fifth grade

Wahpeton School district plans to move forward in George Floyd teaching incident

"We're going to provide both staff and students with tools that encourage understanding which will build our community in a meaningful way by focusing on these steps

WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — Officials from the Wahpeton School district are releasing more details about a fifth grade teacher who had students reenact the arrest of George Floyd. “The issue at hand deals with a fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Barb Michaelson. She’s a veteran teacher. She’s like everybody’s grandma,” Wahpeton Public Schools Superintendent Rick Jacobson said. Michaelson, who had students…

Eagles Elementary fifth graders celebrated with graduation “clap out”

FARGO, N.D. — As the school year comes to an end, fifth graders at Eagles Elementary in Fargo are being celebrated in a unique way. To abide by physical distancing guidelines, students and their parents lined up to drive through a “clap out” ceremony. The celebration is to recognize the fifth graders finishing elementary school and moving on to middle…

Eagles Elementary to hold “clap out” graduation for fifth graders

The "Clap Out" is set to begin at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday.

FARGO, N.D.–Fifth grade students at Eagles Elementary will be among the many students experiencing a unique graduation in 2020. The elementary school plans to hold a graduation “Clap Out” for the soon-to-be sixth graders. On May 28, students and their parents will drive through the Eagles Elementary parking lot as the staff members cheer on the students. The staff will…

Jefferson Elementary Student Wins Earth-themed Poster Competition

Her fifth grade class won a lunch with Mayor Mahoney

FARGO, N.D. — A fifth grade class at Jefferson Elementary School had a special guest for lunch: Mayor Tim Mahoney. The pizza lunch was to celebrate the winner of a poster competition hosted by the city of Fargo. The theme was “Coming Together for the Earth,” with the goal of encouraging people to recycle. Teachers, along with the city’s recycling coordinator,…