5th and 6th grade enjoying the nice weather.
Q&A at informational mtg: Q: What would happen to our taxes if there was no longer a school in Floodwood? A: Floodwood School Dist would dissolve into the surrounding school districts. Depending where you live, you will be paying school taxes for that district you become part of.
Dollars for Scholars accepting applications until April 12 @ midnight. Remember to update your profile, update your references, and submit. Your references need to be 2 different people. If you have the same 2 people as last year, they need to submit new letters for this year.
JAMD is next week! Have you made your reservations? Hope to see you there!!
TRIO Talent Search on their first day in Washington DC
The American Red Cross course is scheduled for Thursday April 25th from 6:00-9:00 pm in the Home Ec Room. Cost is $42. Please contact Tara or Maria to register.
Reminder to resident homeowners: Your house and garage value that the operating referendum would be taxed on is the tax assessment value, not retail value. Also, only one acre of your land will be included in that value.
Reminder for the ag property tax payers:the operating referendum is only taxed on the house, garage, and 1 acre which is called Referendum Market Value.To get your RMV, contact Teresa Hart at 476-2285 ext. 70108 or thart@isd698.org. The est. ref tax rate is .29130% of your RMV.
Community Informational Meeting - Operating Referendum Special Election Reminder! Tomorrow (March 19th) at 6PM in the media center. Come with your questions! Ballots will be mailed out on Wednesday to registered voters at the address on file with the county.
K2 STEM Challenge: Truffula Trees
Kindergarten and 2nd grade students employed their creativity as they worked through the scientific process to design and build Truffula Trees. These projects were inspired by Dr. Seuss' The Lorax and were required to stand tall and unassisted in a mount of play clay. What a creative and colorful bunch of STEMers we have!
Building a Sturdy Foundation with STEM Infusion:
Deliberately connecting topics across the curriculum in tangible, meaningful ways results in genuine learning and highly engaged students. Kindergarten students are experiencing STEM-infusion with multiple connections across ELA, mathematics, science, and social studies. Here's an overview of what we did this week. In parenthesis are the subject areas these bullet points addressed.
*We explored a variety of fictional stories and determined characters, setting, and plot. Stories dealing with problems, solutions, creativity, and perseverance were our primary themes across each day. (ELA--Reading Literature; Social Studies)
*We read notes from our leprechaun, Cone (phonetic spelling for Connie), who is a character in fictional stories she bought and mailed to us this week! (How to Trap a Leprechaun and How to Catch a Leprechaun were two of our favorites) (ELA--Reading Literature; ELA--Phonics and Phonemic Awareness; ELA--Foundational Skills)
*We wrote notes to Cone, asking her questions and asking her to please stop messing up our classroom. (Social Studies; ELA--Phonics; ELA--Phonemic Awareness; ELA--Writing; ELA--Reading Literature)
*We used clues Cone provided to make predictions and inferences. This directly transferred to our shared and independent reading work all week. (ELA--Reading Literature; Speaking and Listening)
*We practiced all 100 of our Fry’s 1st Sight Words for Kindergarten in Cone’s daily notes. All 100 were used, read, and reused all week! (ELA—Phonics; Foundational)
*Cone's notes made hints to different types of homes her people live in. We explored 3D shapes of homes, different building materials and strength tests, diverse homes across cultures, and compared/contrasted two types of igloos--one in the Arctic region and another (glass igloo) found in Finland! (Social Studies; Technology; Mathematics--Geometry; Measurement; ELA--Research; Listening; Foundational Skills; Reading Literature)
*We researched the Northern Lights phenomenon (named rainbow, dancing lights by several students). The glass igloos of far northern Finland were created in order that people could view the Northern Lights 200 nights a year! (ELA--Research; Listening; Social Studies; Science; Mathematics--Geometry; Measurement)
*We moved back and forth within the scientific process to construct a sturdy 3D home for Cone that was symmetrical and dome-shaped (which we discovered is half a sphere or a semi-sphere), like those we researched. However, we had to use creativity, collaboration, perseverance, and communication to experience success. It was definitely a team effort and took nearly all week to complete. (Social Studies; Engineering; ELA—Research; Mathematics—Geometry; Measurement; Technology; Writing)
*Cone wrote about her favorite healthy foods, shaped in her favorite sphere shape. We used context clues and prior knowledge to discover her need, looked up our recipe for PB Bites, read and followed the recipe, divided the completed treat evenly between classmates and Cone, and wrote a note for her to eat them that night. (Reading—Foundational; Phonics; Phonemic Awareness; Writing; Speaking; Mathematics—Operations; Geometry)
*We followed Cone’s clues and direction to make homemade pizza “pi” for Pi Day! (Reading—Foundational; Phonics; Phonemic Awareness; Mathematics; Science)
*We learned about the essential “ingredients” needed to produce rainbows, prior knowledge of rainbows, and the arch shapes rainbows make. (ELA—Reading Informational Text; Compare/Contrast; Phonics; Science; Mathematics)
We are excited to continue our “work in progress” with STEM-Infusion. Our discoveries and level of engagement within multiple, intricately-connected subject areas is evidence of genuine learning.
The high school calculus class had fun working together to create a class unit circle.
Floodwood School District invites all to a Community Informational Meeting on Tuesday, March 19th at 6PM in the media center regarding the April 9th Operating Referendum Special Election
The High School students got to enjoy some Pi Day FUN!!!
The Time and Money Management class enjoyed a visit from Northview Bank's Floodwood Branch Manager, Nancy Clark. She discussed the bank's products and services and explained financial choices that can help or hurt a person's financial future.
5th graders designing a machine to move a bag with weight.
Kindergarten Roundup is Friday, April 12th from 9:30-11:30 am. Please contact Mrs. Bartsch at jbartsch@isd698.org for more details. We look forward to welcoming your child to Floodwood!
Mark your calendar for March 28th. A performance by the African Drum and Dance Troupe will be at 1:30 p.m. in the large gym. Everyone is invited. Bring a friend!
Spotlight Student and Teacher
Mr. Tollefson - 5th grade teacher
Kaitlyn Runquist - 11th grade
Joey Bennett - Kindergarten
Online Safety Course registration is open - please see the flyer for details
