Schools host events celebrating winter and the holiday season

In the days leading up to winter break, many schools hosted fun events to bring school communities together and to celebrate the many winter holidays. 

Basswood Elementary School moonlight bowling

Students at Basswood Elementary School put their skills to the test before winter break with Moonlight Bowling during their gym class. Students in each grade bowled in a gym decorated with holiday lights, disco balls and a roaring fire on the monitors. The bowlers earned prizes throughout the class period.

Elm Creek Elementary School Holiday Shop

Elm Creek Elementary School classrooms each got a turn to shop at the school’s annual Holiday Shop Dec. 12. The students could shop for a variety of student and community-made items, allowing them the opportunity to select gifts for family members and friends. After shopping, event volunteers helped students wrap their gifts. 

Fair Oaks, Oak View and Rush Creek Kidstop gingerbread houses

Recently, students at Fair Oaks and Oak View elementary schools and Rush Creek Elementary Schools' Kidstop program welcomed the winter days by creating awesome gingerbread houses to celebrate the winter season. Students had fun working together to build and decorate different pieces of the house.

Osseo Education Center holiday festival

On Dec. 22, students at the Osseo Education Center participated in a variety of activities as a part of their holiday festival, including making bracelets, paper airplanes and ornaments, getting their hair and makeup done, creating bath confetti, and filling out coloring sheets, sticker animal sheets and crossword puzzles. 

Osseo Middle School Unified Advisory gingerbread houses

The Unified Advisory class at Osseo Middle School recently came together to make gingerbread houses. The advisory brings together students in special education classes and students in general education classes to participate in projects and activities throughout the school year, helping to support inclusion and belonging.
 

Woodland Elementary School breakfast

Woodland Elementary School students invited their families to a breakfast event Dec. 19, where school staff served up a waffle breakfast with plenty of fruit toppings. The students were also invited to wear festive clothes to school that day, and the school also gave away free winter jackets. 

Woodland Elementary School choir concert at district office

The Woodland choir brought cheer to the district’s Educational Services Center staff on Dec. 16 with a choir performance in the district office’s forum room. District office workers enjoyed hearing the 58 choir students perform several songs and winter and coming together.