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FOR THE WEEK OF APRIL 17- APRIL 21, 2017
Quick Look Calendar for April
WKM= weekend kids meals
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
APRIL 17
GET SMART WITH
THE ARTS RESUMES
3:45-5:00
APRIL 18
APRIL 19
APRIL 20
APRIL 21
APRIL 22
APRIL 23
Chess Club
WKM
PTO MEETING 6:30
FORWARD
EXAMS
APRIL 29
APRIL 30
FORWARD EXAMS
FORWARD EXAMS
Girls on the Run
3:45-5:15
Girls on the Run
3:45-5:15
APRIL 24
GET SMART WITH
THE ARTS FOR
GRADES 1-2-3
3:45-5:00
APRIL 25
FORWARD EXAMS
APRIL 26
FORWARD
EXAMS
First grade field trip
Dairy Queen Night
Girls on the Run
3:45-5:15
for Northwoods
#3 Mighty
Science Quiz
for all
grades
Scrip orders
due
APRIL 27
FORWARD EXAMS
Chess Club
Picture night
SCRIP ORDERS DUE
Girls on the Run
3:45-5:15
APRIL 28
WKM
#4 Mighty
Science Quiz
for all grades
BLUGOLD
BEGINNINGS
GRADE 5
A SHORT LOOK AT NEXT WEEK
MONDAY, APRIL 17
GET SMART WITH THE ARTS
Girls on the Run 3:45-5:15
TUESDAY, APRIL 18
PTO MEETING 6:30 TODAY
Forward Exams
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19
Forward Exams
THURSDAY, APRIL 20
Girls on the Run 3:45-5:15
Chess Club
Forward Exams
FRIDAY, APRIL 21
Mighty Science Quiz #3 see info below
WKM
Script orders due
NORTHWOODS NEWS
SOARING HIGH CLUB FOR APRIL 12, 2017
Congratulations Northwoods Students for a job well done.
CHESS CLUB 2017
CHESS CLUB SNACK SCHEDULE FOR THIS AND NEXT WEEKS
DATE
April 20
April 27
NAME
NAME
Laura Gundlach (Chance Gundlach)
PICTURE NIGHT
Patty O’Dell
David Raley ( Olivia Raley)
PICTURE NIGHT
Amber Kuhnert (Elliot Granville-Hays)
715-864-0653
Coming up for chess club:
• April 20 Sign up for pizza party comes out --Sign up by May 1
• April 27--Picture night for club
• May 4--Last night of Chess, Awards and Pizza Party
SCIENCE
FAIR
MIGHTY SCIENCE QUIZ WINNERS FOR QUIZ # 2 – April 17
THIS APPLIES TO GRADES 3-5
We were excited to see that we had 27 children who got 100% on the quiz—which means they
are learning. This is such an “on their own motivation’ to learn and is rewarding to see.
100%
In 5M: Hailey G., Cora
In 5O: Kaylin R. and Arthur F.
In 5S: Ryan P. and Finley O.
In 4H: Caiden
In 4D: Andie, Ben, Michelle D. & Elliot
In 4B: Allisa S. and Kendall K.
In 3ME: Mya, Arianna, Addy, Gabby, Collin, Brady, & Lilli
In 3B: Kaden, Raine, Eva G., Georgina, Baylee, Karsten, Addie & Emarie
Missed one question:
In 5M: Nuka, and Tyler D.
In 5O: Daniella, Chance G., Ingrid and Alyssa
In 5S: Nathan
In 4D: Lola
In 3ME: Isaac
In 3B: Hannah and Natalie
CONGRATULATIONS TO A JOB WELL DONE! NOW MAKE SURE TO READ ABOUT
OUR NEXT TOPIC BELOW.
T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST WINNER for the science Fair:
Our winner is Hannah Klesmit in 3B. Her design will appear on the T-shirt given out for free to
all our Science Fair participants. Thanks to some generous donations by area businesses and
parents of Northwoods, we are able to supply free T-shirts.
POSTER WINNERS
Our runner up for T-shirt and Poster-- is Ethan Reedy in 5M
Additional Poster winners are: Jacob Harris,1W; Gracie Moore in 1W; Aria Bronstead, Chloe Berg, 4B, Maddy
Eakes 4H, and Alyssa Erickson 5O.
Congratulations to all who won and all who worked hard on a design. It was a tough task to pick
from so many great designs.
Coming up:
CHECK IN ON PROGRESS: The science fair committee will be checking in on kids in April to see how they
are progressing and what help they may need
NOW AVAILABLE: TRI-FOLD BOARDS: Tri-fold display boards will be available in the office for $1.
SCIENCE ROCKS 2017
MOUNTAINS—WHERE AND WHY? Get your hiking gear on, because we are
going up a mountain
Mighty Science Quiz Topic #3
MOUNTAINS--- WHERE DO THEY COME FROM???
Mountains can be explained as landforms that rise well above the surrounding land for a
limited area in the form of a peak. Mountains are steeper, larger and taller than hills.
Many mountains are so high that they reach the colder layers of the atmosphere. This
fact leads to different climates, forests, flora and fauna in the same mountain. Mountain
life is less preferable due to harsh climates, less suitability for agriculture and also less
oxygen as we go higher up.
How are these mountains formed?
Did you know that mountains are always changing—getting larger, moving, or getting smaller? It is hard to
tell by just looking at them that they are changing but they are.
That is because the earth’s crust is made up of large plates called tectonic plates that fit into each other.
These plates keep moving a few centimeters every year. Mountains form along the boundaries where the
tectonic plates move towards each other. The tectonic plates collide triggering deformation and thickening of
the crust.
This in turn leads to crustal uplift and mountain formation. This process leads to folding and faulting of layers
into folds or wrinkles along the convergent plate boundaries.
You maybe have heard of Faults in the earth’s crust. One famous fault is the San
Andreas fault in California. This is where the two plates are moving parallel to
each other and bumping each other, which causes major earth quakes. The San
Andreas Fault is a continental transform fault that extends roughly 800 miles
through California. It forms the tectonic boundary between the Pacific Plate and
the North American Plate. Pictured is the San Andreas fault.
Crustal uplift can be either a hill or a mountain depending upon the height and
slope of the formation. But also to balance the weight of the earth surface, much of the compressed rock is
forced downward, producing deep mountain roots making mountains for both upward and downward.
The following information ( in the box) is for our intermediate kids to read only (3-5)
1. When a plate of continental crust converges with a plate of oceanic crust, the heavier oceanic crust will
move under the continental crust and this process is called subduction. This is the process through which
mountains and volcanoes are formed when the subducted oceanic crust is melted and recycled to the
surface (e.g. West coast of North and South America).
2. When a place of oceanic crust converges with another plate of oceanic crust, the older crust will subduct
under the newer crust that is less dense leading to volcanic ring islands (e.g. Japanese islands).
3. When two plates of continental crusts come into contact with each other, neither of them will subduct
beneath the other due to their densities. So this collision leads to formation of big mountains with
fragments of oceanic sediments in them even in the highest peaks (e.g. Alps in Europe, Himalayas in
Asia).
For all kids to read
Types of mountains:
Mountains can be classified into five different basic types based on the cause that formed the mountain, type
of rocks, shape and placement on land.
1. Fold Mountains (Folded Mountains)
2. Fault-block Mountains (Block Mountains)
3. Dome Mountains
4. Volcanic Mountains
5. Plateau Mountains
We will look at 2 kinds of mountains that are seen in the USA:
Fold Mountains:
These are the most common types of mountains. These are formed when two continental tectonic plates
collide and their edges crumble to form mountains. The crust is uplifted forming folds on top of the other. Vast
mountain ranges stretching across thousands of kilometers
are Fold Mountains. The Rocky Mountains in North
America, the Alps in Europe, the Andes in South America,
the Urals in Russia and the Himalayan Mountains in Asia
are examples of Fold Mountains.
Pictured here are the Himalayas which are constantly getting taller.
To explain a fold mountain try this: take several towels laying them
flat on top of each other. Then push from one side slowly and watch
the various layers move up into a wrinkled form, much like the
earth’s crust. Add some tiny debris such as skittles on the top. Now
watch how they fall off just as the mountain would crumble.
This is an illustration of the earth’s crust being folded into mountains
because the crust is being pushed by tectonic plates.
Fault-Block Mountains:
The Fault-block Mountains or block mountains are
created when faults or cracks in the Earth's crust force
materials or blocks of rocks upward or down. The
uplifted blocks are Block Mountains or horsts. These
block mountains break up into chunks or blocks and
move either up or down. When they move apart blocks
of rock get stacked on one another Fault-block
Mountains usually have a steep front side and then a
sloping back side. The Sierra Nevada Mountains in North
America and the Grand Tetons in Wyoming, USA, are
super examples of Fault-Block Mountains.
The Grand Tetons in Wyoming are a great example of Fault Block Mountains. See picture below
Videos to watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_yRnFqDwYA how mountains are formed kid friendly, short clip
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJk9cFz152s&t=103s forming of Americas rocky mountains
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v2L2UGZJAM
beautiful film of mountains up until 4:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKYkIgm55QI&index=2&list=PL8e-1gsTIza4aemQFO9GocJe2HZyQtwo1
this one is about the San Andreas fault and might be scary for young children because it talks about the
probable giant earth quake to come and how bad past ones have occurred.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2c_usOpyBwI this is about how the Alps were formed –a fold mountain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK0fCeUflGI about Grand Teton National Park beautiful and
instructional
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbnxDiYmIQU this one is also on the Grand Tetons—no talking just very
visual and it is short.
Have Fun Exploring places unlike anything around
our area.
Science Rocks points to know:
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Mountains are not found around here.
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Mountains are formed because of the movement of the tectonic plates in the earth.
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Mountains occur through crustal uplift or folding and faulting. It is also how faults are created.
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[For older kids] Mountains can collide or subduct. Subduction is when the crust goes under another
part of the earth’ s crust and a mountain is formed.
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What are the Alps in Europe an example of?
•
What are Rocky Mountains in North America an example of?
•
What are the Grand Tetons in Wyoming an example of?
•
The earth’s crust is always changing. We can rarely see these changes because they are so huge, but
mountains are continuously changing – either wearing down (Appalachian Mountains) or being pushed
higher ( Himalayas).
FOURTH GRADE CLASS MRS. HENSLEY VISITS THE ICE AGE TRAIL:
After a delay,
Mrs.
Hensley’s
class was
finally able to
go on their Ice
Age Trail field
trip a few
weeks ago.
Looks like a
nice time
outdoors.
THE EC lamp! The what???
Something new appeared in
a hallway outside the
Guidance office, which is
now called the EC lamp
because it is a lamp or light
shining on what our
specialist teachers are doing
from week to week.
Specialists include our Art,
Music, Phy. Ed., Librarian,
and Guidance Counselor.
Each week they have
specific curriculum. This is helping other teachers, and staff to see what they are covering especially when it
overlaps into regular classroom curriculum. It has also been helpful for people like me who want to
communicate what is happening in our building. There is SO much.
If you come into the Northwoods front entry you will see a display of food! It is the
Northwoods Café! This food was made by our 5th graders for their Pop Art unit! They learned
about artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Litchenstein! Good thing you can’t eat the food or
you’d break a tooth! The realistic food is actually ceramic! Way to go artists!!
Congratulations to one of our Northwoods students ! Her art
is up at the Superintendent’s Gallery and is hanging right in Dr.
Hardebeck’s office! The student was invited to attend a
reception at Dr. Hardebeck’s office along with the other
students from the district that have art in her gallery. One
student from each elementary school is selected for this
honor! She is shown here with Superintendent Dr. Mary Anne
Hardebeck.
THE PTO PAGE
TONIGHT PTO MEETING
APRIL 18 6:30 Library
See agenda below
ADOPT A STAFF May 1-5: Help Needed—MORE PARENTS are needed at this
writing to adopt one staff member during the week of
Staff Appreciation-- Please contact Amanda Binczak at
715-559-5942 if you can help or email her at
[email protected]
Staff Appreciation
Week
Agenda Items for tonight
Upcoming restaurant nights:
(We have $10 Dairy Queen and $10 Chipotle scrip gift cards
available to purchase and can be used for these
nights. Plan ahead and earn extra $$ for our events!!)
Next one next week
TUESDAY, APRIL 25 for Northwoods!
Wednesday, May 3rd Chipotle Night
Other PTO things coming up:
BOGO BOOKFAIR….. May 11-12
Northwoods Chorus sings at the Memorial Day ceremonies May 29
3rd annual KUBB family night….June 2
End of year carnival…………June 6
ECASD AND COMMUNITY
INFORMATION and OPPORTUNITIES
THE ECASD HAS CREATED A SPACE ON THEIR WEBSITE SO THAT YOU CAN ACCESS ALL THE FLYERS that are
currently out for this month. Go to the link provided below if you are interested in any of these programs or
activities.Community flyers such as this are no longer going to be sent home in your child’s folders.
***If you do not have computer access and need a flyer, please contact our Partnership Coordinator by calling
715-852-4107 and leave a message about a flyer that you desire. We can make sure you get one.
Currently listed--- to access, click on link below or click on this link:
http://www.ecasd.us/District/About/Community-Events/Community-Announcement-Flyers
From Volume One-- a few picked for this Friday, April 21
You can also check it out at http://volumeone.org/events/calendar/2017/04/21
6pm Fri. Apr. 21
Eau Claire Jazz Fest 52nd Street
Friday night at the Eau Claire Jazz Festival celebrates the true culture of jazz as Downtown Eau
Claire transforms into a jazz nightclub scene. 52nd Street is a re-creation of the historic 52nd
Street of New York City. Over 50 bands play at multiple venues along Barstow Street in downtown Eau Claire, featuring a
variety of music styles, including ragtime, blues, acoustic, and big band. Go online for a full schedule of events.
Various downtown EC venues; schedule and location list available online Cost: $10 all-access wristband sold at the
door. One wristband provides access to all of the venues
7:30pm Fri. Apr. 21
51st Annual Eau Claire Jazz Festival Headliner Concert: Doc
Severinsen
Entertaining audiences with flashy performances, Doc Severinsen is best known for
leading the NBC Orchestra on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Intending to retire in 2006, Doc moved to
Mexico where he ended up meeting guitarist Gil Gutierrez, who he now travels with in a quintet called the San
Miguel Five. He'll perform with UWEC Jazz Enesmble I and the College Honor Band and Combo.
The State Theatre 316 Eau Claire St., Eau Claire
Cost: $10-20
Fri. Apr. 21
Here We Grow Again - Spring Children's Consignment Fair
West Central Wisconsin's upscale children's consignment event. The place to find bargains
on quality, name brand clothes, great toys, books, videos, baby equipment, and nursery
furniture. Make some extra cash by consigning your child's/teens things or purchasing some great things for
your child/teen at can't-be-beat prices. Hobbs Ice Arena 915 Menomonie St., Eau Claire Cost: FREE to attend
Stay
Calm
And
Carry
On
Science Rocks
Have a great week.
Best Wishes, Laurie Erdman, Partnership Coordinator,
Serving our families, our staff and our children each day.
Northwoods Elementary
715.852.4107 [email protected]
Every child, every day ….Soaring High!