Friday was Janitor Kevin's last day before his retirement. We honored his service with a poem, card, and a broom signed by all of the kids. Thank you for 15 years of service, Kevin. May your next adventure "sweep" you away!
Mrs. Hansen has outdone herself this year with the One School One Book - Wish Tree. She and members of the OSOB committee created a paper tree in the commons and continued to add to it throughout the weeks of OSOB. Students & staff wrote wishes to "tie" to the tree like in the book. It is truly breathtaking to see. (Thanks for all who participated and read our OSOB this year)
And if you think that's something- she'll have a Book Fair set up this week and at Tivoli! Proceeds go toward new books in the school library!!
The last elementary Friday celebration was chock full of stuff! The final OSOB answers were given, 3-5 PRIDE certificates were doled out, AR achievers were recognized and Weston, Jonathan, & Amelia got special recognition for their achievements for AR.
Friday morning the seniors walked the elementary for their "clap out" - the elementary students love getting to cheer on the 'big kids.'
On Friday, elementary students did community service for "Spartans Give Back." Kinders cleaned up around the school, first and second cleaned Legion Park, third cleaned the city park, fourth cleaned Brayton park, and fifth helped at Littlefield.
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Congrats to Taryn Petersen & Austin Rasmussen for qualifying for State Track!
Taryn will run Thursday at 1:20 (400 meter dash)
Austin will run Saturday at 3:10 (1600 meter run)
Taryn will run Thursday at 1:20 (400 meter dash)
Austin will run Saturday at 3:10 (1600 meter run)
On Thursday, members of the Kindergarten and 4th grade classes got to spend the morning at the Danish Museum in Elk Horn. They learned all about the history, the area, and even got to "take a ride with Fjord" 😉
Tuesday 5th graders ventured to the MS/HS building to try out being "Middle Schoolers for a Day" - highlights included Lunch, the 8th grade panel, meeting their new teachers & Mrs. Van Cleave, getting out of 5th grade work, and playing a game of Boom Boom with Mr. Brown! We even snuck in a little visit to Fjord Ferryman!
Congratulations to Austin Rasmussen who is advancing as an individual to the district golf meet next Monday in Fort Dodge.
Congratulations to the JH 4x100 team of Mikyla Fineran, Abree Poldberg, Avery Nelson, and Olivia Johnson who ran a 58.8 to break a school record that was set in 2012.
They've done it again! Congratulations to the middle school girls distance medley team of Nora Bieker, Skyla Rasmussen, Emma Johnson and Lexi Brown who ran a school record time of 4:59.42! The previous record was set in 2012.
Congratulations to Skyla Rasmussen who broke the middle school girls 800m record today at the JH state meet, placing 9th. Her time of 2:41.87 broke Claire Paulsen's record from 2010!
Congratulations to Lexi Brown who broke the middle school 1500m record at the middle school state meet in Waukee. She ran a 5:31.24 and placed 6th in the state!
Today was the annual 3rd grade bike rodeo! The kids had a blast practicing bike safety.
Friday celebration was chock full this week: Reading Corps Graduates, OSOB answer winners, STEAM night guessing games, 3-5 drawings, and Preschool-2 PRIDE Certificates! What a fun way to wrap up a busy week.
In all the fun/chaos that has been the beginning of May, we forgot to share pictures from 4th grade's visit to Living History Farms on May 1st!! Here you go 😉
I had the honor of stepping back into the classroom to teach Anatomy & Physiology this past year. These 3 amazing ladies stuck out the whole year with me.
We took 3 days to dissect fetal pigs and identify organs. Such a fun and educational opportunity for these gals!
We took 3 days to dissect fetal pigs and identify organs. Such a fun and educational opportunity for these gals!
Last Night the Elementary hosted S.T.E.A.M. night. Students got to learn about all kinds of STEAM related jobs and do activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics! Here are a few moments capturing the fun!
MS/HS Spartans of the Week: Mrs. McBride and Clara Blake
