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ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

From The Desk of Mr. Josh MatzPrincipal at Lakota Elementary

Spring has always been a time where nature is able to show off its exciting colors. The same applies to the students at Lakota Elementary as their teachers apply that excitement to classroom projects. Several windowsills are decorated with emerging plants and some classes have taken advantage of the warmth to do hands-on science or math projects outside. Others were able to show off their achievements at the Fine Arts Festival or through a well-rehearsed music program for their parents. All students, however, will have an opportunity to make us proud of their efforts on the 2015 Ohio Achievement and/or Diagnostic tests as they exhibit their learning over the past year. Spring truly is a time of great optimism and anticipation for Mother Nature and for education.

In addition to the traditional learning at school, Lakota Elementary has also had the opportunity to celebrate and appreciate our local heroes. The First Annual ‘Heroes in Blue Day’ at the elementary gave students the opportunity to celebrate some of our com-munity’s first responders. Area firemen, police officers, and EMTs joined their student host for a lunch to honor and applaud their efforts in keeping us all safe. Through this event and others like it, students learn the importance of appreciating those local, and far too often unsung, heroes that are there for us and protect us every day.

I would like to again express my appreciation for the opportunity to serve the students of Lakota Local Schools. I welcome your calls and visits as we make this a successful year of learning and achievement.

Make it a great day!

Jason Root & Matthew Flores Howard Beck & Conner Beck

KINDERGARTEN NEWSThis has been a great year with our young kids. We have seen them grow and blossom in

so many ways. The students have been working very hard at getting ready for First Grade. This group has been working on adding and subtracting, letters, sounds and words. We have been working to write good sentences and add details that make them even better. We hope to see them continually work on these skills at home and read each and every night! The kindergarteners will be having their music program on Thursday May 21st. This will be held in the auditeria.

KINDERGARTEN SPRING PROGRAMThe Kindergarten students will present their first program on Thursday, May 28th at 7:00

p.m. in the Auditeria. Please watch for a letter from Mrs. Sandrock with all the details of their first performance.

FIRST GRADE NEWSThe first graders are busy everyday learning amazing skills. Lately, we have been focused

more on writing skills. One creative activity we used was called, I “Mustache” you a question! Each student wrote a question and their partner answered with a complete sentence. The funny part was that each student held a plastic mustache under their nose and posed for a picture.

This spring we took our field trip to the Toledo Zoo. We got to see the brand new aquarium, where kids can touch ocean animals. It was great for the children to see many animals that aren’t naturally found in Northwest Ohio. The first graders will end the year with an ABC countdown to the last day of school. Each day will have a special activity that begins with the letter of the alphabet.

Brett Jacquot Rylee Markle

FIRST GRADE STUDENTS SHINE IN THEIR SPRING PERFORMANCE!

First grade students gave a great performance for their first musical “Lemonade”! We would like to thank our student teacher, Mrs. Jenna Ward for helping us learn our songs and movements for our program! We would also like to thank our entire parent and community volunteers who helped decorate the stage, make headbands, and folded programs. Thank you for making music an important part of your child’s education!

SECOND GRADE NEWSSecond graders will be travelling to Fossil Park in Sylvania on May 21. They will enjoy

a day outside digging for fossils from the Devonian Period, and they will bring home their discoveries to share with their families. Students will also have a sack lunch picnic to enjoy together before heading back to school.

The second grade has been working very hard this final quarter. With all of the testing that students are doing at this time, it is a great time for them to reflect on how much they have learned and grown this year. We are very proud of all of our students and their efforts in second grade.

THIRD GRADE NEWSThird grade students enjoyed a performance from Kids on the Block in late April.  Kids on

the Block is a powerful program performed by puppets that help children feel positive about themselves, accept individual differences and learn valuable personal skills. 

This is the first year students traveled to the African Safari Wildlife Park in Port Clinton.  Students were able to feed the animals, watch pigs race, and enjoy an informative show.  This trip fulfilled our 3rd grade Life Science standards.  Thank you to the P.T.O. for funding this adventure! 

Students survived rigorous state mandated testing in the academic areas of Reading and Mathematics.  The Reading Ohio Achievement Assessment (O.A.A.)  results will become available in June. 

Have a great summer!

FOURTH GRADE ENTREPRENEURSTo conclude the economics social studies unit, Mrs. Marik’s 4th grade classes were asked

to think like entrepreneurs. Students were asked to choose a business to start. Each student designed a store front on a brown paper bag, gave their business a name, and then had to explain in paragraph form what start-up costs would be entailed, what goods or services their business would provide, and who would work there. This activity helped students to recall and use economics vocabulary learned throughout the unit. It also provided students with the op-portunity to use technology to compose a paragraph to provide information. This activity was helpful in providing content review and technology practice for upcoming state assessments.

Left to right: Krystian Schorn, Natalie Anderson, Liza Ebert & Kendyl Rosenberger

Left to right: Makenzie Wyant & Peyton Harden

Left to right: Aaralynn Adams, Lilly Marion, Kaitlyn Sayre, Mitch McDaid,

Jacob Stuller, Miles Harner

Front Row: Evan Harmon, Erin Sampson,Emily Reynolds Back Row: Kerstyn Carr, Carson Hill,

Dalton Cassady, Carlie Foos

TIME LINE PROJECT 4th grade student, Maya Lesher proudly

displays the historical figure time line project that she created depicting the life of Native American Shawnee chief, Tecumseh. Students in Mrs. Marik’s social studies classes were asked to research a famous historical person and create a time line listing important events that occurred throughout that person’s life. Maya creatively designed the outside of her time line container to resemble a Native American drum.

FOURTH GRADE BAND PARENT MEETINGThe students in fourth grade will be reviewing the instruments in the Woodwind, Brass and

Percussion families in the next few weeks. Students from Mrs. Brower’s band will demonstrate the instruments during the 4th grade music classes.

Fourth grade students interested in band will have an opportunity to try out the instruments with Mrs. Brower. Mrs. Brower will have a band parent meeting on Wednesday, May 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. in the band room. More information will be sent home in May.

Maya Lesher proudly displays her historical figure time line project

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WHAT IS WELLNESS?Submitted by Mrs. Beth Crawford, School Nurse

The term wellness is being used frequently these days, but what is wellness? The University of California Davis Student Affairs website, https://shcs.ucdavis.edu/wellness, provides a helpful definition and explanation of wellness.

Wellness is an active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life.

"...a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity." - The World Health Organization.

"a conscious, self-directed and evolving pro-cess of achieving full potential." - The National Wellness Institute

Wellness is more than being free from illness, it is a dynamic process of change and growth.

Why Wellness MattersMaintaining an optimal level of wellness

is absolutely crucial to live a higher quality life. Wellness matters. Wellness matters because everything we do and every emotion we feel relates to our well-being. In turn, our well-being directly affects our actions and emotions. It’s an ongoing circle. Therefore, it is important for everyone to achieve optimal wellness in order to subdue stress, reduce the risk of illness and ensure positive interactions.

ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL3rd Nine Weeks 2nd GradeAll A’s Cash Allen, Landon Blausey, Grant Bomer, Yanel Castillo, Alex-ander Dolder, Morgan Hamilton, Emma Hindall, Noah Hoerig, Riley King, Noah Kohler, Jett Koppus, Ashtyn Linkey, Braxton Quaintance, Elijah Scifers, Bryler Wedge, Alivia WeisenauerA/B Honor RollEllie Babcock, James Bingaman, Abryanna Coleman, Makayla Eidenour, Addison Endicott, Kara Jacquot, Maycee Milligan, Raven Minich, Elyssa Reinhart, Stanley Rice, Hailey Smith, Kailynn Smith, Hannah Stahl, Abigail Stewart, Lane Thacker, Logan Thomas, Alivia Valiquette, Aubrey Vitte

3rd GradeAll A’sLiliana Blachuta, Brooklyn Foos, Cassidy Foos, Landon Gebes, Grant Guess, Grace Harmon, Levi Hoerig, Christina Lopez, An-drew Matz, Alex McGinnis, Alexander Miller, Haylee Nichols, Grace Rogers, Hannah Tackett, Tallon Townsend, Jared Tyson, Courtney Wasserman, Tyler WittenmyerA/B Honor RollCody Biddle, Evan Bintz, Nicholas Cramer, Marissa Collins, Anthony Dixon, Chase Dussel, Mathew Flores, Jacie Hines, Anna Hunker, Isaac King, Tayla Manuel, Cayden Miller, Leroy Mossbarger, Jacob Newell, Isadora Page, Joshua Quigley, Bobbi Ranzenberger, Madison Reinhart, Zoey Smith, Grace Waltermier, Emma Warden, Zoie Widman, Jesse Wright

4th GradeAll A’sAaralynn Adams, Jayson Bennington, Ethan Bomer, Liza Ebert, Carlie Foos, Cheyenne Haning, Carson Hill, Jayla Hines, Kahner Kreilick, Paul Lopez III, Ryan Parks, Simon Rosenberger, Cole Roush, Brooke Trumpler, Krystian Schorn, Lacy Widmer, Ariona Wimer, Maisey ZelmanA/B Honor RollNatalie Anderson, Cole Broski, Kerstyn Carr, Devon Eidenour, Evan Harmon, Miles Harner, Alexander Holman, Trinity Kop-pus, Ella Kurpenski, Maya Lesher, Alaysia Maxwell, Breanna Norwalk-Anderson, William Palmerton, Luke Reinhart, Emily Reynolds, Emma Riffe, Kendyl Rosenberger, Erin Sampson, Isis Shultz, Jocelyn Smith, Jacob Stuller, Brayden Tyson, Logan Weisenauer, Makenzie Wyant, Collin Zender

LAKOTA ELEMENTARY MUSIC ENSEMBLELakota Elementary Music Ensemble performed at the Fine Arts Festival on Friday, May 15

in the Auditeria. This group is made up of volunteer students who meet on Thursday evenings after school! We had a blast and had 2 songs to share with the community.

Mrs. Sandrock is proud of these students and their dedication to the Ensemble.

THANK YOU MRS. WARD!We would like to thank our student teacher, Mrs. Ward for a great second semester! In May,

Mrs. Jenna Ward received a Bachelor in Music with a focus on Elementary Music Education. We wish her the best in the future and thank her for making music with us!

RECYCLING PROGRAM - Keep Our Earth CleanMrs. Jennifer Sherman, who works with the Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca Joint Solid

Waste Management District, visited with 4th grade students in early April to talk about renewable & nonrenewable resources, and the importance of recycling to help keep our environment clean. Students participated in an activity which required them to act as detectives using clues to determine which natural resources could be recycled to be used again to produce products.

Pictured left to right: Simon Rosenberger, Brooke Trumpler, Ethan Bomer

Pictured left to right: Dusty Quinlin, Dominic Hoffman, Trinity Koppus,

Mrs. Jennifer Sherman

A spring time poem read by Mrs. Gonya’s class.

NEWS FROM THE LAKHI CAFEMichelle Guzman and the Lakhi Cafe Staff

Greetings from the Lakhi Cafe. We would like to thank the students, parents, and faculty for all of the kind words and compliments we have received throughout the year. Just as a reminder also, we serve breakfast every morning. On Mondays and Thursdays, we have started offering a variety of hot choices along with what is listed on the menu, and that has seemed to go over very well. As always, if you have any questions, please call us at 419-986-6628 or 419-986-6620 ext. 3428

RAIDER BIDDY SPORTS SEEKS SPONSORSRaider Biddy Sports is seeking financial support for their upcoming 2015-2016 season.

Raider Biddy Sports teams consists of students from the Lakota School district. We are a separate entity from Lakota Local Schools. Because of this we receive no government funding and must raise all of our funds from businesses and individuals. Our main expense is Liability Insurance that our organization must purchase in order for our athletes to play. Our goal is to generate $3000 to pay for this yearly insurance premium.

The Raider Biddy Sports program offers many different opportunities for students to play a sport of their choosing. The sports we offer are: Cheerleading, Football, Cross Country, Girls and Boys Basketball and Wrestling. We have many volunteer coaches who have com-mitted their own time, money, and efforts to this program and will help in educating our children to become self-disciplined healthy athletes, responsible siblings, and most of all respected individuals within our community. This will also keep our kids in after school activities that are productive for their growth in both their bodies and minds.

We are working extremely hard in raising funds for our biddy programs. Raider Biddy Sports is depending on your assistance and generosity. Be assured that your contribution will be put to good use. Any company that contributes towards our goal will have their name listed on our banner(s) that will be on display at all of our home football games, home basketball games, home cross country meets, and any tournaments that the biddy program will host. Your name will also be posted on our Facebook page. We are a 501c3 organization (Tax ID # 34-1744822). Therefore, all the money your company gives us towards our goal will qualify as a business tax deduction.

Please check which amount you will be contributing and include the business name for the banner.

Make checks payable to CAPE. Mail to: 8095 Township Road 172, Fostoria, OH 44830.q Gold $500 q Silver $250

q Bronze $100 q Patron (other amount)_________

Company Name:

Thank you for your consideration and continued support.Raider Biddy Sports board and dedicated coaching staff.

4th, 5th, & 6th Grade Tackle FootballThis program is open to 2015- 2016 4th, 5th & 6th graders. Raider Biddy Football is a pay to play sport.

ITEMS NEEDED TO PLAY:• Cleats • Water Bottle

• Athletic Forms: physical, concussion, EMA, Athletic Waiver & Parent code of conduct forms(Can be printed off by going to lakotaschools.org and clicking on the biddy tab.)

Provided by League: Complete uniform & mouth guard Games Played: Sundays: August- ‐October

Any questions on League please contact Dustin Miller, Head Coach 567‐230- 2342

***** IMPORTANT DATES TO MARK ON YOUR CALENDAR ***** Camp/Conditioning July 27- ‐July 31 (must have 1 week of conditioning before being allowed to practice)

First Practice August 3rd (Physicals must be turned in to practice, NO EXCEPTIONS)Registration/Forms - ‐ turn in July 27th @ 5:30 p.m.

Keep updated on all biddy news by liking us on Facebook!

Payment to Play: $50 Checks made payable to CAPE Mail to: 8095 Township Rd 172 Fostoria, OH 44830

Player's Name: _______________________________________Grade: (2015- ‐16) ___________

Parent(s) Name: _________________________________ Parent's Phone: __________________

RAIDER BIDDY FOOTBALL

SundayMay 31, 2015

GRADUATION

May22 Waiver day - No School 25 Memorial Day-No School31 Graduation - 2:00 pmJune4 Last day for students - Early Dismissal