Ithaca School District

Feb. 16, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 2 Today's schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Band, 7th Grade - Choir, 8th Grade - Band. HS Band and Choir are on the Day 2 Schedule. Lunch for today: First choice-Philly Chicken, Second choice-Hamburger, Broccoli, Carrots & Dip, Peaches, Milk Choir Students: Remember that your Butter Braid orders and money are due back today. HS Band Students: A reminder that you have pep band tonight. Please be here by 6:30 pm. There is a H.S. boys basketball shoot around this afternoon after school until 4:30 in the gym. Softball players, the camp is coming up. The registration form is on the desk outside of the office or see Mrs. Boland as soon as possible. Don’t forget to order your yearbook before it is too late! This book will be a celebration of this memorable school year. ORDER TODAY! www.jostensyearbooks.com. or pick up an order form outside Ms. Sprecher door. Final order date for guaranteed copy is this Friday. We order a few extras but last years sold out. This is the last week to place an order for a letter jacket. Completed order forms and money must be turned in to Mrs. Thompson by this Friday the 19th. Both she and Landon have forms, and the forms are also on the website in the News tab. No late orders will be accepted. Attn Middle School Students: UW-LaCrosse is holding a virtual Science Fair and Math Expo. If you would like to present a science experiment, a research report on a scientific topic, or demonstrate a math game you created, talk to Mrs. Willis to get an information sheet. If you would like to participate, please let Mrs. Plonka know by Friday, March 5. There will be a PTSO meeting Wednesday, February 17 via Zoom starting at 4 PM. Hope to see you then! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111432995 Word of the Day: Penitent pen-i-tuhnt Penitent n. Feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant. “After the robbery, the thief was penitent and returned the property.” Birthdays: Elementary— Meili Dobson H.S./M.S.— none

5th Graders in Mrs. Preuss' and Mrs. Pulvermacher's classes created Valentine's Day gifts to take to their families. The students created string art to show celebrate and share Valentine's Day.

Aspen Young and Abby Plonka did an excellent job representing Ithaca at the West Sectional virtual spelling bee on Wednesday, February 10. Both made it all the way to the 6th round where Abby placed 5th and Aspen placed 4th out of 18 participants. Nice job ladies -we are extremely proud of you!!!

Dear families, Due to the extreme cold, Ithaca schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, February 15, 2021. There will be no morning early childhood, all after school activities are canceled. 

Feb. 12, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 1 Today's schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Choir, 7th Grade - Band, 8th Grade - Choir. HS Band and Choir are on the Day 1 Schedule. Lunch for today: First choice-Corn Dog, Second choice-BBQ Rib, Steamed Carrots, Pears, Dinner Roll, Sugar Cookie, Milk HS Students: A prom survey was emailed to you. Please take the survey by the end of today. HS Band Students going on the Florida Trip: Your Permission forms are due today. Forensics students who are filming today should meet right away after school in the LMC in professional dress. Even though you have finished filming after today, continue to practice at least once daily on your own and schedule to work with a coach weekly starting next week. Next week is FFA week. We will be doing dress up days and fun activities. If you participate, you will receive ice cream on Friday. Monday, February 15th, will be Ithaca Apparel and turkey bowling. Sign ups are posted in Mr, Favreau’s room. Seniors: Just a reminder that all Sports Booster Club Scholarships are due to Ms. Bevan by today. Stop in if you have questions or access them from the website under Additional Scholarship Opportunities. Choir Students: Remember that your Butter Braid orders and money are due back on next Tuesday, February 16th. Finish selling over the weekend and turn it in so that your order is included. Attn Middle School Students: UW-LaCrosse is holding a virtual Science Fair and Math Expo. If you would like to present a science experiment, a research report on a scientific topic, or demonstrate a math game you created, talk to Mrs. Willis to get an information sheet. If you would like to participate, please let Mrs. Plonka know by Friday, March 5. There will be a PTSO meeting next Wednesday, February 17 via Zoom starting at 4 PM. Hope to see you then! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83111432995 Elected president in 1860, Abraham Lincoln was commander-in-chief during the Civil War. In 1863, he signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves “shall be forever free.” Four months before his assassination, the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, which abolished slavery, was adopted. Word of the Day: Peckish pek-ish Peckish adj. Ill-tempered; irritable; Chiefly British feeling slightly hungry. “He felt rather peckish close to bedtime.” Birthdays: Elementary— none H.S./M.S.— none Staff—On Saturday, Sarah Stibbe

Ithaca Students want to thank our amazing bus drivers!! This week students signed a "thank you" recognizing our bus drivers for the dedication, compassion, and hard work they show to students each and every day. For some students, our bus drivers are the very first face they see in the morning. Bus drivers carry our most prized treasures, and for all they do, we thank them.

Here is the Food Service survey for February 15-19th. Please complete the survey by this Sunday, February 14th at 5pm. Thank you for all your flexibility and understanding this week with the many challenges our food distribution faced. It is greatly appreciated! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdu5b8HVIT9NmHKZ6lY8TiycgMfW8S-qf7CSm5_TW9tqOppqg/viewform?usp=sf_link

Good morning. Ithaca Bus #19 - Tammies bus route - is running 45 minutes late this morning. Thanks for your understanding with this matter.

Feb. 11, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Elementary Day 6 Today's schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Band, 7th Grade - Choir, 8th Grade - Band. HS Band and Choir are on the Day 3 Schedule. Lunch for today: First choice-Chicken Parmesan, Second choice-Pizza Burger, Corn, Mixed Fruit, Dinner Roll, Milk We, the Celebration Committee and on behalf of Ithaca Staff and students we would like to give a shout out to our bus drivers for National Bus Drivers week. (which is this week) Bus driver's names are: Tammie Cayse-Fry, Bill Kloehn, Mike Hutchison, and Frank Schuh Forensics Students: Good job to all of you who made your videos yesterday! Those scheduled to record on Friday should continue to practice...see a coach today! HS Band Students: You have pep band tonight for the boy's game. Please be here at 6:30 pm. HS girls basketball will meet today during ATTACK in Mr. Klang's room. HS Students: A prom survey was emailed out to you yesterday. Please take the survey by the end of the day on Friday. Aspen Young and Abby Plonka did an excellent job representing Ithaca at the West Sectional virtual spelling bee yesterday. Both made it all the way to the 6th round where Abby placed 5th and Aspen placed 4th out of 18 participants. Nice job ladies -we are extremely proud of you!!! Seniors: Just a reminder that all Sports Booster Club Scholarships are due to Ms. Bevan by this Friday, February 12th. Stop in if you have questions or access them from the website under Additional Scholarship Opportunities. The Richland Center Junior Bowlers Share Night at Papa Murphy's will take place tonight from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Word of the Day: Hyperbole hahy-pur-buh-lee Hyperbole; Hyperbolic n. Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally. “The company chairman may have been guilty of too much hyperbole during the shareholders meeting.” Birthdays: Elementary— none H.S./M.S.— none

Wisconsin School Bus Driver Appreciation Week is February 8 – 12, 2021. EVERYDAY, but especially, this week Ithaca School District and community recognizes school transportation personnel who are involved in the highest standards of safe practices to assure the protection of their passengers, our most precious cargo. In Wisconsin, there are over 15,000 school buses that safely transport more than 600,000 students to and from school each school day and travel nearly 70 million miles a year. School Bus Driver Appreciation Week is an excellent opportunity for parents, students, teachers, motorists, school bus operators, school administrators, and other interested parties to join and discuss the importance of school bus safety. We proudly and loudly say THANK YOU to our bus drivers: Tammie Cayse-Fry, Bill Kloehn, Mike Hutchison, and Frank Schuh. We don't say it often enough, but we thank you!

Feb. 10, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Forensics students! Today is show time! Those of you scheduled today for filming should arrive, professionally dressed, ready to go at 1pm. Please meet in Mr. Thome's room - the LMC is being used at 1pm for a meeting. All of you should be practicing on your own, out loud. Contact a coach for personal coaching time. Seniors: Just a reminder that all Sports Booster Club Scholarships are due to Ms. Bevan by this Friday, February 12th. Stop in if you have questions or access them from the website under Additional Scholarship Opportunities. The Richland Center Junior Bowlers Share Night at Papa Murphy's will take place on Thursday, February 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Word of the Day: Ghoulish goo-lish Ghoulish adj. Suggesting the horror of death and decay; morbid or disgusting. “The ghoulish mask was a scary Halloween favorite.” Birthdays: Elementary— McKailah Swenson H.S./M.S.— none

Middle School Boys Basketball families! There will still be Middle School Boys Basketball practice today from 3:30-5:30in the old gym.

Forensics students!! With the change in schedule, you must practice at least on your own. If you want to Zoom today, email one of the coaches to set up a time. Filming will go on as planned tomorrow! Check the schedule for your day.

Ithaca is using the Wednesday schedule for virtual classes today, 2/9/21.

Today is Tuesday, February 9. Ithaca will be virtual today. No in-person school. Early childhood is canceled.

Ithaca is seeking excited and qualified coaches to lead our middle school track team. If you are interested in a head coaching position or assisting the head coach in our middle school track program, please complete the Application Form found on our website under the "Explore" tab and then "Employment". Forms should be returned to the district office, and any questions may be directed to Brooke Hackl or Zac Thome.

Feb. 9, 2021 Today is a Day 2 Forensics Students: We will video your presentations THIS WEEK on Wednesday and Friday! Check the posted schedule and see your coach to be sure you are fully prepared. Don't forget to dress professionally! Good luck to Abby Plonka and Aspen Young who will represent Ithaca at the West Sectional Spelling Bee tomorrow! Seniors: Just a reminder that all Sports Booster Club Scholarships are due to Ms. Bevan by this Friday, February 12th. Stop in if you have questions or access them from the website under Additional Scholarship Opportunities. HS Band and Choir students: Please look at the new schedule on Schoology so you know what day you have rehearsals. The Richland Center Junior Bowlers Share Night at Papa Murphy's will take place on Thursday, February 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. Word of the Day: Rapier rey-pee-er Rapier n. Quick and incisive. A sharp-pointed sword used for thrusting. “Rapier combat was not for the meek.” “Rapier wit.” Birthdays: Elementary—Owen Gillett H.S./M.S.— none Staff—Mr. Triphan

Feb. 8, 2021 Today is a Day 1 Elementary Day 5 Today's schedule for Band and Choir is: 6th Grade - Choir, 7th Grade - Band, 8th Grade - Choir. HS Band and Choir are on the New Day 2 Schedule. Lunch for today: First choice-BBQ Pork Sandwich, Second choice-Chicken Nuggets, Baked Beans, Peaches, Dinner Roll, Milk Congratulations to Jacob Manning and all the High School Wrestlers this season. The team won the Ridge and Valley, their WIAA Regional and Jacob qualified for the State Wrestling Tournament this Saturday in Wausau. Good luck Jacob HS student council will meet today during ATTACK in Ms. Sprecher room. Forensics Students: We will video your presentations THIS WEEK on Wednesday and Friday! Check the posted schedule and see your coach to be sure you are fully prepared. HS Band and Choir students: Please look at the new schedule on Schoology so you know what day you have rehearsals. The Middle School Science Quiz Bowl team of Allison Durst, Holly King, Maggie Gschwind, Sammy Clary, and Tristen Peterson competed virtually in 4 rounds at the state competition on Saturday morning and just missed qualifying in the top 8 for the afternoon rounds. Great job and great teamwork, I am very proud of you! Mrs. Plonka The Richland Center Junior Bowlers Share Night at Papa Murphy's will take place on Thursday, February 18th from 4:00 - 8:00 PM. 17 Ithaca students participated in the FBLA virtual Regional Leadership Conference on Saturday, February 6 that was hosted by Region IV Vice President, Audrey Newkirk, a senior at Ithaca High School. We're thrilled to announce that 10 of these students are advancing to the FBLA State Leadership Conference on April 12 and 3 students qualified as alternates. Students who won their event are Erica Steinmetz for Introduction to Business Procedures and the team of Emma Schoen and Will Burnley in Broadcast Journalism. Earning 2nd place are the teams of Audrey Newkirk and Ryan Lee in Business Ethics, Emma Coy and Elise Newkirk in Introduction to Business Procedures and Carissa Willis' Job Interview. Josie Laue and Lexi Stowell received a 3rd place award for their Introduction to Social Media Strategy project. The three students who will be alternates for their events at the State Leadership Conference are Talena Sprecher in Agribusiness, Sawyer Simpson for Impromptu Speaking and Alivya Young in Introduction to Event Planning. Congratulations to the FBLA members on their hard work preparing for their events and for how well the Ithaca community was represented. Thank you to everyone who supported the students and helped us prepare for the conference and judged events. This was truly a community effort and we couldn't have done it without your help. Audrey and I were bolstered by our immediate and extended families and are grateful for all of their hard work and patience. We especially want to thank Mr. Hess! We couldn't have pulled off this virtual event without your guidance and creative ideas. Having a virtual Leadership Conference was not what Audrey signed up for when she ran for the Region 4 VP, but she demonstrated resilience, determination, imagination and great flexibility. Congratulations Audrey on a wonderful and unique RLC! Good luck to all of the students who qualified for the State Leadership Conference in April. Word of the Day: acuity uh-kyoo-i-tee acuity n. Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing. “The sun’s glare can cause discomfort and reduces visual acuity.” Birthdays: Elementary—Juana Gomez H.S./M.S.— Conner Keepers

Attention all Bus #19 - Tammie's bus - families. Your route is running about 30 minutes late. Please be aware that your students will be late arriving at their drop off.

Here is the Food Service survey for next week. Please have this completed by Sunday, February 7th. Any questions may be referred to Annette Louis via text or phone at 608/475-4712 or me, Juli Thompson via email at juli.thompson@ithaca.k12.wi.us. Stay warm!! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoxSijqnSXJOQBVCYNS87ZNRzXL5eZQk6SEjXbXe2X5u8jiw/viewform?usp=sf_link