A Box Tops Update

Christmas Break Clipping!!

Did you know you can find Box Tops on many of the brands you use to make your holiday dinner, from potatoes to crescent rolls?  They are even on lots of products used for your Christmas baking!!

Remember to clip those Box Tops and turn them in to school.  They really add up!  Thanksgiving and Christmas are also great times to remind your extended family that we are a Box Tops school and would love their help in collecting for our school!

Have a GREAT break!!

The Schleswig School collected $459.80 this fall through Box Tops!!  We are using this money to purchase some additional resources to use with our rock climbing wall.

  

The next submission date will be in the middle of February – so keep clipping!!

Thank you for your continued support of our Box Tops program!

Learn more about how you can help our school at BTFE.com.

OMG... I forgot to publish this post!! :)

We are now officially a month in to the school year and we are starting to fly in the MS Computer classes.  The seventh and eighth grade started the year off by working a “Selfie” project that had them thinking about what they are excited about and what their goals are for this school year, and then trying to find a way to depict that in a selfie.  I am very happy with the way that this project turned out and if you haven’t been able to catch it when you have been in at school, I plan on showing it again at Parent/Teacher Conferences the end of this month.  It was a great way for the students to reflect on what amazing opportunities they have here at Schleswig.

               

Sixth grade is just finishing up their first spreadsheet project of the year.  We started by learning how cells have “addresses” to help us stay organized and ending by learning how to use simple functions such as AutoSum to do the math for us!  The students completed the same spreadsheet in Excel and Google Sheets in order to compare and contrast the two programs.

      

Fifth grade also did a compare and contrast project using Microsoft Word and Google Docs.  They created a calendar using the table functions and then added clip art and important dates to their work.  It was an eye-opening experience for this class to see that you can use a computer for more than playing Minecraft and checking email.

     

Spring Means ARCHERY in Phys Ed!!

The 5^th – 8^th grade Physical Education students have started their archery unit for the year.  After determining their dominate eye, building and practicing with string bows, and completing the group and individual safety evaluations, we are ready to start shooting!   We will spend about 3 class periods shooting for high score and high average out of five arrow sets and then we will spend the last two weeks playing target games like Battleship, Wild West Shoot-Out and having a balloon pop!

8th grade practicing the ten steps to safely shoot a bow.

Learning to count points.

7th grade following the NASP safe shooting proceedures.

2014-15 Schleswig Tech Club

This year the Schleswig Tech Club has decided to focus on five different areas.  We meet every morning at 7:30 and the kids attend the topics that they are interested in.  Our schedule for this year is:

• ·       Monday – Minecraft
• ·       Tuesday – Robotics
• ·       Wednesday – Memory Book
• ·       Thursday – Multi- Media
• ·       Friday – Film and Edit

Minecraft is a game based on exploration, gathering resources, and building using 3D blocks.  Students work together to survive and create in their virtual world.  Robotics is new to us, this year and the students have been busy designing and building robots using the Lego Mindstorm NXT kits and writing the programming for their robot to complete.  The Memory Book group is in charge of taking the pictures for and creating the annual Memory Book.  The Multi-Media group has been busy creating an advertising campaign for new type of tablet using both print and electronic media types and the Film and Edit group continues to film and edit concerts, programs, and ball games for the school YouTube channel.

We would like to continue our tradition on hosting a Community Education class this year.  If you have a topic that you would like to see covered, please let us know!

Schleswig Tech Club + HyperStream =AWESOME!!

This equation has been our motto this year in Tech Club.  Our Middle School Tech Club is still working on projects such as creating the Memory Book, film & editing, and community education, but…we have added the topics of robotics and multi-media for this year!  Our district was lucky enough to receive a STEM grant for this year to fund these new additions to our Tech Club programming.

Below is a little more information about HyperStream and some of the opportunities available to our students.  Please watch for more updates on the AWESOME things that are happening in Tech Club this year!

Developed by the Technology Association of Iowa and its Educational Foundation in 2008, we are pleased to announce the launch of the HyperStream Club at Schleswig School.  And it’s bringing real-world technology projects to your children.

HyperStream is also an approved STEM program by the Governor of Iowa’s STEM Advisory Council.

Technology is everywhere, and it’s changing the world!  HyperStream isn’t just about programming software or networking computers; it’s so much more. No matter what your children’s passions or skills are, technology is now involved in everything we do.  HyperStream will help prepare them for a great future!

HyperStream benefits for the students include:

·       gain real-world experience through hands-on tech projects, such as:

o   game design, LEGO robotics, multimedia, app development, and more

·     an opportunity to explore personal passions and interests, while exploring the world of technology

·       a fun, collaborative experience

·       learn from experienced professional technology mentors

·       competitions and field trips

·       gather insights for career direction

  Visit www.hyperstream.org for more information

BOX TOPS!!

BACK TO SCHOOL WITH BOX TOPS!

We are once again collecting Box Tops at school.  We have collected enough Box Tops to add a ROCK CLIMBING WALL to the new gym!  Look for an announcement coming soon as to what we are saving for next!  

The next mailing date for Box Tops is October 20^th.  Please send your collection to school to be included in the fall count.  The spring mailing will be in February.

2014 PE Shoe Challenge

The 2014 PE Shoe Challenge!

The elementary Phys Ed classes are in a competition to see who can earn the most SMILEY FACES by Christmas break, with the winning class receiving an EXTRA PE time.  One of our goals in Phys Ed is for everyone to have fun and be safe, and we can’t do either if we are wearing sandals, boots or flip flops to class.

Every elementary student received a reminder note at the Back to School Bash to have at home to help them remember to wear appropriate and safe shoes on PE days.  Please help your child, and their class, to remember safe shoes!