Abrams Elementary School
| Oconto Falls School District |
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Abrams Elementary School |
| 3000 Elm Street | ||
| Abrams, WI 54101 | ||
| 920-826-5819 | ||
| George F. Georgia, Principal | ||
| geogeorg@ocontofalls.k12.wi.us |
The Oconto Falls School District shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, political affiliation, physical, mental, emotional or learning disabilities, handicap, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, marital or parental status, ancestry, color, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law.
1. Parents or guardians should phone the school (826-5819) to inform the office of a student's absence before 8:15 A.M. on the day of the absence. However, absences may be called in at any time and left on the attendance answering machine (826-5819 ext.1). If the school does not receive a call by 8:30, the office will call home to check on the student. If there is no answer at home, work numbers will be called.
2. Upon return to school, the student should provide the teacher with a written, signed excuse from a parent indicating the student's name, date(s) missed, and reason for the absence.
3. If the absence is pre-planned due to work, travel or vacation, parents should notify the school in advance as soon as possible. If possible, the teacher will prepare work for the student to do to assist them in keeping up with their studies.
Note: All students are required to go outside for recess. Please do not send notes requesting that a child be kept inside during recess due to a "runny nose, sore throat, or cold". Students should be kept home if they have these symptoms. Sharing is not always a good thing! Students who are sick should be kept home until their temperature has returned to normal and they are able to participate in all activities including outdoor play. Teachers have recess supervision responsibilities and cannot allow students to remain inside without supervision. Thank you for your understanding.
A variety of after school activities are available throughout the year for Abrams students. Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, Brownies, dance classes, book clubs, homework clubs, basketball, wrestling, language classes and more are offered when the opportunity becomes available. However, these are not school sponsored activities and often have a fee required for participation. Parents are responsible for transportation home after any of these activities. Please note that any time a child stays after school for any event, they must have a note from a parent, giving them permission to stay. For safety sake, students who do not have a note will be sent home on their regular bus. Information on after school activities is sent home via Friday Notes and special flyers.
Contact Information for After School Groups and Activities:
Abrams Youth Baseball: Keith Olejniczak 826-5709 ahm@bayland.net
Girls Softball: Dennis Ferdon 826-7619
YMCA Youth Soccer Micki Klemencic 338-8219
Wrestling Gerald Hickey 826-5927
Cub Scouts Mike Metivier 323-4625
Boy Scouts Mike Metivier 323-4625
Girl Scouts Bernice Moore 800-236-4475 ext 32
Barb Fontaine 373-0270
Brenda Kutska 826-5939
Daisy Scouts Kristine Luebke 826-5335
Abrams Elementary School offers classes and programming in Four Year Old Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. The Four Year Old Kindergarten program is a half day program for students who have turned 4 years old prior to September 1. The Five Year Old Kindergarten program is an all day program. There are two or three sections at each grade level and approximately 310 students in school. All of our teachers are licensed and certified by the State of Wisconsin.
Abrams is a part of the Oconto Falls School District. (200 Farm Road, Oconto Falls, WI 54154, 920-848-4471). The Board of Education, under the direction of Mr. Ron Leja, meets on the second Monday of each month to establish the vision for the district and oversee it's general operations. The District Superintendent, Mr. David Polashek, is assisted by Mrs. Candie Lehto who serves as the Assistant Superintendent and Director of Instruction.
School District athletic teams are known as the "Panthers" and wear black and orange team colors. Abrams school is proud of its unique purple color scheme in place throughout the building and our "Baby Panther" mascot. In the most recent round of state testing, 95% of Abrams third graders scored in the top two catagories (Proficient and Advanced) on the State Reading Test. On the fourth grade Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examinations, 98% of our fourth graders scored in the top two catagories in Reading. For a more complete look at Abrams test results, go to the Wisconsin Information Network for Successful Schools (WINSS) at www.state.wi.us/sig/index.html
Directions: From US 41: Take the Abrams exit (county D). Turn west on "D" (towards the Shell station). Turn right onto "EE". Follow "EE" to the stop sign. Continue straight ahead. About one-half mile further, there will be a white "Abrams Elementary School" sign pointing to the left (the Fly Way Restaurant is on the right). Turn left onto Main Street. You will see the school off to the right. Turn right at the white church onto Elm Street, which will take you into the school parking lot.
School closings or early dismissals due to inclement weather will be announced on all local and Green Bay radio stations as well as all major Green Bay television stations. Cancellations may also be checked out on-line at www.cancellations.com. Just type in "Oconto Falls Area Schools" in the 'partial name' box.
In the event that school must close early, either for inclement weather or any other emergency, students will follow a dismissal plan approved in advance by their parents and on file with their teacher. These forms are sent home in the fall for parents to fill out. Please note that with over 200 families in school, the office cannot make calls home to inform parents of early dismissals or check on dismissal plans. Thanks for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
Abrams School takes pride in both the quality and quantity of its volunteers. Parents and community members regularly volunteer over 2000 hours a year to the school. The extra help is invaluable to both our students and our staff. Volunteers tutor students who need extra help. They chaperone field trips. They share job skills. They run off papers, put up bulletin boards, cut out letters and shelve books in the library. It is a great way to be involved in your child's education.
A volunteer orientation program is held at the start of every year to assist volunteers with information on policies and procedures they need to follow when working with children. Background checks are done to ensure the safety of our students. Please consider becoming an Abrams volunteer!
