Reading Month 2025 is a wrap! The elementary enjoyed some fun center activities last Friday to celebrate - a "Go Fishing" snack, fish art, and a floating fish STEM experiment! Thank you for helping our students participate and "Just Keep Reading" during Reading Month!
Due to demand we have opened a second Best In Class for Preschool for the 25-26 school year. It is five day full day for children 4 years of age. Cost will remain at $260/month. For more information contact Hope Rush at 442-3274 or hope.rush@underwoodschool.org.
Parenting can be challenging and, at times, feel isolating. Parent coaching is here to provide support during those tough moments. Offered at no cost by your school district, parent coaching connects you with a coach and resources developed by therapists. Click here to sign up for ongoing support: https://cookcenter.info/coaching
The FBLA Chapter wrapped up their State Leadership Conference today. There was lots of excitement as we had 6 members place in the top 10! Congratulations to the following:
Gracelyn Vaagene placed 10th in Word Processing
Gavin Haraseth placed 9th in Securities and Investments
Brayton Fuentes placed 8th in Intro to Marketing Concepts
Mason Skachenko placed 6th in Intro to Financial Math
Nellie Heger placed 3rd in Intro to FBLA.
Reagan Kjelstrup placed 2nd in Healthcare Administration.
Congratulations to Reagan and Nellie for qualifying for Nationals in Anaheim, California!
Congratulation to Reagan and Nellie for being selected for the Who's Who Award!
Also congratulations to the Underwood FBLA Chapter for receiving the Membership Achievement Award!
We are proud of all our FBLA members and all they have accomplished! Great work!
Elementary fresh produce this week of March 31! Ask your child what they thought of them this week!
Go and Check out the Piggy Banks that the kindergarten and 1st grade students decorated at the Bravera Bank. Take your loose change and put your "vote" into the most creative designed pig or all of them. They are at the bank until April 7!
In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention (CAP) Month, we invite you to participate in the free virtual event series, which is focused on supporting caregivers, strengthening child safety, and preventing burnout. This series features expert speakers who provide practical tools and insights to enhance parenting skills, foster connection, and create safer environments for children. See attached flyer for further details.
Congratulations to the March 24-28 Weekly PE Award Winners!!
Mrs. Jangula and the FBLA Chapter headed to Bismarck today to attend the State Leadership Conference. All 24 members will compete tomorrow in their events! Good luck to all of our FBLA members!
Our final guest reader for Reading Month this year was Mr. Ralph Driessen! Thank you for coming to share a story with us!
Our last Comet Connection Read event for the month was this afternoon. Everyone got together with their buddies to share some stories!
Student Summer 2025 Employment
UPS is looking for an Underwood high school student to assist our maintenance team with a variety of different tasks and projects during the summer. Ideal candidate will be responsible, strong, and dependable. This employee would be supervised by Brent Sanders, Facility Manager. Compensation is $14/hr.
Student School Year 2025-2026 Employment
UPS is looking for a responsible Underwood high school student that would provide backup to our custodial team when absences occur. Flexible hours that let you get the work done after school hours. This employee would be supervised by Brent Sanders, Facility Manager. Compensation is $14/hr.
Questions: Todd Benson, todd.benson@underwoodschool.org
Seniors in Advanced Chemistry have been studying colligative properties such as freezing point depression. Therefore it's ice cream time! One student lowered the freezing point of water/ice by 11 degrees.
The balloon car project has presented challenges to the 9th graders as they have to account for Newton's Laws in action. Race day is tomorrow! Cars need to travel 5 meters in a straight line!
Get ready for some jungle fun! The K-3 Spring Concert is next week Thursday, April 3rd at 7pm.
This week's fresh produce for the Elementary students at Underwood are blood oranges and baked little potatoes!
Ask your child about them this week!
The Book Fair will be open in the Library after school until around 3:30 on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday this week. It will close at noon on Friday. If you are unable to make it to the school, please consider checking out our Book Fair online at https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/ups! There is an even wider selection to choose from, shipping is free with $25+ orders, and our school library still benefits. Thank you!
Our guest reader for Reading Month today was Mrs. Rush! Thank you for sharing your story of perseverance with us and reading some great books!
Attention jr high and high school band and choir students and parents... the music fundraiser items have been delivered! There are many items that need to be frozen or refrigerated. Please have these items picked up by 4 pm today! Thank you!