Julesburg Elementary School Student Council is doing a Holiday Helping Coin Competition and Donation Drive next week. Students will compete to earn an ice cream sundae party for their class to the group with the most money donated. Additionally, we are collecting donations of food and household items for Sedgwick County Human Services.
This is a free will donation. No students are required to bring items to school. If your family is in need of items or food, please visit the Sedgwick County Human Services office at 118 W. 3rd Street in Julesburg.
Items Needed for Donations to Sedgwick County Human Services:
Non-refrigerated and non-frozen items
Boxed food
Canned food (veggies, fruits, soups, etc.)
Boxed mixes
Coffee
Tea
Toothpaste
Toothbrushes
Hygiene products
Laundry detergent
New Items:
Socks
Blankets
Hats
Gloves
Note: Please do not donate used clothing at this time. Used winter coats in good condition would be accepted.
Items will be collected in classrooms and donated at the end of the week.
If you have any questions about the donations, please contact Mrs. Dickey by phone at the school or email.
dickey_ta@julesburg.org
The Julesburg School District will provide meals during Christmas Break for families who sign up. All meals will be distributed on Friday, December 17th. Please click on the link below for more detailed information.
Link:
https://forms.gle/v2ndMKMaxYGZxSMJ8
Student Council working hard to help spread holiday cheer at JHS! ⛄️🎄
7th grade students are reading The Hobbit. Over the weekend they read about Gollum's riddles, so on Monday they worked in groups to solve a riddle in the library that led them to candy rings. We can't wait to read about Bilbo's next adventures!
Pre-K makes letters with their body to get some movement in and help them recognize the different letters. We then discuss different words that start with that letter.
⚠️SCHEDULE CHANGE⚠️
Please join the Julesburg FFA Chapter tomorrow night (11/30) in the JHS auditorium for our 1st Annual Speaking Night! Speeches start at 6 with desserts provided! Please see the schedule to see when students present as the time changed due to sports schedules.
Just in time for Christmas!!!! . . . . The Julesburg High School Future Business Leaders of America is selling our gently used IPAD Air Computers for $50 each. The model number is MD785LL/B with 16 GB. These will be sold as is! Some batteries hold a charge, others need to be charged, and charging cords come with each IPAD. You have your choice of a FREE case as well – we have an adult style case and some children’s cases. All sales are final. First come, first serve. Please respond to this post and a member of the FBLA Chapter will be in touch with you!! We accept Julesburg Bucks and cash.
Just a reminder: The Julesburg High School FBLA Chapter is teaming up with the Sedgwick County Health & Human Services to conduct a winter coat and blanket drive for those in need. Please set aside your gently used, clean coats, and blankets. You are welcome to call the Julesburg High School to schedule a pick up and a member of the FBLA Chapter will return your call to schedule! Or you are welcome to drop them off at the Julesburg High School during school hours or during any scheduled Jr. High or High School event, or send them with your students!!!
Thank you for helping us, help others!
Third grade wrapped up their reading unit “Let Freedom Ring” we learned how historical places, documents, and symbols represent our nation. To close our unit, Mr. Jules Hoschouer and Mr. Phil Mollendor came in and taught the class how to properly fold the American Flag.
JSD Food Service Menu for the week of November 29th through December 3rd...
HS Art students cleaned and painted the Angel Tree on the Nursing Home entry window. Let the season of giving begin!
JES students enjoyed a fun Thanksgiving song in music class before going on break. The song was Gobble, Gobble by Matthew West. Check it out this Thanksgiving!
Kindergarten had an audience from Pre-K and 1st Grade to read their published ABC book to. They were excited to share their book with others!
Kindergarten had an audience from Pre-K and 1st Grade to read their published ABC book to. They were excited to share their book with others!
Kindergarten had an audience from Pre-K and 1st Grade to read their published ABC book to. They were excited to share their book with others!
This form is to be completed by the Julesburg School District staff, students and the general public to collect feedback on how ARP ESSER III funds should be disbursed.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQ-6uTuHzM4XmpstiSLKb4PRy1QDLk7P-fpZCa6p-Sxmu72w/viewform?usp=sf_link
Third Grade has been learning about historical places and events in our reading unit the past couple of weeks. This week’s story is Why is the Statue of Liberty Green? Did you know the statue was copper brown when we received it from France? Over time weather created a patina on the statue which is why it is green. We did an experiment to replicate this and turned copper pennies green.
Meeting Ms. Keli
By: Torrance Black
I'm a student at Julesburg High School, and my name is Torrance Black. I'm in journalism and I got the amazing opportunity to interview Keli Houschouer. Ms. Keli is a teacher at Julesburg Elementary. Keli is her first name, and the students call her Ms. Keli since there is another teacher with the same last name as her, and this makes it easier for the kids to know who's who. She is an outgoing person and absolutely loves teaching kids!
Ms. Keli grew up in Sterling, Colorado and graduated from Sterling High School. She and her husband Chris moved to Julesburg, although her husband is initially from Julesburg. They have been living here for about eleven years now.
Ms. Keli never thought of becoming a teacher when she was younger. She wanted to be a photojournalist but that didn’t work out, so then she went to school for cosmetology and kept her license up. She also managed a restaurant and went on to work for the Department of Corrections. Ms. Keli used to work at the Sterling Colorado Prison and she says, “Driving there and back every day wasn't something I looked forward to doing, so I got into looking for a job closer, and found out there was a para position at the elementary school, so I applied.” She’s never worked somewhere like a school, so it was definitely a change. One of her co-workers told her that she should go back to school to get her degree for teaching. She finally decided to do so, and earned her degree online through Colorado Christain University.
Ms. Keli shared with me some of the hard parts about becoming a teacher, and also some of her favorite parts about being a teacher. Ms.Keli's hardest parts about teaching are staying ahead of her plans. Ms. Keli said, “There are certainly challenging days but there is always a new day. I like to say it could be worse but it could be better.” Some of her favorite parts of teaching are being around the kids. She absolutely loves kids, and loves being able to help her students. I asked her what her teacher philosophy was and she answered with “I believe that every student can learn when given the right opportunity and environment.” As a student, that mindset from teachers makes us students feel good about ourselves, and makes us want to work harder.
Although being a teacher can be challenging and takes a lot out of you, Ms. Keli definitely thinks it’s worth it. She absolutely loves her job and wouldn't trade it for the world. Keep up the good work Ms. Keli, and we want to thank you for becoming part of our school community!
A Mission Trip To Costa Rica Sparked a Love for Teaching
By Joseph Beeson
As the new school year came around, Julesburg High School hired a plethora of new teachers. I, Joseph Beeson, am a journalism student at JHS and was honored with the task of interviewing Ms. Stephanie Seidl, one of the primary school teachers. She teaches the 6th grade class and is super excited to be able to impact their lives. Ms. Seidl is from Wisconsin and she likes to joke about it because she has a pretty noticeable accent. She is very fond of sports such as baseball and college football. She has a goal of visiting all of the famous baseball fields in America. Another hobby of Ms. Seidl is growing plants such as sunflowers. She also loves to travel, and has traveled to places such as Canada, Mexico, and Costa Rica. She enjoys road trips but not big international travels.
On a mission trip in Costa Rica with her youth group one summer, Ms. Seidl found her passion to teach. Ms. Seidl and her peers helped kids at a school there with reviewing for their test and helped teach them English. When she was there she didn't think the trip would have such a big impact on her but when she went back to college she had a feeling that she needed to be a teacher. After becoming a teacher and teaching for a couple years at a different school, Ms. Seidl was looking for a new job and someone she knew contacted her about a job opportunity in Julesburg. They told her about how it's a small community and how everyone knows everyone, and she liked that. So she took the chance and decided to apply.
Throughout years of teaching, Ms. Seidl has gained much experience and many memories. As a teacher, one of her favorite moments is when a kid has an “aha'' moment. When they light up and finally understand, it is a sight that she loves to see. Focusing on her students' strengths is part of her philosophy. She focuses on helping them find their strengths and perfecting them. Ms. Seidl works hard everyday to help students succeed and teach them new things.
All of that hard work comes with a lot of responsibility and grading to do. One thing that I really liked was when Ms. Seidl talked about her desk. “My desk is a hot mess... it's like my bedroom as a kid, I was very messy but I knew ‘oh that thing is underneath all of this stuff.’ But it ebbs and flows, there are days that it's really nice and clean and then other days where it's like, I hope I can find where I put this.”
Before becoming an amazing and very helpful teacher, Ms. Seidl wanted to be an architect. She aspired to build and design houses; to make homes for a living. Thank goodness she didn't, though, because who knows where we would be without her.
So beyond her messy desk and funny accent, we’re grateful to have Ms. Seidl here. She's already a big part of the primary school and the teaching process that happens there. Thank you Ms. Seidl for all that you do!
Week of November 22nd-26th JSD Food Service Menus...
