Congratulations to our champion Middle School Battle of the Books team!!
On March 21, our team of readers represented La Farge at the regional Battle of the Books contest, hosted by Viroqua Schools at McIntosh Memorial Library. These students participated in a trivia-style contest against 12 other teams from our area.
They represented La Farge well and we are proud of all of their hard work in preparing for this event!!
Spanish 2 and 3 students ended the 3rd quarter reading entire novels in Spanish. Spanish 2 is reading "El Chico Global," a story about a teen who is sent on a mysterious wild goose chase on the other side of the world while Spanish 3 is diving into "Esperanza," a novel about a family caught up in the uncertainty and despair of a civil war in Guatemala. Both stories offer tons of cultural references and are a fun activity to utilize our language skills in a concrete way. Students are always a bit intimidated by reading books in Spanish, but are impressed with how much they are actually able to interpret and comprehend what is going on in the plotline!
Spanish classes also just wrapped up an annual favorite spring activity called Locura de Marzo, a bracket style music competition where popular songs from the Spanish-speaking world face off against each other until only one final song remains after receiving the majority of student votes from all across the nation. This year's winner was "No Puedo," an Argentinian rap song that many students immediately added to their playlists. Shakira's song "Music Sessions #53" came in at a close second. Listening to music in Spanish is one of the best and most fun ways to improve language skills!
Don't forget to set up your student's eWallet account for cashless, stress-less shopping.
Friends and family can even contribute funds! Set one up now here:
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/content/fairs/how-ewallet-works.html?fairId=5254359
The Middle School Drama Club is eager and ready for their performances this weekend!
Second grade has been learning about land forms. Each student sculpted and painted one. They turned out so well and will be on display during parent teacher conferences next week!
Thank you to our amazing office staff who keep everything behind the scenes running smoothly!
Encourage your child's love of books at this year's Book Fair. You can start exploring now at:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lafargeschooldistrict
The 1st Graders were SO excited to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with the Kindergartners before Spring Break. We created our own bingo cards, allowing us to work on our fine motor skills, manipulating objects within boundaries, and becoming game masters. We finished our party with some treats and a story!
Choose. Read. Repeat. Your kids make the rules here. Empower them with book choice at our upcoming Book Fair on March 27-30, 2023. Learn more:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lafargeschooldistrict
The Middle School Drama students have been working really hard on their production of "Once Upon a Grapevine" by Thomas Hischak. Come and support them Friday, March 24 at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, March 26 at 2:30 p.m.
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming! SAVE THE DATE for March 27-30, 2023 and get ready to empower your reader with book choice. Start exploring together: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lafargeschooldistrict
SAVE THE DATE! Thursday April 27 is the spring Elementary Fine Arts Night! All of the music classes in La Farge Elementary have been singing up a storm and learning all sorts of instrument parts to share with you!
Choose. Read. Repeat. Your kids make the rules here. Empower them with book choice at our upcoming Book Fair on March 27-30, 2023. Learn more:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/lafargeschooldistrict
Dear Parents and Families:
Get ready! This year's Book Fair is going to be epic! We've turned up the volume with more fun, more choices, and more excitement—so kids will arrive curious and leave bolder, prouder, and stronger than ever before. Here's what you need to know about our upcoming Fair:
Every dollar you spend will benefit our school directly
You can sign up for Book Fair eWallet—a convenient digital payment account, so your child can shop the Fair cash-free. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute to the eWallet to help build your home library.
Save these dates and view our school’s Fair site:
Fair Dates: Monday, March 27 – Thursday, March 30, 2023
Book Fair Homepage: https://tinyurl.com/y39syyre
We can’t wait to see your child at the Fair!
Darlene Buhr
La Farge Elementary/Middle School’s Book Fair Chair
608 625-0154
buhrd@lafarge.k12.wi.us
In Guidance, the 4th grade continues to develop their problem solving skills. We have focused on the "STEP Up" process which asks students to:
Say the problem
Think of solutions
Explore the consequences
Pick the best solution
La Farge students and staff would like to continue to highlight a very important group of staff members. Mr. Beatty, Mrs. Dempsey, Mrs. Greenland, Mrs. Miller, and Mrs. Smith are some more of the paraprofessionals that help our students be successful every day. Thank you for all that you do! You all are very appreciated!
Congratulations to our boys basketball players for receiving all conference honors. Hayden Fowell and Aaron Camlek received all conference honorable mention and Ty Wirts received the sportsmanship award.
Our school cares about heart health!! American Heart Association's Kids Heart Challenge starts next week. Will your elementary student choose to be active or be kind? To register download the Kids Heart Challenge App or go to www.heart.org/khc
The second week in March has been dedicated to recognizing the services AmeriCorps members provide to our country. Wisconsin ReadingCorps members are included in this celebration.
We'd like to take this opportunity to celebrate our incredible ReadingCorps Tutor, Heidi Young, for all she does to support La Farge Elementary students. We are so glad you are here!
For further information regarding ReadingCorps visit: http://www.readingcorps.org/
#AmeriCorpsWeek
At La Farge Elementary, we use PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) as a way to teach and reward positive behaviors. Each month, we have an assembly to celebrate and reinforce the behaviors being taught, acknowledge students and classes, and to have fun as a school community. This month, these students were chosen for doing a good job at handing strong emotions. Great job to all of our La Farge Elementary students. We are so proud of you using our Wildcat 4 (Respectful, Responsible, Safe, and Kind)!
