Sophomore class wins the SnoWeek lip sync contest along with the Tug of War!
Dollars for Scholars Scholarships are now open and you can apply and hit submit. 2018 Grads & earlier, update your profile with your new information and 2 new references letters. If you use the same two people from last year's application, they must write new letters.
Today's class red, pink and white dress up day winners!
Kindergarten students were exploring the Orff instruments in music class and discovering low and high notes. They had a blast playing these instruments and did an awesome job taking turns and observing each other!
The Dollars for Scholars Phone-a-thon is tomorrow evening. If you miss your phone call and would like to donate, you can send a donation to DFS, PO Box 226, Floodwood, MN 55736. Thank you in advance for your support!
A few pictures from our first STEM activity with the Kindergarten and second grade.
Spotlight Students and Teacher
Gaven Roberts
Courtney Young
Me. Davidson
SnoWeek kicked off today with Pajama Day along with a pep fest and dodgeball tournament. Watch our Polar Bear spirit this week!!!!
STEM To Go: Students involved with our K2 STEM lab group will have an opportunity to explore Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics concepts at home in a series of STEM To Go challenges.
Our very first participant is 2nd grade student, Lillian, who devoted much of her weekend to planning, creating, and redesigning an animal shelter. She is demonstrating the essential characteristics of a scientist and we are excited to hear about her experiences when we return to our K2 STEM lab this week.
K2 STEM has launched! On Friday, kindergarten and 2nd grade students came together for a snack, story, and lab session with a focus on teamwork and the scientific process.
After reading What Do You Do With an Idea? Students learned about the process of asking questions, visualizing ideas, planning, creating, and redesigning within a community environment where all ideas are valued.
We participated in a critical-thinking warm up activity and then learned about each of the 5 STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) challenges arranged around the room. Students immediately delved into their independent and collaborative work constructing a variety of structures comprised of different materials.
Students drew and wrote about their blueprints, formulated hypotheses, tested out ideas, assisted peers, provided constructive feedback, and made improvements to their projects as needed.
We look forward to this week's return to the lab!
Authentic Learning with a Kitchen of Baking Experts: On Friday, the kindergarten class made homemade caramel rolls with two of our favorite resident experts. We discovered the unique qualities of yeast, observed the reaction that takes place water, discussed the changes it has on the dough, and predicted the height of the dough when ready. We measured, melted, stirred, mixed, and poured. We discovered a couple of new kitchen tools, such as the bread hook and hot plate. We kneaded a lot, using two different methods. We rolled the dough and added the final ingredients. We baked, waited, and discovered that the aroma of the rolls could be detected from the library! To complete the day, we invited the 2nd grade class to share our snack during our K2 STEM lab session that afternoon.
The learning that took place across all curricular areas is undeniable and the beaming smiles from every single student make this day one for our collective memory book. Discovery, wonder, collaboration, and relevancy...these are the essential ingredients in learning according to our kitchen of kindergarten experts.
The Floodwood Elementary enjoyed visiting with Dan Urshan today and hearing his childhood story about Duke, the family dog, going missing. Students enjoyed listening to Dan read his book and asking questions about the experience. His books are on sale for $10.
Valentine's Day Grams for Sale! Ask a Junior or Ms. Rocco or Ms. Hanson to order yours! srocco@isd698.org shanson@isd698.org
Dan Urshan, author of "Where's Duke?" is visiting the Floodwood Media Center Fri. 2/8. He's visiting us to discuss being an author and his book. He plans to donate 2 books to each elementary classroom and will have books for sale, all proceeds donated to Animal Allies.
SnoWeek next week!!! Join in the fun with the dress up days
Essential Oils Skin Care Beauty Essentials
Floodwood School is closing at 1:00 today due to the weather. Buses will leave at 1:10. All evening activities (practice and games) are cancelled.
There will be a free practice test for ACT being offered at St. Scholastica on Saturday, February 9th. Call 218-723-6130 to register. Deadline to register is Wednesday, February 6th.
School of Excellence photos from yesterday
8th grade math students began the “Barbie Bungee” Challenge Task today. Will their data collecting help them correctly predict how many rubber bands will keep Barbie safe for a 400 cm bungee jump?
