LINK January 2018
What's Going on in the World of TJ Walker
8th Grade Washington, D.C. Field Trip
The next $125 is due February 9. The remaining balance is due April 6.
We encourage families to make payments before April's date. The total cost of trip is approximately $825. Please visit this link to see your child's current points total.
Principal's Coffee Wednesday, January 31
The first Principal's Coffee will be January 31 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the middle school library. All families are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Semester 1 Ends Friday, January 19
Reminder to parents and students that the 1st Semester ends Friday, January 19. Be sure all work is turned in by Friday.
3rd Quarter begins on January 22. Students will receive updated schedules in their homerooms.
Yearbook Information
8th grade baby pictures are due on January 31. Yearbook orders with personalization are due on February 2, and non-personalized yearbook orders are due on February 23. Follow this link to order yours today!
Author Visit by Ben Mikaelsen on Thursday, February 1
On February 1, Montana author Ben Mikaelsen will be speaking to our students on “Becoming the Author of Your Own Life.” Ben will discuss his struggles with bullying as a child and the challenges he faced becoming a writer. His dynamic presentation is sure to motivate students to find their own passions. Ben’s presentation is being funded through a cooperative grant with Sevastopol, Southern Door, and Sturgeon Bay Schools.
6th Grade CWES Trip
Attention 6th Grade Parents - There was information sent home before the holidays with your child regarding the upcoming trip in February. A voluntary informational parent meeting was held on Jan. 8. All payment and registration forms are due back by February 2. Please contact Mr. Propsom at 746-5725 or Ms. Lasee at 746-5773 for information if you did not receive it or were unable to attend the meeting.
Upcoming Field Trips in January and February
Recycled Percussion
Choir students from grades 7 & 8 to attend Recycled Percussion at the Door County Auditorium on Tuesday, January 23.
Since Justin Spencer formed Recycled Percussion in 1995—to perform in a high school talent show in New Hampshire—the four-man band has become a national phenomenon. They call their music “junk rock,” and they create it by turning ladders, buckets, trash cans, car parts, vacuums, and power tools into percussion instruments. Recycled Percussion first gained national attention after appearances in “USA Today” and on “America’s Got Talent.” In addition to playing thousands of shows in over 15 countries, this unlikely quartet has also made guest appearances on “Carson Daly,” “The Today Show,” “China’s Got Talent,” and the Latin Grammy Awards.
Freedom Riders
6th grade students will see "Freedom Riders" at the Door County Auditorium on Friday, February 2.
Professional theater troupe Mad River Theater Works, based in rural Ohio, creates evocative original musical plays with a rich sense of place. The troupe’s productions, many of which are based on American history and folklore, have earned a reputation as authentic presentations that reflect the rich diversity of the country’s common heritage. At DCA, the company will present “Freedom Riders,” which tells the story of the black and white Americans who defied segregation in 1961, traveling together on buses that crossed state lines in order to protest the bus segregation practices that were still commonplace in so many parts of the United States.
Ski Trip Saturday, February 3, 2018
There are a few seats still available for the ski trip to Ski Brule on Saturday, Feb. 3rd if any students are still interested in going! This is a great opportunity for skiers and snowboarders to catch some powder and hit the slopes. Please contact Mr. Propsom at 746-5725 asap for more information.
February’s Innovation Hour
The library Innovation Hour focus for February will be Video Production and Digital Storytelling. Students will be able to try their hand at stop-motion animation, green screen production, comic strip creation, digital animation, and video editing. Students must sign up by January 26. Innovation Hour is held once a week during enrichment class.
Special Olympics Game on February 17
Come out to watch our Special Olympic Basketball team play Saturday, February 17 at 10:00 a.m. in the middle school gym. Concessions will be available.
Front Row L-R: Alec Evenson, Lydia Greenlaw, David Gulseth, Tony Hoffman
Back Row L-R: Jo Hathaway, Brynn Orthober, Soren Anderson, Savannah Alberts, Anna Edges, Nathan Klaubauf, Isaac Abrahamson, Shannon Wautier
Cameron Moreland from NBC26 Visits TJ Walker
NBC26's Emmy award-winning Chief Meteorologist Cameron Moreland spoke to our 6th grade class on Friday, January 5 to help prepare them for their weather forecast news unit in science. He received a TJ Walker t-shirt which he proudly showed off on that evening's newscast.
6th Grade Students Visit Sunset Elementary School
Middle school students from Mrs. Jandrin's 6th grade class visited Mrs. Kroll's kindergarten class at Sunset Elementary School Tuesday, January 9. The middle school students read stories that they created to the elementary students. The kindergarten students then read to the 6th grade students. How fun to see two age groups collaborating on reading and story writing!
WCDA All-State Middle Level Choir Students
Congratulations to Wisconsin Choir Directors Association All-State Middle Level Choir members, Kayley Bell and Ariana Hilsabeck, who sang at the Grand Theater in Wausau on January 12 and 13.
Patriot's Pen Essay Winners
8th grader Kayley Bell placed 1st in Door County and 4th overall in the District and won $100. 6th grader Tori Alger placed 5th out of 120 essays and won $25. Congratulations, girls, on your incredible accomplishments at such young ages! The girls were awarded their prizes from VFW member, Mike McCarty.
Mr. Sigl Dons a Unicorn Costume to Support the United Way
Students donated $155 to Sturgeon Bay's United Way. In order to see Mr. Sigl dress up like a unicorn during lunch students were challenged to each bring in one quarter to donate to the United Way. Lucky for Mr. Sigl they exceeded the challenge!
Grant Winners
- Holly Selle received a grant for school library visits. Proceeds from this grant will be used for the visit by author, Ben Mikaelsen.
- Craig Sigl received a grant for an AED machines project. Two additional AED machines were obtained: one for the second floor and the other for field trips.
- Kasee Jandrin received a grant for the Kindness Project. Students in Mrs. Jandrin's and Mrs. Jeanquart's homerooms are participating in the Kindness Project.
- Jeanne Schopf won a grant for an ELL Literacy Library which will be used to support learning.
6th Grade Boys' Basketball Team Wins Mishicot Tournament
The Sturgeon Bay 6th Grade Boys' Basketball team won the Mishicot tournament by defeating Denmark, Kimberly and Two Rivers.
Front Row L-R: Tatum Routhieaux, Avory Kahles, Garrett Ulberg, Dominic Robertson, Finn Stuth
Back Row L-R: Danny Lodl, Jack Henry, Gannon Evers, Curt Meyer, Chase Hasenjaeger and Calvin Richard
Snapshots from the 8th grade FACE classroom
Ian Johanski sewing pajama pants for his final project.
Bruce Weber working on his FACE - 8 final project.
Javier Gomez cutting out his pajama pants in FACE - 8.
Important Dates
Jan. 19 - Half day due to end of quarter
Jan. 22 - 3rd quarter begins
Jan. 31 - Principal's Coffee at 9 a.m. in the library
Jan. 31 - 8th grade baby pictures due
Feb. 2 - Payment & registration due for 6th grade CWES trip
Feb. 2 - Personalized yearbook orders due
Feb. 3 - Ski Brule trip
Feb. 9 - Payment of $125 due for 8th grade Washington, D.C. trip
Feb. 17 - Special Olympics basketball game at 10:00 a.m. in the gym
Feb. 23 - Non-personalized yearbook orders due
Feb. 23 - No school due to teacher inservice day
Emergency Monthly Testing
Over the past few years, the Sturgeon Bay School District has incorporated several new emergency and security upgrades. Some of these upgrades include: the installation of Panic Alarms at each main office, the addition of an emergency phone line to each school, and the installation of an emergency lockdown button at each main office. Below are four examples of our current safety drill practices.
Conduct Quarterly Safety Drills: Each quarter, all Sturgeon Bay schools conduct safety drills in a collaborative effort involving each building principal on Modified Lockdowns, Lockdowns, and Evacuations.
Panic Alarm Testing: Panic alarms were installed in the main office at each school in the district and are wired directly to the Door County Dispatch Center. When the panic alarm is pressed and activated, dispatch will immediately receive an alarm stating there’s an emergency at that specific school. When the panic alarm is activated all school administration, the School Resource Officer (SRO), and school secretaries receive an email notifying them of the alarm at that school. Each month, our SRO tests and activates the panic alarm at all five schools to ensure the alarms are functioning properly and being received by the Dispatch Center, as well as those school officials. Once the alarms are received, the alarms are then reset. Dispatch will receive another alarm notifying them that the panic alarm is cleared. When the panic alarm is reset another email is sent stating that the panic alarm has been cleared. Prior to any testing, our SRO notifies the Door County Dispatch Center, administration, and the Sturgeon Bay Police Department advising them of the testing.
Emergency Phone line testing. Each school in the district has its own emergency line that will ring simultaneously to that school secretary, school principal, school guidance counselor, and the SRO. This phone line can receive phone calls internally and externally. This emergency phone line is a separate line and will ring until someone picks it up. Each month SRO calls each emergency line from an internal school phone, and from an external phone line. This phone line also has it owns special ring to alert staff of the emergency call coming in.
Emergency Lockdown button. Each school main office has an emergency lockdown button installed. When this emergency button is pressed and activated, it will immediately lock any and all exterior doors throughout the district. This lockdown will override any staff key fob with the exception of a few staff (ie: Administration, SRO, Maintenance, and Police and Sheriff Department) from entering the schools. During testing, our SRO presses and activates the lockdown button, which immediately locks all exterior doors. After the emergency lockdown, our SRO checks various exterior doors with and without a regular staff key fob to ensure that the doors are locking properly, and are not opening to any staff key fob. The SRO then uses an assigned key fob to enter the building to ensure that the doors are unlocking and opening for those assigned staff. After the emergency lockdown button has been pressed, maintenance cancels the emergency lockdown from their computer system, to release the emergency lockdown.
The Public Health Department is able to provide the required 6th grade Tdap immunization free of charge, regardless of insurance status. For more information about this and other services please call 920-746-2361, click the link above, or go to Community Links under the Community tab on our website.
This offer is for children 12 years of age or younger. For more information please call 920-743-5958, click on the link above, or go to Community Links under the Community tab on our website.