Click the following link for a copy of the registration form.
https://www.fortcalhounschools.org/wp-content/uploads/LetsGlowCrazy.docx
Let’s Glow Crazy
Wesleyan University Honor Band
Please congratulate the following who auditioned and were selected for the Wesleyan University Honor Band Festival held February 13th – 15th.
Savannah Lukasiewicz
Nate Bonacci
Austin Altstadt
Ryan Swierczek
Ryan Clausen
Mrs. Schleifer has the Classroom of the Week
Mrs. Schleifer’s Fourth Grade class was the classroom of the week for Enterprise Publishing. Read more about their project below.
“In our classroom, we focus on having a growth mindset and the importance of gratitude. A large component of a growth mindset is focusing on the positive side of things and reminding ourselves what we’re capable of. The class read the book “Best Part of Me” and loved seeing how other students across the country take pride in themselves. The spirit of the book gave the kids excitement in identifying things they are proud of. Through brainstorming, note taking, writing and editing the students published what they are most proud of about themselves. We can all use a reminder from time to time about what is truly great about ourselves and to celebrate those things! This project has given our class energy and excitement to finish the rest of the school year on a high note!” – Allie Schleifer
Congrats to our Spelling Bee Winners 2020
Wish them luck at the County Spelling Bee on February 12th which will be held in Fort Calhoun.
JRH Winner R-Frances Holmstedt and Runner up L-Adrianna Hernandez 
JRH Participants 
Elemementary Winner L-Aiden Tinkham and Runner up R-Taylor Douchey 
Elementary Participants
100 Days of Learning Fun 2020
Fort Calhoun Elementary celebrated the 100th day on Jan 24th! We had fun with STEM building stations with 100 different objects including plastic cups, popsicle sticks, legos, pipe cleaners, and linking cubes! We made a 100-day snack made 100-day t-shirts. We are 100 days brighter here at Fort Calhoun!
2020 Art After School
They are at it again! Ten 5th & 6th-grade students have been hard at work making masks from paper mache during the after school art program. The students were able to mold the masks with paper mache, then create their own design for the mask, and finally, use acrylic paint to make their pieces come to life.
Starting in February, the second session for 3rd and 4th-grade students will begin. Mr. High-horse and Mrs. Rutledge will have new and exciting projects to work on. There are a couple more spots available if anyone is still interested!
Follow this link for more information. https://www.fortcalhounschools.org/community-organizations/pioneers-for-education-pfe/events/
Girls in Engineering Day
Abigail Russell and Gina Namuth had a fun opportunity to participate in “Girls in Engineering Day” at UNL last weekend with Mrs. Shields. It was sponsored by UNL and the Lincoln Children’s Museum. It was a day for girls ages 7 to 18 to discover what engineers do. They explored hands-on activities and then had breakout sessions where more in-depth topics were discussed. They also were able to tour the UNL lab that is creating a surgical robot. Abigail Russell said she enjoyed learning about the different kinds of engineers and getting connected with professionals in the field.
picture by Jill Shields
Two Fort Calhoun High School Teachers Honored by UNL
Congratulations to Anita Saalfeld and Sara Wellman-High Horse for being honored by UNL. Follow this link to read the article.
Coaches Vs. Cancer
As we have the past several years we will be doing a Coaches vs Cancer game when we play at Arlington this year. If you would like to order a T-shirt to support the cause here is a picture of the order form. Your child can pick one of these forms up in the office. Forms are due back to the office by January 9th.
Elementary Student Council Care Packages 2019
Being away from your family over the holidays is hard. Hopefully, these gifts from The Elementary Student Council will brighten the days of the troops who receive them. They are going to three local soldiers that are away from home for the holidays and other troops overseas. The students spoke at a Knights of Columbus meeting and an Auxiliary meeting to asked for donations from these organizations to help with funding. They were so generous and each donated $300. This helped us out tremendously as shipping per box is around $15. This is always a rewarding project that they have done for the past 3 years.
put their Military boxes together and will be shipping those out Friday.
