Club's Choice, Seton's fundraiser, is off and running. The fundraiser will conclude on Monday, November 5.
Thank-you for remembering the past two years to be on time or to make arrangements for pick up. We do not have freezer storage space for individual orders. The seller is responsible for the products whether they are picked up or not, and the school is unable to assume the cost. The last two years there were no products left!
You do not need to collect money until you deliver the products. Please turn all the money in at once in the original envelope.
What is the money used for? We will continue to use the money for supplementary reading materials and playground equipment. Thank-you for doing your best to sell for Seton. Whether we get to have Airwave Fun Centers the next year always depends on our sales from the year before.
Pages 21 and 22 of our Annual Progress Report deal with student character development, parent participation, technology offerings, time spent in each academic area, and a few things we can brag about. (Note especially on page 22 the progress in reading at the primary levels and at the 8th grade.) Anyone wishing to see the entire report may make an appointment with an administrator at either school building.
Greetings from the Prep through 6th grade music classrooms. We have prepared a short assignment for parents:
When those assignments are complete--the students of Seton Grade School prepare a new mass each Thursday, to which you are all invited. We love to fill the church with song and response; so, if you get a chance on any given Thursday from 8:30-9:30am, come join our celebration and add your voice to ours.
- Mr. Todd Herbst-Ulmer
Seton had a busy fall sports season. First of all, thank-you to all the coaches for their time and commitment to Seton: Daryl Kohlhaas for cross-country; Donnie Loss, Mick Elbert, and John Byrkeland for football; and Gus Sankey and Erin Miller for volleyball. Thank-you to all the parents who helped run the clock or work on the chain gang for football, the parents who served as line judges, ran the clock, or helped with concessions during volleyball. Your generosity was appreciated.
It is not long before basketball season gets underway. Middle school practice begins November 1. If you were not contacted already, volunteers are being accepted to run the scoreboard, operate the clock, or run concessions.
- Mr. Dave Wieland
It's amazing how quickly the weather changes from very warm to quite chilly. This week the mornings were in the 30's. Coat season has arrived. Please dress your child(ren) in coats, hats, and mittens this time of year. Many children are coming in short sleeves with only a sweatshirt. Morning recesses have been cold. Marking all outer garments will help us keep track of your child's clothing.
At times in our lives we separate ourselves from people. These boundaries that divide us from others may be due to the ability, gender, class, race, or other factors. The barriers keep us from communicating with other people and do not allow us to fully explore possible friendships, understand each other, or understand ourselves.
To help break down these misunderstandings and allow ourselves to be open to new friendships and positive experiences, Seton has mix-It-Up Week. During the week of November 12 - 16, Pre-K through eighth grade students have, and will always have, the opportunity to make new friends, renew old friendships, and tear down barriers by participating in teamwork activities and create their own person opportunities.
The seventh and eighth grade leadership committee who have been planning Mix-It-Up Week are: Jenny Broesder, Aubrie Meyers, Cedes Forburger, John Burns, Kim Schiltz, Melissa Kellner, Elliot Boisjolie, and Billy Schiltz.
A few of the weeks events include:
-Mr. John Byrkeland
Why do we wear Black and Gold? Black and Gold are Bishop Garrigan's school colors, just as they are the school colors for Iowa, and just as red and gold are the school colors for Iowa State. Black and Gold are a part of our school culture. The colors identify us as a school community and as part of a special group; they say who we are. It is a way that we identify each other as Golden Bears, apart from others. Black and Gold are one way that we support our teams and show that we are proud of who we are! Heritage and Tradition. Go Black! Go Gold!
The Scholastic book fair will again be coming to Seton during conference week. It is a great time to purchase books for Christmas gifts. The fair will be open during the week of November 5 during the school day and on conference evenings. Please take a moment or two to browse through the fair.
Congratulations to the following students who have been selected to attend Catholic Band Festival at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake in January: Angelica Brosnan (second flute), Grace Steil (second clarinet), Melanie Mergen (third clarinet), Amelia Golwitzer (first alto sax), Phillip Detrick (tenor sax), Austin Salz (bari sax), Shawn Vaske (second trumpet), and Dustin Miller (first trombone). Their teacher is Mr. John Malett.
Last spring at the state history fair, two Seton students received a state award for their project from the book The Children's Blizzard. Their award came from the Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance. Below is an article that appeared in the IHPA publication. Again, congratulations to Eli Marlow and Billy Schiltz.
Country School Award Winners
Eli Marlow and Billy Schiltz, seventh grade students at Seton Grade School in Algona, won the annual Country School Award. They chose the topic of the Schoolhouse Blizzard of 1888 after a teacher recommended the book The Children's Blizzard. They emailed Mr. Saskin for additional information, which he supplied. They also used W. H. O'Gara's In All Its Fury. From the National Weather Service they were able to find out how actual weather warnings were communicated to the area in 1888. They also researched newspaper articles from January 1888.
The project stated that the homesteaders of the upper Midwest woke to very warm temperatures on January 12, 1888. Shortly thereafer, a low pressure system brought a severe cold wave across Montana, the Dakota Territory, Minnesota, Nebraska, Iowa, and Kansas. They concentrated their study on the triumph and tragedy of the storm and the teacher and children of the country schools.
The Iowa Historic Presevation Alliance
205 E. Washington
Washington, IA 52353