BEGINNING MAY 2:

STUDENTS WILL BE

UNABLE TO CHARGE

LUNCHES IN THE AD-

AMS CAFETERIA.

PLEASE BE SURE

YOUR STUDENT(S)

HAVE ENOUGH

MONEY IN THEIR AC-

COUNTS TO GET

THEM THROUGH

THE REST OF THE

SCHOOL YEAR. ANY

MONEY LEFT OVER

AT THE END OF THE

YEAR WILL CARRY

OVER TO NEXT

YEAR. THANK YOU

FOR YOUR COOP-

ERATION.

News from

your Principals:

Last Day of School

Our last day of school this

year will May 18th. On our

last day of school for the

2010-2011 school year we

will be having a carnival for

all students. This carnival is

sponsored by the Adams

Student Council. Events in-

cluded in this year’s carnival

will be Fun Jumpz and spray

-on tattoos, carnival games,

and use of the Recreation

Center. A sack lunch will be

available for purchase from

Sodexo food service. Stu-

dents must have money in

their lunch account to pur-

chase lunch. We will have

staggered dismissal times for

students on the last day. Stu-

dent dismissal times will be

12:30 for the 8th grade, 1:00

for the 7th grade, and 1:30 for

the 6th grade.

End-of-the-year Awards Cele-

brations

Tuesday, May 17—6th grade

Awards, 2:30, Adams Gym

Monday, May 16—7th grade

Awards, 2:30, Blue Team-

Room 702 / Gold Team- Cafe-

teria

Tuesday, May 10—8th grade

Awards, 7:00, Adams Gym

Administrative Changes

Mrs. Derby, the Associate

Principal, will have a new

assignment for next school

year. Mrs. Derby has been

named the principal of Ei-

senhower Elementary

School. Adams Middle

School will welcome Mr.

Michael Brownawell as the

new Assistant Principal.

As the year draws to a

close, Mrs. Derby would

like to take the opportunity

to express sincere thanks to

the students, staff, and par-

ents of Adams Middle

School.

“I have enjoyed spending

this last year as Associate

Principal at Adams Middle

School. I have enjoyed get-

ting to know the students

and their families. I am

confident that Adams Mid-

dle School will continue to

provide our children with a

high quality education un-

der the direction of Mr.

Steinbeck and Mr. Brow-

nawell.”

We hope you all have a

restful, safe, and enjoy-

able summer vacation!

From the Principal’s Desk:

M R . J E F F S T E I N B E C K ,

P R I N C I P A L

M R S . M A R Y D E R B Y ,

A S S O C I A T E P R I N C I P A L M A Y 2 0 1 1

Calendar of Events:

Ap r il 28— 7t h b and and

7t h /8t h o rchest ra con-

cer t at 6:00 p m , 8t h

b and and com b ined 7-8

m usical at 7:00 p m

May 3—6t h m usic con-

cer t , 7:00 p m

May 6 and 9—Jazz

Band /Sw ing Cho ir t our

(all d ay)

May 10—8t h grad e

aw ard s, 7:00 p m , Ad -

am s Gym

May 11—Sw ingf est at

t he High Schoo l, 9:00

am

May 12—Sw ing Cho ir /

Jazz b and concer t

May 16—7t h grad e

aw ard s, 2:30, Blue

Team —room 702, Go ld

Team —caf et er ia

May 17—6t h grad e

aw ard s, 2:30 p m , Ad -

am s Gym

May 18—last d ay o f

schoo l, carn ival

Adams Middle School

V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 6

P A G E 2

A D A M S M I D D L E S C H O O L

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 6

NEWS

Health Requirements for 7th Grade:

Reminder: Beginning July 1, 2011 all students enrolled in school in Ne-

braska will be required to have 2 doses of the Varicella/Chicken Pox vac-

cine. This second dose is needed before school begins in August 2011. If

you received a notice earlier that your child has only 1 date on record at

school of the Varicella vaccine, please get this taken care of as soon as

you can. Please provide documentation that shows the date your child re-

ceived the second vaccine to the school by the end of this school year if

at all possible.

Thanks for your cooperation.

P A G E 4

Media Center

Pictured from left to right: Andrew Phares, Kiersten Lange, Breanna Patterson, Emma Young and coach

Claudette Wielechowski

Lincoln County Reading Classic Sixth Grade Team wins State Reading Contest

The Division II Reading Classic team from Adams Middle School won first place at the

State Reading Classic Contest on Saturday, April 9th at Concordia College in Seward,

NE. Team members, who brought home the trophy and medals are Kiersten Lange,

Breanna Patterson, Andrew Phares and Emma Young.

They competed against teams from eight other counties. Questions at the competition

are drawn from the eighty-four books on the recommended Reading Classic list and cur-

rent event questions. There were three preliminary rounds of ten questions each. The

Lincoln County team answered twenty-two of them correctly and were placed in first

position for the final round. They won the final round against Lewiston 8-5.

Another team from Adams Middle School also represented Lincoln County at the 21st

annual State Reading Classic Contest. Division III members from the seventh through

eighth grade were Amelia Davis, Myrissa Nearman, Rachel Smith, Kayleigh Wagner,

and Jessica Wolcott. They competed against six other teams and earned a third place in

their division.

A D A M S M I D D L E S C H O O L

Library Week Favorite Books

During National Library Media Month in April, students who signed up for the contest listed these as a

few of our favorite books: 39 Clues, The Alchemist, Ark Angel, Babe & Me, Black Beauty, Breaking

Dawn, Deep and Dark and Dangerous, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Eminem biography, Eragon, Go Big or

Go Home, Harold The bird Watcher, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Heaven Is For Real,

Hood, The Hunger Games, Jackie & Me, The Kidnappers, The Lightning Thief, The Lost Hero, Magic

Thief, Maximum Ride, Night of the Twisters, Ranger’s Apprentice, The Reptile Room, Ripley’s Believe

It or Not!, Robin’s Country, Runt, The Season, The Shadow Thieves, Sheep, So B. It, Summer Ball,

Troy, Warrior’s: Midnight and Firestar’s Quest, War Horse, Wildwood Stables, Wolf Brother series, and

World’s Dumbest Laws. You may care to read some of these over the summer.

Favorite poems are: “Icycle Me, Pickle me, Tickle Me Too,” “The No Poem,”” Nothing Good Stays

Gold,”” Roses are red Violets are Blue,” and “Sister For Sale.”

Adams Library Center Happenings

Quilt Raffle Winner

The winner of the Reading Classic team quilt raffle is Ellen Kennedy. She was thrilled. She said that her

husband is very patriotic. He may have one of the biggest flags being flown in North Platte by his busi-

ness at Wells Fargo Advisors.

We thank everyone who bought raffle tickets. The proceeds went towards expenses for our trip to the

State Reading Classic Contest.

Mythology Research

Students in Mrs. Meduna and Mrs. Hazledine’s classes

worked hard on their mythology research reports in the

library in April. Then they had time to relax and read a

good book.

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6th Grade News

P A G E 6 V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 6

6 Blue

Literacy

Literacy Class for Six Blue stu-

dents will finish the year with applying the seven thinking strategies to comprehend their reading. The students begin their reading with writing about the background knowledge about the topic, making a con-nection with it, making an infer-ence, writing a question they have about it, visualizing the events taking place, and then determining the importance of the reading. They are currently reading 7 to 10 books in the genres of: Science Fiction, Myth, Mystery, Fantasy, Folk-tale, Fairy Tale, or Legend. Stu-dents are required to complete a book review sheet and turn it in for a grade. The students continue to learn new root words and take vo-cabulary tests on Thursdays or Fridays. Students should be bringing their books home with them to read 40 minutes a night to complete their book reading assignment. Mrs. Elmshaeuser Math Sixth grade math has just fin-ished up a unit on fractions. Some groups did a culminating activity of creating a recipe booklet where they halved, dou-

bled and tripled recipes. Students will be work-ing on ratio and propor-tions and finishing the year with geometry. Mrs. Nelms Mrs. Boyd Social Studies In 6th grade social studies we have just finished studying the Roman Empire. The students have experienced many different civilizations this year and will now put their knowledge and expertise to work for them. They will design their own civilization as teams. Each team will be responsible for creating the educational system, government, specialization/economy and religion. The geog-raphy will be determined by the team also since it is very deter-mines many aspects of the civili-zation. Students will be graded on a rubric system and this will be their final assessment for the year. Mrs. States Mrs. Isom

Science News Sixth grade blue and gold stu-dents are getting a “charge” out of our last unit of study while learning about electric-ity. They are working with ammeters, voltmeters, batter-ies, wires, and light bulbs con-necting and figuring out a se-ries and a parallel circuit among other things. The labs are hands-on and inquiry based for the students. The extra credit project with “Jitterbugs” seems to be excit-ing to the students. We are looking forward to seeing what they bring if they choose to do this project. Finally, a presentation from local “lineman” will give the students an idea of what type of careers may be pursued concerning our unit of study. As we wrap up the year, we would like to say thank you for all the parent support and the opportunity to work with your child. Mrs. Gertsch Mrs. Florke

P A G E 7

7 Blue

7 Blue Math

had an awe-

some day two

weeks ago!

Students who

had wonder-

ful planners and work done got to

build water bottle rockets. We

watched a video and watched

demonstrations to learn how to

build the rockets built out of two

2-liter soda bottles. We learned

about Newton's 3rd law about

action/reaction and how to bal-

ance a rocket to the nose-end in

order for it to fall properly. A few

people even got creative with fins

to stabilize the rocket.

After making the rockets, we

went over to the fields by the rec-

reation center and watched them

fly! Many went 40 feet or more in

the air! Our fuel, water, doused

the students each time a rocket

left the launcher, but the students

seem to enjoy the chance to get

messy.

Special thanks to volunteers Ann

Elwood, Denise DiGiovanni,

Stephen Pucket, Donna Pucket,

Greg Mamula, and Tom Wiles.

Also special thanks to Logan U,

Michael W, and Maggie W for

their help in building the "launch

pads"!

Science

Blue and Gold 7th grade Science

students are finishing their ele-

ment projects. The Science rooms

are filled with

colorful windsocks that provide im-

portant information about several of

the common elements. Students are

creating an advertisement about a

given element and they will be deco-

rating lockers and the hallways.

To end the year, students will be

solving a “crime.” Students become

“detectives” and work together to put

the pieces of the crime together. Fo-

cusing on Forensic Science, students

will be analyzing fingerprints, bones,

unknown substances, footprints, and

other items found at the scene of the

crime.

Social Studies

In Social Studies, the causes of the

Civil War are being examined. Stu-

dents will conclude the year with the

Civil War.

Math

Gold Math students will be complet-

ing their projects about data analysis

as we begin the month of May. The

last topic to be explored this year

will be probability and statistics.

Throughout the month, students will

also be reviewing all math topics that

were presented during the year.

Literacy

The Outsiders, will be

explored in Literacy.

Students will be com-

pleting a study guide

for each chapter. A

review of all writing

types will be com-

pleted during the read-

ing of the book.

7 Gold students will be hav-

ing an awards ceremony

Monday, May 16th. The pro-

gram will be held in the

cafeteria from 2:30 - 3:10.

A letter will be sent home

to the parent/guardian of

any student who will be re-

ceiving an award.

Have a fun and safe summer!

A D A M S M I D D L E S C H O O L

7th Grade News

8th Grade News

P A G E 8 V O L U M E 4 , I S S U E 6

Gold Literacy 8 Gold Literacy will be watching and discussing the movie, Diary of Anne Frank to go along with History's discus-sion on WWII and the Holo-caust. We will also read some short stories on children that survived the Holocaust. As a friendly reminder, the goal of 20 books for the year is due the Friday before the last week of school. Science Students have finished the unit on Catastrophic Events - volcanoes, earthquakes, severe weather, etc. and have been immersed in a new unit - Human Anatomy & Physiol-ogy. This Human A&P unit will con-tinue until the end of the school year. Students will become familiar with some of the basic terms of anatomy (the hows and whats) as well as the basic concepts of physi-ology (the whys and whens). Also, Mr. Petersen and Mr. Nichol-son will also be taking 31 eighth graders to Colorado in May. The students attending were selected from an application process. One of the stops will be a wind energy fa-

cility near Sterling where they will get some hands on training and knowledge about wind farms. The other stop will be at Elitch Gar-dens in Denver to experience the physics of thrill rides. This trip was made possible by an Apple-gate grant from the Mid-Nebraska Community Foun-dation. Blue Literacy Students have just completed their "graphic novels." In this unit students discovered that every comic book contains one chapter of a super hero adventure, whereas, every graphic novel contains several chapters of ad-ventures that create an entire novel plotline. Students used their imagination to write and design their own hard back super hero books. Students will end their eighth grade year with the theme of the Holocaust and a study of drama. "The Diary of Anne Frank," and "The Devil's Arithmetic" will be used as our support texts. Stu-dents will be asked to distinguish diaries from memoirs, and to compare and contrast these works of fiction and fact on the Holocaust theme. Even though we have run out of time to per-form the play this year, it is impor-tant to remember the events of this historical era so these types of tragedies will never be re-peated.

Music

News

Thursday, April 28 will be the concert date for all 7th and 8th

grade band, orchestra, and musical students. The 7th band and the

combined 7th and 8th orchestra will perform starting at 6:00 pm,

and the 8th grade band and combined 7-8 musical will perform start-

ing at 7:00 pm. Students should be here at least 15 minutes before

they perform.

Also, 6th music concert will be May 3 at 7:00 pm; Jazz Band/Swing

choir tour will be May 6 and 9 all day, and May 11 at 9:00 am will

be the Swingfest (Swing Choir only) at the High School. May 12 is

the Swing Choir/Jazz band concert.

DONATIONS NEEDED, PLEASE! For Family and Consumer Sciences projects: Fabric scraps (larger than 15" x 15") Buttons, beads, sequins Ribbons and trim Old t-shirts (either Bulldogs tees or ornate styles such as Affliction) Colored pencils Sewing machine needles

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Fam ily and Consum er Science News

Counselors Corner PAGE 10

The Internet is a wonderful resource for students to use, but it can also be dangerous. The following tips will

help to keep your student safe:

Encourage Your Student To:

Think before they click: With whom are they chatting or e-mailing, what are they saying and how are they

saying it? Will the person on the other end know they are joking?

Walk away from the computer and “Take 5” before responding to something that upsets them online.

Avoid spreading rumors, assisting in cyber bullying or sharing private communications online.

Follow the golden rule of cyberspace: Don’t do anything online that you wouldn’t do in real life!

(from http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11030746/)

For more information on Internet safety, check out the following resources:

http://www.kidsnewsroom.org/safety.htm

http://www.cyberbullyhelp.com/ABCsofCyberBullyingforStudents.pdf

http://kidshealth.org/kid/watch/house/internet_safety.html?tracking=K_RelatedArticle

http://www.safekids.com/safe-blogging-tips/

Youth Bulldog Soccer Camp

Come Join the Bulldog Soccer coaches along with NPHS Men’s and Women’s Bulldog past and present soccer players for 3 days of soccer drills, games, and fun!

Who: Any girl or boy entering 1st-8th grades and interested in soccer What: Skills camp (please bring age appropriate soccer ball) When: Tuesday, June 21-Thursday June 23

*entering 1st-5th grades: 9 am-11am *entering 6th-8th grades: 1pm-3pm

Where: Madison Middle School soccer complex (boys will be on the west field and girls on the east field) Why: To increase soccer skills, learn something new, and have a blast. Cost: *Camp price: $25 *you may pre-register if you would like or pay at the door

*Optional camp t-shirt: $10 (Camp t-shirt will only be offered to those who pre-register by June 10th)

To pre-register: Girls: Send completed registration form and cash or a check made payable to North Platte Lady Bulldog soccer to: Sarah Kaminski 3514 Edna Court North Platte, NE 69101

Boys: Send completed registration form and cash or a check made payable to Boys Soccer to: Mary Elmshaeuser 3825 E Cavalry Hills North Platte, NE 69101 **If you have questions contact Sarah Kaminski (for girls) at 520-2746 or Mary Elmshaeuser (for boys) at 520-6511 Please fill out the registration form below:

Name: ___________________________ Grade entering: ____________ Girl or Boy:____________ Parents Name(s):__________________________ Daytime Phone: ___________________

T-shirt (optional but only available if you pre-register by June 10th): Youth S Youth M Youth L Adult S Adult M Adult L Adult XL

Amount Enclosed: _______________ Payment Type: Check_____ Cash____

Please fill out the waiver below:

We or I hereby request that you accept the application

Of _____________________________in the 2011 Bulldog Soccer Camp during the dates of June 21-23, 2011.

In consideration of your acceptance of the application, we/I hereby release the Bulldog Soccer Camp and its em-

ployees and agents from all claims on account of any injuries, which may be sustained by our son/daughter while

attending the 2011 Bulldog Soccer Camp. I hereby release the Bulldog Soccer Camp employees and agents for any

claims, which may hereafter be presented by our son/daughter or myself as a result of any such injuries.

Parent/Guardian Signature ________________________________________

NPHS Volleyball Skills Camp 3rd-8th Grades

June 6th – 8th 3rd - 5th grade 1:00 - 3:30 pm 6th - 8th grade 9:00 - 11:30am

Featuring NPHS Volleyball Players and Coaches North Platte High School, 1220 West 2nd Street

COST $30.00 A Bulldog water bottle will be included!

Make checks payable to: North Platte Volleyball Send Personal Information Sheet and check to:

North Platte High School

%Laura Miller 1220 West 2nd St.

North Platte, NE 69101

Questions or concerns contact: lmiller@nppsd.org

308-530-7841

Your contribution to NPHS Volleyball is greatly appreciated!

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2011 Volleyball Skills Camp

Personal Information Sheet Name ________________________________Home Phone (____) ___________Mailing Ad-

dress_____________________________ City __________________________________State _____________Zip

_____________Grade Entering _______________________ Father’s Name _________________________Work Number (____)

_______________Mother’s Name_________________________ Work Number (____)___________________Emergency Contact

_____________________Phone Number(___)_________________ Insurance Company _____________________Phone Number

(____) ________________Policy Number_______________________

PARENT’S RELEASE AND INDEMNITY AGEEMENT FOR 2011 VOLLEYBALL SKILLS CAMP We (I) hereby request that you accept the application for enrollment of ___________________in the 2011 Volleyball Skills Camp

during the dates set forth in this application, and in consideration of your acceptance of the application, we (I) hereby release the

North Platte Public Schools and their employees from all claims because of any injuries which may be sustained by our (my) child

while they are attending the 2011 Volleyball Skills Camp. We (I) agree to indemnify the North Platte Public Schools and their em-

ployees for any claim, which may herby be present by our (my) child as a result of any such injuries. Furthermore, we (I) certify that

within the past year, my (our) child has had a physical examination and that they are physically able to participate in volleyball ac-

tivities. In the event of illness or injury, we (I) hereby give consent for medical treatment and permission to the attending physician

to hospitalize, secure proper treatment and order injections, anesthesia or surgery.

Participant ______________________Parent _______________________________ __________________________Date

_________ Please complete form & return to: North Platte High School, Laura Miller, 1220 West 2nd St., North Platte, NE

69101