GM 2nd Grade February 12-16, 2018 Feb. 12 Bring Valentines to put in boxes Feb. 14 Valentine’s Party Feb. 16 Matchbox Theater @ Austin Feb. 19 No School – Presidents’ Day Mar. 2 Dr. Seuss /Read Across America Mar. 8 Author Doug Wood visits Mar. 12 – 27 Pennies for Pages Mar. 27 2nd Grade visits the GM Bank @ 10:00 Apr. 20 Elementary Spring Concert @ 1:30 May 4 Service Learning Day May 11 Grandparents’ Day & Book Fair May 16 2nd Grade Class Trip to the MN Zoo May 31 Last Day of School 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 Just a reminder, if we do not have school, it is considered an e-learning day. The students are responsible for working on their Blizzard Bags. Please return the bag along with the sheet with a parent signature and any work that needs to accompany it. Thank you! Feel free to e-mail/text your teachers on e-learning days if you have any questions. 12 Mr. Schwarz read to Mrs. Hanken’s class Start bringing in your valenenties. Pennies for Pages Begins 14 Mr. Schwarz will read to Mrs. Goergen’s class Valentine’s Party 1:15-2:45 13 Lunch 11:15 Swimming Bring: suit/towel/bag 15 Library-Hanken 16 *Hat Day $1 *Play: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe Library – Goergen Jump Rope for Heart Kick Off @ 2:20

GM Grade 2 Newsletter 2nd Grade Information Spelling Words 1.crown HAPPY BIRTHDAY! HAPPY ½ BIRTHDAY! Kiera Eickhoff – Feb. 5 Asher Hamilton – Aug. 3 Ella Naatz – Feb. 10 William Brase-July 7 Xavier Lauseng-Feb. 26 Rylee Holst-July 13 Morgan Kraft- July 22 Cael Smith-July 22 Aiden Casey-August 4 Oliver Grafton- June 24 THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE PLAY at Matchbox Theater in Austin is on Friday, Feb. 16. Please return the teal permission forms, plus $3. Thank you to the elementary student council for paying $3 per student and the GMEF for paying for the bussing! We greatly appreciated that you helped reduced the cost for each child to $3! SWIMMING: February 13, 20, 27 VALENTINE’S PARTY will be on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from 1:15-2:45. If any parent willing to plan the party, donate food, or make up treat bags may contact your child’s teacher. Mr. Schwarz will read to the second grade this week! q Students may bring their valentines beginning Monday, Feb. 12. PENNIES FOR PAGES begins Feb. 12 – 27. Students may send in any coins, dollar bills, or checks made out to GM school. Please see pink flyer sent home in the folder. If we collect over $1,000, Mr. Schwarz will be decorated as a human sundae! Start sending in your coins! MN ZOO: The second grade will take their annual class trip to the MN Zoo on Wednesday, May 16. Parents are welcome to come, but will have to drive or share a ride with another parent(s) on their own. We will leave approximately 8:20 and return around 4:30. The cost will be $6 per child and $12 per adult. We are just letting people know so that some may adjust time off of work, or schedule the cost in their budget. More information will come at the end of April or the beginning of May. Mark your calendars: April 20 Elementary Spring Concert @1:30 May 11 Grandparents’ Day Program and Book Fair in afternoon May 16 MN Zoo – 2nd Grade Class Trip Spelling Words Test on Friday, Feb. 16 1.crown 2.brown 3.down 4.towel 5.town 6.owl 7.how 8.cloud 9.proud 10.house 11.mouse 12.loud 13.found 14.round 15.out