St. Johns Lutheran School in Wykoff will be hosting their Preschool and Kindergarten Open House Monday, April 23, from 6-7 p.m. St. Johns provides students with a strong foundation in academic skills, social abilities, and moral values that they will take with them the rest of their lives. In today’s world a quality education is very important in helping our children succeed in … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central has a variety of offerings for children birth to age 5
Fillmore Central takes pride in the programs that are offered at all levels of child development. Children are continually developing and we know that there are a lot of questions to go with all of these stages. We are very fortunate to be able to offer a variety of programs for families with children birth to five. School Readiness The primary goal of the Fillmore Centrals … [Read more...]
Many early childhood opportunities offered at Rushford-Peterson
Rushford-Peterson Community Education offers many opportunities for early childhood aged children and their families. Our Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) classes are open to birth to five-year-olds. Parents and children attend the themed classes together. Clases meet on Monday evening from 6-7:15 p.m. and Friday mornings from 9:30-10:45 a.m. Along with offering classes, … [Read more...]
Mabel–Canton Early Childhood programs
ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education) Our ECFE program offers several Family Fun Night events during the month where parents and children come and interact together. Some of our most popular events have been Pajama Night at the Library, Pizza and Gym Night, Field Trip to the Fire Station, Scarecrow Night, Dad and Me Building Night, and also our Christmas Party and Egg … [Read more...]
Four southern Minnesota cities awarded PFA funding Wastewater and drinking water infrastructure getting upgrades
Four southern Minnesota cities were approved for more than $12 million in grants and loans from the Minnesota Public Facilities Authority (PFA) for projects that will improve wastewater and drinking water facilities. The PFA awarded funding to Blue Earth, Kasson, Northrop and Welcome. “Communities across Minnesota face serious water-quality challenges,” said Governor Mark … [Read more...]
Five Knowledge Bowl teams advance to state
The 2018 Senior High Knowledge Bowl Regionals, sponsored by the Southeast Service Cooperative, were held on March 19, 2018, at the Wood Lake Meeting Center in Rochester. The following area teams competed after advancing from Sub-Regionals. A total of 115 teams (56 in Tier AA and 59 in Tier A) participated in Sub-Regionals on March 7, 8, 13 and 15, 2018. Tier AA Regional … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central Kindergarten Round-up on April 3
The Fillmore Central Elementary School will have its annual Kindergarten Round-up Information Meeting for parents and visitation for students on Tuesday, April 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the elementary gym. Please use elementary entrance. Fillmore Central School is all day everyday kindergarten Parents whose children will be attending kindergarten during the 2018-19 school year are … [Read more...]
Fillmore Central School Board discusses potential facility projects
The Fillmore Central School Board discussed a number of facility projects at their March 27 meeting. Superintendent Richard Keith presented the board with a list of recommended projects with preliminary pricing estimates. The district-wide projects for both the Preston and Harmony buildings included new classroom doors that would give the option of locking the classrooms from … [Read more...]
POET awards grant to Lanesboro Public Schools
POET Biorefining – Preston recently awarded a $3,000 grant to Lanesboro Public Schools to give students the opportunity to check out Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) books. These books, which will be made available in the elementary school library, will give students in grades K-6 the opportunity to continue their education at home. In her application, Stacy … [Read more...]
Ag community voices concern ahead of R-P decision
Rushford-Peterson School District administration made a recommendation at the March 19 meeting that the school board approve the hire of a business instructor for the open position, leaving one full-time instructor in the ag/industrial tech department for the 2018-2019 school year. The concerns come on the heels of the district’s February decision to not renew the contract of … [Read more...]