On the 11th day of Kindness the 5th grader had to read to someone younger than them. So we traveled up the hall to 1st grade and the room was a buzz of 1st and 5th graders reading to each other! We even stayed 5 minutes longer because they were having such a great time!
Christmas spirit AND PJ Day…what could be better? Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Ithaca district!
Here is our wonderful December newsletter from Julie Severance, Farm to School Specialist at The Ithaca School District. This month we have a recipe and our students learned about CARROT FARMERS - ENJOY!
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Fri, Dec 22, 2023
Today is a Day 2
Lunch for today - First Choice: Chicken Parmesan, Second Choice: Turkey Wrap, Peas, Apples, WG roll
Today is an Early Release for Winter Break. School resumes for students and staff on Tuesday, January 2nd. The district buildings will also be closed during break.
From Ms Durkin:
Congratulations to the high school students on their creative decorating of the gym doors this past week for Christmas. The winners of the doors are as follows: 4th place sophomores, 3rd place seniors, 2nd place freshmen, and first place winners are the juniors!
From Ms Durkin:
The annual Passages Food Drive is underway and the 4th grade is currently in 1st place with 14 boxes collected! The 1st is in 2nd place with 8 boxes. We have collected a grand total of 55 boxes and today is the last day! The class that collects the most boxes will get a Pizza Hut pizza party hosted by the student council. Student council please meet in the band room at noon to help load boxes to be delivered to Passages.
From Ms. Sprecher:
Concessions today is Student Council.
From Ms. Durkin:
Student council, remember the game is early tonight. JV is at 4:30 so please remember to get here a half an hour early to help with the concession stand.
Word of the Day: Visceral something coming from or triggering an instinctive emotional (as opposed to intellectual) response. In medical contexts it means “of or related to internal organs of the body.” Although she is best known for her film and television roles, Sabrina much prefers the visceral excitement of acting on stage in front of an audience.
This day in history: On December 22, 1956, a baby gorilla named Colo enters the world at the Columbus Zoo in Ohio, becoming the first-ever gorilla born in captivity. Weighing in at approximately 4 pounds, Colo, a western lowland gorilla whose name was a combination of Columbus and Ohio, was the daughter of Millie and Mac, two gorillas captured in French Cameroon, Africa, who were brought to the Columbus Zoo in 1951. Before Colo’s birth, gorillas found at zoos were caught in the wild, often by brutal means. In order to capture a gorilla when it was young and therefore still small enough to handle, hunters frequently had to kill the gorilla’s parents and other family members.
Birthdays
Elementary: Landyn Reese - today, Asher Penfield (Dec 23), Malakai Tauaalo (Dec 27), Avery Montes (Jan 1), Vivian Pulvermacher (Jan1)
MS/HS: Darwin Eldred (Dec 24), Micah Salisbury (Dec 25), Kailey Newkirk (Dec 26), Jewel Grosskopf (Dec 28), Wyatt Hilby (Dec 31), Livia Pickel (Dec 31), Ethan Stowell (Jan 1)
Staff: Mr. Hess (Dec 27), Mr. Herbst (Dec 29)
The Spanish program at Ithaca is EXCELENTE! Thank you Ms. Pope!
Christmas is about creating GREAT memories, and our festive staff did just that! Merry Christmas from the teachers and staff at The Ithaca School District.
Ithaca Public Schools wishes our students, families, staff, and community a very joyful holiday season. As a reminder, Friday, December 22nd is a scheduled Early Release. Elementary students will begin releasing at 12:15pm and the final Middle and High School bell is at 12:34pm. The Ithaca Public Schools buildings will be closed, students and staff will be on winter break until Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Any urgent or emergent needs should be communicated to District Administration via email.
The 10th day of kindness was to make a Thank You card to their bus driver or to whoever brings them to school! The 5th graders have done such a great job so far! Just 2 days left!
Ithaca Science ROCKS!
Middle School life!
Ithaca would like to welcome a new substitute to our team team!
We have Christmas spirit YES WE DO, We have Christmas spirit HOW ABOUT YOU?
Learners Today, Leaders Tomorrow
Announcements: Thu, Dec 21, 2023
Today is a Day 1
Lunch for today - First Choice: Mini Corn Dogs, Second Choice: Cheeseburger/Bun, Carrots, Mandarin Oranges, WG Roll
From Forensics coaches:
We missed some of you at our meeting! It’s not too late to join forensics. Stop to chat with Ms. Schmitt, Mrs. Thompson, or Mrs. Zorea or email Mrs. Murphey if you have any questions. Before break please talk with a coach about your category.
From Ms Durkin:
The annual Passages Food Drive is underway and the 4th grade is currently in 1st place with 10 boxes collected! The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th grade are in 2nd place with 5 boxes each. We have collected a grand total of 39 boxes… we still have today and tomorrow! Each elementary classroom will have boxes and student council representatives to help the kids get into the fun of giving. Class advisors will also have boxes in their classrooms for students to donate in the middle school and high school. All classes kindergarten through 12th grade will be able to compete and the class that collects the most boxes will get a Pizza Hut pizza party hosted by the student council. Our last day to collect will be Friday morning Dec 22. Student Council members remember to check in with your assigned classrooms every morning to count boxes and replace boxes!
From Jacob Manning:
There is a sign up sheet for Middle School wrestling on the office window. There will be a meeting Thursday at ATTACK time in Mr. Kelly’s room. Practice will start on Tue, Jan 2 in the mezzanine after school. You can get brat sale forms from Mrs Thompson.
From Ms. Sprecher:
Concessions on Fri, Dec 22 is Student Council.
Friday is pajama day.
A reminder that tomorrow is an Early Release for Winter Break. School resumes for students and staff on Tuesday, January 2nd. The district buildings will also be closed until that day.
Birthdays: none
A reindeer was sighted at Ithaca, story at 11.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!
Mrs. Burnley has the Ithaca Business Education room looking festive AND bright!
From Mr. Greg Herbst, Ithaca Administrator:
Dear Parents, Guardians, and Friends of Ithaca Schools,
There was a medical event at Ithaca Schools earlier today, which I am proud to say was addressed very well by the professionals within the building. Unfortunately, in today’s society, this event was followed by some students posting and sharing messages on social media that are inaccurate.
Please take advantage of this teachable moment to educate your children about proper decorum when posting on social media and the importance of not posting or sharing information that you do not know to be true or is not of your personal concern.
Thank you.
Mr. Greg Herbst, Ithaca Administrator:
“Merry Christmas” is hung from the ceiling with care........
On the 9th day of kindness, the 5th graders wrote either a poem or a comic strip for a friend!
Thanks to Mrs. Zorea and Mrs. Thompson for making books fun AND easily accessible in the Ithaca LMC!
Take a look and find a book!
The Ithaca boy’s basketball game time for Friday has changed. JV will start at 4:30 and varsity to follow at 6.
