The PHS Press - Plevna School

The PHS Press
February 25th, 2016
 Produced by Dylan Sander, Jake Edgell, Jessica
Stockett, Layne Farris,
and Nicole Allerdings
February Fun Facts
 The first Iditarod race
started February 2nd,
1925.
 On February 5th,
1971, Apol14 allegedly
landed on
lo
Volume 2, Issue 8
Melstone FFA Judging
On February 8th, the Plevna and Baker FFA chapters traveled together to
Melstone for Mechanics and Livestock Judging competitions. In the Mechanics Team, Dylan Sander placed 31st, Jessica Stockett placed 41st and
Jake Edgell placed 58th out of 73. Some of the contest areas included
small engines, electrical, construction, and welding. For livestock judging, Jessica Paul placed 1st, Taylor Bertsch 4th, Dacy Buerkle 11th, Jenna
Paul 12th and Sophia Dulin 32nd. As a team, they placed 1st out of 10.
The classes they judged included market steers, market hogs, breeding
heifers and replacement heifers, giving oral reasons on a class of bred
ewes and a class
Jake Edgell, Jessica
Stockett, and Dylan
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Volleyball was invented
on February 9th, 1895.
Sander working on
On February
15th, 1903,
the first
teddy bear was made.
How much concrete
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The first 3D movie
opened on February
18th, 1953.
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On February 21st, 1953,
the DNA molecule was
first discovered by
James Watson and
Francis Crick.
the team problem.
do we need to fill
this area?
(Back row, l-r): Sophia Dulin, Jessica Paul, Jenna Paul. (Front row, l-r): Dacy
Buerkle and Taylor Bertsch. Congratulations Livestock Judging Team!
Creating Snow Scenes
Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class recently read the book The Snowy Day. They enjoyed seeing
the pictures of the character playing in the winter snow. After the class finished the story,
each student chose their favorite scene from the book and recreated it. They used a mixture of shaving cream and glue to create a unique snow scene on blue construction paper.
The students liked the minty smell of the shaving cream, and practiced making shapes on
their desks. They observed that the shaving cream made their desks smooth and clean. The
class had fun reading about playing in the snow and designing their own winter scenes.
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Reading with Residents
On Friday, January 22 , Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class visited Superior Care Villa to share
their favorite stories with residents. The students had been practicing reading a number of
books for two weeks. They were very excited to make the trip to Baker and interact with the
residents. The students read books one-on-one with the residents. The first graders were
pleased with the enthusiastic responses of the residents, and look forward to making another visit in a couple weeks.
Back row (l-r): Cru
Schwartz, Jordan Paul,
Bryleigh Arnold. Front
row (l-r): Sara Tudor,
Kaeden Oberlander, Milo
Isaacs, Michael Hanson,
Avery O’Connor.
Pajama Party
Mrs. Bidwell’s kindergarten class has been
learning about the letter “P”, and to celebrate
some words that start with “P” they had a
party. On Thursday January 28th the students
came to school dressed in their pajamas.
They enjoyed popcorn and watched a movie.
The class is excited to be almost done learning all the letters in the alphabet.
(Back row, l-r): Michael Puskas, Tucker MacYeaple, Jacob Tutas, Colton Lane, Jackson Robertus. (Front row, l-r): Dina Beyers, Devyn
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Reading Under the Covers
On Wednesday, February 10th, the elementary students
dressed in their pajamas to celebrate Reading is Fun month.
Throughout the day, students read books sometimes “under
blankets”. Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class made a tent by placing
their chairs on their desk and covering them with a sheet. The
students enjoyed using flashlights to read “under the covers”.
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Every year the Baker American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a cookie drive for Valentine’s Day to show appreciation to the veterans in the area. Two of Mrs. Stickney’s
FCS classes decided to participate in this community outreach program by baking
cookies using the reduced sugar recipes from their sugar challenge project. Mrs.
Benner’s second grade WIN time group designed Valentine cards for the veterans
and also made cookies. The students enjoyed completing these activities to show
their gratitude to local heroes.
Ag Projects
(l-r): Seniors Jake Edgell,
Jessica Stockett, and Chris
Freshman Colter Peterson used a
plasma cutter to create this fish
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Welcome to Scooterville
For P.E. Class Miss Coon set up a simulation of a small town in
the gym. Students navigated the streets on scooters to imitate driving
in the real world. Scooterville included two-lane highways, a four
way stop, and other intersections which are complete with stop signs,
yield signs, one ways, do not enter signs, speed limits, a carwash, a
church, an art store, school, coffee shop, grocery store, movie theatre,
fire station, post office, a restaurant, hospital, clothing store, houses,
and even a jail wherein offenders do jumping jacks to pay for their
crimes committed on the streets of Scooterville. Students may also exchange currency for some of the services listed above. Everyone enjoys learning to drive in Scooterville!
Blaine Buerkle and Colton Lane are only
visiting jail.
Miss Coon reminding Michael Puskas
to stop at the stop sign.
Dina Beyers and Devyn Schwartz trying to
stay on their side of the road.
Here they come! Look Out!
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On Thursday, February 4th, Miss Montana 2015 visited Plevna School to share a message with
students and teachers K-12. Danielle Wineman was crowned Miss Montana on June 13th,
2015, and since then she has visited 130 schools in Montana and spoken to 26,000 students
on her Crown to Classroom tour. She shared that she is from Cut Bank, Montana, which is in
the Guinness Book of World Records for having the world’s largest penguin- a 60-foot-tall
statue that welcomes visitors to the town. Danielle expressed her passion for acting, explaining that William Shakespeare is one of her favorite writers. She mentioned a line from his
work As You Like It, that says “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players.” Danielle emphasized that each individual has a story, and that individuals are the stars of
their own stories. She used her favorite fairy tale, Cinderella, to make a comparison to roles
we play in our own stories. In the story, Cinderella asks her fairy godmother for advice,
treating her with kindness and respect. The fairy godmother is more than willing to help Cinderella. Danielle related the fairy godmother to teachers and other trusted adults who are
players in each student’s story. The mice in the story are Cinderella’s positive helpers, just as
friends play an uplifting role in our lives. Finally, Cinderella’s stepmother plays the villain in
her story, telling Cinderella things that make her feel small and insignificant. Danielle shared
that people can make us feel the same way and play the villain in our stories. She told the audience that they have a super power that can be used for good or evil- their words. She asked
for volunteers from the audience that demonstrated how our confidence can be crushed by
the villains in our stories, but stressed that supporting charac-
Volunteers helping Miss Montana teach about confidence
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Miss Montana sharing her musical talent
Sophomore Taylor Rieger is learning about businesses by running a coffee shop called the Cougar Cafe.
First, she used Google Forms to survey the teachers and find out what kind of drinks they prefer. After
analyzing the data she received back, she practiced using a Keurig to make coffee and then delivered it
to teachers. Taylor is working with April Bruha and Mrs. Buerkle, and has created a promotional flyer
and a menu. The grand opening of her business was Friday, February 12th. She will continue to serve
coffee on Wednesdays and Fridays during sixth period. Teachers can order drinks by filling out a
Google Form online, or fill out a paper form in the teacher’s lounge. Taylor’s menu includes Donut Shop
regular or decaf coffee, mocha lattes, hot chocolate, and peach ice tea. She also offers creamer and toppings such as sugar-free French Vanilla, Caramel Macchiato,
Hazelnut,
and
Students from Ekalaka, Plevna,
and Baker participated in the recent Knights of Columbus Free
Throw Contest. Boys and girls in
six age groups from 9 years old to
14 years old competed in shooting
15 free throws. Cooper O’Connor
won in his age group, as well as
Dacy Buerkle in her age group.
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100 Days Smarter!
9th,
On Tuesday, February
Mrs. Tunby’s first grade class celebrated their 100th day of school this year.
They completed several fun activities throughout the day. The students popped 10 balloons, each containing a slip of paper telling them to do an action 10 times. Some of the actions included jumping jacks,
eye blinking, and push-ups. Each student colored a special 100 day poster. They filled in a connect-thedots teddy bear, created a pattern on 100 balloons, and drew a picture of an item of which they would
like to have 100. Another activity the students completed was practicing to see how many times they
could clap in 100 seconds. The enjoyed a snack of a sucker
and two circular cookies that formed the shape of “100”. The
(Below) Mrs. Benner’s 3rd grade celebrated
100 days of school by working together
rolling a container back and forth to make
(Back row, l-r): Ahren Goben, Jordan
Paul, Avery O’Connor. (Middle row, l-r):
Sara Tudor, Milo Issacs, Kaeden Oberlander. (Front row, l-r): Cru Schwartz,
Ashtyn Arnold, Michael Hanson.
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Reading Dress Up Day
On Wednesday, February 17th elementary students dressed up as their favorite book character or president to celebrate Reading is Fun month.
(l-r): Cru Schwartz as Teddy Roosevelt
and Michael Hanson as the Gingerbread Man
(l-r): Kalob Bollinger dressed as Travis from Old Yeller, Hayden Lane as
Amy from the Heartland series, Jordan Hauff as Laura Ingles from the
Little House on the Prairie series, Kali Dulin as Belle from Beauty and the
Beast, Lyann Gajeske as Sage
(left) Jaiden Dulin dressed as
the Little Mer-
(Back row, l-r): Mrs. Bidwell dressed as Teddy Roosevelt, Jackson Robertus as George Washington, Jacob Tutas as Bob the
Builder, Blaine Buerkle as George Washington. (Front row, l-r):
Emma Thielen as a cat from Three Little Kittens Who Lost Their
Mittens, Tucker MacYeaple as the wolf in Little Red Riding
Hood, Devyn Schwartz as Red Riding Hood
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Drop Everything and Read
Throughout the month of February, once a week all students, teachers, and staff
are participating in DEAR time, during which they “Drop Everything and Read” for
fifteen minutes. Everyone has enjoyed diving into a good book to celebrate Reading is Fun month.
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Bringing Characters to Life
rd
On Tuesday, February 23 , Mr. Wolters’ second grade class presented special book reports to the
class. Each student chose a character from his or her book and dressed up as that person. The students took turns sharing their books from the viewpoint of their chosen character. They introduced
themselves and described their character. Then they gave a summary of the plot of the book from
their chosen character’s perspective. Hugo Thielen portrayed Jack from the Magic Tree House series
book entitled Night of the Ninjas. Turk Rieger shared the story of Flat Stanley in The African Safari
Discovery. Weston Buerkle dressed as Freddy and told about his adventures in Secret Santa Surprise.
Tyler Gajeske also portrayed Freddy in the story Tooth Trouble. Michael Goben shared Freddy’s activities from the book Apple Orchard Race. Madison O’Connor dressed as Mrs. Weller the nurse from
the story Junie B., First Grader (At Last). Arianna Fast Horse portrayed Junie B. Jones from the book
Junie B. Jones and that Meanie Jim’s Birthday. Finally, Ashtyn Arnold shared Junie B. Jones’ antics
from Junie B. Jones is a Beauty Shop Guy. The second grade class enjoyed this unique way to “bring
their characters to life”.
(l-r): Ashtyn Arnold, Avery O’Connor, Turk Rieger, Michael Goben,
Hugo Thielen, Weston Buerkle, Tyler Gajeske, and Arianna Fast
Horse.
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