*Sheboygan Falls Middle School*
*Student Announcements*
*10/6/2016*
*“A” Day*
*Cross Country *
Early release for Thursday, October 6 at 2:00pm to Campbellsport Columbus
Parc
Early release for Thursday, October 13 at 2:00pm to Manitowc Roncalli at
Lincoln Park
Anti-Bully Slogans for October
Your words have power-use them wisely.
Here at Sheboygan Falls Middle School we believe that we are here to share
a responsibility in working together to ensure all students feel welcome
and safe. Starting this week, we begin Nation Bully Prevention Month. We’ll
be focusing on how to recognize bullying, how to refuse to be bullied, as
well as other related information. Our focus this first week is how to
recognize bullying. We also want to remind staff and students to wear black
on Wednesdays this month to support being a Bully Free School!
What is the difference between Bullying and Conflict?
Bullying happens when someone keeps hurting, frightening, threatening, or
leaving someone out on purpose. Bullying is deliberate, repeated over time,
and is a situation in which one person has more power than the other.
Conflict is a disagreement that happens when people want different things.
The people involved in conflict have equal power to solve the problem. They
are not purposely trying to hurt each other. Bullying is different.
Bullying is unfair and one-sided. It happens when someone keeps picking on
someone on purpose. The goal of bullying is to make the victim feel scared
or bad about themselves and that is NOT okay. ALl kids have conflicts or
disagreements that end up in arguing or fighting, that’s different from
bullying.
To help recognize bullying: ask yourself these questions:
Does it continue to happen even though you’ve told the person to stop?
Is the person making you feel scared or bad about yourself?
Does the person have more power or control over the situation than you do?
If you are having a problem with a friend, make sure you are using the word
“bullying” properly and that it is not just a conflict or disagreement that
you have the power to solve!
Don’t forget to wear black next Wednesday to support being a Bully Free
School!
*Another Falcon Time Switch for Grade 7 & 8 *
*Falcon Time Weds. 10/26, Switch Due to Gr 8 Field Trip*
Our entire eighth grade will be attending a field trip on Tuesday, October
25th. Due to this trip, we will “switch” and meet with Weds. FT groups on
Tuesday, and meet with Round 1 FT groups on Wednesday that week.
There will be a short meeting for all parents of 7th and 8th grade girls
interested in joining dance in the gym lobby at SFMS on Monday, October
10th at 5pm. I hope to see you there!
~Mrs. Cotter
Attention all 7th and 8th grade girls interested in dance! There will be a
meeting in Mrs. Cotter’s room (room 301) this Friday, October 7th, during
your lunch recess. Please plan to attend!
* Attention Grade 7 & 8 Boys Basketball Players: * The beginning of your
season is rapidly approaching. Before the first day of practice on October
24, you need to have all of your paperwork completed and turned in to the
office. Don’t leave it for the last minute because you may need a physical
exam, which involves a visit to a doctor. The necessary forms are on the
middle school web site or in the office. Please also sign-up in the office
if you plan on playing. Thanks, Coaches Pfister, Bohman, and Schuren
Please excuse cross country team for team photo at 3:00pm Friday to come
over to track for photo and practice to follow.
Forensics will have a meeting after school on Thursday, October 6th to
begin looking at the two competitions and start looking at pieces to do.
New members are encouraged to attend as well. The meeting will be from
3:15-3:35 and will take place in Rm 219 (Mr. Shircel’s room).
Calling all artists! To promote “Waste-Free Lunch” coming up soon in our
district, we are looking for students to design a poster promoting reducing
waste and trash at lunch. If you want to participate and want to try
winning some prizes, please see Mrs. Fischer in the art room for the paper
and for some guidelines. Thank you!
Mrs. Charbonneau’s Clubs will continue for 5/6 grades
Monday – Drums
Tuesday – Bells
Wednesday – Keyboards
Thursday – Uke/Guitar
Friday – Recorder
*It’s time to sign up for MS conferences:* Thursday, October 13th 4-8pm,
and Tuesday, October 18th 4-7pm. Here are the steps when signing up for
conferences go to the district website and click on Family on top, then to
the right go to Family Resources. Half way down on the page you will see an
icon that says Parent Teacher Conference Registration. Click on the school
on the right hand side. If you need assistance call the MS at 467-7880.
Please limit your child to 2 teachers, this will help allow room for
everyone to get a time slot. If you feel the need to meet with more than 2
teachers for each child, please e-mail those teachers to schedule at
another time. Fifth grade parents will be getting a note in their child’s
folder letting them know which teacher to schedule conferences with. It
will be with just their homeroom teacher. That teacher will have all your
child’s information to share with you from the other teachers that your
child has. Thank you for all your cooperation with scheduling conferences.
*Yearbook Staff will be announced early next week. The first meeting
is Oct. 10.*
Future Falconettes Dance Mini-Camp with the Sheboygan Falls Varsity Dance
Team! Friday, October 14th. This camp is open to all students grades 1-8.
The cost is $25 in advance, $30 at the door and includes a t-shirt, Poms,
and dinner. Please stop in the MS office for more information and
registration form.
The eighth grade class will be participating in a Coastal Restoration
Stewardship Day on October 25, 2016. This citizen science program connects
to environmental concepts covered in science class and our Make a
Difference Week focus of Attitude of Gratitude. On October 25th we will
be leaving school at 9:00 to go to King Park to plant native Dune Plants.
Upon our return to school, about 1:00, we will be eating lunch where
students will have the option of eating hot lunch.
Please contact Ms. Huenink with questions
Hello Students! New Falcon Way prizes have recently been added to the
prize case. On your way out for lunch break, stop to check them out.
Remember to enter your Falcon Feather for a chance to win one of the
following prizes: Brewers Gear, Sheboygan Falls Middle School Gear, a
Wilson Volleyball, and NEW LED Water Speakers. The next drawing in October
21st. Last week, we focused on making good choices while on the
playground. This week, our focus area will be EXPECTED behavior
while waiting in line to enter the cafeteria. Remember, it is EXPECTED
that all students are keeping their hands and feet to themselves and are
using a quiet voice when waiting to enter the cafeteria for lunch (#1 or #2
voice). Keep making choices that are SAFE, RESPONSIBLE, and RESPECTFUL!
Here is the schedule for presto show choir for the next few weeks.
10/7 – Room 119 – 7:15
10/14 – Room 119 – 7:15
10/19 – Room 119 – 7:15
10/28 – Room 119 – 7:15
11/4 – Room 119 – 7:15
11/16 – Room 119 – 7:15
11/23 – Room 119 – 7:15
12/2 – Room 119 – 7:15
12/5 – HS Auditorium – 7:15
12/5 – HS Cafe – 6:00 pm
*3rd-8th Grade Basketball*
Mandatory Signup Day and meeting is Sunday, October 9th @ 1pm in the High
School Gym. Practice begins October 30th.
Forms and information can be found on the Rec Department website (
www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us/recdept/rec-dept-basketball.cfm), at
the Aquatic Center front desk, and all SF School offices.
*If you are interested in being a head or assistant coach for a boys or
girls 3rd-8th grade basketball team, please contact Bryan Hansen before
next Wednesday, September 21st at 467-7827 or *
*[email protected]*
<[email protected]>*.* There
will be a Basketball Association meeting for all interested coaches on
Wednesday,
September 28, 2016 at 6:00pm in the Sheboygan Falls High School Library.
*OCTOBER*
6 Volleyball Home against Kiel
*7th grade at ES Gym/8th grade at MS Gym*
7 Author- David Fulk grades 5 & 6 MS auditorium @ 1pm
10 6th Grade Chorus Concert – 7:00 p.m. – MS Aud.
6th Grade Band Concert – 7:30 p.m. – MS Aud.
Volleyball @ Plymouth 7th & 8th
11 Volleyball @ Home against New Holstein
*7th grade at ES Gym/8th grade at MS Gym*
12 Art Enrichment trip to JMKAC 10 a.m.-12
13 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
14 7th Grade School Concert for grades 5-7 – MS Aud.
17 7th Grade Band/Chorus Concert – 7:00 p.m. – MS Aud.
Volleyball @ Manitowoc Wilson 7th & 8th
Student Council 3:15-4
18 Parent/Teacher Conferences 4:00 – 7:00 p.m.
20 Volleyball – Bye
No School (Professional Development for teachers)
21 No School