ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Proposed school cuts upset parents 
A proposal to cut five elementary school teachers for the 2010-11 school year did not sit well with a group of parents who showed up at Monday’s District 192 School Board meeting.
By Nathan Hansen , May 13, 2010
Meet Boscoe
Students in North Trail Elementary’s Kid Connection program got to meet the newest member of the Farmington Police Depart-ment, the canine officer Boscoe, after school on April 16.
May 04, 2010
They’ve got the beat
Francis Kofi has been teaching Farmington elementary students African drumming skills and traditions for a few years now.
But last week, he did something even better. He brought them 12 new, authentic drums from Ghana.
By Michelle Leonard , April 18, 2010
Destination ImagiNation teams take top honors at regionals
Farmington’s three Destination ImagiNation teams took the top places in their categories at the regional tournament held Saturday, March 20 at Winona Middle School.
April 13, 2010
PTP lends a helping hand
Whether it’s spending time with kids, deciding where to spend a whole lot of money or simply having a few laughs, there are lots of reasons for getting involved in the Parent-Teacher Partnerships in Farmington schools.
PTPs are groups of parents in each building who lend a helping hand to staff and provide activities and equipment for the kids.
By Michelle Leonard , April 08, 2010
Learning to play
First grade students have a lot of energy. A lot of energy.
What they probably don’t know, though, is that their excess energy is helping them learn.
“They have a lot of energy, and they need a way to release that energy in a productive way,” said Riverview Elementary School first grade teacher Julie Auge.
By Michelle Leonard , March 25, 2010
Wild times at Meadowview
It might not have been the Xcel Energy Center, and Niklas Backstrom might not have been in the net, but there was still plenty of excitement at Meadowview Elementary School’s annual floor hockey tournament March 11.
By Michelle Leonard , March 18, 2010
LEGOS are used as a teaching tool in one Farmington Elementary classroom
LEGOS. Everyone has had them, everyone has played with them at one time or another. But at Farmington Elementary School, LEGOS are also being used for educational purposes.
LEGOS are an everyday activity for the students in Sue McGill’s classroom. The students spend some of their time building creations — airplanes, rocket launchers, ships and just about everything else — as part of their curriculum.
By Michelle Leonard , January 22, 2010
Giving a helping hand
Asked how many sandwiches she and her Riverview Elementary School classmates made Tuesday afternoon, Abby Rustad gave a slight eyeroll, a little sigh and simply said, “A lot.”
She wasn’t kidding, either. In little less than half an hour, the fourth graders at Riverview Elementary put together about 800 sandwiches. That, by anyone’s count, qualifies as a lot.
By Michelle Leonard , January 21, 2010
Rewarding reading stars
Farmington Elementary School principal Ben Januschka had his hands full last Friday — full of cookies and dirty lunch trays.
By Michelle Leonard , November 05, 2009
Bee my honey
Whenever a bee flies around, someone somewhere usually screeches and runs away. But if it’s a honeybee, there’s really no reason to get uptight.
By Michelle Leonard , October 15, 2009
One library, built from scratch
Brook Berg knows the decisions she’s made this summer will have a pretty huge impact on hundreds — even thousands — of lives.
By Michelle Leonard , August 27, 2009
Homeward Bound theater classes start June 22 at NTES
Homeward Bound Theatre Company to offer theatre arts classes at North Trail Elementary in Farmington, Monday, June 22 through Thursday, June 25.
June 11, 2009
Olson bill preserves Ojibwe, Dakota languages
Minnesota NewsAn American Indian language program in elementary schools could help preserve the language, says Sen. Mary Olson, DFL-Bemidji.
By Brad Swenson , May 27, 2009
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