Thursday, November 15, 2012

November 15, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Today is Teacher Day for National Education Week. Sanborn Central is very fortunate to have the quality of caring educators that we do. A person doesn’t realize until after they’ve graduated what a big impact teachers have on them. “What a teacher writes on the blackboard of life can never be erased. – Author Unknown”
 
Here is information for parents about the Lasagna Supper and Indoor Marching Band Concert on Tuesday night: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0BxqWDgwTHOqeOEtuVFFHWXYteFk
 
For Sanborn Central band students (Grades 7-12), families are asked to send the following to school with their student on Tuesday morning (one item per family, not per student) according to their last name:
 
A-M: Dessert (suggested is bars)
N-W: 9” x 13” pan of Lasagna (recipe to be used can be found in letter linked above)
 
Dakota Wesleyan is again offering qualified high school juniors and seniors an opportunity to enroll in the following online courses for the Spring 2013 semester: Medical Terminology; Fundamentals of Speech Communication; and Introduction to Sociology. Classes begin January 7, 2013. These courses will be offered online and the student will receive credit through Dakota Wesleyan University upon successful completion of the course. Registration begins November 19, 2012. Additional information is available from Mrs. Whitney or at http://www.dwu.edu/registrar/high_school.htm
 
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TODAY - THURSDAY:
 
Eligibility and Homework Club will be calculated today.
 
There will be Open Gym for boys at Sanborn Central after school today.
 
The 7/8th boys will have basketball practice after school at Sanborn Central today.
 
There will be a Winter Drumline audition practice session tonight at Sanborn Central from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. This practice is not mandatory, but is set up to answer any questions students may have about the Winter Drumline audition practice.
 
The State Volleyball Tournaments start today and continue on Friday and Saturday. Class B is being held at the Corn Palace in Mitchell; Class A is at the Watertown Civic Arena in Watertown; and Class AA is being held at Central High School in Rapid City.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
Friday is Student Day (and Pajama Day) for National Education Week.
 
Friday is also School Pride Day.
 
Staff and students will be enjoying a Thanksgiving Dinner on Friday.
 
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MONDAY:
 
Girls’ basketball practice begins around the state on Monday. The Lady Blackhawks will practice in Woonsocket on Monday.
 
Boys will have Open Gym after school on Monday at Sanborn Central.
 
There will be cheer practice at Sanborn Central on Monday at 5:45 p.m.
 
There will be a girls’ basketball parent meeting on Monday at 6:00 p.m. in Woonsocket. This is for all parents of girls’ basketball players in grades 7-12.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
Marching band students will be bussed over to Woonsocket on Tuesday morning for concert practice.
 
The Sanborn Central Q107 Quiz Bowl team will be competing against Wagner on Tuesday. The podcast will be available on Wednesday.
 
Girls’ basketball practice for Tuesday has been moved to Sanborn Central.
 
There will be a Lasagna Supper and Indoor Marching Band Concert on Tuesday at the Woonsocket School. Band parents (grades 7-12) will be serving a lasagna supper (lasagna, salad, bread sticks and dessert) from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The indoor marching band concert (grades 7-12) will begin at 7:00 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted ($5 suggested per meal). Money raised will be used towards the purchase of new percussion equipment. Everyone in the community is invited to attend.
 
An information letter about the supper was sent home with students, or you can view it here:
 
Marching band participants will be wearing their white band polo shirts and jeans for the performance.
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
Grades 5-8 will have Declam on Wednesday.
 
School will dismiss early on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. for Thanksgiving Break.
 
Girls have basketball practice at Woonsocket on Wednesday at 1:30 p.m.
 
Boys will have Open Gym after school on Wednesday at Sanborn Central.
 
There will be cheer practice at Sanborn Central on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
The South Dakota Bankers Association and the Governor’s Office of Economic Development are sponsoring a 2013 Business Plan Competition for high school students. Prizes include iPads and cash. The deadline for submission of a complete business plan is December 14, 2012. Rules and entry information can be found at www.sdba.com or at this link: http://sdba.com/associations/13995/files/b-planflyer2013-3.pdf
 
Santa’s Last Stop Vendor Show will be held on Saturday, December 1 at the Letcher Community Center and Fire Hall from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be making a stop from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Send your kids to shop for family gifts with help from the Town ‘N Kountry Kids 4-H Club from 9:00 a.m. to noon. The Storla-Trinity Youth Group will have concessions throughout the day. Vendors can contact Amanda Chada at mamchada@santel.net or 605-248-2407 to secure a spot. The vendor fee will be $25/table and will go towards future projects through the Letcher Community Development Foundation.
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s new mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
 
- Joseph Addison
 
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DAILY WORKOUT:
(The links below lead to many of the items that were contained in last year’s e-News, plus a few more worthwhile sites.)
 
ASK’s Question of the Day: http://www.ask.com/questionoftheday
 
NASA’s Image of the Day: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD
 
(after 30 second ad)
 
The New York Times Learning Network: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com
 
Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: http://www.merriam-webster.com/word-of-the-day
 
Math Buddy’s Question of the Day: http://www.mathbuddyonline.com/common/mbqad.html
 
 
National Geographic’s Daily GeoBee: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/geobee/quiz/today
 
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CONTACT:
 
Questions, comments, additions: Sherri at stekl@santel.net.
 
Sanborn Central e-News blog/archives: http://sanborncentralenews.blogspot.com