Sheldon High School

Sheldon High School students in English 9 started working on their #LeadOn seminars this week. They are researching Indigenous ideas behind the idea of leadership. Leadership has been a large focus for the Sheldon Community School District. The district's goal is to help teach and prepare our students to be leaders in school, life, and future work. #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldon #leadership

Sheldon CSD will have a 2-hour late start on Friday, January 20. There will be no AM preschool.

Sheldon Community Schools will have NO SCHOOL on Thursday, January 19. High School term tests scheduled for today will now be on Friday. Evening activities TBD. Stay Safe!

Sheldon CSD will have a 2-hour late start on Thursday, January 19 due to weather. There will be no AM preschool.

The School Board approved the snow make-up days last night at the board meeting. See below for a more detailed breakdown of the snow make-up day plan. Reminder we WILL have school next Monday, January 16 and all Wednesdays moving forward will be full days. Wednesdays, starting January 18, will be full days of school for the remainder of the school year, to allow us to reclaim lost instructional time. Teachers will have Wednesday professional development starting at 3:30pm and they will make up some additional professional development during Flex PD Days. This adjustment will account for our first five snow days. • Snow Day #1 – November 29 .... No Make-up Day Required • Snow Day #2 – December 9 .... No Make-up Day Required • Snow Day #3 – December 13 .... No Make-up Day Required • Snow Day #4 – December 15 .... No Make-up Day Required • Snow Day #5 – December 16 .... No Make-up Day Required • Remaining three snow days already missed: • Snow Day #6 – December 22 .... January 16 Make-up Day • Snow Day #7 – January 3 .... February 20 Make-up Day • Snow Day #8 – January 4 .... March 31 Make-up Day #LeadOn #Orabs #snowday #snowmakeupday

Across all of our buildings and classrooms chances are that if you walk into a classroom, you will see a "Bell Ringer" posted or being discussed at the beginning of class. Bell Ringers are used to engage students in short assignments or assessments, review key concepts that have already been taught, stimulate classroom discussion or used to find misconceptions and misunderstandings students may have before the new lesson starts. Whether its a number sorting activity in Kindergarten, identifying which words are verbs in 5th grade, asking your partner to make a list of pros and cons to a new school rule in 8th grade or completing a sample math problem at the high school our teachers do a great job of starting class off with Bell Ringers to get our students focused on the learning target for the day. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon

Join Our Team! The Sheldon High School is looking for a Full Time Custodian. 8 hours per day 40 hours per week Starting wage $15 per hour Paid family health insurance IPERS For more information on this position, other positions, and the application process, please follow this link https://www.sheldonschools.com/page/employment-opportunities #Leadon #Orabs #employment #sheldon

The Sheldon High School FFA Chapter held a friendly toy drive competition between TA groups during the month of December at the High School. The toys that were collected, were then donated to Love INC in Sheldon to be used for their Life Together gift room. Thanks to all that donated to this amazing cause. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #FFA

Students in Mr. Anderson's Chemistry Class performed a double replacement reaction lab between sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid. They calculated the theoretical yield of the product sodium acetate by solving a stoichiometric calculation from the balanced chemical equation of the reaction. Once the reaction was completed, the actual yield of sodium acetate was measured and students solved for the % yield of their reaction. #LeadOn #Chemistry #Sheldonorabs #Orabs #sciencelabs

Sheldon will be running a 2-Hour Late start Thursday, January 5. There will be no AM preschool. Thank you to those that have been working to get the roads clear and safe throughout this winter.

There will be NO SCHOOL Wednesday, January 4 due to weather conditions.

Sheldon Schools will be starting two hours late on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. There will be no early dismissal.

There will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 3. due to weather. Stay staff and enjoy one more day of winter break! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #winter

Sheldon Schools will be starting 2 hours late tomorrow (Tuesday, January 3) due to weather.

The Sheldon High School Principal position is now posted on Teach Iowa. If you know anyone that might be interested, please direct them to our website or Teach Iowa to learn more about the application process. Applications will be accepted until January 18 at 4:00 PM.

There will be NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22. No evening activities. Have a SAFE and FUN Holiday Break!

The Sheldon High School students have had some great real world experience over the last few weeks by participating in "Mock Interviews" with local businesses in our Financial Literacy class. Financial Literacy is a graduation requirement for all Sheldon High School students. During this course students learn money management and career readiness skills. Topics include taxes, checking, saving, investing, paying for college, types of credit, managing credit, insurance, budgeting, and careers. Each student in the course is required to do two job shadows and a mock interview. The mock interview gives each student an authentic learning experience of presenting themself to a potential employer as the best candidate for their business. Community members are invited in to assist with mock interviews. Their constructive criticism helps our students be successful in future interviews. This semester we want to send a thankyou to Rosenboom, NCC, Citizens State Bank, and Sheldon Economic Development for stepping in as our interviewers for our students. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #careers

Today, students in Ms. DeKok's room celebrated National Hot Cocoa Day by enjoying a warm mug of hot cocoa, while doing some holiday activities. With the cool temperatures coming, we might have to make everyday, Hot Cocoa Day! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #Nationalhotcocoaday #coldweather #schoolactivities

Monday night, the 7th-12 grade band and choir students performed their Winter Concert in the High School Auditorium. The holiday themed music was a great way to get into the holiday spirit for the last week of school before Christmas break. Thank you to our students and instructors for your hard work to get ready for this performance. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #music #Christmas

Reminder The 7th-8th Grade and High School Band and Choirs will be having their winter concerts tonight in the High School Auditorium. 5:45 PM 7/8 Winter Band and Choir Concert. 7:00 PM High School Winter Band and Choir Concert. #LEADON #Orabs #Music