Principal Thoughts…

Sincerely,

Jon Stern

Principal

Last night we held the annual Science Fair. The energy level was high and the projects were great. Students were energetic during the rewards given out Tuesday morning. There were some items to look at for next year, but overall the feedback has been positive. Congratulations to Rob Stewart, fifth grade teacher, for being named Waba-sha-Kellogg Teacher of the Year. Con-gratulations to the three other nomi-nees: Heidi Purvis-Secondary English; Tara Biever-Secondary Social Studies; Mike Kropp-Secondary Social Studies. All four of these instructors are very deserving of this honor. Students are anxiously looking forward to the Jump Rope for Heart. This is our an-nual fund raiser for the American Heart Association. This event will wrap up on Friday, February 3rd. Also on Friday is the Winter Activity Day. Students are very excited for this ad-venture and the lack of snow and cold has not deterred the enthusiasm. We anticipate a great time for everyone. Testing will begin in February and we will keep everyone informed of the schedule and results.

Last night we held the annual Science Fair. The energy level was high and the projects were great. Students were energetic during the rewards given out Tuesday morning. There were some items to look at for next year, but overall the feedback has been positive. Congratulations to Rob Stewart, fifth grade teacher, for being named Waba-sha-Kellogg Teacher of the Year. Con-gratulations to the three other nomi-nees: Heidi Purvis-Secondary English; Tara Biever-Secondary Social Studies; Mike Kropp-Secondary Social Studies. All four of these instructors are very deserving of this honor. Students are anxiously looking forward to the Jump Rope for Heart. This is our an-nual fund raiser for the American Heart Association. This event will wrap up on Friday, February 3rd. Also on Friday is the Winter Activity Day. Students are very excited for this ad-venture and the lack of snow and cold has not deterred the enthusiasm. We anticipate a great time for everyone. Testing will begin in February and we will keep everyone informed of the schedule and results.

Focus on Caring: The pillar that we will focus on at this time is Caring.

CARING Be kind ∙ Be compassionate and show you care ∙ Express gratitude ∙ Forgive others ∙ Help people in need.

Wabasha-Kellogg

Elementary Newsletter

February, 2012

 2012 Teacher of the Year Nomi­nees Mike Kropp­Secondary So­cial Studies; Rob Stewart­5th Grade; Heidi Purvis­Secondary English; Tara Biever­Secondary 

2012 Teacher of the Year Rob Stewart 

Pam Jensen 2011 Teacher of the Year and Rob Stewart.  

Thursday February 2 • Grade 3 &4 Music Concert 2:00 & 7:00 Friday February 3 • Jump Rope for Heart/Winter Activity Day Monday, Feb. 6 – Friday, Feb. 10 • Snow Week Thursday, Feb. 9 • Parent teacher conferences 5:00-8:30 PM Friday, Feb. 10 • NO SCHOOL • Parent teacher conferences 8:00 AM-noon Monday, Feb. 13 • CAPS Meeting Elem. IMC 6:30 PM Wednesday, Feb. 15 • WK School Board Meeting, HS FACS Room 7:30 PM Friday, Feb. 17 • Dr. Thomas Schoen Visit 9:30 AM 6th Grade/10:10 AM 4th Grade • Early dismissal (12:40 PM) for students-Staff in-service Monday, Feb. 20 • NO SCHOOL ~ President’s Day Tuesday, Feb. 21 • Dr. Phil Perry 8:30 AM 1st Grade/9:00 AM 2nd Grade Monday, Feb. 27

Kindergarten Round-up ~ Elementary Commons 6:30 PM

February 2012

W‐K Dates to Remember 

Spelling Bee January 24th, 2012 Congratulations Olivia Sailer

Students in grades 5-8 have been practicing their spelling words to prepare for the all school spelling bee, which took place January 24th at 1pm. Eight students advanced from their classroom to participate, two from each grade level. The all school speller will advance to the Regional competition on February 14th in Rochester, MN. Waba-sha-Kellogg’s first place speller is Olivia Sailer in grade 6, second place is Deanna Wolf in grade 8, and third place is Kasey Johnson in grade 7.

Here’s to healthy habits! Wabasha-Kellogg Elementary students, keep filling out you trackers and returning them to school . Prizes will be award in February.

We are pleased to announce that Wabasha-Kellogg Schools and Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center have teamed up to promote the 5-2-1-0 message to our youth. 5-2-1-0 is a program designed to promote healthy lifestyle choices for children, youth, and their families. The program emphasizes the importance of:

Eating right and being physically active can be a challenge in today’s busy world. 5-2-1-0 is here to help! In January and February, we will be working hard to incorporate the 5-2-1-0 messages into our daily activities. Information will be sent home with students during this time and we encourage you to try to incorporate the 5-2-1-0 messages into your home life. Let’s work together for healthy, happy children!

K-12 Science Fair January 30th, 2011

SCIENCE FAIR AWARD WINNERS 

First Name & Last Name Award Grade Level Category Botany Isabel Marcks 1 K-2 Earth Science Aubri Fahnel 1 K-2 Health & Behavorial Derrick Fahnel 1 K-2 Katie Cushman 2 K-2 Christopher Cushman 2 K-2 Botany Kyan Brown 1 3-5 Meghan Rogalski 2 3-5 Earth Science Greta Bussian 1 3-5 Ian Jeffery 2 3-5 Jacob Edgington 3 3-5 Dalton Petersen 4 3-5 Isaac Hanson 4 3-5 Megan Braem 4 3-5 Brady Wodele 5 3-5 Natallie Kahn 6 3-5 Engineering Anna Schneider 1 3-5 Taylor Rabehl 2 3-5 Spencer Raffety 3 3-5 Ryan Mona 3 3-5 Tagen Miller 4 3-5 Carson Leohnhart 4 3-5 Evan Dillinger 5 3-5 Jack Walters 5 3-5 Melanie Palmer 6 3-5 Hannah Weiss 6 3-5 Health & Behavorial Zoee Fitzgerald 1 3-5 Xavier Hanson 1 3-5 Riley Gustad 2 3-5 Grace Tentis 3 3-5 Physical Science Charlie Cushman 1 3-5 Kaylee Horsman 2 3-5 Olyvia Horsman 2 3-5 Ellen Main 3 3-5 Jenna Holst 4 3-5 Brianna Evenson 4 3-5 Parker Hetrick 5 3-5 Jordan Gusa 6 3-5 Shelby Reitz 6 3-5 Zoology Cole Peterson 1 3-5

First Name & Last Name Award Grade Level Category Botany Kasey Johnson 1 6-8 Lexi Hetrick-Binner 1 6-8 Isaiah Hall 2 6-8 Earth Science Abbey Graner 1 6-8 Molly Talle 1 6-8 Kylie Passe 2 6-8 Lexy Peterson 2 6-8 Engineering Joseph Taylor 1 6-8 Madison Dunn 2 6-8 Kassie Wobbe 2 6-8 Reina Beisell 3 6-8 Bailey Peterson 3 6-8 Jordan Vincek 4 6-8 Health & Behavorial Ellie Huth 1 6-8 Kelsey Sexton 2 6-8 Rebecca Mona 2 6-8 Megan LaVigne 3 6-8 Ben Tentis 3 6-8 Paul Cushman 4 6-8 Molly Nelson 5 6-8 Lauren Baker 6 6-8 Math & Computer Karlee Freihammer 1 6-8 Hannah Iverson-Jones 1 6-8 Physical Science Mason Huth 1 6-8 Cooper Holtorf 1 6-8 Anna Vanwey 2 6-8 Spencer Lavelle 3 6-8 Olivia Sailer 3 6-8 Taylor Buckman 4 6-8 Zach Gillespie 5 6-8 Kelsey Carrels 6 6-8 Courtney Wobbe 6 6-8 Trevor Timm 6 6-8 Zoology Klowee Malakowsky 1 6-8 Will Yager 2 6-8 Zach Kjeseth 3 6-8 Ashley Haxton 4 6-8 Jeff Opsahl 5 6-8 Trevor Wendt 5 6-8 Dylan Bredehoft 6 6-8

Kindergarten Round-up

Find out how your future 2011 Kindergartener can take “A Step in the Right Direction” by attending the Wabasha-Kellogg Kindergarten Round-Up at the Wabasha-Kellogg Elementary School. Activities will begin at 6:30 P.M. on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2011 in the W-K Elementary Commons for parents and children beginning kindergarten. Information will be sent out, if you have any questions please call Lis at 565-3559 Ext.211.

Parent Teacher Conferences

February 9th, 2012

5:00-8:30 PM And

February 10th, 2012

8:00-12:00 PM

No-School

Dental Health Presentations

Thursday Jan 19th, 2012 (Dr. Robert Mann) 8:30 AM Kindergarten 9:20 AM 3rd Grade 1:30 PM 5th Grade Friday Feb 17th, 2012 (Dr. Thomas Schoen) 9:30 AM 6th Grade 10:10 AM 4th Grade Tuesday Feb 21st, 2012 (Dr. Phil Perry) 8:30 AM 1st Grade 9:00 AM 2nd Grade

NHS VALENTINE SALES

NHS will be selling hearts (.50) and suckers (1.50 )in grades 3-6. The NHS will as-sign one or two members to each of the classrooms. Parents are also welcome to purchase hearts and suckers for their children in grades K-6, see Lisa or Wendy in the Elemen-tary Office!

Early Release Day 12:40 PM

Friday February 17th, 2012 And

President’s Day

NO SCHOOL Monday February 20th,

 

CAPS ~ What a Great Way to Stay Involved!!

All parents/guardians are welcome to participate at any level with CAPS (Community Alliance with Parents & Staff). CAPS meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Library. Meeting dates remaining for this year:

February 13 March 19 April 16 May 14

Please feel free to contact any of this year’s CAPS board members with questions: Co-Chair ~ Jen Butts (651)564-0609 soulmates207@gmail.com Co-Chair ~ Angie Wodele (651)565-3242 Angie.Wodele@ministryhealth.org Treasurer ~ Lisa Gillespie (651)565-0264 jeremy_g_55981@yahoo.com Secretary ~ Jessica Vold (507)951-5121 jjvold85@yahoo.com

THANK YOU TO ALL OUR PARENT VOLUNTEERS

We would like to thank all of our volunteers who have given time to our school during the month of January. Without you, we wouldn’t be able to do all the GREAT things we do at WK!! We would like to send a very special “thank you” to our recent vol-unteers: Concession Stand: Heidi & Hannah Iverson, Becky Killeen, Bridget Greeley Peterson, Nathan Caneff, & Jesse Vold Science Fair: Becky Killeen, Lisa Jaeger, Becky Passe, Karen Taylor, Heidi Iverson, Angie Wodele & Pam Ridgeway (caller)

** In addition to saying “thank you” to all our wonderful volunteers, we will be drawing a vol-unteer name monthly to win a small appreciation gift. The winner for our January events is Becky Passe! Congratulations Becky!

Playground Fund

We currently have over $7,000 in our playground fund!! Continue to watch the bulletin board next to the elementary library as we track our progress! Watch for upcoming events to support

our elementary playgrounds! As always, thank you for your support!

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There are still apparel items available in the elementary cabinet: Gray t-shirts, winter hats & scarves!

What a great way to stay warm and show school spirit!! Check it out!!

Check out WK CAPS on

Facebook!