Parents it is important that the we have your correct mailing

address and contact numbers. If this information changes please

send a note in or call the office at 224-9000 with your current

contact information.

November 2—Daylight Saving time, set clocks

back 1 hour at 2am.

November 26—Students Early release at

12:50pm

November 27 & 28—No School Thanksgiving break– No School

General News

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Teachers

News

2

Sports News 3

Nurses News 4

Silvers of the

Month

4

Honor Roll 5

Mind-A-

Mazes

5

Murkowski

Visit

6

Important Dates for November

S E W A R D M I D D L E

S C H O O L

November Newsletter N O V E M B E R 1 , 2 0 1 4

Our school is using the school messenger for unexcused absences.

If your child is absent and you have not called in before 3pm to ex-

cuse them a call will be made to the parent notifying you of the un-

excused absence. Please remember to call in or send a note in

with your child when they return to school.

Seward Middle School Yearbook is now on sale! Purchase the

student-created yearbook for $23 with cash or a check made out

to Seward Middle School. Contact Mrs. Liljemark with any ques-

tions.

P A G E 2

Teacher News

Parents/Students please take time to visit the teachers sites be-

low. If absent this is where you and your child need to check for

missing assignments.

Mrs. Scrivo/6th Grade: www.scrivosuperstars.com

Mr. Barnwell/6th Grade: https://sites.google.com/a/g.kpbsd.org/

mr-b-s-6th-grade-09-10/

Mrs. Walker—7th

Grade Class Moodle: http://

moodle2.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/course/view.php?id=215#section-0

Mrs. Walker—8th

Grade Class Moodle: http://

moodle2.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/course/view.php?id=216

Mrs. Liljemark Social Studies: http://

e02291.blogs.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/wpmu/

Mrs. Wade’s (Math) website: https://sites.google.com/a/

g.kpbsd.org/mrs-wade-swms/ or just remember:

powerwade.com

Mrs. Gal: https://sites.google.com/a/g.kpbsd.org/msgal/

Mrs. Nichols: 7th Grade Moodle http://

moodle2.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/course/view.php?id=215#section-0

Mrs. Nichols: 8th Grade Moodle http://

moodle2.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/course/view.php?id=216

Mrs. Hammer: https://ps.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/public/home.html

Mrs. Herbert: https://ps.kpbsd.k12.ak.us/public/home.html

N O V E M B E R N E W S L E T T E R

P A G E 3

6 & 7 Minute Mile Club

Back row left to right: Karl Pfeiffenberger-6:34 8th grade, Neil Lindquist-5:52 6th grade, Connor Spanos-6:21 7th grade, Juwan Moore-6:39 8th grade, Brendan McMurray-6:32 8th grade, Chris Kingsland-6:43 8th grade, Walker McKnight-6:42 8th grade. Middle Row left to right: Justin McMurray-6:36 7th grade, Levi De-Board-6:59 6th grade, Max Pfeiffenberger-6:07 6th grade, Sadie Lindquist-6:10 8th grade, Trey Ingalls-6:43 6th grade, Bjorn Nilsson-6:28 7th grade, Steven Osborn-6:35 8th grade. Front row left to right: Sam Koster-6:25 6th grade, Hana Cooney-6:16 6th grade, Lindy Guernsey-6:55 7th grade, Cody Bryden-6:58 6th grade, Clay Peterson-6:25 6th grade, Wyatt Brown-6:54 7th grade, Michael Honebein-6:12 6th grade. Not pictured: Hunter Hollingsworth-6:12 7th grade.

Sports News

Basketball Schedule

Saturday, 11/1—At Skyview Middle– Boys A-team 9am-1pm. Girls A-team 1pm-5pm.

Saturday, 11/8– Seward vs Skyview @ Skyview Middle—Girls B @ 9:00am, Boys B @ 10:30am, Girls A @ 12:00pm, Boys A @ 1:30pm

Friday, 11/14– Nikiski vs. Seward @ Seward—3pm—Girls B @ 3:00 (in MS gym), Boys B @ 3:00 (in HS gym)Girls A @ 4:30 (in MS gym), Boys A @ 4:30 (in HS gym)

Saturday, 11/15-Kenai vs. Seward @ Seward—10am—Girls B @ 10:00 (in MS gym), Boys B @ 10:00 (in HS gym), Girls A @ 11:30 (in MS gym), Boys A @ 11:30 (in HS gym)

Saturday, 11/22—Seward vs. Homer @ Homer—Noon (A & B) two gyms – will play games simultaneously)

Friday, 12/5—Skyview 8th vs. Seward @ Seward—Girls A @ 3:00 (in MS gym), Boys A @ 4:30 (in MS gym)

Tuesday, 12/9—First round of borough tournament - TBA

Saturday, 12/13—Finals of borough tournament @ Homer -10am

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Nurses News

Seward Middle School Healthy Schools Program National Bronze Award

The Alliance for a Healthier Generation is a national organization founded by the American Heart Association and the Clinton Foundation. This organization was established in response to the rapid increase in childhood obesity rates over the last three decades. They work with schools, companies, community organizations, healthcare professionals, and families to build healthier environments for children. The Alliance gave awards to 250 schools nationwide with Seward Middle School as the sole school representing Alaska. What did we do to earn this award? There are extensive requirements that needed proof of qualification and we met those in the nutrition and beverage categories, daily physical education for all students, stand-alone health class and cooking class, promotion of healthy fruits and vegetables, promotion of exercise after school for staff and students just to name a few areas of excellence. I would like to give a special thank you to the businesses who donated prizes for our students and staff participation in healthy activities and nutrition. These businesses included SPRD, Major Marine Tours, REI Inc., Resurrection Roadhouse and Woody’s Thai Restaurant.

Nurse Yoly

Live long and prosper

Silvers of the Month

Reanna Brewi

6th Grade

Madilyn Moore

7th Grade

Bijou Burnard

8th Grade

Students of the Month demonstrate

quality character through academic

achievement and school

citizenship.

PAGE 5

1st Quarter A/B Honor Roll

6th Grade

Anevay Ambrosiana*

Reanna Brewi

Cody Bryden

Lucas Brockman

Selma Casagranda

Hana Cooney

Landon Davis

Levi Deboard

Araya Fejes

Lucy Hankins*

Samuel Koster*

Alysa Kurtz

Maila Hewitt

Trey Ingalls

Leilani Lackey

Neil Lindquist

Calysta Lohman

Collin Mullaly

Kylie Mullaly*

Elsa O’Neill*

Clayton Petersen

Maxwell Pfeiffenberger*

6th Grade Continued

Marisa Phasomsap

Tegan Retzer

Katelyn Sawyer-Lemme*

Angel Schwertfeger

Sequoia Sieverts*

Alexie Wayne

7th Grade

Madison Athey

Sophia Dow

Lincoln Farris

Lindy Guernsey*

Jack Gunter

Hunter Hollingsworth

Naomi Ifflander

Krysten Johnson-Gray

Braden Lane

Jonah Lindquist*

Justin McMurray*

Madilyn Moore*

John Moriarty*

7th Grade Continued

Bjorn Nilsson*

Kamryn Pack

Joshua Park*

Allison Rogers

Connor Spanos*

Hayley Unrein

Jaden Vandyke

8th Grade

Maggie Adkins

Bijou Burnard

Christopher Kingsland

Sadie Lindquist

Tanis Lorring*

Brendan McMurray*

Meghan Mullaly*

Karl Pfeiffenberger*

Riley von Borstel*

Emilia Whitcome

Mind-A-Mazes team Violet Variables takes first place in

the junior division!

Pictured left to right: Lucy Hankins, Elsa O’Neill, Nicholas

Katsma, Kylie Mullaly.

Mind-A-Mazes

Seward Middle School

P.O. Box 1149

304 Sea Lion Ave

Seward, AK 99664

Phone: 907-224-9000

Fax: 907-224-9001

School Blog:

http://

sewardmiddleschool.blogs.kpbsd.k12.a

k.us/wpmu/

20th Annual PTSA Wreath and Garland Fundraiser

All profits go directly to the Art & Music Programs in our schools.

28” Live Mixed Wreath—$30

25’ Live all-Cedar Garland—$30 Fits around a whole door

Printed Name_______________________________________________

Phone Number______________________ E-mail _____________________________________

Physical Address (required for delivery)_________________________________________________________

Special Directions if needed:__________________________________________________________________

_________Wreath(s) at $30.00 each, a total of $ ________

_________Garland(s) at $30.00 each, a total of $ ________ _________Additional donation for Arts Program $ ________

_________$5.00 Delivery donation for 2 or less $ ________**Delivery only from Mile 0 to Forest Acres

_________$10.00 Delivery donation for 3 or more $ ________**Delivery only from Mile 0 to Forest Acres

TOTAL Enclosed $ ________

Mail this form and check by Friday, November 15 to:

Check Payable to: Seward PTSA, Art Program P.O. Box 409

Seward, AK 99664

********Expected Delivery around December 1st********

Questions? Call Amy @ 224-3808 or Heather @ 224-5879

U.S .Senator Lisa Murkowski visited Seward Middle School.

The Senator gave students an overview of what it is like to be a U.S. Sena-

tor, keying in on the fact that she

gets to travel often around Alaska

and stating “It’s what I do”. As a

U.S. Senator she made clear the

importance of traveling to Alas-

ka’s diverse schools to better rep-

resent them. Senator Murkowski

is a third generation Alaskan and

has lived in many regions of the

state.

She expressed a great apprecia-

tion for teachers and emphatically

shared that being a middle school

teacher was her career choice

when she was young. “My grandma was a teacher and I always thought

that was so cool!”

Senator Murkowski presented the school with two gifts. The first, a book

called Bird Girl, an Alaskan Indian legend about two adventurers. The sec-

ond, an American Flag that was flown over the United States Capitol.