| May 17,2012 Tower-Soudan Elementary Field Day will be held on Wednesday,May 23 with a rain date of Friday,May 25. We need adult volunteers to run each station. Everything will be set up for you —teachers will accompany their class to each station. Field Day runs from 9:00 –2:00 and a potluck lunch will be provided by the elementary teachers for all volunteers. Please let your child’s teacher know by Friday,May 18 if you can help. Be sure to send in your name,telephone number and whether you can help in the morning (9:00 –11:40),afternoon (1:00 –2:00) or all day. Thank you for your help! May 17,2012 Today–Mr. A.’s sundae party after individual gym classes. Way to go with the MCA’s!! Tomorrow: Friday,May 18–Field trip to the Lake Superior Zoo. Tuesday,May 22–Spring concert “Music Olympics”at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday,May 23–Track and Field Day. Parents,we could use more volunteers. Sign up for a fun day with your student and lunch from the teachers! Monday,May 28–No school: Memorial Day Tuesday,May 29–Kindergarten Celebration at 8:40 a.m.,whole school awards ceremony including May Student of the Month announcements at 9:00 a.m.,followed by the 6th grade graduation. Wednesday,May 30–Last day of school picnic at McKinley Park. May 14,2012 Tower-Soudan students are going to the Lake Superior Zoo in Duluth on Friday,May 18th. Lunch is provided but please send a snack and be sure to dress your child in layers to be ready for any weather. Permission slips should be returned to your child’s teacher by Thursday,May 17.  funny-clip-art-cool-drawings.com May 14,2012 Our Kindergarten chicks are hatching! We have 17 so far and several more are working hard to crack their shells. Come and take a look tomorrow from 2:30 –3:00 p.m. Please be sure to check into the office first. We hope to see you tomorrow afternoon!  Holding the chicks  Little yellow chick May 7,2012 Summer’s Almost Here Craft Class will be held on Thursday,May 17 from 3:15 –4:30 p.m. in the TS School Flex Room. The cost is $5 and is due with pre-registration by May 13. Please call Nancy 218-750-7514. This is the last class for making fun things before summer vacation. You will also be making a fun Father’s Day card during class. May 5,2012 April Students of the Month: Kindergarten–Ava, First Grade–Brielle, Second Grade–Hannah R., Third Grade–Dillon, Fourth Grade–Alexis, Fifth Grade–Kiana and Sixth Grade–Hannah P. Congratulations,we are proud of you! May 5,2012 The Tower-Soudan staff honored Ilona Svedberg with a Mexican potluck lunch on Secretaries Day. Keep up the good work,Ilona!  Ilona models her tiny sombrero May 5,2012 Science Day finished up with a Make and Take session in the Multipurpose Room. Students built birdhouses,planted seeds and decorated Zup’s paper bags in honor of Earth Day. The school thanks the DNR Wildlife Division,the DNR Water and Ecological Services Division,the Soudan Mine,the North American Bear Association,the Red Cross,the DNR Forestry Divison along with Smokey Bear and Tower Zup’s grocery store for contributing to a special day of learning for our students.  Making birdhouses  Smokey Bear visits along with DNR firefighters  Karel hands out prizes  Hugs for Smokey May 5,2012  AmberBeth VanNingen of the DNR Water and Ecological Services Division taught about animal habitats and ecosystems in Minnesota.  Glenn Krause and his wife Nancy from the North American Bear Association shared details of their research. Our last presenter of the day was Peggy Freer from the American Red Cross with an important lesson on water safety. With fishing season nearly here, students need to be aware! 
May 5,2012 Science Standards + Learning = Lots of Fun!  Dawn Torrison,DNR Wildlife shows pelts and skulls  James Pointer from the Soudan Mine used props to teach about bats | Tower-Soudan School
415 North Second Street
Tower,MN 55790 218-753-4040 P
218-753-6461 F Kevin Abrahamson,Principal
Ilona Svedberg,Site I Secretary
Joan Kjorsvig,Counselor |
