GarageBand Compositions

By: Juli O'Donnell - Music Instructor

At the end of March, the sixth grade band began exploring the use of GarageBand by breaking into groups and creating their own musical compositions.   Each group was required to use the sound loops and recordings in GarageBand to create a song lasting 32 measures, or about a minute and a half.   They also recorded their own live sound, which could have included an instrument, sound effect, or vocal effect.   These were the creations that the groups presented to the class and received a critique by their classmates.
 
Academics at Mellen School

 

Mrs. Nortunen’s Kindergarten class will begin talking about the current president and past presidents.  They will take a look inside the White House through books and posters, and make portraits of George Washington.  On February 22nd Justina Zeman RDH, a dental hygienist will visit the PreK-2 classrooms to talk about ways to keep our teeth clean and healthy for "National Children's Dental Health Month!"

Mrs. Meierotto’s 1st grade class just started a project; writing autobiographies.  The students are currently sharing pictures from home with one another and writing about the pictures.  They will then compile this information to write a short autobiography.

Mrs. Colver’s fifth grade class had the opportunity to watch a live performance of "The Diary of Anne Frank" at Stage North in Washburn.  The students were completely captivated by the play and gave a lot of thought to the background information about the Second World War and the Holocaust.

On February 29, the fifth grade will be attending an ITV class on "Breaking the Color Barrier".  This session should fit in beautifully with our Anne Frank experience, and our upcoming unit on the Civil War.

The 7th and 8th grade Language Arts students are learning how to conduct formal research and will be writing research papers.  They will be using primary and secondary resources and conducting interviews with local professionals and experts in fields of their choosing. They will also be teaming up with an at school expert for guidance during this process.  Students will be doing a lot of cross-curricular learning during this unit.  We are shaping up to become great 21st Century researchers.

In Middle School Science classes, the 6th grade just finished their inventions and presented them to their fellow classmates.  7th and 8th grade students just finished research projects on a variety of organisms from pinworms to starfish.  The Research and Design class tested their airplanes.  Noah Zakovec and Daniel Block won for the plane that flew the farthest. Two teams, Kamryn Lee & Tyler White and Lucas Vitek & Jordan Koosmann, tied for the most unusual design.

The High School Community Service students just taught a lesson in astronomy to the K-5th grade and gave them a tour through the StarLab - a blow-up planetarium.  The Community Service students also took the 1st- 4th grade snowshoeing in the school forest and taught them about the amazing properties of water which make it necessary for life.

The Physics students are preparing cardboard sleds and have challenged the Charter School students to a speed and distance competition.  The event has been postponed due to the lack of snow.

The Physical Science students just completed the annual thermos competition.  Each student constructed a thermos and tested them.  Natalie Jokinen took 1st, Thane Peltonen took 2nd, and Hannah Juoni took 3rd place.  Each year the thermoses get better.  Great job everyone!
 
Upcoming Activities at Mellen School
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Parent-Teacher Conferences

When: Thursday, February 23, 2012

Time: 1:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Where: High School/Middle School will be in Basil Kennedy Gymnasium

Elementary will be in the classrooms

*If you cannot attend the conferences, please feel free to contact your student’s teacher to set up a meeting time.  We look forward to seeing you on the 23rd!

The Need is Constant:Give Blood

Did you know that 37% of people are eligible to donate blood, yet only a small percentage of us do?  By donating blood, you can help save up to 3 lives! The Mellen High School National Honor Society and Student Council will be hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive.  All blood donated will be used by individuals in need of blood in our area.

What: Red Cross Blood Drive

When: Thursday, March 1, 2012

Where: Mellen’s Basil Kennedy Gymnasium

Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

To register call Ms. Hagen at 715-274-3601 ext 100 between the hours 7:30 am and 4:00 pm prior to February 27th.  If she is unavailable, please leave a message with your legal name, date of birth, preferred time for your appointment, and a phone number where you can be reached.  We look forward to see you and helping save lives!!

Food Drive

A schoolwide food drive to help out the Mellen food shelf will take place from February 27th - March 12th.

North West Youth Art Month Exhibit

47 students from The Pre-K through 12th grade Visual Arts & Design Program will have their artwork on display at the WITC campus in New Richmond, WI.  The exhibit will be on display from February March 9th, 2012, with an opening reception on February 26th, at 1:00PM-3:00PM.  Three of these art pieces will move on to the State Youth Art Month at the Capitol Rotunda in Madison.  The artwork will be on display from March 18th - March 30th.  A ceremony honoring Pre-K-12 artists will be held March 30th from 12:00AM-1:00PM.  Awards sponsored by W.T. Graham, WI DPI, Nasco, and Sax will be given.  The Capitol building hours are M-F 8AM-6PM and on weekends/holidays from 8AM- 4PM.  For more information on Youth Art Month please visit the following site.

Visual Arts Classic Regional

The Mellen VAC team is gearing up to compete at the Northland College VAC Regional on Friday March 23, 2012.  The students are currently constructing their Long-Term projects, preparing for the Art History Quiz Bowl and Critical Thinking team competitions, and gathering materials for On-Site studio projects.  Teams receiving first place in Art History Quiz Bowl, Critical Thinking, or earning first place over all will proceed on to UW-Madison to compete in the VAC State competition on Friday, April 13th.  All students earning a first place rating on either of their two individual projects will also have the opportunity to take part in the State VAC competition.  For more information on the VAC programing please visit the following site or contact Danielle Penney, Visual Arts Classic State Chair at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

One School, One Book

The Mellen Elementary will once again run the month of March as part of Read Across America.  Mrs. Diana Mickelson will be sending an informational letter and reading calendar home for each family book.  Program information will be in Digger Weekly as well as the Mellen Weekly.
 
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