New Year Offers Time to Reflect on Legacies
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We often hear stories about legacies in sports or music but don't often think about the power of our own family legacies. Every family has its own traditions. They could be those that you treasure, such as holiday gatherings with loved ones. They could also be traditions you'd rather forget, like Grandma's fruitcake! Either way, what we pass on to our children reaches far beyond these obvious traditions and has an impact on a much larger scale through our daily interactions with our children.
As we set our goals for this new year, it may be beneficial for all of us to reflect upon our own traditions, both those worth treasuring and passing on and possibly those that need some revision. After all, we have the power to write our own story, and to improve upon our own family legacies for future generations!
-Mr. Campbell, Principal
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Do you remember being a middle schooler? With school, extracurricular activities, and our social lives it seemed as if there was never any time to do much else. Nowadays, when children have spare time, they understandably spend it on social media or playing video games like Fortnite. The importance of reading seems to have taken a forgotten backseat in many of our children's lives. With a million different things to occupy our free time, we need to make sure that reading is included.
Students should spend roughly 10 to 15 minutes reading a day. Now, this doesn’t necessarily mean that they need to be sitting down with a 500-page chapter book. Children need to have the choice in what they read, whether that is online articles, magazines, books, comic books, etc.
Reading is the foundation of every class. If children struggle with reading, how are they going to be successful in school? If they do not understand the content that is presented to them, it will likely translate to them having difficulties in that class.
The only way to become a stronger reader is to spend time reading. It is important that children are allowed to read what interests them. So, rather than spending the night playing Fortnite, or snapping friends, carve out a 10 to 15 minute period with a good book. Get lost in the pages and let the author take you to a different world where knights slay dragons, murderers are caught, and love conquers all.
-Ms. Durst
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Shout Out To Our Paraprofessionals!
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Some people compare the inside of a middle school to a beehive. A regular day can be described as hectic, fun, energetic, and fast-paced. The amount of work that gets accomplished between students and staff every day is truly remarkable. Often, things don’t go as planned and need to be adjusted on the go to keep things moving forward. Students and teachers need extra help to accomplish tasks. Administrators need someone to cover a group of students. Common areas like the library or study halls need to be monitored.
All of these tasks – and MANY more – are often handled by paraprofessionals. These wonderful people keep things moving smoothly. On top of all the things listed above, paraprofessionals help out in classrooms, work individually or in small groups with special education students, and jump in to help with tasks that they were not expecting to take on for the day.
If you happen to run into a paraprofessional at school or get a chance to see one around town, take time to thank and acknowledge him/her for his/her hard work and dedication to our students. The assistance they give to staff is essential, and most importantly, it helps keep our “busy-bee” students buzzing!
-Mr. Peyer
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Life Skills students have been involved in some pretty fun competition...baking competition that is. During cupcake wars, students were asked to promote their new businesses that specialized in unique and creative cupcakes. Each team cleverly designed, marketed, baked, and served one-of-a-kind cupcakes to the staff at Webb Middle School. Pictured are some of this year's winners!
-Mrs. Lavely
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First of all, we would like to say THANK YOU for a very successful gift-giving year. We were able to help six families, including fifteen children, in our school district.
Also, we are nearing the end of the first semester which means a schedule change for 6th-grade students. Art, Information Technology, Music, and Physical Education will change on Monday, January 21.
This is a great time of year to check on replenishing your child’s supplies. Are they running low on pencils? How is the binder holding up?
Lastly, just a reminder that 6th-grade students have the chance to go outside at recess time. Please make sure your child has a coat, a hat, gloves, etc.
-6th Grade Teachers
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Goal Setting for the New Year
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As we start the new year, many of us take time to reflect on the past year and where we are in life. Some of us even make resolutions about what we would like to do differently in the coming months. According to Martin Armstrong of The Statistics Portal, the top resolutions for 2018 included eating healthier, getting more exercise, saving money, and working on self-care. This list is probably not surprising to any of us - some of us may have even chosen one of these for our own resolution this year. We make these resolutions hoping to bring positive change into our lives and to find happiness in some way.
Unfortunately for many of us, year after year, we fail to achieve the resolutions we set and still feel unsatisfied at the end of the year. Maybe this failure is not because we are weak or unable to keep a commitment but because we are focusing on the wrong thing. Perhaps if we are looking for happiness and satisfaction in life, we should be thinking about what makes us happy instead of what makes us unhappy.
- How often do you reflect on what makes you happy?
- Can you identify three things that make you happy right now?
- What if your resolution was based on the things that make you happy?
For example, if reading makes you happy, join a book club or create a list of titles you want to read and dedicate a certain number of minutes each week to reading. If being outside makes you happy, find ways to spend time outdoors each day. If traveling makes you happy, pick a place to go and start planning a trip. If making others happy makes you happy, write a note or two to someone telling him/her how he/she has influenced your life.
We are hoping, for most of you, your family makes you happy. If so, you could commit to spending 30 minutes of focused time each week with each child and your significant other. Maybe you could create a list of things you want to experience with your children before they graduate from high school and plan for 4 or 5 of those things to be done this year. If you need ideas or suggestions to get started on this list, follow this
link
to a list of options we have compiled from a variety of sources.
If you cannot identify three things that make you truly happy, we challenge you to take the time to reflect and find three things that make you happy right now - not sometime in the future Time flies by - if we are not enjoying life and leaving a legacy of happiness behind, what have we done with our time on Earth? Remember “What you leave behind is not what is engraved on stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.” - Pericles.
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Your School Counselors,
Cathy Mindham
(608) 768-8930 ext. 2105
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Tracy Anderson
(608) 768-8930 ext. 2158
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Monday, January 14th
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7th
&
8th
Girls Basketball @ Wis. Dells
Thursday, January 17th -
7th &
8th Girls Basketball vs Poynette
Thursday, January 24th -
7th &
8th Girls Basketball @ Sauk Prairie
Monday, January 28th -
7th &
8th Girls Basketball @ Portage
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When the decision is made to cancel school, delay the start of school, or dismiss school earlier than scheduled, a
Skylert message will be sent (phone, text, and email) for all weather-related changes to our school day. Please make sure to keep your contact information updated with your child's school.
In addition, the district adds an
Emergency Banner notification
at the top of each page on its website. The banner is
RED
and includes pertinent information regarding a closing, delay, or other information. Bookmark the district website
www.rsd.k12.wi.us,
and check it the next time Mother Nature rears her ugly head.
A word of caution, please DO NOT click the "close" option for the emergency notification banner, as this will close the banner for any future emergency notifications as well.
Weather-related changes can also be found on the
district's
Facebook page and
local television and radio stations. Please refer to the elementary handbook on this
website, page 28, for a list of those stations.
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The month's breakfast and lunch menus may be accessed by clicking the button below. Payments may be made
online through Skyward
or dropped off in the office.
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School District of Reedsburg
(608) 768-8930
707 North Webb Avenue
Reedsburg, WI 53959
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District Mission Statement
Our mission is to prepare our students for the future, instill a sense of respect and a passion for learning.
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