Congratulations to Lillian De Zeeuw, Claire Nilles, Devin Huitink, Ben Frahm, Libby Martens, Bentley Green, and Samuel Van Maaren for being selected to be part of the Strong Foundations Honor Band. These students practice with other Honor Band members from the area on Monday and then performed a concert that night in Sioux City that was open to the public.
We are proud of your hard work and practice. Congratulations!
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Seventh and eighth grade students attended the first middle school Computer Science Art Show.
They talked about their Pixel art and digital paintings, as well as admired the enlarged Mario mural designed by Parker Kamstra and assembled by seventh and eighth grade volunteers.
Congratulations to all eighth grade students for a successful semester of coding and computer science! Seventh graders begin their first semester of computer science this week.
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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
The 8th graders have been learning how to solve different types of equations in math class.
One way that the students have practiced improving this skill is by using manipulatives to help them visualize the equation. This is a great way for our students to not only learn how to solve the equation, but also for them to "see" the equation and understand how and why they got the answer they did.
Great work 8th grade!
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The 7th and 8th grade students just finished up their Archery Unit!
In this unit students worked on their hand and eye coordination in their attempts to hit the targets around the gym. Some of our students even hit the target right in the bullseye!
Way to go 7th and 8th grade.
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The Middle School Girls' Basketball games scheduled for this Thursday, Jan. 12 have been rescheduled for Friday, Jan. 20th.
Start times will remain the same, 4:15 at both locations. We are going to flip 7/8th grade home/away. Locations are listed below.
Jan. 20th
7th GBB @ Okoboji 4:15
8th GBB home vs. Okoboji 4:15
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The 5th graders in Miss. Baumgartner and Mrs. Simonsen's English Class recently finished the historical fiction novel, "Number the Stars" which is about two young girls who lived during the Holocaust.
The 5th grade students then got the opportunity to connect with a living Holocaust survivor, Saul. Saul zoomed in with the class and was able to share his experience living through that time period. Saul also answered some of the questions that the 5th graders had.
This was a great opportunity for the students to learn about that time period through their reading and then talk to a person who lived through it.
Saul will be turning 99 next month. He currently lives in Los Angeles and moved there to be with his sister who also survived the Holocaust. Throughout his life he opened a painting company and also worked for an optical business.
Thank you to Jordan Dykstra, a former Sheldon graduate who helped with this connection. Jordan lived with Saul for awhile during his time in Los Angeles.
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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 Middle School Girls' Basketball practice tomorrow, Jan. 4th. Middle School Girls' Basketball practice will begin on Thursday, Jan. 5th immediately after school.
There will be NO SCHOOL on Tuesday, January 3. due to weather. Stay staff and enjoy one more day of winter break!
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Sheldon Schools will be starting 2 hours late tomorrow (Tuesday, January 3) due to weather.
There will be NO SCHOOL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22.
No evening activities.
Have a SAFE and FUN Holiday Break!
The Sheldon Middle School students of the month for December were announced at our monthly assembly today.
Congratulations to Elijah Fischer, Tamsyn Matus, Kendalyn Sterler, and Nikko Esquivel.
These students were nominated by their teachers in recognition of their leadership and kindness demonstrated at SMS.
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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.
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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
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16 there will be NO SCHOOL. A decision on evening activities will be made later.
Sheldon Schools will be starting two hours late on FRIDAY, December 16, 2022. No AM Preschool.
NO SCHOOL on Thursday, December 15 due to weather.
A decision on evening activities will be made later.
