Shawano Community Middle School
On Thursday, there will be a very important presentation on cyber bullying in the LGI. The first presentation will be at 1 p.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m. This is a must-see event if you have a child in the middle school. Handouts will also be provided for future reference, as there will be a great amount of material discussed. We hope to see you on Thursday, and thank you for being involved in the success of your student here at SCMS.
Menominee Tribal School
Spring is officially here, and March has been a very busy month. We ended February with parent-teacher conferences. Maec waewaenon to everyone who was able to attend. If you did not make it to conferences, please call your child’s teacher and you can do a conference over the telephone. Find out how your child is doing in school and how you can support him/her from home. Your involvement is very important to your child’s success.
March brought a fifth- and fourth-grade field trip to the Weidner Center to see “Freedom Train.” Students received a history lesson in the form of a play depicting the life of Harriet Tubman.
We also had an all-school assembly that celebrated nearly 20,000 blue bear “PAW” awards. PAW stands for Positive Attitude - Weskewat, and the awards are given to students “caught being good.” That means there are a lot of great things going on at Tribal School.
The Family Night event celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday was well attended by students and their families. More than 75 students showed up with their parents to read, color and eat an awesome meal. A special thanks to staff who stayed to help.
On Wednesday, our eighth-grade students traveled to Menominee Indian High School to take the Explore test. They also shadowed the ninth-grade classes as a transition to high school. Waewaenon, MIHS, for the invitation.
The MTS maple sugar camp is in full swing. Joey Awonhopay (Pakacekaew) is continuing to operate the camp, and MTS students are taking turns going to help set it up. They are also guided by Cheryl LaChapelle (Pitapanukiew) and our new language and culture teacher, Katinee Shawanokasic. We are very happy that Mr. Awonhopay is continuing his involvement with our language and culture program as well as mentoring Ms. Shawanokasic in his role as Menominee language and culture program director.
Sacred Heart Catholic School
After much discussion among the students and a presentation to the School Board, we are pleased to announce that we will be reinstating a Student Council here at Sacred Heart Catholic School. We will have “eating meetings” during lunch on Wednesdays. The council will consist of two representatives from each classroom in grades five through eight and one representative from fourth grade. Officers will be elected by the upper grades and will be seventh- and eighth-graders.
Students from both Sacred Heart Catholic School and St. James Lutheran School were able to meet Wisconsin author Marla McKenna during special presentations at school March 18. Families enjoyed meeting Marla and hearing her story that evening. Marla’s visit was funded by the Title I program, the Home and School Association and the St. James parent group. Learn more at www.marlamckenna.com.
Mark your calendars for Sacred Heart Catholic School’s Spring Showcase on May 22 from 4:30-8 p.m. The showcase is a new twist on an old event. Usually we have a concert and an eighth-grade play each spring. Now we’re combining and expanding those events to be a showcase that will also include writing, art and science exhibits. It’s going to be a great night for all of our families to come together and celebrate the many talents of our diverse student body. All community members are invited to attend and check out our school, too.
St. James Lutheran
Second grade has had a “dino-riffic” time in science. The students studied fossils, making and then excavating prints from found objects and Play Dough. They tried their hand at fashioning dinosaur skeletons from chenille stems, and agreed that it is really difficult to complete them with enough bones to stand. Finally, they spent some super teamwork time assembling T-Rex, our wooden 3-D puzzle, first laying out the excavation site with all the numbered bones, and then being paleontologists and putting them all together. After nearly two hours, their cheers announced success!