REMINDER- No School for Staff and Students this Thursday and Friday, April 14 and April 15. There WILL be school on Monday, April 18th, which is a makeup weather related day.
The updated school calendar is on our school website for the remainder of the year.
Congratulations to Rocket Speakers Mason Hoyt, Tyler Herr and McKenna Geones on making the final round of the section 6A Speech Tournament! Mason placed 5th in Discussion, Tyler placed 3rd in Storytelling and McKenna is the Extemporaneous Speaking Champion! Tyler and McKenna will advance to the MSHSL State Speech Tournament to be held at Eastview High School on April 23.
Weather Update: The school day will continue as normal and end at the regular time. However, all after school activities have been cancelled for today. No practice for Track, Baseball, Softball, Golf, or Speech. At this time, the After School Program is still on as scheduled.
Congratulations to the Underwood Speech Team on their 2nd place finish at the Subsection 22 Speech Tournament! Individual place winners: Mason Hoyt 5th Discussion, Addy Tuttle 1st alternate Drama, Luncy Chen 2nd alternate Drama, Lili Hermes 4th Ex. Reading, Kallyn Grove 5th Ex. Reading, McKenna Geones 1st Ex. Speaking, Max Grove 3rd Great Speeches, Maggie Hoekstra 4th Great Speeches, Alexia Gedde 4th Original Oratory, Carlie Poser 3rd Poetry, Tucker Fick 4th Poetry, Isabella Dlouhy 3rd Prose, Tyler Herr 2nd Storytelling, and Gabe Lindstrom 3rd Storytelling. Good luck at Sections next Saturday!
Mrs. Hoyt’s Geometry class had fun exploring Moebius strips today! They connected, colored, and cut them in a variety of ways.
Just a reminder-Friday, April 1st is a half day for students. School will dismiss at 12:30pm.
The 3rd grade students had perfect weather today for planting the seeds they harvested last fall at the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center. They enjoyed helping restore the native prairie flowers & grasses that used to be plentiful on the prairie.
Last week grades 5, 8 and the High School Strength and Conditioning classes went to Andes Tower Hills for a day of skiing and snowboarding. This was a great opportunity for a lot of our students to try these sports for the first time. It was a great day and by the looks of it, a lot of fun! Thanks to Mr. Hendrickson, Mrs. Arneson, Mrs. Johnson, and Mr. Pearson for chaperoning this group of students.
Underwood School students are doing their part to make our world a better place by recycling any food waste from their breakfasts and lunches that are served at Underwood School. Our school is excited to partner with Otter Tail County Solid Waste in reducing/removing food waste from the trash. Food waste makes up approximately 20-30% of the waste stream. Students are learning how they can help the environment by sorting their waste, which will be composted and turned into planting soil. Way to go Rockets -- thank you for your efforts on making our world a better place.
Underwood Elementary School Families - please take a minute to complete this Google Form (https://forms.gle/9XErf9qr41rcAmUb7) regarding our Summer Enrichment Program. Your feedback is vital in assisting with our planning process.
Underwood School Spring Conferences are scheduled for Monday, March 14th (for 7-12 students) from 3:30-8:00. Elementary conferences start next week as well. Elementary families should sign up for a conference time using this link (https://www.ptcfast.com/schools/Underwood_school)
Congratulations to the Underwood Rockets Girls Basketball Team! Sub-section champions!
They will play Hancock on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the Fergus Falls High School gymnasium for the section championship.
Congratulations to the 3rd graders for making their I Love to Read Month reading & homework goals! They got to celebrate this achievement by going bowling and having a pizza party at Northern Aire Lanes.
The 3rd graders had a blast on their Arctic Sledding Adventure at Roosevelt Hill today! This was a grand finale to their study of the Arctic region.
Congratulations to Bulldog wrestlers Logan Schleske, Jaxon Rich, Tristan Evavold & Kale Rich on qualifying for the State Individual Wrestling Tournament that will be held next Friday & Saturday at the Xcel Center in St. Paul. Jaxon, Tristan & Kale were Section Champions and Logan was a Runner-up (2nd Place), earning them the prestigious opportunity to compete in the State Wrestling Tournament. Wishing our Bulldog Wrestlers the Best of Luck at State -- we are proud of your accomplishments and know you will represent our school very well at State!!
Due to the weather, we have had to make some changes in our Snow Week schedule. An email went out to all 7-12 students and their families this morning. Please check your email for updated details.
Enjoy some snow day fun by watching this video created by Underwood School staff last spring.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP7Rq04pShc
Minnesota’s 6th Annual School Bus & School Van Driver Appreciation Day is on Wednesday, February 23, 2022!! We encourage our students, our staff and our parents/families to take the time say "thank you" to our very dedicated bus & van drivers, as we recognize their efforts of safely transporting our students to and from school each and every day. Our District would like to "shine a light" on how school bus drivers and school van drivers continue to go above and beyond their usual duties to support students, schools and communities. This day of recognition seeks to spark public appreciation for school bus drivers and school van drivers, along with increasing awareness for the unique challenges our industry is facing and prompt people to consider school bus driving or school van driving as a profession.
A BIG Rocket "thank you" to all of our bus and van drivers -- Ron Gunderson, Ken Wiley, Mike Storley, Roy Kiser, Roger Simonson, Chuck Taylor, Brendan Ackerman, Ron Olson, Shari Gunderson, Donna Wold, Lesley Jacobson, Jessica Krog, Anna Kiser, Laura Haugen, MIke Freitag & Julie Breer.
Underwood School District is celebrating Minnesota School Board Recognition Week, recognizing our school board members for their efforts, their dedication and their strong leadership. Our students benefit every day from the leadership and vision of our school board members. February 21st-25th is Minnesota School Board Recognition Week. Please take time to thank our dedicated school leaders -- Rebekah Meder, Jen Albjerg, Mark Bring, Adam Baker, Kyle Sem & John Wold. School board members devote hours of their time each week to provide leadership for our school district! #CelebrateSchoolBoards
Today kindergarten celebrated the 100th Day of School - the Superhero Way!
