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Lots of hands on work is done in 2^nd grade.  The use of flash cards and time tests, help to improve our addition and subtraction skills.
•   Homecoming Week was exciting!  A large number of students "dressed" for the different days.  A group picture was taken daily of all who had come in costume.  Different visitors came to enjoy the noon meal with our students, cheerleaders, Queen Abby and King Lincoln, senior football and volleyball players just to name a few.  Then going outside to play with the kids, what a treat!  Our students love to be involved with the older students!! 
•  Something new took place this year with Homecoming, we had a "Kiss the Pig" contest.  The teacher/adult who had the most money in their jar won the honor of kissing the pig. The students enjoyed tossing their money in the jar in hopes of seeing that teacher kiss the pig.  Lots of predicting took place on which jar was the fullest and who would be the "lucky winner"! All would say this was a fun and exciting week at the Elementary School.
•   The end of the first quarter is coming mid-October, time has been flying by - filled with lots of learning, fun and laughter for all in 2^nd grade - students and teachers!!
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4^th  Grade - Cara Dennert and Joel Guthmiller
•  Salutations from the class of 2021!   We have forty-four fourth graders this year.  Welcome everyone!                         
•  On Thursday, September 27^th, we will be attending the annual Northern Prairie Water Festival at Northern State University in Aberdeen.  The primary goal is to educate children about water.  Sessions will be held on ground pollution, wetlands, buoyancy and density, WEB water, and many other interesting topics.  Students have the opportunity to design rain sticks and will enter one from each class in the contest at Northern.
•  Please help your child memorize addition and subtraction facts.  The students need a solid foundation with the beginning basic facts to be successful in Math.  We will soon be starting multiplication and division facts.
•  Encourage your child to read.  There are many good books for the children to choose from.  Our goal this year is 40pts.
•  Don't forget www.SpellingCity.com for all our spelling words.
•  If you are not familiar with our online viewing of your son or daughter's grades, please stop or call Mrs. Krueger at the elementary school to get set up for this.  A newsletter is also sent home every week to let you know when tests are and what's

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