Quarter 2 Begins!

Greetings Megan,

As we start quarter 2 we want to remind our middle school and high school families to check quarter 1 grades in Parent Portal which were posted on November 4. Our elementary students' grades will be posted at the end of each semester, not quarterly. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your student's progress please contact their teacher directly. Our teachers are available for Parent-Teacher Conferences throughout the school year.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The 2022-23 District calendar is available on our website.

Friday, November 4 - Quarter 1 Grades Posted

Monday, November 7 - High School Choir Concert

Tuesday, November 8 - No School for Prairie Meadows Students

Tuesday, November 8 - School Board Member Elections

Wednesday, November 9 - Strategic Planning (Virtual) Meeting

Friday, November 11 - Prairie Woods Elementary Veterans Day Celebration

Sunday, November 13 - National Honor Society Induction Ceremony

Monday, November 14 - NYC 2023 Student Trip Informational Meeting

Mon. Nov. 14 - Fri. Nov. 18 - High School Food Drive

Saturday, November 19 - Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience Christmas Show - Get your tickets!

Wed. Nov. 23 - Fri. Nov. 25 - No School: Thanksgiving Break

Prairie Woods News

On Friday, November 11, 2022, we are extremely excited to welcome several veterans to Prairie Woods. The veterans will be talking to various classrooms about their experiences and what it means to be a veteran. As a thank you, the staff and students have designed a brief assembly to thank the veterans. We couldn’t be more excited to have them spend time with us. In addition, Prairie Woods staff and students wish to thank all veterans and active military families for their dedication and sacrifice to our nation.

Middle School Minutes

As part of a community service project for their art class, Avery Dierenfeld and Ella Eickhorst painted a "math" and "sports" window in Mr. Lieser's classroom windows. Theses windows overlook a hallway and really make the classroom "pop". Thank you to Avery and Ella for an outstanding job. We're amazed by the talent student our students have! Their hard work is pictured below.

Respect Ownership Attitude and Responsibility (ROAR)

Each week, we will be awarding the Middle School R.O.A.R Award. One of our recent recipients was Kaelyn Solberg. She nominated by Mr. Reginer for bringing a great spark to class and being friendly, caring and fun. Congratulations Kaelyn!

Our next recipient was Silas Wharton. Silas was nominated by Mr. Bushman for putting forth his best effort in class and always haing a postitive attitude. Congratulations Silas!

Is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. WWW.MTISHOWS.COM Book By THOMAS MEEHAN | Music By CHARLES STROUSE | Lyrics By MARTIN CHARNIN | Original Broadway Production Directed by MARTIN CHARNIN | Based on "Little Orphan Annie" By Permission of Tribune Content Agency, LLC.

Join us as the NLS High School Theatre Department sings and dances the everlasting optimism of "Tomorrow"!

Showtimes at 7pm

Thursday, Dec. 1
Friday, Dec. 2
Saturday, Dec. 3

Tickets go on sale to the public Nov. 11 at 9am.

Tickets $10, visit: nls.k12.mn.us/ticketsales

BUY TICKETS STARTING NOV. 11

High School Pumpkin Carving Contest

Last week our high school art students participated in a Pumpkin Carving contest. Students and staff had the opportunity to view and vote. Congratulations to our winners!

5th place: #44 Pirate Ship and Sailor by Avery Dierenfeld and Ella Eichhorst
4th place: #9 Fairy Garden by Paige Vertch and Lily Amundson
3rd place: #16 Fish Bowl with real fish by Kiarra Godbee
2nd place: #42 Monkey Pumpkin by Emily Gratton, Maren Munsch & Alison Sarsland
1st place: #25 Rotating Globe and Moon by Sam Weber & Henry Vetsch

Shout out and big thank you to Skindeliens for donating the Hunt’s Brothers Pizza Prizes!

Join us for the New London-Spicer Schools Community Strategic Planning (Virtual) Meeting. Your insight, as we plan the direction of our school district, is greatly appreciated!

School Board elections occur on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. To watch the Candidate Forum hosted by the NLS Ed. MN Union and the NLS PTO

Click here.

Cat PAC Series - Holiday Show!

Nov. 19 at 7pm - The Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience Christmas Show

Ticket Price $35

Your holiday favorites on the big stage! Bring the whole family!

All Cat PAC Series shows are on Saturdays and begin at 7 p.m.

More information about each performance can be found on the ticketing site.

BUY TICKETS

FFA FRUIT SALES ARE HERE

Order from a NLS FFA member or online at: myfruitsale.com

by November 13th

(Enter Code: SUSY-1683)

Fruit pickup will be December 13th.

Questions? Call: 320-354-2252 ext 2696

Student Travel Opportunity: 2023 NYC

A tradition since 2012!

Student travel isn't just for the students, it is also a great experience to share with their support systems (parents, grandparents, mentors, etc.). Mr. Schorn is planning a trip to New York City over MEA in 2023 for students currently in 5th-8th grade. Highlights: Ellis Island, Statue of Liberty, 9/11 Memorial & Museum, American Museum of Natural History and much, much more! Join the Zoom meeting on November 14th at 6:30pm.

MEETING INFO

SPIRIT WEAR - GET YOUR WILDCAT GEAR!

View our Spirit Wear items at: www.rambow.com

Enter the code: SPIRIT

Choose Your Items!

Deadline: November 16th, 2022

Help Plan The City of Spicer's Future

The City of Spicer is creating a new comprehensive plan to help guide

decisions over the course of the next 10 to 20 years. You do not have to reside within Spicer’s city limits to respond to this survey. We would like to

collect input from anyone who spends time in Spicer for any reason.

Take the Survey

Report Absences On Parent Portal

Watch the "How To" Video

Please remember to document your child(ren)'s attendance. If you are unable to report it on Parent Portal please, call our attendance line:

Phone 320.354.2252 Press 1.

Note: Our Attendance Policy states that two unexcused absences results in detention and three unexcused absences leads to truancy. Accurate attendance reporting helps avoid these issues.