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Bulldog Nibbles-July 2026

Posted Date: 08/10/26 (09:26 AM)
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Bulldog Nibbles

Week of July 31, 2026

Elementary Bulldog Logo for the Nibbles newsletter, notes form Williams Bay Elementary School

General Information Links

September Menus: Breakfast/Lunch
WBES September Activity Calendar
September Essential News
TBD: 2026-2027 WBES Student Handbook / 2026-2027 WBES Student Handbook Acknowledgement

School Hours

K-5th Grade: 8:30 - 3:30
4K 1/2 Day: 8:30 - 11:15
4K Full Day: 8:30 - 3:30
3K AM: 8:30 - 11:15
3K PM: 12:45 - 3:30

Breakfast/Lunch Schedule

8:00-8:25 Breakfast Available
11:15 - 11:40 K-2 Lunch / 3-5 Recess
11:40-11:45 Transition
11:45 - 12:10 K-2 Recess / 3-5 Lunch

Breakfast ends at 8:25. Students must be at school by 8:20 if they want to eat.

Social Media Sites

Keep up on what's happening at Williams Bay! Check out the social media accounts for Williams Bay Athletics and Activities!

Absent/Tardy

Please contact the office staff along with your child’s teacher if your child will be late, absent, or leaving early: 262-245-5571 OR email kpanek@williamsbayschool.org.
 

Upcoming Events

Remember to join us for the Open House/School Supply Drop-Off Aug. 26 3:00-5:00.

Calendar

  • August 24: 2026-2027 Homerooms Posted in Skyward
  • August 25: 3K Supply Drop-Off 2:00-6:00
  • August 26: 4K-5th Grade School Supply Drop-Off 3:00-5:00
  • September 1: First Day of School
  • September 7: Labor Day/No School
  • September 14: WB School Board Meeting @ 7:00
  • September 16: 4K Outreach to Kishwauketoe
  • September 23: Elem. Picture Day
  • September 28: Teacher Day/No Classes
  • October 12: WB School Board Meeting @ 7:00
  • October 14: 4K Outreach to Pearce's
  • October 28: End of Quarter 1
  • October 29-30: Fall Break/No Classes
  • November 5: Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00-7:15
  • November 6: No Classes/Parent Teacher Conferences 8:00-12:40
  • November 9: WB School Board Meeting @ 7:00
  • November 10: Elem. Picture Re-Take Day
  • November 25-27: Thanksgiving Break/No School
  • December 1: 4K Outreach Barrett Memorial Library for Tree Lighting @ 6:00
  • December 11: 3K/4K Holiday Concernt @ 9:00 / K-5th Winter Concert @ 1:30
  • December 14: WB School Board Meeting @ 7:00
  • December 21-January 1: Winter Break/No School
  • January 11: WB School Board Meeting @ 7:00
  • January 20: 4K Outreach Game Day
  • January 21: End of Quarter 2
  • January 22: Teacher Day/No Classes
  • April 23: Spring Concert/Art Auction
 

What's New

Registration and Fees for 2026-2027

Registration is online only for all students: returning, new to the district, 4K-5th grade, and 3K programs. Registration fees will be paid using RevTrak in the Skyward system when they are available this summer. Please click on this link for specific instructions regarding registration links: Family Online Student Registration Information 2026-2027. Keep scrolling to find the registration information you are looking for, Returning Students p. 1, New Students pp. 2 & 3, New Students without Skyward Access p. 4.

Registration Payment using RevTrak: The link below includes instructions to help you navigate the procedure to set up a RevTrak account which is what is needed to make payments in Skyward.
  • Fee Payment in Skyward Family Access
  • There is also a link to RevTrak on the website: Online Payments
  • To view the fees, log into Skyward Family Access and open the tile labeled “Fees”. We will have the fees for 3K tuition set up soon if you do not see it populated.
Lunch account balances reflect the amount that is in the family account. This family amount will show up for each of your children. If an extra lunch is purchased it will be deducted from the family account, not each individual child.
  • To pay for lunches, log into Skyward Family Access and open the tile labeled “Food Service”. Click on the “Pay with RevTrak'' link on the top right of the screen.

Payments for registration items can be paid via Skyward, check, or cash.
Registration Fees:
  • 3K $25.00
  • 4K-5th Grade #35.00
  • 4K Outreach Field Trips $15.00
Lunch/Milk Fees:
  • Elem. Lunch $3.10
  • Extra Lunch $2.25
  • Milk $0.50
  • Annual Milk Snack $86.00
  • Breakfast $2.25

WBES Student Handbook

The 2026-2027 WBES Student Handbook is available to review. An important item to note in the student handbook:

  • Elementary school students should not bring cell phones, smart watches, or personal devices of any kind to school. Students who bring a personal device to school will leave it in the office when they arrive at school and pick it up when they leave school each day.

Free and Reduced Meal Application

Please use the links below to access instructions and the application to complete the free and reduced price school meals:

 

Items from the Last Nibbles

Potential 4K Outreach Dates 2026-2027

September 16 - Kishwauketoe Hike (bus needed) 9:00-11:00
October 14 -Pearce’s Field Trip (no bus/family pays for trip)
Note: Technically, the third Wednesday of the month would be the 21st but we worry that might be too late to pick pumpkins.
November - A Family Day is scheduled for each child
December 1 - Barrett Memorial Library Tree Lighting 6:00pm
December 11 - 3K/4K Holiday Concert & Cookie Reception 9:00 am
January 20 - Game Day (at school) ½ Board Games, ½ Gross Motor Games in the Gymnasium
February 17 - Lakeland Park (bus needed)
March 17 - Daddy Maxwell’s then Storytime at Barrett Memorial Library (bus needed)
April 21 - Pesche’s Greenhouse (bus needed)
April 23 - Spring Sing Music Concert for grades 4K-5th grade 1:00pm
May 21 -Discovery Center Museum to Rockford (bus needed/family pays for trip)

Drop off/Pick Up Information

Drop-Off/Arrival
Students can be dropped off at school at 8:15 AM. Students in 3K & 4K will stand in front of the entrance doors. Students in grades K-2 will stand in a line along the sidewalk closest to the gym. Students in grades 3-5 will stand in a line on the sidewalk leading to the playground. Staff will start supervision at 8:15 AM. At that time students are escorted from the front of the building and the buses to play on the playground or walk on the walking path. Students will enter the building at 8:25 AM. Any student who enters the building after 8:30 AM is considered tardy. On days with inclement weather, students will be able to wait inside the building until dismissed to their classrooms at 8:25 AM.
Dismissal
Please be sure to inform your child's teacher how your child is getting home. Students will exit through one of four doorways depending on their mode of transportation.
  • 3K students will exit front doors
  • Bus riders: exit door C3 (in the back of the building where the busses park) to wait for the buses
  • Walkers/bikers exit front doors
  • Vehicle pick-up Elementary Circle: exit front doors (last names that start with A-M)
  • Vehicle pick-up Fitness Center: exit Fitness Center doors (last names that start with N-Z)
Drop Off/Pick Up Reminders
  • If your child needs assistance getting into/out of the vehicle and buckled/unbuckled, please park in the lot and walk over to the entrance
  • If your child is old enough to drop off and pick up without parking, the pickup line may be a better option for you as the parking lot gets full early
  • Please unload/load students from the sidewalk only. Some parents may need to move car seats to the passenger side of the vehicle
  • Please pull up as far as you can before unloading/loading to keep the line moving
  • Please stay off cell phones
  • Stay off the grass
  • Dogs are not permitted on school property
 

Students & Families Can Show School Spirit with WBES Spirit Wear!

Click on the link to view the fun spirit wear available for the whole family: 1st Place Spiritwear

The Williams Bay Back-to-School Sale is now live! Save up to 35% OFF sitewide while shopping our newest fall designs, new apparel, and personalized gear! This sale is the best time to gear up for the school year!! Shop Here: https://1stplace.sale/103654
Back-to-School Sale Details:

  • Sale Dates: July 13th – September 7th
  • Offer: Up to 35% OFF sitewide
  • Bonus: Free shipping on orders over $75

PTO News

RaiseRight

Looking for an easy way to give gifts or shop for gifts this year? Look no further, you can purchase gift cards through the RaiseRight Program! The QR code and additional information is in this RaiseRight Gift Guide Flyer.
Download the app to have gift cards ready to use at your fingertips, Williams Bay PTO enrollment code is DE4A6B9C54422. Please reach out to Hannah Rogers at 262-215-9766 with any questions!

Other Items of Interest

Douseman Bus Info

To arrange the bus for the 2025-2026 school year, please contact:
Lori Chalchoff
Phone: 262-728-2166

Staff Shout Outs

We love to highlight and give shout-outs for all of the wonderful ways our staff impacts our students. We invite our families to join us in celebrating our staff with us. Please complete this form for any staff member(s) you want to highlight. You are welcome to submit for as many staff members as you want as often as you want. It would be fun to include this topic in your family dinner routine to find out about some of the amazing learning your students experienced. Use the following link to access the form: Williams Bay School District Staff Shout-Outs
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Free Senior Citizens Athletic/Activities Passes

To obtain a free senior citizens pass you must be 60 years of age or older, and a resident of the Williams Bay School District or a nonresident grandparent of a current Williams Bay School District student.
 

WBES PBIS

PBIS Building and Classroom Expectations

What is PBIS?

  • Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports is a proactive systems approach to establishing the behavior supports and social culture needed for all students to achieve social, emotional, and academic success.
Why PBIS?

  • At Williams Bay Elementary School, we are using PBIS as a process for creating a safer and more effective school. PBIS focuses on improving a school’s ability to teach and support positive behavior for all students.
The purpose of implementing PBIS at Williams Bay Elementary School is to:

  • establish a consistent method of addressing student behaviors
  • reward/acknowledge children for appropriate behaviors
  • decrease off-task behavior
  • increase and gain back instructional minutes
  • improve our school’s ability to teach positive behavior for all students in all settings
Ways to Help at Home
• Talk to your child about his/her day • Keep communication between you and your child’s teacher active throughout the year • Focus on the positive choices your child is making
• Find ways to practice positive behavior and expectations at home and in community • Teach your children to speak respectfully to others and to use manners • Practice positive phrases with your child such as: thank you, please, excuse me, and I’m sorry
Classroom Expectations: These are general. Teachers will also collaborate with students to develop classroom expectations specific to their classroom.
Building Expectations: If your child is moved to another table at lunch, please talk to your child about what caused them to be moved.
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