De Soto Area School District
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October Students of the Month at Stoddard
Happy National Coaches Day! 🎉
Thank you to our coaches and volunteer coaches who give their time—and time away from their own families—to help our athletes grow on and off the field/court/mat/track. Thank you for everything you do for our kids and our programs. We appreciate you more than words can say!
🎉 It's Wisconsin School Board Week! 🎉
Join us in thanking our dedicated De Soto School Board members for their leadership and service to our students, staff, and community!
👏 Holly Nickelatti (President)
👏 Sue Fladhammer (Vice President)
👏 Teresa Christianson (Clerk)
👏 Marc Stevermer (Treasurer)
👏 Nicole Johnson
👏 Frank Ames
👏 Nick Sonnenfeld
👏 Rodney Marks
👏 Tony Walker
🏴☠️ We appreciate all you do! 🏴☠️
Join us in thanking our dedicated De Soto School Board members for their leadership and service to our students, staff, and community!
👏 Holly Nickelatti (President)
👏 Sue Fladhammer (Vice President)
👏 Teresa Christianson (Clerk)
👏 Marc Stevermer (Treasurer)
👏 Nicole Johnson
👏 Frank Ames
👏 Nick Sonnenfeld
👏 Rodney Marks
👏 Tony Walker
🏴☠️ We appreciate all you do! 🏴☠️
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🌍🍎 Happy World Teacher’s Day! 🍎🌍
Today we celebrate our amazing teachers who inspire, encourage, and guide our students every day. Your dedication, creativity, and compassion make a lasting difference in the lives of our children and our community.
A big thank you to all of our teachers—you truly are the heart of our schools! 💙
Today we celebrate our amazing teachers who inspire, encourage, and guide our students every day. Your dedication, creativity, and compassion make a lasting difference in the lives of our children and our community.
A big thank you to all of our teachers—you truly are the heart of our schools! 💙
🐴🏀 DONKEY BASKETBALL is coming to De Soto Tonight! 🏀🐴
📅 Today, Saturday, October 4th
⏰ 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00)
📍 De Soto High School
Come cheer on your favorite teams as they face off while riding real, live donkeys! 🤣
🔥 Matchups include:
👉 De Soto FFA vs. De Soto Staff
👉 Fire Depts vs. Viroqua FFA
➡️ Plus a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
🎟 Tickets: $10 advance / $15 at the door (5 and under free)
https://de-soto-ffa-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale.cheddarup.com/
📅 Today, Saturday, October 4th
⏰ 7:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00)
📍 De Soto High School
Come cheer on your favorite teams as they face off while riding real, live donkeys! 🤣
🔥 Matchups include:
👉 De Soto FFA vs. De Soto Staff
👉 Fire Depts vs. Viroqua FFA
➡️ Plus a CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!
🎟 Tickets: $10 advance / $15 at the door (5 and under free)
https://de-soto-ffa-dairyland-donkey-basketball-advance-e-sale.cheddarup.com/
This week 2nd graders at Prairie View learned about the different kinds of birds that are attracted to bird feeders. For an activity the students designed their own bird feeders to attract seed-eating birds!
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📚 A big thank you to the De Soto Library for welcoming our 2nd graders from Prairie View and Stoddard today!
Thank you to Mrs. Betsy & Mrs. Erica for the delicious food for Stoddard Elementary Families and Friends.
Each week, we're featuring a staff member to help you get to know the amazing people who make De Soto High School such a special place. This week is Kiley Peterson, first grade teacher at Stoddard.
🏴☠️This is Kiley's second year in the De Soto Area School District and overall fourth year of teaching. She has two years of prior teaching experience in kindergarten.
🏴☠️She is from and grew up in the Holmen area. She attended Viterbo University where she earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education with a minor in early childhood education. This year, she decided to go back to school at UWL to pursue her graduate degree in reading with a reading specialist licence. She has LOVED teaching first grade and a big part of that is the reading aspect. First grade is such a year of tremendous growth, and she loves watching how each student progresses throughout the school year. She is excited for the opportunity to learn more about reading in her graduate program and apply that knowledge in her classroom.
🏴☠️She has one younger brother who attends Winona State University and also plays on the baseball team. Her family also has one dog, named Cooper. As a family they enjoy watching baseball and going to games. Go Brewers! They also enjoy being outdoors and overall spending time together as a family.
🏴☠️One fun fact about her is that she has been to one other country, Canada. Her family has gone on fishing trips there.
🏴☠️When asked what excites her most about De Soto, Kiley says I have enjoyed my time so far here in De Soto! It is hard to believe this is my second year already. I have appreciated how positive, supportive and close knit the schools and community are. I also love how small and rural our school district is. I feel I am able to better connect with co-workers, families, and of course my students. I look forward to my future here in De Soto. Go Pirates!
🏴☠️This is Kiley's second year in the De Soto Area School District and overall fourth year of teaching. She has two years of prior teaching experience in kindergarten.
🏴☠️She is from and grew up in the Holmen area. She attended Viterbo University where she earned her bachelor's degree in elementary education with a minor in early childhood education. This year, she decided to go back to school at UWL to pursue her graduate degree in reading with a reading specialist licence. She has LOVED teaching first grade and a big part of that is the reading aspect. First grade is such a year of tremendous growth, and she loves watching how each student progresses throughout the school year. She is excited for the opportunity to learn more about reading in her graduate program and apply that knowledge in her classroom.
🏴☠️She has one younger brother who attends Winona State University and also plays on the baseball team. Her family also has one dog, named Cooper. As a family they enjoy watching baseball and going to games. Go Brewers! They also enjoy being outdoors and overall spending time together as a family.
🏴☠️One fun fact about her is that she has been to one other country, Canada. Her family has gone on fishing trips there.
🏴☠️When asked what excites her most about De Soto, Kiley says I have enjoyed my time so far here in De Soto! It is hard to believe this is my second year already. I have appreciated how positive, supportive and close knit the schools and community are. I also love how small and rural our school district is. I feel I am able to better connect with co-workers, families, and of course my students. I look forward to my future here in De Soto. Go Pirates!
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De Soto Area Schools will be administering a universal social/emotional development screener for all students twice (fall and spring) this year. The document below provides information about the BIMAS-2 as well as instructions for parent/guardians to opt their student(s) out.
Here's the doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DsuLGO0LMcGPuxMga6hvt21SbnF_TFPhrL_g2tfejCA/edit?tab=t.0
Here's the doc:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DsuLGO0LMcGPuxMga6hvt21SbnF_TFPhrL_g2tfejCA/edit?tab=t.0
Happy National Custodian's Day!
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To kick off science Prairie View third graders were asked to bring in something from outside that we would spend science class learning about. One student brought in a monarch caterpillar that we decided to keep as a class pet. After holding her, the students decided to name her Velcro because her feet stuck to whatever she was on. Students were responsible for picking milkweed for her each day. She went into her chrysalis over the weekend. Students enjoyed looking at her chrysalis with a flashlight to see the outline of her wings. Exactly one week after she went into her chrysalis she emerged as a beautiful butterfly. The students had great fun observing her each day!
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