Sheldon Community School District

Mrs. Jansen's third graders shared their extreme weather research projects with Mrs. Ney's first grade class. This was a great opportunity for our students to share their research with others and for the younger students to learn more about extreme weather. Great job third grade! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #learning #research

Happy School Nurse Day to two of the very best! Thank you Savannah Sauer and Mariah Aeikens for all that you do for our students. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #schoolnurseday

Makayla Van Voorst attended the Governor’s Scholar Program Recognition Ceremony where she received her award. Iowa’s top academic students were chosen by their member schools for the 2023 Governor’s Scholar Program. The 422 seniors honored were selected by their high schools as the highest academic achievers. Students receive a photo plaque from the ceremony and certificate to commemorate their achievement. Students were also recognized one by one at a ceremony and got to meet with the governor and lieutenant governor. Congratulations Makayla! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs

As the end of the year gets closer, students get the opportunity to go on a variety of field trips. The 3rd graders had a blast at Willow Creek Nature Park for their field trip last week! The weather was perfect for exploring, playing and learning about nature. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #fieltrip

The 7th and 8th graders performed their Spring Band and Choir Concert last night and did a fantastic job! Thanks to Mr. Lenderink and Mr. Carlson for your instruction and to the students for their practice and dedication. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #band #choir

5th graders were able to practice their coding skills with the Ozobots. The Ozobot follows lines drawn on white paper. Colors drawn in different sequences tell the Ozobot what to do. Our students had a great time creating their own codes for the Ozobots. Great work 5th grade! #LeadON #orabs #coding #iowacoding #middleschool #STEM #ozobots #codingwithozobots

Reading Center Time is a time for students to spread out around the room to different centers and work on a variety of reading skills. Students in 1st grade are working on building a good sentence by drawing different cards to form a clear and complete sentence. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #reading #centertime #readingcenters #sentencebuilding #1stgrade

May is School Board Appreciation Month and we want to take time to thank our school board members at Sheldon Community School District. Thank you to Jessica Brink, Lori Richards, Steve Waldstein, Susan Rensink, and Kecia Hickman for all that you do for our school district! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #schoolboard #iowaschools #sheldon

Happy Teacher's Appreciation Week! Sheldon Community School District is lucky to have some of the best teachers! Thank you for all that you do! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #teachers #thankyou #teachersappreciationweek

This week at Sheldon Community School District! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs

Kindergarteners have been exploring all things underwater this week. Students have learned about different types of animals that live in the ocean. They even researched and wrote a report about whales! Great work kindergartners! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldon #sheldonorabs #underwater #sealife #ocean

High School Spanish IV celebrated Cinco de Mayo with helado frito! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #cincodemayo #heladofrito #spanishclass

Kindergarteners at East Elementary worked with teams in music class to write their own music patterns using robins and nests. Then they played their patterns with egg shakers. They showed excellent musicianship and teamwork skills! Great work Kindergarteners! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #music #makemusic #patterns #writingmusic #musicclass

The MS Conference Track meet scheduled for this afternoon here at Sheldon has been cancelled due to weather. No make-up is planned.

When we say our school lunch ladies are heroes, we mean it! Happy School Lunch Hero Day to our amazing school lunch ladies! These ladies are some of the best and we are lucky to have them in each of our buildings. THANK YOU! #LeadOn #lunchheroday #schoollunchheroday #lunchladies #sheldonorabs #thankyou

Student in Biology are learning about cellular respiration, which is the breakdown of food, specifically glucose, to make chemical energy for our cells. In this lab, students are testing their carbon dioxide output, breath rate, and heart rate. Students were able to test how much carbon dioxide is removed by breathing into a pH indicator that changed colors based on the acidity from the carbon dioxide. The quicker the change in color, the more carbon dioxide that was removed and thus the more cellular respiration that occurred. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #science #biology #sheldonhighschool

Do you know how to calculate the density of a liquid? (Density = mass/volume) The sixth grade science students first learned how to find the mass of a liquid so they then could calculate the density of the liquid. After all calculations were complete, they poured the liquids into a beaker and checked to see if the way the liquids layered matched their calculations. They did! Excellent calculations! #Orabs #sheldon #LeadOn #sheldonorabs #science

Congratulations to the following high school students who received awards for their art at the Northwest Iowa Community College Art Show. Best of Show - Grace Gomez (Mestizo Peruvian, Acrylic Painting) Student Choice Award* - Grace Gomez (Overwhelmed, Graphite Drawing) *(voted on by all of the students at the show) DRAWING 3rd Place Drawing Category Overall - Grace Gomez (Overwhelmed, Graphite Drawing) CERAMICS 1st Place Ceramics Category Overall - Matthew Meyer (Abstraction, Clay Vase) 2nd Place Ceramics Category Overall - Melany Leon (Carved Tripod Vase, Clay Vase) PHOTOGRAPHY / DIGITAL MEDIA 2nd Place Digital Media Category Overall - Gage Haan (Portrait of Andrew, Computer Illustration) Honorable Mention Digital Media Category Overall - Michael Strehlow (Ready or Not, Computer Illustration) PAINTING Honorable Mention Painting Category Overall - Jessie Baker (Death's Hold is a Heartbeat Away, Acrylic Painting Series) MIXED MEDIA 2nd Place Mixed Media Category Overall - Sheldon HS Students (Neurographic Group Totem Sculpture, Paint and Cardboard) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SUB-CATEGORY AWARDS (voted on by all of the regional art teachers) Ceramics: Ceramics Decorative - 2nd Place “Breakfast” Katelyn Grady (clay sculpture) Ceramics Functional - 2nd Place “Tea Set” Sylvia Decker (clay tea set) Digital Media: 1st Place Tie “Halloween Date” Akoya Cabanas (graphic illustration) “Ferocious” Tucker McCabe Nuckols (graphic illustration) Digital Media: 2nd Place Tie “Ready or Not” Michael Strehlow (graphic illustration) “Cerunnos” Tucker McCabe Nuckols (graphic illustration) Photography: 3rd Place “Magical” Akoya Cabanas (photography) Drawing Graphite: 1st Place “Overwhelmed” Grace Gomez (pencil drawing) Painting Acrylic: 1st Place “Mestizo Peruvian” Grace Gomez 3rd Place "Death's Hold is a Heartbeat Away", Jessie Baker (Acrylic Painting Series) #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #art #painting #highschoolart

7th grader Aftyn Dietrick created the winning pixel art for the second semester at Sheldon Middle School. As a winner, her art was then enlarged into a mural that will hang in the Middle School. Aftyn and and number of seventh graders worked together to enlarge and transfer the grid, match colors, and paint every square. The team included Ana Chavez-Morales, Estrella Chavez-Morales, Justina Van Regenmorter, Lesly Ramos-Morales, Addisyn Kavanagh, and Bailey Harn. Congratulations on their creativity, collaboration and leadership! #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #art #pixelart #artclass #middleschool

The Sheldon High School Choir and Band performed their Spring Concert last night and did a wonderful job! Thanks for sharing your talents with us. #LeadOn #orabs #sheldonorabs #music #concerts #musicconcert #band