*Sheboygan Falls Middle School*
*Student Announcements*
*10/25/2016*
*“B” Day*
Anti-Bully Slogans for October
Be strong enough to stand alone, smart enough to know when you need help,
and brave enough to ask for it.
Attitude of Gratitude quote for MAD Week: “We tend to forget that happiness
doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of
recognizing and appreciating what we do have.” There are so many people
who do so much for kids at school. Showing gratitude to our staff in
meaningful ways can make a difference. Give a genuine verbal compliment or
note of thanks to a staff member this week.
The best way to reduce garbage is to not create it. A waste-free lunch
(sometimes called a litter-less, smart, garbage-less, waste-free,
no-garbage or waste-not lunch) means that you have no packaging to throw
away when you’re done. All you’re left with is apple cores, banana peels
and other biodegradable extras. Don’t forget…tomorrow is our first Waste
Free Lunch!
Parents and Coaches,
The Varsity basketball coaches will be holding a couple Skill Days next
week for the players signed up for 3rd-8th grade basketball. The Skill
Days will cover fundamentals and drills that the Varsity coaches feel will
benefit the youth players.
*Schedule – SF High School Gym*
Tuesday, October 25th & Thursday, October 27th
3rd & 4th Grade Boys and Girls – 5:30-6:30pm
5th & 6th Grade Boys and Girls – 6:30 – 7:30pm
7th & 8th Grade Boys and Girls – 7:30 – 8:30pm
The Skill Days are optional. They are free of charge and no registration
is required. Players should enter through the Gym Lobby doors.
“7th and 8th graders, there will be an informational meeting for students
interested in FBLA during the 7th/8th grade lunch in Mr. Shircel’s room
(219) on Friday, October 28th. FBLA involves students taking tests and
giving presentations about business, thus gaining the skills to become the
business leaders of tomorrow.”
*WHAT’S POPPING IN THE ACTION ROOM?*
*AUTUMN SCIENCE CHALLENGE~ *Challenge- Use scientific principles to
determine what “substance” to place into a two liter bottle, which will
best allow the bottle to roll slooooowly down an inclined ramp. Experiment
and design your bottle at home and bring it to school during the week
of October 31st to compete!
*AUTUMN MATH CHALLENGE~* You are the caterer of a Halloween Picnic! Use
your math smarts to manage the many tasks needed for a successful event!
Work on the challenge independently and then share on Monday, November
7th in the ACTION Room.
*INFO FOR BOTH CHALLENGES CAN BE FOUND ON THE ACTION ROOM BULLETIN BOARD.
SEE MRS. FIORINI WITH QUESTIONS. *
*Last call for t-shirt orders *for Student Council members. Please bring
your order form to Mrs. Powers’ room 206 by the end of the day on Wednesday.
*Reminder to all 7th grade basketball players*: We will be having practice
in the morning on Wednesday. We also may be practicing in the mornings next
week from 6:45am-7:30am depending on the result of Friday night’s football
game.
Hello Sheboygan Falls Middle Schoolers! This Friday, October 28th, the
Falcon Way will be hosting the 4th annual Movie Night here at the middle
school from 3:30 – 5:00. The featured movie is Hotel Transylvania II.
There is no admission fee. Family members are welcome to join. The
student council will be selling snacks for a small fee during the movie.
Pick up permission slips in the office or next to the Falcon Way Prize
Box. Permission slips in the school office.
Attention SFMS Staff and Students – Did you know that in Wisconsin alone
more than 200,000 people are diagnosed with breast cancer each year? Let’s
show our support and wear pink on Monday, October 31st as Breast Cancer
Awareness month comes to a close. Wouldn’t it be neat to have the entire
school filled with pink to show our support?
This year the SDSF, in conjunction with Make a Difference Week, is striving
to create less trash during lunch. A typical American school kid
generates 67 pounds of discarded lunchbox packaging waste per school year.
That’s more than 18,000 pounds annually for an average-size elementary
school, which adds up nationwide to more than 1 billion pounds annually. A
typical U.S. family using disposables generates more than 4,000 pieces of
lunch trash unnecessarily each year, according to our ECO lunchboxes
Lunchbox Waste Study 2010. The 1st WASTE FREE LUNCH is Oct. 26th.
Domino’s pizza, Steamed Broccoli Florets, Ranch Salad, Fresh Blueberries,
Fresh Apple. There will not be extra containers to put ketchup and dip in.
Just place the condiments on your tray with the food you’re using it on.
On the back are a few ideas to help you pack your own waste-free lunch.
*Attention 7th and 8th grade students! We will be holding
the Falcon Store on Wednesday, October 26th in the cafeteria. This is an
opportunity for all students to spend their falcon feathers earned by
“staying above the line” on awesome prizes like snacks, school supplies,
and more!*
*For one falcon feather you can purchase items like pens or pencils. For
two, you can purchase fruit roll-ups, suckers, or Sharpies. Three feathers
can get you chips. With four feathers, you can buy cool notebooks or
snacks. Those who have earned five feathers can buy Gatorade!*
*Rules will be posted about making purchases.*
*Be sure to save those hard earned falcon feathers so you can experience
the falcon store…brought to you by the falcon way! Go falcons!*
We will be wearing blue and yellow for Down Syndrome awareness on Tuesday
Oct. 25
If any students or staff have family or friends who are veterans, and you
would like an invitation to our program sent to them, please get their
names and addresses to Alice Samse by Friday, Oct. 28.
Sheboygan Falls Middle School will again be participating in *Operation
Gratitude’s Candy Give Back Program.* We’re not kidding! *WE WANT YOUR
CANDY!* Candy will be *shipped overseas to our courageous troops *(who
could sure use a treat or two!) serving our country in the Middle East. In
return, you will be doing good things for others! It’s all about MAKING A
DIFFERENCE!
*Candy can be dropped off November 1st-4th in-front of the main office!
Thank you for your donation!*
* Attention Grade 7 & 8 Boys Basketball Players: * The beginning of your
season is rapidly approaching. Before the first day of practice on October
24 after school in MS gym 3:30-5, 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
Mrs. Charbonneau’s Clubs will continue for 5/6 grades
Monday – Drums
Tuesday – Bells
Wednesday – Keyboards
Thursday – Uke/Guitar
Friday – Recorder
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
Here is the schedule for presto show choir for the next few weeks.
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*
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*
*25 8th Gr. Alliance for Great Lakes Planting Day
(9:30-12:30) King Park Beach*
*5th Gr. To Sheboygan County Historical Museum (Athorp/Meyer/Scharrer)
8:30-3:00*
*27 5th Gr. To Sheboygan County Historical Museum
(Mansker/Powers) 8:30-3:00*
*NOVEMBER*
*1 Bridging Brighter Smiles Program – p.m.*
*2 Bridging Brighter Smiles Program – a.m.*
3 Boys Basketball @ Home against New Holstein
*7th grade at HS Gym/8th grade at MS Gym*
5 Lawrence Jazz Festival – MS Jazz Ensembles
7 Boys Basketball @ Kiel 7th & 8th
8 Boys Basketball – Bye
11 Veterans Day Program – 8:30 a.m. – MS Gym
1st Quarter Grades due at 3:45 p.m.
14 Jazz Concert – MS/HS Jazz Ensembles – 7:00 p.m. – HS
Aud.
15 Boys Basketball @ Home against Plymouth
*7th grade at ES Gym/8th grade at MS Gym*
17 Boys Basketball 8th grade @ Two Rivers /7th grade @
Home
18 MS Music Department Fundraiser Reward Activity
21 Forensics Tournament – SFMS
22 Boys Basketball 8th grade @ Home/7th grade at
Manitowoc Washington
24-25 Thanksgiving Break – No School
29 Boys Basketball 8th grade @ Home/7th grade at
Manitowoc Wilson