Congratulations Mrs. Hammerly
Lara Hammerly, the agricultural educator at Iowa-Grant High School, has been honored with the Section 4 Teacher Turn the Key Award from the Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators (WAAE). Hammerly was presented this honor at the WAAE Professional Development Conference held in La Crosse, Wis. from June 27-30, 2021.
The Teacher Turn the Key Award is given to an agricultural educator in their first years of teaching. Its goal is to encourage early-career agricultural educators to become involved with their professional association on a national level. WAAE is the professional association for agricultural educators in Wisconsin. Members include 410 middle school, high school, technical college and university educators. The focus of the association is to provide professional development, legislative support and educational resources for teachers to enhance their local agriculture education programs.
FREE GARDEN PRODUCE FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS
Come on out to the Iowa-Grant FFA Community Garden and pick some fresh veggies and fruit to take home with you at no cost! We encourage everyone in the community to take advantage of these yummy and healthy food items. You will find the following in the garden:
- Strawberries
- Cucumbers
- Zucchini
- Squash
- Tomatoes (ALOT)
- Green, yellow, and purple beans
- Green, mix, and jalapeno peppers
- Cabbage
- Broccoli
- Cauliflower
Iowa-Grant FFA Chapter Receives 2 Awards!!
Message from Mrs. Bast
Dear Panther Families,
I recently purchased a beautiful picture book written by a local author, Lydia M. Sigwarth, which I am excited to share with my students in the IGEMS Library this fall.
Have you read Dear Librarian? The following is a summary of the book as provided by Macmillan Publishers:
When Lydia was five years old, she and her family had to leave their home. They hopped from Grandma's house to Aunt Linda's house to Cousin Alice's house, but no place was permanent. Then one day, everything changed. Lydia's mom took her to a new place — not a house, but a big building with stone columns, and tall, tall steps. The library.
In the library, Lydia found her special spot across from the sunny window, at a round desk. For behind that desk was her new friend, the librarian. Together, Lydia and the librarian discovered a world beyond their walls, one that sparkled with spectacular joy.
Paired with warm art by newcomer Romina Galotta and a foreword by Ira Glass, Dear Librarian is a “thank you” to anyone who has offered a child love and support during a difficult time.
Lydia Sigwarth tells a lovely story about the impact libraries and librarians can have in their community. Additionally, this book is a reminder to be kind and empathetic to everyone you meet, because you never know the challenges they may be experiencing. The afterword provides information about homelessness and the true story behind the book, including a picture of the recent reunion between Lydia and the children’s librarian in Dubuque, Iowa who provided a safe haven for her family at a time when it was needed. If I weren’t already a librarian, this book would certainly inspire me to become one!
I hope you are inspired to visit your local library and get to know the wonderful people who are there serving you and your community:
Betty Schambow & Assistant: Mary Sue Divine-Allen-Dietzman Public Library in Livingston
Linda Gard & Assistants: Karen Fisher and Mariah Flanagan-Cobb Public Library
Marcie Harwick & Assistant: Jessica Hrubes-Montfort Public Library
Work hard, be kind, and keep reading, Panthers!
Mrs. Jodi Bast
Library Media Specialist
Early Learning Principal
Community Pen Pals
This year's 3rd-grade class, Class of 2031, needs your help! We are looking for pen pals! Instead of looking for pen pals our age, we are looking for pen pals that are older and wiser! Maybe you attended a one-room schoolhouse, and walked to school “uphill both ways.” We would like pen pals who are of retirement age who are willing to share their experiences, especially what life was like when they were 8 and 9 years old. Ideally, we would like to pair up each older and wiser adult with 1 or 2 students. (We will have approximately 50 third grade students this year!)
Since we will be learning cursive this year, we would like to have our pen pals write to us using their best cursive! We hope to respond in cursive around Christmas time. We are hoping to exchange 9 letters throughout the year. We envision having a meet-and-greet with our pen pals. We are hoping to have one in the fall and one in the spring. (Due to Covid-19, this may or may not happen.). More details will be mailed to our pen pals once our list is set.
If you are interested, please email Mrs. Rogstad at jrogstad@igs.k12.wi.us with your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email (if you have one). Please put pen pal project as the subject. If you are not able to email, call IGEMS at 608-943-6313 and give your information to the secretary. Ask her to email the info to Jen Rogstad, 3rd-grade teacher, for our pen pal project.
About Iowa-Grant School District
Website: https://www.igs.k12.wi.us/
Location: 498 County Highway E, Livingston, WI 53554, USA
Phone: 608-943-6311
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IowaGrantPanthers/
