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For the third year in a row the Lino Polar Plungers will be braving the icy waters of Forest Lake in an effort to raise funds to purchase computers for our school. This year's theme is "Clowning Around for Computers," and our team of teachers, parents, and community members is bigger and better than ever. The FL Rotary's Winter Plunge will take place on February 18 on Forest Lake. Donations to support our team may be sent to school, or you may donate online through the Lino STEM Clowning Around for Computers team page. Please consider supporting our team!

The Education Foundation of Forest Lake Area (TEFFLA) has granted Lino Lakes Elementary STEM School $700 toward the purchase of an IP-based videoconferencing system. Through the Making Connections project grant, written by Mrs. Giorgi, Lino students and teachers will have the opportunity to participate in authentic learning experiences by videoconferencing with people around the world on a multitude of different topics that support, enhance, and extend classroom learning.

Diane Giorgi, technology specialist at Lino Lakes Elementary STEM School, was presented with a $7,500 check for her winning STEM project submission, "Engine-uity 2.0," to the Qwest Teachers and Technology Grant program sponsored by the Minnesota Business Partnership.

Through the Engine-uity 2.0 STEM project, Lino fourth graders will participate in project-based learning as they engineer and design small-scale electric vehicles for power, speed, and duration.

Giorgi will use the grant funds to purchase laptop computers and digital video cameras with which the fourth graders will document and analyze data from the test trials of their vehicle designs then publish their results to the web.

Lino Lakes Elementary recently made the news for our participation in two innovative programs. The implementation of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) and our collaboration with the University of Minnesota through the TERI project (Teacher Education Redesign Initiative) will both get underway in the fall of 2011. Click here to download the pdf of the Forest Lake Times article. (Adobe Reader required)

We are pleased to announce that at the May School Board meeting, Lino Lakes Elementary was approved to become a STEM school beginning in the fall of 2011! STEM education places an emphasis on science, technology, engineering, and math through a problem-based approach to teaching and learning. Students develop skills in critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity through hands-on learning. If you have questions about STEM at Lino, click here to download a pdf of our STEM brochure, or call the school office for more information at 651-982-8850.

Registrations are still being accepted for both our Kindergarten Plus program and our every other day Kindergarten program for the 2011-2012 school year. If you have not received a registration packet and/or would like more information, please call our school office at 651-982-8850 to request materials. 

Forest Lake Area Schools is once again offering yet another excellent academic option for students and their families. First-grade students from around the metro area will have the option of enrolling in our Spanish Immersion Program, which begins its second successful year in the fall of 2011. Please Click here to learn more.

Forest Lake Area Schools will again be offering a preschool opportunity at Lino Lakes Elementary for the 2011-12 school year.  The class is taught by an early childhood teacher from the Family Center, with a focus on social, physical and academic development.  Click here to learn more about our Family Center and its programs.

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