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April 2016 Newsletter

The Elementary Art show and Music concert will

be held on Friday April 15th. Artwork from the Students in 5K through 4th grade will be on

display in the hallway outside of the high school gym. The

concert “Make a Difference” will be presented by the 5K

through 4th grade students in the high school gym at 12:45.

Artwork from the 5th and 6th grade students will be on display

by the lecture hall. The concert “Music Everywhere” will be

performed by the 5th and 6th grade students in the lecture hall

at 2:00.

Thanks for coming

out and supporting

the arts in our school.

Please sign and send

back Census informa-

tion. The ages are 1 day

—21 years of age

living in your home.

Starts on page 7.

If you are getting the newsletter

mailed directly to your home, with a

label and do not want it delivered

please contact our office. 715-335-

6366 ext. 1000 or email me

[email protected] The

newsletter is always available on our

website. www.tricounty.k12.wi.us If

you are on a direct route you will

automatically get it delivered.


Fourth Grade “In the Spotlight”

Fourth graders have been very busy this year working on a lot of things!

Reading: We are using Reading Workshop to structure our language arts block and close reading strategies to

make reading comprehension meaningful. Students have more independence and choice in their reading and

they are able to make connections to their everyday life. We have read “Because of Winn-Dixie,” “Little House

in the Big Woods,” “Caddie Woodlawn,” “Journey Back to Lumberjack Camp,” “Snot Stew”, “Guinea Dog,” and

“A Cricket in Times Square,” just to name a few.

Math: We started out the year working on place value and patterns. We have moved on to much harder math

concepts including: Multiplication, Division, Multi-digit Multiplication, Division with Remainders, Measurement,

Patterns, Algebraic equations, and Elapsed Time. We are working on Fractions and will continue with those for

some time.

Social Studies: We are busy studying the fourth of five regions on the United States. We have memorized the

states, capitals, and postal abbreviations for the other three regions. We took our 3rd T-C Capitol Field trip at

the end of February. We finished our agriculture unit and planted our potatoes.

Science: We have completed the following units- plants and animals, human body, and lights, sound, electricity.

We are now starting on weather. We will conclude our year with Rocks and Minerals.

In addition to our academics, we enjoy our monthly Heart to Heart events, the Pacer and snow-shoeing in PE,

playing recorders in music, our 2D and 3D unit in art, and recess time. We have many spring field trips planned,

many more Common Core and District academic standards to meet, another round of STAR testing, the 1st ever

FORWARD Exam testing language arts, social studies, science, and math, and many more 4th grade memories to

make.


Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Nelson, and Mrs. Sigourney pose with the playful Minion (Mr. Engel)!

Thank you to all our staff and local heroes for making this year’s Family Reading Night a huge success. The

T-C Literacy Team debuted the wonderful literacy video highlighting students and staff at Tri-County read-

ing. If you were unable to attend and would like to see this video or see if you can spot your child in the

video, please visit the district’s webpage for a link to this video!

Officer Eagan, Jordi Perez,

and Officer Hendrickson

Jeff Baughman, Donna Worden,

Dan Miller and Seth Rehwinkel.



Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2

HSTrack @

Tri-County

3:45 p.m.

HSBB and

HSSB

@ Bowler

4:30 p.m.

3

Math League

Banquet

4 5

MSTrack@

Princeton

4:00 p.m.

HSTRack @

Waupaca

HSBB and

HSSB

vs. Port Ed-

wards

4:30 p.m.

6

Early Release

@ 12:30 p.m.

HSBB and

HSSB

Vs.

Gresham

4:30 p.m.

7

State Solo &

Ensemble

8

Happy

Mothers

Day!

9

HSBB and

HSSB

@ Almond Ban-

croft

4:30 p.m.

10

MSTrack

@ Weyauwega

-Fremont

3:45 p.m.

11

Booster Club

Meeting 6:30

p.m.

12

HSBB and

HSSB

@ Marion

4:30 p.m.

13

Rural Youth

Safety Day

MSTrack

@ Wautoma

Shara Olympics

10:00 a.m.

14

Softball

Tournament

At Tri-

County

9:00 a.m.

HSTrack @

Wild Rose

10:00 a.m.

15 16

HSBB and

HSSB

Vs.

Tigerton

4:30 p.m.

17

HSTrack @

Rosholt

4:00 p.m.

18

Scholarship

Night

6:30 p.m.

Lecture Hall

19

HSBB and

HSSB

Vs.

Menominee

4:30 p.m.

Choir

Concert 7:00

p.m.

20

HSSB @

Manawa

7:00 p.m.

21

22 23

HSBB @

Wild Rose

4:30 p.m.

Track Regionals

@ Tri-County

4:00 p.m.

24 25

9-12th

Awards and

Recognition

10:15 a.m.

26 27

Graduation

7:00 p.m.

28

29 30

No School

Memorial Day

Band playing in

Plainfield and

Hancock

31

7-8th

Awards and

Recognition

1:00 p.m.

1 2

Early Release

@ 12:30 p.m.

4-K Gradua-

tion

5:30 p.m.

3

May 2016 Tri-County Event Calendar


Middle School Students Had an AWESOME Time @ MS Dance Middle School Student Council planned a Beach Bash Dance for 7th & 8th graders Friday, March 11.

There was a lot of planning that went into the dance, but in the end it was all worth it. Fun was had by

EVERYONE. My favorite quote of the night was "This is the best dance ever"....and it hadn't even

started yet!!! The students played basketball, ping pong, took a turn in the photo booth and bought

concessions to round out the night.

Thank You, Thank You, Thank You to so many people! Thanks to MSSC, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Tess and

the entire custodial staff, Mr. Booth and his students, Mr. Nelson and his students, Mrs. Phillips and

her design team (Sarah Nelson & Ruth Grueneberg), for amazing decorations, Mrs. Weis and Mrs.

Eppinger. Thank you to the following people for chaperoning Mrs. Nugent, Ms. Rettler, Mr. Weir, Mrs.

Clark, Ms. Bechard, Mrs. Hintz, Ms. Schmid, Mrs. Nugent, Ms. Byrum and Mr. Ken Reilley!!! I am so

appreciative for your help, support and willingness to make our BEACH BASH a HUGE SUCCESS!!!

THANKS to DJ Hansen for spinning the hits and the photo booth which was a big success!!!

Paige Hopkins, Hailey Wilkins

and Jossalyn Brandenburg, 7th

Graders, have fun at the Middle

School Beach Bash!

8th Grade Girls show their stuff

at the Middle School Beach

Bash! From Left to Right, Top

Row, Rachel Addis, Addison

Schubert, Erica Pronschinske,

Brittany Gold. Bottom Row,

Ally Noska, and Madison

Podoll.

Mr. Weir, Student Teacher, Ms. Rettler, and

Ms. Byrum are the final people in the Photo

Booth prior to the Middle School Dance

wrapping up!!!

Brianna Phillips, Caitlyn

Capps, and Meg Erick-

son enjoy stepping in the

Photo Booth too!!!

Emanuel Cas-

tillo, Jose

Garcia, and

Joseph Hoff-

mann, 7th

Graders, take

a moment to

check out the

Photo Booth

at the Middle

School Dance.

Daisy Gonzalez

and Ana Rico,

7th Graders


Detach and Return — Census

Dear Parents and Residents of the Tri-County Area School District.

Please help us to gather the census information by completing this information and returning this form to school by May 13th, 2016. All

children living at home ages 1 day-21 as of June 30, 2015 should be listed.

Complete only one sheet per family. List all children in your family living at home on this sheet.

Tri-County Area School District Census Information—June, 2016

Township or Municipality ______________________________________________________________________

Name ______________________________________________________________________________________

Last First Spouse

Street Address: _____________________________________________________________________________

Mailing Address (if different than street address): __________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

City State Zip code Telephone Number

CHILD INFORMATION *as of June 30, 2015

Name Age Date of Birth Sex School Attending

1. ______________________ ____ ___________ ___ ________________________

2. ______________________ ____ ___________ ___ ________________________

3. ______________________ ____ ___________ ___ ________________________

4. ______________________ ____ ___________ ___ ________________________

5. ______________________ ____ ___________ ___ ________________________

(Use another page if more space is needed.)

Do you have any preschool children who seem to be delayed in their speech, listening skills, fine and gross motor

skills, or have extreme problems with behavior? __Yes __ No If yes, please explain further:

Child’s name _________________________ Age _____ Area of Concern: _____________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you receive the School District Newsletter? __ Yes __ No

Have there been any new residences established in your neighborhood or area? Have any new families moved into

already existing homes? If so, give details (Name, Address, Phone Number).

____________________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Prior to May 13, 2016, please send this information sheet to school with one of your children, drop off in any of the

school offices, or return by mail to:

Tri-County Area School District, 409 S West Street, Plainfield, WI 54966-9608.


Tienen ninos pre-escolares que parecen que estan demorados en el desarrollo de su lenguaje, o que estan atrasados en la

capacidad de entender lo que escuchan, o que no estan coordinados con sus musculos finos o grandes (que no pueden

sostener lapiz o tijeras bien, o brincar, o tirar pelota, etc.), o quienes tienen problemas serios con su comportamiento ha-

bilidad de socializar bien con otros ninos? _____si _____no. Si es “si”, favor de indicar

el nombre del nino y su problema.

Nombre de nino/nina_______________________________________ edad____________

Problema__________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________

Reciben, Ustedes, el Periodico de la Escuela en su correo mensualmente? ___si ____no

Se han construido nuevas casas en su vecindad o area recientemente? ____si _____no

____________________________________________________________________________

Number direccion numero de telefono

Antes del 13 de mayo de 2016, favor de completar y devolver esta hoja a la oficina de la escuela, o si prefiere en-

viarla por correo:

Tri-County Area School District

409 S. West Street

Plainfield, WI 54966-9608

*If there have been no changes since June of 2015, there is no need to fill out the census again. Thanks!

On Saturday, March 12, 2016, Badger Boys/Girls State attendees Matthew Nigh, Lucas Mari-

nack, Sydney Clapper and Emma Walker helped at the annual Corned Beef & Cabbage Dinner

sponsored by the Hancock/Coloma American Legion/Auxiliary Post 343 at the Hancock Commu-

nity Center. There were over 180 meals served.



The Tri-County girl’s basketball

team with their Central Wiscon-

sin Conference-10 Champion-

ship Trophy at the winter sports

awards banquet on March 14.

Pictured are: Andreá Boyd,

Brooke Hopkins, Katie Craig,

Sarah Lauer, Emily Wills, Am-

ber Baehman, Briana Dickinson,

Hannah Ernst, Alexis Rodriguez

and Caitlin Eisner.

Receiving girls basketball team awards

during the March 14 winter sports

awards banquet held at Tri-County

were: Amber Baehman received the

Most Valuable Player award, Brooke

Hopkins received the Defense Award

and Caitlin Eisner received the Most

Improved Player award.

Receiving Central Wisconsin Conference-

10 awards during the March 14 winter

sports awards banquet held at Tri-County

were: Sarah Lauer, 2nd Team All-

Conference; Emily Wills, Honorable

Mention; Hannah Ernst, Honorable Men-

tion; and Amber Baehman, unanimous 1st

Team All-Conference and Player of the

Year. Lauer was also named a Wisconsin

Basketball Coaches Association All-Star.


During the Tri-County winter sports awards

banquet on March 14 at Tri-County High

School, Brandon Peckham received the Most

Pins, Fastest Pin and Most Valuable Wrestler

team awards as he recorded 14 pins this sea-

son, one of which was recorded in 14 seconds.

Eric Buechner received the Iron Man award

for wrestling in every meet during the 2015-16

season, the only wrestler to do so. Not pic-

tured: Tyler Hutkowski, Most Improved.

During the Tri-County winter sports awards banquet

on March 14, sophomore Brandon Peckham and jun-

ior Tyler Kramer were awarded Central Wisconsin

Conference 1st and 2nd Place Awards. Peckham

placed first at 145 lbs and Kramer placed second at

126 lbs.

Receiving boys basketball team awards during the March 14 winter sports awards banquet

held at Tri-County were: Matthew Nigh, Service Award; Jake Kealiher, Coaches Award;

Claude Cleereman, Coaches Award; Zac Truehl, Service Award for coaching youth teams;

Cordell Sharp, Co-Most Improved Player; Luke Marinack, Service Award for coaching youth

teams and Captain Award; Dawson Knutson, Co-Most Improved Player; Jayden Schubert,

Impact Newcomer; and Stone Stommel Most Valuable Player.


Saturday, March 12, we had a great experi-

ence at the 7th annual SHAZZ festival in

Shawano, WI. Our Tri-County Jazz Ensem-

ble performed, attended concerts and lis-

tened to a fantastic clinic with two highly

knowledgeable and helpful adjudicators;

Ryan Korb and Peter Brockman. The Head-

liners were; Chuck Loeb and Eric Marien-

thal which gave all 22 bands, and their

members, a day to remember! Thank you

Chris Kent and your great organization.

TCAS: Sax players: Melinda Anderson,

Natalie Henriksen, Heidi Ertl, Claude

Cleereman, Cody Eisner and Payton La-

Porte.

Trombonists: Ivy Klabunde, Shawn

Kemnetz, Zac Bacon and Zac Truehl.

Trumpets: Liz Nigh, David Femal and Pat-

rick Leibsle.

Rhythm Section: Garrett Femal, Macy Kla-

bunde, Trevor Zywicki, Dawson Knutson

and Danny Kaehn. Directed by Bill Femal.

Receiving Central Wisconsin Confer-

ence-10 awards during the March 14

winter sports awards banquet held at

Tri-County were: Cordell Sharp, 2nd

Team All-Conference; and Stone

Stommel, 2nd Team All-Conference. Receiving JV Boys Basketball Team

Awards during the March 14 winter

sports awards banquet held at Tri-

County were: Jake Kealiher, Coaches

Choice Award, Matthew Nigh, Coaches

Choice Award; Ben Ebben, MIP; Shawn

Kemnetz, MIP; and Garrett Femal, Ser-

vice Award.


Mallory Altenburg, 9th grade,

is an outstanding student and

an exceptionally kind and com-

passionate person. Mrs. Lara

Nugent said Mallory strives for

excellence in academics, activi-

ties, and being a strong leader.

Ms. Tara Groth said Mallory

is a constant joy to have in

Spanish class. She catches

onto concepts very quickly and

is always volunteering to par-

ticipate. She works very hard

in class and inspires those

around her to do the same.

Her sense of humor is a wel-

come presence. According to

Mr. Bill Femal, Mallory has

accomplished many things this

year. She recently completed

the Solo & Ensemble contest,

performing a very musical solo

on trumpet. Mallory is always

friendly, prepared for class

and working on the challenges

ahead.

10th grader, Caitlin Eisner, has been

a leader all year for our program

and the flute section said Mr. Bill

Femal. She has performed at her

church and has just participated at

Solo & Ensemble contest at Pacelli.

Caitlin’s positive attitude and self-

motivation has been a pleasure to be

around.

Randy Shaw, 11th grade, is

one of those fly under the

radar students, but his dili-

gence in class and his will-

ingness to engage in a les-

son is rare said Mr. David

Krystowiak. This benefits

his understanding of a les-

son, but also aids in the

learning of his classmates as

he engages in discussion

and serves as a positive ex-

ample for his peers. Randy

engages in activities that

are new and challenging

with exceptional effort and

a positive attitude. He is a

pleasure to work with and

Mr. Krystowiak is glad to

have him in class.

12th grader, Jacob Kealiher, has

been putting forth a lot of extra

effort in his academics and on

the basketball court said Mrs.

Julie Senft. He takes pride,

now, in what he does and con-

tinues to work hard toward his

goal of graduation! According

to Mr. Bill Femal, Jacob is a

senior that we will all remem-

ber. He is full of energy and has

a love for basketball, music, and

making people happy. As his

coach and teacher, Mr. Femal

has had the opportunity to be

around him during the daytime

and many long bus rides in the

evening. Jacob is the guy that

everyone knows and enjoys

talking to.

Karen Stainbrook, 8th grade, has been attending the Tri-County School District since kindergarten according to Mr. George Weir. She is a very hard-working and responsible student who does very well in all of her classes. She is an active member of the student council, was a member of the 8th grade volleyball team/track team and is an excellent clarinet player in the M.S. Band. Karen is also a caring and helpful classmate. Her outside interests include: doing outside activities with her family, hiking, downhill skiing, and hunting and trapping. She has a bright future ahead of her when she graduates from Tri-County. Congratula-tions Karen!

7th grader, Baylee Woiak, has been attending the Tri-County School District since kinder-garten. Mr. George Weir said she has been a very active member of the M.S. Band and choir programs, a participant in the middle school play and enjoys playing softball. She is a very hard worker who ex-cels in all of her classes. Baylee gets excellent grades and is a friend to everyone she meets. She loves to read and write in her spare time, go swimming in the summer and spend time with her fam-ily. Baylee is a very caring young lady and is aspiring to become a pediatrician when she graduates from high school. Congratulations Baylee!


The entire staff here at school works very hard, but we also like to have a little fun from time to time! A few years ago, a small group of teachers and administrators came together to discuss how to promote literacy in our district. We decided to create a video of staff and students involved in a number of different literacy activities. At our Family Reading Night, we unveiled our video for the first time. As you’ll see in this video, reading skills are necessary in all areas of the curricu-lum here at school, and all of us use reading in some form or another every day. Please check out the link on our school website to watch this fantastic video!

Literacy Video Committee: Mrs.Ertl, Mrs.Jepson, Mr. Mari-nack, Mr. Hansen, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Jagielo, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Jasin, Mrs. Eppinger, Ms. Bechard

The school year is coming to an end and your yearbook staff has captured all those great memo-ries and compiled them all into a great keepsake for you for years to come! The yearbook staff has 10 extra copies of the yearbook available if you are still interested in a copy bring $60.00 to the high school office and reserve your copy! If you have any questions please feel free to email Kathy at [email protected] or Ann in the high school of-fice 715-335-6366 ext 4910.

Online link to our video or click on it on our District homepage!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X45rEZbKfcg&feature=youtu.be

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April 2016 Newsletter - Tri-County Penguins 2016 Newsletter.pdf · Tri-County Area School District April 2016 Page #3 Mrs. Olson, Mrs. Nelson, and Mrs. Sigourney pose with the playful