Spring Harbor Middle School

Spring Harbor Middle School
Volume 17 Issue 8
From the Principal...
April 2013
I would like to extend a huge thank you and congratulations to the cast and crew
of The Music Man, recently performed at the Memorial High School auditorium.
Many students, along with their fearless directors, Mr. Ropa and Ms. Lazorik,
worked incredibly hard to create such a wonderful production. Additionally,
countless other staff members and volunteers also dedicated time ensuring a
fabulous performance. The musical was such an unbelievable undertaking with
such wonderful results! Kudos to these truly dedicated professionals and all of our
student thespians.
Principal's Comments
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Spring Harbor Contact
Information
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Principal's Comments
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Music News
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Spanish Spelling Bee
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Spartan Youth Football Info
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Springathon Information
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Spring Harbor Phy, Ed. &
Athletics Information
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SHMS Calendar April - June
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During the months of March and April, through our Positive Behavioral Supports program, we continue
to talk about what it looks like to “Respect Everyone, Respect Education and Respect the Environment”
in the classroom. We acknowledge the respectful behaviors with “gotchas”. The “gotchas” can be
submitted for monthly pizza drawings or can be used to “buy” things in the Gotcha Shop. Additionally,
we are excited to celebrate our final “Fun Day” on April 19. We love spending time celebrating with
our students who consistently make good choices. Keep up the good work, Spring Harbor students!
Third quarter report cards will be coming home shortly; if you do not receive a report card in the mail,
please check Infinite Campus. We have seen many improvements, but continue to strive for success
with the MMSD promotion policy, students in the eighth grade must maintain a 1.67 grade point average
in all four core content areas (social studies, math, language arts, science) or score a well on the WKCE
standardized test in the respective core content where they are deficient. Parents will receive a letter
indicating that these criteria were not met, those students should plan to attend summer school.
There are a few important dates to put on your calendar in the upcoming weeks. On May 29 at 6:00
p.m., we welcome incoming sixth grade students and their parents for orientation. The annual
Environmental Conference will be held on May 2 (with environmental field trips all day on May 3) and
the first Springathon turn in day is May 3. On May 10, we will take our all school picture. Please
consult the weekly Ship’s Log for additional dates in April and May, it’s a very busy time at Spring
Harbor!
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On June 11, we will hold our eighth grade completion ceremony at the Marriot Hotel, followed by a
student luncheon and dance. June 12 marks our field trip day, with eighth graders traveling to Mt.
Olympus and sixth and seventh graders going to Noah’s Ark. Permission slips will be coming home in
May.
As always, we value your comments, support and help.
Sincerely,
Leia Esser, Ed.D
Principal
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Administration & Student Services
Leia Esser, Principal
Theron Sorgatz, Learning Coordinator
Shari Joslin, Secretary
LaVon Accola, Secretary
Rafael Gomez, Guidance Counselor
Leslie Gilmore, Social Worker, PBS
Sarah Carlson, Psychologist
Kim Hackbarth, Nurse
Jacki Lazorik, Nursing Assistant
Jane Morgan, Speech/lLang/AVID
Jacquelyn Welch, Bilingual Resource Teacher
Kelly Chasco, Program Support Teacher
Amanda Putsz, Read 180 Teacher
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Foodservice & Custodians
Candy Silber, Eatery Manager
Tamera Lindsey, (Days)
Jack Powers (Evenings)
Academics
Cross Categorical Support
Sandra Cole, SEA
Judy Boese-Bookstaff, SEA
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Web Address:
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Unified Arts
Megan Fonstad (French) (Rm. 209)
Phil Friedl, Physical Ed. (Gym)
Melissa Ludois (Band)
Ellen Hartford, Orchestra (Rm.101)
Katherine Sinkewicz, Art (Rm.100)
Katherine Sinkewicz, Computers (Rm. 222)
Chad Woodward, AV (LMC)
Mari Zimmerman, Spanish (Rm. 214)
LMC
Eileen McGlynn, Librarian
Jacki Lazorik, Educ. Asst.
Andrew Paepke
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Ya estamos en el último trimestre del año escolar. Se llegarán a casa pronto las boletas de calificaciones del tercer trimestre. Si no recibe una
boleta por correo, por favor búsquela en el Infinite Campus.
Se están muy ocupados los meses de abril y mayo en Spring Harbor. Por favor, lea el “Ship’s Log” cada semana para informarse de lo que está
pasando. Unas fechas próximas importantes incluyen:
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El 29 de mayo, a las 6:30 – Orientación para los alumnos entrantes al 6º grado
El 2 de mayo – Conferencia medio-ambiental
El 3 de mayo – Excursiones medio-ambientales
El 3 de mayo – Primer día de entregar para el “Springathon”
El 10 de mayo – Sacamos una foto de toda la escuela
El 11 de junio – Ceremonia de graduarse en el Hotel Marriot, seguida por una comida y un baile
El 12 de junio – Excursiones divertidas (los alumnos del 6º y 7º van a Noah’s Ark y los del 8º grado van al Mt. Olympus)
No fue traducida por completo esta edición del Explorer. Si quiere más información, por favor contacte al Mrs. Welch en Spring Harbor al 2041085.
Como siempre, agradecemos su apoyo y ayuda.
Sinceramente,
Leia Esser, Ed.D
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Music News
The Music Room at Spring Harbor has been very busy over the last
month or so with various events such as Solo and Ensemble
Festival, Strings Festival, and preparation for spring concerts.
District Solo/Ensemble Festival was held at Memorial High School
on March 9th. Students from all over the district from grades 6-12
involved in music are eligible to participate. This year’s Spring
Harbor representatives were: Ryan Treves, Naomi Wong, Maddy
Peppard, Veronica Prestine, Heidi James, Megan Gale, Timothy
Zhang and Aris Awes. Ryan Treves will be going on to the State
Solo and Ensemble Festival on April 27th in Platteville.
Congratulations to all students on a job well done!
Saturday, March 16th was Madison's 47th annual Strings Festival.
All Spring Harbor orchestra students have spent the past few
months preparing for the performance - i.e. learning the songs in
the packet, memorizing the songs, and finally "passing off" all
learned songs. The event was hosted by Memorial High School,
and was a great success! It was wonderful to see the orchestra
students play for such a large audience. We will now start
preparing for our upcoming May concert.
Spring Harbor Spanish
SPELLING Bee
Spring Harbor will have its first annual
Spanish Spelling Bee on Wednesday, April 17,
during homeroom and first hour. Students
interested in participating should see Mrs.
Welch (room 208) for an informational packet
and list of words to study.
Upcoming Events:
Concurso de deletreo
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April 19th---8th grade band to Memorial HS for Large Group
Festival (during the day)
May 8th---6, 7, and 8th grade Choir Concert in SHMS Gym 6:30 pm
May 15th---6, 7, and 8th grade Orchestra Concert in SHMS Gym
6:30 pm
May 22nd—6, 7, and 8th grade band and Jazz Band Concert on
SHMS Lawn at 6:30 pm
Spring Harbor tendrá el primer Concurso
anual de deletreo en español el miércoles,
17 de abril, durante el homeroom. Los
alumnos que están interesados en participar
deben hablar con Mrs. Welch (salón 208)
para recibir un paquete de información y una
lista de palabras para estudiar.
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SHMS PTSO
8th Annual Springathon
5K run/walk
WHAT is the ANNUAL SPRINGATHON?
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A PTSO sponsored annual event and fundraiser for SHMS that replaces the token “magazine sale”.
This event runs for three weeks in May during which time the students collect monetary donations from friends,
family, neighbors, and local businesses.
Fundraising for the Springathon is structured similar to a catalog sale without having to sell anything:
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Turn in a $15 donation on WEEK ONE: get a Springathon t-shirt, ring pop and free hot dog at the event.
Turn in a cumulative $60 donation on WEEK TWO: get a giant candy bar.
Turn in a cumulative $120 donation on WEEK THREE: get a chance at the teacher pie toss and a choice of
SHMS spirit item (to be determined).
Turn in a cumulative $175 donation: get a limo ride for pizza during the school day.
Turn in a cumulative $250 donation: get a trip to the Kalahari Water Park in WI Dells, bused from school
with other classmates.
The last “Turn-in Day’ is also the day of the Springathon event. The event includes a 5K walk/run around
the Spring Harbor neighborhood (optional), food, fun and talent show by the students after school.
WHEN is the 2013 ANNUAL SPRINGATHON?
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The eight annual Springathon kick-off assembly will be Friday, April 26th, 2013.
WEEK ONE turn-in day is Friday May 3th, 2013.
WEEK TWO turn-in day is Friday May 10th, 2013.
WEEK THREE turn-in day is Friday May17th 2013 and this will be the final day of the fundraiser.
The Springathon walk/run and talent show will be Friday May 17th from 3:00 – 5:00 after school.
WHY do we need an ANNUAL SPRINGATHON?
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Budget Cuts….need I say more! The donations collected are used for the much needed resources and programs for
the students and staff.
HOW to join in on the fun and help with the success of the ANNUAL SPRINGATHON?
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Donate a really cool prize(s) that your child would be motivated to win that can be offered at one of the prize levels .
i.e. gift cards, IPOD Touch, digital camera, something unique. Or make a cash donation that we can apply towards
one of the “Big ticket items”. Thank you to the Halverson family for the donation of an Xbox 360 Kinect for our
grand prize. Looking to have all donations by April 24th.
Volunteer the morning of the turn-in days, especially of the last day or at the event. The listserv will be used to
request volunteers for specific days and times.
Let us know how you can help….Please contact Springathon co-chairs John Olson at [email protected] or Betsy
Niesen at [email protected]
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Physical Education and Athletics
There are some opportunities for 7th and 8th grade boys and girls this spring. Starting in April, soccer and softball will be offered as after
school interscholastic teams. There will be travel to other middle schools. Soccer will be played on Wednesdays and Softball will be played
on Thursdays. Possible Spring Harbor teams depend on how many students sign up for each sport. The sign up sheets for both sports are
on Mr. Friedl’s office door. Please check your schedules as students tend to sign up and forget they have other activities they are
committed to.
Another great opportunity coming for 8th graders is the Westside Middle School Track Meet held during the school day on Wednesday,
May 22. It will be followed by the All-City meet on Wednesday, May 29. This is a very fun and exciting event with 8th graders getting a
glimpse of a real high school track meet experience in which they compete against other middle schools in the city. We will discuss,
practice and learn about the different events in physical education class. Then the students can decide if they are interested and sign up
for the meet in May.
Also, the athletic director from Memorial High School will come to Spring Harbor in May for a meeting with 8th grade students interested in
participating in athletics next year in 9th grade. The meeting is immediately after school in the gym. This informative meeting covers
expectations for student athletes, physical and insurance requirements, seasons for the different sports and answers to student questions
about the Memorial sports programs. We will be finished at 3:30.
If you have any questions about these activities, please contact me by phone or email:
Phil Friedl
[email protected]
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Educacion Fisico Y Atletismo
2Hay algunas oportunidades que vienen en la primavera para las niñas y los niños de los grados 7º y 8º. Empezando en abril, fútbol y
softbol estarán ofrecidos por equipos después de la escuela. Viajáramos a otras escuelas secundarias alrededor del distrito. Jugáramos
futbol por los miércoles y jugáramos softbol por los jueves. El número de equipos de Spring Harbor depende en cuantos estudiantes
firmaran para cada deporte. Las hojas para firmar para los dos deportes están en la puerta de la oficina del Señor Friedl. Por favor,
chequean los horarios de sus familias porque generalmente, los estudiantes firman para entrar a un equipo y se olvidan que tienen otras
actividades o responsabilidades después del día escolar.
Hay otra oportunidad buena para los estudiantes del 8º grado que es el “Westside Middle School Track Meet” que estará entre el día
escolar el miércoles, 23 de mayo. Los estudiantes quienes califican, se participara en el “All-City Meet” que estará entre el día escolar el
miércoles, 29 de mayo. Este evento es muy divertido y emocionante y le da la experiencia de estar en un “track meet” de la escuela
preparatoria en que tienen una competencia acerca de las otras escuelas secundarias de Madison. Discutiremos, practicáramos y
aprenderemos acerca de los eventos diferentes en la clase de educación física para que los estudiantes puedan decidir si le gustaría
participar en algún evento en la competición en mayo.
También, el director atlético del Prepa Memorial estará aquí en Spring Harbor el martes de mayo para hablar con los estudiantes quienes le
gustarían participar en los atléticos el año que viene en el grado 9º. La junta estará después de la escuela en el gimnasio. Este junta le da
información acerca de la expectaciones de un estudiante atlético, los requerimientos fisicos y de seguranza, las estaciones para los
deportes diferentes y cualquier preguntas que tienen los estudiantes acerca del los programas de deportes que tiene la Prepa Memorial.
Terminamos a las 3:30.
Si tiene preguntas acerca de esas actividades, por favor póngase en contacto con migo por teléfono o por correo electrónico.
Phil Friedl
[email protected]
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SPRING HARBOR MIDDLE SCHOOL
2013 Calendar - April - June 2013
Monday, April 8
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, April 9
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, April 10
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
6:30pm
Spring Harbor Middle School PTSO Meeting
Thursday, April 11
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Monday, April 15
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, April 16
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, April 17
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Thursday, April 18
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Friday, April 19
12:58pm
Spring Harbor Middle School Fun Day
Monday, April 22
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, April 23
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, April 24
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Thursday, April 25
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Friday, April 26 Spring Harbor Middle School Environmental Conference
Sign-up
Monday, April 29
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, April 30
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, May 1
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Thursday, May 2
Spring Harbor Middle School Environmental Conference
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Friday, May 3
Spring Harbor Middle School Environmental Conference
Spring Harbor Middle School Springathon First Turn-In
Monday, May 6
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, May 7
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, May 8
7:30am
Spring Harbor Middle School 8th Grade Bethel Horizons
Field Trip
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
6:30pm
Spring Harbor Concert--6, 7, 8th Grade Choirs Perform
Thursday, May 9
7:30am
Spring Harbor Middle School 8th Grade Bethel Horizons
Field Trip
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Friday, May 10
Spring Harbor Middle School Springathon Second Turn-In
9:30am
Spring Harbor Middle School All School Picture Day
Monday, May 13
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Tuesday, May 14
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Wednesday, May 15
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
6:30pm
Spring Harbor Concert--6, 7, 8th Grade Orchestras Perform
Thursday, May 16
2:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs/Programming
Friday, May 17
Spring Harbor Middle School Springathon/Talent Show
Monday, May 20
1:37pm
Early Release Middle Schools
1:45pm
Spring Harbor Middle School MSCR Clubs & Programs
Wednesday, May 22
Spring Harbor 8th Grade Track Meet--Westside
6:00pm
Spring Harbor Middle School Concert--6, 7, 8th Grade Bands
Perform
Thursday, May 23
Spring Harbor Middle School Limo Ride
Monday, May 27
Memorial Day--No School
Wednesday, May 29
Spring Harbor Middle School All City Track Meet
6:00pm
Spring Harbor Middle School Incoming 6th Graders Orientation
7:00pm
Spring Harbor Middle School PTSO Meeting
Friday, May 31
Spring Harbor Middle School Kalahari Trip
Wednesday, June 5
7:00pm
Spring Harbor Middle School Washington, D.C. Parent Meeting
Friday, June 7
7:00am
Spring Harbor 8th Grade Awards Breakfast at SHMS
Tuesday, June 11
10:30am
Spring Harbor Middle School 6th & 7th Grade Early Release
11:00am
Spring Harbor Middle School 8th Grade Completion Ceremony
1:30pm
Spring Harbor Middle School 8th Grade Dance
Wednesday, June 12
Spring Harbor Middle School Class Trips
Thursday, June 13
9:05am
Spring Harbor Middle School Last Day 6th & 7th Grades
Monday, June 17
Spring Harbor Middle School Washington DC Trip
Tuesday, June 18
Spring Harbor Middle School Washington DC Trip
Wednesday, June 19
Spring Harbor Middle School Washington DC Trip
Thursday, June 20
Spring Harbor Middle School Washington DC Trip
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Letter from our Principal, Leia Esser
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Spring Harbor Spanish Spelling Bee
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Music News
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Spartan Youth Football Information
SPRINGATHON Kick-Off Information
Spring Harbor Calendar April - June 2013