{"id":422,"date":"2016-04-14T08:05:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/?p=422"},"modified":"2016-04-14T09:48:37","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T14:48:37","slug":"april-14th-announcements-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/2016\/04\/14\/april-14th-announcements-2\/","title":{"rendered":"April 14th Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Sheboygan Falls Middle School*<\/p>\n<p>*Student Announcements*<\/p>\n<p>*4\/14\/2016*<\/p>\n<p>\u201cB\u201d<\/p>\n<p>April 11-15, 2016 is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week. The NWS<br \/>\nwill issue a statewide mock tornado warning drill at 1:4, the drill will<br \/>\nend at 2pm. This drill will be an ideal opportunity for school staff and<br \/>\nstudents to practice their safety procedures for severe weather.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Fischer is planning an Art Enrichment field trip to *JMKAC<br \/>\non Thursday, April 28*.  It is optional for interested art students. The<br \/>\nfirst 50 students from 7th and 8th grade may attend.  We will leave<br \/>\naround 9:10 and be back around 11:45. If 7th graders are in band, they<br \/>\ncannot go, as they will be gone at a festival already that day. Also, 8th<br \/>\ngraders in 3rd and 4th hour science cannot go, as they will be presenting<br \/>\nCell City projects that morning.<\/p>\n<p>See Mrs. Fischer for any questions!<\/p>\n<p>*Silverware:* Spring cleaning or cleaning out someone\u2019s house? Have old or<br \/>\nmismatched forks and spoons? Send them to school! We prefer to use the<br \/>\n\u201creal stuff\u201d instead of plastic for a better dining experience. We also<br \/>\nfeel this will save the landfills from all the plastic, this in part of an<br \/>\nEarth Day recycling event. You can drop in the office of any of our<br \/>\nschools. Thank you!<\/p>\n<p>April 11-15 is National Library Week.  Help us celebrate by entering our<br \/>\ncontest.  All you have to do is guess how many items the library has in its<br \/>\ncollection.  The contest ends at noon on Friday, April 15. The individuals<br \/>\nwith the closest guess will win a Barnes and Noble gift card.  While you<br \/>\nare in the library, don&#8217;t forget to check out a book or two.  (The contest<br \/>\nis open to both students and staff.)<\/p>\n<p>*ACTION ROOM HAPPENINGS!*<\/p>\n<p>*ECO NATURE CLUB! *Join the club created by kids like you who have a<br \/>\npassion for nature and an interest in learning how to take care of our<br \/>\nenvironment.  The club is open to all students in grades five through<br \/>\neight.  We will brainstorm and research topics to determine what our<br \/>\nprojects this year will be.  Some of the things we will explore include<br \/>\nvermiposting (WORMS!), gardening, animal studies and continuing to build<br \/>\nour greenhouse out of recyclable materials. If you\u2019d like to join this<br \/>\nstudent directed club, complete and return the participation slip to Mrs.<br \/>\nFiorini!  Meetings will be held during recess periods and during<br \/>\nafter-school hours, with the details of those meetings always shared in<br \/>\nadvance through school announcements. As some meetings are held after<br \/>\nschool, a permission slip is required. Pick one up from the ACTION Room<br \/>\nbulletin board or see Mrs. Fiorini with questions.<\/p>\n<p>\n*St. Jude Math-a-thon*:  Over the past twelve years, SFMS raised over<br \/>\n$33,620.00 for children at St. Jude Children&#8217;s Research Hospital!!  It is<br \/>\ntime to kick off this fundraiser once again!  Between now and April 27th,<br \/>\nstudents will have the opportunity to participate in the 2016 SFMS St. Jude<br \/>\nMath-a-thon.  Sign up, collect sponsors, solve cool math problems, and earn<br \/>\nprizes*&#8230;but most importantly*, help the children and families at St. Jude<br \/>\nChildren&#8217;s Research Hospital.  In addition, one participating student from<br \/>\neach grade level will be randomly selected to receive a pair of Marc Cinema<br \/>\nmovie passes AND the math class *with the highest number of contributing<br \/>\nparticipants* will earn a class popcorn party!!! Students will also be<br \/>\neligible to receive prizes from the St. Jude organizers.* Funbooks will be<br \/>\ndistributed via math teachers this week to all those who signed up to<br \/>\nparticipate.  If you missed the sign up, but are interested in<br \/>\nparticipating, stop in to see Mrs. Fiorini! *  *Together we can make a<br \/>\ndifference!!!  *<\/p>\n<p>*Basketball News!!*   Sheboygan Falls\u2019 boys\u2019 basketball camp for boys<br \/>\nentering 4th grade through 9th grade is *June 27th through June 30th*.<br \/>\nLearn the fundamentals of shooting, dribbling, passing, screening, and<br \/>\nplaying defense from the Sheboygan Falls&#8217; basketball coaching staff and<br \/>\nplayers. Camp forms are located in the office or you can pick one up from<br \/>\nMr. Frohling at the middle school. Questions, contact Coach Frohling at<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:jafrohling@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\">jafrohling@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sheboygan Falls girls\u2019 basketball camp is June 21-22 from 3:30-5:15. Grades<br \/>\n2-8. Forms can be located in the middle school office and the high school<br \/>\noffice<\/p>\n<p>*Calm and Confident Kids*<\/p>\n<p>Kohler Public Library<\/p>\n<p>Thursday April 14 (6pm-7pm)<\/p>\n<p>*Does your child get anxious, nervous, upset or angry easily? Join this<br \/>\nsession to learn how to help your child achieve confidence and calmness.<br \/>\nSponsored by Mental Health America.*<\/p>\n<p>*Mental Health &#038; Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (AODA) Resource Fair *<\/p>\n<p>*Tuesday May 3, 2016*<\/p>\n<p>*RCS Empowers (1607 Geele Avenue, Sheboygan WI)*<\/p>\n<p>*4:30pm** &#8211; **7:30pm*<\/p>\n<p>Everyone welcome.  Over 50 resource tables with FREE materials.  Door<br \/>\nprizes, including a chance to win an iPad! Free food and supervised kids<br \/>\narea.  Community members and professionals benefit by attending.  Help is<br \/>\nout there for you, a loved one, or your clients.<\/p>\n<p>Questions about the fair? Interested in having a resource table but haven&#8217;t<br \/>\nbeen contacted yet?  Want to volunteer? Email <a href=\"mailto:info@mhasheboygan.org\">info@mhasheboygan.org<\/a> or call<br \/>\n920-458-3951.<\/p>\n<p>SFMS will be celebrating Earth Day, April 22, with a waste free lunch.   As<br \/>\na middle school our goal will be to help reduce the amount of trash that<br \/>\ngoes into the landfill, and even work on reducing the amount of food that<br \/>\ngoes in the trash as well.  This will be an entire school effort from the<br \/>\nkitchen staff right to our students that we hope to continue after Earth<br \/>\nDay.  Menu for that day is Corn Dogs, not preboated (count out 6), mashed<br \/>\npotatoes, gravy and carrots\/ dip, watermelon\/ mango and Dirt cake. There<br \/>\nwill not be extra containers to put ketchup and dip in. Just place the<br \/>\ncondiments on your tray with the food you&#8217;re using it on.  Below are a few<br \/>\nideas to help you pack your own waste free lunch.<\/p>\n<p>*A Waste-Free Lunch*<\/p>\n<p>*(REUSABLE)*<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  sandwiches and other main dishes, fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and<br \/>\ntreats in a reusable lunch container<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  cloth napkins<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  stainless-steel forks and spoons<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  reusable drink containers<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  reusable lunchboxes<\/p>\n<p>*Ever wonder what you\u2019d look like if you tried to tie-dye your body? *Join<br \/>\nthe fun on May 14th for the inaugural Flying Falcons 5K Color Run\/Walk<br \/>\nbeing held on the Sheboygan Falls Elementary School campus. The event will<br \/>\nalso have a 2 mile option. Compete for a time or just do it to get doused<br \/>\nin color but it is a guaranteed fun time! Early bird entries are due by April<br \/>\n15th. Registration forms can be picked up in the office of any school<br \/>\nbuilding. If you have questions please contact Roberta Lentz at<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:falconfamiliesofsfes@gmail.com\">falconfamiliesofsfes@gmail.com<\/a> or Matt Pfister at<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:mepfister@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\">mepfister@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you still want to order a yearbook, you may do that but you can only buy<br \/>\nthe yearbook for $27. You *can not* add any icons or personalization<br \/>\nbecause those orders needed to be in at the end of February. If you have<br \/>\nany questions, contact Miss Zimmer at <a href=\"mailto:kzimmer@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\">kzimmer@sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Show Choir Schedule<\/p>\n<p>4\/15<\/p>\n<p>Room 119<\/p>\n<p>7:15 am<\/p>\n<p>4\/22<\/p>\n<p>Room 119<\/p>\n<p>7:15 am<\/p>\n<p>4\/29<\/p>\n<p>Room 119<\/p>\n<p>7:15 am<\/p>\n<p>5\/6<\/p>\n<p>Room 119<\/p>\n<p>7:15 am<\/p>\n<p>5\/9<\/p>\n<p>HS Stage<\/p>\n<p>7:15 am<\/p>\n<p>5\/9<\/p>\n<p>Concert<\/p>\n<p>6:30 pm warm-up<\/p>\n<p>*Jazz Ensemble Schedule*<\/p>\n<p>4-18<\/p>\n<p>7:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Generation of Jazz Concert<\/p>\n<p>HS Auditorium<\/p>\n<p>*From The Nurse:*<\/p>\n<p>Up\u201d your laughter quotient.  Nothing may be more important to your health<br \/>\nand happiness.  The average American laughs 15 times a day.  So eat your<br \/>\nbroccoli and get a mega dose of Laughter every day!<\/p>\n<p>*APRIL*<\/p>\n<p>18                    Jazz Concert \u2013 MS\/HS Jazz Ensembles \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 HS<br \/>\nAuditorium<\/p>\n<p>                        Student Council mtg.<\/p>\n<p>                        Track Meet at Plymouth<\/p>\n<p>21                    Kalahari 8th Grade Band Festival \u2013 Wisconsin Dells<\/p>\n<p>                        Track Meet at home against Manitowoc<\/p>\n<p>25-29               Dance Try-outs for 8th graders at HS<\/p>\n<p>26                    Track Meet at home against Two Rivers and New Holstein<\/p>\n<p>28                    7th Gr. Band Festival \u2013 Cedar Grove-Belgium 8:00 a.m.<br \/>\n\u2013 11:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>                        Birds of Prey Program \u2013 12:10 p.m. \u2013 6th grade<\/p>\n<p>29                    7th grade business expo 8am-11am<\/p>\n<p>*MAY*<\/p>\n<p>  2                    PTO Meeting \u2013 6:00 p.m. \u2013 MS Library<\/p>\n<p>                        Student Council mtg.<\/p>\n<p>  5                    Track Meet at Chilton<\/p>\n<p>                        Mid-Quarter Grades Due at 3:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>                        8th Grade Art Class students to Milwaukee Art Museum<br \/>\n 9:15-2:40<\/p>\n<p>  9                    6-8 Choir Dress Rehearsal \u2013 7:55-9:45 a.m. \u2013 HS<\/p>\n<p>                        6-8 Choir Spring Concert \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 HS<\/p>\n<p>10                    Track Meet at Cedar Grove<\/p>\n<p>13                    Student Council Dance<\/p>\n<p>16                    6-8 Bands Dress Rehearsal \u2013 7:55-9:45 \u2013 HS<\/p>\n<p>                        6-8 Bands Spring Concert \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 HS<\/p>\n<p>                        Student Council mtg.<\/p>\n<p>17                    6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>19                    6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>20                    Jazz in the Park \u2013 MS\/HS Jazz Ensembles \u2013 Settlers\u2019<br \/>\nPark<\/p>\n<p>                        6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>                        Room 213 outing 11am-1:45<\/p>\n<p>23                    6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>                        *8th Grade Science River Testing*<\/p>\n<p>*24*                    *8th Grade Science River Testing*<\/p>\n<p>26                    6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>                        *8th Grade Science River Testing (Raindate)*<\/p>\n<p>31                    5th Grade Band Parent Meeting \u2013 6:30 p.m. \u2013 MS<br \/>\nAuditorium<\/p>\n<p>                        6th Grade Marsh Trip<\/p>\n<p>*JUNE*<\/p>\n<p>  3        8th Grade last day in building and yearbook signing<\/p>\n<p>  6        8th Grade Trip<\/p>\n<p>  7        8th Grade Recognition (subject to change due to snow days) HS<br \/>\nAud.<\/p>\n<p>            Last day for students<\/p>\n<p>Grades Due at 3:45 p.m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Sheboygan Falls Middle School* *Student Announcements* *4\/14\/2016* \u201cB\u201d April 11-15, 2016 is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week. The NWS will issue a statewide mock tornado warning drill at 1:4, the drill will end at 2pm. This drill will be an ideal opportunity for school staff and students to practice their safety procedures for severe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}