Fowler USD #225
April 2018 Newsletter
Fowler Schools
Email: erarden@usd225.org
Website: www.usd225.org
Location: 100 E. 8th Ave., Fowler, KS 67844
Phone: 620-646-5661
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fowler-USD-225-121272627970328/?ref=ts
State Science Fair
Medal Winners:
Makenna Smith, Carter Granados, & Bobby Littlewood
Bryce McDowell, Ollie Dierking, & Natalie Bollinger
Michael Klotz & Ayrian O'Hotto
Alexa Teran & Eliana Zortman
Lillian Littlewood & Evelyn Velez-Prieto
Lexus Shelby, Veronica Garcia, & Olivia Durbin
Danny McLachlan
Alex Zortman & Abby Zortman
Ethan Boese & Zach McLachlan
James Littlewood & Corban Dierking
Lia Granados & Caleb Heinz
Alexa Snook
In addition, 20 students qualified to compete in the State Science & Engineering Fair at Cessna Activity Center in Wichita on April 6th.
State Qualifiers:
Ariana Barrera, Micah McDowell, & Maxine Thomas, "What's Peelin'?"- Chemistry
Kate Cunningham, Aiden Barrera, & Joey Dierking, "Homemade Lava Lamp"- Chemistry
Danny McLachlan, "Magnets"- Energy
Alex Zortman & Abby Zortman, "Pulley Power"- Physics & Astronomy
James Littlewood & Corban Dierking, "Cooking with a Heat Lamp"- Energy
Ethan Boese & Zach McLachlan, "Boom!"- Engineering Mechanics
Alli Granados, Wyatt Ellis, & Damian Teran, "Will it Float?"- Physics & Astronomy
Lia Granados & Caleb Heinz, "Power of Conformity"- Behavioral Science
Alexa Snook & Saul Medina, "The Viscosity of Oil"- Physics & Astronomy
Good luck at state Goldbugs!!!
Night of the Arts - Monday, April 23
Parent-Teacher Conferences - Friday, April 27
7th-11th grade conferences will be used to create or update the Individual Plan of Study (IPS). An appointment will be scheduled by the office for each student. Students will be assigned to a teacher for this conference, and this teacher will continue as the student's mentor next year. During this appointment you will review your child's credits and test scores, discuss future educational goals, and pre-enroll for next year's classes. All students entering 8th-12th grade next year are required to have an IPS before they can begin school. If you need to request a certain time for your appointment, please contact Lisa in the high school office at 620-646-5221.
Appointment notices will be sent out in mid-April.
State Assessments
April 2-5:
5th, 6th, & 8th Grades- Science or Social Studies
April 9-12:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, & 10th Grades- Language Arts & Math
11th Grade- Social Studies
KESA Accreditation
American Red Cross Blood Drive
FFA Banquet
Prom 2018
Middle School Bowling Reward
Congratulations Elijah Zortman, Charlie Littlewood, Alli Granados, Kimberly Velez-Prieto, Nathan Peters, Ryleigh Foster, Samanta Granados, Abby Zortman, James Littlewood, Bethany Barrera, and Jacelyn Huelskamp!
High School Branson Field Trip
Marvel Cave
Buckets 'N Boards
Dixie Stampede
March Project Week
Middle school students tackled the question, "What can you do to beautify Fowler?" Ideas that impressed the panel included adding lanterns to the city park, improving the appearance of the pool fence, planting drought resistant flowers, maintaining yards and homes for the elderly, and installing a new welcome sign along the highway. Any community groups or members who would like to work with students to further develop and implement one of these ideas is encouraged to contact Mrs. McDowell. We'd love to see our students ideas become realities within our community.
Thank you to those who served on our evaluation panels for Project Week:
Carol Salmon
Erin Bergkamp
Crista Tacha
Dudley Strong
Steve Federau
Nikki Thornburg
Jamie Boese
Vern Mayo
Body Venture
This event requires a large number of adult volunteers for set up and take down. Set up will take place at 4:00 on April 25th in the high school gym. Tear down will take place the afternoon of the 26th. It also requires many volunteers to lead short mini-lessons at stations within the exhibit. All instructions and materials are provided by Body Venture. If you are willing to volunteer with set up, tear down, or with facilitating a station, please contact Corri McDowell at cmcdowell@usd225.org. We look forward to bringing another great experience to our students!
Book Fair
The "Buy One Get One Free" book fair is coming! Get ready for summer reading by coming to the Spring Book Fair, April 23-27. The book fair will be open before and after school as well as during the Night of the Arts and parent-teacher conferences.
Book Fair customers may help the school build classroom libraries by purchasing books through the Classroom Wish List program. In addition, the Book Fair will feature the “All for Books” program, where kids can share the thrill of reading by donating loose change to purchase books from the Book Fair for the school library. Scholastic matches monetary donations with a donation of up to one million books, which go to national non-profit organizations dedicated to helping families in need, such as the Kids in Distressed Situations and Kids in Need Foundation.