LESTER PRAIRIE, MN – Lester Prairie School Bulletin Feb. 26, 2015 Menu: Spaghetti with Meat or Plain Sauce or Cheesy Breadsticks and Yogurt, Coleslaw, Green Beans, Applesauce, Garlic Bread, Milk Congratulations to our wrestlers. They had a great weekend at the individual section tournament. Special congratulations to Brandon Richter, Nate Tesch and Nick Brelje who advanced to the state tournament which will take place this coming Friday and Saturday with the first round for AA beginning at 1:00 PM Friday. There will be a FAN BUS to the State Wrestling meet on Friday. Bus time is 11:00 LP. Cost is $5. Deadline to sign-up is 3:00pm Thursday. Congratulations to the Bulldog Boys’ Basketball team on their victory in the section playoff game Tuesday night. The Bulldogs upset the #3 seed New Ulm Cathedral with a 58-50 victory! Great effort by everyone. The boys will now play Springfield on Friday at LeSueur-Henderson at 7:45. GO BULLDOGS! There will be a FAN BUS to the boys’ basketball game on Friday. Bus times are: 6:00 HT 6:15 LP. Cost is $5. Deadline to sign-up is 12:00pm Friday. The girls’ basketball team will host MVL on Monday, March 2nd at 7:00pm for their first round section playoff game. There will be pep band for the girls game Monday March 2nd. Please be on stage by 6:25 for the 7pm game. The spring sports meeting is on Sunday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m. at Lester Prairie High School. Track: There will be Captain’s Practice on Monday at 3:30 at HT. Anyone who is interested in coaching youth soccer should call Blaine Walstrom, Athletic Director and Youth Community Ed. Director Thank-you to all students who auditioned for the spring play. I will have the cast list finalized by Monday, March 2 and rehearsals will begin Tuesday, March 10 in Room 1477 (Ms. Olson’s room) at 3 pm. Everyone who auditioned will get a part. Please pay your participation fee to Kelly Elling in the office – $25 if you are in other activities/sports or $40, and bring the receipt to me. This fee must be paid by March 10. Students on stage crew do not have to pay a fee. The cast list will be posted in the announcements and on the door by my room. If you have questions, please see Ms. Olson. The Book fair is coming next week during conferences on Tuesday and Thursday from 3:30-7:30pm. Be sure to stop by and find some new books to enjoy! The Varsity Sub-Regional Knowledge Bowl Meet is on Monday, March 2 at McCray and the bus will leave at 7:20 a.m. from LP. Participants remember to get your pink slips. More information to follow regarding end of the season banquet. Title I/EL Bingo Night: Families and friends of the Title I and EL Programs are invited to a potluck meal and bingo! There will also be activities for children under the age of 4, provided by Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE). TONIGHT, February 26 at 5:45-7:00 PM in the LP Cafeteria -What to bring: Bring a dish to pass for the potluck. Drinks, plates and utensils will be provided. February is I Love to Read Month!!! Reminder to all 6th-12th Graders – when you check out, read, and return library books this month you can enter a drawing for a free book at the BookFair coming in March! The Junior and Senior Prom and the After Prom party are Saturday April 25, 2015 Prom is $35.00 and After Prom is $20.00. It is not required that you attend both (but you should!) Registration will be Tuesday March 17 and Wednesday March 18 from 7:40-8:10 a.m in the LPHS lobby Look for registration, prom and party information in the mail the week of March 2(sent to your address on file with the school) Lester Prairie Parents for Education is having our Spring Carnival on Thurs. March 26 from 5:00 – 7:30. As you are aware it takes many volunteers to put this together. If you are available to help with setup from 4:00 – 5:15, working a game either 5:00-6:30 or 6:30-8:00, or cleanup from 7:30-8:15. please email Cheryl Bayerl at cherylbayerl@lp.k12.mn.us or call 320-395-2966 or 320-420-4218. Thanks in advance for your help!! SUMMER YOUTH BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL-Registration nights for the 2015 season will be held Tuesday March 3rd from 4pm to 7:00pm and Thursday March 5th from 4pm to 7:00pm in the Lester Prairie High School lobby. Registration forms were sent home with all elementary students. Forms for older kids are available in the school office. If you are unable to make it to one of the registration nights, please drop off your completed registration forms at the school office. Reminder** Registration deadline is March 20th.** If you have any questions, contact Jeff Engen at 320-395-9839 or engenjeff@hotmail.com. New Species are Ready to be Discovered Parents, members of the school board, and other teachers are cordially invited to join the Big History class on Wednesday, March 4th at 12:00 pm for the presentation of their newly invented species. These presentations will be the culminating portion of a Project-based learning activity about how and/or why animals would evolve certain characteristics. There will be three presentations, 8 minutes each, each followed by short Q&A session. The students have been working hard and would love to have an audience! Reminder to the 10-12th graders….How is the sale of your raffle tickets going? Do you need more? I have plenty yet for you to sell more. Please contact Kim Weinzierl if you need more. Also, as you sell and have them ready, you can turn your everything in to either the office or Kim by March 4th. The raffle will be drawn on Monday, March 9th. If you are not going to sell your tickets please also turn that in so that we have an accurate count. Conferences will be held on Tuesday, March 3 and Thursday, March 5 from 3:30 to 7:30. Elementary students should have brought home a slip with their scheduled conference time on it. High School conferences will be held in the teacher classrooms on both nights and there are no scheduled appointments so parents should just go to the classrooms. Due to her part-time status, Mrs. Helland will only be available for conferences on Tuesday. Students in Grades 8-11 that did not receive registration forms should see Mrs. Mattson. Thank you! ATTENTION students who are driving on a Learner’s Permit. You need to be logging all of your practice driving time on the “official” logs provided by the State. Extra copies are available outside of Mr. Bjork’s door. You need 40 hours of practice with 15 hours at night. Any student needing the 30 hours of Classroom Driver’s Education, the registration forms are available outside of Mr. Bjork’s door (pink form). You must be at least 14 years old by May 25, 2015 in order to enroll in the class. Class is limited to the first 25 students who sign up. Enrollment deadline is May 8, 2015. Cost is $110.00. See Mr. Bjork if you have any questions. The next Prom meeting – Monday, March 9th at 6:30 pm in Bulldog Central. Parents, if anyone has pictures from the Futures Hoopsters/Autograph basketball night we would love to have you share them with us. We will use them for the school website and a write-up in the Herald Journal. You can drop off printed pictures in the Lester Prairie School office or email electronic copies to: walstrom@lp.k12.mn.us BULLDOG BASH – The LP Foundation For Education’s 10th annual Bulldog Bash will be held this year on Friday, April 10, 2015. Tickets are available in the office. Homework Help goes from 3:00 – 5:00 on Mondays and Wednesdays. Students in Homework Help should have work to complete. Detention will be with Mr. Heiraas the week of March 2. Detention will only be held after school on Tuesday and before and after school on Wednesday. Open gym time has been changed. Sunday open gym will now be from 2:00-3:30. There will not be school on Friday, March 6. The DNR Firearms Safety Class will be held at the Lester Prairie Sportsman’s Club from 6:30-8:30 on the following dates: April 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30 and May 5 & 7. You may register at the first class on April 7 and the cost is $7.00. If you have any questions please contact Doug Minnick at 320-395-2143 or 320-224- 5942. Parents 4 Education is in need of round plastic ice cream buckets with lids for the spring carnival. Please drop your donations at the office. Thank you! The next free lunch for junior and senior high students will be Wed., March 11. The National Honor Society is selling suckers during lunch today for 50¢ each. All proceeds will go towards Pennies for Patients. Pennies for Patients Totals: Preschool K-Kramer K-Smith 1-Murphy 1-Brandel 2-Bayerl 2-Roth 43.82 36.33 115.31 34.16 49.65 118.93 125.05 3-Anderberg 3-Edlund 4-Kley 4/5-Kraemer 5-Houg 160.56 110.44 194.65 42.10 38.51 6th 7th 8th 9th 10th 11th 12th Suckers Cupcakes 69.92 54.05 9.43 12.78 14.40 104.50 47.65 $302.53 $81.45 Elementary Total High School Total Grand Total $1,102.25 $312.73 $1,798.96 Thursday,  Feb  26,  2015       Time   Event   Details   Comments   3:30pm-­‐  5:30pm   Basketball  -­‐  Practice  9-­‐12   Girls       Lester  Prairie  Gym       3:30pm-­‐  5:30pm   Basketball  -­‐  Practice  Boys   JV/Varsity       Holy  Trinity  Gym       5:30pm-­‐  7:00pm   EL/Title  Activity  Night        Cafeteria       6:00pm-­‐  7:00pm   CE  -­‐  Zumba  Class       (Cancelled)   Cafeteria       6:15pm-­‐  8:00pm   CE  -­‐  Basketball  Practice        Lester  Prairie  Gym   6th  grade  boys           Practice  Shuttle  Times  -­  1st  Trip  Only     3:08  -­‐  Pick  up  at  Lester  Prairie       3:20  -­‐  Drop  off  /  Pick  up  at  Holy  Trinity       3:35  -­‐  Drop  off  at  Lester  Prairie       BULLDOG BOYS BASKETBALL Second Round Playoff Game Friday, February 27, 2015 7:45 p.m. – LeSueur High School Gym *The boys have received the #6 seed in Section 2A North. They defeated #2 seed New Ulm Cathedral in the first round game on Tuesday Night. They now face Springfield at LeSueur Henderson High School on Friday night. *Let’s reward their dedication and hard work with a great crowd at the game on Friday Night! *Show your Bulldog Pride and attend the game! GO BULLDOGS!!