Monday, November 26, 2012

November 26, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
The 2012-2013 Winter Drumline auditions have been completed and the results are in. Congratulations to Nick Miller (Section Leader), Trent Kingsbury and Garret Dean on the snare; Trevor Olson and Kelbi Dean on bass drum; and Byron Jessen on cymbals.
 
The Parent Portal was recently updated. Please check out the information below on some features you might not be familiar with. If you have any questions, contact Mary at mary.ackman@k12.sd.us.
 
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TODAY - MONDAY:
 
Amberiah Smith and Tristen Wormstadt will be participating in the Region Band Concert in Gregory today.
 
Basketball Practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
Cheer Practice: Sanborn Central at 5:45 p.m.
 
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TUESDAY:
 
There will be cheer practice at Woonsocket on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m.
 
Basketball Practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
Cheer Practice: Woonsocket at 3:45 p.m.
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
The Sanborn Central Quiz Bowl team will be competing against Tripp-Delmont on Wednesday morning. The podcast should be available later in the day at www.q107radio.com.
 
Basketball Practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Eligibility will be calculated on Thursday.
 
Basketball Practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
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FRIDAY:
 
Basketball Practice: Girls at Sanborn Central, Boys at Woonsocket
 
Cheer Practice: To be decided
 
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SATURDAY:
 
There will be boys’ basketball practice on Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. at Woonsocket.
 
The JH boys will be participating in a basketball tournament at Hanson School in Alexandria on Saturday. The tournament starts at 8:00 a.m. The SCW Blackhawks’ first game is at 11:00 a.m. against Canistota. Click the link below for the full schedule.
 
 
Santa’s Last Stop Vendor Show will be held on Saturday 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.
 
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SUNDAY:
 
The annual Sanborn County American Cancer Society Tour of Homes will be held in the Letcher area on Sunday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tickets are $10 and are available from members of the Cancer Society or can be purchased at the Letcher Community Church on the day of the tour. Refreshments will be served in the church basement. Homes on the tour include Les and Vickie Blindauer, Clayton Kidder/Judy Hemminger, Scott and Janet Maeschen, Myron and Nancy Sonne, Ray and Diane Sundstrom, and Murray and Cindy VanLaecken. You will also be able to view the decorated Sanctuary at the Letcher Community Church. All monies raised benefit the Sanborn County American Cancer Society.
 
Several students will be attending the State FFA Leadership CDE (Career Development Event) in Pierre on Sunday and Monday.
 
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NEXT WEEK (DECEMBER 2-7):
 
Wear Red for Caring next Monday as part of December’s Character Counts program.
 
Girls’ basketball practice next week will be at Woonsocket and boys’ basketball practice will be at Sanborn Central.
 
There will be cheer practice next Monday at 5:45 p.m. at Sanborn Central and next Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. at Woonsocket.
 
The Sanborn Central Christmas Vocal Concert will be held on Thursday, December 6 at 7:00 p.m.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s new mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
He that is good at making excuses is seldom good at anything else.
 
- Benjamin Franklin
 
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PARENT PORTAL UPDATES:
 
Log into your Parent Portal (www.sanborncentral.com).
 
Household Information – Click on this link to check the information for your household as well as each individual. Request an update if you see anything incorrect.
 
Calendar – You will see a calendar with information for your students. The bell icon indicates an attendance event and the A+ icon indicates assignments (both past and future, depending on how the teacher utilizes the portal).
 
To Do List – This includes assignments that have been entered by the teacher but which are not complete yet. Don’t panic as this also includes assignments that are assigned with a due date in the future. Once a grade is entered, the assignment will disappear from the list. This is a great way to remind a student that their book report is due, or that a big test is coming up.
 
Reports – Here you will see the student schedule, missing assignments (only those the teacher has marked missing), a transcript and a copy of the current report card.
 
Select your student and you will see an individual calendar, schedule and To Do List for that student. Under Schedule you can click the A+ icon to view the assignments and scores.
 
Keep in mind that students are able to request their own login username/password to help them keep current with their assignments and grades.
 
If assistance is needed with your portal, please contact the school and they will be glad to help you with it. Communication between students, parents and the staff are vital to each and every child’s education.
 
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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