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Page 1: Schleswig Community School Happenings …drug free, and some classes chose to decorate their door with fun drug free messages. In Elementary Guidance, we have continued to talk about

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.

Schleswig Community

School

"Happenings"

November 2016

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PRINCIPAL’S REPORT By Mr. Galvin

It is hard to believe that November is upon us. As winter continues to approach, please make sure your children are dressed for the weather. Dressing in layers is great for the days that start cold but end up a bit warmer in the afternoon.

Daylight Saving Time ends in the early morning hours of November 6. We will “fall back” an hour. Please remember that come the next morning.

Parent Teacher Conferences Parent-Teacher conferences were held the end of October. We had a great turn

out again this fall. It is very encouraging to see the parental involvement in the education of the students. Thanks also to parents who took the time to fill out the technology survey we had going. If you missed the survey, you can still take it. There are two links, one for parents of Middle School students, the other for parents of Elementary School students. If you have children in both, you can just pick one of the two, you do not have to fill out both. The links are: Middle School – www.BByt.es/CRNCP and for the Elementary – www.BBYT.es/P4EYP. Thanks for helping us gather information to guide decision making.

Veterans’ Day Program Schleswig Community School is honored to be hosting a Veteran’s Day Program

again this year. We will hold a program in the new gymnasium on November 11th at 10:00 AM. This day is extremely important to our school, community, and nation as we celebrate the freedoms that these men and women have helped provide us with on a daily basis. Please join us.

Iowa Core Curriculum Parent Guides The Iowa Core Parent Guides were developed to provide an overview of what students will learn by the end of each grade level as directed by the Iowa Core, our statewide academic standards. We have shared this information before, but thought it would be good to send back out as a reminder. The guides are now in both English and Spanish.

A guide was developed for each grade level kindergarten through grade 8 and one for high school students. Guides include a brief overview of what will be learned in each subject area of the Iowa Core, examples of what your child's work at school may look like, and examples of how you can help your child at home.

The guides are arranged in categories for Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and 21st Century Skills. The Iowa Core Curriculum is the Schleswig School District curriculum in these areas. If you would like more information about the Iowa Core or would like to be a community representative on the Iowa Core Leadership Team, feel free to contact Human Resources Director – Patti Ryan or Curriculum Director – Shari Blake for more information! Their email addresses are [email protected] and [email protected]. They typically are in the Schleswig building on Wednesday afternoons and Friday mornings!

The guides can be found at: https://iowacore.gov/content/iowa-core-parent-guidesguia-para-padres

Child Care Advisory Team

A community group has come together to investigate concerns about child care opportunities in Schleswig. This group has asked to put a note in this month’s Happenings to give a short introduction of the work that has been started.

On Wednesday October, 19th Crossroads of Crawford County came to meet with a group of people interested in the possibility of adding child care in Schleswig, IA. After a long discussion we found that there is a need here in Schleswig. We have 110 children in Schleswig and only 15 spots in registered in home day care that leaves 95 plus children with no care or going out of town for care. We are open to your ideas and will be sending out a survey very soon.

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We are also thinking about starting a before and after school program. Please be thinking about your needs and letting us know when we send out our survey in the next few weeks. If you have any questions or would like to express interest in before and after school care please contact us at [email protected].

Thank you Child Care Advisory Team

SCHOOL COUNSELOR By Mrs. Koch

! Two big events that we held as a school in October were Unity Day and Red Ribbon

Week. Unity Day was October 19th. On this day, all students and staff were encouraged to wear orange to send the message that as a school, we are “Together Against Bullying, United for Kindness, Acceptance, and Inclusion”. We also made a school “unity tree” that is hanging up in the multipurpose room, with ideas of how we can show kindness. Red Ribbon Week was held October 24th - 27th. We had fun dress-up days during the week, signed a school pledge to be drug free, and some classes chose to decorate their door with fun drug free messages.

In Elementary Guidance, we have continued to talk about how to be a good friend. We have been focusing on respect with many of the classrooms, and empathy with the older students. Mrs. Koch discussed the “Golden Rule”, of treat others the way that you want to be treated. Some classrooms have started talking about bullying. The three main people involved in a bullying situation are the target, the bully, and the bystander. We want to challenge everyone to be an upstander and say “no” to bullying! The elementary classes read the book One, by Kathryn Otoshi, which illustrates how crucial it is to have someone who is brave enough to stand up and make a difference. It just takes one upstander to show others that they can do that too!

In Middle School Guidance, we wrapped up the quarter for 6th and 7th grades. We did the Iowa Youth Survey in 6th grade, and 7th graders talked about peer pressure and how to be your own person. We brainstormed different ways that you can stand up to peer pressure, including being a broken record and saying “no” repeatedly. 5th graders started out second quarter guidance by discussing cooperation, which is an essential component of being a good friend. 8th graders took the Iowa Youth Survey on their first day.

As always, please feel free to contact me at the school if I can be of any assistance!

TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN By Miss Furne

Every year, the fire truck ride is definitely a highlight enjoyed by all. Thank you to Arlen Meseck, Dan Schroeder, and Chris Merritt for coming to talk to the TK and Kindergarten students about safety during fire prevention week. After touring the fire station, the students were thrilled to hold and spray the hose themselves, lucky for us no one tried to spray the teachers! The coloring book, certificate, and hat each student received will remind them about the importance of fire safety all year through.

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TK students, along with Immanuel Lutheran Preschoolers, started and ended the month off with field trips to Kelsey’s Funny Farm in Denison. Our first trip was cut short due to heavy rain; lucky for us the weather was perfect for the second. Favorite activities included the jumping castle, climbing the hay bales, and pumpkin painting. Back at school we learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin, predicted and counted the many, many seeds, and proved pumpkins float in water; some of us were shocked!

It is hard to believe our first quarter has come to a close, wow! Every day I am surprised with how much the students want to know and the countless learning opportunities that arise. I am proud to say everyone is starting to get the hang of our daily routines and what it means to “be your best” by “doing your best”. We keep busy learning letters, rhyming, hearing and manipulating sounds in words, counting to 20, grasping the world of numbers, and discovering we all can be writers!

Through our daily “Show and Tell”, students are building and strengthening their speaking and listening skills by participating in collaborative conversations with peers and adults. Although the time is short, the benefits are plentiful, here are just a few: students learn and follow agreed-upon rules for discussions (e.g., listening to others and taking turns speaking about the topics and texts under discussion), describe familiar people, places, things, and events and, with prompting, and support, are able to provide additional detail, and are challenged to continue a conversation through multiple exchanges. Through peer models, students are learning to speak audibly and express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.

Throughout the next quarter, I will ask students to start bringing an item that begins with a specific letter sound. Please be watching your child’s folder weekly for a clue slip with the assigned letter. I appreciate the effort you are make in taking time to help your child come up with meaningful clues, some of you are even encouraging them to do the writing themselves…AWESOME. It was great to see everyone attend parent-teacher

conference, what a perfect opportunity for your child to see parents and teachers working together as a team to encourage a lifetime of learning.

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KINDERGARTEN By Miss Tschetter

The month of October just flew by! The kindergarteners have been busy talking about all the changes we see happening during the Fall time. They have learned how to write 20 lowercase letters, and know the sounds they make as well. They are all very excited to share that they have all started reading books that they get to take home and read to parents! Beyond the fun we have had in the classroom, we got a visit from the Schleswig Fire Department during Fire Safety week. We learned how to stay safe when there is a fire, and what to do to prevent fires. We also got a special fire truck ride around the town, as well as a visit to the fire station! We also got a visit from Ms. Kelly from the Nature Center. She read the class a book about spiders, and she even turned one student into a spider! October has been a month full of exciting new things!

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Fire Safety Certificates and visit to the Fire Department

! Dressing up like a Spider!

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1ST GRADE By Miss Hibma

This month the first graders have been busy working in their Foss kits in science. They are working on sorting out the large and small pebbles, large and small gravel, and sand with sifting screens. It has been a great hands on way to learn the differences between each of the materials.

In math we are working on a variety of ways to make the number 10 using a 10’s frame mat. In reading we are learning about buddy/partner letters and how two letters can work together to make one sound.

We have also had many school related activity days this month. We participated in Unity Day where the whole class wore orange to stand up against bullying. We are also celebrating Red Ribbon by learning about healthy choices and staying drug free.

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! Students stomping out negative behaviors in a social studies lesson we did together on how to be a good friend in 1st grade.

1st Grade students dressed in red to support our pledge to be drug free for Red Ribbon Week.

2ND GRADE By Miss Allen

Happy Halloween! Crazy to think another month as come and gone! Kelly with the Nature Center in Denison was here last week and the kids got to explore fossils! They absolutely loved trying to match the jaw of an animal to the card it belonged to!

We have been working on our map skills in social studies the past month. We have been learning how to look at the maps and be able to follow the various directions. In science we have been very patiently waiting for our mealworms to change to the pupa stage and now also waiting to see what they are in the adult stage! The kids have loved observing the changes they make in their life cycle.

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In math we are starting to compare numbers; which one is greater than, less than, or equal to. This has built on our last few lessons of knowing the ones and tens place. Try out some of those websites I gave you at conferences to help build their math facts!

3RD GRADE By Miss Head and Miss Cavanaugh

First quarter has officially come to an end. All that time spent reading has paid off for some students in terms of meeting AR goals. Most of our 3rd graders were in the AR drawing this quarter and received hard earned prizes for meeting their goals. They were a very excited bunch of kids who hope to continue achieving their goals. If students meet their goal all 4 quarters, they get to attend the pizza party at the end of the year. If they meet their goal 3 of the 4 quarters, they get to go to the Skating Palace in May. These 3rd graders are well on their way! To assist in their success, each student brings home an AR book every night. Please encourage them to keep reading. In Math, we have dove into multiplication and the kids are very excited to be learning such a new and challenging concept. To help these 3rd graders succeed, we will be sending home a “Fact Pack” every night. The envelope includes flashcards as we learn the facts, practice ideas, and a sign in sheet. Students are to practice their math facts every night for at least 15 minutes. Please sign and date as you see them complete this task. Each child is working on a certain math fact. As they pass their test on the fact for that day, they move on to the next fact. I will sign off each student as they pass each fact. Our Science unit on Structures of Life has come to an end. We sure had fun learning about crayfish and their properties. Thank you to the families that adopted a crayfish from our classroom. If you have any questions, please let us know. We are now beginning to explore our unit on water and climate. On October 19th, we celebrated Unity Day as a school. We came together and all wore orange to support the cause in our fight against bullying. Please encourage your children to help us stop bullying. If they see it being done or are being bullied, they should report it to an adult and stand up for others.

4TH GRADE By Mrs. Petersen

In Reading, we read a class book called, Little House in the Big Woods. This ties is great with our field trip when we visited the one room school house in Ida Grove and the Prairie Pedlar in Odebolt. We did the FRAME with this class book where the students read a chapter with a partner and wrote down a few main ideas about that chapter. Then they read the next chapter with a different partner and wrote down the main ideas of that chapter and so on until the book was finished. That is why it is so crucial that students spend at least 15-20 minutes reading at home each day so that they can make their quarterly AR goal. Students need to finish a chapter book and a non-fiction book in their reading level every two weeks. So by the end of the quarter, each student should have read at least 4 chapter books and 4 non-fiction books. We had a few procrastinators the 1st quarter, but hopefully we will not let that happen again. Please encourage your child to read a short time each night. Parents, try to sit down with your child and take turns reading or listen to your child read and ask them questions about the book as they are reading. It makes a huge difference and they will love sharing this time with you!

In Math, we are still working on our CRUNCH time very hard. Most students are doing well because they are practicing their math facts. Playing games at different websites, playing Pearson games, and doing different activities have helped many of them but a little more practice for some wouldn’t hurt. Some students have already become CRUNCH pros in one or more areas. Students love eating those CRUNCH bars once they have achieved their goal! In Pearson,

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we have been subtracting numbers with and without regrouping. Regrouping with zeros can sometimes be tricky for kids.

In Iowa History, we have been working on historical sites. Each student chose a historical site that they would like to learn more about. First, the students found some great websites with useful information about their site to read and learn about. Next, they took that very important information and wrote notes down in their own words. Then, we edited their facts about their historical site. Finally, the students created their own posters. I was surprised about how excited all of them were about making these posters. Please check them out at conferences as they will be displayed in the hallway by our room.

We finished our 1st F.O.S.S. kit about Energy and Electromagnetism in Science. The students loved doing all the hands-on experiments with magnets and electricity. They did a great job of discovering new ways to figure things out when given a new challenge to solve. They were able to locate hidden magnets in boxes by using a compass, iron fillings, and other metal objects. They were also able to make a bulb light up or a motor run in many different ways. Ask your child to explain to what the difference is between a series and parallel circuit. We also experimented with solar cells, flashlights, and mirrors. Fun! Fun!

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Kelly came at the end of October with skulls or pictures of different skulls. Kids tried to match the name with the skull and then decided whether that animal ate herbs, meat, or both.

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Book Fair Success by Mrs. Paulsen

Schleswig School would like to say a big THANK YOU to all who supported the recent fall book fair. With profits from the book fair, we are able to purchase more books and items for our school. Your purchases are greatly appreciated!

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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 at conference time 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 [email protected] 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!)

HOT Academic Fair has come and gone! Our Living Wax Museum was a success. It was a challenge for some to strike a pose and freeze, but there were some awesome costumes that stole the show! If you missed out, Mrs. Moeller has some great pictures on her Facebook page.

Math Fifth graders are practicing multiplication. They are brushing up on their multiplication facts so that the rest of the year will be a little bit easier. There are all kinds of fun games to play online if you search “multiplication practice games.” Have fun while doing it!!! Sixth graders are finishing up our unit of operations with decimals. I would say they have easily mastered the adding and subtracting decimals, but some could continue to practice multiplying and dividing decimals. More practice can be found on www.ixl.com!

5th and 6th ELA (English Language Arts) 5th grade is focusing on informational text. They have been learning about features found in the text and what to look for while reading informational text. Students have also have the opportunity to dig into a few short reads. They’ve compared a story about Great White Sharks and Pirates. Although the texts were on different topics, the style was very similar. They were able to look for the features found in each text and practice important comprehension skills along the way. 6th grade has been digging into biographies. They have learned all about the features found in this type of nonfiction. Students have read short articles about Luis Alvarez and Thomas Jefferson. This class has also looked at these texts with a fine tooth comb comparing what is similar and different between them. While looking at text features, they have also been identifying main ideas and supporting details to back up their ideas. This year we are trying something new. Each class has been split into small groups and are working together in guided reading. Generally guided reading has happened in the lower grades at Schleswig, but I find that it is going to be just as beneficial with 5th and 6th grade. Guided reading, at this level, most often takes place with a teacher. Students are reading the book independently, but they are sharing ideas and working on reading comprehension, language, and vocabulary skills together with the teacher. The classes are reading genres of books that they are studying in class. These readers are high interest and are intended to meet each student’s needs. Ask your child what they’re reading about guided reading!

As we move into 2nd quarter, the 5th and 6th graders have established their weekly AR goals. These goals are meant to encourage students to read but have much more meaning behind them. As students are reading, they are applying the reading and language strategies we are learning about in class. Applying those skills help the skills stick with students. During the 2nd quarter, each student has 3 nonfictions to read. 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 goal. Social Studies The 5th graders are just jumping into latitude and longitude for the year. They are learning about the “global grid” and how to identify places around the world. We will be practicing latitude and longitude in many different ways including a game similar to Battleship. The 6th graders are learning about Earth’s physical geography. We have discussed that day and night happens because of the Earth’s rotation. We have also been talking about the seasons and what causes them. We continue to talk about latitude and longitude and now can refer to them as the low latitudes (between the Topics), middle latitudes (between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle and between the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle), and the high latitudes (Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle).

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Science We are having some great discussions about Environments. In our 3rd investigation we hatched some brine shrimp eggs and have been observing them. The range of tolerance for salinity was very important in our hatching. Another important part of brine shrimp is the viability of the eggs. They learned that brine shrimp eggs can be viable for up to 3 years!!! Our final investigation will focus on the range of tolerance of water and salt of plants. Check out ClassDojo for some pictures from this investigatio

7th and 8th Grade ELA/American History By Mrs. Kuhlmann

WOW! What a month October was! The 7th graders are continuing to read and discuss conflicts. Does every conflict have a winner? Reading stories of friendship and competition shows that sometimes when you lose, you are still a winner; perhaps not in the eyes of others, but within. The 8th graders’ question is “How much information is enough?” All of us watch television, but do you know how much you watch and why you watch it? Is there something better you can do with your time? Does it give you the same pleasure as playing a board game or visiting with friends? All of these questions (and new ones everyday) can make for some very lively discussions.

In Communications, the 7th graders are writing informative papers and the 8th graders have finished writing argumentative essays. Their articles and ideas are incredibly interesting. We are working also on grammar. Capitalization, punctuation and usage are always being reviewed from years past.

In American History the 8th graders are learning about the United States in the early years of Colonial America. We are concentrating on learning skills which when mastered will allow the students to do many hands on projects such as felting, soldering, and tool making. In our Higher Order of Thinking time period, the students were exposed to CSI adventure. This was their Academic Fair project. There were six stations: alibis, fingerprints, hand writing analysis, footprints, video surveillance, and hair follicles. The students enjoyed learning about these different aspects of an investigation and many visitors also enjoyed going through the stations to solve the crime. (Mr. Galvin was guilty!)

I have truly enjoyed the first quarter and look forward to learning and growing with my students.

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7TH AND 8TH GRADE SCIENCE AND MATH By Miss Totten

Two full months into school, we all have gotten into routines and it’s going very well. In 7th grade math we have finished the entire unit of ratios and proportional relationships and moved on to the second unit, rational numbers. Starting out this unit we are adding and subtracting rational numbers then will move into multiplying and dividing rational numbers and decimals and percents. I think the students will do well with this whole unit and I’m looking forward to those aha moments as the topics we learn now relate back to what they have previously learned.

8th grade math has been going just as well. We have covered integer exponents and scientific notation and are now moving onto proportional relationships, lines and linear equations. While this is something they have touched on last year, I suspect it to take a little longer to master this year. It is a little tricky, as there is graphing involved and graphing isn’t everyone’s forte but we will get there as a class.

In 7th and 8th grade science we moved on from defining characteristics of a living thing to the basic building blocks of life, cells. The students researched different organelles that make up cells, and shared their findings with the class. We have played review games, made brochures, done puzzles and created 3-D cell models. The students were given the choice to make an animal or plant cell, a detailed rubric of expectations, and had to use their imagination to be unique in creating the 3-D model. The process was quite long and there were some challenges, but the finished products were awesome! There were many great creations; some were made of styrofoam balls, small glass fish bowl, pie tins, cake(completely edible), boxes, frisbees, and paper mache. Below are some pictures of a few of the cells.

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MIDDLE SCHOOL HEALTH By Mrs. Gurney

The 5th grade has just finished a quick study of nutrition. They have become experts at reading food labels and are aware of how important it is to have a rainbow of colors at each meal. These rural farm kids were disappointed to learn that meat should be one of the smallest servings on their plate! The 6th grade is just starting a unit on environmental health. We will be looking at areas such as the importance of recycling, household chemicals, and what makes something toxic. They will finish up their unit by completing a research project and then sharing their learning with their classmates by doing a gallery walk.

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The 7th grade has two topics of study this quarter. We are starting off by looking at community health resources. They were surprised to learn that there are many services available to us here in small town Iowa! We will end the quarter looking at consumer health. Are advertisers using some trickery on us? The student’s love this investigation of why we buy the things we do! 8th grade health spent the first quarter looking at mental and emotional health. They learned that they won’t be able to face the choices that they will need to make in high school, unless they truly understand who they are. It was an “a-ha” moment for many students when they realized that who they are with their friends is not always who they really are on the inside!

Visual Art Happenings By Mrs. Godbersen

Transitional Kindergarten – have used tempera paint to learn that primary colors mixed together will produce secondary colors. Yellow + red = orange, blue + red = purple, & yellow + blue = green. Circle shapes were traced onto a white paper. Students filled the circle with their newly mixed color. These colored circle shapes were cutout to make scoops of ice cream in a brown dish. Kindergarten – had to imagine and produce an animal made from parts from different animals = a turtle with an elephant head. Different types of paper were used – construction, shiny, and wallpaper. First – are working on different types of lines. They can draw anything imaginable by combining the 5 types of lines: vertical, horizontal, diagonal, curved lines, and the dot. They have drawn chickens, dogs, cats, mice, and pigs. Second – have to put all of the specific parts together to create Sadie-Sadie or Dashing Dan. They must follow the poem and include a checkered coat, bonnet with feathers, polka-dot socks, and an apron with hearts among other things. Third – are drawing and using watercolor to make a calico rabbit using the colors of: yellow, orange, brown, and black. They have drawn proportionally, added patches of color and will now use “dry brushing” to add the texture of fur. Fourth – have used neon colored pastels to color the bottle shapes drawn on black paper now to add the highlights, being aware of what direction the light was coming from to reflect on the bottle surface. The table shape was made a color of their choice. Fifth – have studied the artist Jim Dine through a Smartboard video and reading the Scholastic Art issue. They are working on a composition that will feature hearts. Students will be using dry media of crayons, oil pastels, and chalk pastels. Sixth – were introduced to Chicago artist John Himmelfarb whose exhibit is currently at the Sioux City Art Center, which features his experiences with “Trucks.” Trucks are a means of transportation as well as transporting goods. Students thought about their connection to trucks: a family piece of equipment, brought the hot lunch food to our school, brought the lumber used to build their house – and so the connection goes. They will begin to draw a truck, with cargo, on a large 18” x 24” paper. Seventh – will be completing their nature drawings with charcoal shading and shadows and will study the artist Thomas Eakins known for his detail in drawings. Eighth – will be adding detail to their bandanna now that the paraffin/beeswax resist has been applied. Students will use fabric markers, fabric crayons, and fabric stampers.

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MUSIC By Mrs. Rosener

Veterans Day is a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. We will be having a Veterans Day program on Friday, November 11th at 10:00 a.m. in the new gym. Everyone is welcome to come and show your appreciation for the men and women who have served our country!

“All School Band Night” was held Friday, October 21st at half-time of the last home high school football game. All band students in 5-12th grades participated from Denison and Schleswig. We had 41 of our own middle school students in attendance for the big event. The students really enjoyed making music with around 450 students! They sounded great!

Jake Boelter, Emily Espinoza, Shelby Kastner, Jinessa Lewis, and Ashley Rosener were recently selected for participation in the 31st annual Opus Honor Choir Festival! This is the highest vocal honor for middle school students across the state of Iowa. Around 3,000 students from Iowa sent in audition CDs for the 720 positions available in the four different Opus honor choirs. The festival will take place on November 17th in C.Y. Stephens Auditorium at the Iowa State Center in Ames.

Several students are working on honor band music. Each student is required to play the chromatic scale and an assigned etude. They will be judged on tone, dynamics, rhythmic accuracy, tempo, and competency. Even if they are not accepted, it’s a wonderful learning experience for the students.

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTS

Saturday, October 29=SWIBA honor band auditions at Clarinda Friday, November 11=Veterans Day program at 10:00 a.m. in the gym Friday, November 11=SWIBA honor band festival at Denison

Congratulations to these students for being selected to participate in Iowa’s Opus honor choir festival!

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French Toast 30

Cheese Stuffed Pizza Sticks

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Cheesy Eggs 29

Grilled Ham & Cheese

Baked

Meal Prices

Schleswig School District Breakfast & Lunch Menu

Breakfast Choices Offered Daily: - Fruit or 100% Juice - Breakfast Entrée or WG Cereal & WG Toast -Low-Fat, Skim Strawberry, & Skim Chocolate Milk

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

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Breakfast Student

Lunch Student $2.5

Guest $2.00 Guest $4.0Extra Milk $0.30 Extra Milk $0.3Extra Entrée $1.00 Extra Entrée $1.0

Sausage & 7

Nachos Grande

Co

Dutch 8

Chili w/Corn Chips Popcorn Chicken

Don 9

Ham & Cheese Wrap

Green

Breakfast 10

Corn Dog Taco

Carr

Breakfast 11

Grilled Cheese Sandwich

Baked

Cheesy Eggs 14

Breaded Pork Fritter

Mashed Potatoes

French Toast 15

Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce

w/Garlic Bread Mini Corn Dogs

Egg & Cheese 16

Cheese Pizza Pork Rib

Carr

Panca 17

Hot Ham & Cheese

Green

Cinnamo 18

Turkey w/

Bread Corn Mashed Potatoes

Breakfast 21

Italian Dunker

Pe

Long John 22

BBQ Chicken Sandwich Chicken

Nuggets w/Bread

Ham & Cheese Bagel

23

Carr

24 25

No

Be a Food Label Detective: Make Sure to Choose Whole Grain

Look for “100% Whole Grain or Wheat” on packages of food like bread, cereal, and pasta.

Breakfast 1

Beef Soft Shell Tacos

Carr

Long John 2

Patty Melt

Green

Waff 3

Cheeseburger Chicken

Nuggets w/Bread

Jamw 4

Sloppy Joe Hot Dog on

Baked

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Apple 28

Walking Taco

Green

Dairy 2• Brain

Development• Strong

Bones/Teeth• Sports Recovery• Disease

Prevention

• Maintain Strong For more info visit: www.midwestdairy.com

Lunch Choices Offered Daily: - Fruit & Vegetable Bar - Low-Fat, Skim Strawberry, & Skim Chocolate Milk - Tuesday-Friday Entrée Option: Jamwich, Cheese

Stick & Chips Students may select one of the three entrée options

CBM is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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November 2016 Activity and CommunitySunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

2:00 Early Dismissal

3 4

7:00 Middle School Dance

5

6

Daylight SavingTime

7 8

Election Day

9

2:00 Early Dismissal

10

Community Club Mtg @ CB

11 Veteran’s Day Program @ School

SWIBA Honor Band @ Denison

Veteran’s Day Supper @ CB

12

13 14 15

3:45 BBB @ Charter Oak

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2:00 Early Dismissal

17

Opus Choir @ Ames

18

Fireman’s Annual Dance @ CB

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20 21

4:00 BBB vs Whiting

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Clover Kids @ School

23

2:00 Early Dismissal

24

THANKSGIVING DAY

25

NO SCHOOL

26

27 28 29 4:00 BBB @ OA-BCIG

5:30 School Board Mtg

30

2:00 Early Dismissal