Today, G-E-T Middle School students spent their day off in the most meaningful way—listening to Holocaust survivor Irene Miller at Viterbo University. Hearing her story of resilience was a once-in-a-lifetime honor for these young leaders.
We are so proud of our students for choosing to show up, listen, and carry these important lessons forward. Thank you to Irene Miller and Viterbo for such a powerful experience.
We are so proud of our students for choosing to show up, listen, and carry these important lessons forward. Thank you to Irene Miller and Viterbo for such a powerful experience.
Congrats to our Caught Being Good Winners. This month, they also had a chance to win a gift card to our school's à la carte and Ettrick Golf Course.
Our life skills students recently enjoyed a wonderful field trip to Life in Harmony for a music therapy experience. While there, they participated in a fun scavenger hunt and had the opportunity to play different instruments. It was an engaging and enjoyable trip for everyone! We followed up the morning with a delicious lunch at Fazoli’s, and then spent the afternoon soaking up the sunshine and relaxing at the park. It was a great day filled with learning, fun, and fresh air.
Keeping the Balance
To actively see how the pH scale works, 8th-grade science students conducted a lab, Litmus Logic, to determine if common household liquids are neutral, acidic, or basic (alkaline). Students dropped the liquids onto red and blue Litmus paper to determine which side of the pH balance scale they fall on. It was a great way to see Science in action!
Congrats to this week's Caught Being Good Winners. Way to go, middle school students!
Congrats to this week's Caught Being Good Winners. Way to go, middle school students!
We are proud to celebrate a group of our 6th-grade students who recently earned 1st place at the 6th-grade quiz bowl. This quiz bowl was held through the Mississippi Valley Gifted and Talented Network, and these students proudly represented G-E-T. The team competed in four exciting matches, answering a wide variety of challenging questions across science, math, geography, history, and spelling. Each match had 3 rounds that included individual questions, team collaboration, and a speed round. Throughout the competition, our students demonstrated impressive knowledge, quick thinking, and strong teamwork. They worked hard preparing for the event, studying various topics, and working together!
A few hard-working middle school choir students had the opportunity to attend the 2nd annual Couleeland Honor Choir in Whitehall on March 5th. They got to work with students from 14 other neighboring schools and had an excellent time making new friends and creating lasting musical memories.
Congrats to this week's Caught Being Good Winners. Way to go, middle school students!
Some hard-working choir students had the opportunity to attend the 2nd annual Couleeland Honor Choir in Whitehall on March 5th. They got to work with students from 14 other neighboring schools and had an excellent time making new friends and creating lasting musical memories.
Our Life Skills students have been hard at work on a special project to help our school run more smoothly! After visiting each classroom to collect current room numbers, the students designed custom new ones that reflect the specific subjects taught in each room. These new signs serve a dual purpose: they are placed above classroom doors for easy identification and in the corner of whiteboards to help students quickly identify the correct room number when screen mirroring. We are so proud of the hard work and creativity our students put into this project to support their peers and teachers!
Thursday, March 6th, our middle school math team competed in the Wisconsin Mathematics Council competition. Students participated in 4 individual events and one team event. G-E-T Middle is so proud of all the individual efforts and their work as a team. Great job and way to make G-E-T proud!!!
Middle school students in Business Explore enjoyed giving “Shark Tank Pitches” to their classes on businesses they created that solve everyday problems.
Congrats to our Caught Being Good Winners. This month, they also had a chance to win a gift card to our school's à la carte and Lylli & Ivy's.
This year, the middle school is recognizing outstanding student effort, behavior, and ability by giving out Student of the Term awards. Each term, teachers nominate different students, discuss their accomplishments, and then select one from each grade level. Students then have the opportunity to call home to share the news with their family and enjoy a family celebration breakfast. Way to go, students.
A Memorable Day at Winona State University
Our students recently had an incredible opportunity to visit Winona State University for a day filled with hands-on learning and exploration. The experience was engaging, interactive, and truly unforgettable.
Throughout the day, students participated in a wide variety of activities that brought science to life. They challenged themselves with rock climbing, examined blood and fruit flies under microscopes, and took part in the “snot lab” activity. They also explored solitary and social fish behaviors, studied dinosaur fossils, practiced precise lab skills by coloring with pipets, and experienced virtual reality simulations focused on muscles and the human body.
Beyond the lab experiences, students enjoyed eating alongside college students and learning about the history of Winona. Being on a college campus gave them a glimpse into future opportunities and helped make learning feel real and inspiring.
We are incredibly grateful to the Winona State faculty, staff, and volunteers who gave their time and energy to create such meaningful experiences for our students. Their partnership helps strengthen our school-community connections and provides opportunities that our students will be talking about for years to come.
Thank you, Winona State University, for investing in our students and making learning both exciting and memorable!
Our students recently had an incredible opportunity to visit Winona State University for a day filled with hands-on learning and exploration. The experience was engaging, interactive, and truly unforgettable.
Throughout the day, students participated in a wide variety of activities that brought science to life. They challenged themselves with rock climbing, examined blood and fruit flies under microscopes, and took part in the “snot lab” activity. They also explored solitary and social fish behaviors, studied dinosaur fossils, practiced precise lab skills by coloring with pipets, and experienced virtual reality simulations focused on muscles and the human body.
Beyond the lab experiences, students enjoyed eating alongside college students and learning about the history of Winona. Being on a college campus gave them a glimpse into future opportunities and helped make learning feel real and inspiring.
We are incredibly grateful to the Winona State faculty, staff, and volunteers who gave their time and energy to create such meaningful experiences for our students. Their partnership helps strengthen our school-community connections and provides opportunities that our students will be talking about for years to come.
Thank you, Winona State University, for investing in our students and making learning both exciting and memorable!
The middle school had its second attendance prize drawing. Students who were absent for two or fewer days of school were eligible to win one of three Amazon gift cards. We were excited to announce that 202 students met the criteria. Our staff winner with two or fewer days was Rhonda Jenkins!
Congrats to this week's Caught Being Good Winners. Way to go, middle school students!
Congrats to our Caught Being Good Winners. With school canceled last Friday and an additional drawing for students, giving them the chance to win a gift card to Fat Cat's Bait Shop and the Express Mart, we had a large group of winners.
6th-grade Science has been showing off their creativity and engineering skills this week! The 6th graders have been learning about wind. The students were challenged to design a windmill that could lift a cup with different weight amounts. This windmill will be able to function by only harnessing the power of the wind, or in our case, a fan.
