From the principal’s Desk

Dear Patrons:

The first nine weeks is flying by. By the time you read this article we’ll be in the sixth week of the first

nine weeks. The students and staff have settled into their daily routines of attending classes and

extra-curricular activities.

We’d also like to welcome our new staff members. Heather Peters teaches our upper level high school

Math classes, and is also co-sponsoring One Act and Speech with Mr. Stevens. Dayle Wisnieski is

teaching middle school & high school Math, and is sponsoring the Yearbook and Spirit Club. Bob

Stewart is our new Social Studies teacher, he teachers both our middle and high school students.

DeeAnne Stewart took over our Kindergarten program, and Sally Cole was moved to work with our

pre-school children. Linda Schafer is our new computer science person and Coding instructor, she

teaches computer application skills to our Pre-K -12 students. Leah Fischer has also taken on a new

position as our elementary and high school Guidance Counselor. She also still teaches Math to our

junior high students.

If you haven’t heard, SSCS has decided to redo our 2014-15 Yearbook. When we received copies of the

annual at the beginning of the year we noticed that some pictures we left out, plus some other errors

came to light. With this in mind, we decided to give Mrs. Wisnieski, and her Yearbook staff, a chance

to fix these problems so the Yearbook could be reprinted in the proper format. If you purchased an

annual last year you will be receiving a new copy when they arrive.

Would you like to support Justin Meyer with his fight against cancer? If so, please plan on attending

his tailgate. His tailgate will be held on Oct. 16th before the SSCS vs. Pender football game from 5:00

p.m. – 7:00 p.m. in the Kids Zone Building. We will be serving hot dogs, brats, beef burgers, salad,

chips and a drink. The meal will be a free will donation with all proceeds going to Justin’s medical and

travel expenses. If you’re unable to attend and want to donate to this worthy cause please send your

check to: Justin Meyer Fund--Scribner Bank -Attn: Cindy Popken--400 Main Street--Scribner, NE 68057

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy fall. Please support our school and all Trojan activities.

Respectfully Yours,

Mr. Stithem

Scribner-Snyder

Community Schools October/November

Newsletter-2015

Justin's Journey Tailgate

If you would like to support Justin Meyer

and his fight against cancer, please attend

his tailgate. All proceeds

will go towards Justin's

medical and travel

expenses.

When: Oct. 16th - Serving 5-7 p.m. prior

to the SSCS vs. Pender Football Game

Where: Kids Zone Building

What: Serving Hot Dogs, Brats, Beef

Burgers, Salad, Chips and a Drink

(Free Will Donations)

If you’re unable to attend and wish to

contribute, please donate to the Justin

Meyer Fund at the Scribner Bank -

Attention Cindy Popken.

Pack the Stands Night set for Oct. 5th

As the softball team quickly approaches the end of their season, members of the Scribner-Snyder

Booster Club would like to invite you to attend Pack the Stands Night at the Robert Hunt Sports

Complex near the Mohr Auditorium on Monday, Oct. 5th. Special activities have been planned

for the evening with each participant receiving a free bag of popcorn.

The game will begin at 5:30 p.m.

This is also Parent’s Night of the L-V/S-S softball players with special recognition given to the

four senior members of the team: Katie Svehla, Lexi Elsey, Madison Obermiller and Paige

Heinke. Come support the Lady Raiders Monday evening and help them capture a victory.

District action begins for the team on Oct. 8th.

Parent’s Night

set for Trojan

athletes

All volleyball and football

players along with the

dance team members will be given special recognition in the

upcoming weeks as a Parent’s Night has been set for each

team by the S-S Spirit Club. On Friday, Oct. 16th, members

of the Trojan football team will be honored with special

recognition given to the senior members of the team: Michael

Broussard, David Dunklau, Kaleb Fischer, Chauncey Homes,

Austin Lampkin, Sonny Lodl, Jesse Schlecht and Darnell

Sims. That same evening, members of the S-S Dance team

will be honored with senior members, Kanani Mitchell,

Brittney Utemark and Jamie Poppe receiving special

recognition. Team members will be recognized at half-time. Football players and their parents

will be honored following the game.

On Tuesday, Oct. 20th, members of the Lady Trojan volleyball team will be honored and

recognized during a triangular against Tekamah-Herman and Fremont Bergan. Parent’s night

will take place prior to the 3rd game of the triangular between S-S and F-B. Senior members who

will be given special recognition include: Haley Bundy, Brittany Hilliard, Jamie Poppe,

Michaun Stucky and Brittney Utemark.

Mark your calendar and plan to attend these special nights for our S-S athletes and parents!

The 2015-16 school year is off and running and the 1st quarter will soon be coming to an end.

Friday, Oct. 16th marks the end of the quarter and students being dismissed at 1:30 p.m. that day.

The following Monday, Oct. 19th, students will not be in school due to the Fall Break.

Classes resume Tuesday the 20th at 8 a.m.

On November 25th, students will be dismissed from class early due to Thanksgiving Break. No

classes will be held on Nov. 26 or 27th with classes resuming Monday, Nov. 30th. Please mark

your calendars and plan accordingly.

If you visit the sstrojans.org website and pull up the school calendar, you will find that there

aren’t many evenings where something isn’t happening. Whether it is softball, volleyball or

football games, FFA activities, tailgates, parent’s night, Reaching for the Stars and much, much

more, you’ll have plenty of chances to support show your support. Check out the calendar so you

don’t miss a chance to attend one or more of the events planned in October and November.

Click on the Calendar tab at sstrojans.org to view the calendar of events.

Picture

Retakes Interstate Studio will be here on Thursday, Oct. 15th for

school picture retakes. If your child was absent on the day

pictures were originally taken, they will have a second chance to have their photos taken. Picture

packets are available in both the elementary and high school office. If your child had their photo

taken and wants to have them retaken, please make sure they bring their picture packet back to

the school on the 15th.

First Grade news—Mrs. Dostal

Hello from First Grade! We are off to a great start! We are

so excited to be heading to the Harvest Moon Pumpkin

Patch in early October. The PTA has

generously offered to pay for my

students' admission. We certainly

appreciate the many, many ways the

PTA supports the Scribner-Snyder

students. The money we are using for

this field trip is coming from the Box Tops collection. If you

see a Box Top on your boxes of cereal, fruit snacks or some

canned goods, please cut them out and send them to school.

They really do add up in a hurry! Thanks so much, Mrs.

Dostal

Studies with Mr. Stewart

Social Studies teachers use writing both to help students learn and to assess those students. Writing is

physical evidence of thinking therefore writing must be an important component of all social studies

classes. Critical thinking and critical writing go together to both help students learn and provide

evidence that learning has taken place.

Social Studies teachers believe that students must be taught how to write 5 paragraph narrative,

persuasive, and analytical/argumentative essays. They also want to teach students how to read and

scrutinize an essay question, address all parts of the question, write a clear thesis in response to the

question, and link historical or social science information to what the question is asking them to do

(analysis). Social Studies teachers place a great deal of emphasis on the writing of a thesis, because the

essay should flow from that thesis.

Notes from the Guidance Office—Mrs. Fischer

Important Dates to Remember:

Act Registration Deadline:

Test Date: Registration Deadline:

December 12, 2015 November 6, 2015

February 6, 2016* January 8, 2016

April 9, 2016 March 4, 2016

June 11, 2016** May 6, 2016

ACT: http://www.act.org/

ACT Fee Waiver Forms are available from Mrs. Fischer.

College Resources:

Go College! Now: http://www.gocollegenow.org/for-students-and-parents/

Educationquest: https://www.educationquest.org/

Avoid scholarship scams: http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0082-scholarship-and-financial-aid-

scams

Federal Student Aid Site: https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college

Physical Education—Mr. Kellough

Advanced PE has been working on weights and lifetime games and activities. Units have been covered in

volleyball, badminton and currently pickleball. Pickleball has grown in popularity immensely the last 10

years.

9th Health will soon be covering units in stress, healthy relationships, fitness and nutrition.

Upper elementary PE classes have spent time on fundamental manipulative movements as well as

leisure time activities and games. Sportsmanship education will be a focus in the 4th and 5th grades.

Lower elementary PE classes have been working on locomotor and non-locomotor skills, movement

experiences and body mechanics.

Exciting Fall in School This Year!!

The school year is off to a great start this year! We are doing a lot to get ready for NeSA

Writing. The students are learning about the different types of genres for writing and what they

entail. We are going to be starting to learn about Nonfiction writing with the 8th grade. In the

7th grade they are learning about the different parts of speech and how to properly write and

use them. In Reading we are exploring space and the different discoveries being made. The

students have been learning how to apply context clues to unlock the meaning of new words as

well.

In HAL, the students are learning about the Scientific Method and how to solve

problems using it. They will be conducting experiments and testing the knowledge of their

fellow classmates in the process. They have a lot of questions and we are exploring all the

answers we can find. It’s a great start to the year!! Bradley Hegemann

2nd Grade News from Mrs. Wuestewald

Fall is here! The farmers are getting ready to harvest. Apples and pumpkins

are being picked. And, we’re heading to the Harvest Moon Pumpkin Patch north

of Oakland, in October.

We welcomed Isabella McAtee to the 2nd Grade this year. We have 15

students in our class. We’re off to a great start! It’s been a busy beginning to a

new school year! We’ve already had School Pictures, Labor Day Break, Parent –

Teacher Conferences, the Book Fair, and Homecoming. Wow! That’s a lot of

excitement in a month.

In Math class, we’ve been memorizing addition

facts, telling time to the nearest hour, recognizing

patterns, and learning even and odd numbers.

A helmet protects and keeps our head from

getting hurt. How can you design and make a helmet for an egg that will keep an

egg from cracking? We’ll find out next week when we do our Science experiment.

What fun!!

Please mark your calendar –

You are all invited to attend the VETERANS DAY PROGRAM on Wednesday,

November 11, 2015 in the school gym at 10:00 a.m. The Coffee Hour will be in

the Commons from 9:00-10:00 a.m. Hope to see you there as we honor and pay

tribute to these “special” people.

Scholarship opportunity for grandparents!! The 2015 "Dear Grandchild" letter contest is now open from Nebraska’s 529 College Savings

Plan. NEST’s “Contests & Scholarships” webpage states:

Write a letter to your grandchild, great niece or nephew, explaining your hopes and dreams for

them and why higher education will be important. Share it with us between September 9, 2015

and October 13, 2015 for a chance to be drawn as one of six (6) winners of a $1,000

scholarship. You won't have to choose a favorite; you can divide equally among up to four

children.

Visit EducationQuest.org for more details.

The contest is sponsored by the Nebraska Educational Savings Trust. This is not EducationQuest-sponsored, so please contact NEST with any questions.

Adventure time in the Preschool Preschool has 8 students in the a.m. session and 8 students in the p.m. session.

We have been busy the last 18 days painting Fall trees, making caterpillars and

butterflies, and learning numbers and letters! We are also learning about

patterns and the world around us. Preschool aged children learn best by

exploring their environment and making choices. We have been doing a lot of

that too!

Mrs. Cole

Things happening in the Kindergarten room

We are quickly learn our ABC's and 123's.

*Reading-

We have already started reading words on word list and in books.

We are doing worksheet and ABC's journals.

We practice high frequency words daily like I, A, can, we, and the.

We have practice letters Mm, Aa, Ll, Oo, Gg, Hh, and Tt.

*Math-

We are practicing our numbers to 10.

We are sorting different objects.

We are putting together graphs.

We are talking about different patterns and copying patterns.

We are making designs with our pattern blocks.

*Social Studies-

We are active in everyday social skills, learning about school expectation.

We are learning about how things change over time, using a timeline.

*Science-

We are learning about living and nonliving things.

We are learning about things that are pretend and thing that are real.

These are just a few things happening in Kindergarten.

Mrs. DeeAnne Stewart

Parents in the Know

Focus on Reading

Phonics Rules You’ve probably heard the phonics rule “i before e except after c”. However, did you know: C comes before a, o, and u (ex. cat, cot, cut) K comes before i and e (ex. kite, key) When w is before “or”, the “or” says “er” (ex. word, work) You use “oi” at the beginning and middle of a word and “oy” at the end of a word (ex. oil, boy) When a one-syllable word has a short vowel sound followed by the “f”, “l”, or “s” sound, you usually double those letters (ex. puff, dull, boss)

Comprehension Techniques Your child can practice at home many of the comprehension techniques she is learning at school. Before reading: Look at the cover and identify whatever information you can about the characters and setting. Predict what you think the story is going to be about. Think about what you already know about the topic or characters. During reading: Visualize: Make a picture in your mind of what you are reading. Connect: Make connections with things you have already read and experiences you have had. Predict: Think about what you think will happen next. After reading: Review what happened and what you learned. Identify any questions you might have. Check if your predictions were correct.

Finding Books The best place to find books is your local library. They have thousands of books you can check out for free. However, if you are looking to purchase some children’s books cheaply, some places to look include: library book sales, garage sales, thrift stores, websites like Amazon.com and Half.com, or through Scholastic books through your child’s school.

What Research Says Reading comprehension is clearly important. Little is gained from reading something you don’t understand. Research has shown that there are specific strategies good readers use. They include: previewing, self-questioning, making connections, visualizing, knowing how words work, monitoring, summarizing, and evaluating. All of these skills can be effectively taught to increase student understanding and achievement.

Based on: “Research Based Reading Comprehension Instruction: Focus on Reading Strategies”, http://www.perfectionlearning.com/images/products/pdfs/fors/fors.whitepaper.pdf All clip art and photos from Clipart.com

Reading

Helping with Spelling You don’t need to be a great speller to help your child become one. There are many fun things you can do at home to help your child. * Play word games such as Scrabble and Boggle * Encourage your child to read daily * Help your child “sound words out” * Review what your child is learning in phonics at home * Practice your child’s spelling words * Give your child a special notebook to write stories in and give your child a “special” pen to edit her work whenever she wants. This will provide you an opportunity to discuss words that she gets wrong.

Improving Comprehension Comprehension is understanding what was read. If a child can read words but does not understand what is being read, it is really just word calling. The reading has no meaning to the child. So, it is important that you check your child’s comprehension as he reads. One thing you can do is teach your child to question himself while reading. For example: Who are the main characters? What is the problem? What is going on? Also, encourage your child to predict what he thinks is going to happen next. When you are reading with your child you can model making predictions with your child and checking if you are correct. Good readers are always predicting and revising their predictions based on what is read. Good readers are able to summarize and retell what was read. So, ask your child to tell you about what he reads each day.

Meet Michael Dahl

Michael Dahl has written over 100 books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP Distinguished Achievement Award three times for his work. Michael writes a wide variety of books from joke books to mystery novels. Michael is also the author of a large series called “Word Fun”. It teaches children about grammar.

If You Were an Adverb If You Were a Noun If You Were a Verb

You get the idea!

Spotlight on Caldecott Caldecott Books are picture books recognized for their excellence in illustration. Some recent winners include: A Sick Day for Amos McGee, by Philip Stead and Erin Stead Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein A River of Words, by Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet

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