Principal Dalchow's Tiger Talk

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-20-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Caleb Hanten from 2^nd grade. 

Good morning, today is Monday, May 20, 2013.   Mary Osborne has a birthday today.  She is a children’s author.  You may know some of her books from the Magic Treehouse Series.  What are the names of the boy and girl who go on great adventures after discovering a magic treehouse?  The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

If you are interested in participating in the basketball camp next Thursday, May 23rd, that is put on by the high school students, please turn your money and form into the school offices.  We hope to see you there; it's going to be a lot of fun!

Due to forecasted rainshowers today, we will have a bus to take classes over to the arena today.  The bus will follow the schedule that was sent out earlier.

There are a number of Aberdeen YMCA youth sports teams now forming in a variety of sports.  If you are interested in playing on one of these sports teams, take a flyer from the front entryway.

Thank you to everyone who participated in our Spring Bash Friday after school.  It was a lot of fun! 

The Putney Putovers 4-H Club will have a meeting on Monday, May 20^th at 6 PM at the Groton Community Center.

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   chicken strips, rice, cooked carrot, fresh apples, breadsticks, and milk

Breakfast for Monday:  cooks choice 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Jack and Annie

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-17-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Kaleb  Antonsen from 2^nd grade.

Good morning, today is Friday, May 17, 2013.   Matt Cassel has a birthday today.  He recently signed with the Minnesota Vikings.  They want him as a backup to Christian Ponder.  Do you know what position he plays?  The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

If you are interested in participating in the basketball camp next Thursday, May 23rd, that is put on by the high school students, please turn your money and form into the school offices.  We hope to see you there; it's going to be a lot of fun!

There are a number of Aberdeen YMCA youth sports teams now forming in a variety of sports.  If you are interested in playing on one of these sports teams, take a flyer from the front entryway. 

The Elementary student council will be putting on a Spring Bash party this Friday, May 17^th  after school in the elementary gym from 3:10 - 4:30.  There will be a $3 admission fee and snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.  We will draw for fabulous door prizes throughout the party.  Join us on Friday for music, dancing and fun!  

Midgets and peewee baseball and  girls softball sign up this Saturday, May 18 from 10 AM to noon at the Groton Baseball Complex

The Putney Putovers 4-H Club will have a meeting on Monday, May 20^th at 6 PM at the Groton Community Center. 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   Pepperoni Pizza, California vegetables, Pineapple tidbits, carrot and dip, chocolate chip cookie, and milk

Breakfast for Monday:  cooks choice 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Quarterback

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-16-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Ethan Clark from 2^nd grade. 

Good morning, today is Thursday, May 16, 2013  William Seward would have had a birthday today.  He worked in Washington D.C. in the 1800’s and is responsible for buying land from Russia that became a one of our states that is known for oil, gold, and polar bears.  Can you guess what the name of this state is?  The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

There is a track meet today and students need to stay off of the grass during the track meet.  Do not go onto the grass without permission.  You also need to move immediately if asked to do so as it is for your own safety. 

If you are interested in participating in the basketball camp next Thursday, May 23rd, that is put on by the high school students, please turn your money and form into the school offices.  We hope to see you there; it's going to be a lot of fun!

There are a number of Aberdeen YMCA youth sports teams now forming in a variety of sports.  If you are interested in playing on one of these sports teams, take a flyer from the front entryway. 

The Elementary student council will be putting on a Spring Bash party this Friday, May 17^th  after school in the elementary gym from 3:10 - 4:30.  There will be a $3 admission fee and snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.  We will draw for fabulous door prizes throughout the party.  Join us on Friday for music, dancing and fun!  

Midgets and peewee baseball and  girls softball sign up this Saturday, May 18 from 10 AM to noon at the Groton Baseball Complex 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   turkey submarine sandwich, potatoes, fruit, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  cooks choice 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Alaska

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-15-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Riley Rosenau.

Good morning, today is Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Justin Morneau has a birthday today.  He plays baseball for the Minnesota Twins.  Do you know what position he plays?  The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website. 

Remember those cold and snowy days we had this past winter when you were hoping and wishing school would be cancelled?  Some of those wishes came true.   BUT… be careful what you wish for as today would have been the last day of school and now we have to go to school for 5 more days to make up those days you wished would be cancelled this past winter.

There are a number of Aberdeen YMCA youth sports teams now forming in a variety of sports.  If you are interested in playing on one of these sports teams, take a flyer from the front entryway. 

The Elementary student council will be putting on a Spring Bash party this Friday, May 17^th  after school in the elementary gym from 3:10 - 4:30.  There will be a $3 admission fee and snacks and refreshments will be available for purchase.  We will draw for fabulous door prizes throughout the party.  Join us on Friday for music, dancing and fun!  

Midgets and peewee baseball and  girls softball sign up this Saturday, May 18 from 10 AM to noon at the Groton Baseball Complex 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   Barbeque, potato, fruit, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  cooks choice 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  1^st Base

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-13-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Rylee Rosenau. 

Good morning, today is Monday, May 13, 2013  Darius Rucker has a birthday today.  He is a singer who has had several hit songs.  One of his current hits is called Wagonwheel. In his music video, there is a family from a television reality show, do you know what show they are from?   The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway. 

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting.

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   picnic style lunch but we will eat inside due to windy conditions - hot dog or brats, baked beans, brownie, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  muffin, yogurt, juice, and milk 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Duck Dynasty

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-10-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Noah Poor. 

Good morning, today is Friday, May 10, 2013  Chris Berman has a birthday today.  He is a sportscaster that has been with ESPN from the first day they were on the air.  He has a signature call that he does when broadcasting baseball games and the annual All-Star Homerun Derby.  What does he say when someone hits a homerun/   The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

Here are the winners from last week’s Math Problem of the Week:  Isabella Whitehouse and Jackson Dinger.  Congratulations! 

The basketball team will be in various rooms at the end of the day to introduce themselves and handout a basketball camp form today.

Items in the lost and found related to winter or that have been there  for over two weeks will be donated to the Salvation Army.  Please check the lost and found as items will be removed Friday.  We have quite a number of items in the lost and found. 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting. 

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway.

Here is the lunch menu for today:   nachos, tater tots, carrot and dip, fruit, and milk 

Breakfast for Monday:  muffin, yogurt, juice, and milk

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5 

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Back Back Back Back Back Gone!

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-9-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Noah Poor.

Good morning, today is Thursday, May 9, 2013.    James Barrie, born in 1860, would have had a birthday today.  He was the author of the book, Peter Pan.  In the book and movies made from that book, Peter has a tiny friend that flies and can do magic with her wand.  What is the name of Peter’s tiny friend?   The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

Here are the winners from last week’s Math Problem of the Week:  Isabella Whitehouse and Jackson Dinger.  Congratulations! 

Items in the lost and found related to winter or that have been there  for over two weeks will be donated to the Salvation Army.  Please check the lost and found as items will be removed Friday.  We have quite a number of items in the lost and found.

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway. 

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting.

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   meatballs, baked potato, green beans, tea bun, fruit, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  waffle , links, juice, and milk 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Tinkerbell

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-8-13

Groton Area Elementary School Daily Announcements 

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Noah Poor.

Good morning, today is Wednesday, May 8, 2013.    Melissa Gilbert has a birthday today.  She played the character, Laura Ingalls Wilder in the television show, Little House on the Prairie.  What town in South Dakota did the pioneer family live near in real life?   The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website. 

Here are the winners from last week’s Math Problem of the Week:  Isabella Whitehouse and Jackson Dinger.  Congratulations!

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway. 

Andover Baseball starts May 18^th at 9am with practice and a parent meeting.

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   mini corn dogs, French fries, fresh strawberries, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  breakfast bagel, fruit, juice, and milk 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  DeSmet, SD

Groton Area Elementary Daily Announcements for 5-7-13

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Noah Poor. 

Good morning, today is Tuesday, May7, 2013.    Darren McGavin would have had a birthday today.  He played the dad in the movie a Christmas Story that gets played over and over again around Christmas time.  The movie is aboutg a young boy named Ralphie who only wants one thing for Christmas.  Do you know what it is? The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

Here are the winners from last week’s Math Problem of the Week:  Isabella Whitehouse and Jackson Dinger.  Congratulations! 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   lasagna hotdish, garlic toast, glazed carrots, fruit, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  cinnamon roll, fruit, juice, and milk 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  Red Rider BB Gun

Groton Area Elemenary Daily Announcements for 5-6-13

Groton Area Elementary School Daily Announcements

May I have your attention please for the daily announcements.  This is Noah Poor.

Good morning, today is Monday, May 6, 2013.    George Clooney has a birthday today.  He is an actor who has been in many movies and television shows.  He played a character who the movie, O Brother Where Art Thou, who had a hit song which actually turned into a hit song in real life too.  Do you  remember the band’s name from this movie?  The answer is on the bottom of the announcements that can be seen on the Tiger Talk Blog on our school’s website.

Here are the winners from last week’s Math Problem of the Week:  Isabella Whitehouse and Jackson Dinger.  Congratulations! 

There will be a non contact youth football camp at Northern State University on May 21 and May 22 from 6 to 8 PM.  If interested you may pick up more information in the front entryway.

There is a basketball and a cheerleading program for kids ages 5 up to 3^rd grade this summer.  The program, Upward Sports, is sponsored by the Methodist Church.  Deadline to sign up is May 3.  More information can be found in the front entryway. 

Here is the lunch menu for today:   chicken nuggets, tiny potatoes, corn, fruit, and milk

Breakfast for tomorrow:  breakfast pizza,  fruit, juice, and milk 

Please stand, face the flag, put your hand over your heart and recite the pledge of allegiance with me: 1…2…3…4…5

I Pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic
for which it stands,
one Nation under God,
indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all. 

Thank you and have a good day.                                                                   

Answer:  The Soggy Bottom Boys