In Our Schools: Oct. 24

Christ King

Eighth-graders took a field trip to Madison on Oct. 25.

Eisenhower Elementary

Members of the Wauwatosa Fire Department presented a fire safety program to first- and third-graders on Oct. 22. Fire safety in a realistic, controlled setting was demonstrated in the Fire Safety House, a 32-foot-long mobile home.

Lincoln Elementary

Junior kindergartners learned about farm animals, vegetables and fruit with a field trip to Swan's Pumpkin Farm on Oct. 23.

Our Redeemer Lutheran

Parent-teacher conferences will be held from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 31.

McKinley Elementary

Students and staff will march around in a variety of costumes at 2:15 p.m. Oct. 25.

Roosevelt Elementary

Students and staff will march around in a variety of costumes at 2 p.m. Oct. 25.

St. John's Lutheran

St. John's Christian Education Society hosted a Fall Family Festival on Oct. 21 from noon to 4 p.m. Families enjoyed food concessions, s'mores, a pie contest, crafts, games, fire pits, and a touch football game at Hart Park.

St. Jude the Apostle

The Council of Students recently held a caramel apple sale, with all proceeds benefiting Repairers of the Breach, a daytime shelter and resource center for homeless people.

Kindergarten teacher Sue Lein recently had an article, "A Gingerbread Tale," published in The Mailbox, an educational magazine which delivers grade-specific ideas and activity suggestions.

Underwood Elementary

Kindergartners attended a performance of "The Ugly Duckling" at Wisconsin Lutheran College in conjunction with language arts instruction regarding story structure at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 22.

Wauwatosa Catholic

A Halloween party will be held at the St. Pius X gym from noon to 3 p.m. Oct. 28.

Wauwatosa East High

The 2012 Tosa East Raider Athletic Booster club will be hosting a kickball tournament for ages 13 and up between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Oct. 27. There will be 10 players per team with a minimum of two females and the cost per team is $100.

Wauwatosa STEM

David Stokes, environmental naturalist, presented information about bats to senior kindergartners and first-graders at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 24.

Wauwatosa West High

Students attended the "It's My Life" conference at the Clarion Airport Hotel from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 22. They attended vocational and life skill mini-workshops that provided them with skills needed in transitioning from school to work.

Wilson Elementary

Students and staff will march around in a variety of costumes at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25.

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