“Box Tops for Education” Collection News Congratulations to Ms. Pfefferkorn’s 2nd grade class. They turned in the most box tops for the summer challenge and received “pet rock” kits. AWESOME!

Our October Challenge ends October 25th! Box tops should be glued 25 to a sheet. Please be sure to label the sheet with the student’s name, grade and teacher. Collection sheets are available in the school office!

Please check expiration dates! Bonus box tops need to be sent in separately, please do not attach them to the collection sheet. Each box top earns 10¢ for our school!

Ever Consider Running for Office? Crystal Yuma has been our PIE President for several years. Sad-ly, her youngest child is in 5th grade and she will be stepping down from office at the end of this school year. If there is any-one interested in running for President, or if you just want to find out what it means to be the PIE President, please call the school office and we will have Crystal get in touch with you...or better yet, attend the next PIE meeting. It will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, in the school library. We are always happy to see new faces and hear fresh ideas!

Partners in Education

FALL VACATION No School

Friday, October 27

Classes will resume on Monday, October 30.

OUR VOLUNTEERS ARE APPRECIATED! Last week, our school had two major events that required a considerable number of volunteers—the Fall Book Fair and Grandparents Day. Fortunate-ly, we had an excellent response from parents, and as a result, both events were well staffed and very successful!

Fall Book Fair This year’s Fall Scholastic Book Fair was a huge success! The Book Fair brought in $12,000 in total sales, and as a result, $1,800 in books went to the school’s LMC and to individual classrooms. This would not be possible without the support of our many volunteers. Everyone at OFES would like to thank Rachel Collar, our Book Fair Chairperson, for organiz-ing the event this year and for the past several years. We would also like to thank the following volunteers for helping out this year: Joe Collar, Abby Gardebrecht, Stacy Gilbert, Samantha Lehman, Shannon Miller, Rachel Rugg, Kim Thurow, and Crystal Yuma.

Grandparent’s Day Oconto Falls Elementary School welcomed 958 visitors on Friday, October 13 — GRANDPARENT’S DAY! We would like to salute our teaching staff, aides, custodians and kitchen staff for their work behind the scenes which made this day a tremendous success! We would also like to thank our many volunteers who helped make this day special for so many: Delight Bunker, Ken Clausen, Carrie Dryja, Pam Frievalt Abby Gardebrecht, Amanda Gilbert, Patricia Hrabik, Wendy VanDornick, Nicole Wasmer, and Courtney Yuma.

THERE’S STILL TIME TO TURN IN YOUR FUND RAISER ORDER If you forgot to send in your order this week, please send it in on Monday.

Order pick-up is Thursday, November 16, from 2:30-5:30 p.m. in the OFES Gym. We will send out a reminder prior to that day, but please make a note of the date and arrange pick up (we have very limited freezer space and generally cannot hold orders).

Fundraiser proceeds support educational enrichment activi-ties such as All Arts Day; to support Partners in Education (PIE) initiatives; and to provide grade levels and encore de-partments with additional resources to enhance learning. Thank you for your support!

OCONTO FALLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Friday, October 20, 2017

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Address: 415 Maria Volk Drive Oconto Falls, WI 54154 Phone: 920/848-4476 Fax: 920/848-4454 Website: https://ofpanthers.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/ofeschool

Breakfast /Lunch October 23-26

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday

Breakfast Brekkie or Whole Grain Cereal Fruit Choice, Milk

Pop-Tart and Go-Gurt or Whole Grain Cereal Fruit Choice, Milk

Breakfast Loaf w/ String Cheese or Whole Grain Cereal, Fruit Choice, Milk

Long John or Whole Grain Cereal Fruit Choice, Milk

French Toast Sticks and Sausage or Munchable Fruit/Vegetable Bar and Milk

Sloppy Joe or Hot Ham & Cheese Fruit/Vegetable Bar and Milk

Pasta with Meat Sauce or Yogurt Pak Fruit and Vegetable Bar and Milk

Chicken Nuggets or Turkey BLT Salad Fruit/Vegetable Bar and Milk

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 Vacation Day - No School

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2 Parent Conferences

Early Childhood or 4 Year Old Kindergarten classes will not be held. Grades 5K - 5 will dismiss at 1:15 p.m.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 Staff Professional Development - No School

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 Early Dismissal - 1:15 p.m. Early Childhood or 4 Year Old Kindergarten afternoon classes will not be held. Grades 5K - 5 will dismiss at 1:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY-FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22-24 Thanksgiving Vacation - No School

YOUTH PROGRAMS / COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Community Halloween Party—Monday, October 23 (4:30-6:30 p.m.) This event will be held in the OFHS Wrestling Gym and is sponsored by the OFHS Music Department and area businesses for chil-dren preschool through grade 6. Enjoy over 50 games created by the OFHS music students! Admission is $2.00 per person at the door. Donations of canned food items will be accepted for Kingdom Come Food Pantry. A parade of costumes begins at 5:30 p.m.

Ceramics Class Offered: Need some "me" time or some bonding time with your child? Come to Oconto Falls Elementary School for a fun “ART” evening! The next event is Tuesday, October 24th. Ceramic projects have been ordered but there are still some items available. Register now or come to the OFES art room next Tuesday between 4:00-8:00 p.m. and see what is available! Choose the glaze colors and designs you would like to add to a ceramic piece. Once fired, the glazed items will be available to pick up the following week. Registration link: https://goo.gl/forms/lxtIZb94JJksQ4X32

Hoops Club Opening Night Meeting will be held Tuesday, October 24th at 6:30pm in the High School Gymnasium. Registration for the 2017-2018 basketball season is now open!! The Hoops Club program is available for students in grades 3-8. Registrations will only be accepted online via our Oconto Falls Hoops Club website (www.ocontofallshoops.com). Registration in-formation can be found on the website under the “registration” tab. This year’s registration fees are: $40- 1 child, $65- 2 children per family, $75- 3+ children per family.

Student in grades K-5 are also invited to attend our Oconto Falls skills camp on Saturday mornings. This camp begins Saturday, October 28. Students in K-5 will also need to register to attend this FREE camp. Registrations can also be completed via the Ocon-to Falls Hoops Club website.

NOTE: All registrations for student athletes K-8 need to be completed and paid, if applicable, by October 28 or they will be unable to participate in the skills camp program or any scheduled practices with their coaches/teams, until this request has been fulfilled.

Save Your “POP TABS” for a GREAT Cause! A kindergarten student in Portage, Wisconsin, is attempting to set a Guinness World Record on behalf of her late broth-er. She is attempting to collect the most pop tabs in a year. She is also planning on donating them to the Ronald McDonald House when she is done. We believe this is a great cause and we will be donating the pop tabs we collect through January 12, 2018. To hear her story, click on the following link. http://fox11online.com/news/state/wisconsin-

girl-hopes-to-break-record-for-pop-tab-collecting Please share

her story with your family and friends and let's help her smash the previous record! Help A Hero - November 1 - 11, 2017 Oconto Falls Elementary School is having a competition to collect items for our troops. We will be taking donations that will be sent to our troops making their holidays a little brighter. Please send any items listed below to school with your student. Items will be collected in their class room. All classes that collect at least 50 requested items will earn an extra recess!

We are collecting: Pre-paid phone cards Foot warmers New knit hats Hand warmers Dental Floss Lip balm Tea bags Individual water flavor packets Individual instant coffee packets DESTINATION IMAGINATION - Register by Thursday, October 26 Destination Imagination (D.I.) is the world’s largest problem solving program for young people in elementary school through col-lege. D.I. emphasizes important qualities like creativity, teamwork, critical thinking, and communication skills. Students in 5K through grade 5 are eligible to participate. This is a 12-15 week commitment and teams generally meet 2X per week.

Students who are interested in being considered for a team are asked to complete a participation form and return it to the school office by Thursday, October 26. Participation forms are available in the school office.

If you have any questions or are interested in managing a team, please contact D.I. Coordinator Kelly Berkovitz at 920/848-4471 or at kelly.berkovitz@of-ps.org for more information. SAVE THE DATE! Our Veterans Day celebration will be held on Friday, November 10, at 10:30 a.m. The public is invited to attend. More information will be sent home with students next week! Please watch for it!

U p c o m i n g D a t e s . . .

October 27: Vacation (no school) November 2: Elementary Parent-Teacher Conferences November 6: NO SCHOOL (Staff Professional Development) November 9: 2-Hour Early Release (Middle/High School Conferences)

November 16: Fund Raiser Delivery November 17: 2nd Grade Concert (2 p.m.) Falls Area PAC November 22-24: NO SCHOOL (Vacation) December 8: 1st Grade Concert (2 p.m.) Falls Area PAC December 25—January 2: Christmas Vacation (no school)

The Oconto Falls School District shall not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, creed, political affiliation, physical, mental, emotional, or learning disabilities, handicap, gender, gender orientation, age, national origin, citizenship, marital, parental or pregnancy status, ancestry, color, or any other reason prohibited by state or federal law.

Wisconsin Singers perform on October 27! Mark your calendar for Friday, October 27 at 7 p.m. when the UW-Madison Wisconsin Singers celebrate 50 years of making music and perform in the Falls Area Performing Arts Center! The Opening Act for the event will feature our very own students in ENCORE! In addition, our students will be singing and dancing to the selection "Ease on Down the Road" WITH the Wisconsin Singers! Tickets are $20 for adults and $12 for students and available online at www.ocontofallsfriendsofthearts.com and at the door.

This event is sponsored by the Oconto Falls Friends of the Arts and in partnership with ST Paper and Neva Hodge Lemorande. Join us for a GREAT evening of entertainment! Trick or Treating hours for the City of Oconto Falls will be 4pm-6pm on Tuesday October 31st. Panther Pride Association Fundraiser—November 10 The Panther Pride Association (PPA) invites you to purchase 1 of only 250 tickets to support their 7th annual fundraising event. This event is being held on Friday, November 10, at Romy’s Holiday Inn Res-taurant, 9600 Hwy G, Kelly Lake. A $50 event ticket will entitle you to one entry into the cash raffle, dinner for 2 featuring Romy’s chicken & tips, free beer and soda, and music from 8:00 until midnight. The proceeds of this event directly benefit our student ath-letes and their activities. Tickets can be purchased at the Oconto Falls School District office.

High School Drama Team Presents: “THE DISTRACTED SCHOLAR’S GUIDE TO LITERATURE and DRAMA” On November 10th at 7 p.m., the OFHS Drama Team will perform “The Distracted Scholar’s Guide to Literature and Drama,” a his-torical comedy in one act by Peter Bloedel at the Falls Area Performing Arts Center. They also will have a spaghetti dinner fundrais-er prior to the show - 5:00-6:45 p.m. in the High School Commons. Tickets are available at the door and cost $8.00 for the dinner and show, $5 for the show only. “The Distracted Scholar’s Guide to Literature and Drama” is produced by special arrangement with Playscripts, Inc.

Family and Friends CPR - A Free American Heart Association Course Learn lifesaving CPR skills in one evening. Learn skills in CPR, AED use, and relief of choking in adults, children, and infants. These simple lifesaving skills are easy to learn. The class is open to adults and children 12 years and older and will be held at St. Clare Memorial Hospital from 6-9 pm on November 13. Please register by calling 848-6325.