COMING SOON
December 5: Electric City Christmas Parade - "Run, Run Rudolf"
December 12: NO SCHOOL
December 14: Pajama/Stuffed Animal Day!
December 19: Cancelled! PAC Meeting 6:00 - 7:00 PM
December 21: Holiday Color Day! Wear your favorite holiday colors. (Christmas, Kwanzaa, Hanukah, etc.)
December 22-
January 1: NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
In the Distance...
Character Traits Color Week:
January 15: Red
January 16: Orange
January 17: Green/Yellow
January 18: Blue
January 19: Purple
January 19: 1/2 day, 11:30 Dismissal
January 22: No School
January 29: PAC Meeting
Happy Holidays Electa Quinney Students, Staff, Parents, and Families! We are enjoying a wonderful school year and are looking forward to the holidays! I want to take a moment and thank all of you for all of the work you do to assist the students and staff here at Electa Quinney.
We are fortunate to live in a giving community. At school, our student body collected 1,507 items for the community food drive sponsored by KHS National Honor Society in October/November. This is the smallest school population we have had in 7 years and yet the largest amount of collection in 7 years. In December the Cougar Council is sponsoring a service project of CARING. Students are invited to donate cash (coins and/or dollar bills) which will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee. We are so blessed to be part of such a wonderful school and community.
I hope you had a chance to review the Electa Quinney Elementary School Accountability Report Card that was released in mid-November. I am proud to see the successes we have had in continuing to Exceed Expectations. I look forward to focusing on our School Improvement Plans (SIP) and the addition of our Academic Support Teacher, providing additional intervention to even more students, this year to make Electa Quinney even better!
I want to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season. Be well and be happy!
KASD is already busy planning for summer school! Thank you to all the parents who responded to the survey following Summer School 2017. The combination of parent and staff feedback as well as a large amount of maintenance work to be done within the district this summer, the following decisions have been made regarding Summer School 2018:
Although each child may be ready to shampoo their own hair at a different time, it is appropriate to have your child assist you with washing their hair at an early age. This early experience will help them learn how to do it correctly while you are still assisting and supervising them.
Second Grade: Last month, second graders practiced Trash and Treasure note-taking on a web to help them remember what they read about bats. This month, they used their webs and wrote sentences about bats.
Second graders are doing learning about the author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola. Students watched a video and learned where Mr. dePaola gets his ideas and watched him paint a picture. They also heard his most famous story, Strega Nona. During checkout time, second graders heard Bill and Pete, Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep, and A Turkey for Thanksgiving.
Third Grade: Third graders reviewed the rules for online safety. They also learned about cyberbullying: What it is, what it looks like, and what to do if it happens to you or someone else. We learned that the best way to stop cyberbullying is to NOT be a cyberbully ourselves! For more information on Internet safety and cyberbullying, check out the library web page. Students, click on the Digital Citizen tab. Parents, there’s lots of information on the Parent tab.
Fourth Grade: Fourth graders reviewed the use of the online catalog to find books. They are also practicing finding nonfiction books on the shelf by their Dewey Decimal Classification number. Fourth graders LOVE, The Dewey Rap!
The 2nd graders are making great progress with their singing skills! They enjoyed singing many songs in November. Some of them include: The Gobble Song, I Want Some Pumpkin Pie, and We Are Thankful, and Thankful Most of All For Me. They also continued to work on rhythm. They are getting very good at counting and clapping simple rhythm patterns!
Second graders formed a snow person head sculpture with newspaper and tape that was papier-mached with a newspaper and then a white layer. Students then chose one color family to decorate their snow person with their best craftsmanship. A variety of mixed-media items were available to use: model magic clay, felt, buttons, ribbon, yarn, and more. These ornaments will decorate the tree in the office, and then will come home for a gift!
Third graders used newspaper, tape and a cardboard base to create their snow person sculpture form. Their structure was papier-mached with a newspaper and then a white paper layer. Mixed-media objects (yarn, Model Magic Clay, felt, buttons, and more) were used to decorate their snow people in one color family with students’ best craftsmanship.
Fourth graders drew and outlined a portrait from the “old days” with lines and shapes. After reading the book, The Color of Us, by Karen Katz, students mixed red, yellow, black, brown, and/or white to watercolor a skin tone for their portrait. A variety of brown crayons (monochromatic) were used to color the rest of the portrait. The portraits were cut and glued to a neutral colored chalk background, and a “frame” was added. Some students made theirs into a “wanted” poster!
ARTSONIA
You should have received an email from “Artsonia” for parent permission. This is an online art gallery. Students will leave Electa Quinney with a digital gallery of most of their work from wherever they began at Electa Quinney. You can also order items online with artwork printed on them, just like Square1Art. A percentage of these purchases go towards the art room. Fourth graders even use iPads in the art room to upload their own work and to write an artist statement!
In 2nd grade music, we practiced playing the bells to a steady beat with the song “Over the River and Through the Woods.” We will be having a “beat test” in December! We also learned how to draw quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests, and used our dry erase boards to notate rhythmic patterns we heard clapped. We heard several more pieces from The Carnival of the Animals, including the “Swan” and “Hens and Roosters.” One of our favorite songs this month was the “Pumpkin Pie Polka.” We learned what a polka dance looks like, and watched a video to see what the accordion looks like, which is a popular instrument in polka music. Did you know the polka is Wisconsin’s state dance? We also learned a good old-fashioned barn dance to the old folk song called “Turkey in the Straw.”
KNAPP'S NOTES
Happy Holidays Electa Quinney Students, Staff, Parents, and Families! We are enjoying a wonderful school year and are looking forward to the holidays! I want to take a moment and thank all of you for all of the work you do to assist the students and staff here at Electa Quinney.We are fortunate to live in a giving community. At school, our student body collected 1,507 items for the community food drive sponsored by KHS National Honor Society in October/November. This is the smallest school population we have had in 7 years and yet the largest amount of collection in 7 years. In December the Cougar Council is sponsoring a service project of CARING. Students are invited to donate cash (coins and/or dollar bills) which will be donated to the Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee. We are so blessed to be part of such a wonderful school and community.
I hope you had a chance to review the Electa Quinney Elementary School Accountability Report Card that was released in mid-November. I am proud to see the successes we have had in continuing to Exceed Expectations. I look forward to focusing on our School Improvement Plans (SIP) and the addition of our Academic Support Teacher, providing additional intervention to even more students, this year to make Electa Quinney even better!
I want to wish you all a very happy and safe holiday season. Be well and be happy!
Summer School 2018 Information
KASD is already busy planning for summer school! Thank you to all the parents who responded to the survey following Summer School 2017. The combination of parent and staff feedback as well as a large amount of maintenance work to be done within the district this summer, the following decisions have been made regarding Summer School 2018:
Location - Classes will continue to be held at Kaukauna High School.
Dates - All courses will be offered in one session, Tuesday June 12 - Friday June 29, Monday - Friday.
Strength and Conditioning and Music Lessons/Band Camp will also be held in July.
Other Valuable Information:
We will again offer an Open House prior to the start of summer school for families to become familiar with the location and rooms that classes will be taking place in.
Busing/transportation will continue to be an option for families for a fee.
Each year the Cougar Council does a community CARING project in the month of December. The proceeds from this year’s project will go to support the Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee. The Ronald McDonald House provides a place for families to call home so they can stay close to their hospitalized child at little to no cost.
Penny War: All for Ronald McDonald's House!
Each year the Cougar Council does a community CARING project in the month of December. The proceeds from this year’s project will go to support the Ronald McDonald House in Milwaukee. The Ronald McDonald House provides a place for families to call home so they can stay close to their hospitalized child at little to no cost.
Here’s how the Penny War works:
- This is a friendly competition amongst grade levels to see who can get the most positive points at the end of the week.
- Each silver coin/dollar bill is worth the positive point total of that coin/bill—for example, a quarter is 25 points and a one dollar bill would be 100 points. Silver coins and dollars will be placed in grade level buckets.
- Pennies count as negative points for OTHER classrooms. In other words, dropping 40 pennies into another classroom’s container takes 40 points from their total—so save up those pennies!
- As an extra boost in our fundraising efforts, on Wednesday, December 6th, if as a class the students donate $15.00 or more in cash or checks, that class will earn a game hour where students can bring in electronics or board games to play with their classmates!
Start saving your change—it can make a big difference!
PAC NEWS
The Parent Advisory Committee (PAC) had successful October and November meetings. The Tuesday, December 19th PAC meeting is CANCELLED in light of the busy holiday season. Our next meeting will be Monday, January 29th at 6:00 PM. We hope you will consider attending if you are able.
Nurse News from Mrs. Sundelius
Teaching your child how to shampoo their own hair...
Although each child may be ready to shampoo their own hair at a different time, it is appropriate to have your child assist you with washing their hair at an early age. This early experience will help them learn how to do it correctly while you are still assisting and supervising them.
Follow these steps to help them develop healthy hair-care habits.
- Wet hair and scalp with warm water.
- Pour a quarter-size drop of shampoo in the palm of your child’s hand. Putting the shampoo in the hand first makes it easier to apply.
- Tell your child to massage the shampoo gently into the scalp. When shampooing, it’s important to wash the scalp rather than the entire length of the hair. Washing only the hair often leads to flyaway hair that is dull and coarse.
- Rinse well with warm water until the hair is suds-free. Rinsing well washes away shampoo and dirt.
- Cover hair with a towel. Help your child wrap a towel around the wet hair. This helps to absorb the water. Rubbing hair dry with a towel can damage the hair, causing it to break.
- Comb out damp hair gently. Use a wide-tooth comb, especially on curly hair. Don’t yank or pull the comb through the hair because that can pull out hair or break the hair.
Additionally, children with dry or curly hair should use a conditioner with each shampooing.
Although every child is different, in general, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under the age of 12 years wash their hair 1-2 times per week. Once children are 12 years of age or when puberty starts, they may need to shampoo more often; daily or every other day.
Also, remember to check for lice each time you assist your child with shampooing.
Library News with Mrs. Wolf
Second Grade: Last month, second graders practiced Trash and Treasure note-taking on a web to help them remember what they read about bats. This month, they used their webs and wrote sentences about bats.
Second graders are doing learning about the author and illustrator, Tomie dePaola. Students watched a video and learned where Mr. dePaola gets his ideas and watched him paint a picture. They also heard his most famous story, Strega Nona. During checkout time, second graders heard Bill and Pete, Sleep, Big Bear, Sleep, and A Turkey for Thanksgiving.
Third Grade: Third graders reviewed the rules for online safety. They also learned about cyberbullying: What it is, what it looks like, and what to do if it happens to you or someone else. We learned that the best way to stop cyberbullying is to NOT be a cyberbully ourselves! For more information on Internet safety and cyberbullying, check out the library web page. Students, click on the Digital Citizen tab. Parents, there’s lots of information on the Parent tab.
Fourth Grade: Fourth graders reviewed the use of the online catalog to find books. They are also practicing finding nonfiction books on the shelf by their Dewey Decimal Classification number. Fourth graders LOVE, The Dewey Rap!
Mrs. Krueger's Music
2nd grade
The 2nd graders are making great progress with their singing skills! They enjoyed singing many songs in November. Some of them include: The Gobble Song, I Want Some Pumpkin Pie, and We Are Thankful, and Thankful Most of All For Me. They also continued to work on rhythm. They are getting very good at counting and clapping simple rhythm patterns!
3rd grade
The 3rd graders continued to work on rhythm during the month of November by practicing how to count and clap simple rhythm patterns. They also started learning about the instruments of the orchestra. They had fun practicing their singing with several songs: Pumpkin Pie Polka, Mashed Potatoes, Cranberries Forever, and The Thanksgiving Blues. They enjoyed learning about the Blues and that it is a form of jazz music.
4th grade
The 4th graders are going great with their recorders and the Recorder Karate Program. They have been focussing on three notes so far, B, A, and G. Almost everyone has earned their 1st Recorder Karate belt already! Way to go! The 4th graders also enjoyed learning about different instruments this month.
Art News From Mrs. Siegel
Second graders formed a snow person head sculpture with newspaper and tape that was papier-mached with a newspaper and then a white layer. Students then chose one color family to decorate their snow person with their best craftsmanship. A variety of mixed-media items were available to use: model magic clay, felt, buttons, ribbon, yarn, and more. These ornaments will decorate the tree in the office, and then will come home for a gift!Third graders used newspaper, tape and a cardboard base to create their snow person sculpture form. Their structure was papier-mached with a newspaper and then a white paper layer. Mixed-media objects (yarn, Model Magic Clay, felt, buttons, and more) were used to decorate their snow people in one color family with students’ best craftsmanship. Fourth graders drew and outlined a portrait from the “old days” with lines and shapes. After reading the book, The Color of Us, by Karen Katz, students mixed red, yellow, black, brown, and/or white to watercolor a skin tone for their portrait. A variety of brown crayons (monochromatic) were used to color the rest of the portrait. The portraits were cut and glued to a neutral colored chalk background, and a “frame” was added. Some students made theirs into a “wanted” poster!ARTSONIA
You should have received an email from “Artsonia” for parent permission. This is an online art gallery. Students will leave Electa Quinney with a digital gallery of most of their work from wherever they began at Electa Quinney. You can also order items online with artwork printed on them, just like Square1Art. A percentage of these purchases go towards the art room. Fourth graders even use iPads in the art room to upload their own work and to write an artist statement!
Mr. Halloran's Busy Bodies
Mr. Halloran's classes have been working on their soccer skills this past month. They have been learning dribbling, passing, trapping, and shooting. They have played several games working on their soccer skills including pin soccer and sideline number soccer. 2nd-4th graders were also able to learn and play the game 'Battleship' which was a giant version of the board game Battleship.
Play by Play with Mrs. Stratton
4th grade- 4th grade worked hard in November with their volleyball skills. By the end of the month we were playing games and some groups had great volleys back and forth! We worked mainly on forearm passing, setting and underhand serving. This year we work hard on understanding how to score!
3rd grade- We started to play some volleyball games at the end. Teams were working on rotating and calling out the ball. Next year we will focus more on scoring!
2nd grade-We did some fun volleyball skills, and played a few different type of games with the volleyball nets. We also had some skill centers where we were working on many different skills like jumping rope and tossing and catching.
December is going to bring some fun fitness and wellness lessons. We are going to all work hard to keep our bodies moving and learn the importance of why we move...along with having a great time of course!
Counselor's Corner: Ms. Duda
CLASSROOM GUIDANCE FUN!!
During the month of December, I will be visiting all classrooms to talk about and celebrate our differences and diversity! In each grade level, we will discuss how we are individually unique and together complete. As always, feel free to call me at 766-6116 Ext. 3309 or email me at dudaa@kaukaunasd.org with any questions or concerns.
INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING
Can be provided on an as-needed basis for short-term social/emotional concerns. Students may be referred by self, teacher or parent.
SMALL GROUP COUNSELING
We currently have Social Skill/friendship groups going and we will be starting more with different age groups in the weeks to come. If your child is invited to participate in the great opportunity, you will receive a letter home in their take-home folder describing the group and our goals!
Music Notes From Mrs. Nimmer
(for the homerooms of Ebben, McKinnon, Dercks, and Rosenbeck):
Each month, we celebrate the birthday of a famous composer. We learn facts about the composer's life, and we listen to music written by that composer. For the month of November, our birthday composer was Aaron Copland. We learned about the life and music of this American composer. Copland called himself a “cowboy from Brooklyn” because he liked to include the sound of the Wild West, fiddle tunes, and American folk songs in his works. We listened to one of his most famous pieces, called "Hoedown" from the ballet Rodeo. We labeled the A, B, and C sections of the piece with cowboy hats, lassos, and cowboy boots. We used these symbols to count the beats and follow through the piece. We also watched a short video clip of a ballet performance of this piece.
In 2nd grade music, we practiced playing the bells to a steady beat with the song “Over the River and Through the Woods.” We will be having a “beat test” in December! We also learned how to draw quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests, and used our dry erase boards to notate rhythmic patterns we heard clapped. We heard several more pieces from The Carnival of the Animals, including the “Swan” and “Hens and Roosters.” One of our favorite songs this month was the “Pumpkin Pie Polka.” We learned what a polka dance looks like, and watched a video to see what the accordion looks like, which is a popular instrument in polka music. Did you know the polka is Wisconsin’s state dance? We also learned a good old-fashioned barn dance to the old folk song called “Turkey in the Straw.”
In 3rd grade music, we learned a song called “Any Turkey Can Tango.” Did you know the tango is a dance? We watched a video of two young dancers who have mastered the tango. It is a very dramatic dance! We reviewed rhythmic patterns and beats this month with a new game called “Rhythm Toss.” We also used our dry erase boards to practice rhythmic dictation. We added tambourines to the song “Harvest Time,” and got to learn how to speak some of the words in Hebrew for this Israeli folk song.
In 4th grade we have been working hard at our first 3 notes on the recorder: B, A, and G. We learned how to hold our recorders, and how to play several simple pieces with our first 3 notes. We continued studying the brass family and heard a live demonstration of the French Horn and the trombone. We had fun learning about Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (did you know he was completely deaf when he wrote it?) and hearing the famous “Ode to Joy” melody from that symphony. We then sang a Thanksgiving parody called “Ode to Thanksgiving” that is a tongue twister of all different foods we eat during the Thanksgiving holiday!
