1st place: Creativity

Rebecca R., Madi Y., and Gabrielle H. took the prize for creativity. Great job, ladies!

1st place!

Kalyn H. and Kylie L. won first place in the candy house contest with their fabulous creation. Great job, girls!

2nd place.

Ryan L., Zach F., and Tyler L. won 2nd place in the candy house contest.

3rd place

Kiera W. won 3rd place in the candy house contest.

Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Student of the Week

Cool Cat

Andy Matthews is the Black Team Cool Cat for the week of December 7-11. Andy shows responsibility by being "on task" during class. Way to go, Andy!

Cool Cat

Caitlyn Oberheim is the Black Team for the week of November 30 - December 4. Caitlyn shows responsibility by being following directions in class.

Candy Houses

Black Team students will be making candy houses on Monday, December 21. Students will need "building materials" for this special project. Materials needed are 2 cans of white icing, candy of all sorts, and a flat thick piece of cardboard, a plate, or a tray to carry their house.

Thank you!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Cool Cat

Chris Sanders is the the Black Team cool cat for the week of November 16-20. Chris was nominated by one of his peers who observed him demonstrating the character word "caring" by being kind to others.

Cool Cat

Josh Wilkins is the Black Team "Cool Cat" for the week of November 9-13. Josh shows responsibility be helping put chairs down in the classroom after the 6th graders return from their encore classes. Keep up the great work, Josh!

Cool Cat

Tyler Laughlin is the Black Team Cool Cat for the week of November 2 - November 6. Tyler was nominated by one of his classmates because he helped someone open his or her locker.

Student of the Week

Happy Halloween!

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Cool Cat

Diana Gobble is the Black Team cool cat for the week of October 26-30. Diana was nominated by one of her classmates for the award because she was observed using her time wisely in advisory. Keep up the good work, Diana!

Purrrrfect 1st Quarter Students

Students who pulled no tickets for the First Quarter are: Meghan Unterbrink, Nate Streubel, Josh Studnicki, Audrey Richardson, Kylie Linkeman, Gabrielle Herrin, Chris Sanders, Noah Parks, Tim Klocke, Madilyn Yungck, Daria Emerson, Lydia Stephens, and Jack Walker

Thank you for setting the standard for your peers to follow!

First Quarter Incentive

We had a fantastic time at our First Quarter incentive on Friday, October 23. Both Black and Navy Team 6th graders who met the eligibility requirements were allowed to attend. The requirements for our quarterly incentive are:

1. Passing all core classes
2. No ISS or OSS
3. Satisfactory attendance
4. One ticket remaining

Students are allowed 10 tickets for the second quarter.

Some pictures of our 1st quarter incentive can be found at our Flickr photostream.

Enjoy!

Student of the Week

Supplies Needed

Black Team students will be creating their own sarcophagus as an art project in social studies. If you are able, please send in supplies for this assignment. Items needed are beads, sequins, glitter, buttons, etc. We appreciate your support.

Cool Cat

Michael May is the Black Team Cool Cat for the week of October 12-October 16. Michael was nominated for the award by one of his classmates who saw him exhibit the character trait of caring by helping a student open a stuck locker. Keep up the good work, Michael!

Students in Mrs. Wrenn's class completed a hands on rocks and minerals lab last week. They were testing the properties of a variety of rocks and minerals.

Student of the Week

Nick Langley is the Black Team Student of the Week for October 12-16. Congratulations, Nick!

First Quarter Incentive

The first quarter incentive is coming soon. The end of the quarter is October 9. We will be doing our incentive on Friday, October 23, and the Sixth Grade students who qualify for the incentive will be going to the YMCA in Edwardsville to roller skate. Students must meet the quarterly incentive requirements in order to attend. Your child will know by October 16, whether or not he/she will be attending. The cost will be $3.00. We will be eating sack lunches at the YMCA. Your child may bring a sack lunch or can order one through the cafeteria, which will be deducted from your child’s lunch account. Your child may bring additional money for concessions at the rink if you wish. We will be leaving at approximately 9:45 A.M., and we will return around 2:00 P.M. Please have your child’s money and permission slips returned by October 16, to your child’s Advisory teacher. If your child ends up not qualifying for this incentive, his/her money will be refunded in full.

About Me Podcasts

Students in Ms. Nikkel's Social Studies class made podcasts about themselves. We have uploaded two excellent work samples, created by Samantha Vogt and Zach Finegan.

Student of the Week

Alexandra Singleton is the Student of the Week for the Black Team, week of October 5-October 9. Congratulations, Alex!

Cool Cat

The Black Team Cool Cat for the week of September 28-October 2 is Jack Walker. Jack was nominated by one of his classmates because he shows respect for his teachers and classmates by behaving appropriately in class. Congratulations, Jack!

Student of the Week

Gabriel Calixto is the Black Team Student of the Week for September 28-October 2. Congratulations, Gabriel!

Cool Cat

Samantha Vogt is the Cool Cat for the week of September 21-25. Samantha shows the Character trait caring by opening doors for teachers. Congratulations, Samantha!

Black Team T-Shirts!

We have extended the deadline for Black Team T-shirts until September 29. The cost is $15.00. They come in Child Sizes S, M, and L and Adult sizes S, M, L, XL, XXL. Show your Black Team pride and order one today!

Student of the Week

Kylie Hendricks is the Black Team Student of the Week for September 21-25. Congratulations, Kylie!

Podcasts

Black Team math students learned how to make podcasts this week. Each group made an instructional video based on a lesson from chapter 3. We had a lot of fun making these videos. A sample appears below.

6th grade student council

The Black Team is in the process of selecting students for Student Council. Each teacher will choose 2 students to represent the Black Team. From Ms. Nikkel's class, Kylie Linkeman and Nate Streubel have been selected. They were chosen based on classroom observation as well as an essay that they wrote during social studies class.

Student of the Week

Tina Allen is the Black Team Student of the Week for September 14-18. Way to go, Tina!

Cool Cat

Meghan Unterbrink is the Black Team "Cool Cat" for the week of September 14-18. Meghan was nominated by one of her classmates because she shows responsibility by always having her homework completed on time. Way to go, Meghan!

Student of the Week

The Black Team Student of the Week for the week of September 8-September 11 is Zachary Finegan. Zach was selected for student of the week by the Black Team teachers.

Congratulations, Zach!

Cool Cat

Gabrielle Herrin was awarded the Black Team "Cool Cat" award for the week of September 8-11. Gabrielle was nominated by her classmates for the award because she "always listens and follows class rules". Black Team students can nominate their classmates as "cool cats" when they see them exhibit any of the Bethalto School District character traits.

Create A Country

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Black Team students are creating and presenting their own Countries in social studies this week. Their countries are to be based on a theme that interests them. We have seen many, many candy related maps this week! Each country is to include 10 of the geographical terms that we have been studying. There will be a quiz covering all of the geography terms on pages R46--R47 in their textbooks on Tuesday, September 1.

Team Building

We had a great time out in the hot sun on Friday! We played several team building games, had a picnic lunch, and ran obstacle courses.

First Day of School

We had a fantastic first day of school at Trimpe. In the morning, during encore classes, students were given a tour of the building and learned about procedures they are to follow here at school. We spent some time practicing opening lockers, visiting with our administrators, and talking about how technology can help us transform our characters. We are looking forward to a great year!

Check out more pictures on our flickr photostream: http://www.flickr.com/photos/38055243@N07/

Welcome to The Black Team!

The 2009-2010 school year is here! What happened to summer? The Black Team teachers are Mrs. Bohnenstiehl (Language Arts and Social Studies), Mrs. Wrenn (Science and Social Studies), Mrs. Bauerle (Special Education) and Ms. Nikkel (Math and Social Studies). We are all looking forward to getting to know you as the school year progresses. We will use this blog as a way to communicate with both parents/guardians and students. We want you to know about the things your children are learning and doing here at Trimpe. Please check often for news of upcoming events!

Black Team Discipline Policy

The Black Team uses a ticket system. There are a variety of circumstances under which you may be asked to fill out a ticket. A different number of tickets will be allowed each quarter. Some of the situations where you will pull a ticket include:
• Tardiness (3rd hour through advisory)
• Chewing gum
• Arriving to class unprepared
• Not completing homework
• Disrupting class
• Asking to leave class to take care of personal business

Each student will be given a register at the beginning of each quarter to keep track of all the tickets you have filled out. Midway through the quarter, along with Progress Reports, you will need to get your ticket register signed by a parent or guardian.

If you have used all of your tickets, you are then ineligible for the quarterly incentive. Each additional ticket pulled will result in a detention to be served on the following school day. If the following school day is a Friday, the detention will be assigned for Monday. If you do not stay for an assigned detention, it will double. Once 5 detentions have been accumulated, you will be referred to the office for further discipline. In most cases, you will then assigned a Saturday school to “clear” detentions.