Your Star Center News - April 2017

Click here to check out Star Center's April 2017 Calendar of Events Important Dates to Remember 4/3     Welcome Back from  Spring Break! 4/4     5th & 6th Grade Math Meet, Fort Atkinson 4/10    PTO Meeting, 5:30pm 4/11    Spring Clubs and Track BEGIN, 3:35-4:30pm            4/13    Early Release, 1:35pm 4/14    NO SCHOOL, Good Friday 4/18-21    PTO Book Fair and Special Person Lunch 4/21    PTO Mother & Son Night at Star Center, 6-8pm 4/22    Forensics Meet at LGMS, 7:30am-1:00pm 4/27    Math Bowl                                           Spring Fling Concert for 2nd, 3rd and 4th Grade             LGMS, 6:00pm 4/28   1st Grade Running Star Celebration, 2:30-3:15pm

EARLY RELEASE           Thursday, April 13             at 1:35pm NO 4K Classes

GOOD FRIDAY NO SCHOOL Friday, April 14, 2017

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Spring Fling Concert 2nd-4th Grades Thursday, April 27th 6:00-7:00pm Lake Geneva Middle School Students need to arrive by 5:30pm

SAVE THE DATE! FRIDAY, APRIL 21ST 6:00-8:00PM  AT STAR CENTER More information coming home with your student soon!

EARLY CHILDHOOD FUN!

Students in our Star Center Early Childhood program have been learning about community helpers and transportation. We pretended to be mechanics and decorated cars made out of cardboard. We practiced cutting out the tires and lights, and then practiced gluing them on. When we were finished we drove our cars around the school for a car parade. The car parade started off our transportation unit. We drove our cars to the "drive in movie theater" aka the cafeteria where we handed over our tickets to watch the movie Cars and get popcorn. The EC students and teachers had so much fun!

WE'RE OFF TO A RUNNING START AT STAR CENTER!

Our Running Start reading program for Star Center 1st graders is off to a great start! As part of this program, our 1st graders are challenged to read at least 35 books to strengthen their reading and comprehension skills. Each Friday afternoon in March and April, adult volunteers,  #BadgerHigh  students & our 4th grade students join our 1st graders in their classrooms for reading time.           On April 28, we'll celebrate our reading success and every child will receive a certificate and free book. Our top two readers who read the most books will receive an award from our school board! Thank you to our Star Center PTO for supporting this program & providing our students with books and their Running Start T-shirts.

FAMILY LITERACY NIGHT On Thursday, March 9th, students and families from Early Childhood, Head Start,   4K- 2nd grades were invited to spend the evening reading books from favorite authors and participate in related activities at our Family Literacy Night!   Over 30 families attended!!

Co-Ed Volleyball   O ur Star Center "Stars" did an amazing job at their games against Eastview!    GO STARS!!

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS--ROUND 1

Here are 4th and 5th grade students who successfully completed Round 1 of Battle of the Books!  These two teams will go on to compete in two more rounds before this year's champions are named.   Great job everyone!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS!   St ar Center School's Family Cartonera Night Thursday, May 11, 2017 5:30-7:00pm Click on the picture for more information!

Introducing the Lake Geneva Schools Community Backpack Lake Geneva Schools is pleased to announce a new community resource for area families called the Community Backpack, available now on LakeGenevaSchools.com/backpack. The Community Backpack is designed to serve as a centralized, online hub where families go to find out about programs and resources for kids in grades pre-K through 12.   Click for details:

The Wisconsin Forward Exam Is Coming To  Star Center April 5-12, 2017             The Wisconsin Forward Exam is a state-wide exam designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. These standards outline what students should know and be able to do in order to be college and career ready. The Forward Exam is administered online in the spring of each school year for Grades 3-8 in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics; Grades 4 and 8 in Science; and Grades 4, 8, and 10 in Social Studies. The Forward Exam will be given in schools between March 20 and May 5, 2017.                       Testing dates for Star Center are April 5-12th. Visit our website for more information on the Wisconsin Forward Exam: http://www.badger.k12.wi.us/parents-981841f4/wisconsin-forward-exam-information-d1aa47a3#

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Open Enrollment End April 28th Know someone who is interested in open enrolling in Lake Geneva Schools for the 2017-18 school year?   The Wisconsin open enrollment window runs through April 28.  Click here for more information.

4K Registration Going on Now! Click here for more information.

The Badger Community Education Spring Program Brochure Is Here Explore a wide variety of classes for all ages. Register in person at Badger High School or via US Mail .Click here for the full brochure.

Lake Geneva Schools Spring Concert Schedule     Click here for the full concert schedule.

Register Now For Lake Geneva Schools Summer Enrichment Programs   Click to view the wide variety of exciting classes for 3-year-olds to eighth graders! Registration deadline is June 5. Classes begin the week of June 12.

Badger DECA To Host Daddy Daughter Dance - April 22 Click here for details. Register in-person or online  by April 20.

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LOVE & LOGIC PARENTING SEMINAR Come and join us for this great    4-night class and learn awesome parenting techniques.  Child care will be provided upon request.  See the following link for more information about this great opportunity!  Click here for more information.

US Navy Sea Chanters To  Perform FREE Concert At LGMS April 25th at 7:00PM Don't miss this incredible event! Tickets are required. A limited number are available on a 1st come,  1st served basis.  Click here for more information!

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