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Edition 20155th-8th Grade

Dates to

Remember December 2-Early Dismissal at 11:40

amDecember 7-18 Maps Testing

December 22-Early Dismissal at 2:10 pm

December 23-January 3Christmas Break

January 4-Back to School

Student Council Food Drive

Student Council collected cans for two weeks to donate to the

local church for their yearly thanksgiving baskets. The school collected over 1,000

items to be donated. The top collecting class in the 5/6 hallway

was Ms. Wahlfeldt room with 200 cans and in the 7/8 hallway Mrs. Sellers-Evans room with 75 cans. Those classrooms will be awarded

with a party. Thank you for everyone that donated.

Student Council Dance December 5 from 6-8pm. Admission is $2 and 3 cans of dog/cat food. Student Council is still selling candy bars for $1, but we are about out!  Get them while you can!

We are collecting new toys for the Toys for Tots. They will pick up our donations on Dec. 10 th .

The Bismarck Woman’s Club is collecting new and gently used coats and jeans. There is a box outside the junior high school office.

December Birthdays3- Kylee Coon4-Kylie Makemson7-Karmen Flannery7-Shawn Barrett9-Alexis Gerdes13-Rhett Harper19-Claudia Felder21-Karlie Thomason22-Hunter Yow26-Kaitlyn Myers26- Nate Mikalik29- Layton Davis30-Tagg Neal

Students of the week

November 9-13

5th -Bailey McMasters6th -Maddie Harris

7th-Eric Watson8th- Drew Reifsteck

November 16-20 5th- Audrey Taylor 6th- Dalton Hicks 7th- Olivia Omundson

8th- Lane Wagner November 30-Dec 45th- Landon Potter6th-Jacob Bozath

7th-Andrew Tingley8th-Emiley Mc Cord

Eagle Hour- Our monthly Eagle hour will be held December 21st at the end of the day. We will also take a trip to the Illini Skateland Tuesday December 22nd for our yearly holiday skate day.

CHEERLEADERSCoach Lacey Krabel Haley HillHarley MakemsonMaisie PickettLogan ReavillAddi MillerSydney LawsonMaddie Bozarth

Imani JohnsonElaine Gibson Aryanna Huckstadt Arianna Card

Boys Basketball Schedule For December 12/1-St Joe @ home

12/3 -Westville @ home 12/8- @ Georgetown12/10-Heritage @ Home12/14- @ Chrisman12/17- Hoopeston @ home(All games start at 6 unless otherwise stated)

8 th Grade Coach Mr. Foster

#23-Michael Moreman#3-Drew Reifsteck#20-Caleb Lahey#22-Evan Walworth#44-Cooper Watson#31-Hunter Garrison#35-Chase Benjamin

#24-Paul Paunant

#00-Kaj Stanford

#13 -Zach Smith#4-Kevin Clapp#21-Avery McConkey 7 th Grade

Coach Mr. Packard#30-Cade Howie#11-Aiden Tauer#2 Carson Darby#1-Brody Sexton

#12-Ethan Tutwiler #14-Tyler Smith

#32-Josh Dines #42-Cole Brumfield

#25-Nate Mikalik #5-Andrew Tingley

The 7th grade team is currently

5-1, while the 8th grade team holds a 6-1 record. Both teams lost their first game of the year, but have been on a roll ever since!  

Girls Basketball 8th Grade

Overall 15-4

Conference 9-2#10  Emily Meidel#33 Sierra Bryant#15  Emma Clapp#4   Ashlynn Griffin#23 Ryley Cash#5 Allison Farnsworth#2 Saddie Penrod#13  Lexi Hudson

7 Th Grade Basketball#44 Hannah Hall#20 Kylee Coon#1 Briana Maloney#25 Parker Stonecipher#00 Jenna Dishman

#21 Eliza Knipe#14 Grace Curry

#11 Grace Omundson

5 th Grade Basketball Coach Mr. HallBlue Team : 6 th Grade Basketball Coach: Mr. Watson Tuff Elson Blue TeamLogan Hall Nathan DiceMason High Colin AmosLogan Leigh Dawson DoddLeighton Meeker Tucker SchultzBrett Meidel Mason Hackman

Hunter Wilson Shawn Barrett Dalton HicksWhite Team: Cameron Watson Cameron Burns Maddox Cash Layton DavisLuke GrantMichael Hackman White TeamTrace Reynolds Drake NelsonAmani Stanford Garrett SuchCanon Turner Rhett HarperCobey Turner Eli Mojonnier Seth Hickman Isaac Bennett Hunter Stahl Andre Johnson Jace Waterman

The girls volleyball tryouts will depend on the 8th grade girls basketball State tournament…if they lose the first round then try-outs will be December 15 from 3:30-5:15 and Tuesday, December 15 from 5:30-7:15, but if the girls will their first round then try-outs will be Friday, December 18 from 3:30-5:15 and Monday, December 21 from 5:30-7:15.

PhysicalEducation Mr. Dee’s and Mrs. Kentner

Unit 8 Nov. 16 – Nov. 25 – Beach ball Volleyball (2 weeks) Unit 9 Nov. 30 – Dec. 11– Flicker ball (2 weeks) Unit 10 December 14 – Dec. 18 – Dodgeball Tourney (1 week) 

Scholastic BowlScholastic Bowl tryouts are coming up, for the 7/8 graders

try-outs will be December 1st and December 3rd in Mrs. Leigh’s room during Homeroom, must be present both days.Try-outs for 5/6 graders will be after school on December 1st

and December 3rd with Mr. Click in the library, also need to be present both days.

MUSIC We recently had a Quiz in class. Although the average grade was an A, some students did not do well and are now receiving lower grades in our class. I returned these quizzes for correction. Please encourage your student to correct and return their papers next class. All those who complete this easy step will receive an adjusted quiz grade. The Junior High and High School Music Concert will take place on Wednesday, December 16.Mrs. Campbell

The “Rockin’ Blue” was happy to provide music for the girl’s 8th grade night at basketball recently, and are excited about playing for the junior high boy’s game on Thursday December 3!All of our Band and Chorus students are busy working on a wonderful program to present on Wednesday December 16th at 6:30pm in

Wilcox gym for our Christmas Concert.  Be sure to ask your student to play or sing some of their music for you!

Mr. Schroeder Speech Team

Lexi Darby, Jaidyn Davis, Allison Farnsworth, and Logan Reavill all received first place medals for both their small group performances and their improvisational duets. Malia Pacheco and Maisie Pickett received first place medals for their small group performances and third place ribbons for their improvisational duet. Harley Makemson received a first place medal for her small group. Isaac Tabels and Braxton Wilson received second place ribbons for their duet acting performance. Huge congratulations goes out to two groups who went to speech contest. Alexis Darby and Jaidyn Davis were chosen as Judge’s Choice for their improved duet, and Jaidyn Davis, Masie Pickett, and Malia Pacheco were chosen for their small group! Great Job!!!

Mrs. Laci’s Class: We are reading Freak the Mighty and we highly recommend that you read it. We are studying coelenterates in Science - it's ok if you had not heard of them because we hadn't either. However, a coelenterate is an animal like a jellyfish or coral. In English, we are writing a letter to a marine in boot camp.

In Math, we are working with fractions. We are enjoying school in our classroom.

We collected 108 items for the food drive

7/8 Grade

Mrs. Sellers-Evans Reading/Language In my language classes, students will be writing Thanksgiving essays and studying about clauses and types of sentences. After that, they will be learning punctuation rules, especially how to use commas. In reading my students are beginning a new unit about people who have overcome obstacles. We are just beginning The Miracle Worker, a play about Helen Keller, and will also be reading about others who faced and overcame obstacles.

8 th Grade Reading/Language Mrs. Leigh In eighth grade reading, after reading "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allen Poe, students have assumed the role of either the defense attorney or state's attorney and have written closing arguments to either excuse the murderer by reason of insanity or prove the murderer's guilt. Several students will then deliver their text-

based arguments to the class. A short debate will be held between opposing sides.

Also in reading, students have chosen a fairy tale to retell according to one character's point of view. Some examples are "Humpty Dumpty" from the wall's viewpoint, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" from the wolf's viewpoint, "Cinderella" from the stepmother or slipper's viewpoint, "Jack and Jill" from the pail's viewpoint, "The Tortoise and the Hare" from the hare's viewpoint, etc. Students will then read and enjoy their classmates' wo

8 th Grade Math Mr. Packard

Our 7th grade math students have been working hard on their FRACTIONS!  We are currently in the middle of a chapter in which we are converting, adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing rational numbers (mostly fractions).  I've been very impressed with what they already know/understand (thank-you fifth/sixth grade teachers)!

Our 8th grade math students have been working on graphing linear functions.  They've learned several different ways to do this.  One class took a test recently on this and did fantastic!  A few of my other classes are digging even deeper into these linear functions, and have started out the chapter great!  We even played an old-fashioned game of Battleship with these linear functions to make things competitive and interesting.  

HistoryMrs. Edwards

7th grade History is currently studying the American Revolution.  When finished with chapter six the students will start studying how our constitution was set up and our first government.  Included will be the formation of the Executive branch, the legislature, and the Supreme Court.  As the chapter continues the students will learn about the

formation of political parties and its effects on our government.

8th grade History is currently studying the Great Depression.  After the completion of chapter 23 we will start World War 2. The students will learn both the causes and effects of the war, the rise of Hitler, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the fall of  both countries and their governments.  After World War 2 the 8th graders will begin a unit on the Holocaust.  As part of the unit, each student is required to read Holocaust books and earn ten AR points.  This will count as a test grade for them.

Sixth graders are working on their Live Wax Museum project which they will present in the MPR on December 4th.Mr. Click's Reading classes just finished the novel, When You Reach Me, and are making Town Models to go with the book. Next, sixth graders will be reading A Wrinkle in Time Graphic Novel.All students should remember about Mr. Click's Board Game Club on Mondays. Even if students haven't signed up yet, they still can by seeing Mr. Click for a permission slip.

Library NewsTop AR Readers as of 11/23/2015:

5th Grade:Hannah Creed - 89.0Amanda Brown - 86.5

6th Grade:Vivi Ruffo - 198.6Jenna Kinney - 186

7th Grade:Elena Harris - 135.3Alona Berlund - 105.1

8th Grade:Lane Wagner - 358.8Kevin Clapp - 164.6

Some of the new titles we have received this month in the Junior High library are:The Isle of the Lost by Melissa De La CruzThe Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School by Jeff KinneyThe Sword of Summer by Rick RiordanStitching Snow by R.C. LewisA Night Divided by Jennifer A. NielsenThe Edge by Roland SmithThe Boys in the Boat: The True Story of an American Team's Epic Journey to Win Gold by Daniel James BrownI Survived: Five Epic Disasters by Lauren Tarshis Series:Jessica Darling's It List by Megan McCaffertyThe Land of Stories by Chris ColferThe Truth Behind: Zombies Werewolves Vampires GhostsMichael Dahl's Really Scary Stories by Michael Dahl

The 5th Graders finished their unit on Library Skillswith a scavenger hunt in the library. They formed teams of 3-4 students and were given a list of titles to locate in the library. They did an awesome job locating those titles and gathering the information asked for!

High Honors

5 th Grade Alexa Ball, Amanda Brown, Natalie Clapp, Luke Grant, Logan Hall, McKenna Kopatich, Bailey McMasters, Bailey McMasters, Leighton Meeker, Brett Meidel, Halee Miller, Liam Oxendine, Landon Potter, Arianna Powell, Hannah Smith, Samantha Swift, Karlie Thomason

6 th Grade

Allison Bostwick, Jakob Bozarth, Kylie Makemson

7 th Grade Alone Berglund, Jacob Darby, Ethan Edwards, Elaine Gibson, Haley Hill, Brayden Nuetzmann, Grace Omundson, Olivia Omundson, Michael Smith.

8 th Grade Sierra Bryant, Emma Clapp, Kelsie Clapp, Kevin Clapp, Alexis Darby, Lexi Hudson, Emily Mc Cord, Madeline McQueen, Addison Miller, Micheal Moreman, Saddie Penrod, Drew Reifsteck, Jillian Russell, Andrew VanHoveln

Honor Roll5 th Grade

Cameron Burns, Bailee Coburn, Emille Creed, Cody Drake, Noah Drude, Alexis Gerdes, Mason High, Logan Leigh, Kaitlyn Myers, Tyson Reining, Audrey Taylor, Hunter Yow

6 th Grade Adam Allen, Ava Brines, Kylee Coon, Jenna Dishman, Amarah Dove, Karmen Flannery, Madeline Harris, Torrie Hegg, Dalton Hicks,

Jenna Kinney, Alexandria Lemon, Lezlea Lowe, Briana Maloney, Layla Martinez, Eli Mojonnier, Jakob Pierson, Chloe Pickett, Noah Pitzer, Sydney Schaumburg, Tucker Schultz, Vashti Skinner, McKenna Smith, Rachel Smith, Emerson Thorlton, Ethan Tutwiler, Jace Waterman, Cameron Burns. Cameron Waston

7 th grade Ryan Bostwick, Dyani Boyer, Hunter Bryant, Caleb Busick, Owen Clemmons, Kaleb Corbin, Grace Curry, Carson Darby, Josh Dines, Colton Edwards, Claudia Felder, Noah Gomez, Dalton Hagley, Hannah Hall, Elena Harris, Cade Howie, Anthony Jordan, Nathaniel Mikalik, Aniston Myers, Brayden Osborn, Brody Sexton, Aiden Tauer, Andrew Tingley, Micheal Wall, Eric Watson, Braxton Wilson.

8 th Grade Chase Benjamin, Madison Bozarth, Tristan Briel, Grace Dickison, Clayton Dodson, Alexis Dove, Caleb Garfield, Hunter Garrison, Ashlynn Griffin, Rain Hillard, Ashley Howell, Caleb Lahey, Hannah Lareau, Hannah Pitzer, Mia

Rhodes, Zachary Smith, Sarah Story, Makinzy Vasquez, Lane Wagner, Lela Wagner, Cooper Watson

WORLD NEWS(CNN)You probably won't be surprised to hear that a new report found that teens and tweens spend a lot of time watching TV, videos and movies, playing video games, reading, listening to music and checking social media, but you

might be somewhat shocked (I was!) by just how much time

December fun factsDecember is

National Read a book

monthDecember 8th United

States entered

World War II. December 14th, 1791, the Bill of

Rights was passed

December 17th, 1903, the Wright Brothers made

their first flight

Holiday Traditions Read holiday books before bed each night. The Polar Express, Santa

Mouse, and How the Grinch Stole Christmas are all excellent tales to boost your family’s holiday spirit.

Go to a tree farm to locate the perfect Christmas tree. At home, decorate it as a family or let the kids do their thing. Have some treats and hot cider or cocoa on hand to keep energy levels up!

Create a holiday playlist that your family listens to in the car or at home. Don’t forget classics like ‘White Christmas,’ ‘I’ll Be Home For Christmas,’ and ‘the 12 Days of Christmas.’

Use an advent calendar to count down to Christmas. There are many varieties of advent calendars, from candles that are burned daily to boxes you open daily.

Set aside one night each week to watch a holiday movie or television special, such “Miracle on 34th Street” and “A Charlie Brown Christmas.”

Have your child start an ‘I Am Thankful’ list. Have him add one thing he is thankful for each day. You can turn this into a decoration by having him write it on a paper Christmas tree or snowflake that you then hang across the fireplace or some other area. Purchase or make a holiday ornament for each child every year. This is a great reason to reminisce during holiday decorating.

Enrichment GroupsThere are several enrichment groups the 5/6 graders can choose to participate in if they are not receiving extra help in reading or math during the week. One of the options is newsletter, which the kids email teachers/staff and ask if they have any information they would like to add to the newsletter, during one of our off days of emailing and responding I had the kids write on a leave what they are thankful for and we made a thankful tree on my door, Another options is origami, taught by Ms.

Wahlfeldt, Mrs. Akins, Mrs. Busick, and Ms. Ingram Top News ReportersAva BrinesAmanda BrownMaddox Cash Alexis DodsonAlexis GerdesMason HackmanLogan HallSeth HickmanMason HighJenna KinneyBriana MaloneyLayla MartinezBailey McMastersJakob PiersonChloe PickettNoah GomezHadyn RobertsVivi RuffoTucker SchultzVashti SkinnerHannah SmithEmerson ThorltonJace WatermanCameron Watson