The 5th grade's 12 Days of Kindness is already over halfway done! On the 7th day the 5th graders must do the last thing on the list from the last 2 days. Either ask mom or dad to clean, clean their desk and room, or help make dinner.
Students had time to clean their desks and they look so much better!
Bring us a figgy pudding? No, thank you. How about some calendar raffle winnings? Yes, please.
The winners of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for today and from the weekend are: December 14th is Chris Bennett, December 15th is Brittany Fargen, and December 16th is Everleigh Fowell. Thank you to everyone who supports the Ithaca Music Department and its musicians of all ages.
Ms. Sprecher’s Floriculture class is getting into the holiday spirit and practicing color theory. They had to design a tacky Christmas shirt using the color wheel and specific color themes. They then were able to bring their design to life.
Celebrations of the season continue this week with the Elementary Winter Music Program on Wednesday, December 18th beginning at 2:00pm in the High School Gym.
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Mon, Dec 16, 2024
Today is a Day 2
Lunch for today - First Choice: Chicken Smackers, Second Choice: Turkey & Cheese Sandwich
From Ms. Schoen
Giving Tree items must be returned, with the tag attached, by Tuesday, Dec 17th.
From Music Boosters:
The winners of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for today and from the weekend are: Dec 14th is Chris Bennett, Dec 15th is Brittany Fargen, and Dec 16th is Everleigh Fowell. Thank you to everyone who supports the Ithaca Music Department and its musicians of all ages.
From Mrs. Behrens:
High School Band Students: This is a reminder to bring your Secret Santa gifts on Tuesday, Dec. 17th. 6th - 8th Grade Band Students should bring their Secret Santa gifts on Wednesday, December 18th.
From Ms. Jones & Mrs. Kershner:
The Ithaca High School Student Council is helping those in need through their annual food drive. Students are stepping up as classes compete to see who can bring in the most food donations! The top class with the most donations will receive a Pizza Party! The runner up class will receive a prize. This fun and rewarding competition will begin today and go through the week.
Today the High School Student Council will be kicking off Christmas Spirit Week! We hope all staff and students will help us celebrate Spirit Week at Ithaca! This is a school wide event. All are welcome to participate! We kick off today with Merry Morning Pajama Day. Tomorrow Tues, Dec 17 will be Grinch Green or Rudolph Red- wear your Christmas colors, green & red.
And an update about the Holiday Door Decorating Contest. The doors all look AMAZING! To keep the suspense going…the winner of the door decorating contest will be announced at 3:00PM today! Stay tuned…
From Mrs. Thompson:
There will be a forensics team meeting today, Dec 16th during Lunch in the LMC. If you are in the Young Investors Club, you should go to that. Any forensics students wishing to compete this year must meet with a coach before the winter break. Please schedule a time as soon as possible.
From Mr. Louis:
The Young Investors Club will meet Monday, Dec 16th during HS lunch. If you are a high school student interested in joining, it’s not too late! Stop on Monday and see if this is a club for you!
From Ms. Ernzen:
There will be a Book Club meeting on Tuesday, Dec 17th during ATTACK in Ms. Ernzen’s room.
From Mr. Andresen:
The first Math Team competition of the year will be on Wednesday, Dec 18th during 8th hour and ATTACK in Mr. Andresen’s room. Students will be excused from their 8th hour class to compete. All ability levels are encouraged to attend. Good luck to all competitors!
From Mrs. Kershner:
Fellowship of Christian Athletes will gather Thursday morning, Dec 19 for the 3rd annual Banana Bread Baking! We will begin at 6:30am. Cinnamon rolls and hot cocoa will be served. Please start bringing in those baking ingredients!
The RISE Mentoring Program will meet Thursday, December 19. Mentors, please pick up your little mentee at your assigned times and meet in the High School foods room for fun holiday baking.
From the Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Club:
The Ithaca/Weston wrestling team apparel store has opened again. It will close on Dec 19. Here is the link: https://sportsworld.chipply.com/ithacawestwr24/
From Basketball Boosters:
The Ithaca alumni basketball tournament will be Saturday, Jan 4th. The women's game will start at 6 PM and the men's game will start at 7:30 PM. There will also be a 3-point contest starting at 5 PM. There is a $5 donation to play in the games to benefit the Ithaca Basketball Programs. Please contact David Klang at 608-415-3267 or email - klandav@ithaca.k12.wi.us if interested in playing in the women’s game and contact Aaron Huebsch 608-475-3601 or email- aaron.huebsch@ithaca.k12.wi.us if interested in playing in the men's game.
Word of the Day:
Cavalier (kav-uh-LEER) showing no concern for important or serious matters The company provided regular training about the dangers of being cavalier with sharing confidential information.
This Day in History:
On this day in 1773 in Boston Harbor, a group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor. The midnight raid, popularly known as the “Boston Tea Party,” was in protest of the British Parliament’s Tea Act, a bill designed to save the faltering East India Company by greatly lowering its tea tax and granting it a virtual monopoly on the American tea trade.
From Mr. Herbst:
Parents/guardians are informed of field trips via permission slips. Unlike an athletic event or music concert, field trips are not open invitations for the general public to attend. Therefore, as a safety precaution, field trips will no longer be listed on the calendar on the District's website.
The Raising Wisconsin’s Children Conference is a free, online learning event for parents, teachers, and caregivers of children providing supportive, practical parenting and child development information. Join us in 2025 to unlock the power of social and emotional skills in children and teens!
https://parenting.extension.wisc.edu/raising-wisconsins-children-2025-conference/
Screening allows us to get to know your 3-year-old or 4-year-old child better in a play-based screening scenario.
Las pruebas de detección nos permiten conocer mejor a su hijo de 3 o 4 años en un escenario de pruebas de detección basado en el juego.
The middle school basketball game at Weston will start at 5:30pm tonight.
On the 6th day of Kindness, 5th graders get to choose one they didn’t do yesterday: help mom or dad clean, cleaning their room their room or desk, or helping mom make dinner. A few stories were shared from some of Mrs. Pruess' students that they actually had fun helping cook supper!
Class door decorating is "wrapping" up! Great class camaraderie and memory-making. Check out the final products and hear winners next week!
It's the most wonderful time of the year!! And announcing raffle winners makes it even more wonderful. The winner of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for December 13th is Remington Fowell. We thank our wonderful music supporters who help Ithaca musicians grow in music of all ages!
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Fri, Dec 13, 2024
Today is a Day 1
Lunch for today - First Choice: Three meat flatbread pizza, Second Choice: Three cheese flatbread pizza
From Mr. Kelly:
Please release the wrestlers who are going to Wisconsin Dells today at 2:10. Friday, Dec 13.
From Ms. Schoen:
The Ithaca Giving Tree is now up in the commons. Please select a tag with an item listed on it. Return the purchased item with the tag attached by Tuesday, Dec 17th.
From Music Boosters:
The winner of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for December 13th is Remington Fowell. Thank you to everyone who supports the Ithaca Music Department and its musicians of all ages.
From Ms. Jones & Mrs. Kershner:
The Student Council Holiday Door Decorating contest ends today! If you are participating…all doors (including class gym doors) must be decorated by 3:20 PM today. Doors will be judged after school and winners will be announced Monday morning.
The Ithaca High School Student Council is helping those in need through their annual food drive. Students are stepping up as classes compete to see who can bring in the most food donations! The top class with the most donations will receive a Pizza Party! The runner up class will receive a prize. This fun and rewarding competition will start Monday, December 16th and will go through Friday, December 20th. Let’s come together to spread kindness and support those in need.
The High School Student Council will be kicking off the holiday with a Christmas Spirit Week! This will be held December 16- December 20. We hope all staff and students will help us celebrate Spirit Week at Ithaca! This is a school wide event. All are welcome to participate! We will kick off Monday, Dec 16 with Merry Morning Monday Pajama Day!
From Mrs. Thompson:
Forensics students wishing to compete this year must meet with a coach before the winter break. Please schedule a time as soon as possible.
From Mr. Klang:
Youth (1st -5th grade) boys' basketball practice will be 8AM – 9AM in the Community Gym this Saturday, December 14th.
Youth (1st -5th grade) girls' basketball practice will be 8AM – 9AM in the High School Gym this Saturday, December 14th.
There will be a middle school girls' basketball open gym this Saturday, December 14th from 9:00AM to 10:30AM in the High School Gym. Please listen to WRCO for any weather related cancellations about practice or look on the Ithaca Girls’ Basketball Facebook page and Ithaca Boys’ Basketball Facebook page.
From 4-H:
The December meeting of the Ithaca Happy Hour 4-H Club will be next Sunday, December 15, at 6 PM in the Willow Valley Church basement. We will do a gift exchange - bring a gift valued at up to $20 suitable for anyone. Bring a holiday treat or snack to share. Cloverbuds who would like to participate in the gift exchange are welcome to come as well! For more information check out the Ithaca Happy Hour Facebook page.
From Mr. Louis:
The Young Investors Club will meet Monday, Dec 16th during HS lunch. If you are a high school student interested in joining, it’s not too late! Stop on Monday and see if this is a club for you!
From Ms. Ernzen:
There will be a Book Club meeting on Tuesday, December 17th during ATTACK in Ms. Ernzen’s room.
From the Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Club:
The Ithaca/Weston wrestling team apparel store has opened again. It will close on December 19. Here is the link: https://sportsworld.chipply.com/ithacawestwr24/
From Basketball Boosters:
The Ithaca alumni basketball tournament will be Saturday, January 4th. The women's game will start at 6 PM and the men's game will start at 7:30 PM. There will also be a 3-point contest starting at 5 PM. There is a $5 donation to play in the games to benefit the Ithaca Basketball Programs. Please contact David Klang at 608-415-3267 or email - klandav@ithaca.k12.wi.us if interested in playing in the women’s game and contact Aaron Huebsch 608-475-3601 or email- aaron.huebsch@ithaca.k12.wi.us if interested in playing in the men's game.
Word of the Day:
Immense (ih-MENSS): something of very great size, degree, or amount He deserves immense credit for his stoicism in often very difficult circumstances.
This Day in History:
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured by U.S. forces during the Iraq War; three years later he was found guilty of crimes against humanity and was executed.
From Mr. Herbst:
We will continue to announce birthdays at the beginning of the school day; however, they will no longer be listed on the announcements that are sent to the general public.
From Mr. Herbst:
Parents/guardians are informed of field trips via permission slips. Unlike an athletic event or music concert, field trips are not open invitations for the general public to attend. Therefore, as a safety precaution, field trips will no longer be listed on the calendar on the District's website.
Baby, it's cold outside! But being a winner of a raffle will warm you up. The winner of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for December 12th is Patsy Wastlick. Thank you to everyone who supports the Ithaca Music Department and its musicians of all ages.
Everyone loves when the animals come to visit! For Vet Science students were doing cheek samples and looking at hair from different animals under a microscope to compare and contrast how the cells looked and were arranged. Ivy the dog wasn't as impressed with the lab and wanted to eat the cotton swab instead.
The Ithaca Music Boosters Fruit sale is ready for pick up NOW. Stop today, December 12th before 5:30 p.m. in the Bus Garage attached to the Community Gym. If you are unable to pick up yourself, make arrangements for someone to pick it up for you today before 5:30 p.m.
The Ithaca/Weston wrestling team apparel store has opened again! It will close on December 19. Here is the link
https://sportsworld.chipply.com/ithacawestwr24/
the 12 Days of Kindness continue! On the 5th day of kindness, 5th graders have to make a choice of helping mom or dad clean, cleaning their room and desk, or helping make dinner. Did your 5th grader offer you some kindness during this season?
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Thu, Dec 12, 2024
Today is a Day 2
Lunch for today - First Choice: Hamburger Gravy over Biscuits, Second Choice: Cheddarwurst
From Ms. Schoen:
The Ithaca Giving Tree is now up in the commons. Please select a tag with an item listed on it. Return the purchased item with the tag attached by Tuesday, Dec 17th.
From Music Boosters:
The winner of the Ithaca Music Boosters 2024 calendar raffle for December 12th is Patsy Wastlick. Thank you to everyone who supports the Ithaca Music Department and its musicians of all ages.
From NHS and FBLA:
Winter Apparel Drive through December 13. Please drop off any cold weather clothing, including coats, socks, underwear, gloves, and mittens, as we are in need of all types of gear. Thank you!
From Mrs. Zorea:
There is a National Honor Society meeting in the Library during Attack on Thursday, December 12th.
From the Ithaca Music Boosters:
Pick up your fruit sale order tomorrow, Thursday, December 12th at the bus garage before 5:30pm. If you cannot pick it up yourself, you must make arrangements for someone else to do so for you. Thank you all for making this another successful sale for our musicians!
From Ms. Jones & Mrs. Kershner:
It’s December! It’s time for our annual Student Council Holiday Door Decorating contest! If you are participating…all doors (including class gym doors) must be decorated by Friday, December 13. Feel free to decorate your locker too! If you need any decorating supplies please see Mrs. Kershner or Ms. Jones.
The Ithaca High School Student Council is helping those in need through their annual food drive. Students are stepping up as classes compete to see who can bring in the most food donations! The top class with the most donations will receive a Pizza Party! The runner up class will receive a prize. This fun and rewarding competition starts next week Monday, December 16th and will go through Friday, December 20th. Let’s come together to spread kindness and support those in need. Thank you for your generosity!
The High School Student Council will be kicking off the holiday with a Christmas Spirit Week that will be held December 16-December 20. We hope all staff and students will help us celebrate Spirit Week at Ithaca! This is a school wide event. All are welcome to participate! We will kick off next Monday, Dec 16 with Merry Morning Monday PJ Day!
From Mrs. Thompson:
Forensics students wishing to compete this year must meet with a coach before the winter break. Please schedule a time as soon as possible.
From Mr. Klang:
Youth (1st -5th grade) boys' basketball practice will be 8AM – 9AM in the Community Gym this Saturday, December 14th. Youth (1st -5th grade) girls' basketball practice will be 8AM – 9AM in the High School Gym this Saturday, December 14th. There will be a middle school girls' basketball open gym this Saturday, December 14th from 9:00AM to 10:30AM in the High School Gym. Please listen to WRCO for any weather related cancellations about practice or look on the Ithaca Girls’ Basketball Facebook page and Ithaca Boys’ Basketball Facebook page.
From 4-H:
The December meeting of the Ithaca Happy Hour 4-H Club will be next Sunday, December 15, at 6 PM in the Willow Valley Church basement. We will do a gift exchange - bring a gift valued at up to $20 suitable for anyone. Bring a holiday treat or snack to share. Cloverbuds who would like to participate in the gift exchange are welcome to come as well! For more information check out the Ithaca Happy Hour Facebook page.
From Mr. Louis:
The Young Investors Club will meet Monday, Dec 16th during HS lunch. If you are a high school student interested in joining, it’s not too late! Stop on Monday and see if this is a club for you!
From Ms. Ernzen:
There will be a Book Club meeting on Tuesday, December 17th during ATTACK in Ms. Ernzen’s room.
Word of the Day:
Mentor: An experienced or trusted advisor. Knowledge from his mentor helped guide him as he began his career.
This Day in History:
December 12, 1988, the blockbuster film, Rainman, starring Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise premiered in New York. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in March, 1989.
From Mr. Herbst:
We will continue to announce birthdays at the beginning of the school day; however, they will no longer be listed on the announcements that are sent to the general public.
From Mr. Herbst:
Parents/guardians are informed of field trips via permission slips. Unlike an athletic event or music concert, field trips are not open invitations for the general public to attend. Therefore, as a safety precaution, field trips will no longer be listed on the calendar on the District's website.
Mrs. Zorea and a herd of middle schoolers are all in with door decorating.
Grinch Parfaits for dessert today! Happy Holidays from the Ithaca School Lunch Team.
❤️School Lunch
