Underwood School District

Underwood School Families - This is a reminder that there is No School for students on Monday, January 17th. This is a scheduled staff development day. Students will resume school on Tuesday, January 18th.

ATTENTION - this year (2021-2022) students in grades 7-9 and parents. Have you ever wanted to go to Washington DC? Well here is your chance to go! Mark your calendars - - Please join us and World Classrooms for a Virtual parent/student informational meeting on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 6:00pm. The next Washington DC trip will take place in the Summer of 2024! If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Clauson at mclauson@underwood.k12.mn.us

Mrs. Hoyt’s 7th grade math classes practiced their graphing skills on a variety of holiday and winter graphs today. Sitting by the “fire,” eating candy canes . . . A fun and cozy class on this snowy morning!

Another awesome holiday concert was delivered by the Underwood School Instrumental Bands tonight. ALL bands -- 5th/6th Grade, Junior High & Senior High Bands were in action tonight. Some amazing talents showcased by all of our band students tonight. Kudos to Mr. Pelanek and our students for providing a very entertaining night of holiday music for parents, grandparents and guests that were in attendance.

The Underwood Choirs (5th/6th Grade, Junior High & Senior High) entertained a packed house at the Underwood Gym tonight. All of our choirs showcased their awesome talents, singing a variety of holiday music selections. Kudos to all of our choir students and Ms. Flint for putting on an awesome show tonight!!

School Calendar Update - Mark Your Calendars There will be No School for students on Wednesday, December 22 as this day has been switched to a professional development day for all school staff. Students will still attend school on Monday, December 20 and Tuesday, December 21.

The Underwood School's "Holiday Store" is open for business. Thanks to a generous amount of donations, the Underwood "Holiday Store" opened today with students in Grades PreK-6 having the opportunity to shop for each of their family members. As you can see from the pictures, our students are pretty excited to do some shopping. A BIG 'thank you" to Susan Uhren for organizing this wonderful event for our elementary students. It is awesome to watch our students carefully pick out a small or big item for each of their family members. An excellent life long learning lesson for our students on the importance of "giving".

Underwood School Families - This is a reminder that Friday, December 3rd is a scheduled Early Release day.  Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:30 and high school students will be dismissed at 12:33.

In celebration of Veteran's Day, Underwood School had the privilege of hosting a community program honoring our brave men and women who have so admirably and graciously served our country. The program included patriotic music by our school band and choir, an inspirational and emotional speech by Reverend Robert Kersten, and some patriotic messages/presentations delivered by local veterans. This program and the messages delivered continue demonstrate the need to recognize and appreciate all of the sacrifices that all of these brave men and women have made, which have allowed the rest of us the freedom we enjoy. Happy Veteran's Day from the Underwood School and a HUGE Rocket "Thank You" to all of our veterans and to those veterans who have passed -- your dedication, loyalty and sacrifices are truly appreciated. Also, a special "thank you" to our Underwood American Legion Post for allowing our school to host this most prestigious program/event. "Kudos" to our students who had the privilege to actively participate in this program, via their musical talents, or their writing talents or simply through their respectful attention and listening during the program.

The Veterans Day program today at 9:00 a.m. will be live streamed on PRTV1 (https://www.parkregion.com/prtv/prtv-1/) and on the local PRTV station for those unable to attend in person.

The Underwood School will be hosting a Veterans Day Program at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. Please help communicate this time to any person who may be planning to attend as the time was posted incorrectly in the Battle Lake Review this week.

The Financial Aid presentation scheduled for 6:00 p.m. tonight has been cancelled. If we are able to reschedule to a new date & time, we will communicate with parents/guardians and students.

Reminders: High School conferences are scheduled from 3:30-8:00 today. Elementary conferences are scheduled through the school website by using the Elementary Conferences Sign Up option under the "Parents" menu.

Reminder - Friday, November 5th is a scheduled early release day. Elementary students will be dismissed at 12:30. High School students will be dismissed at 12:33.

Order your Rocket Gear online with the below link. Show your Rocket Pride! Orders are due by Sunday, November 14th. https://underwoodrockets.itemorder.com/

Stephanie Carter, the Associate Director of Financial Aid at Mstate, will be giving a presentation on Monday, November 8th at 6:00 p.m. at the Underwood School. Any parent or student interested in learning more about financial aide should plan to attend.

High School Conferences are scheduled for Monday, November 8th from 3:30-8:00 PM. Conferences will be in-person. Priority scheduled conferences will be set up for any student currently failing a course. Mr. Follingstad will contact parents of students failing a course this week.

Elementary Conferences are scheduled for the week of November 8th. Please use the conference scheduler (https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Underwood_school). Conferences will be in-person. Please contact the teacher directly if you need to arrange a virtual or phone conference.

Reminder - School Picture Retake Day is Tuesday, November 2nd. Forms are available in the school office.

New COVID-19 Rapid Testing Sites Announced: To provide Minnesota families even more access to free, quick testing resources, Governor Walz has expanded rapid COVID-19 testing opportunities across the state. These sites will allow Minnesotans experiencing COVID-19 symptoms to take an antigen test and receive results in 1-3 hours. Please share with your families the COVID-19 community rapid testing sites that would be most convenient to access. Rapid COVID-19 testing is now available at the following nearby cities: Moorhead Wadena -- *Opened October 26 Please use the following link to schedule an appointment -- https://mn.gov/covid19/get-tested/testing-locations/community-testing.jsp