Contributed Photo Sacred Heart students, from left, Josefina Oviedo, Samantha Kortum, Arvilla James, Max Oreskovich and Paul Meisner hold posters explaining the five-finger prayer.
Contributed Photo Bowler School second-grade students, from left, Lillian Welch, Kelissa Malone, William Thiex and Enae-maehkiw-hsaeh Kinepoway read “The Ugly Duckling” during a Readers’ Theatre presented recently.
Shawano Community High School
FFA is sponsoring a donkey basketball game at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 17. Advance tickets are $6 and can be purchased in the SCHS office. Tickets at the door will be $8. Preschool children get in for free. Come watch your friends, teachers, coaches and others ride.
Friday was the SCHS “Red Out” game against Seymour in support of heart disease awareness.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
Catholic Schools Week was a fantastic celebration of faith, family and fun! We enjoyed many activities that celebrated our faith with our school family and the community. The kickoff on Sunday was our Winter Wonderland. We had many families that are part of our school family and many that came interested in becoming part of our school family.
We opened Monday with a prayer service lead by Grace 5. They taught us the five-finger prayer given to us by Pope Francis. He reminds us that each finger represents someone to pray for. Remember those closest to us (our thumb), those who teach (pointer), those who stand tall and lead (middle finger), the weak (ring finger) and ourselves (pinky).
Wednesday was a very special day because we celebrated the special people in our lives. We came together for Mass at 10 a.m., followed by a lunch to honor the special people in our lives. Students invited guests, and the school also hosted our special people who make our school run smoothly. After the delicious lunch, we enjoyed a comedy show performed by T.C. Hatter and Marcianne.
On Thursday we relaxed in the afternoon with PJs, movies and popcorn. We closed up our Catholic Schools Week celebration with a spirit rally. We showcased our students who are involved in our sports programs. We also honored our students who made honor roll for the second quarter.
Overall, we had a wonderful celebration where we celebrated our school, shared what we have to offer, and welcomed new families and community members. Reminder that we are taking registrations for the 2014-2015 school year. If you are a family with children currently at Sacred Heart, we ask that you send in your commitment form by Feb. 14. New families that are interested in our school can call the office at 715-526-5328 or email Carolyn Reuter, admissions director, at admissions@shcscardinals.org to set up an appointment to register.
Bowler Elementary School
Bowler School recently held a Geography Bee for grades 4-8. The winner was Jazmyne Brown, a seventh-grader. Ira Rudesill, a sixth-grader, took runner-up honors. Jazmyne will now take a written test to see if she qualifies for the state competition later in the school year.
Second-grade students read “The Ugly Duckling” during a Readers’ Theatre.
Bonduel Elementary School
This quarter our third-grade students will be doing an animal research project. We are going to be following the Common Core standards of writing informative texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information. The students have chosen their animals for their research project. The student will use focus questions for their investigation. They will be using multiple resources to gather information. Each student will develop a research project by planning, revising, editing and rewriting a report. We will incorporate the use of technology as another way to show what we learned by putting some of their research into a PowerPoint. They will be asked to present their information to the class.
St. James Lutheran
We had a great Lutheran Schools Week despite the cold.
On Monday, we kicked off Lutheran Schools Week with Jump Rope for Hearts. Our event was held in the gym and was attended by 37 enthusiastic students who collected $1,769 for the American Heart Association. Everett Grover collected the most donations, $230, followed by Aliza Byczek at $160. Congratulations to both, and thanks to all of the students who collected donations. All of the students were able to choose a prize and will also receive thank you prizes from the AHA. Those will arrive in four to six weeks. Thank you to all of the parent volunteers who helped make our event a success. A very special thank you to Anika Klement and Reno Buelow, who organized the jumping, the obstacle course, the contests and all the different events that made it fun for our students.
We had such a nice response from several people offering to help with recess duty. Thank you so very much. We do, however, still have quite a few available spots. Call the office at 725-524-4213 today and volunteer to help with recess duty so your child’s teacher can regroup and prepare for the afternoon ahead.
Just a quick reminder that the front doors do not officially open until 8 a.m. All children who arrive at school are to be dropped off on the playground via Lincoln Street or Randall Street. If you wish to wait in your cars until 8 a.m. to come into the school by the library, that is perfectly fine, but we do ask that you do not drop your children off at the front doors before 8 a.m. We have had children knocking and banging on the front doors as early as 7:45 a.m. The time between 7:30 and 8 a.m. has been reserved for prep time for our teachers and staff as they get ready for the day. Supervision is available on the playground. If you have business in the office before 8 a.m., you may enter through the church doors, and we will be happy to buzz you in.
Keshena Primary School
January was a very busy month at Keshena Primary. The fourth/fifth-grade girls basketball team started practicing three weeks ago. There are 18 fourth-graders and 12 fifth-graders on the team. The focus of the season is introducing girls to the game and teaching them the basic fundamentals of basketball. The girls will have four games during the season, which will last until the end of February.
Family Night was Jan. 21. It included a dinner of baked chicken, french fries, corn and fruit. When everyone was finished eating, we moved to the library, where everyone participated in activities based on Jan Brett’s story, “The Mitten.” Each child was given a sewn fabric mitten and a packet of pictures of the animals in the story to color and cut out. Before coloring the pictures, everyone watched a video reading of the story. Before the evening was over, we watched a shorter version reading of the story. As we watched this video twice, the children put the animals in their mittens.
On Monday, students who received at least six out of eight Thunderbirds were treated to a day at Silver Birch Ranch. Students were able to participate in all kinds of winter sports. Silver Birch Ranch has sledding, skating, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. To receive a Thunderbird at the end of the week, students need to be at school all week, turn in homework and be respectful. The third-quarter incentive will be cosmic bowling.
The fourth-grade teachers are bringing literacy into all of our students’ homes. They have been having fundraisers, and every Tuesday and Thursday they open a pencil stand for all students to purchase school supplies. All the money is spent on books that will be given out to all students before summer vacation. We appreciate their hard work.
Miss Steichen’s first-grade class and Mrs. Hietpas’ third-grade class have been reading buddies this year. The two classes meet once a week for 30 minutes. The students read to each other and discuss books they have read.
Our school participated in the Green Bay Slam Dunk Reading Club. It was a four-week, incentive-based reading program that encourages students to reach and exceed reading goals. Students who reached all four weekly reading goals set by the teacher earned a slam dunk and received two free tickets to a Green Bay basketball game Jan. 25.