Newsletter 1 - 27 - 2017

Deadline for next edition: 3 pm, 2/1/17

At the Peak of Excellence in All That We Do! Cultivate, Engage, Empower

UPCOMING EVENTS (Click on the event for more information or to add to your calendar)

2/27: PIR (Pupil Instruction-Related) Day - No Students 2/2 : Coffee with the Principals, 8:45 a.m., Elem Conference Room Topic: School-wide Initiatives 2/3 : Parents can view grades after 4:00 p.m. Elementary in Parent Portal and MS/HS in ManageBac

Mark your calendar

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Board Meeting: Wednesday, February 15, at 3:30 pm,

Elementary Conference Room

Dear Big Sky School District Community,

Greetings from the Superintendent’s office! We have officially reached the halfway point in the year and it has been a very quick year with a lot of exciting initiatives happening in the district. The halfway point is a significant benchmark for our students and for our teachers. At all levels of the educational process this provides a time to reflect on what we have accomplished so far and prepare for what needs to be done moving toward the end of the year.

This is an especially important time for our seniors. Our 12th graders are approaching the final semester of their high school careers. A time of transition, from adolescence to adulthood, from being dependent on others to depending on themselves, from Big Sky to somewhere else. The 12th graders are starting to receive their post-secondary placements, make post-secondary plans for career and, with some trepidation, envision their lives’ outside of the Big Sky Community. In the short history of Lone Peak High School, approximately 95% of our students seek out a post-secondary placement of some kind; either local 4 year Universities or technical colleges or to all corners of the United States to continue their educations.

Post-secondary education in the world today is becoming more and more expensive and financial accessibility is more challenging year in and year out for working families. Our graduates of Lone Peak High School are extremely fortunate to be able to allay those costs somewhat through the generosity of our community. The Friends Of Big Sky Education (FOBSE) Community Scholarship program is proud to announce that $42,000 in scholarship dollars have been raised and will be allocated to individual students from Lone Peak class of 2017! This generosity and commitment to post-secondary education is a testament to the faith that our community has in our young people and the value we place on education. On behalf of the Big Sky School District and the class of 2017, I want to say THANK YOU TO FOBSE AND ALL SCHOLARSHIP DONORS for these incredible gifts. The list of scholarships is included in this newsletter , so please take the time to thank those contributors; the future for our students is very, very bright!

Have a great three-day weekend and thanks for letting us work with your students.

Dr. Shipman

BSSD, At the Peak of Excellence in All That We Do!

Lunch Menu

1/30 - Chicken Drumsticks 1/31 - Chili 2/1 - BBQ Pork Sandwich 2/2 - Tomato Basil Soup @ Toasted Cheese Sandwich 2/3 - Hamburger on a WG Bun

Hummus/corn chip alternative entrée Salads available through homeroom teachers or

THE FRIENDS OF BIG SKY EDUCATION COMMUNITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

FOR THE LPHS CLASS OF 2017

Final List of 28 Scholarships

GENERAL SCHOLARSHIPS The Buck and Helen Knight Foundation $500

The First Security Bank Scholarship $500

The Spanish Peaks Community Fund Scholarship $1,000

(with an additional $1,000 in subsequent years, if qualified)

The Big Sky Western Bank Scholarship $1,000

The Big Sky Sotheby’s International Realty Scholarship $1,000

The Richard and Marie Luechtefeld Memorial Scholarship $1,000

The Tina Barton Memorial Scholarship for Arts, Education, or Culinary Studies $1,000

The Bartoszek Family Scholarship for A Scholar Athlete $1,000

The Haas Builders Scholarship $1,000

Callander Scholarship $1,000 (with an additional $1,500 in subsequent years, if qualified)

The Friends of Big Sky (FOBSE) Scholarship $1,500

The Simkins Family/Town Center Scholarship $1,500

The Gregory Mistretta Memorial Scholarship $2,000

The Bough Family Scholarship $2,000

The Yellowstone Club Community Foundation Scholarship $3,000

The Gallatin Canyon Women’s Club Scholarship $5,000

SCIENCE AND MEDICINE The Huntley Family Scholarship for Environmental Studies $1 ,500

The Chapman Scholarship For Traditional Medicine $2,500

ARTS AND MEDIA The Arts: See the Tina Barton Memorial Scholarship under General Scholarships

The Huntley Family Scholarship For Communication Arts $1,500

The TRG Scholarship For Entrepreneurship In The Arts $2,500

The Warren Miller Performing Arts Center Scholarship $1,500

BUSINESS, HOSPITALITY, AND TOURISM Yellowstone Club Realty Scholarship $1,000 The Big Sky Chamber of Commerce $1,000

The Scott and Martha Johnson Scholarship $2,500 Culinary Arts: See the Tina Barton Memorial Scholarship under General Scholarships

SOCIAL SERVICES The Bartzick Family Scholarship For Social Services $1,000 Education: See the Tina Barton Memorial Scholarship under General Scholarships

TRADES AND TECHNOLOGY The Ace Hardware Scholarship for Trades or Technology $1,000 The Bartzick Family Scholarship For Trades $1,000 The Moonlight Community Foundation Lee Poole Memorial Scholarship $2,000

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Dear Middle and High School Families,

Congratulations to our students for completing our fall semester! Well done! Final semester grades will be sent out through a notification from ManageBac on Friday, February 3. New for this year are teacher comments included for each class. Please review the report and let us know if you have any questions.

Homework Clubs We are now offering three specific afterschool homework clubs for our students to provide extra support and opportunities for engagement in learning. These opportunities are in addition to all of our teachers being available 8:00-8:30am before and 3:30-4:00pm after school by appointment.

Tony Coppolla (Room 10) Thursdays, 3:30-4:30pm Brian Squillace (Room 12) Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3:30-4:00pm Dr. Kate Eisele (Room 22) Mondays and Tuesdays, 3:30-4:30pm**

**More information for Dr. Eisele’s club: National Math Club is open to OMS students and is at no cost to the participants. Students are welcome to attend whenever it works for their schedule. “The National Math Club is a national program that gives students the opportunity to engage in mathematics that is non-competitive, fun and different from "textbook math." Created in 2007, it is a completely free MATHCOUNTS program.”

9th Annual OMS Science Fair Our Middle school students will present their science fair projects February 9, 12:00-3:30pm, in our LPHS gym. Parents and community members are welcome to come by to support our students and their projects.

LPHS American Legion Oratory Contest Holden S. placed third, Julia B. second and Carter J. was our first place winner. Carter will go on to the district competition held on February 25, 1:00pm, in the WMPAC. Congratulations to all the contestants on a job well done!

OMS Spelling Bee Our Middle School winners include Dani C., in second place, and Ace B. in first place. Both Ace and Dani will continue on to the Gallatin County Spelling Bee, February 4, at the Belgrade Event Center. Congratulations and good luck!

We celebrate all of our students, the wonderful opportunities here, and look forward to a fantastic spring semester.

Warm Regards, Alex

Alex Ide, Principal, Grades 6-12

The district is ready to begin our Great Kindness Challenge Spirit Week. All middle school students will attend a morning Pep-Rally in the elementary school this Monday, January 30th. Students will check into their first peri-od class and walk over as a group. Please be prompt for school on Monday. We have a week full of events and fun activities for kindness stations.

All students 6-12th grade will be given a challenge card on Monday filled with 50 acts of kindness. Student who finish this challenge will be recognized in the district, as well as be entered into a raffle for donated items from the Big Sky community. Both LPHS and OMS students are welcome to bring white clothing to school on Tuesday. We will be tie-dying during the PACE and Lunch hour between 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Remember to dress up and show some school spirit next week. Monday- Ride the Wave to Kindness (beach/surfer, Hawaiian-style shirt theme) Tuesday- Powered by Kindness (dress as your favorite superhero, fire fighter, military, etc.) Wednesday- Peace, Love, and Kindness (dress like in your best 60s and 70s attire) Thursday- Kindness Rocks (dress like a rock star) Friday- Team Up for Kindness (school spirit attire)

Middle School / High School News

Counseling Corner

School Information

Join us!

Monday, January 30th 8:15-8:30 Community Kindness Tunnel

The entire community is invited to help welcome students to school! Please be in front of OES from 8:15-8:30 where all students, including bus riders, will enter the building. Community members are also invited into the gym for the Kick-Off Pep Rally at

8:45-9:15 Kick-Off Pep Rally All parents and community members can then join us in the OES gym for the Kick-Off Pep Rally. Fifth graders will help direct everyone to their seat. This is scripted to last about 15 minutes with a Heart of Kindness photo to be shot at the end.

We still need a few volunteers for our Recess Kindness Stations! Monday- Friday, 11:15-12:45 at the elementary Located in the room across from 2nd grade, the Kindness Stations are available for students to complete some of the tasks on their list. The room will have a parent volunteer (hopefully) and myself in the room each day. Feel free to bring a friend with you! The more the merrier! Sign up here.

Tuesday, 10:45-12:45 at the MS/HS Volunteers will help students at tie-dye stations so please wear clothing that may get stained. Again, the more help the merrier! Sign up here.

Friendly reminder of our theme days: Monday- Ride the Wave to Kindness (beach/ surfer, Hawaiian-style shirt theme) Tuesday- Powered by Kindness (dress as your favorite superhero, fire fighter, military, etc.) Wednesday- Peace, Love, and Kindness (dress like a hippie day!) Thursday- Kindness Rocks (dress like a rock star!) Friday- Team Up for Kindness (school spirit attire)

Big Sky Business Participation A current list of participating businesses in the week-long challenge can be found in this week’s newsletter. Be sure to look for the list so you can visit all our great community partners next week for a special treat! All businesses who have helped in other ways will also be listed so please make a point to also show them your appreciation. (If your business is participating, don’t forget to let me know so I can add it to our list!)

Thank you for all the kind words of support and enthusiasm for what next week is sure to bring! Let’s show the kids that Kindness Matters!

Jackie Clawson, K-5 School Counselor Big Sky School District #72 / Phone: 406-995-4281

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Thank you Big Sky community for helping spread kindness throughout The Great Kindness Challenge!

Please visit the locations or say thank you to the individuals on the list to show them some extra kindness for helping us out! Businesses who are doing something special for customers during the week of January 30th- February 3rd are in bold.

3 Rivers Communication Explore Big Sky American Bank L & L Site Services Big Sky Chamber of Commerce Outlaw Partners Big Sky Christian Fellowship Robinson Armament Big Sky Ski Resort Scissorbills Saloon BSSD PTO Spanish Peaks Capital Management The Cabin Bar & Grill Sugarbuzz Consignment Cabin Trove West Dance Big Sky

All the parent volunteers especially Kerri Fabozzi, Amber Miller, and Amy Raden who went way above and beyond!

Thank you!

School Information

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Look for and collect those boxtops. Please be sure the product code and expiration date

are present when cutting out the box top icon and send to school in a baggie with the

student & teacher name.

Big Sky School District Parents,

Greetings from the Superintendent's office! To many parents who took the time to complete the school food program survey for BSSD - Thank you! If you haven’t had a chance yet, please find linked the short survey. As with all of our programs, we are looking for feedback in order to pro-duce the best program we possibly can. Our Wellness Com-mittee thanks you for your part in making our district the best it can be.

https://goo.gl/forms/JukutmCd24857jzq1

Look for a student survey coming soon.

DAY DATE TIME CLASS/TEACHER

Tuesday January 31st 10 am - 12 pm 4th/Harder

Tuesday January 31st 1 pm - 3 pm 3rd/Cook

Thursday February 2nd 10 am - 12 pm 3rd/Cook

Thursday February 2nd 1 pm - 3 pm 4th/Harder

Tuesday February 28th 10 am - 12 pm 4th/Zimmerman

Tuesday February 28th 1 pm - 3 pm 5th/Croskey

Thursday March 2nd 10 am - 12 pm 5th/Croskey

Thursday March 2nd 1 pm - 3 pm 4th/Zimmerman

Tuesday March 7th 1 pm - 3 pm 6th/Eisele

Thursday March 9th 10 am - 12 pm 6th/Eisele

Tuesday March 14th 1 pm - 3 pm 7th/Buecking

Thursday March 16th 1 pm - 3 pm 7th/Buecking

Tuesday March 21st 1 pm - 3 pm 8th/Coppola

Thursday March 23rd 1 pm - 3 pm 8th/Coppola

Tuesday March 28th 1 pm - 3 pm 8th/Miranda

Thursday March 30th 1 pm - 3 pm 8th/Miranda

It is time once again for Nordic skiing at Lone Mountain Ranch (LMR). Each year, LMR generously allows each class in K-8th grades to cross country ski on two different days (Kindergarten 1 day). The Ranch provides the ski equipment to us at no charge and an instructor which the PTO pays for. Here is the schedule for Nordic Ski Days:

School Information

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Hello Middle School Parents,

I wanted to let you know that I am starting a National Math Club for the second semester starting January 30th. It is open to all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students and is totally free. It will be from 3:30-4:30 on Mondays and Tuesdays in my room (Dr. Eisele). Students are welcome to come when it works for their schedule.

“The National Math Club is a national program that gives students the opportunity to engage in mathematics that is non-competitive, fun and different from "textbook math." Created in 2007, it is a completely free MATHCOUNTS program.”

Math club will be aimed at students of all abilities. The club will provide popcorn and a relaxing, safe space for middle school students to: 1) Receive extra homework help 2) Play math games 3) Have extra practice with concepts as directed by teacher or parent or student 4) Build new math skills through tackling more challenging problems from the National MathCounts Club and also the Math-

Counts Competition series. Should the coming year demonstrate a demand for a competition team, a team could be started fall 2017.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions you might have. I previously taught Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and Algebra II at my prior school and ran a National Math Club for this age group, so I have prior experience I wanted to share with students.

I hope to see some of your children there!

The 9th Annual Ophir Middle School Science Fair will take place Thursday, February 9th. It will be held in the LPHS/OMS gym from 12:00-3:00 pm. Judging will be held from 12:30-2:00 pm, with awards being made around 2:30 pm. Parents are invited to join their child at 2:30 pm for a celebration and reception. Clean-up follows at 3:00 pm.

A message from the Gallatin City-County Health Department : Flu season is upon us. The flu is considered widespread in Montana now so it is not unusual we are seeing it in our local communities here in Bozeman, Big Sky and the surrounding areas. Parents certainly need to keep their kids home if they have the flu and to avoid giving it to other kids or adults. Of course, the best way to avoid getting the flu is to get the flu vaccine. Good hand washing, covering your cough, staying home if you are sick, and not touching your eyes, nose or mouth are also all important towards stopping the spread of flu and keeping yourself healthy.

Click on the following links for great information from the CDC: Flu Guide For Parents and Everyday Prevention Actions.

Lost and Found

All items will be donated January 15. Please see if anything belongs at your house.

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ATHLETICS

We are proud to announce LPHS students will be livestreaming 6 high school varsity basketball games this winter. The games will be available by paid subscription accessed by clicking here.

Livestream Basketball Schedule: January 27th @5:30 vs Shields Valley February 3rd @5:30 vs Twin Bridges February 4th @5:30 vs White Sulphur Springs February 10th @5:30 vs West Yellowstone

A portion of the proceeds with be donated back to the school. Monthly, 6-month and 12-month subscriptions will be automatically renewed monthly, every (6) months or every year from date of purchase.

Thanks, Matthew Bakken, BSSD Athletic Director (406)-995-4281 / ad@bssd72.org

FANS OF THE GAME January 20, 2017: Harper Morris and Carter Johnsen

The Lone Peak High School cheer team will be picking a "Fan of the Game." Whoever shows the most spirit by cheer-ing along to support the Bighorns will win a prize. You must be there to win. If you have any questions ask a cheerleader

for details. Go Bighorns!!

Congratulations to Eddie Starz for being the first athlete in school history to score 1,000 career

points. Click here to see him awarded the KBZK Athlete of the Week

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In and Around Big Sky

Big Sky School District has several employment opportunities. Please click here to see how to join the team.

Kids Yoga News!

Due to our local school ski program, Kids Yoga will be taking a break for the remainder of January. Begin-ning February 3rd and running through end of May, Kids Yoga will be back.

Friday Afternoons 3:15-4:00 pm, 3rd-5th grade 4:15-4:45 pm, K-2nd grade Santosha Wellness Center

Please note that our schedule will follow the school schedule and classes are not offered on the following scheduled days off: 2/17, 3/10, 4/7, 4/21.

We are also running two Kids Pass promotions good for February through May. Kids 6 Class Pass for $50 + RT Kids Baker's Dozen Class Pass (13 classes) for $100 + RT

We look forward to having your little ones join us!

School Information

Thursday, February 9

Brown Bag Lunch Talk: Conservation Easements 12:00 - 1:00 pm at the BSCO Office

Presented by the Big Sky Natural Resource Council Bring your lunch to the BSCO office on Thursday, February 9, from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m., to learn how Montana Land Reliance (MLR) has conserved nearly 300,000 acres in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and enjoy some impressive wildlife videos from MLR’s conservation easement properties.

Jessie Wiese, MLR’s Southwest Manager, will discuss how MLR partners with private landowners to permanently protect agricultural lands, fish and wildlife habitat, and open space. In Gallatin County alone, MLR has worked with 50 landowners to protect over 35,750 acres, 65.6 miles of streamfront, and over 15,580 acres of elk habitat. In Madison County, MLR has worked with 110 landowners to protect over 129,700 acres of private lands, 224 miles of streamfront, and nearly 75,000 acres of elk habitat.

Click here for our Facebook Event Page

Auction Items

$50 Roxy Gift Certificate Dottera Travel Basket (Over $200 value) Day tickets to Spire Book Lover's Basket Lone Peak Cinema Basket 4 tickets to James Sewell Ballet ($200 value) Returning in the 16/17 Winter Sea-

son at WMPAC for their 8th performance, James Sewell Ballet is establishing a 2nd home in Big Sky. James presents a new ballet set to Mendelssohn's "Octet," op. 20, which was conceived in Big Sky last summer, in tandem with the highly innovative piece, "Killer Pig," which was set on the ballet company by 2016 McKnight Fellows Sharon Eval and Gai Behar from Israel this past fall. Both "Killer Pig" and "Octet" show exactly what this chamber company is made of, combining classical ballet with unpredictable combinations and a relentless taste for adventure.

4 tickets to Hiromi: The Trio Project ($160 value) Hiromi has electrified audi-ences and critics east and west, with a creative energy that encompasses and eclipses the boundaries of jazz, classical and pop parameters, taking improvi-sation and composition to new heights of complexity and sophistication.

4 tickets to Ishmael ($160) Drawing freely from Herman Melville's classic novel, MOBY DICK, a single actor and three blue grass musicians conjure a funny, thoughtful, harrowing play about one man's drive to see the world and another man's insatiable quest to destroy it - and the spirit it takes to survive it all.

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In and Around Big Sky

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In and Around Big Sky

ATTENTION

SOCCER PLAYERS

The Big Sky Soccer Club is in the process of assem-bling middle school and high school teams to play both spring and fall competitive soccer. If you have any interest in playing, please attend our planning meet-ing on Tuesday, January 24, at 6:30 p.m., at Buck’s T4 Lodge. Food will be provided. This meeting is very important as we will be deciding what age and gender categories will be represented by Big Sky soccer teams this coming spring and fall seasons. These teams will be registered with the Montana Youth Soccer Association the day following the meeting. If you are unable to attend, please email Jaci Clack before the meeting at mountainhaven@gmail.com and notify her of your in-tention to play.

Lunch Menu

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