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Dear Parents and Guardians,
Happy Holidays! At the middle school, we are looking forward to some holiday cheer next week with the following all school dress-up days:
Monday: Represent your grade-level by wearing colors.
- 5th grade – red
- 6th grade – green
- 7th grade – blue
- 8th grade- white
Tuesday: Wear your comfiest pajamas.
Wednesday: Bring out your best flannel.
Thursday: Celebrate National Ugly Sweater by wearing your ugliest Christmas sweater!
Friday: Bring out your Santa hats and elf socks for Christmas Gear Day!
We look forward to coming back to school on January 4th and putting forth strong effort to end out the second quarter.
Sincerely,
SFMS Principal
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Reminder: School Calendar Changes for December
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A reminder that the Board of Education made changes to the school calendar to allow our staff additional in-service days and time as they balance in-person, virtual and hybrid learning. Please adjust your family calendars accordingly.
December 21 – in-service for staff, no school for students
December 22 – no school for staff or students
January 4 – return to school
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Lunch Order Form for the Week of December 21
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Even though students will be on vacation, our Nutrition Team will still be preparing free meals for all students.
Meals will be available for pick up on December 21 in two location/times:
1) the FRONT drive of the middle school on Monday, Dec 21 from 10am to 11am,
OR
2) the FRONT drive of the high school on Monday, Dec 21 from 3 to 4 pm.
This order form is due noon on TUESDAY, December 15 for meals to be picked up on December 21.
PLEASE NOTE: You must complete one form per child.
There will be no meal distribution on December 28. We will resume meal distribution on January 4.
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COVID Exposure and Quarantining
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Wondering what the newly released recommendations from the CDC and the Sheboygan County Health Department mean for quarantining and how long to quarantine in general in cases of COVID exposure? Click HERE for guidance.
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In addition, in case you missed it, HERE is a message from Superintendent Annalee Bennin, on the updated guidelines and what they mean for the School District.
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All families received a letter from Superintendent Bennin on December 10 regarding our District status and CDC/Sheboygan County Health Department updates. It is important that you read here.
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If you or your family is struggling right now, here is a resource for you.
Project Recovery is a community-based program designed to meet the emotional needs of the community. Trained Crisis Counselors from your area are available to help people better understand their situation and reactions, assist in the review of their options, provide emotional support and encourage linkage with resources. Project Recovery can offer: compassionate and nonjudgmental emotional support, information and resource referral, problem solving, coping skills, stress management & help in developing plans to address unmet needs. https://projectrecoverywi.org/
An additional resource, published by UW – Madison and the Center of Healthy Minds, provides more information on emotional well-being as well and can be found HERE.
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Art Class News, Fall 2020
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The Middle School Art room upstairs is a very quiet place this school year, as Mrs. Fischer has taken the “show on the road” and brings weekly Art Classes to classrooms this semester! As much as we all miss being in our beautiful, light-filled art space, we know that health and safety are priorities. The temporary situation of having “Art on a Cart” is going well, and we are finding lots of silver linings despite some of the challenges of 2020! Plus, it’s not forever…we look forward to getting back into the Art Room in 2021!
Given that we are now working on art projects in classrooms and many students are working from home in a “virtual” format, many of our usual/traditional “messy” projects (canvas painting, sculpture, ceramics) are temporarily on hold. We are focusing on learning and working with more simple, easy-clean-up materials that are portable!
The other focus of our study this year has been a more in-depth look at contemporary artists. Many of the artists we have “drawn inspiration from” are working and living right now, and are also prominent on social media (or became FAMOUS because of social media!). For example, students in 5th grade learned about artists Jen Stark and Ryan Conners. 6th grade studied the work of 91-year-old Japanese artist, Yayoi Kusama. (did you see Yayoi’s giant balloon in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade?). 7th and 8th grade learned more about American illustrator/filmmaker/animator Tim Burton and Belgian YouTube-famed artist Vexx. 8th graders also looked at the playful murals of American artist Kelsey Montague.
On the technical side of things, students access all the Art lessons (videos, step-by-step directions, exemplars) through our online learning platform, Canvas. That way, whether they are learning in-person from Mrs. Fischer, or from home, they can access the material. Students are assigned about 2 projects per month. (This does not seem like a lot…but students have Art Class once every 5 school days (7th and 8th grade) or every 7 school days (5th and 6th grade). We generally work on all our pieces for two class periods, sometimes more outside of class. Students and parents, if you are in need of any art supplies at home during virtual learning, please contact Mrs. Fischer, and we can arrange for a pick-up.
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Basketball Games Have Begun!
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Boys basketball is in full swing with students participating in games both home and away. Mr. Nikson and Mr. Johnson are the 7th grade coaches and Mr. Berg and Mr. Schuren are the 8th grade coaches. Good luck to our basketball players this season!
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Youth & Family Resource Opportunities
December 2020
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Check out these December Youth and Family Resources HERE.
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Seeking Substitute Teachers
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The School District of Sheboygan Falls is actively seeking substitute teachers for immediate placement in classrooms.
In order to keep schools open for face to face learning, the District is seeking anyone with a teaching license or a bachelor’s degree to assist in filling open positions. Emergency licenses or permits may be granted to qualified applicants. You do not need a teaching license to substitute, as a bachelor’s degree qualifies you to be a substitute teacher.
Click here for more information on our website.
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