Tiger Talk New Plans for North Bend Schools By Lauren Emanuel and Abby Post
Have you ever had to stand by the wall in PE waiting for your turn in a crowded gym or had a class in a storage closet? Students at NBE experienced these things daily. On March 12, North Bend voters voted for the bond issue that will add more space to both North Bend Central Public Schools buildings. A community advisory committee met and addressed many of these needs and more and proposed a plan to the NBCPS school board. The board studied the proposal and made adjustments before voting to propose a bond issue to the public. What will the changes be? High school: Additions to the high school will make room for a middle school, complete with their own entrance and locker rooms. Another idea included in the bond is to add three science rooms so the science rooms will be upto-date and will have the latest technology. New science rooms will be located on an exterior wall of the building to improve safety and give natural lighting which will be good for experiments. They will also add needed safety
measures such as an eye wash station, a safety shower, secure chemical storage and fume hoods. The current science rooms will be turned into classrooms. A new gym will also be added to the high school that will help out scheduling conflicts with drama, music productions, one-act plays, and multiple athletic practices and games. The new gym will also provide an exercise facility for the community. Elementary: The elementary building will have a new multipurpose room for PE classes and full school assemblies. The old multi-purpose room will be used as the cafeteria opening up the cafeteria space being used now for small groups or reading groups. Moving sixth graders up to the high school will create more space in the elementary school. This will open up classroom space and allow the band to move back to the elementary school instead of being in the Masonic Lodge across the street. Both buildings will get back much of the storage space lost to crowded conditions.
May 2013
Movin’ On
By Zander Gibney
Eventually everyone has to leave the elementary school and move on to the high school. Most people are excited, but after seven years at NBE, you have to wonder how different it’s going to be. Will it be tough to get to class on time having class periods and more than two or four classrooms? I asked eight sixth graders how they feel about moving on to the high school and here’s what they had to say: Damon Rhynalds: “I’m excited about having a locker and extra P.E.” Louis Johnson: “I’m excited and worried...all at the same time.” Jacob Ray: “I’m really excited but worried about getting to class.” Kendra Lorence: “I think it will be fun to have a longer P.E.” Madeline Christensen: “The only thing I’m worried about is getting to class.” Zach Borer: “I’m glad I’m going to leave the elementary school.” John Emanuel: “I feel great and I’m sure it’s going to be great!”
Problem Solvers Compete at State
By: Zander Gibney On the weekend of April 20, the Future Problem Solving State Bowl was held in Kearney. Both competitive FPS teams from North Bend Elementary qualified, along with 10 other teams from different schools. The members of these teams were: Team 1: Zander Gibney, Kyle Jedlicka, Louis Johnson, and Hannah Mullally. Team 2: Harley Cave, Keegan McConnell, Elsa Rassmussen, and Madeline Christensen. Two alternates from NBE, Abby Post and Lauren Emanuel, also attended the competition in the Aternate Bowl. In the team booklet competition, Team 1 wond 4th place and Team 2 won 5th place. In the Alternate Competition, Abby Post’s team won first place. This year’s teams did very well at state. I can’t wait to find out what the future holds for NBE’s next FPS teams!
Golden Sower Favorites
Another school year is coming to an end and students around Nebraska have voted on their favorite books. Every year, teachers and librarians around Nebraska come up with a list of books (called the Golden Sower books) with a challenge to Nebraska students to read as many as possible. At NBE, the teachers in grades K-3 read all ten books to their classes while students in grades 4-6 read their longer books on their own. Students at NBE must read at least four books from the list (and pass the AR test) before they can vote.
PTA Bingo Night by Adrianna Halladay Are you ready for some Bingo? NBC PTA will hold its first Family Bingo Night on Friday, May 3rd starting at 6:30 PM, with doors opening at 6:00PM. The evening will include 12 different games of Bingo along with a raffle for each classroom’s artwork. Approximately a month ago each classroom teacher was given a canvas to use for an art project for the whole class. Last year there were some very creative ideas and I am looking forward to seeing this year’s artwork. The evening will start off with Bingo. Then after 6 games there will be an intermission with refreshments to be served by the PTA. There will be lemonade, tea, and cookies for everyone to enjoy. There will be prizes for numerous winners in each game. I spoke to my Mom who is the Vice President of PTA and she says there are a lot of books, snacks, and summer fun prizes to be awarded. At the end of the night there will be a raffle for 17 pieces of art, one from each classroom. The raffle tickets will be for sale for $1 each or $5 for 10 tickets. Each person buying a bingo card will get 1 FREE raffle ticket. I look forward to seeing everyone there. The top three favorite books for NBE students in grades K-3 were: Nubs The True Story of a Mutt a Marine and a Miracle, Memoirs of a Goldfish, and How Rocket Learned to Read. The top two favorite books for NBE students in grades 4-6 were: Out Of My Mind, and Walls Within Walls.
Reading Classics
By: Joslyn Reker What happened at Reading Classics? I’m here to give you the input on what happened. It’s 6:58, two minutes until we leave for Seward. It’s March 16, 2013, kind of cold and the sun won’t rise for at least twenty more minutes. We all get in the van and Mrs. Gross-Rhode drives us to Seward. Some listen to an MP3 player, some read, and the rest talk about video games. We finally get to Seward after an hour or forty- five minutes. We go into the building where we need to be. We sign in and we get sat down. The announcer tells us the rules, and then we start the competition. For each round, the announcer asks us ten questions about the story in books we have been reading all year long. We have a list of 80-100 books that the questions may come from. When we get done with all ten rounds we go up to the front, say our names, the school we’re from, and say who our teacher is. Two schools are selected to compete in the State Reading Classics tournament. After the competition, we go to Dairy Queen and then head back to good old North Bend. This is Joslyn Reker closing off for the summer. Bye and have a great summer. Across the state of Nebraska, 73,128 votes were recorded. The K-3 Winners were the same three that NBE readers chose. The 4-6 winner was Because of Mr. Terupt with Out of My Mind and Love, Aubrey selected as Honor Books.
Members of the 5th and 6th grade band went to the Honor Band clinic at Lyons-Decatur on March 16. Those going were: Front: Russell Raymond, Kory Bourek, Gavin Peterson, Hailey Anderson, Brandt Walla, Julia Knapp, Ryan Gaughen, Jade Barnes, Justin Kermeen, Emily Hall, MaryLynn Lewis, Erika Jensen. Back: Hannah Mullally, Elsa Rasmussen, Kyle Jedlicka, Keegan McConnell, Zander Gibney, Zander Ziettlow, Louis Johnson.
Pirates! The Musical By: Bethany Wiebold This spring, just as the tradition goes, NBE students in grades 4-6 will put on a spring musical. Just like the Christmas program, the play will involve a problem needed to be solved. But what is the musical about? I went straight to the performers themselves. “A story about a stowaway who tries to become a pirate. He is nice, lucky, and a quick learner,” Annika
barely prepared to actually be a pirate. The Kng of the High S’s is a serious, hard on the outside, Simanek and Reagan McConnell but soft on the inside guy. He’s an tell me. amazing singer. The colored beards “He wants to become a pirate, are simply pirates with beards of but the crew won’t let him. He different colors. They always agree gets sent to the brig, but is heard with the King and definitely aren’t singing and becomes a pirate,” near as good at singing. And that’s said Hayleigh Johnson and Cara just some of the characters. So now Obershaw. The lead parts are the stowaway you know that you definitely have to grab a seat and watch “Pirates! and the King of the High C’s. The stowawy is a spunky, boyish child, The Musical.
Third graders James Kirschenmann, Grady Harms, Natalie Knapp and Travis Byrd are busy selling their cookies to a hungry customer.
The sixth grade class surprised Mrs. Moeller with a party celebrating her retirement.
Good-bye to 2012-13
Are We There Yet?
By: Bethany Wiebold All of the classes in Kindergarten through sixth grade Everyone is excited as the Ms. Bang’s room: take field trips. But how far do they 2012-13 school year draws to a Josiah Brodd: The sofa have to go? Let’s figure this out. close. Summer vacation means Paige Dunker: The calendar Kindergarten and first grade sleeping in, swimming, ball Kaitlyn Emanuel: The Smartboard team up on their two field trips. games, family vacations and just Brooklyn Shaw: Easy work They’ll both go to The Rose relaxing at home. It also means Tyler Wesely: Miss Bang’s desk Theater which is 54.5 miles away. saying good-bye to the teacher and Madison Widick: Morning Math They also both go to the 30 Bowl classroom where we have “lived” which is 16.3 miles away. Mrs. Mehaffey’s room: for the past nine months. The second graders go to the Lexi Montoya: I will miss the field We asked students in grades Plum Creek Children’s Literacy trips we did. K-4 what will they miss about their Festival. That trip is 56.1 miles in Madelyn Gaughen: I will miss her classrooms. distance. They also go to the Zoo niceness. for one day which is 58.8 miles Mrs. Johnson’s room: Mrs. Wiebold’s room: away. Alaina Halladay: Will miss her Isabelle Kluthe: My teacher The third graders go on three creative teacher and the art they do because she is nice to me and my field trips. Their first one is to the in Kindergarten. classroom because there are always Governor’s Mansion. That is 52.4 Jade Nunn: Will miss her fun decorations. miles. The next is the Washington teacher and naptime Charlotte Leners: My teacher County Fairgrounds which is Mrs. Ferguson’s room: because she is the best ever and my exactly 36 miles. The last is to Nolan Williams: We can’t use the classroom because it is colorful. the Fremont Area Medical Center Smartboard. Aleya Bourek: All of the books which is 15.8 miles away. Madison Winkleman: Free time on the shelves and how well she The fourth graders also go on Mikayla Settles: We won’t get to do teaches. a handful of trips. They go to the fun stuff. Grant Peters: How well my teacher Henry Doorly Zoo as well, but they Aubree Doty: Free time explains things and how organized sleep overnight. They also travel Zoe Kirschenmann: No calendar the classroom is. 15.7 miles to the Louis E. May Mrs. Lorence’s room: Museum. The last field trip is to the Mrs. Grueber’s room: Capitol Building in Lincoln which Mrs. Peterson’s room: Austin Taylor: “Having a fun is 52.7 miles away. Grace Jones: Will miss her teacher teacher and treat box.” The fifth graders go on a because she is fun. She will also Jarrett Poessnecker: Mrs. Grueber fascinating field trip to Czechland miss the bright and colorful Josie Spiker: The science labs Lake: 11.9 miles. classroom. Mrs. Stormberg’s room: The sixth graders take one Shayleigh Danielson: Will miss Cara Obershaw: I will miss how field trip as well to Lincoln and her teacher because she is fun and fun they were and the activities. Memorial Statium. The distance is Japan Day. Hannah Williams: How she always 52.4 miles. Mrs. Lorence’s room: helps and because she’s happy. If you are good in math, you Maya Kirschenmann: I will miss Grace Hunke: She’s funny. probably calculated that NBE nice teachers and painting. Mason Uhing: Three recesses and students traveled 552.2 miles for Alaina Stephensen: I will miss the Mrs. Stormberg field trips. Don’t forget we still clips. Charles Madsen: Teachers are fun. have to come home again for a Natalee Mullally: I will miss being total of 1,104.4 miles. But I think in my cousin and best friend’s we can all agree that field trips are class. quite the experience.
Contributions from: Joslyn Reker, Kaila Lorence, Emily Brodd, Bethany Wiebold, Abby Post.