The Oakfield Difference

January 2018 Oakfield School District, PO Box 99, Oakfield, WI 53065

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Our Roots Run Deep - Our Branches Stretch Far

Senior of the MonthParker Dietzel

Parker is a senior at Oakfield High School. He is very involved in play-ing sports, such as basketball and baseball for all four years of high school. He is also involved in FFA, National Honors Society, and is one of Key Club’s extra officers. Parker loves to hang with friends and be outdoors, especially for fishing and hunting. He always knows how to have a good time and keep an upbeat mood.

What have you been looking forward to most this year?I have been looking forward to Graduation because I feel hard work pays off; I have been working hard the past four years.

What’s some advice you would give to under classmen?Work hard, play hard. Take your grades seriously but still try to have fun. Try to be involved as much as you can.

What’s your favorite memory from High School?My senior homecoming was a higlight because homecoming has always been one of my favorite things to look forward to during school. I had a lot of fun!

What are you going to miss most about High School?All my friends, especially Bre and Lexi. I will also miss playing sports.

Are you going to college? If so, where and what are you studying?Yes, I am going to college but I am not sure where yet. I have many op-tions - I just need to pick! I want to study Geology, which is the study of rocks, and you make alot of money!

What was your favorite year of school overall and why?Senior year is my favorite because it was the most fun and I didn’t have to do much!

Fun Facts About Parker!His favorite food is bbq burgers with bacon and cheese.His favorite color is red.His favorite animal is a moose.His favorite subject is Science. His idol is Bre Cruthird, his best friend.His other idol is Alexia Flury.

On Saturday, December 9th, Senior/Varsity Basketball starter Brianna Sabel started the game needing 9 more points to be the second person in high school history to reach 1000, points. In her freshman year, she had 177 points, in her ophomore year she had 338 points, in her junior year she had 391 points and now, thus far in her senior year she has 94 points for a total of 1000 points - with the rest of the season to play.

She Reached 1000 Points!

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District Administrator’s Message

District Administrator’s Message January 2018

Dear School District of Oakfield Community Members, It is with great pride and enthusiasm that I provide you with information on the performance of students in the School District of Oakfield. • Oakfield Elementary School has been rated as Significantly Exceeds Expectations. • Oakfield Middle School has been rated as Exceeds Expectations. • Oakfield High School has been rated as Exceeds Expectations. • The School District of Oakfield as a whole has been rated as Significantly Exceeds Expectations. The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) creates a School Report Card and District Report Card for every publicly funded School and District in the State. These report cards can be accessed online at: https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/reportcards/ The Report Cards are intended to help Schools and Districts use performance data to target improvement efforts that ensure students are ready for their next educational step – including the next grade level, graduation, college, and careers. The current School Report Card is primarily based on last year’s performance, the 2016‐2017 school year. At the foundation of the report cards are four priority areas. Schools and Districts receive a score for each priority area: • Student Achievement proficiency in English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics on the annual State assessments • Student Growth measured by year‐to‐year progress in ELA and mathematics achievement • Closing Gaps in performance between specific student groups (comparing English Language Learners, low‐income students, students with disabilities, and members of a racial or an ethnic group with their peers) • On‐Track and Postsecondary Readiness measurement using reliable predictors of how many students are on‐track to graduate from high school and student readiness for post‐high school success Schools and Districts are also evaluated on their level of student engagement, chronic absenteeism rates and dropout rates, when applicable. The priority area scores are then aggregated into an overall accountability score, from 0 to 100. This score is displayed in the top left corner of the School or District Report Card. It is important to note that the 0 to 100 accountability score is not a “percent correct” measurement. Based on its score, a School or District receives one of five rating categories, from Fails to Meet Expectations to Significantly Exceeds Expectations, as well as corresponding one to five stars. The School and District report cards are below. The DPI has produced two versions of each Report Card: a quick one‐pager labeled “School Report Card” and a lengthier, detailed version labeled, “School Report Card Detail”. Both versions can be accessed online at https://apps2.dpi.wi.gov/report-cards/, along with resources that explain the report cards. We pledge that we will strive for continuous improvement in all areas, and not rest on our laurels in areas we have achieved at a high level. Please know that we are proud of the individual and collective achievement of the students. Keep your eye on Oakfield, we are on our way to becoming the best small school district in Wisconsin. With Pride and Respect, Dr. Vance Dalzin District Administrator vdalzin@oakfield.k12.wi.us Office – 920‐583‐2226 Mobile – 262‐497‐2661 https://twitter.com/DalzinEd

For more information on the State Report Cards, please see Report Card Summary on Page 8 and Page 9

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School News/Students of the Month

Kindness around OSDOur school district has been working very hard these past two months to promote kindness. When students came to school one day, they were sur-prised by having a letter on their locker from a teacher. The letter included what the teacher liked about the student and what they do well in class. Students were surprised and it made many feel really good about them-selves. The Oakfield Middle School read the book Wonder and they also took a field trip to see the movie. When they returned to school, they had a guest speaker by the name of Sarah Freund. She has the same chromosomal disorder as the little boy in Wonder. This disorder is called Treacher Col-lins Syndrome. Sarah came to share her life story with the school and also to spread the word of kindness. Following the assembly, the middle school students completed six service projects in the matter of only forty-five minutes. The first service project was making eleven military care kits. The second one was making five tie blankets. The third one was coming up with 50 BINGO prizes for a local nursing home. The fourth project was making twenty holiday meal kits. The fifth one was making seventy-five personal care kits for the solution center. Finally, the sixth one was crating fifty book bundles for the family resource center. We have been very busy at the school district spreading kindness and making sure it is in our daily lives.

Middle School Students of the Month: Jaiden and Cole

VolbrightJaiden and Cole are 8th graders at Oakfield Middle School. They devote most of their time in the fall to Cross Country. Outside of Cross Coun-try, they love to spend time with friends and family. They also love to hunt and be outdoors. They always keep a smile on peoples faces with their funny personality and jokes.

Whose room is cleaner? ColeWhose more spoiled? JaidenWho has better style? Cole

Who likes school more? ColeWho snores louder? Cole

What do you like most about being a twin?Jaiden: We can pretend to be each other.

Cole: If I need help, I always have someone. Do you think you and your twin look alike?

Jaiden: NoCole: No

Are you glad you are a twin and why?Jaiden: Sometimes it gets annoying but otherwise

it's like having your best friend living with you.Cole: Yes, it's fun messing with my brother and

having a lifelong best friend.

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Principal’s Message/Staff Interviews

Staff Member of the Month: Ms. Duel

What do you do as a secretary?I attend to needs of kids, collect money, create athletic programs, things for Mr. Mock, and much more.What rewards do you get?Mady Cruthird’s fabulous smile is a reward.Do you remember every kid’s name?Yes. I made it a point back when I ran study hall, so students respond bet-ter. I always made a note. And I knew kids from middle school, so it was easy when they transitioned into high school. Now I only have to learn new 6th graders’ names.Do you have favorites? If so do you treat them differently?I do have favorites, but I don't treat them differently. I like to think I treat everyone fairly.What is your favorite memory?I guess my favorite memory would be when the elementary school build-ing was the middle school. Just having a middle school building was nice and it was nice for the students.

Notes from Mrs. Klassy- MS/HS PrincipalProfessional Development On Early Release Days

As we approach the end of the first semester of the 2017-2018 school year, I hope this newsletter finds you well. As I see on a daily basis how hard the staff works in our school district and I wanted to take a little time to give you some more information on how we use our staff development time. Moreover, I wanted to answer these questions:

Why do we need Early Dismissal days? What are teachers doing when the students are released from school early?

Once or twice a month, students are released two hours early from school in order to give our staff important collabo-ration time to meet the needs of the state, and more importantly, our students. In addition to this time, teachers also spend about an hour a week outside of school in staff meetings to meet these needs as well. Here are some of the main topics covered during this staff development time:

● Helping teachers learn more about Canvas, our online learning management system implemented this year.● Collaboration about student needs and creating consistency of practice among teachers in order to help meet those needs.● Implementing best practices in terms of teaching methods and classroom management. This is especially critical for new staff members, as be coming a great teacher cannot happen in isolation.● Assessing data from various sources in order to get a better understanding of where our students are and what they need in order to grow.● Completion of tasks under the Effectiveness Project, the evaluation system required of all of our teachers.● Academic and Career Planning for all students grades 6-12.

Mrs. Doyle and I want to extend our gratitude to Dr. Dalzin and the school board for their support in maintaining this schedule for our staff, as we be-lieve it is a vital component of our school success. The results of our district and school report cards support this claim. Most of all, we want to extend a thank you to parents and community members for your understanding of what is accomplished during this invaluable time, and the support you give us to make it a reality.

High School Teacher of the Month: Mrs. Vaughn Mrs. Vaughn is the high school mathematics teacher as well as a teacher at Moraine Park Technical College. She has two sons, one is a Marine and the other is a senior at the University of Oklahoma. She has been teaching at Oakfield for about 20 years. What is your favorite class to teach?I would probably say Trigonometry is my favorite subject to teach.Why did you decide to become a teacher?My grandmother and my aunt were both teachers and it was something that was always in the back of my mind.What did you do before you were a teacher?I was a hairdresser for over 12 years.What is the toughest obstacle that you have to face as a teacher?Discipline issues.What’s the difference between teaching here and Moraine Park?At Moraine Park I teach adults who may have been out of school for several years, which makes it harder to teach them than a student who is used to a schooling environment.

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Dick Welch/Helping Hands/Math Team

Helping Others Live Healthier Lives

by Karen Albert, OES Physical Education Teacher

After the holidays, many people look back on the past year and vow to make positive changes in their lives. Quite often these changes come in the form of New Year’s resolutions. Some people want to eat healthier, and others want to lose weight, exercise more or even stop smoking. Most resolutions are made in an effort to improve one’s current situation in order to live healthier, happier lives. With the help of the “Scare Squad,” students in physical education classes at Oakfield Elementary are learning about positive health habits that they can practice for the rest of their lives. Maybe those resolutions won’t be neces-sary for our youth – they will avoid the negative habits all together! Some of these healthy habits that are being taught in conjunction with Jump Rope for Heart include avoid sugary drinks, watch out for excess salt, avoid tobacco, eat a colorful variety of foods and be physically active. Students may be asking family members, neighbors, or friends to donate to the American Heart Association as part of Jump Rope for Heart. Funds col-lected are used for research, funding of AHA programs, and educating students about heart-healthy lifestyles. Students earn incentive prizes as part of fundrais-ing, but they are not required to raise money to participate in our event. If you cannot give financially to the cause, perhaps you might consider giving your time. We are always in search of volunteers to make this event a success, so please mark your calendars. Our Jump Rope for Heart event will be held on Friday, February 2nd after early dismissal from 1:30-3:15pm in the OES gym. Parent letters and dona-tion envelopes were given out in December to students. However, it is not too late to start fund raising online at heart.org/jump. Students simply need to locate our school and sign in. JRFH is a very popular event at OES, with around 100 students participating each year. Last year our school raised over $4200 for the American Heart Association. The “Scare Squad” is helping with heart-saving messages and lessons for our students.

The First Grade students at Oakfield Elementary School wanted to do something to help students and teachers affected by the recent hurri-canes. They came up with the idea to do jobs for people to raise money. The First Graders worked hard the entire month of October raking leaves, vacuuming, folding laundry, fixing chicken coops, and more!

In the end, the First Grade students raised $1,264.09. The money was donated to the Adopt A Classroom hurricane relief fund.

Hurricane Victims Helped by First Graders

Dick Welch of The Brothertown Indians

On Monday, December 4th, 87 year old Dick Welch, or “Talking Bear,” came to Mr. Mc-Carty’s 4th hour Philosophy class of seniors to discuss his tribe’s history, religion, and common practices. He showed us sev-eral tools and items that he uses in rituals and dance, as well as explained how a dream catcher works. He told us the story of how he got his name, “Talking Bear.” He explained the story of how his tribe was kicked off their land in the New England region and then re-settled in the Win-nebago area. He even inspired the whole class to get up and dance with him. He is a very funny and knowledgeable man and the en-tire class really enjoyed having him in to speak with us. “He was very fun to listen to and an upbeat and funny person. He taught us the history of his tribe and how they got to Wisconsin. It was interesting hearing about how he got his name of ‘Talking Bear’ and how well dream catchers have worked for him,” said Brenna Wiczek, a student in Mr. McCarty’s Philosophy class. “Dick really seemed to enjoy being here, which was evident from the time he spent with us. I liked how he spoke of his tribe in first person. Most modern Native Americans are so removed from the culture, the tribe isn’t part of them. I’d love to have him come back, he seemed genuinely happy to be here and everyone seemed to enjoy his visit,” remarked Shylough Arritola, another student in the class. “I like that he taught us how to dance like the Native Americans do. Also, I found the reasons for his jewelry and clothing to be very interest-ing. I had a great time having him in our class and learning more about how the Native Americans live. I also find it really interesting that he had his name, and then also ‘Talking Bear’ as his Indian name, and that the spirit leader gave it to him based off of his personality. He was very nice and funny, and I loved it,” stated Kallie Stoppleworth. The students of the class clearly loved to have him in class and would like to have him come back sometime.

The Oakfield Middle/High School sponsored the December math meet on Monday December 11th. Seventeen teams and six schools attended. Schools in attendance were Lomira, Mayville, St. Lawrence Seminary, Kettle Moraine Lutheran, and Winnebago Lutheran as well as the hosting Oakfield. Oakfield’s team did very well taking 8th place out of 17 with an incomplete team. Team members from Oakfield at the meet were Sean Maurer, Brandon Anderson, Tanner Newton, Sabrina Sabel, Grace Maurer, Emily Reynolds and Ethan Tapp. The next math meet will be in January at Lomira High School.

OHS Math Team Celebrates Successful Meet

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Meet The Newspaper Staff

Bre Cruthird New month, same Bre here!! In this month’s newspaper, I had a lot of fun making articles about new things that came up! I interviewed Parker Dietzel, I worked on Bri-anna Sabel’s 1000th point article, and the Vehicles of the Month! Christmas is coming super soon here and I am so excited! Hope-fully I got a bunch of new clothes and a dolphin phone case because that’s my favorite animal! New Year’s is coming up, too, and I think I should probably find a New Year’s resolution....probably to shop more than I did this year! I hope everyone has an amazing Christmas and I hope it’s full of joy and laughs!! Have fun working on your New Year’s resolutions, too. I am going to need more money, that’s for sure!

My name is Austin Balthazor and I am a sophomore at OHS. In this month’s edition, I wrote the Kindness Article. My New Year's resolution is to get better at sports. My favorite memory from this past year is going undefeated for the football season and winning the Jamboree.

Good day everyone. My name is Jaide Cruthird and I am a 10th grader. Once again, I have made the Oakfield Newspaper better. I made the January Horo-scope and I did the Song Review. I really enjoyed doing the Song review because I love music.

My name is Lucas Pritzkow and I’m a senior in Oakfield. My New Year’s resolution is to have a good first semester at college and keep in touch with my friends after high school.

My namme is Desirae Peterson. I con-tributed to the newspaper by doing the Stranger Things movie article. I also interviewed Jayde Willet, Evan Immel, and Elayna Butcher’s along with con-tributing to another couple articles. My New Year’s resolution is to be more or-ganized at school and at home. Merry Christmas and have a Happy New Year!

Austin Balthazor

Lucas Pritzkow

Desirae Peterson

Jaide Cruthird

Physics students did demonstrations for some of the 7th graders to teach about Newton’s Law of

Inertia.

OHS Students Enjoy Science Labs

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Meeting Minutes/Student Reviews

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OAKFIELD

OAKFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IMC MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 Meeting called to order by President Kottke at 5:30 p.m.

a. Members: P. Kottke, P. Dercks, H. Kopf, T. Marcoe, J. Nyhuis, A. Patterson, T. Schulz

Absent: None

b. Staff: V. Dalzin, B. Doyle, J. Hungerford, G. Jakubos, C. Klassy, D. Mock, S. O’Malley, H. Rabe c. Others: G. Kuelz

1. Mr. Dercks, seconded by Mrs. Kopf, moved to approve the August 28, 2017 Regular Board and

September 11, 2017 Committee of the Whole Board meeting minutes. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

2. Mr. Dercks, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to approve the warrants through July 24, 2017, as presented. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent 6. Public Comments – None 7. Re-ports:

a. Administrator Reports

i. Dr. Dalzin reported that we have 116 Open Enrolling In, and 71 Open Enrolling Out of our district. We have our respective principals calling families that have open enrolled out, to bet-ter understand circumstances and see if we can assist them coming back to our district. After three years of teaching, teachers can get a lifetime license so the Professional Develop-ment Plan will be going away. Mrs. Klassy and Mr. Mock have been interviewing candidates interested in being the 2017-18 Student Representative of the School Board.

ii. Principal Doyle reported that the elementary school kicked off the K-5th grades i-Ready testing so they will have results to present to parents at the conferences in report format. Also with the help of Mrs. Craig and Mrs. Garriety, they also kicked-off new online scheduling of Parent-Teacher Conferences. This is only for elementary because the MS/HS does not schedule specific conferences times for parents/teachers. The Oakfield Fire Prevention week is also the week of Homecoming. They are trying to get the Fire Fighters in schools for students’ lunches, read books in classes, and have the Fire House visit again. Also had a Pint-Size Polka band in this week for a fun assembly.

iii. Activities Director Mock wanted to give a shout out to the Booster Club for their support in getting us a new sound system for the baseball/football fields. On October 13th after the parade, come out and support the Booster Club at their brat fry in the Village Park before the

Homecoming Football game. The Class of 1977 Reunion is the same weekend as Homecoming. They will also have a float in the parade. A lot of fun Homecoming events are planned again this year. One change is that instead of painting on the front windows, since they are new, each class will paint on plywood instead. Fall sports are winding down. Co-op teams have been incredibly successful. Three scored best in Cross-country, and two of them were from Oakfield! Mrs. Marcoe asked if pictures had been tried on the new electronic sign yet, they have not. Football,

Volleyball, Cross Country, are all doing good at all levels. MS Basketball numbers are down; Oakfield Recreational Department Volleyball is pulling some kids. They have started winter sign-ups; numbers are looking good so far. They are meeting with Dan’s Village Bowling September 30, 2017, about starting a Bowling Club. Re-stain/paint the Oakfield MS/HS black letters on the top of the front of that building. He will be at Trailway’s Conference. He met with Matt Bertrum at North Fond du Lac, new physical education staff. Mentioned the pos-sibility of co-op track to him. We received Honorable Mention for Sportsmanship Award for 2017 Spring Baseball Conference!

iv. Principal Klassy reported that they have Grades 6-8 into i-Ready. 185 attended the first Color Run event, created and coordinated by Mrs. Owczarzak, Mrs. Schmidt, Mr. Schreiner, Mrs.

Waisanen to benefit the High School English, MS/HS Art, Physical Education, and Middle

School English departments. It was a hit! The Color Run will be an annual event the week of Homecoming. 7th & 8th grades Orientation was well attended. There are multiple candi-dates for the School Board Student Representative. She and Mr. Mock have interviewed a couple of students and have a couple more to interview. Ms. Bakri had good attendance at the parent & student Financial Aid information meeting.

b. Dr. Dalzin reported:

i. Financial – Vance reviewed the budget and balance sheet. Our Budget Hearing/Annual Meeting is October 23, 2017.

ii. Facilities Update - Our facility upgrades for 2017-18 completed are repair and repaving of both parking lots, electronic sign, sound systems for both gyms and fields, blinds for the HS windows. iii. Mrs. Patterson reported that CESA 6 is in the process of doing Ted Neitzke’s review of the year. They had an employee turn-over discussion, what they needed to do. CESA is having a voice on State budget.

8. Our insurance consultant Mr. Greg Kuelz explained where the State of Wisconsin is with insurance options and how it is affecting all school districts around us. Board members to consider who should be on a committee to gather information about insurance options in regards to HRA vs. HSA. The Board will decide in the November Board meeting how to proceed.

9. Dr. Dalzin reviewed policy changes. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to approve the 2nd reading of recommended changes, additions, and deletions of policies as recommend-ed by NEOLA, as presented. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.

Song Review: Happy Together by The Turtles

Happy Together by The Turtles is one of my favorite songs of all time. It has a nice happy feel to it. What I like most about the song is the instruments. Because this song was made before modern technology, it was made with real instruments (Oooo, the shade). When I listen to music made in 2017, it’s mostly tech-y and sounds like a robot burping. But, back in 1967, artists used real instruments. In the first few seconds of the song is the elec-tric guitar and the drums. The drums play a very important part in this song. In the chorus, the lyrics are “I can't see me lovin' nobody but you for all my life. When you're with me, baby the skies will be blue for all my life.” When this section of the song is playing, it’s hard to not notice the amount of instruments. Just listening you can hear guitar, drums, and trumpets. The drums lead into the chorus. All throughout the song there is a background chorus singing. It really ties together the song and makes it one of the best songs ever. - Jaide Cruthird

Stranger Things came out in 2016. The show is an action/thriller, rated PG-14. The movie is about a young boy, Will Byers, who sud-denly goes missing. The small town of Hawkins is troubled when some strange things start to happen. Different people are on the look out for Will, and whatever took him. Many people help, like Hopper, the cop, and his friends, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas and some towns folks. Strangely, when Wills friends are out looking for him in the forest where he disappeared, they find a strange girl who may know about where Will is.

I personally like the show. At first it was kind of confusing but after a couple episodes it was easier to understand and actually pretty addicting. One part I really liked about Stranger Things is how its not like any other show. It is not a repeat of any-thing and its unique. -Desirae Peterson

TV Show Review:Stranger Things

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Honors Band/Report Card Summary

Congratulations OHS Conference Honors Band Participants! On Monday, November 13th, seven High School Band students traveled to Green Lake to participate in the Trailways North Conference Band. Students spent the day working on band literature with 130 stu-dents from other high schools including Cambria-Friesland, CW Chris-tian, Green Lake, Markesan, Montello, Oshkosh Lourdes, Pardeeville, Princeton, Randolph, and Wayland Academy under the direction of clini-cian Christ Gleason. The busy day concluded with a successful concert of five pieces, including a piece commissioned by the clinician and his school band titled One Giant Leap. Rehearsing and performing in such a full band was an enjoyable experience, especially since students were able to hear a more balanced ensemble with many low instruments. The students’ favorite pieces were The Cave You Fear by Michael Markowski and Rippling Watercolors by Brian Balmages. You may have to listen for those in a future Oakfield concert! The students enjoyed stories shared throughout the day as well as challenges to be more musical in their playing. Please congratulate OUR students for taking on another musical challenge and representing Oakfield in a positive and professional man-ner: Lizzy Knoblett (senior, clarinet); Sean Maurer (junior, French horn); Sabrina Sabel (junior, flute); Jonathan Schmitz (senior, percussion); Ethan Tapp (senior, clarinet); and Brenna Wiczek (senior, tenor saxophone).

Report Card Summary (Continued on Page 9)

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Report Card Summary/Motoi Yamamoto

Motoi Yamamoto is an artist who was born in Onomichi, Hiroshima in 1996. He received his B.A from Kanazawa. He has exhibited his award winning creation, Into the Sea, in many cities. In 2002, he was awarded the Philip Movie Arts and the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant in 2003. He is known for working with salt, often in the form of contemporary, intricate large-scale installation. Salt artwork is a traditional symbol for purification and mourning in Japanese cultures. Motoi had a connection to the tradition while he was mourn-ing the loss of his sister who died at age 22 of brain cancer. He began to create art out of salt in an effort to preserve his memoirs of her. Motoi says that “Drawing a Labyrinth with salt is like following a trace of my memory. Memories seem to change and vanish as time goes by, however, what I seek is to capture a Frozen Moment. That cannot be attained through pictures or writing.” He later stated “What I look for at the end of the act of drawing could be a feeling of touching and precious memory.” Motoi’s art radiates an intense beauty and tranquility, but as well with a hint of ineffable pain and end-lessness. I hope you find him as amazing as I do and look up some of his artwork. - Nataly Godfrey

Motoi Yamamoto

Right: This is Motoi Yama-

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Right: This is his piece, Into the Sea. If you look at it just right it looks like water is moving, like

the ocean.

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Principal’s Message

Principal’s Message January 2018Congratulations Oakfield Elementary Students, Families, & Staff!

Oakfield Elementary scored as a SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS school for the second year in a row. What does this mean? ● Oakfield Elementary School is ranked as the 3rd highest performing elementary school in the State of Wisconsin based on our school report card score. I am extremely proud of all the hard work and dedication put into learning by the stu-dents, families, and staff. We make a great TEAM! Thank you for all you do!

Message From Mrs. Doyle-Oakfield Elementary Principal

Having a daily, purposeful conversation with your child supports a positive connection with them. The best time to do this is during a meal together, a car ride, or just before bed to end the day. Taking just a few minutes to ask one to two questions per night can help you learn even more about your child as a person and their point of view. This would make for a great New Year’s Resolution.Below are some conversation starters that you can try:1. What made you smile today?2. Can you tell me an example of kindness you saw/showed? 3. Was there an example of unkindness? How did you respond?4. Does everyone have a friend at recess?5. What was the book about that your teacher read?6. What’s the word of the week?7. Did anyone do anything silly to make you laugh?8. Did anyone cry?9. What did you do that was creative?10. What is the most popular game at recess?11. What was the best thing that happened today?12. Did you help anyone today?13. Did you tell anyone “thank you?”14. Who did you sit with at lunch?15. What made you laugh?16. Did you learn something you didn’t understand?17. Who inspired you today?18. What was the peak and the pit?19. What was your least favorite part of the day?20. Was anyone in your class gone today?21. Did you ever feel unsafe?22. What is something you heard that surprised you?23. What is something you saw that made you think?24. Who did you play with today?25. Tell me something you know today that you didn’t know yesterday.26. What is something that challenged you?27. How did someone fill your bucket today? Whose bucket did you fill?28. Did you like your lunch?29. Rate your day on a scale from 1-10.30. Did anyone get in trouble today?31. How were you brave today?32. What questions did you ask at school today?33. Tell us your top two things from the day (before you can be excused from the dinner table!). 34. What are you looking forward to tomorrow?35. What are you reading?36. What was the hardest rule to follow today?37. Teach me something I don’t know.38. If you could change one thing about your day, what would it be?39. (For older kids): Do you feel prepared for your history test?” or, “Is there anything on your mind that you’d like to talk about?” (In my opinion, the key is not only the way a question is phrased, but responding in a supportive way.)40. Who did you share your snacks with at lunch?41. What made your teacher smile? What made him/her frown?42. What kind of person were you today?43. What made you feel happy? 44. What made you feel proud?45. What made you feel loved?46. Did you learn any new words today?47. What do you hope to do before school is out for the year?48. If you could switch seats with anyone in class, who would it be? And why?49. What is your least favorite part of the school building? And favorite?50. If you switched places with your teacher tomorrow, what would you teach the class?Source: Her View From Home

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Students of the Month

Jayden WillettJayden Willett is a very outgoing young boy. He loves farming and his family. He is always nice to others around him.What’s your greatest weakness?I struggle with writing. What’s your greatest strength?Farming or driving on the road with a combine are easy for me.What’s your favorite holiday? Why?Christmas is my favorite because it’s all about giving and family.What’s something you look forward to?I like helping my grandpa and I want to become a farmer.Do you ever want to travel? Where and why?I want to travel to Florida, because I’ve never been there. Do you have any pets? Do you want any(more)? If so what would you want?I have one cat, but I want a canine wolf.

Evan ImmelEvan Immel is a smart, kind boy. He is in kindergarten and loves it. He’s 5 years old and a little shy, however, he warms up after he gets to know someone. What's your favorite memory?I always think about my cousin, because she gets to sleep over.What's your favorite thing to do over win-ter break?I love to play with my dog.If you could have a superpower what would it be?I would like to have shooting lazers out of my eyes because it's cool.Do you have a small family or a big family?I have a small family, there are three people, plus my dog.What's your favorite place to visit? Why?Florida because I went on a cruise there.

School District of OakfieldChild Care Center

Jenny ThompsonDirector

6:30 a.m - 6:00 p.m

jthompson @oakfield.k12.wi.us

Oakfield Elementary School200 White Street

Oakfield, WI

920-583-2648fax: 920-583-3820

Did you know???

Average Daily Calorie Range for Breakfast is...

K-5: 350-500 kcal6-8: 400-550 kcal9-12:450-600 kcal

*Based on DPI Food Guidelines

Elayna ButcherElayna is very nice, a bit shy, and super sweet. Elayna likes to play, but also likes to learn. Shes very positives and kind, and the kind of person someone would love to hang out with. What was it like moving to Oakfield? What's something you like about it?It was scary to move, but I like making friends and playing. What is your favorite season? Why?I love fall, because I say so.Do you have any brothers or sisters? How many?I have 1 sister.What's your favorite thing about kindergarten?I like toys and learning in kindergarten. What grade do you look forward to and why?I’m looking forward to fourth grade, because I like it. What's your favorite part about Christmas?Santa!

Elementary Students of the Month

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1. Why did you become a teacher? I had a teacher in my life who made a difference and that inspired me to want to work with children.

2. How long have you been teaching? I have been teaching for 23 years.

3. What do you like about teaching at the school? I love that we are a family orientated strong community who can always count on one another.

4. What do you enjoy the most about working with the kids? I like watching them build their independent skills and celebrating all the successful moments with them.

5. Have you always wanted to be a teacher? For as long as I can remember...

6. How did you become a teacher in Oakfield? I applied when I saw an opening and the rest is history.

7. What do you think you would be doing if you weren't a teacher? I would be in the nursing field or something where I am still help-ing others.

Mrs. Luth - 4K1. Why did you become a teacher?I have always wanted to be a teacher in some capacity - I originally went to college to become a choir/voice teacher, but I realized that although music is something that I truly enjoy, it really wasn’t the right fit for me. Early Childhood was always in the back of my mind as a career, so I switched colleges (and majors) and went into teaching Early Childhood.

2. How long have you been teaching?This is my 11th year of teaching. I have always taught preschool.

3. How long have you been working in Oakfield?This is my first year working for Oakfield.

4. What do you like about teaching at the school?I love that the staff is so welcoming and friendly. Everyone, especially administration, made such an ef-fort to get to know me and offer help and support as I learned my way around the school. Also, our fami-lies and parents are wonderful! Our families are always offering to help in any way that they can and are such an important part of our classroom and students’ success! I also love that there is such an emphasis on community here - that is rare to find in other school districts.

5. What do you enjoy most about working with the kids?Our young students are amazing! They are so eager to learn and try new things, and they truly make my job a joy. I love interacting with them as they make new discoveries and share their thoughts and ideas - they are so excited about school!

6. Have you always wanted to be a teacher?Yes - even when I was young I knew I wanted to teach.

7. How did you become a teacher in Oakfield?I moved to Wisconsin earlier this summer from Illinois after I got married. I was looking for a position in Preschool - 1st grade, and I saw the job open-ing for Oakfield on the WECAN site. I applied, was asked to come in for an interview, and was offered the 4K teaching position.

8. Why did you start working in Oakfield?I applied to the district after moving to the West Bend area, but after my interview I knew that Oakfield was a special place to work and I was very hope-ful that Mrs. Doyle and Dr. Dalzin would call me back for the position! I am so thankful that they did - even from my first visit with the office staff on the day of my interview I have felt so welcomed.

9. What do you think you would be doing if you weren’t a teacher?Teaching has always been what I’ve wanted to do, but my other passion is cooking and baking. I think if I hadn’t gone into teaching I would have gone to culinary arts school to become a pastry chef and maybe have my own bakery.

Elementary Teacher Spotlight

Mrs. Gurno - 4K

“NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT The School District of Oakfield does not discriminate against pupils on the basis of sex, race, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, physical, mental emotional or learning disability or handicap in its education programs or activities. Federal law prohib-its discrimination in employment on basis of age, race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap. The district encourages informal resolution of complaints under this policy. If any person believes that the School District of Oakfield or any part of the school organization has failed to follow the law and rules of s.118.13 Wis.Stat. or in some way discrimi-nates against pupils on the basis listed above, he/she may bring or send a complaint to the administration office at the following address: Oakfield Elementary, 200 White Street, Oakfield, WI 53065.”

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Creating Catapults and More Fifth grade students worked with Liz Roy, a volunteer at Oakfield Elementary School, to create catapults. Students were learning about the three rules of motion: gravity, height, and distance. The students used a plastic bottle, a rubber band, a pencil, and a spoon to create the device. Once the catapult was complete, they experimented by launching Tootsie Rolls and cotton balls. Connor Rauls stated, “I learned how tight you need the rub-ber bands to help in the distance of the item being launched.” Abigail Dorn said, “I learned that heavy objects fall to the ground quicker than lighter objects due to gravity.” Both agreed that the cotton balls went the distance.

This is just one of the many activities Ms. Roy led during Science Week at Oakfield Elementary School. Fourth grade students experimented with light. Third grade students made bead bracelets to show the different parts of the water cycle. Second grade students learned about condensation and evaporation after viewing clouds outside and completing an evaporation activity. First grade students created a food chain. Ms. Roy enjoys creating additional hands-on activities to explore various science topics in addition to what they are learning in class.

Creating Catapults/Super Bowl Trivia

5th grade girls are launching cotton balls.

5th Grade boys are setting up their catapults for a friendly competition of whose cotton ball can travel the furthest.

Launching from the bookshelf was another trial and error for students.

1.)Who was the MVP for the first Super Bowl?2.) What 2 teams played in the first Super Bowl?3.) Who won the first 2 Super Bowls?4.)Which 2 players have won the most Super Bowls?5.)Which player has participated in the most Super Bowls? 6.)Which nine franchises have won the Super Bowl in their first try?7.)Which four players have won both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP?8.)Which 4 teams have never played in the Super Bowl?9.)Which Super Bowls did the Packers win?10.) Which team has lost 4 consecutive Super Bowls?

Email your answers to newspaper@oakfield.k12.wi.us for a prize!

Super Bowl Trivia

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Meeting Minutes/Student Reviews

BOARD OF EDUCATION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OAKFIELD

MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2017 1. Meeting called to order by President Kottke at 5:31 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call a. Members: P. Kottke, P. Dercks, J. Nyhuis, A. Patterson, T. Schulz Absent: H. Kopf, T. Marcoe, b. Staff: V. Dalzin, B. Doyle, J. Hungerford, G. Jakubos, C. Klassy, M. Liebelt, D. Mock, J. Ogle, S. O’Malley, H. Rabe, J. Wessel c. Others: V. Arellano, S. Chiavetta, C. Haase, A. Lichtenberg 4. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Dercks, moved to approve the September 25, 2017 Regular Board and October 9, 2017 Committee of the Whole Board meeting minutes. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. 5. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Dercks, moved to approve the warrants through October 23, 2017, as presented. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent 6. Public Comments – None 7. Reports: a. Administrator Reports i. Dr. Dalzin reported that he and Mrs. Patterson attended the WASB Regional meeting in September. Mrs. Klassy and Dr. Dalzin attended the Administration Breakfast at Moraine Park Technical College (MPTC) to see what is new in the Technology fields. He also reported that we had a great Homecoming week, knowing how time-consuming it is for administration. He said the Oakfield Difference News-paper staff and students did a great job on the publication once again. The entertaining middle school Pop Concert was last week, and there are two high school Pops Concerts this week because of the quantity of students wanting to participate this year. ii. Activities Director Mock reported that in addition to the fun Homecoming week, the Class of 1977 that returned for their reunion took part in the Homecoming parade with the 1977 King and Queen on the float. They also raised $1,000 for the class of 1977 scholarship. Winter sports have started up. He watched the Cross Country Sectional and the students did a great job! Varsity football is at DC Everest this Saturday. iii. Principal Klassy introduced Samantha Chiavetta, the new Student Representative that was selected from the candidates, to represent the student high school body on the Oakfield School Board for the 2017-18 school year. Miss Chiavetta is a Junior in high school and a Crew Trainer at Culvers Restaurant. She applied for the role because she cares about our district and wanted to hear what is going on. Her career goal is Art Therapy. Parent/Teacher Conferences went great. The middle school Pop Concert was fantastic. On October 16th, Juniors went to the MPTC College Fair. Looking forward to the two high school Pop Con-certs this week. The middle school Halloween dance is this Friday. There are 15 FFA students are going on a trip to the FFA National Convention in Indianapolis. Next week is our first Parent Advisory meeting. iv. Student Representative Samantha Chiavetta reported that Homecoming week was a lot of fun. At the girls’ Powder Puff game, the Seniors dominated. At the boys’ Power Puff game, the Seniors won, as well as for the dress-up days. The Freshmen won the Parade Float contest; Seniors came in last. But the Juniors won Tug-o-war! Math Team meets starts soon. Art Club starts October 24th. Juniors went to the College Fair last week and November 1st they will be touring UWOshkosh and UW-Fond du Lac. v. Principal Doyle reported that the elementary school participated in some Homecoming events. Thanks to the middle school/high school for including the elementary; the students really enjoy it! Identity Boards were shared by staff in the hallway and be-tween students in their grade level. We also appreciate Oakfield Fire Department and Lance Thomas for coordinating many events incorporated with students both at school and in the community. Mrs. Doyle recently joined the CESA Principal Community. We appreciate that Mrs. Roy will be spending the month of November teaching science lessons to students. She is passionate about science and volunteers her time. Mrs. Doyle also shared that the Elementary Student Council will be led by our new art teacher, Ms. Maly. b. Dr. Dalzin reviewed the budget and balance sheet. i. Facilities Update – There are new window blinds going in for the new high school windows. c. Mrs. Patterson reported that CESA’s Ted Neitzke is doing Smart Thinking Podcasts on PodBeam, and she highly recommends listening to them. They are deep thinking questions that help progressive thinking measures. Also, the CESA 6 bus tour has been postponed until a future date. 8. There is a Parent Transportation Reimbursement request before the Board for a resident family attending a private school. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to approve the request for Parent Transportation Reimbursement per policy requirements, as presented. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 ab-sent. 9. Mr. Mock presented the winter coaching assignments. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Schulz, moved to approve the 2017-18 winter coaches, as present-ed: • Patrick Schwoerer – New coach – 7th Grade Boys Basketball • Heather Justmann – 8th Grade Boys Basketball • Kyle Seyfert – Varsity Boys Basketball • Matt Shafer – JV Boys Basketball • Jason Maurer – JV2 Boys Basketball • Jason Collien – Volunteer • Robert Wonser – Varsity Girls Basketball • Abby Hilbert – JV Girls Basketball • Mark Morell – Wresting • Josh Thone – Wrestling • Al Kamenski – New activity/new coach – Bowling • Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. 10. Mr. Mock presented proposed creation of Bowling Club for grades 9-12 at a cost of $200/year, with the student paying $50/each. The season runs from November 5 to late February 2018. In the future, they will look into possible options bowling at the middle school level. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Dercks, moved to approve bowling at the high school level starting 2017-18, as presented. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. 11. Mr. Mock presented the Theater Club co-director position assignments for 2017-18. They opened up the position to staff and postings in the community as well as on social media. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mr. Nyhuis, moved to approve Evan Frank and Rebecca Frank as co-directors sharing equal roles, as present-ed. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. 12. Meetings – Next School Board Meetings: a. Budget Hearing/Annual School Board Meeting - Monday, October 23, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary School Instructional Media Center b. Committee of the Whole School Board Meeting - Monday, November 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Middle School/High School Instructional Media Center c. Regular School Board Meeting - Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in the Middle School/High School Instructional Media Center 12. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to adjourn at 6:05 p.m. Motion carried: 5 ayes, 0 noes, 2 absent. Respectfully submitted by: Grace Jakubos, School Board Secretary

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Meeting Minutes

BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BOARD MEETING MINUTES

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OAKFIELDMONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017

1. Meeting called to order by President Kottke at 5:30 p.m.2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Roll call● Members: P. Kottke, P. Dercks, H. Kopf, T. Marcoe, J. Nyhuis, A. Patterson, T. SchulzAbsent: None● Staff: V. Dalzin, B. Doyle, J. Hungerford, G. Jakubos, C. Klassy, D. Mock, J. Wessel● Others: J. Cameron, C. Haase, D. Rens4. Dr. Dalzin shared that this is our 5th year of our 2nd contract with Taher Food Service as our food provider in the district. We have had Taher Food Service for a total of 9 years. Judy Cameron and Dawn Rens from Taher Food Service presented information regarding their current program and enhancements they have started and will continue to implement in the 2017-18 school year.5. Mrs. Cameron and Mrs. Rens also shared the results of the online survey and commented on things the families/students gave as negatives. One point is that students that are still hungry can go through the line again and purchase a second entrée, instead of purchasing from ala cart. Another point is that students can eat as much fruit and vegetables as they would like. Taher just requested that students go back for more instead of taking too much and then excess thrown away. They also requested caution that a student is not allowed to feed another student for free from this extra food.6. Facilities improvements were discussed. As a result of input and discussion at the Annual Meeting, Mr. Haase volunteered his time to meet, procure the most recent building plans, and review old and new building plans for the middle school/high school. They met as an informal group to tour the existing middle school/high school building. Mr. Haase has agreed to join a Facilities Improvement Committee that will be established with members at the next Board meeting, to consult and advise the committee, based on his Professional Engineering licensure andqualifications. We very much appreciate his time and sharing his expertise with us.7. Dr. Dalzin shared that a Food Service Request for Proposal is being prepared to solicit bids in early 2018. Also, the Student Food Service Research Committee will research, as the Board requested previously, if the district should provide its own food service instead of contracting services.8. Meetings – Next School Board Meetings:● Executive Session Board Meeting – Monday, November 13, 2017 6:30 p.m. in MiddleSchool/High School Instructional Media Center● Regular Board Meeting – Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Middle School/HighSchool Instructional Media Center● Regular Board Meeting – Monday, December 11, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Elementary SchoolInstructional Media Center 9. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Patterson, moved to adjourn at 7:04 p.m. to Executive Sessionaccording to Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 (1)(c) Considering employment, promotion,compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmentalbody has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically personnel concerns and wages forSupport Staff. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent.Respectfully submitted by:Grace Jakubos, School Board Secretary

BOARD OF EDUCATION SPECIAL BOARD MEETING MINUTES

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF OAKFIELD MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2017 AT 5:20 P.M.

1. Meeting called to order by President Kottke at 5:20 p.m. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Roll call • Members: P. Kottke, P. Dercks, H. Kopf, T. Marcoe, J. Nyhuis, A. Patterson, T. Schulz Absent: None • Staff: V. Dalzin, B. Doyle, J. Hungerford, G. Jakubos, C. Klassy, D. Mock, J. Wessel • Others: J. Cameron, C. Haase, D. Rens 4. Mrs. Doyle presented the candidate for the Oakfield Child Care Food Service position. This was an existing position, vacated by a resignation, so this is a replacement hire. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mr. Dercks, moved to approve Ashley Hartema as the new employee for Food Service in the Oakfield Child Care/Learning Center. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent. 5. Dr. Dalzin presented the candidate for the middle school/high school 2nd shift custodian position. This was an existing position, vacated by a resignation, so this is a replacement hire. Mrs. Patterson, seconded by Mrs. Kopf, moved to approve Kristen Floyd as the new 2nd shift custodian for the middle school/high school. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent. 6. Meetings – Next School Board Meetings: • Committee of the Whole Board Meeting - Monday, November 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Middle School/High School Media Center • Executive Session Board Meeting – Monday, November 13, 2017 6:30 p.m. in Middle School/High School Instructional Media Center • Regular Board Meeting – Monday, November 27, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. in Middle School/High School Instructional Media Center 7. Mrs. Kottke, seconded by Mrs. Marcoe, moved to adjourn at 5:24 p.m. Motion carried: 7 ayes, 0 noes, 0 absent. Respectfully submitted by: Grace Jakubos, School Board Secretary

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