The Alma 7th and 8th grades traveled to CVTC in Eau Claire on Thursday. CVTC provides tours for junior high kids in the surrounding areas of Eau Claire. They provide these tours to show the hands-on nature of a technical college. This was a great way to start the thinking process for different careers.
Our talented high school art students have created some unique gingerbread houses. They will be displayed at Wings Over Alma from December 1st to 9th. Voting will take place from December 1st through the 3rd. Visit Wings Over Alma to support our high school students by casting your vote this weekend!
Annual Cookie Walk on December 9th.
Christmas House Tour December 2nd.
Yesterday the 8th grade students went on a field trip to the Alma Lock and Dam number 4. The students got to open and close the dam themselves too! They all learned about how the dam works.
All are invited to the Alma Elementary School program!
Nurse Katie continues to make the rounds discussing the importance of good handwashing! Today 4th grade got to practice proper handwashing with glow germs! Under and around fingernails seemed to be a common spot for “germs” to hide
The Alma 5th graders went to the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, MN to enjoy a fantastic viewing of “A Christmas Carol!” All students and chaperones had an amazing time during the trip! Sadly, the Endless Bridge was closed today, so we could not get a class picture outside. However, Ms. DeMore still wanted a nice class picture by the bridge! A huge and special thanks to the Guthrie Theater for hosting this wonderful event, and to Mr. Tom Brakke for driving us there and back!
Join us for community winter festivities
Here are the winners for week 4 of the Alma junior class fundraiser!
“Nurse Katie worked with kindergarten today on proper handwashing techniques. The kids learned about germs and why we want to avoid them. We then practiced good handwashing with fake germs (cinnamon and oil)”
This week we travel to the senior class. Henry Keeler has shown excellence within the classroom and has been chosen as this week's student of the week. Henry enjoys the teachers at Alma, but he said his favorite is Ms. Butterfield because she is very helpful with his homework. Speaking of homework, Henry dislikes homework given out throughout the day. When Henry isn’t busy with his schoolwork, he is working at Subway or playing Minecraft at his house. Henry has two siblings, Zachary and Jade. His parents are Adam and Whitely Keeler. Henry plans to enlist in the Army after he graduates in May.
Congratulations to Paula Duncan for winning Week 3 of Football Mania! Thank you for supporting our Junior Class.
A HUGE 'Thank you' to Sheila/Tom Huber of the Garden Gate (& greenhouses) for hosting the 'Out of School Time' porch pot community event with the Alma School District. The helping hands from Tracy Gurin, Addison Johnson, Julia Binner and Emma Myren on November 18th were greatly appreciated. Here are a few photos from the event.
Lady Eagles First Basketball Game of the Season
On Thursday, November 16, the Lady Eagles basketball team traveled to Mondovi to face the Lady Buffalos. The Buffalos came out strong in the first half. They set up a zone press after every made basket, causing the Eagles to crack under pressure. Alma-Pepin was finding open shots, but could not finish. At the end of the first half, the Eagles were trailing behind, 37-7.
The Eagles knew that they had a lot of work ahead of them if they wanted to make a comeback. Instead of staying in the 2-3 zone matchup that the Eagles ran in the first half, they decided to play some man-to-man defense. Shots finally started falling for the Eagles, but the Buffalos always had a response. The Lady Buffalos closed out their first game of the season with a, 67-27 victory over the Eagles. Mondovi had three athletes in double-digit scoring. Senior, Ava Grey, finished with 17 points. Juniors, Maddy Marten recorded 21 points, and junior, Samantha Bennett just made the list with 10 points. The Eagles leading scorer, junior, Finley Noll completed the game with 9 points.
The Eagles' next game and start of conference play is on November 28th, in Gilmanton against the Independence/Gilmanton Indees.
Article Written by: Tori Creighton
2nd Graders are thankful for so many things this year! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
2nd graders were excited to play our reading games with our families that were able to visit on Special Person Day. Thanks for coming in and spending time with us! We hope you enjoyed the games!
The Garden Gate will feature a pop up Holiday Boutique sale at the greenhouses (S1403 Cty Rd II) tomorrow--November 18th from 10AM -3PM. The Alma Area School Community free porch pot event will be in progress at the same time. The free porch pot event is FULL; however, there are premade porch pots for sale. Many other wonderful items are for sale as well. All are welcome to shop!
