A huge thank you to Mr. Manson, Mr. Jurrens, and Mrs. Schmitt for being awarded Perkins Grant Money. The FCS department was able to purchase a double stacking convection ovens. The grant covered one oven and the New Hampton School covered the rest. Just in time for baking cookies at the end of the year. These ovens will be put to good use and help with our time management challenges of food labs. The cookies baked in 5-8 minutes!
7th Grade FCS is wrapping up their semester with making Christmas cookies! One class they made the dough, the next they rolled it out and baked them, and then they decorated and took them home before winter break. We were able to use our new stacking convection ovens bought half by grant money. The students are also wearing our new donated aprons from the Iowa Beef council. Life is great in FCS classes!
Good luck to the JV and Varsity Boys Basketball teams!! The JV Boys Basketball game against Decorah will be at Decorah High School at 5 pm this evening. The Varsity Boys Basketball game will be following at 7:30pm this evening. Go Chickasaws!!
Good luck to the JV and Varsity Girls Basketball teams!! The JV Girls Basketball Game against Decorah will be at Decorah High School at 4:15pm this evening. The Varsity Girls Basketball game will be following at 6:15 pm this evening. Go Chickasaws!!
5th grade students working on Stem Cars and tribe store fun.
2nd graders had a special visitor on Grinch Day last week!
To start the year- 4th graders had a goal to fill the bulletin board bookcase outside Mrs. Lewis’ room before Christmas break-and they did it! Last week somebody filled in the last book on the shelf! That is 120 books total read by the 4th graders between August and December! Our top 3 readers in 4th grade were Brooks M. (13 books), Jamayla O. (13 books) and Kourtney H. (10 books) and received a new book as a prize! New blank books have been put up waiting to be filled!
Good luck to the Varsity Boys Bowling team!! The Bowling meet against Grundy Center will be at Grundy Center Crystal Bowling at 4 pm this evening. Go Chickasaws!!
Good luck to the Varsity Esports team! The Varsity Esports team will play Rocket League against Crestwood. The competition will start at 4 pm. Go Chickasaws! Here is the links to watch the team.
https://www.twitch.tv/chickasawesport or https://www.youtube.com/@chickasawesports1756
Good luck to the 9th Grade Boys Basketball team!! The 9th Grade Boys Basketball game against Charles City will be at Charles City High School at 6 pm this evening. Go Chickasaws!!
Good luck to the JV and Varsity Boys Wrestling teams!! The JV Boys Wrestling meet against Charles City will start at 5:30pm this evening. The Varsity Boys Wrestling Meet will follow at 5:30pm. Go Chickasaws!!
Third graders and family members made 18 blankets for Project Linus. These blankets will be donated to local hospitals for children who have been traumatized, injured, or sick. Thank you to all those who donated money and time in supporting this amazing project!
The staff had a fun ugly/festive sweater dress up day at the high school.
The Battle of Waterloo Wrestling Tournament for the Boys Division will be Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16, with sessions beginning at 9 am. All-day admission to the Young Arena is $10 plus fees for each session. There will be no cash ticket sales.
Here is a link to purchase the tickets.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T46CL3tI1eg11cDD8qac-3Xn7D54yzzGfThsfiNeRU4/edit
The FFA fruit has arrived! Students will be picking up tonight after school and will begin to deliver!
Great job to the bands and choirs at the middle school concert last night!
The Middle School is going to have their Winter Band/Choir Concert in the High School Gym. It will start at 7 pm tonight. We hope to see you there!
7th Grade FCS Class had a challenging lab of making banana bread, but their results were delicious! Each student took home a mini bread loaf of Mrs. Schmitt's grandmother's recipe of banana bread with chocolate chips. Yum! Students learn so much during a food lab: teamwork, leadership, time management, communication, and following directions.
Baking I Class has been hard at work with finishing their Cake Unit. They made layer cakes, froze them, made frosting, did a crumb coating, froze them again, put on the final icing layer, and then the decorating began! Exhausting! They persevered and finished with some wonderful results. Mrs. Schmitt is so proud of them.
As part of the International Literacy Project, the Interact Club members had a Google Meet call with Claire Hassler on Friday morning. Claire lives in Costa Rica and she shared about her experience in the Peace Corp and how she is helping to teach English in an Elementary School in the Monteverde area. The project is raising funds that will allow Claire to purchase books for the classroom in Costa Rica. If you are interested in donating, please contact Kris Ward at the high school or Jenny Monteith.
