Nashwauk-Keewatin

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?

Spartan Outdoors struck black gold! Actually maple syrup! Spartan Outdoors has been collecting sap for a few weeks and finally got to the boil down process this week and loved the smell of boiling sap! Out of 15 gallons of sap harvested in our back yard, the students successfully boiled about 3 pints of maple syrup. The syrup darkens over the season due to increased microbial activity in the tree resulting in more invert sugar. Earlier runs are lighter in color and taste. We celebrated the boil with pancakes today. This year was a small scale test operation, but grant funding from several sources will hopefully have us bottling Spartan Syrup next year! Have you ever made maple syrup?

Thank you to Jack Furlong from Ameriprise Financial for being a guest speaker in Mrs. Riipinen's and Mr. Giorgi's finance classes. He talked to the students about the importance of investing early, how compound interest grows your money, and how loans work.

Great golf program for ages 7-14+ Plan to attend the open house at the Swan Lake Country Club on Sunday, May 3rd at 1pm!

The first graders teamed up with their 6th grade Number Buddies to bring math to life by creating some awesome 3D shape monsters! From cubes to cones, their creativity was on full display and so much fun to see. If you could build your own 3D monster, what shapes would you use? 👀

Students would like to recognize Mrs. Gregorich for bringing out the best in me!

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See you on May 18 for a great night of music!

#nkbands

Check out the FREE youth volleyball open gyms happening at the school!!

Mrs. Riipinen and Mrs. Anderson took 18 students to the Engineering Day held at Minnesota North, Itasca campus. Students learned what engineering was, what careers are available on the Iron Range, and did some fun hands-on activities. It was a great day!

Students would like to recognize Mr. Grunenwald for his hard work and inspiring students everyday.

What a fun day for our kindergarteners! We had an amazing time on our field trip to the Reif Center, where they enjoyed a performance of Pete the Cat. A big thank you to the Spartan Booster Club for making this experience possible by providing transportation—we truly appreciate your support in creating these special memories for our students! 🚌💙

Open gym opportunity for K-6th grade volleyball players!

The Taylor Swift Party is one week from today! Sign up soon! Use this link to get to registered: https://isd318.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/costoption/class_id/16424/public/1/sp/

Students wanted to recognize Mrs. Whitney for inspiring students everyday and making a difference in their lives!