wsma solo ensemble contest - Bristol School District #1

BRISTOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
FISH FRY
Bristol School and PTA sponsored a Fish Fry to help
support the Bristol School Band and 8th grade
activities on March 20. There was also a bake sale.
The Bristol School Jazz and Advanced Band played
along with Central High School’s Jazz Band.
know who is in the building at all times. If for some
reason you need to visit the classroom in the
morning, please let the teacher know ahead of time
and you’ll need to check in at the Main Office. Once
in the office, you will need to sign the visitor’s log
and then you’ll receive a visitor’s badge.
We’d like to thank everyone who helped to make our
fish fry a success.
You will be directed back to the Main Office by
school staff if you do not have a visitor’s badge.
APRIL CALENDAR
1 – 3 Spring Break
6
Back to School
6 & 20 Girl Scouts (Mallace) 2:45 – 4:00
7
Strivers 4-H Meeting 7 PM
7 & 21 Girl Scouts (Polick) 2:45 – 4:00
8
Panera Fundraiser for 8th Grade 4 – 8 PM
9 & 23 Girl Scouts (Dahlberg) 2:45 – 4:00
10 & 13 No 4K Classes
13 & 20 Boy Scouts (Mahan) 6:30 – 8 PM
10
4K Screening for the Fall
14
School Board Meeting 7 PM
16
Cub Scouts (J. Miller) 6:30 – 8 PM
21
PTA Meeting 6:30 PM
22
4K Spring Concert 6 PM West Gym
24
PTA Event Night
28
Fine Arts Fair
3rd Grade Field Trip 8:50 – 2:15
30
Market Day Pick Up
At student dismissal time, we are asking 4K-4th grade
parents to wait outside door number 2 for their
child(ren). The other option would be for parents to
wait in line with the rest of the car pick-ups.
REMINDER
If you do not have a handicap sticker for
your car, please park in an empty
spot when dropping off your children.
Parents that park in the lot during morning or
afternoon pick up, please walk your child across
the bus lane. We are trying to make arrival and
dismissal times as safe as possible for all.
Thank you for helping to make Bristol a great school.
Sincerely,
Jeff Terry
Principal
Bristol School
Badger Exam Update
3 – 8 Grade Parents,
We have been informed by Educational Testing
Service (ETS) that the Badger Exam will not be
operational until April 13th. Unfortunately, this delay
will push back MAPS testing which was scheduled
for the second week of May.
A MESSAGE FROM THE NURSE
Denise Jacobs
A Few More Reminders
Dear Parent or Guardian,
This is a reminder about our drop off and pick up
procedures as they relate to our school safety plan.
At student drop off time, please drop your child(ren)
off at the door. As part of our safety plan, we are
really working hard to
SUN SAFETY
With warmer weather quickly approaching,
a few safety
precautions to review for protecting the skin
while enjoying the summer months.
 The sun is strongest during the middle part of the day.
Plan indoor activities during this time. Look for
shaded areas to play, if unable to be indoors.
 Dress children in light weight clothing. Keeping the
skin covered reduces exposure. Wear a hat to protect
the sensitive areas of the head, neck, ears and face.
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APRIL 2015
 Encourage children to wear sunglasses. Sunglasses
need lenses that provide protection from UVA/UVB
rays.
 Use sunscreen with appropriate SPF protection, at all
times. Areas often missed include the ears, nose and
tops of feet. Reapply per manufacturer directions.
Sunscreen is necessary on overcast days due to
UVA/UVB rays ability to penetrate through clouds.
 Wear lip balm with appropriate SPF protection.
A serious sunburn can increase the risk of skin cancer. Follow
the Sun Safety Tips for a fun and safe summer.
OPEN ENROLLMENT
Open Enrollment forms are available on-line at
http://sms.dpi.wi.gov/sms.
Enrollment dates are
February 2 – April 30, 2015.
If you already attend Bristol School under the Open
Enrollment program, you need not fill out another form.
Once you are approved, you need not resubmit every
year.
The Open Enrollment flyer has additional information
and the website address to fill out your application online; which is highly recommended by the Department of
Public Instruction. The email address is as follows:
https://apps4.dpi.wi.gov/Opal2012
Track
Track practice will begin after school on
Tuesday, April 14th and run through May 20th.
Track is a sport for 7th & 8th grade
students who meet the academic requirements
for athletics.
Practices will be held Monday through
Thursday from 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Please
meet in the gym for practice. Come prepared
with practice clothes that are weather
appropriate & comfortable athletic shoes.
There are two track meets this year that
will be held at Westosha Central High
School. They are on May 5th and May 20th.
Coach Koeshall & Coach Johnsen
BABYSITTERS IN THE AREA??
With summer being right around the corner, we
occasionally get calls from new families moving into our
area on child care that is available in the Bristol School
District. Are you a stay-at-home parent that wouldn’t
mind watching children over the summer while their
parents work? Are you interested in watching younger
siblings while the parents work and older brothers and
sisters are in school?
If interested, please call the Main Office at 262-857-2334 and
leave your name and phone number with us. You could also
email us at [email protected]. If you have a
preference as to only younger children, before and after school
only or whatever the case may be, also let us know that
information. Thank you.
POPS Students
The following students were chosen POPS Students for the
month of March:
5th
Oma Patterson
Katie Walkington
Anastasia Sdralis
6th
Luke Koeppel
Nolan Andrews
Alessandra Murillo
7th
Maddie Persino
Kiley Leroy-Stowell
Isabella Jaimes
8th
Colten Schultz
Amba Nkabyo
Samantha Zubor
Forensics
The Westosha Area Forensics Meet takes place
on Wednesday, April 22nd at Paris School from
7:00 P.M.-9:00 P.M. Students in 6th through
8th grade will compete against students from
area schools in storytelling, speech, solo
acting, play acting, interpretation of prose and
more. Bristol's team is gearing up for a
successful competition. Please feel free to
attend. The event is open to the public and it's
free!
Bristol Spotlight team members include Emily
Thomas, Savannah Kroeger, Grant Thomas, Abi
Cruz, Marie Tyree, Shawna Lunn, Elizabeth
VanKammen, Tayla Kapity, Hope Caya, Kaitlyn
Shaffer, Brystal Schultz, Sierra Cruz, Haley
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Riordan, Jake Kelly, Gage Bohr, Kiley LeroyStowell, Stephanie Mickelson, Chloe Kroeger,
Madison Johnston, Alessandra Murillo, Grace
Henningfield, Oliva Bergmann, Delaney
Hawkins, Sara Tyszkowska, Vincet Mesrine, and
Abby Stichauf.
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5 – 8 grade band – Tuesday, May
19th at 7:00
7 and 8 grade choir and jazz band
– Thursday, May 28th at 7:00
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District Solo & Ensemble Results
Some of Bristol’s 7th and 8th grade choir students
participated in our annual WSMA Solo & Ensemble
on Saturday, March 7th at Central High School. The
kids worked hard and had a great day! I am very
proud of their accomplishments! These are the choir
students that participated and their results.
Soloists - Emily Thomas 1, Tayla Kapity 1, Kaitlyn
Shafer 1, Maria Garcia 2, Tracy Richards 2, Nicole
Knoerr *1, Chloe Kroeger (comments only), Laiza
Otero 1, Noah Coleman 1, Katelyn Bergmann *1,
Savannah Kroeger *1
Duets – Nicole Kroeger & Emma Pignotti-Wiberg 1,
Kinzy Christiansen & Alexis Gomez 1, Trinity
Alexander & Gabby Zagame 1
Congratulations to Savannah Kroeger, Katelyn
Bergmann and Nicole Kroeger who advanced to the
State Festival on May 2nd at UW-Parkside!
6th Grade Team
Luke Koeppel
Mikaela Wynhoff
Olivia Bergmann
7th Grade Team
Ethan Chyla
Olivia Manring
Ben Pelli
Spring Concert Dates!!!!
The concert dates have been set! Please
mark your calendars!
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5 and 6 grade vocal and jazz band
– Thursday, May 14th at 7:00
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Congratulations to all Bristol band students who
participated in this year's solo and ensemble
competition at Central High School on Saturday,
March 7th. Your excellent attitude, teamwork,
and practice was evident to all who had the
pleasure of listening to you! Keep up the great
work!!!!!
In instrumental competition class C:
Gold medals awarded to: Yaritza Bermudez,
Kiley Erich, Chloe Perri, Kelsey Kurylo, Nathan
Brewer, William DeGoey, Ryan Cuba, Danny
Plants, Elias Goldberg, Kaleb Jackson, Iann
Orozco, Jake Kelly, Kiley Leroy-Stowell,
Jeremiah Daletski, Gage Hays, Brystal Schultz.
Silver medals awarded to: David Schmeelk,
Michael Harscher.
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Bronze medals awarded to: Laiza Otero,
Christina Formaro, Ethan Gomez.
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In instrumental competition class B:
Gold medals awarded to: Kayli Bohr, Colten
Schultz, Carlie Odejewski, Colton Soto, Gage
Bohr, Ethan Chyla, Eric Lehmann, Marcus Wolff,
Alex Vivian, Brandon Kent, Tyler Andrews,
Cooper Ferruzzi, Zach Tracy, Kyle Vivian, Zach
Cain, Olivia Manring, Gabby Zagame, Trinity
Alexander.
Silver medals awarded to: Cory Miller, Claire
Lawrence, David Smith, Alexis Gomez, Shelby
Serritella, Maggie Pelli, Teagan Coomans,
Sydney Crowe.
Bronze medals awarded to: Maria Garcia, Claire
Lawrence.
In instrumental class A:
Gold medals awarded to: Nicole Knoerr, Brystal
Schultz.
Silver medals awarded to: Ella Kaebisch, Amba
Nkabyo.
In instrumental class A: Gold medalists who
have qualified for state competition at UW
Parkside on May 2nd: Hope Caya, Jessie
Dahms, Kelsey Kurylo.
Thank you to all students, parents, teachers,
support staff, Mr. Scheele and the Central jazz
ensemble, Mr. Terry, Mr. Ryczek, Mrs. Ferruzzi,
Mrs. Lawrence, and Mrs. LeFebve for your
awesome help at our Bristol community fish fry
on Friday, March 20th!!!!
ATODA Award Winners
Every year Bristol students participate in the
Greater Kenosha Community Alcohol, Tobacco,
and Other Drugs Prevention Education
Awareness Programs. Typically students in
grades 3-8 participate in the Slogan contest in
the fall and grades 2-8 participate in the Poster
Contest in the winter months. If a classroom
has 100% participation their class gets put in for
a drawing for a $50 class prize.
This is the 35th year of these programs. We
have seen many great slogans and great
posters made through the years. There are
different age groupings for the contests so the
younger students are not competing with high
school for example.
In the past we have had one winner. This
year we have two poster winners. From 2nd
grade in the category K-2 was Kostandino
Sdralis who won 3rd place. From 7th grade in
the category 6-8 was Marie Tyree who won 1st
place.
These students will receive an engraved
trophy, monetary award, get their picture in a
special section of the newspaper in April and are
invited to a special brunch in their honor with
their families.
Congratulations for a job well done! (Who
knows maybe we will get some classroom
winnings as well. Last our school received all
three of those!)
4th grade Safety Poster Winners
Every year our 4th grade students participate
in a county-wide poster contest regarding
safety. The poster contest is sponsored by the
Kenosha County Sheriff's department. A poster
is selected each year in each classroom. This
year we had Sam Murillo win from Mrs. Birch's
classroom, we had Morgan Chyla win from Mrs.
Gillmore's classroom and we had Grace Cetera
win from Mrs. VandeHei's classroom.
Students were invited to dinner with the
Sheriff on Tuesday, March 24th at the Parkway
Chateau in the Brat Stop and received new
bicycles as their prizes. What a nice prize to
receive right before spring break.
Grandparent Lunch Day
Grandparent lunch day was held on March
26th. It was a huge success!!! We fed 365
grandparents plus 418 staff and students.
We’d like to say thank you to our wonderful
junior high student helpers, the office staff,
teachers, aides, janitors and our parents who
helped out in the kitchen. We couldn’t have
done it without all of you! Thanks again!!
BRISTOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
Festival of the Arts
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
5:30 – 7:30 PM
Tour Bristol School to see:
 7th and 8th grade solo & ensemble vocal and
instrumental performances
 K-8 art exhibit
 8th grade poetry & literature projects
 6th, 7th & 8th grade forensics performances
Take a 10 minute tour or stay all evening.
Enjoy bake sale treats and a beverage.
A letter will go home soon requesting help with
bake sale items and volunteers for that night!
For more information contact Jenny Kveck, Elisa Jeffson,
Amy Wagner, or John Murphy.
BRISTOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
Please join Panera Bread® for a
Fundraising Night
In support of
BRISTOL SCHOOL
at the 6935 75th Street, Kenosha bakery-cafe
on April 8th, 2015 from
4:00pm to 8:00pm
Panera Bread® located at 6935 75th Street, Kenosha will donate a percentage of its sales during the event to
Bristol School when you show this flyer. A printed flyer or an electronic version of the flyer on a phone or tablet
must be presented upon ordering.
Panera Bread® Gift Card and Panera Catering purchases are excluded from this event.
At Panera Bread we are committed to our community.
We believe that the universal spirit of bread is sharing. Our passion for everything we do spills
over to include everyone we share our days with, and we appreciate the opportunity to give
back to our friends, our neighbors and our community.
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BRISTOL SCHOOL NEWSLETTER
APRIL 2015
JUMP ROPE FOR HEART
On February 24th, students at Bristol School jumped all over heart disease and stroke by participating in
Jump Rope for Heart. The students raised $4,642 for the American Heart Association, which funds research,
programs and education to fight heart disease and stroke, our nation’s No. 1 and No. 4 killers.
On behalf of the American Heart Association and the millions of Americans served, thank you very much
to Bristol School families for this donation. Families and schools are critical links in providing the foundation for
cardiovascular wellness in our country. By holding a Jump Rope for Heart event at Bristol School each year, we
raise awareness about heart-healthy living. We help the AHA fund more lifesaving scientific research and critically
needed education efforts. Thank you.
Almost every family in America is touched by heart disease or stroke, and Bristol School’s contribution will
significantly impact the fight against these devastating illnesses.
Students had a lot of fun, and the kids enjoyed learning about the importance of physical activity and how
they can play a role in saving lives. Jump Rope For Heart is a program that promotes physical activity and heart
health through jumping rope.