Viking Elementary

The K-2 Elementary winter concerts will be held on Friday, December 1st in the Viking School gym. Students should wear dress clothes on the concert day. Kindergarten will begin performing at 1:00, doors will open at 12:45. FIrst and Second Graders will perform together at 1:45, doors will open at 1:30. Our students are working hard to learn their winter music and are looking forward to sharing it with you!

ECFE will be held at Viking Elementary this Thursday (11/9) with 2 sessions at 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. We will be talking about Thanksgiving this week, and the theme is "Give Thanks." All children ages birth to five years old (along with their parents) are welcome!

Viking Elementary's "Caught Being Good" winners for the month of October: Kinsley Hoverson Korbyn Olson Norah Sletten Ryker Jalowiec Evelyn Efta Ariel Jones These students are being recognized for their random acts of kindness they have shown during school, on the bus, and on the playground. Way to go!

Viking Elementary Families: If you come to Viking School please use the south entrance. If door is locked, press button on Walkie and say hello. Sarah will let you in. Due to some additional construction needs, the main entrance is closed through at least next week. We'll send out an alert to let you know when the main entrance can be used again. Thank you.

ECFE Families: Please use the south side door entrance for the ECFE sessions tonight at Viking Elementary. Thank you!

"H is for Halloween" is the theme for Thursday (10/26) night's ECFE session at Viking Elementary. There will be two sessions at 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. All children ages birth to Preschool are welcome!

Viking Elementary Parents: Great news! The front entrance area will be open for families/students to enter starting tomorrow (10/25/2023). Please utilize the front entrance when coming to school instead of the south door. If you come after bus time, please use the call button. Sarah will buzz you in. After you enter, please check in with Sarah. She is still in the temporary office just to the right as you enter the hallway. Our main office isn't open quite yet. It should open soon. Thank you!

ECFE will hold one session this Thursday night (10/12) at 5:00 at Viking Elementary. The theme is "Fire Safety" and we will be visited by a local firefighter with his fire truck! There will also be fun activities and snacks for the kids. All children ages birth to five years old are welcome!

Smokey the Bear visited the Kindergarten classes at Viking Elementary last week and taught them about fire safety.

Viking Elementary's "Caught Being Good" winners for the month of September: Carson Bjorsness Raylan Riesen Olive Peterson Austin Skjerven James Maurstad Karter Klasen These students are being recognized for showing random acts of kindness in the classroom, on the playground, and on the bus throughout the month. Way to go!

Viking Elementary Lunch Menu Change: Tuesday, October 10th: Taco in a Bag Green Beans Fruit Milk Wednesday, October 11th: Ham and Cheese Sandwich Fruit Fresh Veggies Milk

20 days of Kindergarten! Mrs. Converse and Ms. Jeri's class

2023-2024 School Picture day will be Friday, September 22 Link to order: https://thoelephoto.inter-state.com/ School Codes for ordering online: MCC High School - 81335QA Newfolden Elementary - 81335XA Viking Elementary - 81336DA

Transportation Director Adam Lokstad and Principal Julie Aas presented bus safety to students in Viking Elementary this morning.

Viking School Kitchen is in operation. It received new cabinets, new three place sink, new dishwasher in addition to new flooring. The update really opened up the kitchen area. There will be some finishing touches before final completion. The front office addition is receiving doors and windows this week. The truck with windows arrived this morning.

Viking Elementary 2nd grade students enjoyed one last recess on the Viking playground. Next year they will be moving on to 3rd grade in Newfolden Elementary. We wish them the best!

The Bell Museum visited Viking Elementary school today!

Viking Elementary's "Caught Being Good" weekly winners: McKenna Hites Gracelynn Strand Joette Landgren Hadley Moen Parker Hoglo Will Schoon These students are being recognized for their random acts of kindness in the classroom, on the playground, and on the bus. Way to go!

Viking Elementary has chosen to draw weekly "Caught Being Good" winners for our final month of school. This week's winners are: Rudy Jeworrek James Maurstad Briggs Dahle Lydia Busse Karolyne Gerardy Blaze Berg These students are being recognized for their random acts of kindness they have shown throughout their day in school, on the playground, and on the bus. Way to go!

Viking Elementary's Spring Program is scheduled for tomorrow, Friday, May 5th. The Kindergarten program "Our Animal Friends" will begin at 1:00. The 1st and 2nd grade program "How Does your Garden Groove" will begin at 1:45. Both programs will be held in the gymnasium at Viking Elementary.