December is always an exciting month in Kindergarten. The Gingerbread Man ran away from us! We searched high and low. He tricked us many times and eventually showed up in our classrooms!

We also had fun decorating Gingerbread cookies with the 4th grade and enjoyed a day of play, too.

Last day of school before winter break, Mr. Kozarek brought down a mobile library to 1st grade so each student was able to pick out a book to take home. We are not sure where the donations came from (check with Mike) but kids were so excited!

The second graders have been busy learning! In math they are learning how to add 2-digit by 2-digit numbers with regrouping. Students have spent time in the STEAM lab building and using their knowledge about force and motion to create spinning tops, rolling wheels, and even roller coasters using the engineering design process.

The 3rd graders participated in a publishing celebration in honor of completing their first writing unit! The personal narrative unit focused on how to find and develop the heart of the story. The 3rd graders worked on multiple stories during the unit editing and revising to make each piece stronger than the one they had previously written. All of their hard work during the unit called for a celebration! Students shared their piece within a small group of their peers celebrating all of the amazing writing they did during the unit!

The fourth graders did a great job in December finishing 2021 strong! We wrapped up several units including multi-digit multiplication, our study of the water cycle, and our narrative writing unit. We also got to help the kindergartners with their gingerbread men! We are looking forward to the new year with new units starting in January including: division, studying geography and immigration, and a new writing unit involving opinion pieces.

Winter brings an expectation of extreme cold temperatures and/or heavy snow. The Fridley Transportation Department would like to share a few winter-weather transportation reminders with you that will help keep our students safe.

• Please ensure that your child is dressed appropriately for the winter weather.
• Your child is required to be at the scheduled stop 5 minutes prior to bus pick-up time. We do not expect the student to stay at the stop any longer than 10 minutes after the scheduled time. Should the bus be late by more than 10 minutes, the student should go home and call the assigned bus company (see below).
• Information and updates on late busses are communicate through our messenger program, so please make sure that your contact information is accurate.
• You may log in to your Parent Portal parent account and update your email or phone number.
• If school buildings are closed due to severe weather, the district will communicate with families ahead of time through email, phone call, and will also post the announcement on the district website, local news channels and district social media.
• For more information on school closures, click here.

Our Bus Companies:

• Voigt’s – 763-571-1241 #2 (Route #’s 1- 19)
• 1st Student – Champlin 763-421-5785 (Route #'s 20-32)
• R & D Transportation – 763-767-1804 press #2 (Van)