When we Return...-
We hope that everyone is staying warm and safe! When we return to school we will have the 5th & 6th hour exams. The weather has allowed a lot of time to study for them. 😀⛄ We will have a full day of school with each class meeting after for about 28 minutes each.
National Kindness Week-
Great Kindness Challenge is a proactive and positive bullying prevention initiative that improves school climate and increases student engagement. The Great Kindness Challenge is one week devoted to performing as many acts of kindness as possible. Our school is participating this week, 1/28/19- 2/3/19. Although, we have done various things throughout the whole school year to promote and live out these qualities as well. Overall, we have very kind students at UMS!
Kindness promotes empathy and compassion; which in turn, leads to a sense of interconnectedness with others. When we practice random acts of kindness, It releases an energy. We feel better and the recipients of our acts feel better, which then makes them more likely to be kind to other people.
We will be giving every student a piece of paper where they will list kind deeds they will do and then have an adult sign off on when complete. The counselors will also be present at lunch this week to play a fun dice game with those that choose to participate. The cards will be turned into the office upon completion and entered into a raffle. The cards will be drawn and winners announced.
Please talk to your child about this and help support them in their endeavors.
National History Day Winners-
The social studies department wants to thank all of our students for a job well done and the hard work put into their projects! Here are the results for the students that will advance to Western Michigan University:
Individual exhibit
Haley Shears
Margaret Cox
Maren Barfuss
Individual Website
Aseem Singh
Aaron Teng
Sam Hosbein
Individual Documentary
Asher Harrmann
Brooke Hartman
Eliza Kuhlman
Individual Paper
Rhys Conybeare
Alex Biggins
Braden Miesse
Individual Performance
Clara Berry
Maddie Ugalde
Group Performance
Phoenix Izokaitis
David Rojas
Group Website
Joseph Hawkins & Robby Cleveland
Ava Risser & Bridget Confer
Emma Teng & Jintong He
Group Documentary
Pedro Czesnat & Thomas Weykamp
Grace Rommel & Emily Veine
Group Exhibit
Bridget Nuter & Lanie Smith
Phoebe Champion & Andrew Ferrell
Ginny Weykamp & Nick Pierangeli
Honor Credit Union-
8th grader, Brandon Wilder, was the Honor Credit Union winner of the month in December. All students who make a deposit in that month are eligible and entered to win a gift basket. Brandon was the December winner.
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| Brandon Wilder |
8th grade Parent & Student Night at SJHS-
Just another reminder that a week from today, next Monday, February 4th at 6:00 PM in the John & Dede Auditorium at SJHS is the student & parent scheduling meeting. This meeting is very important for all to attend.
Common Sense Media Article of the Week-
This was an article that was written a few months back, but it talks about tips for decreasing phone time. Article link: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/blog/use-your-phone-less-with-tools-from-apple-google-snapchat-and-more
Quote of the week-
"You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on. " - Dolly Parton
Have a nice and safe week,
Mr. Mandarino
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