E-Newsletter - December 2018

Welcome to this month's publication of the eNews. In this edition, you will find: *Donations of Blood, Blankets, Food *Elementary Reading and Writing Celebrations *Career Exploration at FVTC and Guest Speakers *Thanksgiving Celebrations and Donations *PBIS Student Created Video *Field Trips *Healthy Student Activities *High School Club Activities *Teen Supporting Teens *Percy's Pro Shop *Students and Staff Successes

Dates to Note December 3 - Grades 5 & 6 Vocal Concerts December 3 - Meeting for Washington, DC trip December 4 - Sugar Bush Winter Concert December 5 - Parkview Winter Concert December 6 - Readfield Winter Concert December 6 - Grades 7 & 8 Vocal Concert December 7 - Lincoln Winter Concert December 7 - New London Holiday Parade December 10 - Grades 7 & 8 Band Concert December 10 - Board of Education meeting December 11 - Grades 5 & 6 Band Concerts December 17 - HS Music Dept. Winter Concert December 24 thru January 1 - NO SCHOOL

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MANY THANKS to the New London community for continued support of our schools and children. 61.3% voted in favor of the referendum.

NLHS Student Council accepted an award from the Community Blood Bank for the highest percentage of year-to-year growth from the 2017 spring blood drive to the 2018 drive. In 2017, the spring blood drive recorded 24 total donations, which increased to 41 donations in 2018 thanks to the creativity and hard work of Student Council members and the generosity of our NLHS student donors.

I SMS students participated in their first Career Speakers day. Sixteen guest speakers came in to talk to grades 5-8 about their careers. A huge thank you to the community members and guest speakers who volunteered their time to educate and guide our Bulldogs.

Dale Medina Readfield Lions Club visited 3rd graders at Readfield School to give each student their very own dictionary . Students (and teachers) were grateful and excited to receive this useful gift!

Blankets for St. Joe’s is a donation project organized by NLHS senior, Megan Pankow. Megan searched for the perfect pattern for each resident and in total made 19 blankets. She held sessions for National Honor Society members to participate in helping to tie the blankets. In the spirit of giving, NLHS staff members brought in over 150 food items and donated over $50 to purchase more food items for community members in need.

The Lincoln Student Council sponsored a food drive to help the Community Cupboard. They collected 321 items and delivered them to the pantry.

Elementary

Parkview Elementary students made a video to explain PBIS and how PBIS is used in the school. The students took a lot of pride in making this video.Their friend, Percy, also joined them in the creation of this video.

Mrs. Vakirtzis's 1st graders were very proud of all their hard work during their first writing unit. They celebrated with a publishing party, and it was only fitting for students to look as nice as their writing. Here are the proud authors showing off their published books and custom ties. Looking sharp Bulldog authors, looking sharp!

Mrs. Flannery's Readfield kindergarten class has been hard at work. Here the children are reading their favorite storybooks with their reading partners.

Parkview Elementary School students and staff took a moment outside to honor and remember our veterans on Veterans' Day . Mrs. Peterson's kindergarten class learning what it means to vote. They read Duck for President and voted for the candidate they felt would be best suited for president!

Sugar Bush and Readfield students were introduced to the Angklung instrument. Angklungs are bamboo instruments from the West Java region. The instruments were brought by Inda Erdmann, a presenter from Indonesia who now lives in Wisconsin and represents House of Angklung. She visited Readfield and Sugar Bush as well as the Middle School Culture Club.

Kindergartners celebrated Thanksgiving with food and friends. Students enjoyed making pumpkin pies and cornbread to prepare for their feast.

Parkview 1st graders celebrated the end of their first reading unit, Building Good Reading Habits. To celebrate, students built Lego walls displaying the reading strategies they worked on.

Lincoln School had members of the NLHS tennis and football teams help them with their all-school walk. NLPD also escorted students and blocked intersections to keep them safe. It was a beautiful day and great teamwork from our schools and community.

Sugar Bush 1st and 2nd graders in Mrs. Pietro's class worked diligently on their personal narratives. They chose to celebrate their writing by sharing it with the rest of the school!

Secondary

A wonderful new opportunity called, Teens Supporting Teens , will be taking place at NLHS the 3rd Monday of every month from 4:00-5:30 p.m. starting December 17. This group is coordinated by the National Alliance on Mental Illness: Fox Valley. Students will connect and learn from other teen's experiences, share coping skills and offer understanding and encouragement. Groups are designed for grades 8-12.

New London 6th grade students took a moment in their busy school day to write about what they are thankful for on a turkey feather. The students enjoyed this fun project, learned about accepting different ideas and values and reminded themselves what they each held as something or someone to be thankful for.

Middle School Running Club ran their first race. Fifty-two students and parents participated in the Halloween Hustle. All participants put in great performances and it was a lot of fun!

The Fuel Up team is committed to helping New London Middle School stay active! With help from a special donation from Arrow Precision - Asphalt Maintenance , the team was able to bring their vision into reality. Ryan Wilson brought his team to paint lines for 5 four-square courts, basketball lines, 3 mirror me circles, and one kickball diamond . The Fuel Up team would like to thank them for their help.

ISMS 5th grade class enjoyed a day learning about flight at the EAA . Students toured the museum which houses many real and replica aircraft. They participated in "Houston, We Have an Omelet" where students were challenged with protecting their "egg-stranaut" from a fall off the balcony. Students also watched a movie about AirVenture, participated in a scavenger hunt, and spent time in KidVenture doing hands on activities and simulations.

The 7th grade band students traveled to Madison's Overture Center to enjoy a performance by the Madison Symphony Orchestra . Students also walked around the Capital building and enjoyed lunch on State Street at Ian's Pizza.

Members of the Middle School Fuel Up to play 60 team hosted a kick off for this year with YoGo smoothie samples. This decaf coffee-flavored smoothie is made with yogurt. Students loved them! The team hopes to offer them as part of the breakfast program soon! Middle School student Sierrah Daul has become this year's first Fuel Up to Play 60 Ambassador. She earned 30,000 points on her dashboard reporting healthy eating and activity plays.

Students from Catalyst Academy and Next Generation Academy attended a field trip to Fox Valley Technical College . Group tours were led by FVTC student ambassadors. It was great to see NLHS graduate, Dorea Lauer , lead a tour of the Health Services department. It was also a nice surprise to see NLHS graduate, Ted Williams , representing Concordia University- Appleton campus.

HS students from the BEST Club got together to paint puzzle pieces. The puzzle pieces are going to be used to decorate a tree at Thern's Tree Farm.

Twenty-eight new members were inducted into the NLHS National Honor Society Congratulations to all new NHS inductees. Keep up the wonderful work NHS members!

NL Catalyst students , family and staff shared a Thanksgiving meal together before the holiday break.

NLHS National Honor Society organized a blood drive with the Community Blood Center. Sixty-two donors were registered with 50 pints of whole blood collected which surpassed the goal of 40 pints of blood. Each pint of blood can service 3 people so 150 people in the Fox Valley region will benefit from the generosity of students and staff from NLHS!

NLHS student Mya Vang organized an amazing Cultural Fair as her project within the School of Enterprise Marketing. Students within the Culture Club at NLHS created a booth to show and tell about their own cultures and backgrounds.

The NLHS Student Council worked together to cook up Thanksgiving meals for three district families . These students learned valuable kitchen skills while embracing the opportunity to share and work with others!

District

Parkview received the 2018 National Blue Ribbon Award in Washington, DC. Parkview was one of 349 schools across the US honored at this event. Parkview received the Blue Ribbon for closing the gaps among all sub-groups of students. Amy Jordan , NLSD school psychologist, was awarded a  Meemic  Foundation 3rd Quarter Scholastic Book Grant. The grant will purchase books for two small elementary schools that can be used to engage individual students, small groups, and whole classrooms in discussing important topics, practicing social skills, and making positive choices.

The SDNL wants to thank all the NL students, staff, businesses, individuals and community members for their continued involvement and support of the NLHS musical! This event was spectacular! Thank you all!

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