Mom’s Craft Day

by Mrs. Scheffel

     On December 16, mothers of kindergartners were invited to Mom’s Craft Day in our classroom.  Students and moms worked together to create a gingerbread boy or girl that started with a pattern and a brown grocery bag.  It was fun to see how each gingerbread person turned out a bit different.  To wrap up our time, we ate gingerbread cookies and other Christmas goodies and then enjoyed a Christmas ornament exchange.

Paper Recycling Hits Shekinah

By Michaela, Grade 9

     New this year at Shekinah is the Abitibi Paper Recycling program.  The recycling bin is located in the back parking lot and paper can be dropped off in the bin any time day or night.  We need to have a minimum of two tons of paper a month in order to keep the bin here at the school.

     These past few weeks, the students have been collecting paper materials for the paper drive to raise awareness about the bin.  There was a little incentive for every class to bring in a certain amount of paper. The goal was to collect at least sixteen pounds of paper per student, and since the students met this goal, each teacher had to do something strange and unusual on Friday. Some of these strange things were wacky hairdos or crazy outfits. Mrs. Sensenig had green hair, Mrs. Scheffel had a lot of colorful hair clips in her hair, Miss Maust’s clothes were inside out, Miss Audrey wore her clothes backwards, Miss Beachy had a buzz, and Mr. Shenk shaved his head. Mr. and Mrs. Shetler agreed to take the high school on a field trip. Another little incentive was that the students did not have to wear their uniforms to school on Friday.

     The total amount of paper we brought in was 1.75 tons. The Kindergarten brought in 157.5 pounds, 1^st grade brought in 247.15 pounds, 2^nd grade brought in 223.14 pounds, the 3^rd and 4^th grades brought in 612.56 pounds, 6^th grade brought in 359.3 pounds, the 7^th and 8^th grades brought in 854.09 pounds, and the high school brought in 1052.09 pounds.

Some of the teachers sporting their wacky hairdos, part of the promised incentive for the recycling drive.  (See article at left)

Above:  Mrs. Sensenig, 2nd grade teacher.  Above right: Mr. Shenk, 7th & 8th grade teacher.

Right:  Miss Beachy, 6th grade teacher.