Karcher Middle School

Karcher Character Students of the Week

Every week five students will be chosen by our staff for "Karcher Character Student of the Week". One student from every house (Onyx, Diamond, Hive, & Silver) along with one from the applied academic courses. The 6th student is chosen from the Karcher Character Bucks students receive throughout the week. All 6 of these students displayed positive character behaviors within our 8 focused traits:

Be... responsible, respectful, kind, safe, honest, loyal, compassionate, courageous.

Student's of the week for

January 11th - January 15th

Mason McIntrye (Hive) - Mason was extremely responsible and kind at Outdoor Education as he often helped clan mates and assisted in clean up on his own accord.
Hannah Viol (Onyx) - Hannah displays many attributes of "The Karcher Way" on a consistent basis. She displays kindness and compassion towards others and consistently makes her school work a priority and puts 100% effort into it.
Hannah McMartin (Diamond) - Hannah is a quiet leader in her classes. She leads by example and works very hard.
Robyn Shuemate (Applied Academics) - Robyn is a true example of "The Karcher Way"! She works hard and is always considerate of others. She always leads by example!
Payton Kretschmer (Silver) - Payton is our student of the week for shooting character in the way she carries herself and how she interacts with everyone!
Frankie Giaimo (Karcher Bucks) - Frankie truly cares about his classmates and will assist with ensuring they understand the content. He really cares about his academic progress as well!

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Reminders/Information

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FNL (Friday Night Live) is happening January 15th from 6:00 - 8:00pm.

For admittance students can pay with 4 KCBs, 2 dollars, or 4 canned goods.
Please pick up on Wainwright Street at 8:00pm.

January 20th is Hat Day at Karcher. Students can use 2 KCBs to wear a hat throughout the school day.
January 21st and 22nd we will holding character assemblies during iTime on both days (7th grade - January 21st, 8th grade January 22nd)

These assemblies are to recognize students for their positive character traits. Each teacher will present an award to two students on stage. Students recognized will receive a certificate and a short verbal explanation for their excellence.

January 26th is the end of first semester.
January 27th - No School for students.
February 4th - Strings Winter Concert @ 7:30pm @ BHS Auditorium
Girls volleyball starts Tuesday, January 19th.

Tryouts will be Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday:

8th grade: 2:30 - 4:30
7th grade: 4:30 - 6:00

Practice schedules will be handed out on Thursday, January 21st for the rest of the season.
Email Mike Jones (mjones@basd.k12.wi.us) if you have any questions.

Intramural volleyball will start January 29th from 2:30 - 4:00.

This is open for any girls that did not make the traveling teams (this will be determined after tryouts) and/or other girls interested in playing volleyball.
All girls must have a updated physical on file to play.
Contact Barb Berezowitz for further information (bberezowitz@basd.k12.wi.us).

If you are still interested in purchasing a yearbook the cost is 22 dollars and this year the book is in full color!

Contact Barb Berezowitz for details (bberezowitz@basd.k12.wi.us)

Scheduling for the 2016-2017 school year will begin the first week of February for all of our students.

8th grade Open House at the High School is on February 8th from 5:30 - 7:25pm.

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Pictures from the last two weeks...

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7th grade students dissecting owl pellets in Ms. Berezowitz's and Ms. Hancock's science classes.

Wrestling... having a great season!

The below pictures are some of the pictures taken at Outdoor Education or back at school with the 8th grade students who did not attend. Great week last week for students!

Karcher Character Students of the Week

Be... responsible, respectful, kind, safe, honest, loyal, compassionate, courageous.

Students of the week for: November 30th - December 4th

(left to right)

Emily Rauch (Applied Academics)

She is always respectful, responsible, safe, and kind. She is a natural leader and has all the qualities that Karcher students should strive for everyday.

Dylan Optiz (Diamond)

He always gives his best effort and is kind to his peers.

Max Rojo (Onyx)

He has a positive attitude, is always respectful, demonstrates kindness, takes his responsibilities seriously, and consistently puts forth the amount of effort needed to be a successful student.

Sephrie Cuevas (Hive)

She always displays kindness by being extra helpful to teachers and classmates. She seems to always know how to do the right thing!

Daniel Needham (Silver)

He shows good character at all times and brings a positive attitude to every class!

Bella Gatterer (Karcher Bucks)

She displayed courage within the classroom this week!

Students of the week for: December 7th - December 11th

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Bridi Allen (Hive)

She has demonstrated "The Karcher Way" through her responsibility in assisting with projects and kindness with a speaker donation to the science department.

Katie Rebollar (Applied Academics)

She has demonstrated kindness and a positive attitude everyday in class. She also has been an active and helpful member in her group project in STEM class.

Tessa Teberg (Diamond)

She is a student who represents "The Karcher Way" everyday. She is kind and compassionate to her peers inside and outside the classroom.

Cheyanne Hammiller (Onyx)

She consistently displays "The Karcher Way" through her actions and attitude. She goes above and beyond when it comes to being considerate and helpful.

Morgan Hannen (Karcher Bucks)

She does a great job advocating for herself and taking charge of her academic learning. She comes to class highly focused and ready to learn. She always has a positive mindset even when the material may be difficult.

Katie Harris (Silver)

She is always going above and beyond and shared information about her amazing, historic, Underground Railroad Station house.

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Reminders/Information

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December 18th - modified schedule with the afternoon Staff vs. Students basketball game.
December 21st - First day of Winter Break.
January 4th - School resumes.
Our MAP Testing window is from January 4th to January 22rd.

Students will be tested in the areas of: math, reading, and English. MAP Testing is a series of three tests each school year. A fall, winter, and spring assessment.

January 6th - 8th - Outdoor Education for 8th grade students.

Most 8^th grade students will be attending the Outdoor Education Event - students not attending Outdoor Education should still be attending school for all three days. Alternative curriculum will be provided.
Our district Registered Nurses will be attending this outing and will be administering all prescription and non-prescription medications.
Non-Prescription Form AND Prescription Form These forms are the medication administration consent forms that are required to accompany any medications your student will be using. Please fill out the appropriate form(s) and have your student return them to the health office.
Any prescription medication forms will need a physician’s signature as well as your own.
All medications must be in original bottles.
Any unused medications will be returned to you when your student returns from their outing.
If your student already has medication in the Health Room, it will be sent along to Outdoor Ed then returned to the Health Room.
Included is a copy of our district’s medication policy for your reference.
Please call Donna Keown at the KMS Health Office at 262-763-0190 with any questions or concerns.

FNL (Friday Night Live) on January 15th from 6:00 - 8:00pm.

Students can get into FNL with 4 KCBs, 2 dollars, or 4 canned goods.
Please pick up and drop off on Wainwright Street (by the gym)
Please be prompt with picking up your student(s) at 8:00 as all staff members involved are volunteer and we need to be cognizant of their time.

January 20th will a KCB reward day. Any students wanting to wear a hat to school will be able to participate by utilizing some of their KCBs.
End of the semester is January 26th.

We will continue to have Thursday school from 2:35 - 3:45 every Thursday in the library to assist students with missing work or access to technology. Please have conversations with your student(s) about attending if they are in need of support as we approach the end of the semester.

No school for students on January 27th - staff in-service day.

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Pictures from the week

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Mr. Ferstenou's giving his class a demonstration in mummification!

Ms. Waki's STEM class working on their 3D models of their personal home designs with their partners.

Students in Ms. Pruszka's class working within Garage Band to produce their own personal music.

Students in Ms. Weis's class researching Albert Einstein with the ability for student choice: create a resume, write a newspaper article, write a book, or bibliography compare/contrast with another scientist. All taking the lens as if the student WAS Albert Einstein.

Band Concert with Mr. Buendia. Students in white are 8th grade students and orange are 7th grade.

Students and staff working on a school wide literacy strategy - connections.

Choir Concert with Mr. Stoughton. The 7th grade and 8th grade students did a wonderful job... was a very well done performance. Mr. Stoughton invited past alumni to join the students to sign Silent Night... a tradition he has incorporated into his performances for years!