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Inside This Issue Parent Note 2 Honor Roll 3 Yearbooks 5 Music News 5 Library 6 Wrestling 7 WASHAKIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2 April 2017 Jimmy Phelps Superintendent Russell Budmayr Principal Principal’s Corner Hi Folks, As usual, things are getting quite busy around here as we head into the final stretch of the school year. It seems every day, we have kids going some- where. Our FFA students continue to do well in regional competitions and are gearing up for state in the next couple weeks. Quite a few of our students partake in this activity and represent us well. Track season is off and running. I be- lieve we have around 22 middle school track athletes participating. For our little school, that’s quite impressive. And I’m always proud of our high school students who come out for track and represent us. For them to take time out of their busy schedules to help out our school is quite impressive. If you ever have the time to take in a middle school or high school track meet, I highly recommend it. They’re a lot of fun. Students and teachers are beginning their annual spring field trips. It is so valuable to get out of the classroom every once and awhile (especially when the weather is nice) and the smiles on students faces attest to the fact that, not only is it educational, but quite en- joyable. Prom will be this Saturday at the Red Reflet. If you get a chance, come on out and see the kids all dressed up and looking sharp. I enjoy seeing them in a different environment enjoying themselves. My wife particularly loves to come and see all the beauti- ful dresses. Year-ending summative assessments continue to keep our students busy. I know as the year winds down, it’s often hard for students to focus, but our kids seem to be particularly adept at doing what needs to be done. It appears our “Young Authors” did quite well in their recent competi- tion in Worland. Please take note of their accomplishments in this news- letter. After all, academic achieve- ment is one of the main reasons why we are here. Such talent! We will get a nice Easter break coming up in the next couple of weeks. It’s coming at just the right time for everyone here at the school. We’ll catch our breath and head into the final month with a full head of steam. As always, please feel comfortable coming to me with any suggestions or concerns. If I am the effective principal I hope to be, positive com- munication with students, teachers, and stakeholders is a critical part of my job. I don’t want to let you down. Hang on as we round the corner into the final stretch! Mr. Budmayr We are planning a Kindergarten Roundup on Thursday, April 20th. If your child is of kindergarten age, (will be five years old by September 15, 2017), we would like to have him/her come to school to meet the teacher, Ms. Lewton, and get acquainted. The hours of the Roundup will be 7:58 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Please call the school and let us know if your child will be attending. Those students living in the country are encouraged to ride the bus to school that morn- ing. However, please call the appro- priate bus driver so that he/she will know that you have a child who will be riding. Kindergarten Roundup Zayne Cooper had another great year of swimming competitively by being named all-conference and all- state. He recently returned from the NWGA Regional championships in Seattle as well. Congrats on your achievements! Swimming Champ

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Page 1: New April 2017 - Washakie County School District #2 Newsletter 17.pdf · 2017. 4. 4. · April may bring showers—but it also brings many days of learning opportuni-ties. Here are

Inside This Issue Parent Note 2

Honor Roll 3

Yearbooks 5

Music News 5

Library 6

Wrestling 7

WASHAKIE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2 April 2017

Jimmy Phelps

Superintendent

Russell Budmayr

Principal

Principal’s Corner Hi Folks,

As usual, things are getting quite busy around here as we head into the final stretch of the school year. It seems every day, we have kids going some-where.

Our FFA students continue to do well in regional competitions and are gearing up for state in the next couple weeks. Quite a few of our students partake in this activity and represent us well.

Track season is off and running. I be-lieve we have around 22 middle school track athletes participating. For our little school, that’s quite impressive. And I’m always proud of our high school students who come out for track and represent us. For them to take time out of their busy schedules to help out our school is quite impressive. If you ever have the time to take in a middle school or high school track meet, I highly recommend it. They’re a lot of fun.

Students and teachers are beginning their annual spring field trips. It is so valuable to get out of the classroom every once and awhile (especially when the weather is nice) and the smiles on students faces attest to the fact that, not only is it educational, but quite en-joyable.

Prom will be this Saturday at the Red Reflet. If you get a chance, come on out and see the kids all dressed up and looking sharp. I enjoy seeing them in a

different environment enjoying themselves. My wife particularly loves to come and see all the beauti-ful dresses.

Year-ending summative assessments continue to keep our students busy. I know as the year winds down, it’s often hard for students to focus, but our kids seem to be particularly adept at doing what needs to be done.

It appears our “Young Authors” did quite well in their recent competi-tion in Worland. Please take note of their accomplishments in this news-letter. After all, academic achieve-ment is one of the main reasons why we are here. Such talent!

We will get a nice Easter break coming up in the next couple of weeks. It’s coming at just the right time for everyone here at the school. We’ll catch our breath and head into the final month with a full head of steam.

As always, please feel comfortable coming to me with any suggestions or concerns. If I am the effective principal I hope to be, positive com-munication with students, teachers, and stakeholders is a critical part of my job. I don’t want to let you down.

Hang on as we round the corner into the final stretch!

Mr. Budmayr

We are planning a Kindergarten Roundup on Thursday, April 20th. If your child is of kindergarten age, (will be five years old by September 15, 2017), we would like to have him/her come to school to meet the teacher, Ms. Lewton, and get acquainted.

The hours of the Roundup will be 7:58 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. Please call the school and let us know if your child will be attending. Those students living in the country are encouraged to ride the bus to school that morn-ing. However, please call the appro-priate bus driver so that he/she will know that you have a child who will be riding.

Kindergarten Roundup

Zayne Cooper had another great year of swimming competitively by being named all-conference and all-state. He recently returned from the NWGA Regional championships in Seattle as well. Congrats on your achievements!

Swimming Champ

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Parent Note April may bring showers—but it also brings many days of learning opportuni-ties. Here are some fun things you can plan to do with your child:

April 2 is International Children’s Book Day and Hans Christian An-dersen’s birthday. This day is designed to inspire a love of reading. Head to the library and grab some books!

April 13 is the birthday of Thom-as Jefferson. Go online to learn more about this president. Take a virtual tour of his home Monti-cello at explorer.monticello.org.

April 17 is income tax deadline day. Talk about the purpose of taxies and practice calculating percentages with your child.

Aprill 22 is Earth Day. As a fam-ily, think of something you can do to protect the Earth. Perhaps you could plant a tree or set up a recycling station at home.

April 23 is the day Shake-speare’s birthday is celebrated. Ask your child to write a scene for a play and act it out with friends or family members.

April 26 is the birthday of John James Audubon, who was known for his studies, drawings and paintings of North American birds. Encourage your child to draw pictures of the birds she sees.

April 30 is International Jazz Day. Find a radio station that plays jazz and listen to it with your child. Then each of you can describe how the music makes you feel.

Reprinted with permission from the April 2017 issue of Parents make the difference!® (Elementary School Edition) newsletter.

Your child can improve writing with a teacher-created checklist: It’s hard to help middle schoolers with their writing assignments. By nature, adolescents are very sensi-tive to criticism and suggestions for improvement.

Students are more likely to write often when they feel secure and confident about their writing. So when your child asks you to review a writing assignment, first focus on what you like. A catchy title. The introduction. Clear descriptions. Your favorite sentences.

Then give your child an editing checklist so she can improve her own writing without feeling criti-cized. Share this teacher-created checklist with your child:

I’ve read through the entire piece to see if it makes sense.

I’ve focused my writing on one important topic or idea.

The title fits the piece. The introduction clearly states

the main idea of the paper. My writing flows logically from

one concept to another. I replaced vague words with

specific ones. I deleted unneeded words by

combining short sentences. I shortened sentences that

were too long and wordy. I deleted or replaced overused

words. I indented new paragraphs. I checked spelling, punctuation

and capitalization. Reprinted with permission from the April 2017 issue of Parents Still make the differ-ence!® (Middle School Edition) newsletter.

Are you helping your teen prepare for the future? It can be scary for teens to think about life after high school. Should they go to college? What should they study? Answer yes or no to the questions below to find out if you are helping your teen prepare for the future:

___1. Have you encouraged your teen to take advantage of the career-planning services available at school?

___2. Have you talked with your teen about careers that interest him and the education or training required?

___3. Have you suggested that your teen shadow a person in a job that interests him?

___4. Have you helped your teen develop a résumé that lists aca-demic achievements, work experi-ence and community service?

___5. Are you helping your teen make productive summer plans? He could take a class at a commu-nity college or get a job related to a career.

How well are you doing?

Mostly yes answers mean you’re giving your teen lots of support as he prepares for the future. For no answers, try those ideas.

Reprinted with permission from the April 2017 issue of Parents Still make the dif-ference!® (High School Edition) newslet-ter.

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Congratulations to the following students for making the third Quarter Honor Roll. Great Job!! “A” Seniors: Madison Anderson, Madisyn Boltz, Riley Erickson, Allison Hampton, Felicity Loveland Juniors: Byron Powell, Lee Whitlock Sophomores: Kinley Erickson, Matt Fenton, Kelli Holiday Ninth Grade: Zayne Cooper, Kimball Zent Eighth Grade: Payton Casteel, Lindsey Holi-day, Elizabeth Lungren, Anna Powell Seventh Grade: Heather Zent “B” Seniors: Devon Bedtka, Justyne Dustin, Beau Ingraham, Kathleen Jones Sophomores: Lexie Boltz, Katon Fox, Chari-ty Starr Freshman: Jariah Cogdill, Will Loveland Eighth Grade: Katie Lowry, Aidan Searfoss Seventh Grade: Elizabeth Bleicher, Ella Boltz, Asher Lyman, Brian Shoopman, Madi-son White

Honor Roll

Students of the Month; Congratulations! Pictured Above: Devon Bedtka, son of Matt & Nichole Bedtka Lindsey Holiday, daughter of Brian & Colleen Holiday Mati Jones, daughter of Matt Jones & Misty Valesquez

Teton Science News The Ten Sleep 6th Grade class would like to say THANK YOU to everyone in Ten Sleep, Hyattville and beyond who purchased Lil Caesar’s pizza kits. We raised $800 in sales and donations for our Teton Science School trip! Wow! Ian Turgeon was our top seller this year. We are really looking forward to our trip May 9th through the 12th. Teton Science School here we come!

Good Luck to our Art students who will be competing in the State Art Symposium in Casper this month. The sym-posium is open to the public Friday, April 22nd from 9:00AM to 4:00PM and Saturday, April 23rd 9:00AM to noon. It is the only show like it in the nation where all the schools in the state compete against one another.

State Art Symposium

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Board Briefs Washakie County School District #2 School Board Minutes February 13, 2017  

The regular mee ng of the Washakie County SD #2 Board of Trustees was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Chairperson Tessia Greet. Present were board members Tessia Greet, Terril Mills, Jared Lyman, Chuck Powell and Jane Thurston. Also present were Superintendent Jimmy Phelps, Principal Russell Budmayr, Business Manager Janet Collen and Administra ve Assistant Neysha Lyman.  

Pledge of Allegiance was led by Chairperson Tessia Greet. Adopt Agenda: Terril Mills made a mo on to approve the agenda. Seconded by Chuck Powell. Mo on carried 5‐0.  

Guests and Patron Comments: Reports and Recogni ons: Student Recogni on: Mr. Budmayr recognized the January Students of the Month: High School – Felicity Loveland, Middle School – Brian Shoopman, and Elementary – Brianna Witkowski.  

Recrea on District: Jonna Abel updated the board.  

Legisla ve Update: Mr. Phelps updated the board on the latest Legisla ve bills.  

Business (Consent Agenda Items): Minutes of the January 9 and 16, 2017 mee ngs were approved. Board members received copies of the statements and bills for review. Chuck Powell made a mo on to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0. Authoriza on to pay the following vouchers: General Fund warrants #20121‐20184 in the amount of $243,539.38; Federal Fund warrants #3794‐3797 in the amount of $25,705.02; Major Maintenance warrants #1220‐1222 in the amount of $9,450.24; Hot Lunch Fund warrants #1371‐1376 in the amount of $11,453.32; Teacherage Fund warrants #1423‐1425 in the amount of $1,340.35; Ac vity Fund warrants #2578‐2583 in the amount of $2,607.77. Approved prepaid bills: Gen‐eral Fund warrants #20101‐20120 in the amount of $4,073.54. Approved Deprecia on Reserve Account as a money market ac‐count. Approved Work Release Students.  

Business (Discussion/Ac on Agenda Items):  

Ag Students Request for Field Trip to Billings, MT for the MATE Show: Chuck Powell moved we approve the field trip request by the Ag students to a end the MATE show in Billings, Montana on Thursday, February 16, 2017. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0.  

Art Club Request for Field Trip to Jackson, WY: Jane Thurston moved we approve the request by the Art Club to take a field trip to Jackson, WY on March 12 – 15, 2017, and for the district to provide two Expedi ons and fuel for the trip. Seconded by Terril Mills. Mo on carried 5‐0.  

Set Date for Budget Workshop: Chairperson Tessia Greet set the Budget Workshop for April 24, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.  

2017‐2018 School Calendar: Jane Thurston moved to approve the 2017‐2018 school calendar as presented. Seconded by Chuck Powell. Mo on carried 5‐0.  

Alterna ve BOCES Representa ve: Terril Mills moved to approve Jane Thurston as the alterna ve BOCES representa ve. Se‐conded by Chuck Powell. Mo on carried 5‐0.  

School Security Camera Policy: Discussion followed. The board referred the policy to the Crisis Team for crea on. They will bring a policy to the March board mee ng.  

Drug Tes ng Policy for Employees Driving School Vehicles: Discussion followed. The board referred the policy to a teacher commi ee for crea on. They will bring a policy to the March board mee ng.  

Personnel: Chuck Powell mo oned to go into execu ve session at 7:54 p.m. for personnel reasons. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0. Board reconvened at 8:55 p.m. Terril Mills made a mo on to approve the execu ve session minutes as read during execu ve session. Seconded by Chuck Powell. Mo on carried 5‐0. Chuck Powell moved to approve Desiree Egger as sponsor of the 9th grade class. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0. Jane Thurston moved to approve Anna Marie Whitlock as the yearbook sponsor for the 2016‐2017 school year. Seconded by Terril Mills. Mo on carried 5‐0. Chuck Powell moved to accept the resigna on of Ross Hauptman as the assistant middle school track coach for the 2016‐2017 school year. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0. Jane Thurston moved to hire Ross Hauptman as the head middle school track coach for the 2016‐2017 school year. Seconded by Terril Mills. Mo on carried 5‐0. Chuck Powell moved to hire Crystal Cooper as the assistant middle school track coach for the 2016‐2017 school year. Seconded by Jane Thurston. Mo on carried 5‐0. Jane Thurston moved to extend Mr. Phelps Superintendent contract to June 30, 2020. Seconded by Chuck Powell. Mo on carried 3‐2.  

Mee ng Was Adjourned Chairperson Tessia Greet adjourned mee ng at 8:59 p.m.  

March Board Agenda Items: Approve Summer Programs. Approve Consolidated Grant Manager. Salary Commi ee Update. Budget Snapshot. Publish Yearly Gross Salaries. School Vehicle Fleet. Principal’s Contract. School Security Camera Policy. Drug Tes ng Policy for Employees Driving School Vehicles.  

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Student meals are $2.00 for K-6, $2.50 for 7-12 and extra milk is $.25. April costs for K-6 will be $42.00. 7-12 will be $52.50. By state law, the school cannot ex-tend credit. Breakfast tickets are available in the lunchroom for students wish-ing to purchase breakfast items. Cookies are $.50 and the other items are $.25. If you didn’t receive an applica-tion for free and reduced lunches and would like one, please contact the school office.

Hot Lunch

Counselor Corner Role Models As an elder, adult, educator, parent, teacher, neighbor…. categorize your-self anyway you’d like, we ALL (not just the school system) have respon-sibilities in our community to the youth surrounding us. Unfortunately, you can’t run or hide from it. It is a natural role that we all play in a small community. No one ever says, “I want to be a role model when I get big”…. It just happens. The daily messages we send our youth greatly affect them. From what we wear, to our mannerisms, attitudes, and words, we have an influence. Generations are changing; schools are seeing a huge shift in student behavior. There is an im-mense amount of apathy that is sur-facing in more recent years in our school systems. As a role model, we can influence some of that; hopeful-ly sooner rather than later. As an adult, our language is important. How we say things is almost more im-portant than what we say. Youth

tend to internalize things and if adult role models are sending mixed messages, a young person’s self-talk will start to be quite dam-aging. We tell youth “don’t cry”, “that’s a waste of time”, “you’re late”, “who did it”, “did you win”, “be a man” …. ALL very damaging comments. Young people pick up on things very quickly. Whether they are 3, 13, or 17, students pick up on the attitudes of the adults around them. Sometimes we don’t “sign up for” being a mentor or role model. It just comes with the territory. Changing our language will not only help the youth, but will make us a healthier and more positive individ-ual. It’s important to let youth have a choice. However, it is not healthy to let youth make a choice that we know from our adult per-spectives will be later damaging. Example: student chooses to not eat…. No, that is not a good choice. As an adult, you have to interfere and make the correction. Some-times we go too far and let the child “call the shots”. This isn’t healthy. There needs to be clear boundaries and expectations. We tend to let children “get out of tough situations”. This is damaging because research shows that growth is made from “uncomfortable” situations. “Momma knows best” isn’t an ap-propriate answer, but hind sight is 20-20. What example are you set-ting for youth you encounter?

Yearbooks $25.00 sign up and pay at the front office by May 1st to re-serve your copy. Thank you!

-Your Yearbook Staff

Yearbook

The winners of Ten Sleep’s Got Talent: 1st place Belle Starbuck for gymnastics; 2nd place Katon Fox, Felicity Loveland, and Lee Whitlock for their plays and 3rd place Asher Lyman and Tim Nich-ols for Ping Pong Pantomime Brandon Mills and Mason Dehmel participated in the North Big Horn Basin Elementary Music Festival in Cody recently; here are the links to their performances: https://youtu.be/g5iKd31VIaw https://youtu.be/x8aqgx-ADTw On Friday, April 21 all students grades 5 thru 8 will participate in a percussion workshop led by a member of a drum corp. This is an excellent opportunity to develop some basic percussion skills. Try-outs for next year’s percussion players will be held Saturday, April 22 at 10:00AM. If your stu-dent wants to play the drums next year, they must participate in Sat-urday’s event or make arrange-ments to try-out after school Fri-day, April 21. Grades 2 through 12 will perform their spring concert Thursday, May 4 at 7:00PM in the school gym. The following will be per-formed in the Music room: Pre-school, Monday, May 22 at 6:00PM, Kindergarten Monday, May 22 at 6:45PM and first grade will perform Monday, May 22 at 7:30PM. Learning music requires practice and active participation. Ad-vanced Make-up Sheets WILL NOT be initialed if the absence is not made up before the scheduled event. Therefore, if your student plans to miss music, they must come in before or after school to practice.

Music News

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Elementary Spanish In the Elementary Spanish Classes we are working on a unit called “Spain and Bullfighting”. We are reading a story called “The Song of the Torero” by Kim Maerkl. This story is about a boy who learns his grandfather, who has always been a musician, specifically a guitarist, was once a bullfighter. As we study this unit we are learning about the country of Spain, its cli-mate, the history of guitars, and how Spanish explorers were involved in the early years of the United States his-tory. The older students are writing poems and riddles about the explor-ers. The younger students are learn-ing some art history from Picasso who used a process called “cubism” to paint pictures.

In the preschool and kindergarten classes, we are learning about zoo ani-mals, numbers and colors. We will be making a zoo booklet that relates to a story called “Demasiados Globos” by Catherine Matthias which is about a young girl who goes to the zoo and buys balloons for each animal she sees. The color and quantity of the balloon matches the animals she shows the balloons to. For example, she buys two yellow (amarillo) balloons and shows them to “dos jiraffas” (two gi-raffes). In the end, she realizes that she has bought “too many balloons”, hence the title to the book, because the girl floats up in the sky. If you need help with colors, numbers, and names of the animals, please visit this site: http://www.spanishspanish.com/ Adiós Amigos,

Señora Taylor

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CSO Thank you to all that helped with the book fair. Your assis-tance and purchases are greatly appreciated!

Library News Get Ready For National Library Week April 9 through 15! This year’s theme is "Libraries Transform." National Library Workers’ Day is Tues-day, April 11 and is designated for library staff, users, administrators and Friends groups to recognize the valuable contributions made by all library workers. What a perfect time to stop and show your apprecia-tion to the Ten Sleep Public Library! First observed in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association. It’s a time to cele-brate the contributions of our nation's libraries and librarians and to promote library use and support for all types of libraries - school, pub-lic, academic and special. In the mid-1950s, research showed that Americans were spending less on books and more on radios, televisions and musical instruments. Concerned that Americans were reading less, the ALA and the American Book Publishers formed a nonprofit citizens organization called the National Book Committee in 1954. The commit-tee's goals ranged from "encouraging people to read in their increasing leisure time" to "improving incomes and health" and "developing strong and happy family life." In 1957, the committee developed a plan for Na-tional Library Week based on the idea that once people were motivated to read, they would support and use libraries. The Ten Sleep Friends of the Library will celebrate by holding their annual Spring Book Sale April 8 through the 13. All students will receive a free book of their choice. Please stop in and re-home, re-use, or re-cycle these books. Many treasures can be found among the discards from the library or the donated books from our community. Take as many books as you like and leave a cash donation. The Friends of the Ten Sleep Library supports many programs and material purchases for the library all year long. The Washakie County Library System will host "The Kilted Man" at the TEN SLEEP SCHOOL on April 13th at 1:30PM. Veteran performer Mat-thew Gurnsey delights audiences with his rousing performance of tradi-tional Irish and Scottish music. The general public is encouraged to join us at the school and a repeat performance will be held that evening at the Washakie County library at 6:30PM. This event is FREE! Please join us on Thursday April 6th from 6 to 8PM for a "Psyanky Egg Decorating" class. Carol Greet will host this class and will share the many eggs she has designed over the years. There is a $5.00 charge for supplies and seating is limited, so sign up today. Call 366-2348 for more information. We would like to encourage parents to discuss overdue books and fines with your student. We DO NOT send notices home. Feel free to call or stop at the library for your inquiry. Thanks to the Festival of Trees donation and the Friends of the Library for adding 10 "Lauchpads" to our collection. Playaway Launchpads are secure, preloaded tablets that are created for a circulation environ-ment. An interntet connection is not required. Also, please note that the Library system will be closed April 14 and 15th for Easter.

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PO Box 105

Ten Sleep, WY 82442

Ten Sleep School

Phone: 307-366-2223

Fax: 307-366-2304

www.wsh2.k12.wy.us:

Ten Sleep School Supporting Success

One Call Now WCSD#2 uses ONE CALL NOW to send messages to our stakeholders. Anyone who would like to opt in to receive text messages from our ONE CALL NOW Messaging service please take a moment and send an text message to 22300 and type the word ALERT in the message. If we send out a message it will first try and send it as a text followed by a voice message. Any questions or need help, please contact Neysha Lyman at 366-2233 ext. 102.

4 H Carnival time is here and will be held at the Washakie County Fair Grounds on Friday, April 7th from 5:00-8:30PM. Everyone is welcome! 4-H members and their families, please bring 2 cakes for the cakewalk and sign up to work a shift. There will be an email with further details sent to 4-H families. A silent auction of baskets donated by each Washakie County 4-H club will also be available at the carnival. A basket of Ten Sleep items is being assembled. Please contact Mrs. Hampton if you would like to donate or have ideas for items to include.

4 H News Kindergarten students enjoyed a visit from Pinky the Elephant and Phyllis Lewis from the Washakie County Extension Office. Lewis and Pinky taught Kindergarten students about the importance of poison prevention and how to stay safe. Each day over 300 children in the United States ages 0-19 are treated in an emergency department, and two children will die as a result of be-ing poisoned. Every parent, guardian and babysitter should know the nationwide poison control center phone number, 1-800-222-1222. Call the poison control center if you think a child has been poisoned but they are awake and alert and call 911 if you have a poison emer-gency and your child has collapsed or is not breathing.

Pinky Visit

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WRESTLING

Ten Sleep/Hyattville Scrappers Wrestling Team has been hard at work representing our school in regional tournaments. The team meets Tuesday and Thursday nights at the school refining skills and growing one half nelson at a time.

Thus far our wrestlers have competed in Powell, Lovell and Worland with a meet April 1st at Greybull. This will be the last meet before state at Casper on April 8th.

Members of the team include: Tru Carter, Kelly O’Donnell, Will Carter, Quinlan Greet, Layne & Liam Jordan, Stetson Starbuck, Andrew & Daniel Weaver, Keller Dehmel, Blake Holiday, Wyatt Turgeon, Cameron Carter, Erik Harstad, Kendrick Lungren, Kiyoshi Smith, Carter Lungren and Ian Turgeon

YOUNG AUTHORS All 28 students from Nikki Erickson’s 2nd/3rd grade class and Ross Hauptman’s 3rd/4th grade class entered the Washakie County Young Author contest in February. The contest included pieces by 1st through 12th grade writers from Worland, Basin and Ten Sleep in the categories of fiction, nonfiction and poetry. Of the 28 Ten Sleep submissions, 23 earned top accolades. Second Grade: 2nd Place Nonfiction - Brandon Mills - The First Time on the Haystack 2nd Place Poetry - Wyatt Turgeon - Hunting for Elk 3rd Place Poetry - Belle Starbuck - Just Gymnastics Third Grade: 1st Place Nonfiction - Kendrick Lungren - The Bronc 1st Place Poetry - Eliza Whitlock - Weddings, Teachers, and Teenagers 2nd Place Fiction - Cameron Carter - Odd Magic 2nd Place Poetry - Bree Jackson - Just Some Poems 3rd Place Fiction - Erik Harstad - Big Dreamer Honorable Mention Nonfiction - Tanner Lowry - Splash Pad Honorable Mention Fiction - Mason Dehmel - Dungeons and Dragons Fourth Grade: 1st Place Nonfiction - Jackson Smith - The Fishing Story 1st Place Poetry - Brianna Cogdill - The 5 Fab 2nd Place Fiction - Grace Gertsch - Claws of Venom 2nd Place Nonfiction - Piper Titus - Bo and the Land 2nd Place Poetry - Carlee Lowry - Food Poems Honorable Mention Fiction - Kiyoshi Smith - X230 Fifth Grade: 1st Place Nonfiction - Elektra Shoopman - A Day of Fun 1st Place Poetry - Jacob Holiday - FA Poems 2nd Place Nonfiction - Matilyn Jones - Pound Day 3rd Place Poetry - Carter Lungren - Poems Honorable Mention Fiction - Isabelle Fox – Homeless Honorable Mention Nonfiction - Canyon Egger - D/S Cowboy Up and Go Rope Honorable Mention Poetry - Jacob Fettig - Playful Poems The six pieces that earned first place awards have now been moved on to the state level sponsored by the Wyoming Reading Council. This year the State Young Author Judging Event and Celebration will actually be taking place in Worland on Saturday, April 15. Mrs. Erickson and Mr. Hauptman have their fingers crossed, hoping for some winners at the state level too!

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April 2017 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

This institution is an equal opportunity employer

3 Beefy Nachos Refried Beans Lettuce Salad

Peaches Churros

Milk

4 French Toast Stix

Egg Patties Sausage Links Hash Browns Veggie Sticks Apples, Milk

5 Hamburger Deluxe

Twister Fries Corn

Grapes Milk

6 Corn Dogs

Mac n Cheese Broccoli

Pears Milk

7 Chicken Nuggets Kwik Koat Fries Peas n Carrots

Mandarin Oranges Milk

10 Spaghetti

French Bread Lettuce Salad

Peaches Milk

11 Chicken Patties

Mashed Potatoes, Gravy Capri Veggies

Apples Milk

12 Ham

Scalloped Potatoes Green Beans

Hot Rolls Pineapple

Milk

13 Tacos

Refried Beans Lettuce Salad

Peaches Milk

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No School Easter Break

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No School Easter Break

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No School Easter Break

19 Turkey Wraps

Sweet Potato Fries Country Trio

Grapes Milk

20 Tator Tot Casserole

Peas Hot Rolls

Apples Milk

21 Pizza

Lettuce Salad Cottage Cheese

Pineapple Milk

24 Chicken Fried Steak

Mashed Potatoes, Gravy Broccoli or Spinach

Hot Rolls Mixed Fruit

Milk

25 Chicken Enchiladas

Refried Beans Lettuce Salad

Mandarin Oranges Milk

26 Meatball Subs

Crinkle Cut Fries Green Beans

Pears Milk

27 Chicken Strips

Peas Chicken Rice

Hot Rolls Tropical Fruit

Milk

28 Burritos

Spanish Rice Lettuce Salad

Peaches Milk

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Title 1 Presents FAMILY FUN

for Thursday April 20, 2017

5:30 pm -7 pm

School Cafeteria

Come join us for dinner and Language Arts and Math fun!

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HS Track Schedule2017Date Location TimeSaturday, April 1st Buffalo 10:00Thursday, April 6th WorlandFriday, April 7th Burlington 1:00Saturday, April 8th Powell 8:00Thursday, April 13th WorlandTuesday, April 18th Riverton 2:00Friday, April 21st KayceeSaturday, April 22nd Lovell 9:30Thursday, April 27th Buffalo 3:00Friday, April 28th Meeteetse 1:00Friday, May 5th Thermopolis 1:00Fri/Sat, May 12, 13 Regionals Tue/Wed/Thur, May 23, 24, 25 Casper State

MS Track Schedule 2017Date Location Time Saturday, April 1st GreybullSaturday, April 8th BurlingtonTuesday, April 11th BasinFriday, April 21st KayceeSaturday, April 29th LovellSaturday, May 6th ThermopolisTuesday, May 9th Lander