Maplewood Weekly Events October 14-18, 2019

MONDAY OCTOBER 14-WHITE 3:00PM MATH MEET @ MAPLEWOOD

TUESDAY OCTOBER 15-BLUE 3:15-7:15PM PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES 4:30/5:45/7:00PM 6TH/7TH/8TH FB @ KIMBERLY

WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 16-WHITE

THURSDAY OCTOBER 17-BLUE

FRIDAY OCTOBER 18-WHITE PICTURE RETAKE DAY

Mark your Calendars!! Parent/Teacher Conferences

Tuesday, October 15 3:15-7:15

For those new to Maplewood, the conferences are held in an arena-type setting. Sixth grade teachers will be in the community room. Seventh and eighth grade teachers will be in the large gym. There are no scheduled appointments. We hope that you are able to attend and meet your child’s teachers.

GEMS Girls in Engineering, Math, and Science A half-day educational event for girls grades 6 through 8 featuring interactive GEMS-based workshops geared towards career exploration in engineering, math, and science Saturday, October 19 8:30 am – 12:00 pm

Call the Continuing Education Office at 920-832-2636 or go online to: https://ce.uwc.edu/menasha/catalog

What’s the Buzz on Electric Vehicles?! Students will get to inspect and actively engage with the various components and mechanisms of an electric basic utility vehicle (frame, suspension, motor, transmission, steering, brakes, etc.). Students will also learn how to work with Unistrut to build frames and scaffolds for a variety of applications. Instructor: Warren Vaz, Assistant Professor of Engineering Water Beneath Our Feet Where does our water come from? How does it move? And what happens if it is polluted? Learn all about groundwater and how we use it with Dr. Beth Johnson. Students will test sediments to see which will hold the most water and compete against other students to see which one water will flow through the fastest. Then, students will watch as simulated water pollution moves through the ground and learn how it can affect drinking water in Wisconsin. Instructor: Beth Johnson, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography-Geology Genes in a Bottle

Come capture your genetic essence in a bottle! In this session, you will extract genomic deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) from your cheek cells and watch it precipitate from solution as floating white strands. Your very own DNA will be collected and transferred to a helix-shaped necklace that you can take home. Instructors: Caroline Geary, Professor of Chemistry, UWO Fox Cities and Kim Schatz, Professor of Chemistry, UWO Fox Cities

Come Fly with Us!

Have you ever wondered how airplanes fly? In this session, you will learn the amazing basics of aerodynamics and how airplanes fly. You will build and fly a balsa wood model airplane. Students will learn basic aerodynamic principles, and how teamwork and problem solving are important to engineers to in the aerospace industry. Come fly with us! Instructors: Carrie Forster, Lifetime EAA Member, President EAA Chapter 252 and Member of WAI (Women in Aviation, International) and 99s; and John Forster, Lifetime EAA Member and EAA Chapter Young Eagle Co-Coordinator

Luck and Logic in Games and Puzzles!

Explore math concepts by playing games and solving puzzles! In this session, we’ll investigate how probability and logic are involved in board, dice, and brain games. Learn a few tricks to improve your odds of winning, or take what you discover to build a game on your own. Taking your new skills home to impress and outsmart your family is just an added bonus! Instructors: Carrie Tirel, Associate Professor of Mathematics at UWO Fox Cities Campus and Jamie Douglas, Associate Professor of Engineering at UWO Fox Cities Campus

Fancy Feet!

You love shoes– now learn how to design them! You will use the engineering design process to solve a real fun, real-world problem—shoe engineering! Working in small teams, design, build and test a pair of wearable platform or high-heeled shoes, taking into consideration the stress and strain forces that it will encounter from the shoe wearer. We will finish up with a "walk-off" to test the shoe designs and discuss the design process. Students need to be safety minded to participate. Instructor: Betty Leonhard, Quality Engineer, Deluxe Plastics

Crocodiles and Mosquitoes and Wolves, Oh My!

What do these creatures have in common? How are crocodiles critical to wood stork survival? What does Lyme disease have to do with the extinction of the passenger pigeon? Should we eradicate all mosquitoes? How might wolves change rivers? Answer these questions and more in this session as we assemble a web of life and teach each other about the roles each species plays. We will discuss why biodiversity is important, the threats to biodiversity, and strategies to coexist with all creatures, great and small. Instructor: Shannon Davis-Foust, Senior Lecturer of Environmental Studies, UW Oshkosh

The Story in the Bones: Forensic Anthropology

Forensic Anthropologists study bones and human remains found at crime scenes, and help solve mysteries about the cause of death and the identity of the dead. You will examine real and model skeletons and discover the life story told by human remains. Become a bones detective for a day! Instructor: Terri Gonya, Ph.D., Professor of Biology, UWO Fox Cities Campus

Engineering Adventures for Middle School Students Sponsored by UW-Platteville Engineering Partnerships Program UWO-Fox Cities, Saturday, October 19th, 2019

"When done right, education should feel like an adventure." -A.R.M.

On Saturday, October 19th, right after the UWO-Fox Cities GEMS event for middle school students, a series of engineering adventures awaits. Each adventure is specifically designed for a group of middle school students to solve. Will you be able to save the spaceman launched from the cannon when disaster strikes? Will your robot escape the hunt in a robotic game of freeze tag? Will your team be able to solve the (somewhat devious) puzzles that await them?

But your team won't be facing any of these adventures alone. UW-Platteville has assembled a team of talented engineers and professors from across the state who will be there to guide their groups to safety while also teaching students a little bit about real-world engineering.

12:00pm-12:30pm Registration and Lunch (adventurers need to be well fueled for what's ahead) 12:30pm-1:30pm The First Set of Adventures… (the journey begins) 1:30pm-2:00pm Cookies and Swag with Industry (no one should leave without free stuff) 2:00pm-3:00pm The Second Set of Adventures… (the adventure continues)

Come join us for the first voyage of UW-Platteville's Engineering Adventures for Middle School Students, hosted right in the Fox Cities! Registration is FREE!

When: Saturday, October 19th, 2019 Where: UWO-Fox Cities, 1478 Midway Road, Menasha, WI Who: Middle School Students of all genders How: Sign up online https://ce.uwc.edu/menasha/catalog by Wednesday, October 16th

For more information and to request disability accommodations, contact Hattie Techlow at 920-832-2854 or [email protected] GIRLS ENGINEERING MATH GEMS SCIENCE

A half-day educational event for girls grades 6 through 8 featuring interactive GEMS-based workshops geared towards career exploration in engineering, math and science.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 19 8:30 a.m. – Noon

Fox Cities Campus Barlow Entrance

VILLAGE OF FOX CROSSING Invites applications for the position of:

School Crossing Guard – Regular and Alternate

The Fox Crossing Police Department is accepting applications for regular and alternate crossing guards. The regular opening is located at Maplewood Middle School and alternates are needed at Maplewood Middle School, Spring Road Middle School and Gegan Elementary School.

Applicants for this position must be dependable and enjoy working with children. Hours are Monday through Friday, between the hours of 7:05 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. and 2:40 p.m. to 3:45 p.m., through June 5, 2020. The hours vary depending on the school location (details listed below). The morning and afternoon crossing are each ½ hour in length but pay would be an hour each. Current wage is $10.36 per hour.

To apply, please complete the Fox Crossing Employment Application and return it to the Fox Crossing Human Resources Department, 2000 Municipal Drive, Neenah, WI 54956.

The employment application may be obtained at http://www.foxcrossingwi.gov/employment/ or you may request an application be mailed by contacting Kim Burdick, Human Resources Manager at (920) 720-7101 or via email to [email protected].

Crossing Guard Locations and Hours

MAPLEWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL at Midway Road & Stead Drive 1600 Midway Road, Menasha WI 54952, (920) 967-1600

DAY OF WEEK TIME Monday - Friday 7:05 a.m. - 7:35 a.m. (30 minutes) Monday - Friday 2:50 p.m. - 3:20 p.m. (30 minutes) (½ Day Release Times at 11:30 a.m., coverage 11:25 a.m. – 11:55, 30 minutes)

SPRING ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at Spring Road & Cooke Road 1191 County Road II Neenah, WI 54956 , (920) 751-6975

DAY OF WEEK TIME Monday - Friday 7:45 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. (35 minutes) Monday - Friday 3:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. (30 minutes) (½ Day Release Times at 11:30 a.m., coverage 11:25 a.m. – 11:55, 30 minutes)

GEGAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at DePere Street & Airport Road 675 Airport Road, Menasha WI 54952, (920) 967-1360

DAY OF WEEK TIME Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. (30 minutes) Monday - Friday 3:15 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. (30 minutes) (½ Day Release Times at 12:00 p.m., coverage 11:55 a.m. – 12:25, 30 minutes)

NEWS FROM STUDENT SERVICES MRS. COWLING, MR. MILLER, MRS. SCHMATZ

FOX VALLEY TECHNICAL COLLEGE FIELD TRIP! NOVEMBER 21, 2019 9:00-11:30 EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREER PATHS *LIMITED TO 20 STUDENTS SIGN UP WITH A COUNSELOR

8TH GRADE CAREER EXPO!

All 8th grade students will have an opportunity to attend the career fair on March 4th!

SOAR!

The next two months during SOAR class the students will be working on mindset and goal making. They will discuss healthy self concept, identity, interests and how those things link to future goals! Ask your student what they learned in SOAR class each week. Have a conversation about how you felt in middle school or a time you have had conversations about these same things! ParenTeenConnect.org is a great resource for parents.

GROUPS As a student services team we are going to start supporting students through two groups this fall. Small group counseling topics will cover Anxiety and Friendships. If your student is interested please email a counselor.

Maplewood Middle School Menasha Joint School District 1600 Midway Road Menasha, WI 54952

Dear Maplewood Families,

We want your child to be successful in school, and that means going beyond the basics. Excelling in academic classes is important, but students also need to know how to learn, make good decisions, handle strong emotions, and get along with others.

This year, we'll begin the Second Step Middle School Program, which focuses on skills and concepts that are designed to help students both in and out of school. These include:

Mindsets and Goals: Students learn about ways to grow their brains and get smarter, along with research-based strategies for achieving goals and handling difficult situations.

Values and Friendships: Students learn to identify their personal values and use those values to make good decisions and build strong, positive relationships.

Thoughts, Emotions, and Decisions: Students learn the positive role emotions play in their lives, how to handle unhelpful thoughts and strong emotions, and specific strategies for calming down.

Serious Peer Conflicts: Students learn how to identify and avoid serious conflicts, resolve conflicts that can't be avoided, think about other people's perspectives, and help stop bullying and harassment at school.

If you have any questions about the Second Step Middle School Program, please do not hesitate to contact the School Counselors for more information. Thank you for supporting your child in learning the skills and concepts that lead to success in school and in life.

Sincerely,

Erica Schmatz & Cymone Cowling