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Monday, December 3, 2018 “B-Day” Table Washers for the week: 6th grade: Peckham, Pederson, Radtke, Ryder, Saidoo. 7th grade: Greenlee, Hayden, Hickey, Howell, Kirk 8th grade: McNutt, Mince, Neil, Nyland, Oliver. The 7th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be playing their games at East Grand Rapids MS. “A” Team plays at 4:15 pm. “B” Team plays at 5:15 pm. Please ride the shuttle over to Kraft to then get on the bus to EGR. The 8th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be playing their games at HOME Today against the East Grand Rapids Pioneers!. “A” Team plays at 4:15 pm. “B” Team plays at 5:15 pm. After School Supervision will be taking place in the Cafeteria with Coach Shefferly for students staying to watch the games. We only have 8 days left of our Student Council Food Drive! Please bring in a non-perishable food drive and help your whole grade win Krispy Kreme donuts. Student Council will have a meeting this Thursday at 7:30 am in the library. Science Olympiad event Disease Detectives will be meeting after school today in Room 502 which is across from the library. Legion will meet this Wednesday, December 5th after school. We’ll meet in the Commons, see you there! Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. NEW ITEMS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! NEED CAL WEAR FOR CHRISTMAS???? The Caledonia High School SPIRIT STORE NOV/DEC HOURS The store is located in the High School down the Main Gym hall FRIDAY 11/30 2:30-5:00 PM TUESDAY 12/45:00-8:00 PM FRIDAY 12/7 2:30-5:00 PM TUESDAY 12/11 5:00-8:00 PM FRIDAY 12/14 5:00-8:30 PM Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. Today we wish a very happy birthday to Talon Briones. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!

Grades K-2

Tuesday, December 4, 2018 “A-Day” Congratulations to Coach VanEngen’s 8th grade “B” Basketball Team on Winning against East Grand Rapids last night with an exciting score of 35-31! Coach Wanless’s 7th grade “A” Basketball Team Won a close game against EGR: 36-33! Coach Bradley’s 7th grade “B” Basketball Team also Won against the Pioneers with a score of 30-23. Table Washers for the week: 6th grade: Peckham, Pederson, Radtke, Ryder, Saidoo. 7th grade: Greenlee, Hayden, Hickey, Howell, Kirk 8th grade: McNutt, Mince, Neil, Nyland, Oliver. The Angel Tree will be out again today at lunch. Please consider donating a gift for a family in need in our community. Please bring non-perishable food items for the Student Council Food Drive and help your whole grade win Krispy Kreme donuts. Also, the Student Council will have a meeting this Thursday at 7:30 am in the library. Legion will meet this Wednesday, December 5th after school. We’ll meet in the Commons, see you there! Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. NEW ITEMS HAVE ARRIVED!!!! NEED CAL WEAR FOR CHRISTMAS???? The Caledonia High School SPIRIT STORE NOV/DEC HOURS The store is located in the High School down the Main Gym hall TUESDAY 12/45:00-8:00 PM FRIDAY 12/7 2:30-5:00 PM TUESDAY 12/11 5:00-8:00 PM FRIDAY 12/14 5:00-8:30 PM Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. Today we wish a very happy birthday to Isabelle Barofsky, Kaelan Brodock, Emerson Powers, Joshua Sabato, and Aydin Weyer. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!

Thursday, December 6, 2018 A-Day 7th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be playing at HOME Today against the Thornapple-Kellogg Trojans. “A” Teams play at 4:00 pm. “B” Teams play at approx. 5:00 pm. Please report to the cafeteria for after school supervision. 8th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be at Thornapple-Kellogg MS playing against the Trojans. “A” Teams play at 4:00 pm. “B” Teams play at approx. 5:00 pm. Bus departure from Duncan Lake: 3:15 pm. The Caledonia MS Competitive Cheer Team will be competing at the Sparta MS Cheer Competition Today. Bus departure from Duncan Lake: 3:50 pm. Competition is at 6:00 pm. Table Washers for the week: 6th grade: Peckham, Pederson, Radtke, Ryder, Saidoo. 7th grade: Greenlee, Hayden, Hickey, Howell, Kirk 8th grade: McNutt, Mince, Neil, Nyland, Oliver Student Council is meeting right now in the library. Please bring Box Tops, a planner, and a pencil. The Food Drive will be wrapping up next week. Have you brought in any food items? Please help families in our area have a happy holiday this year and donate. If you took an Angel Tree Tag, please bring the new, unwrapped gift to the main office by next week Tuesday, December 11th. Thank you to everyone who took a tag! Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. We have no birthdays to celebrate today. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!

Friday, December 7, 2018 B-Day Due to inappropriate behaviors, the Wii gaming system will not be available during 6th-grade lunches until after Christmas break. Band students, remember to bring your instruments home to practice and take your quiz which is due by Sunday at 11:59 PM Congratulations to the 7th & 8th grade Boys Basketball Teams last night in defeating the TK Trojans! 7th “A”: 49-16. 7th “B”: 45-9 8th “A”: 45-29 8th “B”: 40-12 Congratulations to our Competitive Cheer Team on placing 3rd last night at the Sparta MS Cheer Competition! The Competitive Cheer Team will be competing at the Kenowa Hills MS/HS Cheer Competition tomorrow at Kenowa Hills HS. Bus departure from Caledonia HS: 8:00 am. Here are your Food Drive results so far. Currently, 6th grade is in the lead and headed towards Krispy Kreme donuts but VanEngen is in the lead overall but just barely beating Lulich. If you haven’t brought in any food items yet, we are collecting until next week Thursday. If you took an Angel Tree Tag, please bring the new, unwrapped gift to the main office by next week Tuesday, December 11th. Thank you to everyone who took a tag! Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. Yesterday we missed saying happy birthday to Morgan VanderHoff and Cooper Scavo, today we wish a happy birthday to Stella Roberts. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!

Monday, December 10, 2018 A-Day Due to inappropriate behaviors, the Wii gaming system will not be available during 6th-grade lunches until after Christmas break. Congratulations to our Competitive Cheer Team on taking 1st place up at the Competitive Cheer Competition that was held up at Kenowa Hills HS on Saturday! The 7th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be playing their games at HOME Today against Comstock Park MS. “A” Teams play at 4:00 pm. “B” Teams play at approx. 5:00 pm. Students staying after school to watch the games need to report to the Cafeteria by 2:40 pm to sign in with the Super-Supervisor Coach Shefferly. As a reminder, BEFORE being released from the cafeteria, you need to please push in your chairs, be sure that your area is cleared of any trash, papers, etc. If you’re playing any of the games, please turn off the machines & put the game pieces back to where you found them. Thank you :) The 8th grade Boys Basketball Teams will be playing at Comstock Park MS. Bus Departure from Duncan Lake: 2:50 pm. “A” Teams play at 4:00 pm. “B” Teams play at approx. 5:00 pm. Table washers for the week: 6th Grade: Lulich’s Class: Sarver, Singh, Sweet, Tava, and Villa 7th Grade: Gorton’s Class: LaValley, Lucky, Mazzarelli, McGarvey, and Moore 8th Grade: Kroll’s Class: Pitsch, Radtke, Rico, Stauffer, and Sturman. Just a reminder that if you took an Angel Tree Tag, please bring the new, unwrapped gift to the main office by tomorrow. If you are unable to purchase the gift, please turn in the Angel Tree tag back to the office. The Food Drive is still in full swing until this Thursday, December 13th. Please bring in non-perishable food items to your focus class. This will not only help families in need in our community but also help your grade win Krispy Kreme Donuts. AMBY will meet this week on Tuesday after school. Please note that the meeting will be in Room 302 which is down the hall past the choir and Spanish Rooms Math Olympiad and Science Olympiad Disease Detectives will both be meeting after school today during 8th Hour. Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. Over the weekend Dalton Ed and Arianna Lopez celebrated their birthdays. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!

Tuesday, December 11, 2018 B-Day Due to inappropriate behaviors, the gaming area in the lunchroom is off limits to all grades until after Christmas Break. Results from yesterday’s 7th & 8th grade Boys Basketball games against the Comstock Park Panthers:: 8th grade “A” Won: 65-59. 8th grade “B” Won: 42-22. 7th grade “A” Won: 52-44 7th grade “B” Team Lost a very close game: 31-35 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Wrestling Sign-ups & 7th & 8th Grade Girls Basketball Sign-ups are located by the Athletics Office. These sports will be starting up in the middle of January. Our Annual Lunch Time 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament will be starting up after Christmas Break. You may sign your team up with 3-4 of your friends during your lunchtime with Mrs. Swartz. Table washers for the week: 6th Grade: Lulich’s Class: Sarver, Singh, Sweet, Tava, and Villa 7th Grade: Gorton’s Class: LaValley, Lucky, Mazzarelli, McGarvey, and Moore 8th Grade: Kroll’s Class: Pitsch, Radtke, Rico, Stauffer, and Sturman. Angel Tree gifts are due today! If you are unable to bring in our gift, please bring your tag back to the office. The Student Council Food Drive is still in full swing until Thursday, December 13th. Please bring in non-perishable food items to your focus class. Attention Current 7th and 8th Grade NJHS members- your committees will be meeting tomorrow. Please make sure to get your pass from your focus teacher so you know what time to report. See Mrs. Alexander if you have any questions. AMBY will meet today after school. Please note that the meeting will be in Room 302 which is down the hall past the choir and Spanish Rooms Bittersweet Discount cards are for sale now for $17. Stop by the office to pick up your forms. If you turn in your forms & money turned in by Tuesday, you will have your discount cards by Friday. The last day to turn in forms and money before Christmas Break is Monday, December 17th. Attention 8th Graders: If you would like to participate in the grade level spelling bee, it will be held in Miss Slack’s room during Progression Hour on December 19 (which is the Wednesday of the last week before the break). Interested students should see Miss Slack this week to receive the spelling bee study packet. We have no birthdays to celebrate today. Please stand with your right hand over your heart for the Pledge of Allegiance. Listen to your teachers, Try your very, best and Make it a great day!