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Summer Music Camps

Heidi Mellem — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:53:11 +0000

The School District of La Crosse offers a number of camps for current music students. These camps will teach currently enrolled music students the skills needed for a successful school year in their music courses and co-curriculars. Among the courses offered are marching band camps, show choir choreography and vocal camps, string bass camp, drumline camp, jazz camp. These camps are restricted to students enrolled in correlating curricular courses for the 24-25 school year. Questions about enrollment may be directed to the student’s music teacher or Brian Renkas (brenkas@lacrossesd.org 608-789-3332)

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Summer Music Lessons

Heidi Mellem — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:42:10 +0000

The School District of La Crosse offers free high quality music lessons to students in Choir, Band and Orchestra. The weekly lessons are 30 minutes and are scheduled based on availability of teaching staff. Students should choose lessons at the school they will be attending in the 24-25 school year. Taking summer lessons is recommended for all music students, but especially beginners! Questions about scheduling may be directed to student’s music teacher or Brian Renkas (brenkas@lacrossesd.org 608-789-3332)

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Games with Friends

Heidi Mellem — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 17:00:47 +0000

Students will learn strategic and social skills as we play games such as Monopoly Junior, Sequence, and more! Experience a morning of fun with friends and master some games you’ll be able to play at home with your family! (for students entering first and second grades). Course will run Monday – Friday. NO Classes will be held on July 4th and 5th.

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My Life in La Crosse: Digital Storytelling Workshop

Laura Steigerwald — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:20:15 +0000

Learn to create your own digital story about your life! Digital stories include images, background music, and a voiceover. Tell your story and get your voice heard!

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Animals around us

Heidi Mellem — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:03:22 +0000

Are you curious about the animals that live in nature around us? Do you like learning about the science behind them, such as the life cycle of a frog? If so, this might be your class. Each day we will read and learn about animals as well as venture outdoors into the forest and near the pond to observe them. Bring an extra pair of shoes for the pond (rain boots or water shoes) and insect repellent to use as needed. This class is a 3 in 1 stop: Students can come for one, two or all three as classes are back to back in the same room.

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Animals and their Habitats:

Heidi Mellem — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:00:21 +0000

Do you love learning about animals around the world? Come learn about different animals around the world and their environments that they call home. From the fish in the Coral reefs of Australia to the birds in the canopy of the Amazon Rainforest, we will read about them and do projects on these creatures. Come ready to be creative. This class is a 3 in 1 stop: Students can come for one, two or all three as classes are back to back in the same room.

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Storybook STREAM

Heidi Mellem — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:56:35 +0000

There’s nothing better than a good science experiment…except when you add it to your favorite book! We will read about Monarch migration and how to track their migration, we will also raise our own butterfly or monarch and set them free. Boom Chicka Boom, can you build a tree that holds the whole alphabet? Come explore the world of STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) by building and creating straight out of your very favorite picture book! Will the big bad wolf be able to blow your house down? Or will you find the perfect design to hold up to a Magic Treehouse Terrible Twister?! Perhaps recreating Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’s Chess game combining analytical reading while also learning to play the fun game of Chess–then engineer your own chess sets/pieces. Come dive in and fall in love with the world of science as told by your favorite book characters. Course will run Monday – Friday. NO Classes will be held on July 4th and 5th.

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Backpacking 101: Longfellow Middle School Students

Heidi Mellem — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:38:16 +0000

Course Registration Requirement = This course is available to current 2023-2024 Longfellow Middle School Students in Grades 6, 7, 8. Parent must complete a course required application. To obtain the application please email Lila Planavsky at lplanavs@lacrossesd.org. Application MUST BE SUBMITTED before March 15th.

Students will learn the skill set of adventure backpacking and apply this knowledge during a 2-night camping trip.

Day 1 and Day 2: During the first two days, we will meet from 8:00 a.m.-12 p.m. in Lower Hixon Forest. Drop off and pick up will be at Forest Hills Golf Course. 8:00-12:00

These two days will focus on building and practicing the skill sets for backpacking and camping. We will practice setting up and taking down camp, and will be gaining confidence with hiking while carrying gear.

Students should be prepared to hike with elevation for a 4-6 mile hike. They should bring a backpack with shoulder straps that would work for a day hike, wear comfortable shoes or hiking boots, athletic clothes, pack a snack and lunch, and bring a water bottle with 32 oz. capacity.

Day 3: We will meet at Longfellow Middle School in front of the Rotunda at 9:00 a.m. We will travel to Yellow River State Forest, Paint Creek Campground for our first overnight education and camping at the campground.

Day 4: From the campground, we will prepare to journey by foot on a 14-mile (total over two days) hiking loop through the Paint Creek Unit. We will accomplish about half of our mileage as the first leg of this hike, then set up a wilderness camp for a night of forest camping.

Day 5: After wake-up, campers will pack up and continue onto the second and final leg of the trip, as we return to our starting location at Big Paint Creek Campground. We will load the bus at 12:00 and should return to Longfellow Middle School at approximately 1:00 p.m.

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Cooking Fun in the GROW Garden!

Laura Steigerwald — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:12:05 +0000

Are you ready to make easy, delicious snacks using food right from our GROW school garden? As a class, we will prepare and enjoy a healthy snack each day using produce we have harvested from the garden, while also learning about the science of plants and cooking as well as the health connection to the food we eat. We will learn how to read and follow recipes. In the end, all students will go home with a handmade cookbook of all the recipes. We will also have the opportunity to spend time exploring and tending to the garden, as well as other nearby nature and plants.

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Cooking Fun in the GROW Garden!

Laura Steigerwald — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:07:41 +0000

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