Monday, December 3, 2012

December 3, 2012

SANBORN CENTRAL E-NEWS
 
Sympathy is extended to the family of Ilene Moody who passed away early this morning.
 
LOST: An elementary student’s Blackhawk stocking cap. If found, please drop off at the school office.
 
If anyone is interested in ordering great books for children for Christmas gifts, Mrs. Pechholt is a consultant for Usborne Books which is a book company with an abundance of books available for all ages. You can visit her consultant page by clicking the following link and start shopping. http://t3164.myubam.com/
 
From Tracy Moody: A HUGE thank you to all who attended the Jr. CYU outing yesterday. $190 was spent buying gifts for the Angel Tree. What a great way to start the month of December. You guys are a great bunch to spend the day with!
 
From Twin Lakes Resort: Twin Lakes Resort will be opening for Sunday Football from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. during the NFL season. Football games will be playing on all big screen TVs and a dinner buffet will be offered. All food will be donated by Twin Lakes and proceeds from the buffet will go to the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket School Band to help with the cost of band instruments. Twin Lakes will offer the buffet (free will donation) every Sunday starting at noon until the food runs out or 5:00 p.m., whichever comes first. Stop out, catch the game and help out our band program! Hope to see you all at the Lake.
 
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TODAY – MONDAY:
 
Everyone is wearing Red for Caring today as part of December’s Character Counts program.
 
Several FFA students are in Pierre today participating in the State FFA Leadership CDE (Career Development Event).
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
Cheer Practice: 5:45 – 7:00 p.m. at Woonsocket
 
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TUESDAY:
 
FFA items will arrive at the school on Tuesday for students to distribute.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
The Blackhawk girls will be having a Gatorade Scrimmage on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in Woonsocket. Parents and the public are invited to attend with the admission of a Gatorade or Powerade.
 
Cheer Practice: 3:45 – 6:00 p.m. at Woonsocket
 
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WEDNESDAY:
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket
 
The Blackhawk boys’ basketball team (high school only) will be holding a Snack Scrimmage on Wednesday at 3:45 p.m. at the Sanborn Central Gym. Fans are welcome to attend and are invited to bring packaged snack foods for admission (optional). The snacks will be used for the boys on their bus trips to practices. This scrimmage will be an opportunity for fans to get an early look at this year’s Blackhawks team before they open their season on Saturday.
 
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THURSDAY:
 
Eligibility will be calculated on Thursday.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central (No JH practice)
 
The Sanborn Central Christmas Vocal Concert will be held on Thursday at 7:00 p.m.
 
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FRIDAY:
 
Friday is School Pride Day. Everyone should dress accordingly.
 
Basketball practice: Girls at Woonsocket, Boys at Sanborn Central
 
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SATURDAY:
 
The Blackhawks basketball season gets under way on Saturday. They will be playing Sunshine Bible Academy at Woonsocket starting at 12:00 noon in the following order: Girls JV, Boys JV, Girls Varsity, Boys Varsity.
 
The Pep Band is scheduled to play on Saturday.
 
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SUNDAY:
 
The Letcher Community Church Christmas Program/Soup and Sandwich Fundraiser will be held on Sunday. CYU students are asked to please drop off a small crockpot of soup at the church by 5:00 p.m. Students that are participating in the program will help with the serving.
 
From Twin Lakes Resort: Twin Lakes Resort will be opening for Sunday Football from 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. during the NFL season. Football games will be playing on all big screen TVs and a dinner buffet will be offered. All food will be donated by Twin Lakes and proceeds from the buffet will go to the Sanborn Central/Woonsocket School Band to help with the cost of band instruments. Twin Lakes will offer the buffet (free will donation) every Sunday starting at noon until the food runs out or 5:00 p.m., whichever comes first. Stop out, catch the game and help out our band program! Hope to see you all at the Lake.
 
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REMINDERS:
 
Logan Moody is conducting a food drive at Sanborn Central as part of her Senior Project, “What Can I Do to Help.” Students are welcome to bring non-perishable food items to the school between Wednesday, December 5 and Friday, December 21. The items will then be donated to the Sanborn County Food Pantry. Donations by elementary students should be given to the classroom teacher. Middle School and High School students will drop off as listed: 6th – Mrs. Swenson; 7th – Mrs. Farmer; 8th – Mrs. Sanderson; 9th – Mr. Danek; 10th – Mr. Flatten; 11th – Mrs. Moody; 12th – Mrs. Whitney. A prize will be awarded to the class with the most donations – for one week classes will be in the lunch line according to the total size of their donation (the class with the most will be served first, second largest served next, and on down the line).
 
More information on Sanborn Central’s new mobile app can be found at www.sanborncentral.com.
 
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QUOTE OF THE DAY:
 
A Christmas shopper’s complaint is one of long-standing.
 
- Author Unknown
 
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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