⚛ STEAM Open House on Wednesday, 2/28/24, from 5pm-8pm at the Chippewa Falls High School. Read picture for more information if interested in attending.
Snow much fun at recess! ❄️❄️
"Let Them Eat Cake! "
Recently, Haiden Prosecky was challenged to answer a Document Based Question (DBQ) on the topic of Federalism. He thoughtfully compared the working relationship between the state and federal governments to "kind of being like marble cake." That and "it's complicated." For his independent American Government course, Mr. Senoraske offered to bring marble cake if the essay was successfully completed with supporting evidence. To say the least, it was a success and cake made its way to the classroom today! Congratulations on a well-written paper!
👩⚕️ Parents/Guardians, please read the letter from our school nurse regarding pink eye.
Welcome to the Parent Corner Parenting can feel ridiculously difficult, and can take a toll on your mental and physical health. It can be one of the hardest and most stressful occupations. Select the link for a number of resources available -----> https://med.stanford.edu/halpern-felsher-reach-lab/parent-corner.html
Student Athletes of the Week!
Connor Kane has done a great job stepping into a varsity role when the opportunity presented itself. He has improved tremendously during his freshman year. Connor is coachable because of his willingness to listen, eagerness to get better and strong work ethic. He is a great team player and always looking for ways to get better. Keep it up, Connor!
Chloe Lee is receiving the athlete of the week honor for the second time this season. Chloe continues to demonstrate strong leadership by keeping her teams’ heads up through difficulty. She also takes time to explain things to her teammates. A critical need in order to develop a young team.
Free Community Yoga will be offered tonight at 6:00pm!
Welcome to the Parent Corner
Parenting can feel ridiculously difficult, and can take a toll on your mental and physical health. It can be one of the hardest and most stressful occupations.
Select the link for a number of resources available -----> https://med.stanford.edu/halpern-felsher-reach-lab/parent-corner.html
🏫 February Parent Teacher Conferences will be held on 2/15/24 from 4pm to 7pm and 2/16/24 from 7:30am to 11:45am. Staff development will be held the afternoon of 2/16/24. 💜🤍
💖Dress up for fun next week in recognition of Heart Week! 💜🤍
The Ladysmith School District is offering a Spring Lifeguarding Class starting on February 26th. The course will have both on-line and in-person components and classes will be scheduled to work around Co-Curricular (Band, Choir, Athletics, Clubs) and work schedules. Students must be 15 years old to start the class. Please contact Mr. Bunton for any questions and to sign up!
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Good afternoon. Please be advised that the K-2 field trip to Christie Mountain for tubing has been rescheduled to tomorrow, Wednesday, February 7th, due to the weather.
Guest Speaker at Student Athlete Leadership Meeting:
Last week, some of our student-athletes had a chance to catch up with Lucy Dernovesek. Lucy was a student-athlete at Lake Holcombe and found tremendous success individually along with the teams she was on. After earning All-State honors for basketball in high school, Lucy went on to play college ball at Michigan Tech. She said what made things a great experience for her was everyone worked hard to make each other better, there was strong leadership from upperclassmen, and we had fun as a result. One thing is for sure, there is no easy road to attain the successes Lucy attained as a student and athlete, but we sure appreciate her insight and words of wisdom on what it takes! Thank you for visiting with us!
Student Athletes of the Week!
Payton Birkenholz has been giving 100% effort at practice. A habit that carries over to game time. Payton has been consistent and has developed grit as she finishes out her first varsity season as a freshman. She goes to the weightroom regularly and brings some teammates with her. Another sign that she is willing to do a little extra for success. Naturally, Payton demonstrates solid leadership skills by keeping a positive attitude. Keep it up, Payton!
Kadyn Jones was nominated for wrestling. This past weekend, Kadyn placed 3rd at the conference meet in the 144 lbs weight class. Kadyn has been working very hard to improve his fundamentals and technique. This is beginning to show on the mat when it comes to competition time. Kayden has also been a great teammate by cheering on his fellow wrestlers through tough defeats and triumphant wins. Keep up the great work, Kadyn!
The truth® campaign, the longest running, proven-effective national tobacco prevention and education campaign for youth and young adults that has helped reduce teen cigarette use from 23% in 2000 to 2% today and is today focused on denormalizing vaping and normalizing quitting through a range of communication strategies, including campaigns to drive awareness and adoption of This is Quitting.
https://truthinitiative.org/what-we-do/youth-smoking-prevention-education
Free Community Yoga will be offered at 6:00pm on Thursday, February 8th in the high school choir room. Contact Shaylae Szotkowski at szotsha@lakeholcombe.k12.wi.us with questions.
Open Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year opens on February 5th and runs to April 30th. Please consider Lake Holcombe School District for your school of choice! Great things happen here: https://youtu.be/qG4Htvbgdz0
📢 Announcing 2 new interns working with our Guidance Counselor, Nicole Crosby! Mackenzie Martin and Lily Porthan are both in UWEC's social work program. They both hope to work in a school setting someday. Welcome! 💜🤍
I want to let you know I am changing my official school nursing hours from Mondays to Tuesdays starting February 6th. I will also plan to be at school for a longer day (from 8:30 until 3:00 or so).
I am also excited to let you know that University of Wisconsin-Eau Caire, College of Nursing and Health Sciences is placing a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Student at the Lake Holcombe School District for their clinical practicum with me this spring! Ms. Emily Olson will be shadowing and working alongside me on Tuesdays, until the first week in April.
There are many things that a school nurse does to support kids’ and their families’ health, which extends beyond the emergency nursing services and medication management oversight. As we all know, our students may have various health challenges, and this can affect their educational success. School nurses provide recommendations on health-related policies and procedures, conduct health screenings (vision, hearing, mental health, anxiety, depression), as well as provide health teaching, case management and care coordination for kiddos and their families who are navigating the complexities of health in school and clinical/home settings. School nurses also participate in IEPs, create IHPs, place referrals to health care providers and other community-based and focused resources, work in collaboration with educators and others, while also being able to connect directly with health care providers to support management of a students’ health condition in school, and by working alongside the students’ family.
School Nurse Hours:
Tuesdays, 8:30 - 3:00 p.m. from 2/6/2024 to 4/2/24.
Nursing Services: Any school age student with questions or health issues (and staff) who would like to see the school nurse and students who are considering the healthcare profession as a career.
> Blood Pressure checks
> Basic physical health assessments and health related screenings
> Heart rate and pulmonary health assessments
> Teaching on health-related issues (growth and development, wellness, etc.)
> Follow up and case management with students with chronic health issues (asthma, diabetes, mental health, musculoskeletal concerns, seizures, allergies, and all other health issues)
> Review of medications and side effects
> And, other health needs, including screenings of a vast array of health issues
