Start Conferences, fill out THIS FORM. 

PTO UPDATES

SPIRIT WEAR TIMELINE UPDATE

Our spirit wear is designed and made at the KMHS. As you know, the High School experienced some flooding and the design lab is one of the impacted areas. We have been given an estimated 3 week delay in fulfillment of Cushing orders. We will keep you posted as they do their best to get caught up. Thank you for your patience.

DECATHLON

Decathlon

WE ARE AT  $21,020… that’s about 50 more $50 donations to get to our last year amount raised ($23,620) AND Bounce House Obstacle Course! We have until  Monday 10/7 (correction from last week) to earn it.. LETS GO!

Click HERE to donate online.  

Click HERE for the donation form.

Click HERE to sign up to volunteer to help at the event on 10/9!

We are so grateful to all of those who have contributed to our fundraising efforts thus far. A special thanks to our Gold ($1,000) sponsors Bartelt Remodeling, Designs In Marble, Digitek Digital, N&S Towing & Rob Miller Homes, for their continued support of our Cushing Stars! 

Cushing Star

VOLUNTEERS

We are always looking for volunteers to make all of our fun events successful. Email volunteercushing@gmail.com to get on our volunteer list!  

PTO MEETINGS

Meetings take place in the Cushing Activity Center. Please email ptocushing@gmail.com to be added to the meeting invite or agenda.

Friday, Oct. 4  @ 9:30am
Friday, Nov. 8 @ 9:30am* changed due to no-school on 11/1.
Friday, Dec. 6 @ 9:30

Meeting summary and minutes can be found HERE OR visit us at http://kmsd.edu/cushingpto for more information and updates.

KM NEWS

LASER LOCKER HOURS

Monday, October 7  |  3-5pm

Tuesday, October 8  |  3-5pm

Wednesday, October 9  |  3-5pm

Thursday, October 10  |  Noon-5pm

Friday, October 11  |  10am-7pm

9 SECRET WEAPONS OF RESILIENCY FOR PARENTS OF TEENS

GALS - Resiliency

EQUINE GRIEF EXPLORERS

Equine Grief Explorers

COMMUNITY EDUCATION

KETTLE MORAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Providing Recreational and Educational Opportunities for Our KM Community!

Please be sure to visit the website often for updates and new programs. For program information and registration forms, visit www.kmsd.edu/communityed.

We also rent space and are happy to facilitate your events, courses, or activities.

VISIT OUR WEBSITE TO LEARN MORE!

COMMUNITY ED LOGO

LYBA Basketball - Grades 1-8
Registration is open for the 24-25 Youth Recreational basketball season.  All students in grades 1-8 are welcome.   Season begins in December and concludes in February.  Grades 3-8 will practice one night per week with Saturday morning games and will be followed by a season ending tournament.

Grades 1-2 will meet on Saturday mornings for one hour with practice and game play. Our emphasis will be on knowledge and execution of basketball skills, rules, sportsmanship, fair play and attitude. Eight foot baskets will be used.  Sign up today at https://kmsd.revtrak.net/rwcommunityeducation/ 

Try It Lacrosse Clinic
Try a free lacrosse clinic to those new to the sport.  Coaches will provide fun and interactive games.  Clinic will be held Oct 6 from 11a-1pm on Vock Field at Culvers Stadium.  Register online at
kmlacrosse.com/try-it.

COMMUNITY EVENTS & FLYERS

Events/opportunities listed on our Community Flyers page are not endorsed by the Kettle Moraine School District. They have been approved for electronic sharing. Visit https://www.kmsd.edu/page/km-community  to see the full list of current flyers.

Cushing Elementary School

https://www.kmsd.edu/cushing

227 Genesee Street Delafield, WI 53018