Our February Reading Challenge this year focused on being a part of a "college/university team". The kids chose to be on Team SDSU, Team USD, Team DWU, Team NSU, or Team MTI. Wow did we READ!! Here are a few photos from our Reading Celebration Party held on Friday, March 5. We had ice cream bars, sunshine, and recess! We had a great deal to celebrate, 98,500 overall reading minutes!! Thank you to everyone who listened to their children read, encouraged their children to read, or read to their children!
A few more photos from our "What I want to be when I grow up day"... at Platte Geddes Elementary.
The future is in good hands!! We have BIG dreams! In celebration of "Read Across America" we dressed up as "What we want to be when we grow up".... I'm sharing a few......Teachers, Doctors and Nurses, Veterinarians, Farmers and Construction Workers, Dancers, and even a Navy Seal. What a great week at PG Elementary.....
The Platte-Geddes Junior High and High School staff have started to create student spotlights for 6th through 12th graders. These spotlights are designed to shed light on the great things that the students are doing. Spotlights can be for anything that staff feels should be highlighted such as working hard in the classrooms, being a great person to others, helping out when needed, making good decisions, and numerous other things. Six Students are chosen each month and are featured on a bulletin board with their own poster.
Student Spotlights for February are Sydney Neuman, Kallie Walstad, Kiana Major, Claire Maydew, Jerni Severson, Tristen Petrik
Congratulations to Kasen Konstanz of the KWLPG Wrestling Team for his State Championship at 106 lbs!
Congratulations to the entire KWLPG Wrestling Team for an outstanding State Wrestling Tournament!
Congratulations to Kiana Major of the KWLPG Wrestling Team for winning the first ever Girls State Championship in Wrestling at 160 at the State Wrestling Tournament in Rapid City this weekend. Congratulations to Spencer Hanson for winning a State Wrestling Championship at 182.
We helped send off the KWLPG Wrestlers on their way to the State Wrestling Tournament.
More from the FFA Petting Zoo....
We LOVE FFA Week at school!! We especially enjoyed the Petting Zoo......
Janaea Holleman received the Good News Call today for helping teachers on the recess playground. Janaea is a willing helping hand every single day when we are outside at recess. She happily assists us with getting students lined up and making sure all balls and equipment are picked up. She is a happy helper and a joy to have around. She is a great help and does so without ever being asked. Thank you Janaea for being a willing, joyful, and happy helper! And thanks for being such a great kiddo!
Lizzy Groon was nominated for the Good News Call for giving up a portion of her recess to assist Mrs. Knecht. She was nominated along with Randi Oberbroekling, Lydia Dyk, & McKenzie DeHaan for assisting in the lunchroom, however she was gone when we made the calls; so today, Lizzy made her call. These four girls noticed on their own that no one was staying to assist. They quickly and graciously volunteered to help wash the tables. What makes this Good News Call special is that the girls noticed, without being told, that a staff member needed assistance and they offered to do so. Thank you, ladies, for noticing something that needed to be done, and for offering on your own to assist. Your kindness and thoughtfulness to others IS noticed and appreciated. Thank you for being such AWESOME kiddos!
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Region 3B Wrestling Results
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Mrs. Daum's 3rd Graders had a special visit from high school basketball players Karsen Sondegroth and Dawson Hoffman. They gave away the Future Panther t-shirt to Kate Olson and the basketball to Lenlee Mills. Thank you to our sponsors this year Miller Insurance and Tim & Linda Whalen gave the basketball and Platte Food Center and C&D Electric donated the t-shirt.
Good Luck tonight to our Girls and Boys Panther Basketball Teams!!
Platte-Geddes Schools will open at 10 am on Tuesday, February 16. There will be no class for Half-Day Kindergarten students. The Geddes bus will leave promptly at 9:15.
There is will be no school on Monday, February 15, due to the predicted dangerous wind chill factor.
Randi Oberbroekling, Lydia Dyk, McKenzie DeHaan, and Lizzy Groon (not pictured) were nominated for the Good News Call for giving up a portion of their recess to assist Mrs. Knecht. Earlier this week, we didn't have table washers to assist in the lunchroom. These four girls noticed on their own that no one was staying to assist. They quickly and graciously volunteered to help wash the tables. What makes this Good News Call special is that the girls noticed, without being told, that a staff member needed assistance and they offered to do so. Thank you, ladies, for noticing something that needed to be done, and for offering on your own to assist. Your kindness and thoughtfulness to others IS noticed and appreciated. Thank you for being such AWESOME kiddos!
On Friday, February 12 we had a few Good News Calls for our students to make.....
Nikki VanderWerff was nominated for the Good News Call by Mrs. Gloria Kok. Mrs. Kok has noticed Nikki showing extreme kindness and friendliness to others. She has observed Nikki in countless situations assisting others, playing with those who are alone, and quietly seeking out others who need a friend and spending time with them. Our "Word of the Week "this week at school was "Friendliness" and Nikki is a wonderful example of that word. Thank you, Nikki, for your kindness to others and for being such a great kid!
Mrs. Nicki Nelson's 5th Graders had a special visit from high school basketball players Aiden Bultje and Katie Holter. They gave away the Future Panther t-shirt to Abigail Meyerink and the basketball to Hayden Strand. Thank you to our sponsors this year Miller Insurance and Tim & Linda Whalen gave the basketball and Platte Food Center and C&D Electric donated the t-shirt.
Mrs. Nelson's classroom had a visit from a couple of high school girls' basketball players today. Hadley Hanson and Karly VanderWerff gave away the Future Panther basketball and t-shirt. Holdyn Gallagher won the basketball; and Bentley Veurink won the t-shirt.
Thank you to our sponsors Miller Insurance and Tim & Linda Whalen ~ basketball and Platte Food Center and C&D Electric ~ t-shirt.
