Sheldon Community School District

Preschool had some surprise visitors this week from the Dental Office in Sheldon. Two dental hygienists came to teach our students all about taking care of their teeth. Students got to learn about foods that are good and bad for their teeth as well as practice brushing their teeth. Thank you to The Dental Office in Sheldon for the visit! #Sheldon #dentalcare #densit #preschool #health #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldon

We Are Hiring! Part-Time Food Service Position at East Elementary. 2.5 hours per day. If you are interested in the position please, pick up an application at the District Office (1700 East Fourth St. Sheldon) or call (712) 324-2501 for more information. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon

The 8th Graders spent some time this week helping the 6th graders with the beginning stages of research for Night of the Notables. Night of the Notables is an annual 6th grade event. The 6th grade students research notable people in history and write a paper. They then turn their paper into a speech. On April 11, they will present it to the community like a wax museum. Every time someone gives them a quarter they say share their information. This is also a fundraiser for their 6th grade field trip. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon

Lunch is a fun time at school, but recently it was a lot more entertaining when some of the students took on some of the High School teachers in a friendly game of dodgeball over lunch. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #highschool

Today is National Read Aloud Day! The High School Library Club visited East Elementary to celebrate and read aloud to each classroom. Tonight would be a great night to sit with your child and read aloud to them. Reading aloud is one of the most important things parents and teachers can do with children. Reading aloud introduces vocabulary, shows students how to read fluently, allows students to hear expressive reading, and helps children recognize what reading for pleasure is all about! #nationalreadaloudday #orabs #sheldon #orabs #sheldonorabs #reading #readaloud #books

Middle School art students are working on their surrealist bedroom paintings. Surrealism art aims to revolutionize the human experience. It balances a rational vision of life with one that asserts the power of dreams. Our students have been doing such a great job with this project. We are excited to see their finished products! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #art

1st graders in Mrs. Sandbulte's class got to get a little messy as they practiced their spelling words. Students put shaving cream on their desk and then practiced writing each of their spelling words in the shaving cream. The students had so much fun practicing their words this way! #spelling #eastelementary #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldon #1stgrade

Congratulations to Mrs. Dykstra at East Elementary for being award the McTeacher Award from McDonalds! Mrs. Dykstra was nominated by one of her student's parents. She was nominated because of her care and dedication to her students and the excitement she brings to making school fun for her students. Thank you to McDonalds and the nominating parent for making this possible. Congratulations again to Mrs. Dykstra! Thank you for all that you do for our students. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #mcteacheraward #sheldon

Reminder that the K-6th grade Dance Clinic forms are due on Tuesday, January 31. Please make sure to turn your forms into the office by the end of the day Tuesday. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #danceteam #dance

This week at Sheldon Community School District. #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #school

WINTER FORMAL INFORMATION: Due to the predicted weather tomorrow, the High School Winter Formal scheduled for Saturday, January 28 will be postponed to Saturday, February 4. The Winter Formal will now be held at the Crossroads Pavilion Event Center from 8:00 – 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 4. #LEADON #Orabs #sheldon

Our Kindergarteners are loving their Bee-Bots. Bee-Bots are a perfect starting point for teaching control, directional language, and programming for our Kindergarteners at East Elementary. Students have been learning how to work with the Bee-Bots throughout the year and are already learning how to program the Bee-Bots in more complicated ways. Way to go Kindergarten! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon

1st graders led the school wide assembly today at East Elementary. The 1st graders talked about how important it is to work together to get a job done. The whole 1st grade class built a large snowman during the assembly to demonstrate how everyone could work together and do their part to get the job done. Great work 1st grade! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #elementary

Sheldon High School students in English 9 started working on their #LeadOn seminars this week. They are researching Indigenous ideas behind the idea of leadership. Leadership has been a large focus for the Sheldon Community School District. The district's goal is to help teach and prepare our students to be leaders in school, life, and future work. #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldon #leadership

The 7th graders worked on practicing their integer addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division rules with a fun warm up game in math class. This is a great way for our students to practice their skills in a fun and different way. #math #LeadOn #Orabs #sheldon

East Elementary students got to enjoy some fun activities of their choice after learning more about Habit 7 from the book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People." Habit 7 talks about Sharping the Saw, which means preserving and enhancing the greatest asset you have—you! It means having a balanced program for self-renewal in the four areas of your life: physical, social/emotional, mental, and spiritual. Our students got to practice Sharpening the Saw, by taking some time to do some activities that they enjoy and have some fun with their friends. Each classroom had a different activity that the kids could pick from. Some of the activities included Legos, free drawing, playdough, board games, puzzles, darts, and more! It was so fun to see our students get to Sharpen their Saw and enjoy some fun activities of their choice! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #7habitsofhighlyeffectivepeople

8th Graders put their poetry knowledge to the test to try to escape the Poetry Escape Room. Students worked in groups to try to escape by analyzing poetry and depicting the meaning of the poems. This was a fun and interactive way for our students to review poetry before an upcoming test. Great work 8th grade! #LeadOn #orabs #poetry #sheldonorabs #middleschool

This week at Sheldon Community School District. Make this week a great one! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #sheldonorabs

Mrs. Buenger's 1st graders made some winter snowmen during their art class. The students did so well with this very large art project. It's safe to say that the students could make a real snowman outside, just as big or bigger with all the snow that we have had this year! If you drive by East Elementary, you can see these snowmen waving to your from the window! #LeadOn #Orabs #Sheldon #snowman #winter #art

Sheldon CSD will have a 2-hour late start on Friday, January 20. There will be no AM preschool.