6th and 7th graders really enjoyed dressing up for Christmas Color day! Tomorrow in Middle School and High School, dress up in your favorite holiday hat or as your favorite holiday character.
Over the past few weeks, the Agriculture Mechanic students have been working on a Precision Measurement Instrument Certification. This certification is made up of six units -Tape and Rule, Dial Caliper, Gage Measurement, Angle Measurement, Micrometer, and Dial Gage Measurement. Upon graduation, these students will have a career-ready certification preparing them for their futures.
While completing this certification, the students completed hands-on measuring labs.
Thank you to CESA 3 for this great opportunity.
A group of 6th Graders brought some fun and Christmas cheer into the Middle School hallway! They used their creative energy to turn the MS doors into Santa's stables, with reindeer to match the personality or subject of the teacher in each room.
For the 5th graders 8th day of kindness, they had to write a letter to the next reader of their library book! They had to include something interesting in the book without spoiling it and something kind about the reader that picked the book!
This student’s Christmas sweater is LIT, literally! It was BLINKING. Very on-point!
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Tue Dec 19, 2023
Today is a Day 1
Lunch for today - First Choice: Turkey Supreme, Second Choice: Hot Dog w/bun, Yams, WG roll, pineapple, Christmas cookies, milk
From Mrs. Dickey, Mrs. Wilson, and Mrs. Pluemer:
The Youth 4 Change retreat will be rescheduled for a later date, however please join us in room 506 (the old Kindergarten room) for the Subway lunch that would've been provided. We will talk briefly about rescheduling the event.
From Mrs. Burnley:
There will be an FBLA meeting on Today during ATTACK in Mrs. Burnley’s room.
From Middle School Girls Basketball:
There is a sign-up sheet for 6th-8th grade girls basketball posted on the outside of the office. There will be an open gym Wed, Dec 20 after school until 5pm with a parent meeting to follow.
From Mrs. Deitelhoff:
There is an FCCLA meeting on Wed, Dec. 20 in Mrs. Deitelhoff’s room.
Mrs. Kershner:
FCA Christmas Huddle will be Thursday, Dec 21. Join us for breakfast, devotion and an inspiring message.
From Jacob Manning :
There is a sign up sheet for Middle School wrestling on the office window. There will be a meeting Thursday at ATTACK time in Mr. Kelly’s room. Practice will start on Tuesday January 2nd in the mezzanine after school. You can get brat sale forms from Mrs Thompson.
From Forensics coaches:
We missed some of you! It’s not too late to join forensics. Stop to chat with Ms Schmitt, Mrs Thompson, or Mrs Zorea or email Mrs Murphey if you have any questions. Before break please talk with a coach about your category.
From Ms Durkin:
The annual Passages Food Drive is underway and the 1st grade is currently in 1st place with 3 boxes collected! Each elementary classroom will have boxes and student council representatives to help the kids get into the fun of giving. Class advisors will also have boxes in their classrooms for students to donate in the middle school and high school. All classes kindergarten through 12th grade will be able to compete and the class that collects the most boxes will get a Pizza Hut pizza party hosted by the student council. our last day to collect will be Friday morning Dec 22. Student Council members remember to check in with your assigned classrooms every morning to count boxes and replace boxes!
From Ms. Sprecher:
Concessions Tuesday is Music Boosters; Friday is Student Council.
Wednesday is: Santa/Elf Hat or favorite Christmas character
Word of the Day: Impeach to charge with a crime or misdemeanor, specifically : to charge a public official before a competent tribunal with misconduct in office After Andrew Johnson, the first president to be impeached, finished his chaotic and disgraceful administration, Grant was the inevitable successor.
This day in history: 1998 After nearly 14 hours of debate, the House of Representatives approves two articles of impeachment against President Bill Clinton, charging him with lying under oath to a federal grand jury and obstructing justice. Clinton, the second president in American history to be impeached, vowed to finish his term.
Birthdays
Elementary: Wyatt Kalland, Matthew Kitsembel
MS/HS: Daniel Feryance, Shayla Klingaman, Benjamin Otto
Staff: none
Ithaca's Giving Tree is bare, no tags HERE and no tags THERE - and that's a GREAT thing, because YOU care! Thanks to our staff, students, and the Ithaca Community as ALL tags have been taken. We invited our people to select a tag from the Ithaca Giving Tree to purchase a gift for youth in our community. You did NOT disappoint - THANKS!
May your days be Merry and Bright this Winter Break! This Friday, December 22nd, students will be released early - Elementary beginning at 12:15pm and MS/HS at 12:34pm. There is no school for students or staff until we resume on Tuesday, January 2nd. Ithaca Public Schools District Buildings will be closed also during that time. Any urgent or emergent needs should be communicated via email to District Administrators.
There is a sign up sheet for Middle School wrestling on the office window. Practice will start on Tuesday, January 2nd in the mezzanine after school. If any Middle Schoolers would like to sell brats for the Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Club fundraiser, see Mrs Thompson for a form. The forms and money are due when we return from break.
Twins at Christmastime (x2)
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Mon 18, 2023
Today is a Day 2
Lunch for today - First Choice: Chicken patty w/bun, Second Choice: Pizzaroni hotdish,
Breadsticks, broccoli, applesauce, milk
From the Ithaca-Weston Wrestling Club:
Congratulations to the Ithaca-Weston High School wrestling team. They competed Saturday at the annual Richland Center Invitational. The team placed 5th out of 17 teams, some of which are strong upper division teams. Iowa-Grant/Highland won the invitational. Individual results were Kerrick Thomspon 5th, Blake Bingham 8th, Ethan Stowell 3rd, Ashtin Bennet 5th, Nolen Waldner 3rd, Logan Anderson 4th, Kayden Coleman 7th, Caleb Birkrem 6th, and Mac Neefe 2nd. See them compete next at the 41st Annual Bi-State December 28th through the 30th in LaCrosse.
From Mrs Thompson:
There will be a forensics meeting Monday, today during ATTACK time in the LMC for all interested in forensics this year.
From Mrs. Ramsden:
Gift wrappers are needed for the Elf Shop on Wed, Dec 20 from 8:30 am to 3:20. This is open to middle school students and high school students, it must be during your study hall period. Sign-up is in the library.
Mrs. Kershner:
Attention High School Juniors and Seniors: If you were considering being a part of the Youth Apprenticeship Program for this year, please see Mrs. Kershner on or before Wed, Dec 20. The deadline for enrollment is approaching. Thank you!
From Middle School Girls Basketball:
There is a sign-up sheet for 6th-8th grade girls basketball posted on the outside of the office. There will be an open gym Wed, Dec 20 after school until 5pm with a parent meeting to follow.
From Jacob Manning:
There is a sign up sheet for Middle School wrestling on the office window. Practice will start on Tuesday January 2nd in the mezzanine after school.
From Ms Durkin:
The annual Passages Food Drive starts today!! In the spirit of the holiday season, the Ithaca Student Council will be hosting their annual non-perishable food fundraiser for Passages in Richland Center. Passages is a homeless shelter for battered women. For the past 3 decades, Ithaca has had an annual holiday food drive and we would like to continue this tradition. Each elementary classroom will have boxes and student council representatives to help the kids get into the fun of giving. Class advisors will also have boxes in their classrooms for students to donate in the middle school and high school. All classes kindergarten through 12th grade will be able to compete and the class that collects the most boxes will get a Pizza Hut pizza party hosted by the student council. We will start collecting now and our last day to collect will be next Friday morning Dec 22. Student Council members remember to check in with your assigned classrooms every morning to count boxes and replace boxes!
From Ms. Sprecher:
Concessions Tuesday is Music Boosters; Friday is Student Council.
Tuesday is flannel day.
Birthdays
Elementary: Paislee Grassman
MS/HS: none
Staff: none
When one door opens, another gets decorated! Things are quite festive at Ithaca!
Get in the holiday spirit with Dress Up Days next week at Ithaca Public Schools with Dress Up Days!
On Merry Monday, Elementary students dress up in their holiday colors!
On the First Day of Dress Up days, High School and Middle School students may wear Christmas Colors/Patterns.
Don't forget, Ithaca's "PASSAGES food drive 2023" begins Monday, December 18th!
The door decorating continued today!
Elementary artwork at Ithaca. What is in your backpack?
We at Ithaca are proud of our ENTIRE student body. Here are of a few of those students in the "spotlight". Enjoy.
Fifth graders continue with their Days of Kindness Challenge. Days 6 & 7 were in the works today. 5th graders cleaned their desks as part of the kindness challenge!
Things are VERY festive in Ms. Brewers room this Christmas season.
When it comes to sports at Ithaca, our Seniors lead the way!
