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Spelling & Geography Bee Results

   On January 13, our students in grades 5-6 met in the media center to put their spelling skills to the test.  Representatives from each of our classrooms competed to earn the honor of representing their grade at the Forest Lake Area Schools District Spelling Bee.  The Grade 5 champion is Sara deSobrino.  Our Grade 5 reps were Lauren Wachter, Brenna Olson, with Wyatt Thompson as the alternate champion.  The Grade 6 champion is Caleb Riermann.  Classroom representatives were Zach Zajac, David Hagen, and Greyson DeWolfe is the alternate champion.  Good luck at Districts, Sara and Caleb!
    On January 22, our students in grade 4-6 met in the gymnasium to encourage their classmates in the National Geographic Geography Bee.  The winner at Scandia goes on to take a special exam to see how well they compare to other students in Minnesota.  Competing at Scandia from Grade 4 were Laura Bailey, Dylan Mills, and Amanda Pothen.  From Grade 5, the representatives were Sara deSobrino and Taylor Riel.  The Grade 6 competitors were Ethan Berry and Jamie Mendoza.  Our Geography Bee champion is Dylan Mills with Sara desobrino as the alternate.  Congratulations!

Parent Literacy Night and PTO Meeting
   On February 9, at 5:30, we are hosting a Parent Literacy Night in our media center.  Parents are invited to come see and hear about our new literacy curriculum, "Reading Streets."  Following the Literacy Night, our PTO will be hosting representatives from the Forest Lake Area Schools District Office at 6:30.  The discussion will center around the upcoming district budget reductions.

Art & Academic Fair 2010
   Are you ready for a night of volcanoes, outer space, good stories, and vivid art?  If you are, then plan on attending our annual Scandia Elementary Art & Academic Fair on Friday, February 19, from 6:00-8:30.  There will be 320 projects on display from our students with live demonstrations of projects throughout the night.  The Star Lab, the Science Museum of Minnesota, the National Park Service, a Scholastic Book Fair, and author Michael Hall will all be part of the festivities that night.  Thank you to chairwoman, MJ Sahl, the Art & Academic Fair volunteeers, and our PTO for all of their work to coordinate this fine event.  Please attend this wonderful night to celebrate the talents of our Scandia students!

Influenza
Like many schools around the state, our school has seen a recent increase in the number of students and/or staff who have been reporting Influenza Like Illness (ILI) symptoms.
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has asked that we report to them if either of two situations occur in our school:  1) 5 percent or more of the total student population of our school has reported ILI symptoms during any given time period; or 2) any of our classrooms has three or more students reporting ILI symptoms during any given time period.
We want parents to know that, while we are not experiencing what we would consider a high rate of this type of illness, our school has reported to MDH that one of these situations has occurred in our school since classes began this fall.
If our school's rate of ILI reporting increases dramatically, we will be sending out further communications to inform our families.

Julie    
Julie Greiman
Principal
Scandia Elementary School
14351 Scandia Trail North
Scandia, MN  55073
(651)982-3301
jgreiman@forestlake.k12.mn.us

"Intelligence plus character--that is the goal of true education."
Martin Luther King, Jr.