🕵️♀️🎙️ The Cougar Case Files with Mrs. Maher and Mrs. Haught are underway! Students are stepping into the world of investigative storytelling as they work to create their own true crime podcasts.
Using the Iowa Cold Case deck, students are examining famous unsolved cases, learning about the victims, analyzing evidence, and thinking critically about how investigators work to crack a case. Students are preparing to respectfully share these stories while building research, collaboration, and communication skills along the way.
We can’t wait to hear the final podcasts! 🎧🐾
Using the Iowa Cold Case deck, students are examining famous unsolved cases, learning about the victims, analyzing evidence, and thinking critically about how investigators work to crack a case. Students are preparing to respectfully share these stories while building research, collaboration, and communication skills along the way.
We can’t wait to hear the final podcasts! 🎧🐾
Mr. Nuss and Ms. Avenson took their Project-Based Learning class to Plum Creek Golf Course to learn the basics of putting and keeping score in golf! ⛳️ As part of their project, students are designing and creating their own 9-hole golf course, with each student responsible for creating one unique hole. We can’t wait to see their creativity come to life!
Big ideas are turning into dream homes! Our students are hard at work designing, planning, budgeting, and building their own houses during Project-Based Learning. From blueprints to 3D models, creativity and problem-solving are on full display!
Mrs. Kenan and Mrs. Koch’s students had a fun time learning how to make and can strawberry jam! 🍓🫙Students learned the step-by-step process of making homemade jam, how to safely use the water bath canning method, and the importance of preserving food to make it last longer. After all of their hard work, students enjoyed tasting the homemade jam over a bowl of ice cream ! 🍨🍓
Next week, students will continue building their cooking and food preservation skills by making homemade butter, buttermilk pancakes, and biscuits to pair with their delicious strawberry jam. We can’t wait!
Next week, students will continue building their cooking and food preservation skills by making homemade butter, buttermilk pancakes, and biscuits to pair with their delicious strawberry jam. We can’t wait!
On May 6, the Okoboji No Boundaries student PR team visited our current 7th graders to share what this exciting program offers—and they did an outstanding job!
No Boundaries Northeast gives 8th grade students the chance to take learning beyond the classroom and into the real world. Students collaborate with local businesses and organizations, tackle real challenges, and create meaningful solutions that make an impact.
Through hands-on, student-driven experiences, participants build STEM skills, strengthen teamwork and communication, and grow as confident problem-solvers.
Interested current 7th graders are encouraged to apply for next school year. We can’t wait to see No Boundaries Northeast launch this fall!
No Boundaries Northeast gives 8th grade students the chance to take learning beyond the classroom and into the real world. Students collaborate with local businesses and organizations, tackle real challenges, and create meaningful solutions that make an impact.
Through hands-on, student-driven experiences, participants build STEM skills, strengthen teamwork and communication, and grow as confident problem-solvers.
Interested current 7th graders are encouraged to apply for next school year. We can’t wait to see No Boundaries Northeast launch this fall!
A special thanks to Braelyn, Kendall and Callie for helping our 8th graders with their Mock Interviews!
On May 6th, the sixth grade students traveled to Decorah for a day full of learning and fun! Our final stop included a yummy treat. Even though it was chilly, students enjoyed hand-scooped ice cream from Sugar Bowl. Thank you for taking the time to package our ice cream orders!
Students enjoyed their treats at the Decorah Fish Hatchery, where Josh, our DNR guide, explained how Decorah uses cold water to raise rainbow trout and how ponds and streams across Iowa are stocked with fish. Students even had the opportunity to feed the fish! It was a great ending to a fun and memorable day!
Students enjoyed their treats at the Decorah Fish Hatchery, where Josh, our DNR guide, explained how Decorah uses cold water to raise rainbow trout and how ponds and streams across Iowa are stocked with fish. Students even had the opportunity to feed the fish! It was a great ending to a fun and memorable day!
On Wednesday, May 6th, the sixth grade students traveled to Decorah for an exciting day of learning and exploration! Their second stop was Phelps Park for lunch — and it was definitely a chilly one! The teacher chaperones were especially thankful for warm drinks and an extra boost from Mill Street Mocha.
The students then traveled to the Luther College Planetarium, where they warmed up while learning about constellations, the solar system, and important stars. A huge thank you to Michelle Einck and the Science Department at Luther College for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students!
The students then traveled to the Luther College Planetarium, where they warmed up while learning about constellations, the solar system, and important stars. A huge thank you to Michelle Einck and the Science Department at Luther College for providing this wonderful opportunity for our students!
The sixth grade students traveled to Decorah on May 6th! Their first stop was the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, where students learned about Norwegian history, heritage, and customs. They toured the museum, visited Heritage Park, and created a paper craft using traditional Norwegian weaving techniques.
A huge thank you to Chivonne Marlow and all of the volunteers and staff at the Vesterheim who helped make this day such a meaningful experience for our students!
A huge thank you to Chivonne Marlow and all of the volunteers and staff at the Vesterheim who helped make this day such a meaningful experience for our students!
Ashley and Jess from Luana Savings Bank talked with exploratory classes about budgeting, banking and financial literacy!
Prize drawing to celebrate student success and awards assembly at SFMS!
A big thank you to Jackie from the Upham Memorial Library for letting our students use the 3Doodler pens! Students had an absolute blast getting creative! They designed prisms, practiced cursive writing, and explored so many fun ideas. We truly appreciate your generosity and support for our school!
There will be a Middle School Softball and Baseball Informational Parent/Student Meeting this Thursday, May 7 at 5:30 p.m. in the main gym. This meeting will share information about coach communication, sports physical/concussion forms, schedules and sport requirements.
Hope to everyone there!
Hope to everyone there!
Ryan Nesbit, with Alive & Running, and Ann Scroggins, with Play Fore Tomorrow, spoke with our 7th & 8th graders about mental health and the power of connection.
There will be no middle school strength and conditioning tomorrow morning (Tuesday, May 5).
Our 5th Grade Band Rental Night is tomorrow, May 5th, from 6:00–8:00 PM in the middle school band room. If you are unable to attend but your student(s) are planning to join band next school year, please feel free to email Mrs. Kurtz. We hope to see you there!
The SFMS Student Council members planned activities for our incoming 5th graders as they visited the middle school, got to know one another, and asked questions about middle school.
SFMS 7th graders had a great time on their field trip to Dubuque! Students rode the historic Fenelon Elevator, explored the Mississippi River Museum, and enjoyed the beauty of the Botanical Gardens. It was a day full of learning, exploration, and fun! Thank you to everyone who helped make this experience possible for our students.
SFMS held its annual Chicken Dinner Fundraiser on April 19! Congratulations to Mrs. Maher’s 7th grade homeroom for being our top-selling class, and a special shoutout to Ellie Aries as our top individual seller! Thank you to everyone who supported this event—your generosity helps make so many of our school activities possible.
Students who showed growth on their spring testing were entered into a raffle with some amazing prizes! Students were drawn at random and were able to select prizes from these amazing donors! A huge thank you to all of you for supporting our students!
-Airpods thanks to Pizza Palace
-4 Queens
-Bremer Co. Fair
-Casey’s
-Golf Headquarters
-J & C Grocery Store
-Mach 4 Fitness
-Restored Nutrition
-Subway
-Texas Roadhouse
-The Meatery
-X-treme Graph-X
-Fueled by Faith
-Escapology
-Palmer's
-Black Hawk's Hockey
-NinjaU
-Buffalo Wild Wings
-Here'z 2 You
-McDonald's
-Taco Bell
-Grain and Thread
-Jersey Mike's
-Pizza Ranch
-Sumner Sunset Theatre
-Starbucks
-Dollar General
-Waterloo Bucks
-Anonymous Donors
-All Stop
-Airpods thanks to Pizza Palace
-4 Queens
-Bremer Co. Fair
-Casey’s
-Golf Headquarters
-J & C Grocery Store
-Mach 4 Fitness
-Restored Nutrition
-Subway
-Texas Roadhouse
-The Meatery
-X-treme Graph-X
-Fueled by Faith
-Escapology
-Palmer's
-Black Hawk's Hockey
-NinjaU
-Buffalo Wild Wings
-Here'z 2 You
-McDonald's
-Taco Bell
-Grain and Thread
-Jersey Mike's
-Pizza Ranch
-Sumner Sunset Theatre
-Starbucks
-Dollar General
-Waterloo Bucks
-Anonymous Donors
-All Stop
