Monday, February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015

Monday – February 23, 2015
Orange Day
Homework Club meets!
Happy Birthday Zach Kopfmann!
The Penny War has begun! Sanborn Central’s FFA has challenged all grades PreK thru 8th to a penny war!  The funds will be donated to the “Believe” Scholarship with our members matching up to $500!  The winning class will join FFA members for a cookout on March 5th.  Keep those coins rolling in!
It’s District Week for the Lady Blackhawks.  Tonight Wolsey/Wessington and Iroquois will play.  The winner of that game will face the esteemed Lady Blackhawks Tuesday, February 21st at 4:00 pm in the Huron Arena!  These gals have battled hard all season and deserve to have a ton of fans cheering them on!  If you can’t make the trip to Huron, tune in to KOKK radio for the play by play! http://www.kokk.com/
Tuesday this week will be a School Spirit Day in Honor of Girls Districts!   As long as our Blackhawk team posts a victory – we will show our pride again on Thursday!   We will still have our normal Friday Spirit Day!
Boys practice at Woonsocket today.
There will be a MS Team meeting at 7:45, Tuesday, February 24th in Ms. Farrell-Poncelet’s room.
Don’t forget that Wednesday is our favorite day of FFA Week – Donuts – bring your money!
There will be an elementary team meeting – Wednesday – February 25th at 7:45 in the conference room

Parents have until Wednesday, February 25th to contact teachers, earning bonus points for the student, for parent conferences!
FFA Week Activities
Tuesday, February 24 – Butterbraids for School Staff
Wednesday, February 25 - Morning Serve Donuts – Serve Ice Cream to 8th Grade -discuss FFA.     
Thursday, February 26 – Blue/Gold Dress up Day
Friday, February 27 - Informal Greenhand Ceremony - Penny War Ends
We will not be doing HS Eligibility this week.  We ask that teachers keep the grade books up to date for parent and student viewing!  MS Eligibility, Updates, and Homework Club will be due Thursday at noon.


Please join us this Saturday night, February 28, for a Supper and Bean Bag Tournament in support of Tanna Kingsbury’s Believe Scholarship Challenge. This event will be held at the Stekl Shop near Letcher (40512 240th St. or 1 mile north and 1.25 miles east of Letcher). A pork loin supper will be served starting at 5:00 p.m. Registration for the bean bag tournament will be from 5:00 until 6:30 p.m. and the tournament will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. Free will donations will be accepted for the meal, and tournament fees are just $20/team. Even if you don’t want to participate in the tournament, please join us for supper and the rest of the fun and festivities. There will be a silent auction going on, the tablet give-away winner will be announced, and a roll-over auction of Tanna’s heifer will take place. There will also be a bouncy house, photo booth, and many activities during the evening. For more information, contact Sherri Stekl (605-999-1104 or stekl@santel.net or visit http://www.sanborncentral.com/believe/ for complete details. Hope to see you there!
Overdue library books: HS – Carlos & Trevor – Feb 13th; Jonny & Weston – Feb 17th; Koby, Trent & Catherine – Feb 20th    MS: Jan 20thAbby; Jan 23rd - Zach & Abby; Feb 11th - Alex; Feb 17th - Cassidy; Feb 18th - Ethan; Feb 19thLevi, Katie S & Destiny W

Do you know a teacher who is dedicated, inspiring, and making a difference?  Sanborn Central’s Teacher of the Year nominations are due March 6th
 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxqWDgwTHOqeMjNod1R0dTNRdm8/view?usp=sharing

Tracy Moody is applying for a Monsanto grant and part of the application process is to be nominated by as many local farmers as possible.  If you would consider taking the time to go to the following website and nominate our school, it would increase our chances of receiving the grant.  It is a very quick process, the district contact is Tracy Moody and her email is tracy.moody@k12.sd.us   Thank you in advance!


Tuesday – February 24th: GB Districts – SCW plays @ 4:00 – Huron – School Spirit Day
            BB @ Woonsocket -
            Tutoring
            MS Team Meeting – 7:45 – Farrell-Poncelett’s
Wednesday – February 25th: G @ SC   B @ W
             FFA Donut Sales
             EL Team Meeting – 7:45am – Conference Room
Thursday – February 26th: B @ W     GBB District Championship
             MS Eligibility, Homework & Updates due at noon – No HS Eligibility
             NSU Rep at 11:30             
             5th & 6th w/Marla 1:00 & 2:00
             Blue & Gold Dress Up Day
Friday: Blackhawk guys vs. Springs @ W – 5:15 JHB, JVB, VB
            Pep Band plays -   Little Cheerleaders perform
            G @ SC -  Legion Essays & Poems due
Saturday: Winterguard @ Mendota & Coon Rapids Shows
Today’s Menu: Chicken Wrap – Seasoned Brown Rice (6-12) – Carrots – Salad Bar – Fruit Choice – Milk Choice
Tomorrow’s Breakfast: Bagel – String Cheese – Fruit Cup – Juice Choice – Milk Choice
Menu: Spaghetti w/Meat Sauce – Green Beans – Salad Bar – Garlic Breadstick (9-12) Fruit Choice – Milk Choice
True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare.  -  Gilbert Chesterton


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