Wednesday, September 30, 2009

9-30-09

Student Bulletin

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a BUYER? BUYERS buy items for resale. They try to get the best quality goods at the least cost for their employers. They decide what to buy and from whom, and negotiate the lowest price. They award contracts to make sure the right amount of items or service is received at the proper time. Using computers, buyers study sales records and levels of current stock, identify foreign and domestic suppliers, and keep up with changes affecting the supply and demand for products. Education: Large stores and distributors, especially those in the wholesale and retail trade prefer applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree program with a business emphasis.

Here are this weeks after school rec activities:

30
Cooking
Computers
Sewing
Baseball

1
YMCA
Computers

New play areas for October:
A-G North Parking Lot
H-M South Parking Lot
N-R Field
S-Z Tennis courts
*Lunch detention will be in room D3 for the months of Oct. and Nov.*

There will be a NAL (National Academic League) meeting TOMORROW after school from 3:20 – 4:30 in E11. ~Mrs. Plotner

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be TODAY, after school from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there! ~Mrs. Linn

Book club starts TOMORROW. If you are interested in reading Tuck Everlasting, see Mrs. Hauff or Mrs. Strand. You will get to keep the book and we will discuss it on Thursdays during lunch and recess. We only have 30 books, so sign up fast if you are interested. ~Mrs. Strand

Braindrop for the day:
The Merino is a breed of sheep prized for its wool. Merinos are regarded as having the finest and softest wool of any sheep.

Monday, September 28, 2009

9-29-09

Student Bulletin

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a BUYER? BUYERS buy items for resale. They try to get the best quality goods at the least cost for their employers. They decide what to buy and from whom, and negotiate the lowest price. They award contracts to make sure the right amount of items or service is received at the proper time. Using computers, buyers study sales records and levels of current stock, identify foreign and domestic suppliers, and keep up with changes affecting the supply and demand for products. Education: Large stores and distributors, especially those in the wholesale and retail trade prefer applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree program with a business emphasis.

Here are this weeks after school rec activities:

29
Fun Fitness
Checker
Tournament
Computers
Girl Stuff

30
Cooking
Computers
Sewing
Baseball

1
YMCA
Computers

Congratulations to the PVMS Chess Team for placing 2nd at the Sacred Heart Chess Tournament in Salina, KS. All seven PVMS chess players medaled in the top 20, with Cameron VanBaal taking 2nd. Way to go Royals!!!
~Mr. Geasland

There will be a STUCO meeting Wednesday, September 30th during lunch in E11.
~Mrs. Plotner

There will be a NAL (National Academic League) meeting Thursday after school from 3:20 – 4:30 in E11.
~Mrs. Plotner

Book club is starting October 1st. If you are interested in reading Tuck Everlasting, see Mrs. Hauff or Mrs. Strand. You will get to keep the book and we will discuss it on Thursdays during lunch and recess. We only have 30 books, so sign up fast if you are interested.
~Mrs. Strand

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be Wednesday, September 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!
~Mrs. Linn

Braindrop for the day:
Daniel Bernoulli (1700-1782) was a Dutch-Swiss mathematician. He is particularly remembered for his applications of mathematics to mechanics, especially fluid mechanics, and for his pioneering work in probability and statistics. Bernoulli's work is still studied at length by many schools of science throughout the world.

9-28-09

Student Bulletin

Monday, September 28, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a BUYER? BUYERS buy items for resale. They try to get the best quality goods at the least cost for their employers. They decide what to buy and from whom, and negotiate the lowest price. They award contracts to make sure the right amount of items or service is received at the proper time. Using computers, buyers study sales records and levels of current stock, identify foreign and domestic suppliers, and keep up with changes affecting the supply and demand for products. Education: Large stores and distributors, especially those in the wholesale and retail trade prefer applicants who have completed a bachelor’s degree program with a business emphasis.

Here are this weeks after school rec activities:

28
Soccer
Crafts
Computers
Dancing

29
Fun Fitness
Checker
Tournament
Computers
Girl Stuff

30
Cooking
Computers
Sewing
Baseball

1
YMCA
Computers

The after school program coaches will have a preliminary soccer planning meeting today with any student who wishes to join the ASP soccer team.
~Ms. Orr

Book club is starting October 1st. If you are interested in reading Tuck Everlasting, see Mrs. Hauff or Mrs. Strand. You will get to keep the book and we will discuss it on Thursdays during lunch and recess. We only have 30 books, so sign up fast if you are interested.
~Mrs. Strand

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be September 29th and 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!
~Mrs. Lin

Braindrop for the day:
A volcano is an opening, or rupture, in a planet's surface or crust, which allows hot magma, ash and gases to escape from below the surface.

Friday, September 25, 2009

9-25-09

Student Bulletin

Friday, September 25, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about an ATHELETIC TRAINER? ATHLETIC TRAINERS are concerned with the prevention, recognition, management and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They help athletes avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities by overseeing programs to maintain their physical fitness and prevent injury. They make sure athletes are in the best physical condition and are able to withstand the rigors of competition. Employers prefer to hire ATHLETIC TRAINERS with at least a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Some employers prefer a master’s degree.

Here are this and next weeks after school rec activities:

24
Computers
Movie
Outdoor Activities

28
Soccer
Crafts
Computers
Dancing

29
Fun Fitness
Checker
Tournament
Computers
Girl Stuff

30
Cooking
Computers
Sewing
Baseball

1
YMCA
Computers

Book club is starting October 1st. If you are interested in reading Truck Everlasting, see Mrs. Hauff or Mrs. Strand. You will get to keep the book and we will discuss it on Thursdays during lunch and recess. We only have 30 books, so sign up fast if you are interested.
~Mrs. Strand

Due to poor behavior, First lunch will have NO Ala-Carte Friday and Monday!!!

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be September 29th and 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!
~Mrs. Lin

Braindrop for the day:
Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834- 1906) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation. In 1867, he became the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professor of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania, now known as the University of Pittsburgh, a post he kept until 1891 even while he became the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in 1887.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

9-24-09

Student Bulletin

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about an ATHELETIC TRAINER? ATHLETIC TRAINERS are concerned with the prevention, recognition, management and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They help athletes avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities by overseeing programs to maintain their physical fitness and prevent injury. They make sure athletes are in the best physical condition and are able to withstand the rigors of competition. Employers prefer to hire ATHLETIC TRAINERS with at least a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Some employers prefer a master’s degree.

Here are this and next weeks after school rec activities:
23
Cooking
Baseball
Computers
Board Games

24
Computers
Movie
Outdoor Activities

28
Soccer
Crafts
Computers
Dancing

29
Fun Fitness
Checker
Tournament
Computers
Girl Stuff

30
Cooking
Computers
Sewing
Baseball

Due to poor behavior, First lunch will have NO Ala-Carte Thursday, Friday and Monday!!!

There will be a Circle of Friends meet and greet TODAY, during mentoring. If you have signed up to be a part of Circle of Friends, come and meet your buddy TODAY during mentoring in E-10. See you there!
~Mrs. Borst

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be September 29th and 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!
~Mrs. Linn

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, TONIGHT from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Braindrop for the day:
Archery is the art, practice, or skill of propelling arrows with the use of a bow. Archery has historically been used for hunting and combat; in modern times its main use is that of a recreational activity. One who practices archery is typically known as an "archer" or "bowman," and one who is fond of or an expert at archery can be referred to as a "toxophilite."

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

9-23-09

Student Bulletin

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about an ATHELETIC TRAINER? ATHLETIC TRAINERS are concerned with the prevention, recognition, management and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They help athletes avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities by overseeing programs to maintain their physical fitness and prevent injury. They make sure athletes are in the best physical condition and are able to withstand the rigors of competition. Employers prefer to hire ATHLETIC TRAINERS with at least a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Some employers prefer a master’s degree.

There will be a Circle of Friends meet and greet during mentoring on Thursday. If you have signed up to be a part of Circle of Friends, come and meet your buddy Thursday during mentoring in E-10. See you there
~Mrs. Borst

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be September 29th and 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!!!
~Mrs. Linn

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Braindrop for the day:
Clover is a genus of about 300 species of plants in the pea family. Clovers occasionally have leaves with four leaflets, instead of the usual three. These four-leaf clovers, like other rarities, are considered lucky. Clovers can also have five, six, or more leaves, but these are more rare.

9-22-09

Student Bulletin

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about an ATHELETIC TRAINER? ATHLETIC TRAINERS are concerned with the prevention, recognition, management and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They help athletes avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities by overseeing programs to maintain their physical fitness and prevent injury. They make sure athletes are in the best physical condition and are able to withstand the rigors of competition. Employers prefer to hire ATHLETIC TRAINERS with at least a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Some employers prefer a master’s degree.

Volleyball tryouts for 7th and 8th graders will be September 29th and 30th from 3:20-4:50. You must have a physical on file to tryout. See you there!!!
~Mrs. Linn

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Braindrop for the day:
Macaroni is a kind of pasta. Much shorter than spaghetti, and hollow, macaroni does not contain eggs. In English-speaking countries, the name macaroni is customarily given to a specific shape of pasta, i.e. small pasta tubes cut into short pieces.

9-21-09

Student Bulletin

Monday, September 21, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about an ATHELETIC TRAINER? ATHLETIC TRAINERS are concerned with the prevention, recognition, management and rehabilitation of sports injuries. They help athletes avoid unnecessary medical treatment and disruption of normal daily activities by overseeing programs to maintain their physical fitness and prevent injury. They make sure athletes are in the best physical condition and are able to withstand the rigors of competition. Employers prefer to hire ATHLETIC TRAINERS with at least a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. Some employers prefer a master’s degree.

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Braindrop for the day:
Tantalum is a chemical element with the symbol Ta and atomic number 73. A rare, hard, blue-gray, lustrous transition metal, tantalum is highly corrosion resistant. The chemical inertness of tantalum makes it a valuable substance for laboratory equipment and a substitute for platinum, but its main use today is in tantalum capacitors.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

9-18-09

Student Bulletin

Friday, September 18, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a DENTAL HYGIENISTS? DENTAL HYGIENISTS clean teeth and provide other preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to take care of their teeth. DENTAL HYGIENTISTS must be licensed by the state in which they practice. To obtain a license, candidates must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and pass a written and clinical examination. Some programs in dental hygiene lead to bachelor’s degree, most grant an associate degree, which is sufficient for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is usually required for research, teaching or clinical practice in school health programs.

Have you seen those cute little tricycles racing around PV? Your chance to race them is coming Monday, along with Power 93.9.~Mrs. Plotner

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Monday, September 21st! Celebrate Constitution Day with Keli Hileman and the Star Spangled Banner! Assemblies: 2nd hour for 8th grade, 3rd hour for 7th grade and 4th hour for 6th grade. Don’t miss out on this awesome assembly! Be here Monday, September 21st!

Braindrop for the day:
A Dandie Dinmont Terrier is a small breed of dog in the terrier family. The breed is named after Dandie Dinmont, a jovial farmer in Sir Walter Scott's novel Guy Mannering. As such, the Dandie Dinmont is the only dog breed to be named after a character in fiction.

9-17-09

Student Bulletin

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a DENTAL HYGIENISTS? DENTAL HYGIENISTS clean teeth and provide other preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to take care of their teeth. DENTAL HYGIENTISTS must be licensed by the state in which they practice. To obtain a license, candidates must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and pass a written and clinical examination. Some programs in dental hygiene lead to bachelor’s degree, most grant an associate degree, which is sufficient for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is usually required for research, teaching or clinical practice in school health programs.

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Do you ever listen to Power 93.9? Well, listen to this- 93.9’s “The Hitman” and “Lady Stephanie” are coming to PVMS! Keep listening to the bulletin and watching for flyers for more information. Power 93.9 is coming to PVMS Monday, September 21st! ~Mrs. Plotner

There will be a Fuel up to Play 60 meeting on Friday during lunch in E11.
~Mrs. Plotner

Monday, September 21st! Celebrate Constitution Day with Keli Hileman and the Star Spangled Banner! Assemblies: 2nd hour for 8th grade, 3rd hour for 7th grade and 4th hour for 6th grade. Don’t miss out on this awesome assembly! Be here Monday, September 21st!

Braindrop for the day:
An optician is a licensed health care practitioner who provides lenses for the correction of a refractive error. Corrective lenses may be contact lenses, spectacles lenses, low vision aids, or ophthalmic prosthetics.

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

9-16-09

Student Bulletin

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a DENTAL HYGIENISTS? DENTAL HYGIENISTS clean teeth and provide other preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to take care of their teeth. DENTAL HYGIENTISTS must be licensed by the state in which they practice. To obtain a license, candidates must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and pass a written and clinical examination. Some programs in dental hygiene lead to bachelor’s degree, most grant an associate degree, which is sufficient for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is usually required for research, teaching or clinical practice in school health programs.

Pleasant Valley MS invites students and their families to BORDERS in New Market Square, Thursday, September 24th from 5:00-8:00 to kick-off our 25 Book Campaign. 20% of all sales associated with PVMS will be donated directly to PVMS from Thursday the 24th through Sunday the 27th. We will have the PVMS Pep Band and our Royal Choir performing, a mini chess tournament, readings from favorite stories, board games, refreshments and lots of fun. Please come join us! Transportation by bus will be provided from PVMS to Borders and back every thirty minutes.

Do you ever listen to Power 93.9? Well, listen to this- 93.9’s “The Hitman” is coming to PVMS! Keep listening to the bulletin and watching for flyers for more information. Power 93.9 is coming to PVMS!!
~Mrs. Plotner

There will be a Fuel up to Play 60 meeting on Thursday and Friday of this week during lunch in E11.
~Mrs. Plotner

Monday, September 21st! Celebrate Constitution Day with Keli Hileman and the Star Spangled Banner! Assemblies: 2nd hour for 8th grade, 3rd hour for 7th grade and 4th hour for 6th grade. Don’t miss out on this awesome assembly! Be here Monday, September 21st!
~Mrs. O’Keefe

Braindrop for the day:
Orlando is a major city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It became a city in 1885. Originally the center of a major citrus-growing region, Orlando is now best known as the home of amusement attractions, including the Walt Disney World Resort, the Universal Orlando Resort, and SeaWorld.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

9-15-09

Student Bulletin

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a DENTAL HYGIENISTS? DENTAL HYGIENISTS clean teeth and provide other preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to take care of their teeth. DENTAL HYGIENTISTS must be licensed by the state in which they practice. To obtain a license, candidates must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and pass a written and clinical examination. Some programs in dental hygiene lead to bachelor’s degree, most grant an associate degree, which is sufficient for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is usually required for research, teaching or clinical practice in school health programs.

There will be a Fuel up to Play 60 meeting on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday of this week during lunch in E11.

There will be a STUCO meeting Wednesday during lunch in E11.

Monday, September 21st! Celebrate Constitution Day with Keli Hileman and the Star Spangled Banner! Assemblies: 2nd hour for 8th grade, 3rd hour for 7th grade and 4th hour for 6th grade. Don’t miss out on this awesome assembly! Be here Monday, September 21st!

Braindrop for the day:
A blood type is a classification of blood based on the presence or absence of inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells.

Monday, September 14, 2009

9-14-09

Student Bulletin

Monday, September 14, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a DENTAL HYGIENISTS? DENTAL HYGIENISTS clean teeth and provide other preventive dental care, as well as teach patients how to take care of their teeth. DENTAL HYGIENTISTS must be licensed by the state in which they practice. To obtain a license, candidates must graduate from an accredited dental hygiene school and pass a written and clinical examination. Some programs in dental hygiene lead to bachelor’s degree, most grant an associate degree, which is sufficient for practice in a private dental office. A bachelor’s or master’s degree is usually required for research, teaching or clinical practice in school health programs.

Monday, September 21st! Celebrate Constitution Day with Keli Hileman and the Star Spangled Banner! Assemblies: 2nd hour for 8th grade, 3rd hour for 7th grade and 4th hour for 6th grade. Don’t miss out on this awesome assembly! Be here Monday, September 21st!


Braindrop for the day:
Dust mites feed on organic detritus such as flakes of shed human skin and flourish in the stable environment of dwellings. House dust mites are a common cause of asthma and allergic symptoms worldwide.

Friday, September 11, 2009

9-11-09

Student Bulletin

Friday, September 11, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a REPORTER/JOURNALIST? REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS gather information and prepare reports of news locally and from all over the world. They write news on foreign affairs, war, accidents, politics, celebrities and many other subjects. They investigate leads, observe events as the scene and interview people. They take notes and may take photos or shoot videos. They may use a tape recorder while collecting fact. At the office, they organize material, decide the focus or emphasis, write their stories and edit the video material. Many use laptop computers and electronically submit their stories to newspaper offices from remote locations in order to meet deadlines. Radio and TV reporters often report live from the scene. Employers prefer to hire REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS with a bachelor’s degree in journalism

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
Numerology is any of many systems, traditions, or beliefs in a mystical relationship between numbers and physical objects or living things.

Thursday, September 10, 2009

9-10-09

Student Bulletin

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a REPORTER/JOURNALIST? REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS gather information and prepare reports of news locally and from all over the world. They write news on foreign affairs, war, accidents, politics, celebrities and many other subjects. They investigate leads, observe events as the scene and interview people. They take notes and may take photos or shoot videos. They may use a tape recorder while collecting fact. At the office, they organize material, decide the focus or emphasis, write their stories and edit the video material. Many use laptop computers and electronically submit their stories to newspaper offices from remote locations in order to meet deadlines. Radio and TV reporters often report live from the scene. Employers prefer to hire REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS with a bachelor’s degree in journalism

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is a fear of the number 666.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

9-9-09

Student Bulletin

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a REPORTER/JOURNALIST? REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS gather information and prepare reports of news locally and from all over the world. They write news on foreign affairs, war, accidents, politics, celebrities and many other subjects. They investigate leads, observe events as the scene and interview people. They take notes and may take photos or shoot videos. They may use a tape recorder while collecting fact. At the office, they organize material, decide the focus or emphasis, write their stories and edit the video material. Many use laptop computers and electronically submit their stories to newspaper offices from remote locations in order to meet deadlines. Radio and TV reporters often report live from the scene. Employers prefer to hire REPORTERS/JOURNALISTS with a bachelor’s degree in journalism

There will be a STUCO meeting during lunch on Thursday. Students with passes are to go to first lunch and then to room E11.

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
Most salamanders have four toes on their front legs and five on their rear legs. Their moist skin usually makes them reliant on habitats in or near water, often in a wetland. Uniquely among vertebrates, they are capable of regenerating lost limbs, as well as other body parts.

9-8-09

No School!
District Inservice Day!

9-7-09

No School!
Labor Day Holiday!

Friday, September 4, 2009

9-4-09

Student Bulletin

Friday, September 4, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a PHOTOGRAPHER? PHOTOGRAPHERS use cameras and film, or digital cameras and computers, to portray people, place and events. They try to capture the feeling or mood that sells products, highlights news stories and brings back memories. Employers look for PHOTOGRAPHERS with imagination and creativity and technical understanding of photography. Entry level positions in photojournalism or scientific photography may need a college degree in journalism or photography. A good portfolio is essential for freelance photographers.

REMINDER: There will be no school on Monday, September 7th, due to the Labor Day Holiday and Tuesday, September 8th due to a District Inservice.

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
A hypotenuse is the longest side of a right triangle, the side opposite the right angle. The length of the hypotenuse can be found using the Pythagorean Theorem, which states that the square of the length of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other two sides.

Thursday, September 3, 2009

9-3-09

Student Bulletin

Thursday, September 3, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a PHOTOGRAPHER? PHOTOGRAPHERS use cameras and film, or digital cameras and computers, to portray people, place and events. They try to capture the feeling or mood that sells products, highlights news stories and brings back memories. Employers look for PHOTOGRAPHERS with imagination and creativity and technical understanding of photography. Entry level positions in photojournalism or scientific photography may need a college degree in journalism or photography. A good portfolio is essential for freelance photographers.

REMINDER: There will be no school on Monday, September 7th, due to the Labor Day Holiday and Tuesday, September 8th due to a District Inservice.

Braindrop for the day:
Magma is molten rock that is found beneath the surface of the Earth. Besides molten rock, magma may also contain suspended crystals and gas bubbles. Magma often collects in a magma chamber inside a volcano.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

9-2-09

Student Bulletin

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a PHOTOGRAPHER? PHOTOGRAPHERS use cameras and film, or digital cameras and computers, to portray people, place and events. They try to capture the feeling or mood that sells products, highlights news stories and brings back memories. Employers look for PHOTOGRAPHERS with imagination and creativity and technical understanding of photography. Entry level positions in photojournalism or scientific photography may need a college degree in journalism or photography. A good portfolio is essential for freelance photographers.

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
Golf is a precision club-and-ball sport in which competing players, using many types of clubs, attempt to hit balls into each hole on a golf course while employing the fewest number of strokes. Golf is played on golf "courses," each of which features a unique design, although courses typically consist of either 9 or 18 holes.

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

9-1-09

Student Bulletin

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Career Area of the Week:
How about a PHOTOGRAPHER? PHOTOGRAPHERS use cameras and film, or digital cameras and computers, to portray people, place and events. They try to capture the feeling or mood that sells products, highlights news stories and brings back memories. Employers look for PHOTOGRAPHERS with imagination and creativity and technical understanding of photography. Entry level positions in photojournalism or scientific photography may need a college degree in journalism or photography. A good portfolio is essential for freelance photographers.

It is time to sign up for a fun year with Circle of Friends. If you would like to be a member of Circle of Friends, see Mrs. Borst in E-10 or Mrs. Steffan in E-8.

Braindrop for the day:
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in the Solar System. The planet is named after Mars, the Roman god of war. It is also referred to as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance, due to iron oxide prevalent on its surface.