October 12, 2018

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Happy Friday! Where has this week gone? We are quickly moving towards the end of the 1st quarter. The quarter ends on October 25. Report cards will be printed on October 29 at 8:30 am. Grades will need to be completed prior to that. Please make sure you make all comments under quarter 1. If a student is at-risk in your class, I expect you will include comments on those students. 

 We have had a rash of vaping and cigarette use in the classrooms and bathrooms this week. Our smoker is hitting the restroom during 2nd or 3rd period. Please keep track of who is leaving your classroom. If you have someone that has gone to the bathroom the same time the last two days during this period let Mr. Utesch know this.

 Looking ahead, we have our district in-service next week. On Oct. 22, we will have our anti-bullying assembly. Our assembly will start at 2:30, so the office will announce when to dismiss out of 7th period. It will be sometime around 2:20. Our second building in-service this month will be on Oct. 24 at 7:00 am. Don't forget the November 28 building in-service will be from 4:00 to 5:00 pm as we are having an outside instructor come in to discuss ELL strategies with us. With the increase in ELL students, this has been a common message that I have heard we need. Our ELL students will most likely keep increasing, as different industries in the area keep looking for more employees. The unemployment rate of NW Iowa is under 2.4%, which means employable people in our area are getting harder to find. 

 If you are not doing anything tonight, the annual soup and pie supper is going on from 5:00 to 6:30, followed by the football game. The 6-12 band will be presenting their mass band show at halftime. After the game, we will honor the stadium as this will be the last home game as the stadium stands now. On Oct. 22, our stadium will close to the public and on Oct. 29, deconstruction will begin.

Have a great weekend!
Mark

Students at Leaders

Congrats to the Big Red Band for earning Division 1 ratings at State Marching Band.
Congrats to the Cross Country teams for finishing out our Lakes Conference affiliation as conference champions. 

 The following made All-Conference for the girls: Chloe Calhoun, Kara Albrect, Maddie Hurt, Sarah Meis, and Carloine Meis.  

 The following made All-Conference for the boys: Landen Parmelee (finished 1st), Jason Sudtelgte, Jackson Sudtelgte, Zach Wingert, Ethan Hulinsky, and Blake Dirksen. 



Staff News

Congrats to Ashley Alons and Kyan Ludwig as they will be married tomorrow!

Staff as Learners


Assistant Principal's Happenings

On Monday, October 22nd, we will have an assembly in the MS Auditorium beginning at 2:30 pm.  Jeff Veley will be here to talk about bullying.  Drawing from his experience working in the mental health field, Jeff's message has reached over 1 million people.  Each year, his message touching the lives of students, parents, educators, and mental health professionals, who learn how to leverage their adversities and resolve conflicts.  he teachers the Peace Sign Approach, a psychological approach to social aggression.

There will be an additional training beginning at 3:30 pm that all staff will stay for after the high school presentation.  If you have an after school duty, you may report to your duty, but then come back for the follow up with Jeff.  The middle school staff will join us for this additional presentation.

At 6:30 pm that same evening, there will be a Le Mars Parent Meeting with Jeff in the Little Theater.  Please feel free to come back for his presentation that evening.

Jeff and his message are recipients of the Golden Rule International Award and the World Civility International Award for effectiveness in conflict resolution and bullying prevention strategies.  The United Nations officially recognizes Jeff as a World Peace Ambassador for his efforts.


Librarian's News

Instructional Coach's Technology Tid Bits

How to alternately color rows in Google Sheets. 1--highlight the cells you want this to happen in. 2--Click on the format menu option at the top of the screen and then select the alternating colors option. 3--Select the colors for your header and alternating rows. 4--You're done!

 Google Classroom users...here is a quick way to add comments to student work. Press the "comment" button, then the "#" button! All your comments pop up + can be added to students' work in one easy click! 

 Notable Women, an AR app that adds 100 historic American women to U.S. currency

 This is an interesting read from the New York Times. A Future Where Everything Becomes a Computer Is as Creepy as You Feared

This last one is just a story that might make your eyes leak a little. 

Success Center Update


Article Worth Reading

Upcoming Activities

Friday, October 12
4:15 pm Freshmen Football vs. Spencer
4:30 pm Cross Country @ Unity Christian
5:00 pm Music Booster Soup and Pie Supper
7:00 pm Varsity Football vs. Spencer
Halftime - Mass Band Show

Saturday, October 13
Dutchman Field Competition @ MOC
8:30 am Freshmen Volleyball Home Tournament
8:30 am Varsity Volleyball @ Sioux City East

Monday, October 15
4:30 pm JV Volleyball Home Tournament
6:30 pm JV Football vs. Spencer

Tuesday, October 16
7:30 pm Vocal Concert

Wednesday, October 17
2:00 pm ASVAB Testing

Friday, October 19
4:00 pm Freshmen Football @ Denison-Schleswig
7:00 pm Varsity Football @ Denison-Schleswig

Saturday, October 20
District All State Music Auditions - Storm Lake
8:00 am Robotics League Tournament @ Le Mars

Monday, October 22
7:30 pm 6-12 Orchestra Concert

Thursday, October 25
End of First Quarter

Friday, October 26
7:30 pm Indoor Marching Concert

Saturday, October 27
ACT Testing

Saturday, November 3
8:00 am NWI Honor Band Auditions

Thursday, November 8
7:00 pm High School Musical

Friday, November 9
7:00 pm High School Musical

Saturday, November 10
8:00 am IGCA Girls Basketball Scrimmage
7:00 pm High School Musical

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