Fifth and Sixth Grade Attendance Awards

WOWE Schools Indian Ed Dept. Presents 1st Annual Spring Powwow

The 1st Annual WHS Spring Pow-

wow held April 26th at Waubun

High School. It was attended by stu-

dents and staff grades 5-12. There

were 30 registered dancers for the

grand entry and 4 drums; Smokey

Hill, Maanomin, Little Turtles, and

Jackpine. The honor guard led grand

entry with intertribal dances to fol-

low along with a princess and brave

contest. Manny Hernandez and Sa-

vanna Charette-Gonzales have the

honor of carrying this title

into the 2019-2020 school

year. The cultural students

and Native club students

helped with set up and the

give away at the end of the

evening.

Thank you to all students,

staff, and community members

that attended! We cant wait

to see you there next year!

ISD 435

2018-19 School Year April/May Coming Events:

May 7, Teacher Ap-

preciation Day and

Waubun 5th & 6th

Grade Concert, 8:30

May 10, 4th Grade

Geography Fair and

Spring Music Program

May 11, Prom

May 16, Senior Cap &

Gown Photo, 9AM

May 17, Spring Formal

Concert & Art Show

May 19, Baccalaureate

May 22, Senior Schol-

arship Night

May 24, Graduation,

7PM

Inside this issue:

Ogema

Specials

2, 3

Waubun

Elementary

4

Summer Rec 5-19

Waubun

News

20-22

Ogema

News

23

Senior of the

Month

24

Back Row, Left to Right: Porsha Keezer, Jayla Bellanger, Alexis Pazdernik, Brynn McArthur, Kylia

Jackson, Jada Nelson, Victoria Villebrun, James Thompson

Middle Row, Left to Right: Nick Baker, Aden Hoban, Isaac Beaupre, Kota St. Clair, Porter Lacey

Front Row, Left to Right: Dominic Teiken, Jack Zima, Stephen Lefebvre-Dahl, Vivian Person

Thunderbird Beat

1st Grade - In Math we

are working on iden-

tifying even/odd

numbers and skip

counting. In Reading,

we are reading “Flat

Stanley”.

2nd Grade - Students

are working on multi-

plication facts and 2-

dimensional shapes.

They are reading

“Runaway Ralph” by

Beverly Cleary.

3rd Grade - For Math,

they are working on

multiplying with zeros

and Venn Diagrams. In

Reading, we are reading

“Rules” by Cynthia Lord.

4th Grade - The stu-

dents are working on

fractions, perimeter and

area. In reading, we are

reading “Hello Uni-

verse” by Erin Entrada

Kelly.

strength and condi-

tioning testing. Stu-

dents were tested at

the beginning of the

year for push-ups, sit-

ups, and a timed dis-

Students will be

participating in

softball/baseball

lead up games

as well as finish-

ing their

tance run.

Students try to wear

older shoes outside to

limit mud in and out of

the school/gym.

Ogema Gifted and Talented Mr. Peterson

Ogema Phy Ed Mr. Kemper

Page 2 Thunderbird Beat

Ogema Music Mrs. Champa

“4th grade farewell” pro-

gram, which will be on

Friday, May 10th!

The other grades are

busy making instruments,

learning about musicals,

and soon we’ll all be

wrapping up our year!

The 4th graders went on

a music field trip to the

Fargo-Moorhead Sym-

phony! We also attended

an organ concert demon-

stration at a church in

downtown Fargo. Now

we are practicing for our

4th grade created paper

airplanes and had a con-

test. 3rd grade is learning

about making and creat-

ing their own Letter Is-

land. 2nd grade learned

about catapults, created

their own and had a com-

petition. First graders are

finishing up animals and

will learn about soil, wa-

ter and rocks. Kindergar-

ten learned about maps

and cardinal directions.

Kickstart had fun reading

“If I had an animal Tail”;

and created their own

tails that they will bring

home soon. We

have moved

into spring

crafts and will

make decora-

tions for the

4th grade pro-

gram.

process to create a but-

terfly or insect pattern on

specialty paper. When

dry, these will be trans-

formed into butterflies,

or other insects, which

will be hung up for dis-

play. Student artwork,

Kick-Start through 4th

grade will all be working

on one of our final pro-

jects of the year to be

displayed at the Spring

Formal Concert and Art

Fair. Students will be

using a watercolor resist

Kickstart through 12th

grade, will be on dis-

play by 5pm on May

17th in the Waubun

High School gym for

the public to view.

Hope to see you

there!

Ogema STEAM Mrs. Fabre

Ogema Art Mrs. Walker

Page 3 April/May

Ogema Ojibwe Miss Lhotka

a drum and dance Expo

with the W.E. Boys

drum group along with

various ages of dancers

from both of our

schools. We will be end-

ing the year tying up the

4 seasons and creating

an interactive seasons

bag that you will be able

to build on at home as

the season change into

next school year. Start-

ing with Niibin-summer!

We studied all about

Iskigamizigan-sugar

bush through March

and into April started

on the drum, types of

regalia, and powwows.

May 15th we will have

Page 4 Thunderbird Beat

Jada Nelson (6th), Pacey Heisler (5th), and

Landen Zima (5th) were selected to perform in the

Minnesota Band Directors 1st and 2nd year

Regional honor bands on Saturday April

13th. They rehearsed all morning and presented

a concert in the new auditorium at New Horizon

Middle School in Moorhead. There were approx.

80 students in each band from schools of all sizes

in Northwest Minnesota. Great job representing

Waubun in this event.

Waubun Band Students

Page 5 April/May

2019 Summer Recreation Handbook

The school district’s sum-

mer recreation program and

Boys and Girls Club are

dedicated to enriching the

educational, social, and cul-

tural opportunities for the

students in the community.

Activities being offered are

Swimming Lessons, Boys

Baseball, Girls Softball, and

Learning Activities. During

the Learning Activities and

Boys and Girls Club times

students will be participating

in activities that encourage

Reading, Math, Science/

Technology/Engineering/

Art, Mathematics, Commu-

nity Services, Social/

Emotional Learning, and

Ojibwe Culture.

***If your child is in base-

ball or softball, check-in/out

procedures can be done

with their coaches. In this

case you do not need to

return to the school to

check your student in or

out.

Transportation will be provid-

ed to designated pick-up and

drop-off areas. Pick-up may

ONLY be made by authorized

parties. Parent MUST come

into the school building using

the North Doors and sign

them out in the office to per-

sonally pick up the student.

***If your child wants to at-

tend a game, an adult must

pick up and sign the child out.

If your child plans to leave

with another adult, the adult

must be authorized to pick up

the child and be signed out at

the office.

Dismissal/Release of Students

Program Hours and Daily Schedule

Daily Schedule:

7:45-8:15 Breakfast

8:15-8:30

Attendance/Homeroom

8:30-10:30 Swimming Lessons

8:30-11:00

Boys Baseball Practice (TBD)

Girls Softball Practice (TBD)

Learning Activities

Fitness

11:00-12:00 Lunch

12:00-12:30 Outdoor Play

1:00-2:00

Boys Baseball Games

Girls Softball Games

Learning Activities

Fitness

Program Hours:

June 3-27, Mondays-

Thursdays, 7:45-2:00

Fridays: No Summer Rec

activities at the school.

Boys and Girls Club for

grades K-3 at White Earth

Club and for grades 4-6 at

Waubun Club. NO FRIDAY

TRANSPORTATION.

Continual Learning Plans

plan will help us plan learn-

ing activities and projects

that target individual growth

targets, but are still fun and

project-based. This plan can

Continual Learning Plans

(CLP) will be developed and

tracked for participants. A

copy will be sent home for

input and a signature. This

follow a student throughout

the year in all after-school/

targeted services programs.

It will be updated as needed.

Shari Qual,

Summer Rec

Coordinator

(218) 473-6143

“I like a teacher

who gives you

something to

take home to

think about

besides

homework.”

~ Lily Tomlin

Page 6 Thunderbird Beat

Transportation is provided

to these areas only for pick-

up and drop-off. If your

child is riding the bus to and

from Waubun, please be at

the area at the designated

times. If your K-4 child is

attending the Boys and Girls

Club, transportation will be

provided to the White

Earth Boys and Girls Club

Mondays-Thursdays.

Pick-up and drop-off times

can be found on the district

website:

www.waubun.k12.mn.us

Pick-up and Drop-off Areas:

Bones

Elbow Lake Church

Brown’s Baits

Ogema School

RTC Community Cen-

ter

Waubun School

***If you need to change

your child’s bus stop desti-

nation, please notify the

office by 11:00am at (218)

473-6173.

My signature below indicates that I have read the Summer Recreation handbook rules and

expectations with my son/daughter. My student has a full understanding of what their ex-

pectations are in order to participate in the program.

Transportation 2019 Summer Rec Handbook Continued

Program Permission

Student Conduct

Keep hands and feet to

your self

Ask permission to leave

areas

Use equipment and ma-

terials properly, carefully,

and with respect

Clean up after them-

selves

Students will be taught to be

responsible for their own

actions; they make the choice

to follow the rules and enjoy

the rewards or to disregard

the rules and accept the con-

sequence. Students under-

stand that undesirable behav-

ior can not, and will not, be

tolerated. Parents will be

informed of their child’s be-

havior and may be called up-

on to participate in a part-

nership to resolve special

situations. If, at any time, the

staff determines that a child

is unable to benefit from the

program or poses a danger

to other children, staff, or

his/her self, the child may be

dismissed from the program.

To provide a safe and secure

environment for everyone, the

following rules have been de-

veloped which will be in effect

at all times. Students will be

expected to:

Follow rules of district

handbook

Follow directives of all

staff

Show respect and speak

kindly to others (no

swearing, put-downs,

name-calling, threats, etc.)

Parent Signature: Date:

Student Signature: Date:

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Send completed

forms to:

Terri Darco,

Boys and Girls

Club

PO Box 418

White Earth,

MN 56591

Or email:

terri.darco@whi

teearth-nsn.gov

Page 17 April/May

A HUGE congratulations

to the probationary 2019-

2020 Thunderbird Cheer

Squad consisting of - Cap-

tain Carissa Kent, Co-

Captain Arianna Ander-

son, Co-Captain Makenzie

Lee, Amber Kologi, Elayna

Toczek, Justice Alvarado,

Leah Olson, Abigail Baker,

Leah Kent, Alicia VanPelt,

Jada Nelson, Gaby Dinh,

Sonoma Hanks, Gina

Baker, Lilly Dayton, and

Tia Bevins.

Each squad member was

evaluated on rhythm,

jumps, enthusiasm, vol-

ume, and overall willing-

ness to participate, min-

gle, and to master new

skills.

From captain Carissa, Coach

Mrs. Pariso, and Assistant

Coach Miss. Haverkamp - con-

gratulations! We could not

have been more impressed

with the effort all gave over

the past several days which

made this a hard decision to

make.

We look forward to working

with you and watching you

grow into a powerful team!

Go Thunderbirds!!

To those cheer hopefuls that

did not make the squad - each

new cheerleader member is

on probation until May. If one

of the new members cannot

complete their cheer obliga-

tions we will be looking to

you to fill their position. If you

would like to participate in

any of our upcoming activities,

please feel free to join us.

Jr. High will be performing

Best Day of My Life by the

American Authors, and Try

Everything from the movie

Zootopia.

The Sr. High choir will be

doing 21 Guns from Green

Day's American Idiot and

The Sound of Silence origi-

nally by Simon and Gar-

funkel but now popular by

This year’s concert starts

Friday, May 17 with a pot-

luck/award banquet, and

ends with the formal con-

cert for both band and choir

programs. This is the con-

cert where we do popular

'pop' music; what you hear

or have heard on the ra-

dio. The choirs are per-

forming the following:

the group Disturbed.

The combined mass number

they will be performing is a

Medley from the music of

Queen. If you like classic

rock, this is the perfor-

mance you will want to be

there for because we will be

rocking out to some great

Queen tunes!

Thunderbird Cheer Squad for 2020

Spring Formal Concert/Art Show May 17

Collin Adams, Logan

Pazdernik, Liz Reich,

and Chase Dorman

take FIRST PLACE in

the Region AP

Division and FIRST

PLACE at State.

Parker Syverson, Will

Bly, and Coy Lunde

take SECOND

PLACE in the

Region Small School

Division. Collin

Adams also scored

highest individual

score in the Joan

Robinson division of

State Competition.

Page 20 Thunderbird Beat

It’s hard to believe that

it is almost the end of

the year and it’s time

to begin thinking of the

2019-2020 school

year. Before we totally

change gears however,

it is important that we

finish strong and have a

good focus on ensuring

that our students do

not fall in to summer

slumps.

As part of our finishing

strong, remember that

at Waubun, we are

trying to Make Every

Day Count! Attend-

ance is critical at this

point of the year espe-

cially with

the various

other activ-

ities that

are taking

students

out of

school

please help

us in ensur-

ing that

your student(s) is at-

tending. In grades 5

and 6 we know that

there are some big

projects left for the

year. In grades 7-12

students will have final

assessments that

gauge how much they

have learned. Gradua-

tion is also right

around the corner.

The school is actively

working with our sen-

iors to make sure they

are aware of the ex-

pectations to achieve

graduation. We en-

courage parents to be

aware of these expec-

tations as well. If you

have any questions

about your student’s

progress toward grad-

uation, please don’t

hesitate to contact the

school. Our office and

guidance staff will be

happy to assist you.

As the summer ap-

proaches, I would like

to share some infor-

mation regarding the

summer slides that

can occur during the

summer. First

and foremost,

get the stu-

dents reading.

As long as

they are read-

ing at appro-

priate levels,

reading six

books over the sum-

mer break has been

shown to help stu-

dents from regress-

ing. Find ways to en-

courage learning such

as coding or robotics.

We will have oppor-

tunities

for our

young-

er stu-

dents

in our

sum-

mer

recrea-

tion

pro-

gram (more infor-

mation will be forth-

coming). If your stu-

dents know what

classes they will be in

next fall, it isn’t too

Waubun News by Principal Martinez

Page 21 April/May

Waubun High School yearbooksWaubun High School yearbooks GLOWGLOW in thein the DARKDARK this this year!year! ***THEY ARE GOING FAST******THEY ARE GOING FAST***

Order YOURS before it's too late!Order YOURS before it's too late!

Order online atOrder online at jostens.comjostens.com or bringor bring $45$45 to Ms. Baker.to Ms. Baker.

early to get a jump

start. Many of our

teachers are open to

giving stu-

dents book

lists and

skill lists

that will

help them

for the

school

year.

Individuals like you are

a key component to

our success and the

success of our stu-

dents; you are a very

important part of our

team. Together, we

can accomplish our

goal of finding success

for all of our stu-

dents. We value your

input and what you do

for your student

(s). We encourage

you to keep an eye

out for upcoming op-

portunities to let us

know how we can bet-

ter meet your needs

as a student, parent or

community mem-

ber. Thank you for

being part of our One

Team, with One Goal.

The Dollars for Scholars

committee would like to

thank alumni, businesses

and our supportive com-

munity members for the

generous donations our

organization has re-

ceived!! Donations go

directly to our graduating

seniors at Waubun High

School each year to assist

them financially as they

continue their education.

With a donation, your

name or a memorial will

be displayed on a plaque

in the Waubun School by

the Superintendent’s Of-

fice. The following are

emblems/donations that

are displayed on the new

plaques: leaf-$25, blos-

som-$100, Bomber Blue

Bird-$250, apple-$500

and a branch-$1,000.

If you would like to make

a donation, checks can

be made payable to

“Waubun-Ogema-White

Earth Dollars for Schol-

ars” and sent to Waubun

School in c/o Laurie John-

son. Please indicate the

name(s) you would like

displayed on the plaques.

Waubun students, coached by Mr. Short, compete at the NW Regional Envirothon at Rydell National Wild-

life Refuge May 1. The Juniors team placed third and the Seniors team placed first. Great job! Both teams

qualify for State in Elk River May 20. Good Luck!

Dollars for Scholars

Envirothon, Team Waubun

Attention Seniors!

To receive your scholar-

ship, you will need to bring

in your grades for the se-

mester you completed and

your schedule for the next

semester. More infor-

mation will be included in

your packet at the awards

banquet.

If you have questions, you

can contact Laurie John-

son, President of the

Waubun-Ogema-White

Earth Dollars for Scholars

Chapter.

lauriej@waubun.k12.mn.us

All seniors who are award-

ed a Dollars for Scholars

scholarship at the awards

banquet in May will need

to accept their scholarship

online. Log in to your ac-

count to accept the schol-

arship before the June 15th

deadline.

Visit our

website!

www.waubun-

ogema-

whiteearth.doll

arsforscholars.

org

Page 22 Thunderbird Beat

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Dear Students, Parents

and Guardians,

The year has been filled

with learning, excitement,

and fun! Our staff and

students are preparing to

work on end of the year

assessments and grade

levels will be going on

field trips to places like

the Head Start Pow

Wow, Tamarac Refuge,

Papa Murphy’s/Central

Market, a planetarium,

and Itasca. Thank you for

your continued support

in helping students arrive

at school on time so they

have the opportunity to

complete assessments

and participate in educa-

tional experiences.

A big thank you to all of

our families for your con-

tinued support at Ogema

Elementary; the partner-

ship between home and

school is important. I

have enjoyed working

together with students,

staff and families to build

positive relationships. We

are so grateful for your

participation in Book

Fairs, several Fabulous

Fridays, and Parent/

Teacher Conferences.

Thank you for helping

with homework, reading

with your children, and vol-

unteering in your child’s

classroom or on our won-

derful PTSO. We have awe-

some students that attend

our school

and families

help make it a

wonderful

experience!

Sincerely,

Laurie Johnson, Ogema Ele-

mentary School Principal

Kindergarten class incu-

bated 18 chicken eggs and

discussed

the chicks'

develop-

ment inside

the eggs.

One of the biggest spring

science units in Kinder-

garten is

the life

cycle of

chickens.

For 21

days, each

Some vocabulary

words we learned in-

clude embryo, blood

vessels, egg tooth, and

air sac. On April 30

we had 25 chicks

hatch. We love our

baby chicks!

Ogema News by Principal Johnson

Kindergarten Chicken Time

Kaylie recently started her position

as a SPED Paraprofessional with

SPED Bus ride-along duties, in

Ogema.

Please take the time to welcome and

introduce yourself to Kaylie when

you get the opportunity!

Page 23 April/May

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Waubun, MN 56589

Phone: (218) 473-6173 Fax: (218) 473-6190

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ISD 435

Josie Stevens was chosen Waubun Senior Student of the Month for March, and Collin Adams for April. These students are selected by the entire teaching staff and administra-

tion in the Waubun Ogema White Earth School District based on a range of positive role model characteristics and humanitarian acts. Congratulations, Josie and Collin! It is

our hope that you continue to model good citizenship throughout all areas of your life!

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