The Floodwood School All Sports Banquet will be held on Sunday May 19th, 2024 in the large gym. All family, friends and community are welcome to attend. This is a free event to celebrate the accomplishment of Floodwood School's student athletes. Coaches will talk about their season and hand out awards to players. A meal will begin at 6:00pm. Coaches and student athletes should all dress in semi-formal attire.
Friday, May 3rd FHS 7th and 8th graders cleaned up a section of Highway 2. They worked together and were surprised by some of the items found along the roadway.
🤖 On Tuesday, some of our TRIO Talent Search students were diving into the world of robotics with Sphero Robots. 🚀 From coding adventures to creative challenges, they were exploring STEM concepts in a hands-on, engaging way. 🌟
Book Fair is back next week. To set up an e wallet for you student or order online, please visit the link below.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/floodwoodschool
Thursday, May 2nd, six Floodwood High School students had the opportunity to work, brainstorm, and network with area business owners, entrepreneurs and workers from the Itasca Economic Development Corporation at The Forge in Grand Rapids. Students worked one on one with these professionals to come up with a business idea and then pitch that idea. After pitching their ideas students completed mock interviews.
Grandparents Day & Science Fair will be held Friday May 10. Science Fair starts showings at 12pm and Grandparents Day performance is 12:45pm. All community members are invited to attend. Any student leaving after the performance with a family member MUST have a permission slip.
Elementary Permission Slip: https://5il.co/2keh9
High School Permission Slip: https://5il.co/2keha
The Scholastic Book Fair will be returning to the Floodwood School the week of May 6 through May 10. Flyers will be sent home this week. E Wallet information can be found at the link below. Students will have time to shop during the day with cash or e wallets or may come with family during the hours posted on the school website. Please reach out to Ashley, Community Education Department, with any questions at
aengh@isd698.org.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/floodwoodschool
On Wednesday April 24th the Floodwood School students participated in a project put on by the Floodwood NHS. Elementary students painted rocks with the high school students’ help for Earth Day, which was on April 22nd. If you would like to check out the students' creations, you can find the rocks by the polar bear in front of the school.
Reminder: Tomorrow, Friday April 26th there is no school.
Schedule your students sports physical today! If you have questions if you student is due for a new sports physical, please contact Frank Bartsch at fbartsch@isd698.org.
FST Recycling Center tours took place for Floodwood Elementary students on Monday April 22, 2024, Earth Day. Students learned all about the recycling center. The theme this year is Plant vs. Plastics. Students learned about the great work FST does for the environment through their recycling center and programs and even got to bring home a custom water bottle with their names on it. Thank you FST!
Summer EBT Benefits information:
Informational letter: https://5il.co/2jda3
Educational Benefits Application: https://5il.co/2jda4
Upcoming Floodwood School Board Meeting Changes
The Facilities Committee meeting that is scheduled for 4:15 today, Monday April 22, has been rescheduled to 4:15pm Monday April 29, 2024.
MCA Testing will continue this week on April 23 and 25. We would like to remind families to be sure their children are prepared with a good night’s rest, minimize screen time the night before and healthy breakfast. Also to do their best to be on time and present on days of testing. Teachers work hard to be sure to have extra snacks and fun to celebrate their hard work on testing days. Please see the attached photo on ways parents/guardians can help their students with test anxiety.
SAVE THE DATE!!!
Wow!! What an amazing evening of music and food. The Event Center was packed for JAMD. Thank you to everyone who came out to support our FHS musicians! A special shout out to The Event Center for a great venue and food and to Mr. Pfeifer for leading these groups!
Thank you to Mr. Skripsky and students Jayden Laine, Ronald Waters and Tyler Zobel for their hard work redesigning and installing new exhaust venting for the district building air handler.
Summer opportunity for girls between the ages of 14 -17. Check out the image for more details!
