{"id":66,"date":"2015-12-15T11:28:18","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/sfms-messenger\/?p=66"},"modified":"2015-12-15T11:28:18","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T17:28:18","slug":"sfms-messenger-december-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/sfms-messenger\/sfms-messenger-december-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"SFMS Messenger – December 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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December 15<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Boys gr. 8 basketball at Manitowoc Wilson<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Boys gr. 7 basketball at Home vs.Manitowoc Wilson @ MS<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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December 17<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Team 213 Quarterly Outing- Movie & Pizza<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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5th gr. Winter Program 12:00 MS Auditorium<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Preview Concert for 8th grade Students 8am MS Auditorium<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Winter Break: NO SCHOOL until 1-4-16<\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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January 4, 2016<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Classes Resume<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PTO Meeting 6pm MS library<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Student Council MS Dance~ 3:15-5:15<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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January 11<\/strong><\/div>\n
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January 12<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Freshmen Spanish placement testing 1st & 2nd hour<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Girls Basketball- Bye<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Girls Basketball 7th & 8th grade at Kiel<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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January 15<\/strong><\/div>\n
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MS Talent Show- 6:30pm MS Auditorium<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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FRESHMAN\u00a0CURRICULUM
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January 19<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Girls Basketball 7th @ Two Rivers; 8th grade @ Home<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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January 21<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Girls Basketball 7th & 8th grade Home vs. Plymouth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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NO SCHOOL for Students\/Professional Development for Staff<\/div>\n
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Girls Basketball 7th @ Manitowoc Wilson; 8th grade @ home<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Experience the Exceptional?<\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Do you have a positive story to tell about our schools? We would love to hear from you. New this year, we are collecting your stories about our staff and schools. Find a form to submit your entry\u00a0here.<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Follow us on Twitter for school reminders, links to important sites and news about our excellent students and school. Click the icon to connect to: @Sheb_Falls_Ms<\/div>\n
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Community Conversations<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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All Things Official<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tuition Waiver Information<\/a><\/p>\n

Nondiscrimination Notice<\/a><\/p>\n

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December 2015<\/span>
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Happy Holidays Middle School Families! Thank you for your partnership ensuring your child is in school and doing their very best each and every day. Now, sit back and enjoy a fun-filled holiday greeting from the middle school office staff. Just click on the link below.<\/div>\n
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Board Seeks Community Input<\/b><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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The School District of Sheboygan Falls is seeking district residents to volunteer\u00a0for a Facilities Advisory Committee (FAC). The role of the committee is to provide meaningful input to the Sheboygan Falls Board of Education as the Board analyzes \u00a0potential solutions for the Sheboygan Falls Middle School. The committee will also provide specific input on the district-wide, long-range capital replacement priorities. It is anticipated that the committee will meet no more than six (6) times between January and April 2016. \u00a0Read more.<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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A new program has come to our district! Smiles 4 Life, Inc. is a non-profit organization that will be offering preventative dental services including oral screenings, cleanings, fluoride varnish applications, and dental sealants right at school for students Early Childhood through grade 12!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Smiles 4 Life held the first visit at Sheboygan Falls Middle School on\u00a0Tuesday, December 8. The next scheduled visit will be Tuesday, March 1, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Forms can be found in every district school office or at the links below. Completed forms can be returned to any school office, scanned and emailed back to wecare@smiles4lifedental.org, or faxed to Smiles 4 Life at 262-347-4449.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

More Questions? Call Smiles 4 Life at 262-896-9891, or visit us on the web at www.smiles4lifedental.org<\/a><\/div>\n
Smiles for Life General Enrollment – English<\/a><\/div>\n
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Exploring Natural Disasters in Read 180\u00a0<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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The Read 180 sixth graders have been exploring natural disasters and their effects on regions and individuals. \u00a0Mr. Cody Klatt, our guest speaker, added to our knowledge by presenting information on extreme weather and photography.<\/div>\n
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I remember when I was two, I experienced really harsh weather. The storm was more wind than rain.<\/em> ~ Joe R.<\/div>\n
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Did you ever get that feeling of not knowing if a loved one was going to die? \u00a0Well, I did.<\/em> ~ Emma A.<\/div>\n
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When I was deer hunting, it started to snow, and it became a blizzard. \u00a0I felt cold and I had a hard time seeing.<\/em> ~ Jared S.<\/div>\n
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Have you ever experienced a really bad storm that caused it to hail? I felt a little scared beca<\/em>use I was outside when it started to hail and thunder.<\/em> ~ Kylie G.<\/div>\n
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I remember three weeks ago there was a severe thunderstorm at night. The thunderstorm surprised me because it came out of nowhere.<\/em> ~ Jake S.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Fifth grade worked hard to complete their Falcon Time door decoration entries early so that they are able to participate in Poetry Palooza\u00a0Dec. 11 through Dec.18. Poetry Palooza is a celebration of poetry that will be held during Falcon Time. Students partner up, collaboratively select a poem, and after lots of planning and practice, recite it expressively to their peers in a cafe-type setting while sharing a special treat. Poetry Palooza coincides with the Action Room sponsored winter\/holiday poetry contest, which invites students to submit original poetry for entry in a national contest. Details on that are available on the Action Room bulletin board.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Thank you to all of the students who participated in all of the December Musical Festivities. \u00a0They contributed greatly to the holiday spirit in Sheboygan Falls.<\/p>\n

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Students caroling for Mainstreet Memories.<\/div>\n
The 50 middle school music students enjoyed the “Nutcracker” this year presented by the Milwaukee Ballet. \u00a0Thank you to Mrs. Fiorini for setting this up through the enrichment program.<\/div>\n
Coming up in January is the Talent Show on January 15, 2016. Students can pick up a slip from the Enrichment board outside the Library.<\/div>\n
The general music students will be working with a Master Drummer on January 19th as they make curriculum connections to their drumming unit and global studies.<\/div>\n
Auditions for the middle school musical “The Lion King” will take place in January. \u00a0Watch the announcements for exact times and sign-ups.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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This year about twenty 5th & 6th graders are participating in enrichment STEM projects & problem solving activities during Falcon time. Students have been part of engineering teams that design solutions & problem solve when faced with engineering challenges.<\/div>\n
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Health Services Update<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n
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The nurses would like to share with you the latest TH!NK e-UPDATE. \u00a0This month has been full of tobacco prevention activities.\u00a0 Community is at the very core of coalition work.\u00a0 We accomplish so much together.\u00a0 This holiday season let us remain grateful and hopeful that the future generation will be smoke free.\u00a0 Each step we take is important.\u00a0 Thank you for walking the tobacco prevention path with us!<\/div>\n
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School District of Sheboygan Falls Non-discrimination Statement<\/strong><\/div>\n
The School District of Sheboygan Falls does not discriminate on the basis of sex, color, race, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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