E-Newsletter - January 2019

Welcome to this month's publication of the eNews. In this edition, you will find: *HS Holiday Lip Dub *Fundraisers *Many Holiday Activities *HS & MS Musicians *Elementary Concerts *Woodworking Projects *Elementary Coding *Field Trips

Dates to Note  January 4 - Ms. Turner Fundraiser - HS January 5 - Boys Basketball Alumni Tourney January 5 - HS & MS Show Choir Performance January 11 - Group Pictures - ISMS January 14 - Academic & Career Planning - HS January 14 - Board of Education Meeting January 17 - End of First Semester January 17 - Higher Education Day January 17 - Elementary & ISMS Spelling Bee January 18 - No School - Staff Development January 19 - Hatten Park Fundraiser January 21 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day January 25 - Child Development Days

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On Friday, January 4 , NLHS Alumni will host a benefit for Ms.Turner , a teacher and coach in NL for the past 16 years. Ms. Turner was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer. Raffle baskets and other items will be on display in the HS commons during the Girls Basketball games. Ticket sales begin at 5 pm and winners will be announced at halftime of the Varsity game.

There will be a fundraising event on Saturday, January 19, in support of the Hatten Stadium Foundation. The event will be a winter corn hole tournament held at the American Legion in New London. The Hatten Stadium Foundation is an organization working to preserve and renovate the historical Hatten Stadium . Tess Ruckdashel and Kate Christian are working with the foundation as their project in the School of Enterprise Marketing.

The entire New London School District wants to thank Mr. Randy Marsh and the district STEP workers who work with our students all over the district in many capacities.  #BulldogFamily

The MS Jazz Band spread some holiday cheer by playing for guests at the Thern Farm Holiday Open House. The HS Jazz Ensemble performed for the residents at St. Joseph's . They played a collection of holiday music that was enjoyed by all!

Members of New London High School Show Choir performed for the Lions and Rotary holiday party at Shamrock Heights. This is always a favorite performing opportunity for the singers.

Catalyst students helped clear snowshoe trails at Mosquito Hill.

Elementary

Lincoln School Winter Concert Parkview School Concert

Readfield School Concert Sugar Bush School Concert

The NLHS BEST Club members organized a fun visit with students at Lincoln Elementary in Early Childhood and Mr. Johnson’s classroom.

Lincoln Student Council rang the bell for the Salvation Army at Festival Foods. Parkview Student Council enjoyed ringing bells for the Salvation Army at Festival, too.

A holiday tradition continued at Readfield Elementary School! Kindergarten students in Mrs. Flannery's and Mrs. Smith's class performed 'Twas the Night Before Christmas' for friends and family.

Parkview kindergarten students experienced Taste Testing, making 2D gingerbread houses and a multi-sensory read aloud of the Polar Express complete with hot chocolate and a game of Polar Express Bell Bingo.

Students in Mrs. Hinde's second grade class at Sugar Bush Elementary show off their hand crafted glasses. These glasses help them to see the best in others! Kindergarten and third grade reading buddies at Sugar Bush Elementary took some time off of reading to code with each other.

Students at Parkview participated in a number of Science Technology Engineering Math (STEM) activities related to the holidays. They created the tallest shelf for an elf, holiday bracelets, gumdrop towers, and used binary code to invent a sleigh that could carry presents down a slope. Students in Mrs. Teasdale's Readfield fourth grade art class worked diligently on their dragonfly paintings .

M rs. Saucerman's third graders at Readfield have been learning how to use a drawing app on iPads thanks to Mr. Techlin, the Instructional Resource Coach! They used what they learned to illustrate informational books. Kindergarten students in Mrs. Bressler's class at Sugar Bush enjoyed reading gingerbread stories and making paper gingerbread people to send to other classes around our country. They then enjoyed decorating and eating their own gingerbread cookie.

F irst grade students in Mrs. Titterton's class at Lincoln used codeSpark during the Hour of Code week to create digital games, sequence code, master automation and learn concepts that apply to STEM subjects.

Secondary

Mr. Krueger's sixth grade social studies class learned how to read coordinates on a map . They completed a scavenger hunt using a map of the Middle School with coordinates representing various letters. The letters came together to form a phrase that the students had to solve. This activity allowed students to have some fun while learning some valuable mapping skills.

Seventh grade students in Mrs. Berglund's social studies class wanted to spread some holiday cheer; they did some caroling from room to room at the ISMS!

NLHS students in Mr. Fuhs's Carpentry class completed a sheep feeder project for the agriculture instructor, Mrs. Retzlaff. Students in the dual credit Criminal Justice course took part in a variety of hands-on forensic activities and got the opportunity to tour FVTC's Public Safety Training Center.

HS students in Mr. Fuhs's construction class work on a locker shelf project. They made 75 2-shelf locker inserts for the Intermediate School. These students estimated the cost of materials and the amount of materials needed. Many thanks to these students for helping our intermediate students have organized lockers!

Ms. Ledgerwood invited her father and brother to join her in playing holiday carols for her English classes. Mrs. Cochran-Hager also provided a vocal rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!" with Dr. Ledgerwood on the piano. Thank you for sharing your time and musical talents with our students and staff at NLHS!

NLHS students are kicking off their new Sources of Strength student group . Sources of Strength’s mission is to provide the highest quality prevention for suicide, violence, bullying and substance abuse by training, supporting, and empowering both peer leaders and caring adults to impact their world through the power of connection, hope, help, and strength.

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