Preschool took a field trip to Super Bee Orchard in Fort Calhoun. They had a great time picking different types of apples. The preschoolers also got to check out how the apples are cleaned, sorted and stored. While visiting the orchard, they got to walk inside the refrigerator where the apples are kept. It was a perfect day for apple picking!!
Deanna Royuk
This year in lieu of our Magazine Drive, the PFE is hosting a Walk-A-Thon as our main fundraiser. Money from this fundraiser will be used to improve the school for our children (technology needs, etc). ALL the money raised from the Walk-A-Thon will return to the school, unlike in past years where a large percentage went back to the company that ran the Magazine Drive.
We will be collecting donations for 3 consecutive WEDNESDAYS in September (9/13, 9/20, and 9/27). Please use the form below if you are submitting cash or checks. If your sponsors wish to pay by CREDIT CARD, direct them to our Walk-A-Thon site…………….
https://pioneersforeducation.formstack.com/forms/walkathon2017
Every student who turns in $10 in donations each week will receive a small prize……
and be entered into a drawing for a large weekly prize……
The children in the class (PS-2nd & 3rd-6th) who raise the most money each week will also get another entry into the large prize drawing & the Teacher of the Class will receive a prize!
We will also be offering an “ALL ACCESS PASS” for a donation of $35/child the first week donations are collected (must be submitted by Wednesday September 13th). This PASS will allow your student to receive all the weekly small prizes as well as have their name entered two times per week in the drawing for the larger prizes.
Finally, we will be awarding an AWESOME prize for the 2 students who bring in the most donations (PS-2nd & 3rd-6th)….
If we reach 80% of our fundraising goal ($9,000), PFE will host a movie and popcorn for the school!
If we reach 100% of our fundraising goal ($11,250), PFE will provide lunch for the students and staff the day of the WALK-A-THON!
We hope this will be a fun event to help encourage school-spirit and raise valuable funds to help our school and our teachers!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to me via email (michelletjardes@icloud.com) or phone (402-350-7549).
Michelle Tjardes, WALK-A-THON chair
“The varsity Pioneer Volleyball and Football teams squared off in a preseason volleyball competition on August 17th. The football boys did their best and made game 3 an exciting one to watch, but they were no match for the Pioneer volleyball ladies, who went 3-0 on the night.”
The Marching Band recently returned from their trip to Washington DC with a first place trophy for their performance in the Fairfax, VA parade on July 4th in the marching band contest. The competition was tough so this award was a big accomplishment. Besides the parade, the students and chaparones had fun touring the Washington DC, Philadelphia and St. Louis areas.
Registrations for youth football camp are available on the football webpage at the following link https://www.fortcalhounschools.org/pioneer-pride/athletics/football/camps/. Camp starts on July 24th! Hope to see lots of boys there!!! You can also find more information and the registration for here 2017-FC-Youth-Camp
It was a great day in Fort Calhoun, programming drones to fly through hoops. “Only thing that would have made it cooler is if the hoops were on fire!!” That was a quote from our end of the year tech day at Fort Calhoun schools. It was talking about one of the five sessions that over 200 students participated in on Monday, May 15, 2017. Over 100 3rd and 4th grade students partnered up with over 100 7th and 8th grade students to run through and experience technology and in plethora of ways!
Along with navigating drones through a obstacle course, the students also became engineers by designing objects that would hover in a wind tunnel, program Sphere SPRK+ Robots through a maze, design rockets that were aerodynamic out of 2 L bottles to see who’s would fly the furthest, and program their own unique song with tools on an iPad.
The day was a huge success with an educational experience unmatched. Fun was had by one and all!
A big thank you to all of the staff members that helped at Fort Calhoun Schools that without their help this would not have been able to take place.
Also, a huge shout out to ESU #3 for helping support this day! You three were just incredible! Thank you Jeff Ingraham, Greg Schwanke, and Dawn Peterson Ferreyra.
Click this link for enrollment forms. www.fortcalhounschools.org/school/summer-programs/handbook-and-forms/
