This week, we are celebrating the AMAZING teachers of Floodwood School! Take a few minutes today to email your child's teacher to let them know how much you appreciate them.
THANK YOU, FLOODWOOD TEACHERS! This year has been a little chaotic. Your dedication to making it a great year for your students and colleagues is appreciated.
Oh, you know - just Floodwood School staff dancing💃🏻🕺🏻 into the MCA testing knowing our students are going to ROCK🤘🏽the house.
Yesterday Floodwood School staff put on a dance number to help get our students ready for testing.
You’ve got this, Floodwood. 💪🏽
#PolarPride #FloodwoodSchool #Greatinthe698
An outdoor journal session with picnic, long hike, and STEM lab makes for a memorable day in kindergarten!
NEWSLETTER OF APRIL 16, 2021
Last day to schedule an appointment in order to be fully vaccinated by graduation is April 23rd.
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A SHOUT OUT to the 3rd Quarter Honor Roll Students!
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#PolarPride
Floodwood Biology Students created this Padlet Food Web as a cooperative learning activity. Great job 10th Graders!!
https://padlet.com/srocco/yo6gcquwk4mb9o9j
Due to an increase in cases this week at school and in the community, we have consulted with The Minnesota Department of Health. It has been advised we do a two week "reset" where we go to Distance Learning for all students. The intent is to have families quarantine, if possible, to help stop the spread of the virus. Here is the plan:
* No school March 29th (planning day) and April 1st, 2nd, 5th or 6th, due to Spring break
* Floodwood Connect starts on Tuesday, March 30 through Friday, April 9th
* Return to in-person learning on Monday, April 12, if the number of positive cases goes down
Please order an at home saliva kit from MDH and test your student if they show symptoms. Order your test kit here:
https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/testsites/athome.html
If you have positive cases within your family between now and April 12, please notify the school.
We will have no students in the building during the “re-set.” This means there will be no extra support or childcare on Wednesdays. We understand this can be a hardship on families and a loss of extra support for students. We look forward to resuming the regular Wednesday schedule of child care and extra support as soon as we can.
During the “re-set,” there will be no school sponsored activities. All school activities will be cancelled or rescheduled. The school board meeting scheduled for March 29th will be held virtually. A link is posted on the top of the agenda which can be found on the school website, if you would like to attend virtually.
The Fitness Center will also be closed during this time.
Students will take their tech device home today. Monday, March 29th, will be a No School day for the students so that teachers have time to plan. Teachers will connect with families on Monday or Tuesday to share the plan for the rest of the “re-set.”
We appreciate our families’ flexibility and understanding during this time, and the entire school year. We will continue to do our very best to keep students in school as much and as safely as possible.
Thank you and stay well!
Sincerely,
Dr. Rae Villebrun Sarah Marshall Superintendent/Principal School Nurse, COVID Coordinator
STEM Team-Building Challenges: Growing and Learning Together
Teachers worked through a number of STEM challenges during a recent professional development day. Together, we can see challenges as opportunities to learn and grow!
More outdoor fun in the sun!
Break time! Kindergarten students enjoyed playing in the warm weather and looking for signs of spring.
More 5th grade fun....fraction chains, MN animal adaptations, reading in the gym for “I Love to Read” day, and Dr. Villebrun reading her new favorite book to our class.
For science, the 5th grade created Google Slides and replicas of a chosen Biome.
The 5th grade has been learning about probability, data, fractions and decimals recently. For example, “What is the probability of choosing a green, red, blue, or yellow square from the bag?”
The 5th grade has been learning a lot about Fractions lately!
School is on time today, March 11th. Buses will be running on time. However, students who live on side roads might not be picked up. Bus stops on side roads will be determined based on the condition of the road.
Floodwood Lady Polar Bears basketball will be livestreamed tonight right here on the Floodwood School page. 6pm Varsity only game.
Floodwood vs Cromwell-Wright
**Friday, February 26th will be a Floodwood Connect Day (vs in-person learning) for this week only**
The Floodwood Boy's Basketball team has a Varsity only game at 7pm tonight versus Cherry. The livestream will be right here on the Floodwood School Facebook page, starting at 6:50pm.
The kindergarten class recently celebrated the 100th day of school with a day filled with favorite picture books, reading, writing, and math challenges, and STEM! It was the best way to celebrate our first 100 days together--BIG fun + BIG learning.
