School Notes

Hillcrest Primary School On March 20, a local author will spend the day with the kids at Hillcrest/LEADS Primary School. Marla McKenna published a book called “Mom’s Big Catch.” It is a book about the day Marla took her family to a baseball game and a baseball actually landed right inside her purse! She will be encouraging the students to never give up on their dreams, focus on the power of reading and share her journey of becoming an author. She will also provide a family presentation from 5:30-7:15 p.m. that will include dinner for the whole family. Please contact the school for the registration information. LEADS Primary Charter School LEADS first-graders have been busy working on collaboration skills in small groups. We are working on the art of compromise, making sure we all do our share of the work, and learning to agree or disagree respectfully. We are finishing up our partner research in our animal inquiry and noticing how animals have special functional parts to help them survive. We will soon be “going public” with our research to present our findings. Part of this going public stage will be learning about the three A’s: Activism, Awareness and Aid, and how we can inspire people to take action for a cause, such as helping to prevent animal extinction. Shawano Community High School The winter athletic banquet will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at The Gathering. Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 3:15-6:30 p.m. Tuesday. Parents will meet with teachers in their rooms. Olga Brener Intermediate School The third-grade students in Deb DeFere’s class are becoming awesome detectives. They are learning and reading books about mysteries. Officers Heidi Thaves and Jody Johnson visited and told how they solve real cases as detectives in our community. Officer Thaves told how her dog helps her solve cases of missing people. Research shows that good attendance is essential for success in school. Chronic absenteeism, whether excused or unexcused, is directly associated with lower academic performance in later grades. Upcoming: Knowledge a thon, March 13; no school/teacher in-service, March 14; Author visit, March 19; Brener Student Showcase, March 25; Grandfriend Breakfast, March 26.