Page 58

On Friday January 10th, 2014, the Strauss Performing Arts Center on the campus of UNO was filled to the brim as families and friends from around the state came to hear the fantastic UNO Middle School Honor Choir directed by the world famous conductor, Jim Papoulis.  Each student auditioned and was selected to participate based on their audition.  This year was by far one of the best performances given by the honor choir and Fort Calhoun had 5 students there to represent.  Congratulations to Brian Drowne, Olivia Evans, Julie Klemm, Justin Union and Jordan Wear on your acceptance and WONDERFUL performance

On Monday January 13th at 6:30 pm,  Katie Edie, Julie Hofer, and Matt Swoboda performed alongside 150 other students from across the state in the Doane College Honor Choir in Crete Nebraska.  They spent 2 days working and learning from Dr. Kurt Runestad as they prepared for the final concert Monday evening.  The performance was wonderful! Congratulations to each one of you!!

Family Game night was a success. We had a great turn out.  Everyone enjoyed playing the games and spending time as a family.

Educators and parents alike realize that learning is best achieved through participation in exciting, face-paced educational games both in the classroom and at home. With that in mind, Pioneers For Education, is partnering with CR Toys, a well- known store at the Hilltop Mall in Kearney which specializes in educational games and toys for all levels.
You and your family are invited to attend Family Game Night on Tuesday, January 14th from 6:00—8:00 p.m. in the Elementary Gym. You will learn to play several games which teach skills and promote quick thinking as you and your children laugh and have fun together. There is no charge to attend. At the end of the evening, you will have the opportunity to order any or all of the games for your family and/or your child’s classroom. Each purchase will contribute money toward providing new games for your school. Please come and have fun! You can find a  catalog of the games in the following link. CR Toys Game Sheet 2014

Students were given the opportunity to purchase candy canes to give to others from FBLA and Student Council before Christmas. $134 was raised from the candy cane orders and will be donated to the Siena/Francis House Homeless Shelter in Omaha.

Mrs. Leishman’s Voyager Readers performed The Best Christmas Pageant Ever play by Barbara Robinson. Parents, family, friends, Kindergarten- 6th graders, teachers, and support staff were in attendance. This is a fun tradition that has been happening for at least 13 years. This year we collected canned goods for the food pantry.

Aunna Raye Morford collected over 90 coats, along with hats, gloves and boots for the Salvation Army. The items were collected from the high school and elementary schools during the month of December. Thank you to all who donated! Pictured are Sam Kirby, Aunna Raye Morford, Paige Johnson, Nick Johnson and Caleb Grosse-Rhode helping to count coats.

Aunna Raye Morford and Mrs. Shields are collecting coats for the Salvation Army. The coat drive will run from December 2 to December 20. If you have any coats, hats or gloves that you would like to donate, please bring them to Mrs. Shields’ room. Winter gear will also be collected at the elementary. Please help someone less fortunate than you stay warm this winter.