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SFMS Messenger – October 2018
October 2018
From the Principal
Dear SFMS Families,
 
Each day brings new learning experiences for our students throughout the learning spaces of SFMS. As you will read below, our teachers are working hard each day to cultivate and provide these learning experiences for our students. What our students experience in our classrooms today leads to learning connections in the future. It is because of these exploration opportunities that we are able to deepen our connections to our learning through collaboration and inquiry.
 
Sincerely,
Amanda Pound
Interim Middle School Principal
 
Family & Consumer Science Classes
 
In Mrs. Woodworth’s seventh grade Family and Consumer classes, students learned about locally grown and in season foods. They started with cucumbers from Mr. Brunner’s agriculture program making tzatziki sauce which they ate with bagel chips and carrots. They cut up pumpkins grown at Wiengart’s pumpkin farm. The students steamed and pureed the pumpkins. Roasted the pumpkin seeds and made personal pumpkin pies. Yum!!!
Collaborative Work in Integrated Classes
 
Mrs. Fitchko’s sixth grade students are examining *Structure* components of a Personal Narrative using the Station Teaching model.
 
Mrs. Hiles and Mrs. Harm’s seventh grade Integrated classes met up to receive feedback on their writing using the Lucy Calkins curriculum. The students read their essays to one another and gave meaningful feedback to help each other improve their writing within their realistic fiction stories.
STEM Class
Students in Ms. Probst’s sixth, seventh, and eighth graders in STEM are working on their tool badge for Manufacturing Month.
Make it My Way – Pasta Bar
On Monday Oct. 15, we were able to try a new menu concept: Make It My Way. The idea was from from Vendor Street Level Marketing. The lunch staff served the “Make it My Way – Pasta Bar.” The staff, along with Nutrition Director Amy Lawrenz, served the students that day. They had their choice of pasta, meatballs, chicken, and meat sauce, Alfredo or marinara sauce, and could also add, broccoli, spinach or mushrooms. It was very well received and some tweaks to be done for the next time. The students were able to enjoy trying something new.
Author Visit
 
Author Lora Hyler speaking with students after her presentation about being an author and her book,
The Stupendous Adventures of Mighty Marty Hayes
to our 5th and 6th graders on October 12. Her visit was sponsored by the Sheboygan Children’s Book Festival.
From Our School Nurse
 
October is the national month of protect your hearing-It’s important to protect yourself and your loved ones from noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL).
 
People of all ages can be affected by NIHL. Signs of NIHL may not be obvious at first, but they can build over time. A recent study shows that about 13 to 18 percent of children and teens ages 12 to 19 have signs of possible NIHL
Why should you protect your hearing from Noise-induced hearing loss?
• Can build over time. • Is permanent. • Is preventable.
How to Protect Your Hearing?
• Lower the volume. • Move away from the noise. • Wear hearing protectors, such as earplugs or earmuffs.
 
Old SFHS Yearbooks For Sale
Old SFHS yearbooks (1998-2018) are being sold at $10/book. Email [email protected]
with any questions. All proceeds benefit the 2018-19 yearbook.
Upcoming Events
NOVEMBER
3                            Lawrence Jazz Festival – MS Jazz Ensemble 8am-4pm
12                          Veterans Day Program — 8:30 a.m.@ SFHS
12                          Jazz Concert – MS/HS Jazz Ensembles – 7:00 p.m. – HS Aud.
13                          Boys Basketball 7th & 8th @ Plymouth
15                          Boys Basketball 8th grade Manitowoc Wilson @ SF
                              Boys Basketball 7th grade @ Manitowoc Wilson
20                          Boys Basketball 7th & 8th grade at Sheboygan Horace Mann          
22-23                    Thanksgiving Break
27                          Boys Basketball 7th & 8th grade vs. Kiel 7th at ES/ 8th at MS
29                          Boys Basketball 7th & 8th grade at Sheboygan Urban
30                          Music Department Fundraiser Reward Activity
Friday, May 1
 
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