April 2016 Newsletter

Spartan Times

APRIL 2016

UPCOMING Happy Spring from 2028
DATES
In Kindergarten this and what they do, an Alphabet countdown.
Friday, April 22 month, we’ve been explor- and have made our For the final 26 days of
1:30 Student Performance- ing the science of the very own lima bean school we will have a spe-
with Zenon Dance Company world around us. We fin- greenhouse in our cial day/celebration/
ished up a unit on weather, classroom. Unfor- activity each day, with
Monday April 25th where we became meteor- tunately, our greenhouses each day recognizing a
Homework Help 3-4pm ologists and learned about haven’t produced any nota- different letter of the al-
the seasons, weather pat- ble sprouts yet, but we’ve phabet. Some of our activ-
Monday April 25th terns, and tools we use to enjoyed the adventure of ities include creating tee
6pm ECFE Schmiesing Flow- measure the weather. checking them every day! shirts, doughnuts for
er Farm snack, pajama day, and
We are now studying As we approach NWEA crazy sock day! It should
May 2-13 plants. We have brain- testing in the next couple be an adventurous last 26
NWEA Testing K-8 stormed lists of what weeks, it’s hard to believe days. We have grown and
plants need vs. what peo- we are in the final stretch learned immensely, and
May 4-6 ple need, made a plant of the school year. We are all very excited to “zip
5th Grade Lake Carlos Trip needs spinner, discussed will be celebrating in true into first grade!”
the different parts of plants kindergarten fashion- with
Tuesday May 10 Happy Spring from the
5th Grade Ag Day Trip class of 2028!

Tuesday May 10 Reading for Ms. Kopacek
Spartan Club 3pm
This month has been very coworkers. The stu-
May 12-13 special for the third and dents were so excited
Library Book Rummage Sale fourth grade class. The class to receive these gifts
received two gifts of books to and have read many
Thursday May 12 add to our classroom library. of the books already!
6:30 Spring Concert The books were donated to The books written by
the class in honor of Ms. Ko- Andrew Clements
Friday May 13 pacek. They were donated by have been some of
12:30 Wax Museum 5-8 Ms. Kopacek's family as well our favorites so far!
1-3:00 Grandparents’ Day as her friends and past
1:30 Program

Thursday, May 12th
6:30pm Spring Concert

Friday, May 13th
1-3 Grandparents’ Day

Monday, May 16th
5:45 Charter Board Meeting
6:30 District Board Meeting

Friday May 20
6th Grade Capitol Trip

Monday, May 23rd
Track and Field Day

Wednesday, May 25th
8:30 Preschool Graduation
9:00 Ramsey Park School
Trip
*Last day of preschool

Thursday, May 26th
*LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

8:30 Kindergarten Gradua-
tion and K-8 Awards
1:00 Early Dismissal
7-9:30pm 4-8 Grade Dance

PAGE 2 Out of This World With 1st and 2nd Grade

First and Second grad- surprise planet will day. Each student us-
ers are extremely ex- be. Students are en- es their colored picture
cited to learn about the gaged in learning facts to create their Solar
planets in the Solar about planets through System hung up on the

System. For the past music. Each song wall. Soon, they will
two weeks during Sci- represents the planet have learned about
ence class, they have for that day. As a eight planets and the
been introduced to one class, we fill out a fun
planet each day. Stu- fact sheet, and color a sun.

dents look forward to picture representing
finding out what the the planet of the

Preschool

We would like thank pen with the goats and horns. To keep the goats
Mr. Brian Hauger for let them “taste” us! safe as they get older, as the
horns would normally grow
bringing in the ba- Mr. Hauger told us longer and could possibly
by goats for us to that April and Saige get caught in the fence, the
were twins and Cotton horns are burned off when
see and pet. Cot- had a twin sister at the goats are newborns.
ton, April, and Sai- home, too! Many of
ge were a great in- the students were very Thank you Mr. Hauger for
terruption from our curious about the small sharing your animals with
busy Friday sched- bumps on the goats’ us!
heads. Mr. Hauger
ule. We all enjoyed said that the goats are Until Next Time,
petting the born with small
goats. Some of us Ms. Lyngen’s Preschool
even went into the Class

SPARTAN TIMES

cing!

We were fortunate to have Brian Hauger come to visit with the

APRIL NEWSLETTER PAGE 3

5th Grade News

April started off with a hibits on the lower and first pictures about this great experi-
trip to the Lyon County levels. Milroy certainly ence! And last but not least, the
Museum in Marshall. 5th- does have talent as was evi- spring testing season has begun
8th graders attended the denced in our Talent Show and gotten off to a great start.
second floor traveling ex- on Thursday April 7th. This Thanks to Milroy families for
hibit from the Minnesota year it was a treat to see the you awesome support of our
Historical students and our school!
Society on younger stu-
the Fur dents per-
Trade in form. Cur-
Minnesota. rently we are
The stu- enjoying a
dents also workshop
completed a with Zenon
scavenger Dance Com-
hunt which pany from
had them scouring the ex- Minneapolis.
Stay tuned for news and

Get Caught Reading with Mrs. Fogelson

Thank you to all who of them is a bunny ears recommended for every family
helped make the book fair book mark. I hope you from those for the very young
successful! We have al- will cut it out and encour- to young adult. Check to see
most 100 new books how many you have in your
to add to our library age your home.
from this fair. I reader to
know the students use a book Where has this year gone? I
are anxious to read mark in- have only 19 library
these new books. I stead of days left. With that in mind,
hope to start getting bending please make sure your student
them on the shelf pages. (s) return their books on time to
this week. make sure they won’t have fines
If you at the end of the year. The first
Thank you to Daw- “Google” week in May will be the last
son Jenniges and the Good week to check out books. I will
Shofner family for House- need all books returned by May
donating books to keeping 12th. Fines for books not re-
the library! Vicki 50 best turned will begin on May 17th.
Pals brought in book children’s
marks to share too. One books, you Make sure your students “catch
will find a list of books “ you reading!

Goats and Dancing!

Yes, you read that right; we sonal with the little goats Did you know we
have had goats and dancing in and enjoyed petting them can dance? I’ll let
1st grade this last month! We and in return receiving a the pictures tell
were fortunate to have Brian few licks back! the rest…
Hauger come
to visit with
the baby goats.
The kids were
able to get up
close and per-

6th Grade News from the MCA
Fur tests are well on their
This month, the sixth Trade. way. The sixth graders
graders started off by have been studying and
going to the Lyon Coun- Another
ty Museum in Mar- exciting practicing all year long, this
shall. They really en- part of is their time to show what
joyed the scavenger hunt April they know! The students
that allowed them to visit has been the Zenon Dance are looking forward to their
many different exhibits and Company’s presence in field trip to Fort Snelling,
explore objects that were our school. This has been
used in the past. There was a cultural experience for Mill City Museum, and the
also a hands-on exhibit that our students. We are James J. Hill House on May
allowed students to create, looking forward to per- 20th. It will be a great re-
touch, lift, and try things on forming and sharing what ward for finishing their
we have learned!
Earth Day is on tests!
Friday, April
22. In honor of Support the Library
Earth Day, the
5th-8th grade The library will again have the book rum-
cleaned up gar- mage sale during the Spring Concert and
bage along Coun- Grandparents’ Day. Book can be purchased
ty Road 68. Some with a free will offering in the library.
students compet-
ed against each Please Join Us!
other trying to
pick up the most Final ECFE night of the year:
garbage. Monday, April 25th, 2016 – Meet at

Schmiesing Flower Farm at 6pm.