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Several Longfellow students spent an afternoon decorating cookies to be delivered throughout Sheboygan to elderly, homebound or disabled residents. The project emphasized the importance of respecting others by donating time and service to those less fortunate. The cookies were delivered to Meals on Wheels to be distributed by the program.
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December 13, 2011  Bowling is one of the many co-curricular activities offered at Horace Mann Middle School each year. Students take a bus to Lakeshore Lanes with Mrs. Lynn Sixel and Mr. Grant Van Driest, Horace Mann social studies teachers, on Mondays after school. In addition to bowling, many of the students select songs on the jukebox, order soda, fries, and/or pizza to enjoy while they bowl.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 13, 2011  At the Grant Elementary School monthly Family Meeting, the theme for December was Honesty. As seen in the photo, “The Truth Fairy” aka Angela Parks, second grade teacher, helps teach children the importance of telling the truth.At Grant Elementary School these monthly Family Meetings led by Lisa Biemann, the school’s guidance counselor, are part of the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) and Character Education programs. The character traits of kindness, self-control, honesty, respect, and responsibility are highlighted monthly. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 13, 2011  On Monday, November 21st, Cooper Elementary School celebrated Hmong New Year. Students wore traditional clothing. Austin, a 4th grade student, played his Queej. North High’s Hmong Cultural Group preformed with traditional Queej playing, dancing, ball tossing, a story and a lesson on Hmong fashion. After the performance, Cooper’s students enjoyed egg rolls and sticky rice made by Cooper staff members.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 12, 2011  Each year the Sheboygan Public Education Foundation recognizes community members who have been a “Friend of Education” within our Sheboygan community. This year, the Foundation chose to recognize Sheboygan Area School District staff members Cheryl Fritsch (Business Office) and Georgine Mueller (Purchasing). Recipients were presented with a “Friend of Education” award at the Sheboygan Public Education Foundation Annual Meeting held November 9, 2011 at Pine Hills Country Club. Mrs. Fritsch and Mrs. Mueller were chosen due to their dedication in assisting the Foundation with the coordination of grants that the Foundation provides to the Sheboygan Area School District. To date, the Foundation has provided over $475,000 in funding to the Sheboygan Area School District and to the Sheboygan community.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 9, 2011  Kindergarten through fifth grade English Language Learner (ELL) students at Wilson Elementary School celebrated the second annual Hmong New Year Festival on November 23. Students wore traditional costumes or crowns and headbands made for the occasion. In addition, students played traditional games and dances, held a parade through the school to show off their costumes, and enjoyed a lunch of traditional Hmong foods.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 9, 2011  7:00 a.m. on Friday morning is not too early for about 40 Lake Country Academy (LCA) students to arrive at school to learn to play the game of Chess. The LCA Chess Club is a new extracurricular activity this year organized by parents Sadhna Murthy and Connie Borys with the goal that students will have a clear understanding of the official Rules of Scholastic Chess, which will be critical when representing their school in Wisconsin Scholastic Chess Tournaments. Participants range in age from kindergarten through 8th grade and vary in skill from beginner to more advanced player.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 9, 2011 The second graders in Mrs. Kelly Brotz's class at Cooper Elementary School have been learning about how natural resources are used and changed to be made into the goods that we use every day. Recently, students read how early pioneers churned milk into butter. The students used heavy whipping cream and shook it up in baby food jars to simulate this process. They took turns shaking the jars vigorously and, eventually, turned the liquid cream into a thick and wispy butter. The homemade butter was spread on toasted English Muffins, just like the characters in the story Mr. Putter and Tabby Fly the Plane, which was read in class.
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December 9, 2011  Jefferson Elementary School held its annual Thanksgiving feast on November 21. All staff, students and special guests enjoyed a turkey meal together in the gym. The students made placements for themselves and special guests, such as lunch buddies and family members. In addition, a Hmong Cultural Performance was given by North High students, under the leadership of Mr. Chia Xiong, in honor of the Hmong New Year.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 9, 2011 The Sheboygan Public Education Foundation, a 501(C) 3 non-profit that raises funds for the benefit of Sheboygan public schools, recently approved the funding of 28 grants totally over $34,000 to schools throughout the Sheboygan Area School District. Grants were requested for curriculum, technology and humanitarian support. To date, the Sheboygan Public Education Foundation has provided more than $475,000 in grants to the Sheboygan community and to Sheboygan public schools.
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December 6, 2011  For three weeks Wilson Elementary School students prepared for the third annual 'Jr. Walk 4 Warmth." The walk benefits people in Sheboygan County who have difficulty affording the cost of heating their homes in the winter. Leading up to the event, students celebrated warm scarf, sweatshirt, and sock day. Children could bring a dollar each Friday to contribute but the most important thing Mr. Andy Kautzer, kindergarten teacher and organizer of the walk wanted students to do was to think about and be aware that there are ways we can help others by doing something "4" them. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
December 5, 2011 The Wilson Elementary School Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is inviting members of the community to purchase an assortment of frozen meats and prepared foods and desserts from Schwan’s as part of its school fundraising efforts. The money raised from the sales help the Wilson PTA purchase things such as playground equipment and classroom technology and fund field trips and author visits.
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November 29, 2011 On Friday, November 4th, James Madison Elementary School students and staff celebrated the first quarter of implementing the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports or PBIS Model with ice cream and a movie in the gym.
James Madison Elementary School began implementing the PBIS Model this school year. The goal of PBIS is to increase positive social skills and behaviors, decrease time spent on discipline and maximize academic success for all students. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 29, 2011  Kindergarteners in Brenda Moratecks' classroom at Wilson Elementary School created turkeys to tell a story. These are not just any turkeys, though. They are turkey glyphs. Glyphs use color, shapes, designs, and the placement of symbols to indicate a story or information. Some of the information included in the students’ turkey glyphs indicates whether or not the students are having turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, going to grandmas' house, which vegetables they like, whether they like pumpkin pie and if they are going to help clean up after dinner. It looks like there's more to these turkeys than meets the eye.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 29, 2011 The Urban Middle School Student Council just completed an all-school food drive to benefit local food pantries. The students collected a record 3,616 food items. The students doubled what was collected last year, which is excellent given the heightened need in our community. Students organized a Food Drive contest between the plus periods of each grade. The groups who collected the most in each grade level were awarded prizes by the student council.
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November 29, 2011 Each year, the Student Council at Sheridan Elementary School conducts a food drive for families in our community. This year, students donated a record 1,796 items during the first week of November. The school normally collects approximately 1,300 items. Students brought in canned fruits and vegetables, soups, cereal, peanut butter, and other food items. The food collected was divided into 17 baskets that are going to be given to families in Sheboygan. Eight of the families will also receive a twenty-dollar gift certificate donated by the Student Council. Extra food items will be donated to the local food pantry.
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November 29, 2011 Recently, Jefferson Elementary School held Parent-Teacher conferences with impressive parent attendance. 99% of Jefferson’s parents attended the conferences. This is a huge success given that parent participation is one of the most important predictors of student success. Jefferson Elementary School thanks parents for their commitment!
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November 29, 2011 As one of their service projects for the year, the Lincoln-Erdman Student Council rang bells to help raise money for the Salvation Army’s Christmas fund. Not only did the students’ ring the customary bells, they also sang Christmas songs to raise awareness of their cause. The Student Council members volunteered because they wanted to raise money for families that need extra help at the holidays for things like food, clothing, and toys for children. The Student Council members’ compassion was evident with every bell they rang and every song they sang!
Bell ringing for the Salvation Army is an excellent volunteer opportunity in which students had an enjoyable time while raising money for a worthy organization. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 29, 2011 Horace Mann Team 6-2 students applied their science, math, and language arts skills in an egg drop activity. They worked with a partner and were given the task of building a capsule that would protect a raw egg when dropped from the top of the auditorium roof. Supplies were limited to 15 Popsicle sticks, 15 straws, four pipe cleaners, four cotton balls or tissues or any combination of four, one meter of tape, glue, and rubber cement. Each team was allowed one trial drop from the second to the first floor. Modifications could then be made before the big drop. Three eggs survived the fall. Students then wrote a story from the point of view of the egg. Students really enjoyed this engaging activity that allowed them to apply their skills in a problem solving setting.
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November 29, 2011 Jefferson Elementary School is in the third year of implementing Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PBIS) framework. As a new component to add to the PBIS framework for this school year (2011-2012) is having every classroom teacher create a classroom matrix. The classroom matrix and the school wide matrix help create a safe, respectful and responsible learning environment.
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November 29, 2011  The Coordinator of Military Families Connect, Karen Degner, gave the James Madison Elementary School 5th Graders an American Flag demonstration. Learning about the United States flag is part of the Wisconsin Common Core State Standards. Military Families Connect also worked in tandem with James Madison staff, students and families with the “Buy a Boot for a Buck” fundraiser. James Madison Elementary School raised enough money to have Military Families Connect send 20 care packages to our local troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Students learned how to be a great and compassionate citizen of the State of Wisconsin and the United States with both activities. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 29, 2011  Recently, the Above the Influence group at Horace Mann Middle School had a sweet idea. Fill four containers with yummy candy, have the students pay $0.25 per guess for how much candy is in each container and use that money to provide three students and their families from Horace Mann a complete Thanksgiving Day meal. The meals include turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, stuffing, green beans, pie and a few extras. Students purchased a guess or two during their lunch hour on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 and winners were announced and received their jar of candy on Wednesday, November 23, 2011.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 29, 2011 Five Horace Mann Middle School band students performed recently at St. Norbert College. They were part of the St. Norbert College Middle Level Honors Band Festival. This band was comprised middle school students from across the state whose teachers nominate them to participate. They were able to perform with Dr. Brian Silvey, Associate Director of Bands at the University of Missouri. Congratulation to those students!
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November 23, 2011 Kindergartners at Grant Elementary School who met their monthly reading goal in November enjoyed donuts and books as an incentive to keep reading.
Grant School Reading Incentive gives students monthly reading goals. Prizes are awarded each month for students who met their goals. Students will also be entered into the grand prize drawing. The grand prize winner of the reading program will be awarded a gift certificate toward a new bicycle which was donated by Wolf’s Cycle Shop. The goal of the reading incentive program is to encourage students to read at home and to help build a love of reading. Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 23, 2011 Self-sacrifice can be defined as the behavior of someone who chooses not to have or to do something they want in order to help other people. Lake Country Academy is focusing their November Core Virtue on self-sacrifice, in conjunction with the honoring of our military on Veteran’s Day. Students collected food items for the Salvation Army to demonstrate
their self-sacrifice. Students are expected to “earn” the food item by
doing something for someone else.
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November 23, 2011  Elena Catalan, a senior violinist at South High School, had the opportunity of a lifetime recently. Elena was one of 20 music students chosen by the Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA) to perform at this year’s music teacher conference, held in Madison, WI. The students who performed at conference were all recipients of the Exemplary Soloist Award after performing at their State Music Festivals last spring. Elena performed Meditation from “Thais” by Jules Massenet.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 23, 2011 Students at Urban Middle School in Sheboygan are jumping at the chance to fight heart disease. Urban will host its second annual Hoops For Heart event on Monday, November 28th to raise money for the American Heart Association, which funds lifesaving heart and stroke research and community and educational programs for our youth. Hoops For Heart teaches students how physical fitness benefits the heart
and shows them that volunteering can be a fun and positive experience
for the whole community.
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November 23, 2011  Wilson Elementary School’s ‘Above The Influence’ group collected American flags from the graves sides of veterans on Friday, November 11. Each year, the flags are placed at the graves by area veterans on Memorial Day and are taken down on Veteran’s Day. As a service project for the Holy Cross Cemetery, the students volunteered their time to help the cemetery sexton collect all of the flags.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 23, 2011  Spaceport Sheboygan was the destination for students at A2 Charter School recently. Children spent the afternoon getting a close up look at parts of rockets that had been used to send American space vehicles into space as well as learning some of the day-to-day habits of astronauts living on the space station. With the use of digital technology, a lesson in earth sun relationships was reinforced, helping students to grasp the reasons for earth’s seasons, climate variations and more.Sheboygan Area School District Press Release
November 22, 2011 The students at Grant Elementary School were rewarded for showing positive behavior throughout the first quarter of school with a Game Day. Game Day activities included bowling, various board/card games and Minute-To-Win It Centers. The goal of a rewards day is to promote a positive experience for students, parents, community volunteers and teachers.
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