{"id":84,"date":"2014-09-30T08:23:54","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/?p=84"},"modified":"2014-09-30T09:31:58","modified_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:31:58","slug":"september-30th-announcements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teacher.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/ms-daily-announcements\/2014\/09\/30\/september-30th-announcements\/","title":{"rendered":"September 30th Announcements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*Sheboygan Falls Middle School Announcements*<\/p>\n<p>*September 30th   *<\/p>\n<p>*\u201cA\u201d Day*<\/p>\n<p>*The annual Veterans Day program* will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at<br \/>\nthe Middle School.  Students &#8211; we need your participation to make this<br \/>\nevent memorable for the men and women who have served our country in the<br \/>\nArmed Forces.  If you have a skit to perform, an essay to read or some<br \/>\nother idea to show respect to our veterans for the service they gave,<br \/>\nplease let your teacher or Ms. Samse know.  I am counting on you to make<br \/>\nthis program a success.  Ideas from parents are welcome too!<\/p>\n<p>*No CC practice Tuesday, Sept. 30th,*<\/p>\n<p>Cross Country Team Early Release 1:30pm Thursday, Oct. 2nd Slinger at<br \/>\nHomestead Hollow County Park<\/p>\n<p>Reminder to all cross country members. You are reminded to be quiet while<br \/>\nwaiting. It has been very disruptive to some classes. If it continues to be<br \/>\na problem you will not be dismissed early.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSFMS Boys 7th and 8th Grade Basketball Team, as well as SFMS Dance Team<br \/>\nand Individual Photos. Tuesday, November 11thin the gym beginning at 3:30PM.<br \/>\nBring your uniform and your photo order form, given to you by your coach.\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Good Morning &#8211; The following students please stop in the library today to<br \/>\npick up books\/nooks that you have requested &#8211; Corbin G, Charlie L, Willow<br \/>\nL, Nicholas N (NOOK), Keegen K, Teresa P, and Summer S  Thank you.<\/p>\n<p>*Spirit Week *is Oct. 6 &#8211; 10.  Spirit Week is a fun way to show your school<br \/>\nspirit and build community.  Here are the events for the week so you can<br \/>\nstart planning your wardrobe:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Monday is &#8220;Fandom Day&#8221; &#8211; Everyone is a fan of something, whether it is<br \/>\nHarry Potter, One Direction, or Aaron Rodgers.  Wear something on<br \/>\nMonday that will show what you are a fan of.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Tuesday is &#8220;Twin Day&#8221; &#8211; Find a friend who will dress just like you.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Wednesday is &#8220;Lounge Day&#8221; &#8211; Wear sweatpants and a sweatshirt or even<br \/>\npajama bottoms and a t-shirt.  Don&#8217;t forget the slippers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Thursday is &#8220;Flamboyant Day&#8221; &#8211; Sparkle and shine!  Get out that neon or<br \/>\nthose rhinestones, or mix and match.  Wear something that stands out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Friday is &#8220;Falcon-wear Day&#8221; &#8211; Show you support for the Falcon homecoming<br \/>\ngame that night by wearing anything purple and gold.<\/p>\n<p>*Falcon wear can still be purchased on-line at My Locker*<\/p>\n<p>1.    Visit  shop.mylocker.net<\/p>\n<p>2.    Enter locker # ix099<\/p>\n<p>3.    Use promo code EjmAyS7Z *( you\u2019ll receive $10 off)*<\/p>\n<p>Promo Code Expires 11\/30\/2014<\/p>\n<p>Found: a pair of black glasses hanging on the fence (prescription). Please<br \/>\ncome to SFMS office to claim!<\/p>\n<p>*Student Council Members:  *This Friday is October 3.  Members selling ice<br \/>\ncream at lunch for 5th grade throughout October are Abbe G., Lily C., and<br \/>\nMaddy M.; and for 6th grade are Kevin R. and Rachel L.<\/p>\n<p>          Also, we need two Student Council members to recite the pledge on<br \/>\nMonday mornings in October.  Please see Mrs. Powers if you are interested.<\/p>\n<p>Lakeshore Lanes 7th &#038; 8th Grade Bowling Program : Parent Mtg Oct.13th at<br \/>\n6pm, @ Windjammer Banquet Hall inside Lakeshore Lanes.<\/p>\n<p>*CALLING ALL DANCERS!!!! *Do you enjoy dancing and want to learn more? Join<br \/>\nthe *Sheboygan Falls 7th and 8th grade Dance Team! *You may sign up in the<br \/>\nmain office now UNTIL FRIDAY OCTOBER 3rd! Make sure to pick up your<br \/>\nnecessary paperwork and Mandatory Meeting flyer.<\/p>\n<p>Questions: Please ask Ms. Stanke \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>The votes are in and have been tallied for THE FALCON WAY MOVIE NIGHT!  The<br \/>\nmovie chosen by the students of Sheboygan Falls Middle School is Matilda.<br \/>\nMatilda will be shown in the auditorium after school on Friday, October 3rd<br \/>\nfrom 3:30 -5:00.  There is no fee to attend this event.  There will be<br \/>\npopcorn, beverages, and snacks sold for a small fee.  Permission slips are<br \/>\navailable this week and are located in the school office.  Permission slips<br \/>\ncan be turned in to the school office any time this week OR you can bring<br \/>\nyour permission slip along to be turned in before the movie begins. We hope<br \/>\nto see you all there!<\/p>\n<p>*Future Falconettes Dance Mini-Camp for girls in Grades 5-8:*<\/p>\n<p> *The Sheboygan Falls Varsity Dance Team will be holding a Dance Mini-Camp<br \/>\non the afternoon of Friday, October 17.  Girls will learn a routine and<br \/>\nperform at the football halftime that night. The cost is $25 in advance or<br \/>\n$30 at the door and includes a T-shirt, Poms, and Pizza!  Registration<br \/>\nforms have been sent home and additional forms are available in the<br \/>\noffice.  Forms must be returned to the school office by Wednesday, October<br \/>\n1 to receive the discounted price..* \u201c*No payment is due until check-in<br \/>\non October 17.\u201d*<\/p>\n<p>Attention Parents &#038; Students in Grades 6-8: it&#8217;s that time of year again!<br \/>\nI will start running interaction groups next month.  If you are interested<br \/>\nin one of the groups explained below, stop in the office and get a form to<br \/>\nfill out (or print it from the blog on my website).  Forms are due<br \/>\nback by October<br \/>\n3rd.  Thank you, Mr.U.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is open now for Expanding Your Horizons 2014, a 6-8th grade<br \/>\ngirls STEM conference!<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Expanding Your Horizons (EYH) is a one-day conference held at the<br \/>\nUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison for around 400 middle school aged (6-8th<br \/>\ngrade) girls. As part of a small group, each girl attends three career<br \/>\nsessions as well as the opening session and closing activity. Registration<br \/>\nis currently open for student participants for the 2014 conference which<br \/>\nwill take place on November 8, 2014 at UW-Madison.<\/p>\n<p>EYH helps girls learn about the wide range of career options for women in<br \/>\nscience, technology, engineering and math. Through hands-on workshops and<br \/>\nvisits to work places, they find out what it&#8217;s like to work in different<br \/>\ncareers. Student participants interact with professional women who work in<br \/>\na variety of fields and meet other girls who share their interests.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the conference, registration fees, and to view the<br \/>\nregistration forms please see our website:<a href=\"http:\/\/eyh.wisc.edu\/parents.htm.\" >http:\/\/eyh.wisc.edu\/parents.htm.<\/a><br \/>\nA limited number of scholarships are available.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please e-mail <a href=\"mailto:eyh.uwmadison@gmail.com\">eyh.uwmadison@gmail.com<\/a> or call<br \/>\n608-262-4932.<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with what&#8217;s going on in our Art Room and see student artwork!<br \/>\nFollow the Sheboygan Falls Art happenings on Twitter and Instagram.  If you<br \/>\nare old enough for an account, here&#8217;s where to find us:<\/p>\n<p>*Twitter:*  @FallsArt<\/p>\n<p>*Instagram:*  fallsvisualarts<\/p>\n<p>*Music News*<\/p>\n<p>Solo try-outs for 7th grade will be this week during recess.<\/p>\n<p>Show Choir girls will rehearse with Ms. Jessica from 11:00-!1:30 on Oct.<br \/>\n2 and Oct. 3.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, October 1, 2014, all 7th and 8th grade students will be<br \/>\nviewing the movie Cyberbully. Students should report to their 8th hour<br \/>\nclasses for attendance and then be seated for the start of the movie in the<br \/>\nauditorium by 12:30. Discussion of the movie will take place in LLS classes.<\/p>\n<p>*Traveling Basketball &#8211; 5th-8th Grade*<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  Skill Evaluation\/Signup Day is Sunday, October 12th &#8211; visit Rec<br \/>\nDepartment website for times<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  Registration forms can be found at the SF Aquatic Center and Middle<br \/>\nSchool Office.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  Registration forms, concussion forms and fees will be turned in at the<br \/>\nSkill Evaluation\/Signup Day (you do not have to turn them in to the Rec<br \/>\nDepartment)<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  Each participant must fill out a youth concussion form and submit it<br \/>\nalong with the registration form.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7  There will be a *MANDATORY parent &#038; player meeting for 5th-8th<br \/>\ngraders* playing traveling basketball this<br \/>\nyear on Sunday, October 26th @ 1:00pm in the HS Auditorium. This will give<br \/>\nus an opportunity to lay out the Sheboygan Falls Youth Basketball program&#8217;s<br \/>\nphilosophy and answer parent questions\/concerns.<\/p>\n<p>All Recreation Basketball information is also available on our website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept\">www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept<\/a> (Homepage)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept\/traveling-basketball-league.cfm\">www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept\/traveling-basketball-league.cfm<\/a><br \/>\n (Basketball)<\/p>\n<p>*Rec Department Fitness Classes*<\/p>\n<p>Rec Department to offer Yoga<\/p>\n<p>The Rec Department will be offering classes this fall.  A drop-in<br \/>\nGentle\/Restorative yoga class will be held at Midwest Power Yoga in<br \/>\ndowntown Sheboygan Falls beginning on October 21st.  More information can<br \/>\nbe found online at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept\/adult-enrichment-exercise.cfm\" >http:\/\/www.sheboyganfalls.k12.wi.us\/recdept\/adult-enrichment-exercise.cfm<\/a><\/p>\n<p> The Red Cross is planning to offer two (2) Babysitter\u2019s Training Courses<br \/>\nin the next two (2) months (participants would sign up for one (1) class)<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, October 25th<\/p>\n<p> The classes will be held at the Red Cross building located at 2032 Erie<br \/>\nAvenue in Sheboygan.  They will run from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Due to<br \/>\nscholarship funds, the classes will be FREE! Persons interested in the<br \/>\ncourse should call 1-800-REDCROSS (1-800-733-2767) or go online at<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redcross.org\">www.redcross.org<\/a> to register.  They must use the following coupon code when<br \/>\nregistering to get the class for free:  P325UWSHEBOYGAN0615 This course is<br \/>\ndesigned for children approximately 11 years of age or older.  Participants<br \/>\nwill learn the responsibilities of a babysitter, how to prevent accidents,<br \/>\nhow to handle emergencies, some basic first aid, infant care skills, and<br \/>\nmore. If anyone has any questions please have them contact our office at<br \/>\n920-457-7739.  Thank you<\/p>\n<p>*Softball Clinics: UW Whitewater* Hitting clinic Feb 21st &#038; Pitching<br \/>\nClinic  Feb 28th<\/p>\n<p>*Mini Muskies Basketball Camp:* Grades k-8  October 18th, 25th, Nov. 1,<br \/>\nNov.15th<\/p>\n<p>*Come to MS office to pick up forms for camp*<\/p>\n<p>*School Sports:  *In MS, you need to have on file 3 forms to do school<br \/>\nsports: Concussion form, Parent\/Athletic Code of Conduct, and a physical.<br \/>\nThe Concussion &#038; code of conduct forms are good for one school year, the<br \/>\nphysical is good for two years from the date of physical. They get handed<br \/>\ninto the MS office.<\/p>\n<p>Boys Basketball- grades 7 &#038; 8 (end of Oct)<\/p>\n<p>Girls Basketball- grades 7 &#038; 8 (starts January)<\/p>\n<p>Wrestling- grades 5-8 (starts end of February)<\/p>\n<p>Track \u2013 grades 7&#038; 8 (starts in April)<\/p>\n<p>*Wellness Tip from the Nurse:*<br \/>\nSchool bus safety tips from your school nurse.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Wait for the bus, with no horsing around, wait for the bus to stop before<br \/>\napproaching it from the curb.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Do not move around on the bus.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Check to see that no other traffic is coming before crossing the street.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Make sure you walk where you can see the bus driver (which means the<br \/>\ndriver will be able to see you, too).<\/p>\n<p>*Calendar of Events 2014-2015*<\/p>\n<p>*OCTOBER*<\/p>\n<p>2                              Volleyball 7 Home\/8 Home \u2013 Both against<br \/>\nPlymouth<\/p>\n<p>3                              Falcon Way Family Movie Night 3:30-5<\/p>\n<p>                                *7th grade at ES Gym\/8th grade at MS Gym*<\/p>\n<p>Cross Country at Slinger<\/p>\n<p> 6                             Volleyball 7 Home\/8 Home \u2013 Both against<br \/>\nManitowoc Washington<\/p>\n<p>Student Council Meeting in art room 3:15-4:00<\/p>\n<p>Oct. 6 &#8211; 10  Spirit Week<\/p>\n<p>*7th                           grade at ES Gym\/8th grade at MS Gym*<\/p>\n<p>Mid-quarter grades due at 3:45 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>  9                            Volleyball Bye<\/p>\n<p>                                Cross Country at Campbellsport \u2013 4:00 p.m.<\/p>\n<p> 13                          Volleyball 7 at Two Rivers\/8 Home<\/p>\n<p>                                6th Grade Chorus Concert \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013 MS<br \/>\nAud.<\/p>\n<p>6th                           Grade Band Concert \u2013 7:30 p.m. \u2013 MS Aud.<\/p>\n<p> 16                          Parent\/Teacher Conferences 4:00 \u2013 8:00<\/p>\n<p>                                Book Fair<\/p>\n<p> 17                          7th Grade School Concert for grades 5-7 \u2013 MS<br \/>\nAud.<\/p>\n<p>                                Book Fair<\/p>\n<p>20                           Volleyball 7 Home\/8 Home \u2013 Both against Kiel<\/p>\n<p>                                *7th grade at ES Gym\/8th grade at MS Gym*<\/p>\n<p>Student Council Meeting in art room 3:15-4:00<\/p>\n<p>                                7th Grade Band\/Chorus Concert \u2013 7:00 p.m. \u2013<br \/>\nMS Aud.<\/p>\n<p>                                Book Fair<\/p>\n<p>21                           Parent\/Teacher Conferences 4:00 \u2013 7:30<\/p>\n<p>                                Book Fair<\/p>\n<p>* <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*Sheboygan Falls Middle School Announcements* *September 30th * *\u201cA\u201d Day* *The annual Veterans Day program* will be held on Tuesday, November 11, at the Middle School. 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