December 2014 - Suring Public School District

Eagle News
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Early Release
Dates:
 December 10
 February 11
 April 15
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Staff and Students from the
Suring Public School District
wish you a Merry Christmas and
Happy New Year!
December 10
February 25
April 29
The weather outside is frightful …
Upcoming
Vacations:
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2
Please remember to send your elementary
son/daughter with a hat, mittens or gloves,
winter jacket, snow pants and boots. Thank you!
Christmas
December 24January 2
Upcoming
Events:
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Band/Choir
Concert
December 16
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Elementary
Christmas
Concert
December 19
@1pm
Please Share with Family and Friends …
To keep expenses down, copies of the newsletter are not
mailed throughout the year, but can be found at the local
gas stations in Suring and Mountain, Suring Public
Library, and Banks in Suring and Mountain. Thanks for
your understanding.
Thanks to those parents who continue
to work with us with the new drop-off
and pick-up locations before and after
school. Your support and
follow-through is greatly
appreciated.
National Honor Society
Several students from the Suring School District were inducted into the National Honor Society
on November 5, 2014.
They include: Front row—Courtney Heimerl, Greta Sleeter, Breanna Tienor, Mackenzi
LaMarre, Courtney Stelzer, and Faith Buhrandt. Back row—Scout Gerndt, Katie
Stegeman, Josh Vollmar, and Victoria Yando.
Suring High School- 2014 National Honor Society
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SOAR
(Be Safe, Be Outstanding, Be Accountable, Be Respectful)
First Quarter PBIS winners:
The excellence of
a gift lies in its
appropriateness
rather than in its
value.
Charles Dudley Warner
Elementary –
Autumn Dryja, Brenna Garrett, Peyton Huth, Ginger Gerndt, Carli Holub, Nevaeh Bender, Kierstan
Ermis
Christine Sleeter, London Faulkender , Precilla Otradovec, Lizzy Carlson, Parker Haak, Logan School,
Carly Geniesse, and Cheyenne Taraska
Middle SchoolJosh Zilkoske, Logan Stuart, Arianna Sepulveda, Cash Van Bellinger, Linzy Runge, Justin Heckl,
James Ponton, Michael Christensen, Angel Griffin, Colton DeKeyser, Paige Krueger, Wylee
VanBellinger, Neil Koral, and Tanner Freibel
High SchoolLetitia Walker, Nikki Niemann, Ryan Mahoney, Autumn Fisher, Josh Vollmar, Nick Wirth, Scout
Gerndt, Justin Rustlie, Mackenzi LaMarre, Riley Nitzske, Milton Christensen, Amber Trudell, Hailey
Thompson, and Trent Lechleitner.
2014 Volleyball Team—Regional Champs
Thanks to those who
continue to support
our school district by
providing generous
donations.
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Community Health
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Saint Michaels
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We collect ...
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BOX TOPS FOR EDUCATION
www.boxtops4ducation.com
2.
CAMPBELL SOUP LABLES
www.labelsforeducation.com
3.
MILK MOOLA
www.milkmoola.com
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USED PRINTER CARTRIDGES
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TYSON PROJECT A + cut off Its as easy as 1-2-3
“One Person’s
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Trash is Another
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Treasure.”
Students give to our community and school….
The students from our school raked leaves from after school until dark for people
in our community. The students included: Josh Vollmar, Greta Sleeter, Trent Lechleitner, Felicia
Wachtendonk, Scout Gerndt, Adam Huth, Jade Schneider, and Mark Runge.
Students from the high school student
council clean up local highway.
Do Something...
Josh Vollmar collected aluminum cans and designed a visual
art piece employing the cans collected as a part of his
DoSomething.org "50 cans" college scholarship application.
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Cold and Flu Season is Here!
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the typical child has 6 to 12
illnesses a year ranging from mild to severe. So how do you decide when your child is too sick to
go to school?
These tips, from Pediatrics Now, can help you decide whether to keep your
child at home:
1. If your child complains of not feeling well but otherwise has no definite symptoms, your child can likely
attend school. Be sure to contact your pediatrician if the complaints persist or other more definite sick
symptoms develop.
2. Fever is a symptom of illness that usually indicates that the body is battling an infection. A child with a fever
greater than 99.9 degrees Fahrenheit needs to stay home from school until the fever is gone for at least 24
hours without medication (Acetaminophen or Ibuprofen). If the fever does not resolve in 2 to 3 days, or if your
child appears very sick with any fever, call your doctor to have your child evaluated.
3. Many rashes will resolve spontaneously and are not reason alone to keep a child home from school. Any rash
associated with symptoms such as trouble breathing or swallowing, fever, or ill appearance, should be
evaluated by your physician. Rashes that are itchy or scaly may be contagious and should be evaluated before
sending a child back to school.
4. Cough alone may not prevent your child from attending school unless it is interfering with a child’s sleep or
ability to participate in school activities. If the cough is productive and has phlegm or is associated with fever
or trouble breathing, keep your child home from school and arrange to have the child seen by their
pediatrician.
5. Stool problems do sometimes require a child to stay home from school. This is especially true with diarrhea
where the stool frequency is often many times an hour. Diarrhea that is bloody or associated with fever,
abdominal pain, or vomiting should be evaluated by your doctor.
6. A child with vomiting, with or without diarrhea, needs to stay home from school. Your child can return to
school when the symptoms have stopped and the child can tolerate a regular diet.
7. Children can attend school with mild sore throats if no other symptoms are occurring. Any child with a sore
throat associated with fever, vomiting, abdominal pain, or difficulty swallowing should be evaluated by a
doctor before returning to school. A child with a diagnosis of strep throat needs to stay out of school until on
antibiotics for 24 hours.
8. A child with eye symptoms that include redness, swelling, tearing, itching or burning, mild sensitivity to light,
drainage or overnight crusting may have conjunctivitis (pink eye) and will need to be evaluated by a
physician and needs to stay out of school until treated with antibiotic eye drops for 24 hours.
9. If your child appears really sick, keep your child home and arrange an evaluation by your doctor that day. If you
can’t get through to your doctor and you are really concerned bring your child to the nearest emergency room
for evaluation.
10. Call your doctor’s office for advice if you are not sure about your child’s condition or have questions about
whether your child should stay home from school. Physicians have an answering service 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week. So, even after hours, you will be able to reach someone for assistance.
Many illnesses can be stopped before they spread by reminding everyone to practice
frequent hand washing, blowing noses into tissues, and covering mouths when
Suring, Crivitz, and Coleman Varsity players honored these
families by wearing pink attire.
The M&O Conference honors a family from three of the
conference's communities. This year Suring had the
honor of choosing two families to receive a monetary
donation from the M&O conference. The families who
were honored were Louise Christensen and Debbie
McMahon.
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Suring Eagles Clothing for Sale…...
The Yearbook Staff has a variety of new Suring Eagle
clothing for sale.
Clothing is available for sale at the following
times:
 8th Hour & After School - available in room 412
 Girls Varsity Home Basketball Games - December 15,
January 8, and January 29
 Boys Varsity Home Basketball Games - December 18,
January 5, January 15, January 20, and February 23
Ms. K’s Life Skills Class
The Suring High School Life Skills class will be assembling fleece tied blankets. These blankets
are made by the MS/HS 7th hour Life Skills class. There will be 3 different blankets to choose
from; Camouflage, Basketball, and Holiday themed. We will have ticket sales starting
December 1st; tickets will be $2 each or 3 tickets for $5. We will have sales that will be held at
various times before and after school, at limited sporting events, and at holiday concerts. You
may also contact a Life Skills student or stop down to Ms. Kapalczynski’s room. The final
drawing will be held on December 19th after the
elementary concert. We are going to use the funds
received for our Life Skills class projects and learning
experiences. Thank you in advance for your support.
Stay Warm!
Students may receive iPods, iPads, tablets, etc. for Christmas. There are a
number of places online where free e-books can be found. Having books
available on your child’s device will hopefully encourage your child to read.
The following is a list of sites that can be used.
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Nook Books--nook.com (5 free books when you download)
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Storia--Scholastic.com/storia (5 free books when you sign-up and occasionally additional book
offers)
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The public library--infosoup.org (top left corner of homepage--OverDrive Digital Downloads,
need library card, can search by AR level)
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Amazon--amazon.com (Amazon Prime members get 1 free download per month)
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OceanhouseMedia--search in AppStore free, Dr. Seuss, Berenstein Bears, Little Critter
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Storyline--storylineonline.net (celebrities read popular books aloud)
Individual books can sometimes be found by searching the AppStore or Google Play. Searching
the internet for "free kids ebooks" or similar phrases can locate services that monitor when
something is available for free and notify you because they are usually only free for a short period
of time.
Growing Readers!
Parent tips for raising strong readers and writers
Brought to you by Reading Rockets, Colorín Colorado and LD OnLine
Fluency Matters
If you’ve been around classrooms and teachers, you’ve probably heard the term “fluency.” Fluency is
something worth knowing more about! Read on to find out what it is and how to develop it in your
young learner.
Fluency: What is it? Why is it important?
If someone is fluent in speaking another language or in playing an instrument, there’s a smooth, graceful and easy
quality to it. The same is true with reading skills. Reading fluency is a child’s ability to read a book or other text
correctly, quickly, and with expression. A fluent reader doesn’t have to stop and “decode” each word. Rather, most of
the words can be read automatically. This means the reader can focus his attention on what the story or text means.
For that reason, fluency is critically important — it’s the bridge between decoding words and understanding what has
been read.
How can we foster reading fluency?
Parents can help their child develop reading fluency through a few simple and fun activities.
Paired or “buddy” reading
The easiest and best way to help your child develop fluency is to sit with your child and read! Read together every day,
which is often called paired or buddy reading. To use paired reading, simply take turns reading aloud. You go first, as
your reading provides a model of what good fluent reading sounds like. Then, ask your child to re-read the same page
you just read. You’ll notice that your child’s reading will start to sound more and more like yours. Do this for several
pages. Once your child is comfortable enough, and familiar enough with the book, take turns reading page for page.
Reread favorite books
Another way parents can help develop fluency is to build a tall stack of books that your child can read quickly and easily.
Encourage your child to reread favorite books over and over again. With each reading, you may notice your child
reading a bit easier, a bit faster, and with a bit more confidence and expression.
Record it
Another fun way to practice reading and build fluency is to have your child create her own audio books. This can be
done simply with a tape recorder or audio recording feature or app (like Audioboom) on your phone. Or, use something
more sophisticated like StoryKit, where a user can create an electronic storybook and record audio to accompany it.
Regardless of the method you choose, your child will be practicing what they want to record and that reading practice is
critical. Sharing your audio recordings with family and friends is a great motivator too!
Look what is going on inside the school…...
Students in 8th grade science classes have been learning about
weather. As part of this unit students made hot air balloons to
show how air currents move. They also had to make their own
weather station tools to measure wind, humidity, and air
pressure. Students had to be able to explain how their devices
worked and actually show them in action.
The 8th grade students are working hard together
as teams in their Robotics Class! They are
learning the structural, mechanical, and assembly
of the robotic cars. Thanks to their ingenuity and
teamwork, their robot cars are a success. We will
soon learn that their radio controlled cars are
more than that, they are robots that can sense
their environment and adjust its own behaviors on
that. Good Luck and great job to all robotic
students.
"Working
together and forming
friendships begins at a young age".
German II students enjoy field trip
to the Bavarian Inn
Eagles Build Catapults
Prior to competition day the students spent time researching and designing a catapult that fit parameters of
the competition and would maximize throwing range of a baseball. On competition day the groups were
allowed 5 launches and took the best of those 5 throws.
First place was awarded to the machine designed by Darian Bowman, Mikaela Reed, and Josh Vollmar with a
record throw of 164’6”. Second place went to Breanna Tienor, Mackenzi LaMarre, and Grant Fisher’s
machine which hurled the baseball 154’3”. Third place went to the catapult designed by Carly Christensen
and John Philippi with a throw of 150’6”. Fourth place with a throw of 108’3” was Brooke Gauthier,
Amber Trudell, and Johnny Haure’s machine. Great job was done by all.
Pictured from left to right are; sitting -Mikaela
Reed, Mackenzi LaMarre, and Breanna Tienor,
standing -Josh Vollmar, John Philippi, Brooke
Gauthier, Carly Christensen, Grant Fisher, and
Darian Bowman. Not pictured is Johnny Haure.
Phuture Pheonix Field Trip
The Suring 5th Grade students attended a program called
Phuture Pheonix at UWGB's campus on October 16th, 2014.
All students were guided by college chaperones throughout
campus and even got an opportunity to meet the chancellor.
Students were able to get a chance to see what it’s like to be
in college and encouraged to work hard toward someday
going to college themselves.
Reading Room – Suring English Department
Our Reading Room is in its initial stage here at Suring middle/high school. Mrs. Stocki and Mrs. Trader
have been envisioning this room for quite some time and we were able to take our first steps this fall with
the help of Superintendent Mrs. Casper, Principal Mr. Huisman, and great support and help from the Suring
custodial staff. The Reading Room is currently a shared space, but with the additions of room dividers it is
a great space for silent reading, group literacy activities, study tables, think, pair, share activities, homework
help area, and countless other enrichment opportunities. There is a bookshelf filled with reading material to
supplement/enrich those students who are looking to expand their knowledge of the classics of our great
American and foreign authors.
Some needs we still have for this room are storage and office style furniture. Please contact Mrs. Stocki or
Mrs. Trader at Suring High School if you have something that might help us move our Reading Room in the
right direction.
Students Study OWL PELLETS
Fifth graders have been working on their annual Owl
Pellet science unit. Students dissect the pellets, clean
and sort the bones, and reassemble the bones into a
skeleton. The final step of the project is to then use
Chrome Books and describe the entire process using
Google Docs.
First grade students learn about
the role of the Native Americans
and pilgrims in the first
Thanksgiving.
They designed costumes and
dined together for a reenactment
of the First Thanksgiving.
The first graders from Mrs. Runge's
and Mrs. Stegeman's classes read a
story about making tacos. At the end
of the story there was a recipe for
making homemade tortillas. They
made tortillas at school and then
brought in all the yummy fixings for
them from home. Both classes
enjoyed a special afternoon snack
together that day!
The kindergarten students did their part this Thanksgiving season to help some turkeys avoid
becoming Thanksgiving dinner. Each kindergarten student was given a turkey with the job of
disguising their turkey. Each child had the help of their family. We had a witch, a princess, a
leaf pile, a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, a clown, a baby, a Santa, and many other creative
disguises. Thanks to the kindergarteners many turkeys were spared this Thanksgiving!
Maniac Magee
After Mr. Breed’s 5th grade class finished
reading Maniac Magee and doing all the
activities, they had a poster contest
promoting the book.
1st Place Winners: Ryann Wagner,
Kierstan Ermis, and Caden McClure
2nd Place Winners: Katherine Mahoney
and Elijah Harris
Ways to Stay Connected with School
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Check us out on the web!
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Student Council News...
As a service project both the junior high and high school
student councils collected items for King Veteran's
Home. The 6th grade student council members delivered
personal care products, crossword puzzles, clothing, and
$300.00 from donations received by St. Clare Hospital,
Klondike Sportsman Club, Suring Junior High Student
Council, GG's Cheese Mart, Joe & Lisa School, and many
community members.
Candy Cane Sales
Starting Monday, December 1st through Wednesday December 17th the
Junior High Student Council will be taking orders for candy canes. The
money raised will be used to adopt a family at Rainbow House, a domestic
abuse shelter.
Our goal is to sell 1000 candy canes in order to provide gifts for a family
which includes a mother and three children, ages 15, 7 and 3 who otherwise
may not receive any Christmas presents.
Randy Fisher Tribute Provides
Students New Basketball Equipment
Many years ago Wayne Wasmund and the late Randy
Fisher started the Suring Youth Basketball program to
teach the foundation skills necessary to be a competitive
team when they enter high school. This past June a tribute
was held in Randy's honor and just under $8000 was
raised through community support and donations for the
Suring Youth program that Randy so loved and put his
heart and soul into.
Through those donations, a number of youth basketballs
were purchased as well as two portable basketball hoops.
These hoops are being utilized with our youngest future
basketball stars in kindergarten through second grade.
Randy always wanted the basketball players to shoot and
with the smaller youth basketballs and adjustable hoops
we are hoping that these kids will have more success with
shooting at an earlier age.
2007-08 WIAA Boys Basketball State Runner-up – D4
The WIAA is celebrating its 100th Anniversary of the Boys Basketball Tournament in Wisconsin. Because of this the WIAA is
asking all schools to select a night where each school recognizes
its State Champion or State Runner-up teams.
We will be recognizing our 2007-2008 State Runner-Up
team on January 2nd. It will follow the same site games that
evening vs Bonduel. We will recognize the team following the
Boys Varsity game with a variety of memories relived.
This will also be Parents Night for both our Boys
and Girls High School teams. These players will
be recognized between the Varsity Girls game
and Varsity Boys game.
It should be an exciting night of basketball, so
please come out and enjoy reliving the memories
of the past and creating more with our 2014-2015
teams.
Mark this date on your calendar!