8:00-3:30 till the end of March. GM 2nd Grade March 11 - 15 Apr. 5 Elementary Spring Concert in afternoon Apr. 19, 22 No School – Spring Break May 10 Grandparents’ Day in afternoon May 15 MN Zoo – 2nd grade class trip How to contact us: Mrs. Connie Goergen: cgoergen@gm.k12.mn.us Mrs. Darcy Hanken: dhanken@gm.k12.mn.us Mrs. Tonya Klapperick – Elem. Office tklapperick@gm.k12.mn.us 507-754-5310 Swimming Lessons Schedule: January 15 February 5 March 6 January 22 February 12 March 12 – make up day January 29 February 19 March 19 – make up day February 26 March 26 - make up day 15 Spelling Test Library – Goergen 11 School Begins 8:00-3:30 till the end of March. 12 Library – Hanken 11:30 - Lunch 12:05 - Swimming Pack: Plastic bag, suit, towel, snack for swim. 13 14

Friday, March 8th from 5:00-8:00 pm in the Legacy Gym. 2nd Grade Information SCHOOL CARNIVAL is set for TONIGHT, Friday, March 8th from 5:00-8:00 pm in the Legacy Gym. Below is a note from Superintendent, Mr. Besel: Academic Calendar: At a special board meeting held on Monday, March 4th.  The Grand Meadow School board approved changes to the school calendar.  These changes were made to recover instructional time due to the numerous days lost due to weather related cancellations.  Letters were mailed to all families.  A copy of the letter is attached to this E-News.   There are two parts to the calendar change.   1. From March 11th – March 29th the school day will go from 8:00 AM – 3:30 PM.  The warning bell will be at 7:55 AM. Classes start at 8:00 AM.  Pre-school – Grade 4 will dismiss at 3:25 PM.  Grades 5-12 will dismiss at 3:30 PM.  Morning bus schedules will stay the same.  We are anticipating the buses to leave school around 3:40 PM, so after school routines will need to be adjusted by 30 minutes.  Grades 5-12 will be on an AB schedule for the 15 days from 3:05 to 3:30.  Meaning that the students will go back to first and second hour to receive instruction or class time to work on assignments 2. April 1st was a faculty work day.  April 1st will now be an instructional day for all students in Preschool through grade 12.  April 22nd was a holiday  for students and faculty.  It will now be a work day for faculty. On April 22nd students still have the day off. The district realizes the changes to the calendar may affect plans for some families.  That is ok.  Please communicate with the school on how these changes may affect your schedules.  It is the districts intent to be flexible, yet work hard to give students a quality education.  The other key piece of information which goes along with the change to the calendar is that the district and faculty do not feel that adding days to the end of the school year are as effective as making adjustments during the school year. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME THIS WEEKEND: Move your clock AHEAD one hour Saturday night. SPRING CONCERT: The Elementary Spring Concert is set for Friday, April 5 in the afternoon. All are welcome! GRANDPARENTS DAY is set for Friday, May 10. Please let the grandparents know to save the date! ACTIVITIES DAY is a day K-2 will do a variety of activities down by the track. This is set for Tuesday, May 14 with a rain date for May 16. MN ZOO – The second grade will be taking their annual class trip to the MN Zoo on Wednesday, May 15. Parents are welcome to come, but they will probably have to follow the bus in their own vehicles or share rides. (Just letting people know because some people want to ask off from their work place.) Spelling Words Test on Friday, March 15 Open Syllables cable silent hotel robot quiet paper broken tiger photo erase cradle locate music basic baby