Sheldon Community School District will be running 2 hours late today due to weather. There will be no AM preschool.
The 5th through 8th grade students each got a feather today to write something that they are thankful for. Once everyone had their feather done, students brought together their feathers to create a "Thankful Turkey."
We have so much to be thankful for at the Sheldon Middle School!
We hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving!
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There will be NO SCHOOL
Wednesday, November 23
Thursday, November 24
Friday, November 25
Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!
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What do you see when you look underwater?
The 5th graders have been working on an art project showing what you would see if you looked underwater. The students had the option to draw or paint what they would see. Some students showed what it would look like in the ocean, while others picked what you would see if you looked in a lake.
It is great to see how creative and talented our students are.
#LeadOn #Orabs #art
The 6th graders focused on an activity this week that practiced Habit 6: Synergize, from the book, "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," by Stephen Covey.
Students had to see which group could work together to build the tallest “Leaning Tower of Feetza.” The tallest tower was 72 centimeters tall!
Throughout the year, our students continue to learn more about the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and apply the habits to everyday situations.
#LeadOn #Sheldon #Orabs
Our High School Students have an option to take Community Service as a class for some of the year. These students can pick different areas in the community to do this class.
Many students choose to help out at the Elementary and Middle School during this class. Some of the tasks the students help out with include helping our teachers prep class materials, work with students on homework and skills or just have a few minutes to hang out and form relationships with underclassmen.
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8th Graders presented their Science Fair Projects last night to the judges and public to be evaluated.
Many weeks ago, students came up with a hypothesis and spent weeks testing, recording and evaluating their hypothesis.
Once students were done with their testing and recording, they created a science report in the form of a board to display and explain their findings.
Great job 8th grade!
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The Sheldon Middle School will be hosting a Food Drive from November 14-18.
Donations can include non-perishable food items and personal hygiene products. The images have examples of what would be acceptable to bring.
Items an be sent with your child throughout the week.
#LeadOn #Orabs #fooddrive
Congratulations to Natilie Schmith on being selected as this year's winner of the Congressional App Challenge in Iowa's Fourth Congressional District!
Natilie created a mental health app and was selected as a winner! As a winner, Natilie will be invited to the Day of Code at the US Capitol building, in Washington DC, in the spring. Her app will also appear on the US House's Website alongside winners from across the country.
Congratulations Natilie for your work and selection!
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The Sheldon Middle School will be hosting a Food Drive from November 14-18.
Donations can include non-perishable food items and personal hygiene products. The images have examples of what would be acceptable to bring.
Items an be sent with your child throughout the week.
#LeadOn #Orabs #fooddrive
7th and 8th graders attend class daily in the technology lab. These students are currently learning how to build a robot that moves.
Throughout the year students rotate to different "Expeditions" to learn more about that specific content area. At the "Expeditions" students participate in hands on learning, building, testing and more.
Some of the Expeditions that students rotate to include: Rolling Robots, Optical Solutions, Flight Dynamics, Design Time, Communication, Tower Power, Thermal Physics and more.
This is an awesome opportunity for our students to learn more about different content areas that they otherwise might not be exposed to and could potentially lead to some future career interests.
#LeadOn #Orabs #Technology #STEM
5th grade students in Ms. Nordahl's Science Class are learning about the four spheres of the Earth.
Students have learned about the biosphere, geosphere and today the students dived into learning more about the hydrosphere.
As an introduction to learning more about the hydrosphere, students worked in groups and traveled around the room to different learning stations.
At each station they had to scan a QR code to bring up a video that would give more information about the hydrosphere. Students were responsible for recording information they learned about the hydrosphere as they traveled to each station.
This was a great way to put the learning in the students hands and see what pieces of information they thought were important as they learned more about the hydrosphere today.
#LeadOn #Orabs #technology #science
Reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL on Friday, November 4.
Enjoy the day off and we will see you Monday!
8th grade students have been learning about the Revolutionary War in History Class.
As a cumulation assignment for the unit, students were given some of the historical events, important individuals involved and battles that happened during that time and were asked to create a timeline and organize the events, along with the people associated with those events.
This was a great way for students to organize all of the information from the unit and review for their test coming up.
#orabs #LeadOn #history
Tonight and Thursday during conferences, make sure to check out the Book Fair going on in the Middle School Library from 4-8 pm.
There are some amazing books to choose from for both students and adults!
Each book purchase has a portion of the sales go back to help the school, so thank you in advance for the support.
#LeadOn #Orabs #books #bookfair
The Book Fair is this week at the Middle School.
An easy way to shop is to use eWallet. eWallet is a way for students to shop at the fair without bringing money to school.
It's safe, secure, and easy to set up!
Get started at https://www.scholastic.com/bf/sheldonschools or contact Mrs. De Zeeuw
Last week the Middle School celebrated Red Ribbon Week.
Each day had different dress up days that the students participated in.
Monday: Dress Like a Parent Day, "Parents Against Drugs"
Tuesday: Mismatch Day, "Don't Let Drugs Mix You Up"
Wednesday: Camo Day, "Drugs Can't Find Me"
Thursday: Twin Day, "Support Each Other to Stay Drug Free"
#LeadOn #RedRibbonWeek #Orabs
Reminder, there will be NO SCHOOL Friday, October 28 due to a Teacher Professional Development Day.
Enjoy your day off and we will see you on Monday!
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8th Grade Students have started their Science Fair preparation. The Science Fair process lasts six weeks and the students are now into week four of the journey.
The first three weeks were spent 1) determining their central question to be investigated and formulating an hypothesis, describing how they expect the project to turn out; 2) designing a method that can be used to FAIRLY test each of the samples they choose to test; and 3) researching their topic to find out about the science concepts, principles, and laws that will dictate and help determine the final outcome of their testing.
Students are truly in the driver's seat as they develop the central questions for their project, in addition to formulating an hypothesis and designing a method for testing.
Science Fair is off to a great start this year!
#science #orabs #LEADON
The Middle School will have the Book Fair set up next week in the Library!
This is a great opportunity to get your students some books while supporting the school with each purchase.
The book fair will be open during the school day and during conference times.
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