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Community Unit District #2

March, 2019

NEWSLINESERENA MIDDLE SCHOOL

I.G.S.M.A. Solo & Ensem ble

Serena Middle School Choir students participated in the I.G.S.M.A. Solo & Ensemble Contest at

Hickory Creek Middle School in Frankfort, Illinois.

Jade Dormer, Valerie Workman and Izabell Martin each performed a vocal solo and received 1st

place ratings. Jade Dormer, Valerie Workman, Izabell Martin and Isabella Neupert sang in an

ensemble and received a 2nd place rating. Good Job Ladies!!

Box Top for Educat ion

We are still collecting Box Top for Education Box Tops at Serena Middle School. All you have to do

is clip from participating products, send into school and we earn cash for our school. We use the

money for incentives for our students. The more box tops we collect the more money we make

for our students. Each Box Top is worth $.10. E

SERENA MIDDLE SCHOOL

You Be t he Chem ist Challenge

All Serena 7th and 8th graders recently participated in the You Be the Chemist Challenge that

celebrates and elevates the science of chemistry to inspire on-going study and careers.

The Challenge is a multilevel individual competition, that begins with participants completing the

Challenge Qualifier at their schools. The Qualifier is a short multiple-choice test provided by CEF

and administered by educators. Top Qualifier scorers from each school then advance to the next

level of competition a Local or Local-as-State Challenge which will take place on Saturday, March

2, at Illinois Valley Community College.

At the Local and State Challenges participants answer several rounds of multiple choice

questions. Students participate individually in the Challenge competitions. The students who

score the highest will move on to the next level of competition with the top participant from each

state advancing to the National Challenge!

Congratulations to Asia Robertson, William Woltje, Izzy Martin, and Alexis Linder for all your hard

work and good luck next Saturday!

Spell ing Bee

Thirty students from grades sixth, seventh, and eighth earned the right to compete in the

2018-19 Serena Middle School Spelling Bee. On January 25th, all students, 5th-8th grade watched

as their peers went round after round, correctly spelling many of the words given. When the dust

settled, Ava Rosengren stood alone as the winner, and Audrey Tanas was runner-up. Ava gained

the right to participate in the LaSalle County Spelling Bee held at Ottawa High School on February

9, 2019. Although Ava did not move on to the State level, she represented Serena well. We are

proud of all the students who participated and are looking forward to next year?s competition!

SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY

ACE St udent s

Kindergarten (Twait)-Lilly Young

Kindergarten (Olson)-Xavier Alvarez

First Grade (Pokarney)-Cody Runge

Second Grade (Ball)-Geovany Fiscal

Second Grade (Temple)-Nathan Fredres

Third Grade (Browder)-Ron Evans

Third Grade (Meyer)-Erik Selvig

Fourth Grade (Bohlmann)-Ethan Stark

Fourth Grade (McMahan)-Lillyan Stuebinger

Cardinal Award

Kindergarten (Twait)-Riley Wagner - Reading

Kindergarten (Olson)-Maya Walters-Reading

First Grade (Pokarney)-Blake Stanley-Reading Improvement & Effort

Second Grade (Ball)-Jeffrey Gavin-Math

Second Grade (Temple)-Collin Benson-Reading

Third Grade (Browder)-Kiley Bickle-Good Listener

Third Grade (Meyer)-Lillian Sheneman-Great Attitude

Fourth Grade (Bohlmann)-Allie Todd-Language/Writing

Fourth Grade (McMahan)-Finley Brodbeck-Attitude

Opera House Tr ip

On February 19th fourth grade also went to Sandwich Opera House to see Abe Lincoln another American Eagle Productions. Mr. Lincoln talks about himself, education, why our country was divided and how it was reunited.

Valent ine?s Par t ies

On February 14, all classes had a Valentine?s party. They wrote Valentine?s to each other, played games, and had a treat or two. The kids had a great time!

LaSalle Count y Farm Bureau

The LaSalle County Farm Bureau comes to the fourth grade class to teach them Ag in the Classroom. They could enter into a coloring contest. Maddie Brooker won a cash prize for getting 2nd place in LaSalle County. The Farm Bureau came and presented her with the prize along with her colored picture in the form of placemats for her family and friends.

SHERIDAN ELEMENTARY

Ms. Ball?s Second Grade

We FINALLY got to celebrate the 100th Day in Ms. Ball's second grade. We started the day with t-shirts purchased by the P.T. O. and made with the help of Mrs. Kempiak. We are 100 Days SMARTER! We had been collecting for the food pantry hoping to reach our goal of 100 items. We Did It with a total of 244 items. A huge thank you to all that shared for the pantry. Throughout the day we put 100 piece puzzles together, used our 100 wrapped edible items, and added and subtracted for 100 seconds. The class decided they can add faster than they can subtract. A GREAT day was enjoyed by everyone!

Kindergar t en Basket ball Gam e

On February 13, Kindergarten played a basketball game. It was Mrs. Olson?s Red Team against Mrs. Twait?s White Team. They learned all about basketball in P.E. class and by practicing. Many parents and grandparents came and watched this exciting game.

Mrs. McMahan?s Class

On the 100th day of school Mrs. McMahan?s 4th grade had a litt le fun doing some 100 piece puzzles.

HARDING ELEMENTARY

!00th Day CelebrationFor our 100th Day Celebration all of the students had a

great time. The Kindergarten and 1st Grade students

created t-shirts for the occasion and the 2nd -4th Grade

students had fun dressing like they were 100 years old.

Swimming at the YMCAThe 2nd and 3rd Grade classes are half way through their

swimming lessons at the Ottawa YMCA. The students have

really been enjoying this. We want to say ?Thank you? to the

PTO for providing the students with this wonderful

opportunity.

Sandwich Opera House

On Tuesday, February 19, the 4th Grade class went to see

?Abe Lincoln at the Sandwich opera House. The play was

Abe Lincoln talking about himself, education why our

country was divided and how it was reunited. The student

enjoyed learning more about Lincoln and the history of our

country.

February ACE WinnersKindergarten - Kolby Mahler

1st Grade - Torrey Temple

2nd Grade - Leana Milashoski

3rd Grade - Bentley Wheeler

4th Grade - Joshua Bolen

HARDING ELEMENTARY

March Birthdays 10th - Noah Gribble

11th - Adrienne Uriostegui

15th - Hunter Brown

17th - Matthew Shelton

24th - Olivia Kelly

26th - Carter Meyer

27th - Alexa McNally

March Happenings4th - PTO Meeting @ 7 pm

6th - 2:05 Dismissal

7th - K, 2nd & 4th Safe Journeys

Presentations

11th - 22nd 3rd & 4th IAR Testing

12th - Family Reading Night 6-8pm @

Harding

14th - 3rd & 4th Grade LaSalle County Soil

& Water Conservation District

Presentations

K, 2nd & 4th Safe Journeys Presentations

15th - End of 3rd Quarter

16th - 3rd & 4th Grade Battle of the Books

11am @ Sheridan Public Library

20th - Mobile Dentist

21st - K, 2nd & 4th Safe Journeys

Presentations

School Board Meeting @ Serena High

School @ 6:15 pm

25th - 31st - No School - Spring Break

Classes Resume on April 1,2019

If you have any pictures you would like

to share with the school for this year?s

yearbook. Please send them to Mrs.

Kowalski at [email protected].

Thank you!

Remember you can always go to

www.unit2.net, click on Harding and

check our online calendar for any

changes of activities.

For the latest Harding News check out

our Facebook and Twitter pages

(@hardingeagles)!

MARCH CALENDAR

1 No classes at Indian Valley Vocational Center

3 FFA Toy Show

4 Academic Bowl Meet @ Serena 4:15

6 1:45 Dismissal, NHS trip to Feed My Starving Children 8:00-1:30

7 ASVAB Test 11:15

8 English I Field Trip 7:30-2:30

15 Third Quarter Ends, Student Council Sadie Hawkins Dance

20 BB @ St. Francis, SB ? St. Francis - H

22 BB & SB @ Jacksonville

23 BB & SB @ Jacksonville

25 ? 29 No School Spring Break

28 School Board Meeting

Classes Resume on April 1

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