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Currently, there are 50 kindergartens signed up for this fall. 6:53 pm, May 18, 2021 ×
To keep class sizes from being too large, the Brandon-Evansville School Board approved three sections for this fall’s incoming kindergartens – a first in the district.
The number of students enrolled in previous years has kept the district to just two sections of kindergartens.
Superintendent Don Peschel, who asked for the approval at the Monday, May 17, regular school board meeting, noted that there are currently 50 students registered for kindergarten for the 2021-22 school year. And he anticipates there will be more.
Don Peschel
Prior to the approval, there was plenty of discussion with Peschel asking school board members if they were comfortable with having 25 – or more students – in each class. He said he wasn’t and that there is plenty of research that indicates 25 kindergartens in one class is too many.
Kids (and curious adults, too ) will have a chance to get an up-close look at dump trucks, snowplows, law enforcement vehicles, and more at MnDOT s annual Rochester Transportation Fair this Saturday.
According to a press release from the Minnesota Department of Transportation, the event will be held at two locations including at Hoover Early Learning School and at Mighty Oaks Early Learning School from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Saturday, May 15th.
MnDOT is hosting the free event sponsored by Community Education, Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE), Parents Are Important in Rochester (PAIIR), School Readiness program, and Rochester Public Works.
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BROWN COUNTY A new child care pilot program has come to New Ulm called SMART Steps.
The program was created by A Chance to Grow, a Minneapolis non-profit. A Chance to Grow started a program called Stimulating Maturity through Accelerated Readiness Training (SMART) that helps children’s brains and bodies get ready to learn by building the foundation for basic readiness skills.
The Assistant Director of the Minnesota Learning Resource Center Katie Hansen said the SMART program was made for preschool and kindergarten teachers and paraprofessionals. Through a series of sessions, early childhood educators could learn methods to get kids ready to learn.
Grace A. Ljung
Grace Adelle Ljung, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 16, 2021, with her children at her side.
Grace was born to John and Ruth (Erickson) Rosander on a wintry January day in 1928. She joined older brother, Leland, and grew up near Dassel, MN. After graduating from Dassel High School and attending Minnesota School of Business, she worked at General Mills and lived in Minneapolis. She met Warren Ljung through a mutual acquaintance, they soon married and later moved to Alexandria to raise their growing family on a small dairy farm on the shores of Lake Geneva.
She was infinitely patient, kind, gentle, and generous all the best qualities of a wife, mother, and caregiver. She was a wonderful cook and baker. In her leisure time, Grace was an avid solver of crossword puzzles and other word games. She was a challenging opponent in Scrabble, card games, and board games and occasionally let others win to keep them from getting discouraged. Grace was a long-time