SCHLESWIG SCHOOL

OCTOBER 2017 HAPPENINGS

Please check out the school’s website at http://www.schleswig.k12.ia.us/ for school

calendars, bus routes, emergency bus routes and school cancellations.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT By Mr. Galvin

Start of a New Year The school year is off to another fast start. Volleyball and Football are in full swing and

going well. Some changes have been made to the calendar this year compared to years previous, with a major one being the shift of the 8

th grade play to October. Middle School

Academic Fair has been moved from its usual date in October to March. To get a little bit more detail about what goes on in the classrooms here at Schleswig

School, check out the teacher PlanBook pages. The links for each teacher’s account can be found on the teacher bio page on the school webpage. The amount of detail will vary from day to day and teacher to teacher. We also made a change this summer to PowerTeacher Pro, an upgraded online part of our PowerSchool to handle grade reporting. Remember that our reporting scale goes from 1 to 4, with 1 being the highest possible mark.

Student Safety Safety of the students at Schleswig Community School is a major priority every day. There are a few small things that can be done to help us with this. When dropping off or picking up your child from school, remember that 7

th street is one way to the north from the school

entrance. We ask that those times before and after school cars are parked on Date Street or 7th,

with all drop off or pick up being done on 7th Street. This will eliminate students crossing the street

in uncontrolled areas. If you are picking up your child during the school day, use the visitor parking spaces if available in front of the west entrance. If you are visiting school at any point remember to check in at the office and get a visitor pass. Have this pass visible while in the building. The public use of the fitness room and the gym can potentially add to some safety concerns. Please be cautious when entering the school parking lot, especially the times before school starts and immediately after it ends. We thank you for your cooperation in this.

Study Table Being able to complete work at a high level of quality within a given timeframe are important characteristics for students to have. In an effort to get quality work on time from students that are in Middle School, Schleswig is making changes to the late work policy.

Any student that is late with an assignment for a class the first time will be given a chance to complete the work by the next school day, regardless if that class meets that next day or not. If there is second incident of work not being completed on time or the same assignment is late again students will have a “working lunch” in the office where they will be given time to complete their work. The third time a student is late with an assignment in a class will result in the student attending “Study Table” within a week of the missed deadline. This “Study Table” will be scheduled as needed and last from after school until 5pm. If the student completes the work that was late before 5pm, they will still be required to work on school work until 5. We believe this process will help students complete their work as assigned.

Magazine Sales Schleswig Middle School had another successful magazine sale again this year. We

appreciate the support the community shows. If you did not have a chance to purchase any magazines from a student, you still can. If you visit www.gaschoolstore.com and use the school code 2591048, you can order magazine subscriptions or other items from the online store. The school will receive a portion of the money spent on the online store. The money raised from these sales goes towards paying for student activities.

SCHOOL COUNSELOR By Mrs. Koch

We are off to a great start of the year in Guidance! As a reminder, the School Counselor is available to all students. The handbook states that “Guidance services are available to all students. A student may be referred for services from administration, teachers, or parents.” I often have students that stop in briefly about a minor friendship or recess issue, and we just meet one time. I will only meet with students long-term if parents have been notified and agree to the services. There will also be small groups offered throughout the year, but parents will receive written notice via mail before these begin. If for any reason you would prefer your child NOT meet with me for anything other than classroom guidance, please call or e-mail me at the school.

We have started a new curriculum in many classrooms called “Second Step”. Elementary students (K-4th) have had some “Home Links” sheets come home that let parents know what we are discussing in Guidance and provide families with a brief activity to complete at home. Home Links papers do not need to be returned to the school, and are meant to be a tool to help parents continue discussing the same message that students have discussed at school. Elementary rooms have been discussing skills for learning, including being respectful, focusing your attention, listening, and using self-talk. The Middle School Second Step program is online-based. Students in 6th and 7th grades have been exploring the new curriculum and learning about our brains and how they learn and grow during adolescence.

As a school, we are looking forward to celebrating Unity Day on October 25th (wear orange) and Red Ribbon Week from October 23rd - 27th. Student Council members have been selected for middle school. Congratulations to Sara, Kamryn, Elli, Marissa, Jakob, Timberlen, Ashley, Tessa, Jinessa, and Lillian! We are looking forward to a great year!

When thinking about the start of the year, some things that might help your child succeed include the following: read every day, take turns reading with your child or have them read to you, be positive, speak well of school and learning, create a consistent after-school routine, ensure your child is getting plenty of sleep on a school night, encourage your child in all aspects of academics, teach your child to be responsible for their actions, encouraging them to take responsibility for getting ready. Lastly, stay involved!

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN By Miss Furne

TK has started out with a BANG! We have six students, full of energy, that are eager to

learn and explore. The first full month of school was spent learning school rules and

expectations, making new friends, building a classroom community, practicing daily routines, and

doing a lot of singing. As we dive into academics the students are learning to become good

listeners, work cooperatively, share ideas, and try new things.

During our literacy block we work hard to build strong alphabet knowledge and

phonological awareness skills. Phonological awareness is a broad skill that includes identifying

and manipulating units of oral language – parts such as words, syllables, and onset/rimes.

Phonological awareness is important because it is a basis for reading. Children begin to read by

listening to others read aloud, then recognizing sounds in words, sounding words out for

themselves, recognizing familiar words, and so on. By engaging in word play, children learn to

recognize patterns among words and use this knowledge to read and build words.

As we begin to incorporate daily phonics (how speech sounds correspond to the written

letter or letter combinations) instruction, the students have enlisted in ABC Bootcamp! For

roughly 52 days, we will be learning the letters of the alphabet and the sounds of those letters.

We will be doing 1 letter/sound every 2 days. For each letter we will make a circle map with

pictures for each letter, we will practice writing each letter, and we will make a silly hat for each

letter. At the end of ABC Bootcamp we will celebrate with a fashion show! More information

about this project will be sent home at a later date.

In Math, our long term main objective is to build and strengthen our number sense skills.

Number sense essentially refers to a student's “fluidity and flexibility with numbers,” (Gersten &

Chard, 2001). He/She has sense of what numbers mean, understands their relationship to one

another, is able to perform mental math, understands symbolic representations, and can use

those numbers in real world situations. Currently we are working on counting objects in a group,

writing numbers 0-9, as well as understanding the terms, fewer and more.

Upcoming events in October include:

a visit from the Schleswig Fire Department & fire truck ride (Fire Prevention

Week Oct. 9th-13

th)

a field trip to Kelsey’s Funny Farm in Denison (intro to pumpkin study, Oct. 19th)

Unity Day (Oct. 25th)

Red Ribbon Week (Oct. 23th-27

th)

parent-teacher conferences (Oct.30th & Nov. 2

nd)

our first class party (Oct.31st)

We are looking forward to a wonderful year full of exploration, learning, and fun!

KINDERGARTEN By Miss Tschetter

The first month of school has gone by SO fast and we have already learned SO much!

The most exciting week we have had was Homecoming. All the students got to dress up and we even got to watch the parade in Denison on a very hot day!

1ST GRADE By Miss Hibma

This month has been filled with many exciting adventures in 1st grade. We began the month by reviewing each letter of the alphabet and their sounds in reading. In math we are

working on writing our numbers in order from 1-120 and beginning addition and subtraction skills. In Social studies we reviewed and learned about school rules as well as the HAWK

Expectations. In Science we are currently learning about sound and light in our FOSS Science Kit.

We ended the month by celebrating homecoming with many dress up days as well as going to the homecoming parade.

2ND GRADE By Miss Allen

Wow! Where has the month of September gone? The second graders have been busy the past month reviewing the HAWKS expectations and getting into the routine of the different

subject areas. In math we have been focusing on adding doubles, near doubles, and adding in any order. Our next lesson is going to be adding digits up to ten. There is an excellent learning

activity on mathplayground.com that deals with number bonds (adding two digits up to ten). The

kids really enjoy this one!! In science we are focusing on insect and plant life cycles. We have been observing changes in our mealworms and our brassica seeds. The mealworms started out in

the larva stage and have moved into the pupa stage. The kids are curious what will happen next! We have touched a little on map skills and the importance of being able to use and read a map in

our everyday lives. We will dig deeper into this in the coming weeks, being able to know what a

map key and map symbols are. Our guided reading lessons have been focused on identifying the character, setting, and problems in a story. Next we will be focusing on how the characters react

to the problems in the story and how they can solve the problem. We are constantly working on building our reading fluency so it is important to keep reading those library books each night! The more practice they get the more it helps them in their everyday reading.

3RD GRADE By Miss Head

Can you believe it? We have been in school for a month already. In 1 month, we have dug into many things! This class has an extreme interest in everything which makes science extra fun. We have been very busy with all of our investigations. Students were able to watch different kinds of seeds grow in our classroom using just water and we are still observing 12 bush bean plants growing in our classroom using hydroponics (only water and nutrients, no soil). Soon, we will be very busy with our new classroom pets. We will be having crayfish in our room, as well, to assist us with our science unit. We will be taking care of them while observing their structures and different behaviors.

Of course Science is not the only thing we have been working on. Every afternoon, I meet with guided reading groups while the students who are not meeting with me read to self, work on writing, do word work, exchange books at the library, and do AR testing. This group of kids has been extremely motivated to meet their AR goals. Most of them are very close if they have not met them already. They are determined to become better and better readers every day. We have been reviewing many reading strategies these past few weeks, focusing on checking for understanding and rereading to help students with comprehension. Each student brings home a library book after school, every day. Encourage them to read every night and practice their reading strategies. Reading a book more than once strengthens their understanding and helps them to answer comprehension questions for an AR test.

Reading and writing go hand in hand. The more we read, the better writers we can become. Students are learning more about the structures of writing and the writing process. We have been learning all about personal narratives and how to write them. Many students brought pictures in to help jog their memories about their personal experiences and give them more details to work with. It has been a lot of fun to listen to their stories and learn more about each student.

To improve our writing skills, we have Fundations every day. Fundations is a program we use to increase students awareness of different writing conventions and mechanics. The last few weeks we have been focusing on different spelling rules and adding suffixes to base words. We also have a “Word of the Day” and “Look Alike Words” a few times a week that we add to our student notebooks. We explore the meanings of these words, how to use them in a sentence, and they always follow the spelling rules we are working on that week.

In Math, we are busy with our Pearson Math Series that is available online. We will be trying new and different activities that are aligned with the Iowa Core. We do a variety of

differentiated math activities during the week on the Smart Board, iPads, laptops, and center work. Over the last few weeks, we have been looking at numbers in many different ways to help us solve addition, subtraction, and word problems. We have used place value blocks, place value charts, number lines, comparisons, mental math, and rounding. Although many of these ways of thinking are challenging to students, it is a way for them to become aware and create number sense in their minds. They may not master every way we try to solve problems, but along the way, each student will acquire a way that works and makes sense to them. Many of the students have been intimidated by not understanding everything right way, but they have found the more they practice, the better they are getting, especially when many of these ideas are very new to them. I am encouraging students to take their books home to have an extra resource. They need to bring them back the next day as we need them for class time.

Lastly, Social Studies has brought many new ideas into these 3rd

graders brilliant minds. Starting with globes, students are beginning to recognize and name the 5 oceans (Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, Arctic, and Southern) and 7 continents (Asia, Australia, Africa, Antarctica, Europe, North America, South America). They are very close to naming them all! We have also been digging into the structures of a map and how to read one. We will be talking more about symbols, cardinal directions, intermediate directions, keys, and map scales as we go. Feel free to quiz your 3

rd grader and see how much they can tell you. We have also been reading many Scholastic

News articles with current events. The students seem to really enjoy news going on around the world.

Some students are observing their seedlings begin to sprout.

Hermione and Pinkalicious showed up a few times for a favorite book character during

Homecoming and this is our group trying to cool off under a shade tree at the parade! What a fun week!

4TH GRADE By Mrs. Petersen and Mrs. Buck

We are off and running in 4th grade. We have 14 students in Mrs. Buck’s class and 15 students in Mrs. Petersen’s class this year. Below is a run down of some of the things we are doing in 4th grade.

We are splitting all of the 4th graders into two different groups according to what skills

each child needs to work on. Our Word Work or Spelling time is first thing in the morning from 8:05-8:30. We are hoping to help students excel from the level that they are at in decoding words. We will reevaluate these groups each quarter and make adjustments as needed. Mrs. Buck and Mrs. Petersen are working on phonics skills to help students decode a variety of different words. We are trying a new phonics program this year called HD Word. We are anxious to see the results of this program and how they apply it in other subject areas.

For reading, we have started Literature Circles. The first class book we read was Stone Fox. They really enjoyed it but it had an unexpected ending. Ask your child what this book was about and what happened at the end. The students also watched the video and made some comparisons between the book and the video. There were quite a few differences between the two. After Stone Fox, the students read a book with a partner in their reading level. Now we are reading another class book called, Little House in the Big Woods. This is perfect timing for this book since we visited the one room school house in Ida Grove and the Prairie Peddlar in Odebolt last year. We are doing the FRAME with this class book where the students read a chapter with a partner and write down a few main ideas about that chapter. Then they read the next chapter with a different partner and write down the main ideas of that chapter and so on until the book is

finished. Since we are busy reading class books, doing jobs, and working on skills, there is not a whole lot of time for the students to read their AR books during school. So, please read with your child at home so that they can reach their 1

st quarter AR goal.

In Math, we are hitting our CRUNCH time very hard. CRUNCH time is a 5-minute addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division test with 100 facts given on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday. Please help your child practice these facts. They shouldn’t have to use their fingers to calculate the answers. They should know them automatically. The sooner they know these facts, the easier it will make the rest of the skills we will be working on this entire school year.

In Math, we are busy with our Pearson Math Series that is available online. We will be trying new and different activities that are aligned with the Iowa Core. Students will be able to log into their own account and work at their own pace. Depending on how they do with each mini-lesson or quiz, they will be given practice problems according to their ability. We do a variety of differentiated math activities during the week on the Smart Board, ipads, laptops, and center work.

In English, the students have been working on a personal narrative. Students have brought in pictures or souvenirs from places that they have been to. They really enjoy sharing these things with the class. Hopefully this will spark their interest in writing a personal narrative. We can’t wait to see how they turn out!

Mrs. Buck is teaching Science to both classes this year. We have been studying electricity and moving onto magnets in Science. Students just figured out how to make a light bulb light up. They also made a motor run using solar energy. Ask your child what the difference is between a series and parallel circuit. The students were surprised how magnetism could be induced into another object to create a temporary magnet. If you have a magnet at home, have them show you how to do this. The students have done an excellent job with our experiments and new challenges!

Mrs. Petersen is teaching Iowa History to both classes this year. In Social Studies, we have been learning about Iowa facts and using our Iowa maps to practice map skills. We will be starting on our Iowa History scrapbooks. Students will be making them on a PowerPoint again this year. We tried this format the past few years and had great success! Your child will be adding 10 or more pictures with labels or captions to the 10 different parts of the scrapbook. A majority of this will be done during school time but I told the kids that they can still add family photos or interesting pictures they find elsewhere by emailing those pictures to their school email address which is their firstnamelastname@schleswig.k12.ia.us. I am excited to see how these turn out again this year! I will keep you posted on their progress.

5th and 6th Grade

Mrs. Pritchard and Mrs. Moeller Mrs. Pritchard is using ClassDojo as a classroom management tool this year. Class codes were sent home so that parents and students can access the “Class Story” and see pictures and comments about their son or daughter. If you did not receive this code, please email stacypritchard@schleswig.k12.ia.us and I will send you another one! Mrs. Moeller is on Facebook!! Please visit- @MrsMoellersClassroom56 or simply search Mrs. Moeller’s Classroom, on Facebook, and like the page. This page will be used to share information happening in class on a regular basis. (A lot has already been shared this year. Check it out if you haven’t already!)

Welcome back! This year Mrs. Pritchard is teaching math, science, and 6

th social studies.

Mrs. Moeller is teaching 5th and 6

th ELA (English Language Arts) and 5th social studies. Middle

school students also have the benefit of HOT time; HOT stands for “Higher Order Thinking.” During HOT time students will have the opportunity to collaborate with each other on problem solving and complete projects for their classes.

Planners are new to the 5th graders. These planners help students stay organized and

parents can also help out with keeping their child(ren) on track. At the end of every day, assignments from that day are written down before students are dismissed. Please take a look at their planner often to help remind them of upcoming assignments.

HOT Currently during HOT, the fifth and sixth graders are in groups trying to use their knowledge to solve various brain puzzles. They have learned that problem solving with a group takes communication with us, rereading of clues, and LOTS of trial and error! (See @Mrs.MoellersClassroom56 to see HOT activities.)

Math Fifth graders have been learning place value with Envision Math. Each lesson has a review, lesson, short video, and quiz. The quiz lets me know how they understand the lesson and then I can assign a center and an assignment accordingly. There are also fun centers where the students can practice their skills from each lesson. Sixth graders are also using Envision Math. Their first topic this year was Numeration, where they reviewed place value, comparing and ordering numbers, and exponents. We have just finished up their second topic where they learned all about using variables to write expressions, the order of operations, and evaluating expressions.

5th and 6th ELA (English Language Arts) Reading, writing, grammar, and word work are going to seem different for the fifth graders and similar to last year for the sixth graders. This fall, each class has a large block of time set aside for ELA. This time will include all of the above tasks, but it may look or sound differently. On most days, we will be rotating through our 3 Dailies; Read to Self, Work on Writing, and Word Work; as well as a guided reading group. During Read to Self, students will be able to work individually while practicing numerous reading skills. Work on Writing/ Responding to Reading time will be their opportunities to apply writing skills by responding to reading prompts, completing writing work, or free writing. Word Work will be a time where students are manipulating various words and word parts at their individual levels in order to discover word, letter, and spelling patterns. Guided reading groups will be focused on various reading strategies with a text series of high interest topics. The 5

th and 6

th graders have been practicing and

working hard to build reading and writing stamina, as well as practicing reading and writing

strategies. This is a slow process, but we are quickly gaining the ability to work independently and productively. So far this year, students have been actively engaged in reviewing, learning, and using various reading strategies like identifying text features, asking questions, making text connections, identifying genre, understanding point of view, various writing types and more. Students have been learning about the strategies through class read alouds, 5

th- Among the

Hidden and 6th- The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and then applying them to their own

reading and also writing. Accelerated Reader (AR) is used to practice our many reading and language strategies. Each student has an individual goal he/she is working toward for the 1

st quarter. The 5

th and 6

th

graders have broken their goal down even further by making short term weekly goals. This has helped students aim toward a something each week, rather than a number at the end of the quarter. Take a few minutes to listen to your child read or read with them, ask questions about their story, and ask about their progress for their 1

st quarter goal.

Social Studies The fifth graders have been learning about what geography is and what a geographer does. They even had the opportunity to act as geographers and investigate the 3 important questions: Where is it? What is like there? Why is it there? Fifth graders are currently looking at where they are placed in the word and how to accurately measure location- using latitude and longitude. (See @Mrs.MoellersClassroom56 for pictures of geography activities.) The sixth graders learned about the 5 themes of geography, reviewing what geography is, and how geographers locate information. One part of the 5 themes is location. They have been working really hard at finding the absolute location of places by using latitude and longitude.

Science

5th graders are learning all about systems. We started with everyday systems and

subsystems and now have moved on to the Earth system. Earth can be described as the interaction of four earth systems: the geosphere, the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere. Within the biosphere there are subsystems called food webs that are made up of producers, consumers, and decomposers. Ask your student about some of the ecosystems that we have in our classroom!

6th graders are really digging in to living systems too, but they are focused on what

makes something living. We brainstormed some characteristics of life the first week of school and have edited our poster several times to narrow down what really is evidence of life (we had some really good arguments).

Another exciting part of 6th grade science is that they get to use microscopes! We learned

about the different parts of the microscope, field of view, and are now getting to look at different objects. Ask them to see their science notebooks to see their observations.

7th and 8th Grade By Miss Totten

This year in 7th and 8th grade math, we have a new program called EnVision. For 7th grade, we have been working through the first topic containing integers and rational numbers. For the students, this topic is a review of what they have previously learned. Having this review and getting comfortable with multiplying, dividing, adding and subtracting rational numbers will help them tremendously in the upcoming months. As we finish up topic 1, we will be moving onto topic 2: analyzing and using proportional relationships.

7th and 8th grade science is a bit different than last year because we have new materials and are further implementing the NGSS. We are using interactive science materials which comes with workbooks that they are able to write in, as well as, a few quick labs for each lesson. The 7th graders are working through Ecology and the Environment covering populations and

communities, living things and the environment and interactions among living things. The 8th graders are currently working through the Water and the Atmosphere kit. Currently working through fresh water, water on earth, surface water and water underground. Both groups of students seem to be enjoying these new programs for science!

7th grade social studies we have been reviewing the first few chapters out of the book as it was previously learned. I have added in a few fun projects along the way to be sure every student is understanding the material. They have created posters, worked in groups/pairs and alone, given a presentation and taught the class a small portion of the material. We have also worked on map skills.

8th grade math is adjusting to the new program, just as the 7th graders are. We are working through the first topic, real numbers. Within this topic, we have covered rational numbers as decimals, understanding irrational numbers, comparing and ordering real numbers, evaluating square roots and cube roots, solving equations using square and cube roots, and properties of integer exponents. As we finish up the first topic, we will be moving into the second topic of analyzing and solving linear equations.

8th grade Algebra this year has 2 students. With such a small class in Algebra, we are able to move at a pace that works for the students. We have successfully completed and completely understand expressions, equations, and functions and are moving onto linear equations. Algebra students have class during HOT and study hall, therefore they have more homework outside of school than other students. Also, we use one Algebra class a week to work on the 8th grade play which is coming up soon (October 24th). We hope to see you all there!

7th and 8th Grade By Mrs. Kuhlmann

What an exciting year it has been so far!!! My class size has reversed itself and this year

there are eight eighth graders and 21 seventh graders. After the barrage of beginning of the year tests, the eighth graders have been very busy with the play!! We are happy to announce the production of “Burying the Hatchetts” on October 24th by Whitney Ryan Garrity and is produced by special arrangement with Brooklyn Publishers, LLC in association with Heuer Publishing LLC. A spaghetti supper will be served in the multi-purpose room from 5:30 p.m. until 6:45 p.m. with the play beginning at 7:00 p.m. Below at some pictures from rehearsal.

In American History, the eighth graders are learning about the discovery of America and what life was like for the Pilgrims and Native Americans in the 1600’s.

7th Grade

My large 7th grade class is so much fun. We are currently reading books about the Holocaust. Students are amazed that such atrocities were committed and that they are still going on today in different parts of the world. They have also been focusing on the parts of a sentence and how to improve their writing. One of their last writing assignments was to write about Ag Day which was held at the Denison Fairgrounds on September 14th. I have added pictures of the whole group and a few from the eight stations.

MIDDLE SCHOOL SPORTS By Mrs. Gurney

Fall sports are in full swing. If you haven’t been out to support our hard working athletes, please consider adding a date or two to your calendar and showing your HAWK PRIDE.

2017 Volleyball Team

Front Row: Jenna Krohnke, Elena Grandstaff, Ashley Rosener, Emily Espinoza, Kaitlyn Bruhn, TImberlen Koch, Kayla Neddermeyer Back Row: Tessa Petersen, Jinessa Lewis, Delaney Lutz Not Pictured: Lillian Schultz

Remaining Schedule: Sept 26th vs Ar-We-Va 3:45 Sept 28th @ Charter Oak 4:00 Oct 3rd @ Anthon 4:00 Oct 5th @ Whiting 4:00 Oct 9th vs OABCIG 4:00 Oct 10th @ Onawa 4:00

2017 Denison-Schleswig Football Team

Front Row: Colton Johannsen Back Row: Koen Miller, Westley Summers, Jakob Wigg, Jake Boelter Remaining Schedule: Sept 28th 8th Grade @Denison vs Carroll 4:15 Sept 28th 7th Grade @Carroll 4:15 Oct 5th 8th Grade @Harlan 4:15 Oct 5th 7th Grade @Denison vs Harlan 4:15 Oct 10th 8th Grade @Denison vs Storm Lake 4:15 Oct 10th 7th Grade @Storm Lake 4:15

Visual Art Happenings By Mrs. Godbersen

The Schleswig Art department is well equipped with a great room and ample supplies and so we begin. I’ll give you the schedule to have your child not wear their best clothes on an art day. As we are creative, we might be a bit messy. Tuesday is Art for 5

th, 6

th, 3

rd, 4

th, and 1

st.

Wednesday is Art for 8th, 7

th, 2

nd, Transitional Kindergarten, and Kindergarten. Students have a

sharp eye for “Life Wtr” bottles as specific artists design the labeling. I show the students a video of how the artist created the design. They have viewed 6 artists with 3 new bottles being released about every 4 months. Did you view the eclipse with the special glasses? If you do not want the glasses, we could use them in the Art classroom – sent them to me via your child. We will do a class project once I have enough glasses for each student in that grade. Thank you

Transitional Kindergarten – drew a full-length self-portrait using crayons and a narrow

sheet of paper. Kindergarten – made a “Sunset Sky” using watercolor, tempera paint, crayons, black

construction paper, and printmaking paper pumpkins to design a fall scene First – are studying the artist Henri Rousseau and will be using a National Gallery of Art

program, on the computer, to design a jungle. Second- used fine grit sandpaper and crayons to design an image. The sandpaper was

then ironed onto printmaking paper to transfer the design, in reverse. Third- are working with their three letters of their name in a monogram. The letters are

cut out of construction paper and will be mounted together in a drop-shadow effect Fourth- are working with the art elements of: line, pattern, and value. They will be filling

a four-fold fan shape with patterns using colored pencils Fifth- are studying the artist Edward Hicks who made 30 versions of “The Peaceable

Kingdom” with a child and wild animals. Each student has selected a face view of an animal Sixth- are arranging opaque, flat objects to place on special photo sensitive paper. The

paper will then be weighted with a piece of clear glass and taken out into the sunlight to expose Seventh- are studying the artist Thomas Eakins who worked with precision in his

paintings. Students are cutting out 3 vase shapes, which will be traced onto a final paper and shaded with charcoal

Eight- has mastered the art of origami and has folded a paper crane. They will then draw this crane with charcoal

MUSIC

By Mrs. Rosener Welcome back to another fun-filled year in music! TK-4th

grades have been quite busy learning the basic elements of music. Topics like dynamics, note values, beat versus rhythm, long and short sounds, solfege, and

tempo have been covered using hands-on activities, board work, songs, music math, and

flashcards. The 5th grade band has been making immense progress on their instruments since

summer lessons commenced. We currently have 15 out of 18 fifth graders enrolled in band! We are now working on playing (and staying) together as a group, which is a lot harder than playing individually!

Several 5-8th grade students have been rehearsing audition pieces for a STATE wide honor choir called Opus. Each student had to record him/herself onto a CD which has been

submitted to a panel of judges. We are now anxiously waiting to find out if anyone was accepted

into this elite choral group. Middle school band students have had a busy month, too. We brought 42 5-8th grade

band students to perform at “All School Band Night” with Denison’s 450 6-12th grade band students at half time of a home football game on September 8th. In addition, our 7-8th grade

band students marched with the Denison Middle School Band in the Calf Show Days and Homecoming parades. Thanks to all of the parents who brought their kids to these practices and

performances. We are now learning repertoire for SWIBA honor band auditions.

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS Saturday, October 28=SWIBA Honor Band Auditions @ Clarinda (7-8th band students)

Friday, November 10=SWIBA Honor Band Festival @ Lewis Central (7-8th band students) Thursday, November 16=Opus Honor Choir @ Iowa State in Ames (5-8th vocal students)

2nd

grade reading music on the board while playing rhythm sticks

1st grade playing the boomwhackers

3rd

grade working on beat vs. rhythm using rhythm sticks

7-8th

grade marching band marched with the Denison Middle

School band at the Calf Show and Homecoming parades

5

th grade band students made their playing debut at

“All School Band Night”

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Meal Prices Breakfast Lunch

Student $2.00 Student $2.75

Guest & Staff $2.00 Staff $3.55 Extra Milk $0.30 Guest $4.00 Extra Entrée $1.00 Extra Milk $0.30 Extra Entrée $1.00

Schleswig School District

Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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5

6

2

Pancakes Breakfast Burrito Waffles 4 Egg Omelet Cinnamon Roll

A. Doritos Walking Taco

A. Grilled Ham & Cheese

A. Pork Rib Sandwich A. Cheeseburger A. Ham & Scalloped Potatoes

B. Chicken Sticks

B. Taco Quesadilla

B. Corn Dog

w/Bread

B. Chicken Wrap

B. Pepperoni Pizza

Corn Green Beans Mashed Potatoes Baked Beans Carrots

12

Breakfast Boat 9 Sausage & Cheese Biscuit10 Dutch Waffle 11 Breakfast Sliders Glazed Donut 13

A. Pork Fritter

A. Macaroni & Cheese

A. Pulled Pork Sandwich

A. Hot Ham & Cheese

A. Beef Soft Shell Tacos

B. Crispy Chicken Sandwich

B. Chicken Nuggets

w/Bread

B. Taco Pizza

B. Grilled Cheese Sandwich

B. BBQ Meatball Sub

Corn Green Beans Sidekicks Frozen Juice Cup Baked French Fries Peas

16

17

18

Breakfast Pizza Cheesy Eggs & Toast French Toast Sticks Egg & Cheese Biscuit 19 Long John Donut 20

A. Tater Tot Hotdish

A. Chili w/Corn Chips

A. Chicken Taco's

A. Sloppy Joe

A. Ham & Cheese Wrap

w/Bread

B. Mini Corn Dogs

B. Chicken Nuggets

B. Hot Dog on Bun

B. Cheese Pizza

B. Chili Cheese Crispito

A&B: Cinnamon Roll

Carrots Corn Green Beans Peas Baked Beans

Pancakes

Waffles 25

Breakfast Boat 26

Cinnamon Roll 27

23 Breakfast Burrito 24

A. Breaded Pork Fritter A. Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce

B. Chicken Nuggets

w/Garlic Bread

B. Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Mashed Potatoes w/Gravy Peas

30

Cheesy Eggs & Toast Breakfast Pizza 31

A. Chilling Cheeseburger

A. Super Mexi Tots w/Bread

B. Haunted Hot Dog

B. Italian Meatball Sub

Gooey Goblin Gelatin

Carrots Ghost Green Beans

A. Nachos Grande A. Cheesy Scrambled Eggs A. Chicken Flatbread

B. Baked Ham

B. Beef & Cheese Burrito

B. Cheese Stuffed Pizza Sticks

A&B: French Toast Sticks

Carrots Tater Tots Corn

Fill Up & Fuel Up at the Unlimited Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Breakfast Choices Offered Daily • 100% Juice and Fruit • Breakfast Entrée • Cereal & Bread/Toast • Milk Choice

Learning = Hunger = Time to Thrive

Daily Lunch Menu Includes • Choice of 2 Entrées • Tuesday-Friday Additional

Entrée: Uncrustable, String Cheese & Chips

• Fruit & Vegetable Bar • Milk Choice

OCTOBER - 2017 ACTIVITIES Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

2 3 4:00 VB @ Anthon

4 2:00 EARLY DISMISSAL

5 4:00 VB @ Whiting 4:15 8

th FB @ Harlan

4:15 7th

FB vs Harlan @ Denison

6 7

8 9 4:00 VB vs OABCIG @ home

10 4:00 VB @ Onawa 4:15 8

th FB vs Storm

Lake @ Denison 4:15 7

th FB @ Storm

Lake

11 2:00 EARLY DISMISSAL

12 Community Club Mtg @ CB

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14 Quilters Day @ CB

15 16 17

18 2:00 EARLY DISMISSAL

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21

22 23

Red Ribbon Week

24 5:15 School Board Mtg 5:30 8

th Grade

Supper 7:00 8

th Grade Play

25 2:00 EARLY DISMISSAL

26

27 End of First Quarter

28 SWIBA Band Auditions

29 30 3:30 Parent-Teacher Conferences

31 HALLOWEEN

Nov 1 2:00 EARLY DISMISSAL

Nov 2 3:30 Parent-Teacher Conferences

Nov 3 NO SCHOOL