Nashwauk-Keewatin

Great things happen when educators keep learning!

This week, our teachers are at the Minnesota Conference for Teachers of Mathematics to sharpen their skills, discover innovative strategies, and bring fresh ideas back to the classroom. Every new insight gained means more engaging lessons, stronger problem-solving skills, and greater opportunities for our students to succeed.

When teachers grow, students thrive. We can’t wait to see the impact of this learning in action!

Ken Strukel, math instructor from Minnesota North, Hibbing , visited Mrs. Riipinen's Intro to Coding class to see what her students have been learning. As a former computer science instructor, he was impressed with the skills the students have learned. We then visited Mrs. Furey's engineering class to help them debug their robot programs. Thank you Ken for sharing your knowledge.

First grade had the best Earth Day! 🌎 We decorated pots, filled them with soil, planted seeds, and gave them a good watering. Now we get to watch them grow. We even soaked up some sunshine while celebrating our beautiful Earth. 🌱☀️

Mrs. Johnson's 4th graders enjoyed a beautiful walk to the O'Brien Reservoir. They were able to play on the park, play in the sand, and walk down the dock to observe the ice melting away.

Miss Patia’s kindergarten class loves the Earth! 🌎❤️ We have been working hard learning about plants through different activities and are excited to watch our own plants grow throughout the rest of the year. We’ve also been exploring ways to take care of our planet, including learning about helpful bugs and the important roles they play. A special highlight in our classroom is our new class pets-five caterpillars! We’re thrilled to have a front row seat as we watch them grow and transform over the next few weeks. We wrapped up our Earth Day learning with a fun treat: delicious “dirt cups”!

Gikinoo'amawaaganag Niimi'idim Honoring Students Pow-Wow

Happy Earth Day! 🌎 Spartan students work hard to take care of our corner of the world! They learn about the water cycle and the importance of water conservation. Spartans show pride by cleaning up trash, collecting recyclables from around the school, and planting flowers that attract bees and dragonflies. Something for you to ponder...."If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent the night in a tent with a mosquito." What are you doing to make a difference?

Students in Mr. Melby's music classes have been in competition with each other over the last few months. The goal: which classes can follow directions best each day. The reward - an extra recess on a really nice day!

Today Miss Danielle's Kindergarten Class got their chance to enjoy their extra recess!

Before they got to the playground, they helped clean up our school grounds to celebrate tomorrow's Earth Day! Some of Miss Danielle's students said they hope that people can do a better job taking care of the earth. They were pretty surprised at how much trash they found!

Will you be cleaning up our planet for Earth Day?

5th graders have been learning about physics, engineering, simple machines, and building cool rubber band cars!!! One of the students is running his "shop" where he assists other students if they need help in the designing and building process. The goal is to make the car go the furthest, and with the nice weather students will be enjoying the outdoor learning spaces that NK has to offer.

What was the most exciting project you ever did in school?

Biology class concepts sometimes seem like a foreign language until you know your ROOT WORDS!! Zoology and Anatomy & Physiology have learned the importance of root words and have been having a year long competition to see who can have the best root word wall. Each unit they study they first uncover the root words to the terminology in that unit and post it on the wall as an introduction.

Are you team Zoology or Anatomy & Physiology???

Teachers meet up on Tuesday nights to learn American Sign Language.

How many languages do you know?

Mr. Clouse's " Empowerment " class preparing metal for welding.
Supporting women in the workforce for high demand and high paying careers.

There will be no after school Math Help after school today. We will resume on 4/27.

Pacesetter Basketball Camp for grades 1-6. Register by May 15th and receive $10 off a camp shirt!

It's already officially almost that time...COLOR RUN 2026. Students in elementary grades K-4 were given a flyer for our upcoming color run on May 22nd (Friday). This event is so much fun for the kids & helps support our Spartan Booster Club! Be sure to check out the attached flyer for this year’s fun incentives! If you have a K–4 student, you can also use the provided link to share with family and friends on social media—every little bit of support helps make this event a success! Participant Sign-Up Link: http://www.99pledges.com/fund/nkisd319/addme Main Page Link: http://www.99pledges.com/fund/nkisd319

3rd graders have been doing some fun reviewing on parts of speech (identifying nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs). They had the opportunity to customize their own dog while showcasing their skills by color-coding the words under the correct category inside their little rain coats. How ironic that we sure do have that rainy day today ☔️💧

Mrs. Riipinen's Algebra 2 class is working hard on the first assessment in our integrated curriculum. The curriculum focuses on working as a team to understand new concepts by discovering "rules" for themselves. Students are improving their critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies.

Mr. Owens 5th Grade PE Classes took advantage of recent nice weather and went for a walk on the Mesabi Trail. Have you enjoyed the changing of the seasons?