Classical School Appleton

Appleton Area School District middle school families, join us to hear from author and educator Chris Balme as he shows how to tap into the positive potential of middle school on Thursday, August 29 at 5:30 p.m. at Kaleidoscope Academy (318 E. Brewster St. Appleton). This free discussion will be open to all AASD middle school families.

It begins with understanding what's going on inside the middle school brain. Balme introduces three key developmental needs for middle schoolers, offering practical tips to support them at each step of the way. Drawing on his experience as a middle school founder and principal, as well as the latest neuroscience, he offers a fresh and uplifting take on the transformative years of middle school.

This talk is based on Balme's 2022 book, Finding the Magic in Middle School, which quickly became an Amazon bestseller for adolescent psychology. Renowned adolescent psychologist and author Madeline Levine called it "a must-read for anyone who has a tween or works with tweens."

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Happy Father’s Day!💜

Today students will be busy signing yearbooks as we say our goodbyes until fall. This year they will be doing so in a yearbook with a cover designed by Geetha Revu, a current 8th grader. She did a wonderful job, and we are in awe of her talents♥️ Thank you Geetha!!

What a beautiful day we had for Minds in Motion today! Enjoy some pictures of the students having fun!

Congratulations to our 8th Graders who graduated last evening. We wish you luck in high school and will welcome visits!

Congratulations to our Classical Kindergartners who graduated yesterday!

Thank you to Harry Herres, father of Mrs. Crownhart. He is now a pro at threading/unthreading/threading our Chromebook carts!

Last Friday our 7th and 8th graders had their Vocab Parade. Students dress as a Greek or Latin root that they have studied throughout the year. Enjoy some photos of the day...I don't know who had more fun -- the students or parade watchers!

We had special visitors to Classical today. Congratulations to the 2024 Classical alumni graduates! Good luck to you all with future plans!

Happy Memorial Day!

Last night we enjoyed the last concert of the year. Here are some pictures from the fabulous band concert.

Friday night was the 8th Grade Farewell. There was food, there was volleyball, there was dancing, there was games, there was fun had by all! Enjoy some pictures from the evening.

Thank you to Mrs. Malone and the strings students for a wonderful concert last Thursday. Enjoy some pictures of our talented Classical students.

Thank you to Mrs. Olk and our middle school choirs for the spring concert we enjoyed last night.

Happy Mother’s Day!

We are about halfway through with collecting pledges for the 2024 Knowledge-a-thon. The total collected thus far is $13,069.55, which is about halfway to our goal. Thank you to everyone who has sent in their KAT so far!

Last week was 2023-24 Red Carpet Week at Classical School!

2024 Knowledge-a-thon Update; We have collected $6,818.80 in pledges over the last week. Keep the money coming!

Last Friday was our KAT Day 2024. The students did amazing answering questions and the costumes of questions and answers were very creative. Thank you again to all the volunteers who helped this day run smoothly. Thank you to everyone who donated snack items for our volunteers. Enjoy a few pictures from the day.

Yesterday was "Dress as Someone you Admire" day! Enjoy some fun photos of how students dressed up. Some of the admired people were: Taylor Swift, Mom, Ronaldo, Mr. Fager, Mrs. Foley, Mrs. Brown, Sonic, Captain America, Disneyland, homework, Salon Girl, Sza, Olivia Rodriga, Harry Potter, and The Rock. 😀

For anyone interested in viewing the KAT posters, here is the link:

2024 KAT Poster Slide Show with Winners

The 2024 Classical School 8th Grade Science Fair was a resounding success! Enjoy photos of some of the exhibits. Congratulations 8th Graders!

Congratulations to the following KAT poster contest winners:

First Grade: 1st Place-Evren Promer
2nd Place-Daiva Witt
3rd Place-Teddy Chen
Second Grade: 1st Place-Tierra Linscott
2nd Place: Allesha Nanda
3rd Place: Evelyn Gonzalez
Third Grade: 1st Place-Claire Zeimet
2nd Place-Divyanshu Das
2nd Place-Anika Krishna
3rd Place-Andy Chen
Fourth Grade: 1st Place-Natalie Miller
2nd Place-Dean Keclik
3rd Place-Phoebe Krainik
Fifth Grade: 1st Place-Ivy Hahn
2nd Place-Michael Cronin
3rd Place-Violet Crownhart
Sixth Grade: 1st Place-Lydia Miller
2nd Place-Suzanna Munson
3rd Place-Arielle Zenebe
Seventh Grade: 1st Place-Akshara Repala
2nd Place-Sarah Babar
3rd Place-Jake Chen
Eighth Grade: 1st Place-Zoey Prue
1st Place-Geetha Revu
2nd Place-Abigail Norman
3rd Place-Amy Kwak

We have lots of exciting things happening at Classical School!

Yesterday Opera for the Young performed Beauty and the Beast for our K-5 grades. Fourth and fifth graders had parts and true love won again. Enjoy a few photos below.

Tomorrow, Friday, March 15th, is our KAT Kickoff! KAT poster contest winners will be announced and the staff has a very special skit to kick off Classical School's biggest fundraiser, the 2024 Knowledge-a-thon (KAT).

K-5 will view the Kickoff at 8:10 and Grades 6-8 at 1:30. Parents/grandparents are welcome to join in the fun.

Last year we raised more than $30,000! Money from KAT funds is generally used for: classroom supplies, TLC Scholarship Fund, classroom sets of chairs, special requests from teachers, assignment notebooks, and Science curriculum.

Are you working towards your 20-hour volunteer commitment? We need volunteers for KAT...please follow the link to sign up. https://signup.com/go/KcBOGpU

Thank you for your support!

It's Big 10 Plus -- Where Music Education Shines!
Celebrate Music Education in our Schools with Heid Music!

Heid is on a mission to support local music programs, which have been proven to boost test scores and enhance student well-being. Classical is joining the Big10 Plus Contest for a chance to make a difference. We're sharing the value of music education, trying to win prizes from top vendors, and making music education shine!

Here's how you can help us win music supplies for our orchestra program: Vote for your favorite photo once PER DAY by following the link: https://www.heidmusic.com/big10plus/

Thank you to Mr. Harry Herres, volunteer extraordinaire and dad of Mrs. Crownhart, for talking to Classical's 8th grade about Vietnam.