Ithaca School District

Wondering what's going on for the 100th Ithaca School Fair? A better question is, "What isn't?!" This Friday we kick off all the fair events with entry check in and drop off in the High School Commons. That evening is the Volleyball Alumni Night in the Community Gym. Then Saturday!! The Bulldog Block Challenge starts the day, and animals should be in place by 7:30am. Grab some breakfast from the Band Boosters in the Community Gym to get started for the day. Livestock and gym exhibits will be shown and judged in the morning, and the meat animal, cheese, and butter auction will begin at 11:00am following the parade at 10:30am. Get lunch in the High School Commons from the Choir Boosters and bid on desserts from the Band Boosters. The PTSO's free bounce house will provide entertainment from 11am until 3pm. Dedication of the Jay O'Connell Memorial Patio will begin at 12:30. The youth pedal pull and mascot races are at 1:00pm before the football game against Boscobel begins at 1:30pm. During halftime, the Hall of Fame induction ceremony will occur at midfield. Closing all the celebrations, on Sunday, October 2nd, the Ithaca Horse Show will take action at the Anderson Quarter Horse Farm starting at 10:30am. If you don't find some fun, you weren't here! The Ithaca Fair Committee is eager to see you all!

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 21, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First choice- Ham/Cheese wrap, Second choice- Bake fish roll, Broccoli, Fresh fruit, Dessert, and milk Happy Homecoming week! Great start to the dress up days, let's keep the school spirit going! On Thursday at 5 pm the Ithaca Student Council will sponsor the class game competitions. For those of you new or are freshmen students, the class games are friendly group competitions to foster class and team spirit. The games will start in the gym with boys volleyball at 5pm, Freshmen will play the juniors and sophomores will play against the seniors. Following that we will travel to the football field for the girls football game followed by class competitions, tug of war, and announcement of homecoming king and queen. Point totals are added up and the class with the most spirit points will get a pizza party hosted by the student council. The float counts as points so the announcement will be made with the grand totals on Tuesday of next week! High School Dress-up Days: Teachers are encouraged to participate as well! Wednesday: Decades Day - Freshman 1960s, Sophomore 1990s, Junior 1970s, Seniors 1980s, Teachers 1920s; Thursday: Class Color Day - Freshman Pink, Sophomore Green, Junior Blue, Senior Black, Teachers Red; Friday- Ithaca Pride. The dress code still applies- this means no hats! The Ithaca High School homecoming dance will be held September 24th from 8 to 11 pm in the Ithaca School Commons. Grand March will be held at 930 pm. Admission is $5 for students and $2 for spectators. Students must be dressed semiformally to be admitted into the dance. Middle School Dress-up Days: Wednesday: Decades Day - 6th 1960s, 7th 1970s, 8th 1980s, Teachers 1920s; Thursday: Class Color Day - 6th Yellow, 7th Green, 8th Blue, Teachers Red; Friday: HOMECOMING BULLDOG PRIDE! (Purple, Yellow, White) The dress code still applies- this means no hats! Elementary Dress-up Days: Wednesday: Dress like a Centenarian (100 yr old person); Thursday: Class Color Day - 4K Purple, Kinder Red, 1st Blue, 2nd Green, 3rd Gray or Camouflage, 4th Orange, 5th Yellow; Friday: School Spirit Day Freshman will have a class meeting during Attack time in Mr Crawford's room today. For High School students, if you are bringing a guest to the Homecoming Dance, please sign the guest up in the Office by noon on Friday. Please have all donations for the choir meal brought to Mrs. Niemeyer in the choir room before or by Friday. All should be at school and ready to go by the end of the school day Friday. Freshmen should turn in their class dues to Mr. Crawford or Mrs. Thompson as soon as possible, please. Recently, there has been a new area created near the patio behind the school that displays personalized bricks that have been purchased by families, businesses, and alumni. This area will be dedicated to Jay O'Connell on September 24 at 12:30 for all of his support and commitment to the Ithaca School District throughout the years. Please respect this area by not walking on the bricks. We look forward to adding to this in the future as more bricks are purchased. Bricks can be ordered at www.thatsmybrick.com/ithacawi. Please reach out to Jenna Wipperfurth at jenna.wipperfurth@ithaca.k12.wi.us or call 608-585-2311 with any questions. Thank you! Caramel Apples are back! But it will look different this year. If you would like to purchase a caramel apple you need to see one of the FCCLA members, Ms. Stocks, or Mr. Crawford to put in a preorder. The apples will then be delivered to your attack room during attack time. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. This Day in History: On September 21, 1780, during the American Revolution, American General Benedict Arnold meets with British Major John Andre to discuss handing over West Point to the British, in return for the promise of a large sum of money and a high position in the British army. The plot was foiled and Arnold, a former American hero, became synonymous with the word "traitor." Observance Days: Wisconsin Day-Sept 21 Commemorates the assets that make Wisconsin a desirable place to live and work. Falls on the Wednesday of the third week of September, as part of Wonderful Wisconsin Week. Word of the Day: Perspicacious adjective per-spuh-KAY-shus, is a formal word that means "possessing acute mentai vision or discernment." Someone who is perspicacious has a keen ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious. // She considers herself a perspicacious judge of character. Birthdays: Elementary-none H.S./M.S.- none Staff-Mr. Clary

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 20, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First choice- BBQ Pork/bun, Second choice- Hamburger/bun, Baked beans, Apple slices, and milk Happy Homecoming week! Great start to the dress up days, let's keep the school spirit going! On Thursday at 5 pm the Ithaca Student Council will sponsor the class game competitions. For those of you new or are freshmen students, the class games are friendly group competitions to foster class and team spirit. The games will start in the gym with boys volleyball at 5pm. Freshmen will play the juniors and sophomores will play against the seniors. Following that we will travel to the football field for the girls football game followed by class competitions, tug of war, and announcement of homecoming king and queen. Point totals are added up and the class with the most spirit points will get a pizza party hosted by the student council. The float counts as points so the announcement will be made with the grand totals on Tuesday of next week! High School Dress-up Days are (Teachers are encouraged to participate as well!) Tuesday: Twin Day; Wednesday: Decades Day - Freshman- 1960s, Sophomore- 1990s, Junior- 1970s, Seniors- 1980s, Teachers- 1920s; Thursday-Class Color Day - Freshman- Pink, Sophomore-Green, Junior- Blue, Senior- Black, Teachers- Red; Friday: Ithaca Pride. The dress code still applies- this means no hats! The Ithaca High School homecoming dance will be held September 24th from 8 to 11 pm in the Ithaca School Commons, Grand March will be held at 930 pm. Admission is $5 for students and $2 for spectators. Students must be dressed semiformally to be admitted into the dance. Middle School Dress-up Days are Tuesday: Twin Day; Wednesday: Decades Day - 6th- 1960s, 7th- 1970s, 8th- 1980s, Teachers- 1920s; Thursday: Class Color Day - 6th- Yellow, 7th- Green, 8th- Blue, Teachers- Red; Friday-HOMECOMING BULLDOG PRIDE! (Purple, Yellow, White) The dress code still applies- this means no hats! Elementary Dress-up Days are Tuesday: Pajamas/comfy clothes day; Wednesday: Dress like a Centenarian (100 yr old person); Thursday: Class Color Day - 4K- Purple, Kinder- Red, 1st-Blue, 2nd-Green, 3rd- Gray or Camouflage, 4th-Orange, 5th - Yellow; Friday: School Spirit Day There will be an FFA meeting today, Tuesday, September 20th, during ATTACK time in Ms.Sprechers room. Freshmen should turn in their class dues to Mr. Crawford or Mrs. Thompson as soon as possible, please. Good luck to our high school volleyball teams as they travel to North Crawford tonight. Varsity Reserve starts at 6:00pm and the Varsity game will follow. Go Lady Bulldogs! Recently, there has been a new area created near the patio behind the school that displays personalized bricks that have been purchased by families, businesses, and alumni. This area will be dedicated to Jay O'Connell on September 24 at 12:30 for all of his support and commitment to the Ithaca School District throughout the years. Please respect this area by not walking on the bricks. We look forward to adding to this in the future as more bricks are purchased. Bricks can be ordered at www.thatsmybrick.com/ithacawi. Please reach out to Jenna Wipperfurth at jenna.wipperfurth@ithaca.k12.wi.us or call 608-585-2311 with any questions. Thank you! Caramel Apples are back! But it will look different this year. If you would like to purchase a caramel apple you need to see one of the FCCLA members, Ms. Stocks, or Mr. Crawford to put in a preorder. The apples will then be delivered to your attack room during attack time. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. This Day in History: September 20, 1519 Magellan sets sail from Spain. Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Spain in an effort to find a western sea route to the rich Spice Islands of Indonesia. In command of five ships and 270 men, Magellan sailed to West Africa and then to Brazil, where he searched the South American coast for a strait that would take him to the Pacific. On October 21, he finally discovered the strait he had been seeking. The Strait of Magellan, as it became known, is located near the tip of South America, separating Tierra del Fuego and the continental mainland. Word of the Day: Verdigris (VER-duh-greess), noun, is a green or bluish deposit, usually of copper carbonates, that forms on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces. // We removed the verdigris from Grandma's old copper jewelry by first soaking it in lemon juice, then gently polishing it with a soft rag. Observance Days POW-MIA Recognition Day Established to recognize those who suffered or suffer captivity in foreign countries while in active service with the U.S. armed forces. By statute, Wis. Stat. sec. 118.02(17), the day is observed the Friday of the third week in September. Birthdays: Elementary—none H.S./M.S.- none Ithaca After-School Events MS Volleyball at Richland Center MS Football at Home vs Wauzeka-Stueben HS Volleyball at North Crawford

It's Homecoming Week and time for the 100th Ithaca School Fair - Ithaca Pride - A Century and Beyond! Check out all the activities planned. This week is dress up days for students and staff. Tomorrow dress as your twin (Middle and High School) or wear your pajamas and comfy clothes (Elementary). Don't forget to register and turn in your parade entries! Completed forms should be returned to Richards Insurance or Ithaca Schools by end of day on Wednesday. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kfbd3uAYeTYEl_dUtoIwhtAqkz-aPasI/view?fbclid=IwAR1kgLrXJIM-bxYj9qZstVcIrs8XcIEg5O5-ZYlcRY1kPr1GyB_CVMeFkkw

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 19, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First choice- Cheddarwurst, Second choice- Brat, Hash brown, Pineapple, Dessert, and milk High School Dress-up Days: Teachers are encouraged to participate as well! Monday: Country vs Country Club - Freshman and Sophomores Country, Junior and Senior Country Club; Tuesday: Twin Day Wednesday: Decades Day - Freshman- 1960s, Sophomore- 1990s, Junior- 1970s, Seniors- 1980s, Teachers- 1920s; Thursday: Class Color Day - Freshman- Pink, Sophomore-Green, Junior- Blue, Senior- Black, Teachers-Red; Friday: Ithaca Pride. The dress code still applies-this means no hats! The Ithaca High School homecoming dance will be held September 24th from 8 to 11 pm in the Ithaca School Commons. Grand March will be held at 930 pm, Admission is $5 for students and $2 for spectators. Students must be dressed semi-formally to be admitted into the dance. Middle School Dress-up Days - Monday: Country vs Country Club - 6th and Teachers Country, 7th and 8th Country Club; Tuesday: Twin Day; Wednesday: Decades Day - 6th 1960s, 7th 1970s, 8th 1980s, Teachers- 1920s; Thursday: Class Color Day - 6th- Yellow, 7th - Green, 8th- Blue, Teachers- Red; Friday: HOMECOMING BULLDOG PRIDE! (Purple, Yellow, White) The dress code still applies- this means no hats! Elementary Dress-up Days: Monday: Crazy Hair Day; Tuesday: Pajamas/comfy clothes day; Wednesday: Dress like a Centenarian (100 yr old person); Thursday: Class Color Day - 4K- Purple Kinder- Red, 1st- Blue, 2nd-Green, 3rd-Gray or Camouflage, 4th-Orange, 5th - Yellow; Friday: School Spirit Day. Recently, there has been a new area created near the patio behind the school that displays personalized bricks that have been purchased by families, businesses, and alumni. This area will be dedicated to Jay O'Connell on September 24 at 12:30 for all of his support and commitment to the Ithaca School District throughout the years. Please respect this area by not walking on the bricks. We look forward to adding to this in the future as more bricks are purchased. Bricks can be ordered at www.thatsmybrick.com/ithacawi, Please reach out to Jenna Wipperfurth at jenna.wipperfurth@ithaca.k12.wi.us or call 608-585-2311 with any questions. Thank you! Please release the JV football players on Monday at 3:15pm. Tonight is parents night for high school volleyball! As we celebrate and thank our parents for all they do to support us, come cheer on the high school volleyball players as they host Kickapoo tonight, VR starts at 6:00pm and V to follow - we will honor our parents between game two games. Good luck, Lady Bulldogs!-- Caramel Apples are back! But it will look different this year. If you would like to purchase a caramel apple you need to see one of the FCCLA members, Ms. Stocks, or Mr. Crawford to put in a preorder. The apples will then be delivered to your attack room during attack time. There will be a National Honors Society meeting on September 19th during ATTACK time in the library. If you are in NHS, please plan to attend. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. Birthdays: Elementary-Tanner Swenink H.S./M.S.-none Ithaca After-School Events: JV football @ Highland Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Kickapoo (Home)

There is still time to get your 100th Ithaca School Fair entries registered! Use the link to get your entries registered before 11:59pm tonight. Then get yourself ready for a big celebration as our schools, students, staff, Fair Committee, and community welcome the start of the 100th Ithaca School Fair! https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/17687

Show your support of our vocal musicians and enjoy the 100th Ithaca Fair by having food served in the Commons from 9am until 1pm. The Choir Boosters will have a selection including BBQ pork sandwiches, baked potato bar, coleslaw, desserts, and beverages. Thank you in advance for your support!

Some people wait all year for Christmas. We wait all year for the Ithaca School Fair! Come celebrate the 100th Ithaca School Fair - Ithaca Pride - A Century and Beyond! The festivities start on Friday with fair entry drop offs and an alumni volleyball night. Then they really start rolling in full gear on Saturday with breakfast, a Bulldog Block Challenge, parade, animal exhibits, auctions, lunch, pedal pull, bounce house, a memorial garden dedication, football, Hall of Fame inductees, and the Homecoming dance, then culminate on Sunday, October 2nd with the Ithaca Horse Show. PHEW!! Join the fun and be a part of history as we celebrate 100 years and beyond of the Ithaca School Fair!

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 16, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First choice- Fish Wedges, Second choice- BBQ Rib, Baked Beans, Mandarin Oranges, Dinner Roll, and milk Ithaca High School Yearbooks can be ordered for $37, the lowest price of the year at jostens.com. Order forms are also available in Mrs. Burnley's room. If you order by Friday, September 16 and purchase personalization for $8.50, you can receive up to 4 free icons, a $24 value. High School Dress-up Days: Teachers are encouraged to participate as well! Monday- Country vs Country Club - Freshmen and Sophomores: Country, Juniors and Seniors: Country Club -- Tuesday- Twin Day Wednesday- Decades Day - Freshman: 1960s, Sophomore: 1990s, Junior: 1970s, Seniors: 1980s, Teachers: 1920s -- Thursday- Class Color Day - Freshman: Pink, Sophomore: Green, Junior: Blue, Senior: Black, Teachers: Red -- Friday- Ithaca Pride - The dress code still applies- this means no hats! The Ithaca High School homecoming dance will be held September 24th from 8 to 11 pm in the Ithaca School Commons. Grand March will be held at 930 pm. Admission is $5 for students and $2 for spectators. Students must be dressed semiformally to be admitted into the dance. The Ithaca Fair entry date has been extended to Sunday, Sept. 18 by midnight. Get your paper entries in by the end of the day Friday please! Everyone who enters in the fair this year gets a free commemorative 100th Ithaca Fair t-shirt!! Link: https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/Signin/17687 There will be a National Honors Society meeting on September 19th during ATTACK time in the library. If you are in NHS, please plan to attend. To ensure your child arrives home as you intend, contacting the school office before 11 AM ensures necessary school staff receive the notification of the change in transportation. It is best to call the school directly rather than send the individual teacher an email in the event the internet is down, a substitute teacher is teaching, etc. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students: Anyone interested in participating in youth football please come to the Ithaca football field this Saturday from 9-10:30 am for the first of four practice sessions with varsity coach Steve Olson. This Day in History: On September 16, 1932, in his cell at Yerwada Jail in Pune, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest of the British government's decision to separate India's electoral system by caste. Gandhi announced he was beginning a "fast unto death" in order to protest British support of a new Indian constitution, which gave the country's lowest classes-known as "untouchables"—their own separate political representation for a period of 70 years. Gandhi believed this would permanently and unfairly divide India's social classes. Day of Observance: Mildred Fish was born in Milwaukee in 1902. Today Commemorates the only native-born American known to have been executed by the Gestapo in Nazi Germany. Mildred Fish Harnack was born in Milwaukee in 1902. During the rise of Hitler and the Nazi regime, Fish-Harnack and her husband joined a small resistance group, which the Nazi secret police - or Gestapo – would later call the Red Orchestra. The group smuggled important secrets about the Nazis to the U.S. and Soviet governments and helped Jews escape from Germany. Their espionage cost them their lives. Fish-Harnack's husband was hanged in December 1942, and in February 1943 she was executed as well. Fish-Harnack was the only American woman ever put to death on the direct order of Adolf Hitler for her involvement in the resistance movement. Word of the Day: Coalesce (koh-uh-LESS) verb, means "to come together to form one group or mass" or "to join forces." // The club's community service projects provide students with a common goal to coalesce around. Birthdays: Elementary-Selma Wunnicke H.S./M.S.— None Staff Ms Pope (Sun, 09/18) Ithaca After-School Events Football: Varsity vs. Highland (Home)

Are you excited for the 100th Ithaca School Fair and Homecoming? We are! Show your excitement and spirit next week with dress up days for all students - see the schedule for your student. The Homecoming Dance theme is "Through the Century." Plan to attend the dance on Saturday, Sept. 24th in the Ithaca High School Commons from 8:00pm until 11:00pm.

Oops! We forgot to share how Middle School students can celebrate Homecoming Week! Get your outfits planned for a full week of celebrations.

If you're heading to Weston tonight for Ithaca Bulldog Volleyball, let the Weston FBLA and Volleyball groups make you supper! They are hosting a Burger Bash and bake sale. Games tonight are: 5:30pm Ithaca vs Wauzeka-Stueben in the Weston High School gym, and then at 7:00pm is Ithaca vs Weston in the Elementary (main) gym.

Menu change for Friday and Monday - Friday's choices are Fish Wedges or Rib BBQ, and Monday's choices are Cheddarwurst or Brat on a bun. Thank you for understanding. At times, changes may be necessary without notice due to challenges in supplies and delivery.

It's BRICK time again! This summer, a brick display area was built in memory of Jay O'Connell, a community member who assisted with agriculture and technical education projects, the Ithaca Fair, and the track team before he passed away in January of 2021. A dedication ceremony for this area will be held during the 100th School Fair on Saturday, September 24 at 12:30. Brick sales are still open! What better time to purchase a brick for your family, class, business, or in honor of a loved one who has passed? Orders placed on or before Monday, August 22 will be added to the memorial prior to the fair this year. Orders placed after August 22 will be added to the memorial at a later date. Orders can be made online at www.thatsmybrick.com/ithacawi. Purchases from this fundraiser will help fund more outdoor structures and activities for the Ithaca students. If you have any questions about purchasing a brick, please contact Jenna Wipperfurth at 608-585-2311 ext. 116 or via email: jenna.wipperfurth@ithaca.k12.wi.us.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 15, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First choice- Club sub, Second choice- Parmesan Chix/bun, Blueberries, Corn, Dessert, and milk Good luck to our Lady Bulldogs tonight! They will travel to Weston for a varsity dual match up against Wauzeka-Steuben at 5:30 and then Weston at 7:00. Weston is hosting a burger bash and bake sale fundraiser benefitting the volleyball and FBLA groups. Go, Bulldogs! To ensure your child arrives home as you intend, contacting the school office before 11 AM ensures necessary school staff receive the notification of the change in transportation, It is best to call the school directly rather than send the individual teacher an email in the event the internet is down, a substitute teacher is teaching, etc. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. There will be an FCCLA meeting this Friday in Ms. Stocks room. Anyone is welcome to join. If you are interested and need more details see Ms. Stocks or Mr. Crawford. Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students: Anyone interested in participating in youth football please come to the Ithaca football field this Saturday from 9-10:30 am for the first of four practice sessions with varsity coach Steve Olson. Remember to enter your animals, garden and farm crops, decorated pumpkins, arts and crafts, baking, canning, photography, and other items in the 100th Ithaca Fair by Friday, September 16 by midnight. Did you know: Most of the items you enter in the Richland Co. Fair can be brought to the Ithaca Fair. And remember those art projects you did with Ms. Durkin last year? You can enter them! FREE T-shirt for all exhibitors AND special rosettes will be given out for best of department entries! FairEntry Link: https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/17687 Word of the Day: Rancid, adjective, means "having an unpleasant smell or taste," and is often used to describe food that is no longer fresh. It is also used to describe something (such as an encounter) that is offensive or distasteful. // A quick sniff is typically all that's needed to determine if vegetable oil is rancid. Birthdays: Elementary-None H.S./M.S.-None Staff-Mrs Steinmetz Ithaca After-School Events: Football: MS vs. Boscobel (Home) Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. Wauzeka-Steuben and Weston at Weston Volleyball: Girls MS vs. Weston (Home) Cross Country @ Boscobel

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 14, 2022 Today is a Day 1 Lunch for today: First choice- Cheeseburger/bun, Second choice- Hot Dog, Baked Chips, Carrots/dip, Applesauce, and milk Band students are outside today, meet in the Band room with weather appropriate jackets. To ensure your child arrives home as you intend, contacting the school office before 11 AM ensures necessary school staff receive the notification of the change in transportation. It is best to call the school directly rather than send the individual teacher an email in the event the internet is down, a substitute teacher is teaching, etc. NOTICE TO THOSE ON FREE OR REDUCED LUNCHES LAST YEAR: You have through October 1 to re-apply for the program. If you have not applied by October 1, it will be assumed you plan on paying the lunch fee starting Monday, October 3. If you apply and qualify, the reduced price is $.30 per day for breakfast and $.40 per day for lunch. There will be an FCCLA meeting this Friday in Ms. Stocks room, Anyone is welcome to join. If you are interested and need more details see Ms. Stocks or Mr. Crawford. Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students: Anyone interested in participating in youth football please come to the Ithaca football field this Saturday from 9-10:30 am for the first of four practice sessions with varsity coach Steve Olson. FCA-Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will gather this coming Thursday morning at 7:00am for morning "Huddle'. Join us for an inspiring devotion, encouraging message and fellowship breakfast! All high school students are welcome! Remember to enter your animals, garden and farm crops, decorated pumpkins, arts and crafts, baking, canning, photography, and other items in the 100th Ithaca Fair by Friday, September 16 by midnight. Did you know: Most of the items you enter in the Richland Co. Fair can be brought to the Ithaca Fair. And remember those art projects you did with Ms. Durkin fast year? You can enter them! FREE T-shirt for all exhibitors AND special rosettes will be given out for best of department entries! FairEntry Link: https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/Signin/17687 Please come out to support the High School Girls' and Boys' Basketball teams when they host a Culvers Share Night on September 14th from 4-8 PM at the Richland Center Culvers. Birthdays: Elementary-none H.S./M.S.- Aydan Phillips

Families, just a reminder: To ensure your child arrives home as you intend, contacting the school office before 11 AM ensures necessary school staff receive the notification of the change in transportation. It is best to call the school directly rather than send the individual teacher an email in the event the internet is down, a substitute teacher is teaching, etc.

Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow ANNOUNCEMENTS: Sept 13, 2022 Today is a Day 2 Lunch for today: First choice, BBQ, Second choice, Chicken Pattys, Blueberries, Carrots, Desset, and milk There will be an FCCLA meeting this Friday in Ms. Stocks room. Anyone is welcome to join, If you are interested and need more details see Ms. Stocks or Mr. Crawford. Attention 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students: Anyone interested in participating in youth football please come to the Ithaca football field this Saturday from 9-10:30 am for the first of four practice sessions with varsity coach Steve Olson. Tonight the HS volleyball teams travel to DeSoto to take on the Pirates. The bus will load at 3:45 after school. Varsity Reserve starts at 6:00pm. Varsity starts as close to 7:15 as possible. Go Lady Bulldogs! Good luck! FCA- Fellowship of Christian Athletes, will gather this coming Thursday morning at 7:00am for morning 'Huddle'. Join us for an inspiring devotion, encouraging message and fellowship breakfast! All high school students are welcome! High School FBLA will have its first meeting of the school year on Tuesday, September 13 during Attack Time in Mrs. Burnley's room. Please come if you are interested in discovering the opportunities that FBLA offers. All Ithaca Horse Club members (6-12 grade)-there will be an election meeting on Tuesday, Sept 13, during ATTACK in the commons. Reminder to enter your animals, garden and farm crops, decorated pumpkins, arts and crafts, baking, canning, photography, and other items in the 100th Ithaca Fair by Friday, September 16 by midnight. Did you know: Most of the items you enter in the Richland Co. Fair can be brought to the Ithaca Fair. And remember those art projects you did with Ms. Durkin last year? You can enter them! FREE T-shirt for all exhibitors AND special rosettes will be given out for best of department entries! FairEntry Link: https://www.fairentry.com/Fair/SignIn/17687 Please come out to support the High School Girls' and Boys' Basketball teams when they host a Culvers Share Night on September 14th from 4-8 PM at the Richland Center Culvers. Our first official PTSO meeting is next Tuesday, September 13, at 3:45 p.m. in the LMC. Babysitting will be provided. We hope to see you there! This Day in History: Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964) and James and the Giant Peach (1961), is born in South Wales on September 13, 1916. Dahl wrote his first book, The Gremlins, for Walt Disney, in 1943, and the story was later made into a Disney film. He wrote several popular adult books, including Someone Like Du (1953) and Kiss Kiss (1959), and began writing stories for his own four children in 1960. James and the Giant Peach and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory became bestsellers. He also wrote the screenplay for Charlie (with a title change-the movie was called Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and a James Bond film, You Only Live Twice (1967). Word of the Day: Titivate, a verb, means "to make (someone or something) neater or more attractive," and is a synonym of spruce up. // Her morning routine includes a few minutes spent titivating in front of the mirror. Birthdays: Elementary—none H.S./M.S.-none Ithaca After-School Events PTSO Meeting in the LMC beginning at 3:45pm. Babysitting provided Volleyball: Girls Varsity vs. DeSoto (Away)

Ithaca Schools is happy to announce that the Little Pups Child Care After School program is open! See the article attached for details and registration. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vtdq0KPc7cVH3HSJGGRYgCWwJ9VM4Nvy1kWDjHMz9Z0/edit?usp=sharing

Debunking Free and Reduced Meals Myths We urge you to complete and return the free and reduced meals form! You way ask, “Why?” Read on to find out why that application is so valuable! 1) I don’t qualify, so I shouldn’t apply. ~What the state deems as “qualifies” may be different than your point of view. It doesn’t harm anything or anyone to fill out the form. 2) I don’t want free or reduced meals for my children, so I shouldn’t apply. ~Qualifying for free or reduced meals does NOT mean your family needs to accept them. BUT! Having families that do qualify increases funding that our school receives for other programs. That funding can help us provide more learning opportunities for our students and more resources for our staff! If you qualify, even if you don’t participate in the program, our district still may receive the added funding. 3) I don’t want other students or adults to know we participate in the free or reduced meals program. ~Ithaca takes this very seriously. No one outside of our food service leadership and administration knows this information. Treating students or families differently because they receive free or reduced meals will not be tolerated in the Ithaca School District. If you received this benefit last year, families must reapply before October 3rd. Everyone can complete the form! Doing so can help our students, families, and staff in so many ways. If you need a form, please contact the district office, reach out via Facebook in a private message, or view the DPI page devoted to free and reduced meals to find copies of the forms. The link is found at the top of our "Menu" on our website and viewable (but not printable) under "Documents" on our app. https://www.ithaca.k12.wi.us/page/free-and-reduced-lunch-information