SOUTH ADAMS ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE SCHOOL!
NOV. 26, 2014
NEWSLETTER
October Middle School Students of the Month - Pictured Below
Congratula*ons to our October Students of the Month! These students were recognized for outstanding work in the classroom during the month of October. They were treated to lunch on Monday! 7th grade Math – Aus>n McKibben 6th grade Science – Lauren McKean 8th grade Science – Shayla Welch 8th grade Band – Kylee Bixler
7th grade Social Studies – Hannah Neuenschwander 6th grade Choir – Gabi Bailey
6th grade Social Studies – Savannah Alberson 8th grade Art -­‐ Isabella Bailey
8th grade Project Lead the Way – Kirs>en Herman 6th grade Music – Marissa Yoder 7th grade Business – Emilie Hammell 7th grade AG – Maggie Evans
6th grade World Language – Allison Loshe 6th grade PE – BreM Schwartz
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8 grade Language Arts – Dominique Quiroz
Thanksgiving Vacation
No school on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28.
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Calendar
November 27 & 28
Thanksgiving Vacation
Monday, December 1
MS Girls Basketball at Bluffton - 5 p.m.
MS Boys Basketball w/Bluffton (home) 5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 2
Middle School Hall Decorating after
school. Students must be picked up by 5
p.m.
Thursday, December 4
MS Girls Basketball w/St. Joe (home) - 5
p.m.
Saturday, December 6
MS Girls County Basketball Tourney - 9
a.m. at Adams Central
Monday, December 8
MS Boys Basketball w/Heritage (home) 5 p.m.
Techfit Club for Middle School Students
Professor Brad Harriger, director of the school of Technology
Manufacturing Center at Purdue University, visited our Middle School
Techfit program last week. He observed a daily schedule, participated
in the daily activities, and gave helpful suggestions for the exergame
which will be presented at Purdue on December 11. The Techfit group
will present their exergame to students, parents, community, and
school board the week of December 8.
Techfit (Teaching Engineering Concepts to Harness Future Innovators and Technologists) is the result of a collaboration between
four college professors. All four were originally at Purdue and now
two are at Charlotte. They received a grant that is covering the costs,
and the materials are donated by companies. Middle school students
could fill out an application if they were interested in joining Techfit.
All applicants were accepted if they completed the application. We
have 23 students in this club. Four middle school teachers (Pauline
Borders, Cindy Sprunger, Margie Dobler, and Rebecca Dailey)
attended a one week training session and a one day inservice to
prepare to teach the materials. Four schools in Indiana and four
schools in Charlotte are offering Techfit. This is the first year the
program has been offered to schools to be used in a research study.
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MS Girls Basketball at Heritage - 5 p.m.
December 8-12
Musical Auditions for MS/HS
Thursday, December 11
Techfit Field Trip to Purdue (lv. @ 7:45/
ret. @ 6 p.m.)
1st grade Field Trip to Ft. Wayne
Botanical Gardens & Ft. Wayne History
Center (lv. @ 8:15/ret. @ 2 p.m.)
MS Girls Basketball w/Randolph
Southern (home) - 5 p.m.
Friday, December 12
2nd grade field trip to The Nutcracker
Christmas Program for grades 3, 4, and 5
in the auditorium at 1:45 p.m.
Saturday, December 13
MS Boys Basketball County Tourney
(home) - 9 a.m.
Monday, December 15
MS Boys Basketball at Leo - 5 p.m.
Tuesday, December 16
MS/HS Christmas Concert in the
auditorium - 7 p.m.
Friday, December 19
2nd Quarter Ends
Rotation 3 ends for 7th grade students.
December 22-January 2
Christmas Vacation
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Dots in Blue Water Collection Drive is Coming Soon!
During the first two weeks in December, the Dots in Blue Water team will be collecting items
for “Haitian Family Hygiene Kits” in the high school. These kits will include towels, bars of
soap, bars of laundry detergent, and other hygiene items. These items will be transported to
Haiti and distributed during the water purification/hygiene trainings in June.
During the week of December 1, the elementary and middle school students and staff can
help by donating toothbrushes and toothpaste. These items will be placed in the blue
barrel at the end of your child’s hallway. We are asking that the toothbrushes and toothpaste
be in their original packaging.
During the week of December 8, the students and staff may donate nail clippers, wide
tooth combs, and Band-Aids. These items will also be placed in the blue barrels and should
be donated in their original packaging. Each of these items can be purchased at one of the
local dollar stores for $1.
We appreciate any donations made for the people in Haiti. Together we are making a World
of Difference!
Swissity Volleyball Club for Girls in Grades 5, 6, and 7
Sign up December 1st and 3rd from 5:30-6:30 in the HS Commons.
Price: $130 (if 2 girls in a family join, the cost is $230).
Cost includes tournament t-shirt, socks, spandex, kneepads, and
ALL tournament fees.
Coaches: Jaime Beitler (7), Paul Yoder (5, 6).
Teams will be divided by ages/talent. Practice one time per
week Dec. through March/April with 1-3 tournaments per team.
Notes from the School Nurse, Gina Dunnuck.
As the flu season approaches, we want to remind everyone of a few things to
help keep us healthy. The best way to prevent the spread of germs is to
encourage frequent hand washing, even when kids feel well. Kids should wash
their hands before eating, after coughing or sneezing, and after going to the
bathroom. Please encourage your child and family to cover their coughs with the
bend of their arm/elbow. We are always working closely with the Health Department to monitor any outbreaks
or conditions that need immediate attention to help prevent the spread of these
illnesses. It is very important to South Adams to help keep our students healthy
and our school clean!
For more information, please visit our website at www.southadams.k12.in.us.
Click on the Health Services tab on the left. Click on Medical Information. Click
on the related file, Everyday Actions to Help Fight Germs. !
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