This week is American Education week, this is a great time to thank the educators, paras and substitutes for all they do to help our students learn and grow at school.

We will also be having our Book Fair this week Monday-Friday. Students will be able to bring their money in and shop throughout during the open book fair times. Big thanks to our parent volunteers for helping out with running the book fair!

Please see the schedule below-

Monday- 12:00pm-7:00pm

Tuesday- 7:30am-4:00pm

Wednesday- 7:30am- 6:30pm

Thursday- 7:30am- 4:00pm

This year the Leadership class has decided to change how student and staff awards are given. This will be done twice a month, with 1 boy and 1 girl winning from each grade level. One week we will have girl winners and one week we will have boy winners. The leadership class was able to get some Gift Card donations from local businesses to add to the award gift package. Teachers are also asked to be more thoughtful and provide the why with their nomination. When teachers nominate students they are looking for the following:

Integrity

Responsibility

Respect

Effort

5th Grade

We finished our book "The Invisible Boy" this week! It's such a great story with very real-life, applicable lessons for students to consider as they find themselves in situations in the classroom, playground, sports teams, home, etc. We talked a lot about how it's really easy to SAY the right thing to do, but when it comes to actually DOING it, it takes courage. My challenge to them was to think about ways that they can be a difference-maker!

Questions to ask your student...

1. What was one of the situations that the characters found themselves in from the book?

2. What does empathy mean?

6th, 7th, 8th Grade

This week in Advisory, students wrote Thank You Notes that will be delivered to the VA in Topeka. There were some really heart-felt notes. We were so proud of the kids for taking the time to put some thought into creating these meaningful notes.

Thanksgiving Pies! -- WE STILL NEED SOME!

We will celebrate Thanksgiving with our School Families again this year! We are asking for donations for store bought pies to eat with our families. We will also need plates and forks. The slots below are organized by School Family. If you know whose school family your student is in, feel free to sign up to bring pies for that family. Or, you can sign up for any family.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0E44AAA62DA5F58-45615786-school

Girls Basketball- Girls play at home against Holton on Monday and will travel to Nemaha Central on Thursday.

Wrestling- They will head to Onaga on Tuesday and Rossville on Saturday.

Cost for Breakfast is $2.10- we start serving breakfast at 7:30 am

Lunch cost is $3.25- We are offering a hot meal, a sandwich and a salad option please make sure you let your child know what is on the lunch menu so they know what they would like when their teacher takes lunch count.

Monday- Girls Basketball at Home games start at 4:30pm, 7th grade at the High School and 8th Grade at the Middle School.

Book Fair 12:00pm-7:00pm at the Middle School Library

Tuesday- Wrestling at Onaga

Book Fair 7:30am-4:00pm at the Middle School Library

Wednesday- Book Fair 7:30am-6:30pm at the Middle School Library

Thursday- Basketball at Nemaha Central games start at 4:30pm. Games will be at Nemaha Central High School, 8th grade will be in the Main Gym with 7th grade in the Secondary gym, 7th grade B team will only play 3 quarters. Please know that parking is crazy due to the construction they have going on.

Friday-

Saturday- Wrestling at Rossville, bus leaves at 6:45am