Dresser Named Teacher of the Year
National Recognition for Elementary Yearbook!!
The 2021-22 New York Mills Elementary Yearbook has been selected as a featured national sample for Balfour. A select group of individuals receive this award; it represents fewer than 3 percent of the publications Balfour will produce this year.
The theme of the 2021-22 NY Mills Elementary Yearbook is “The Eagle Inside Us.” The cover is a collage of blue and orange toned photos from this school year, merged into the shape of an Eagle. The theme is also utilized throughout the yearbook. The elementary yearbook is designed and compiled by Connie Vandermay.
Order your own copy of the NY Mills 2021-22 Elementary Yearbook for just $20. Forms are available in the office, or you can order through the Balfour website.
FROM THE NURSE'S OFFICE
To help prevent the spread of illness:
- Encourage your child to wash their hands.
- Ensure your child gets adequate sleep each night.
- Provide a water bottle for your child to use at school to keep him/her well-hydrated.
- If your child is ill or is not feeling well, please keep him/her home.
- If someone within your household tests positive for COVID, please keep all students that live in that house at home. Call the Health Office 385-4216 for further guidance.
Pink Eye - MDH no longer requires schools to exclude students with pinkeye. This was changed in 2019.
Fevers - Students should be fever-free (without the use of medications) for 24 hours before returning to school.
Strep Throat - Your child will need to be on antibiotics for at least 12 hours before returning to school.
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Principal's Book Club to Start in January The Principal’s Book Club will be starting again in January. The following students will participate in the White Level Book Club: Mason Dittmann, Jordanna Huwe, Aubree Ament, Landon Sneeden, Savannah Maloney, Harley Gritz, Isabella O'Dea and Drayson Raisanen. This book club will be reading “The Magic Finger” by Roald Dahl and meeting once a week throughout January to discuss the book with the principal. The Principal's Book Club is funded by a grant from the NY Mills Education Foundation. There will also be book clubs for black, orange and purple book levels. | Intro to Acting Performed Dec. 21 The Intro to Acting class (consisting of 7th and 8th graders) was proud to perform The Lunchroom, a one-act play about fitting (or not fitting) in with those around you. These students have worked hard all semester at ensemble building, voice projection, blocking, and memorizing their lines to put on a production for the elementary school. We welcomed many parents and grandparents as well, and it was a wonderful opportunity for these talented students to showcase all they have learned! | Chemistry students hone analytical lab skills New York Mills chemistry students had a lab recently to hone their analytical laboratory skills by using physical methods to separate an ionic compound from a covalent compound. Learning objectives were (1) I can safely use standard laboratory measurement devices; and (2) I can use digital scale balance data in determining components of a mixture. Dr. Doug Schulz tries to incorporate hands-on learning into his lesson plans as much as possible. |
Principal's Book Club to Start in January
Intro to Acting Performed Dec. 21
Chemistry students hone analytical lab skills
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Learning from Dissection Kelsey Fahlen’s anatomy class dissected sharks last month. Dissecting animals helps students recognize body structure in reality, instead of simply identifying parts on a paper chart. Throughout the dissection process, students identified various organs of the shark. Besides sharks, the juniors and seniors will dissect cats later this year. | Mock TrialJason Boe’s Street Law class finished up their second mock trial of the semester. Mr. Boe utilizes mock trials to showcase the judicial process and start discussions among his students. The most recent trial was a juvenile sexual assualt case, which helped students see how juvenile cases were treated differently than adult cases. To prepare for the Mock Trial, students use the court transcript to learn more about the case before choosing parts. Students have had a chance to be lawyers, witnesses, judges, jury members and bailiffs throughout the semester. In last week's case, the jury deliberated for a matter of minutes before coming to a unanimous “not guilty” verdict. Mr. Boe said of this year’s class: “They are a fun bunch of kids who are willing to look at and discuss some tough topics. I enjoy them very much.” Street Law is a NY Mills High School elective open to students in 10th-12th grade. | High School students help 4th graders with projects New York Mills fourth graders rotated between the three fourth grade classrooms for their holiday craft day. A different activity was set up in each classroom--sugar ornaments, wooden trees and paper figurines. High school students from Tammy Olson’s art class, as well as Trina Saewert’s family education classes were on hand to help the elementary students. |
Learning from Dissection
Mock Trial
Jason Boe’s Street Law class finished up their second mock trial of the semester. Mr. Boe utilizes mock trials to showcase the judicial process and start discussions among his students. The most recent trial was a juvenile sexual assualt case, which helped students see how juvenile cases were treated differently than adult cases. To prepare for the Mock Trial, students use the court transcript to learn more about the case before choosing parts. Students have had a chance to be lawyers, witnesses, judges, jury members and bailiffs throughout the semester. In last week's case, the jury deliberated for a matter of minutes before coming to a unanimous “not guilty” verdict.
Mr. Boe said of this year’s class: “They are a fun bunch of kids who are willing to look at and discuss some tough topics. I enjoy them very much.”
Street Law is a NY Mills High School elective open to students in 10th-12th grade.
High School students help 4th graders with projects
Blaine Novak, Superintendent
Michelle Young, High School Principal
Judith Brockway, Elementary Principal
