Greetings. Due to the forecast and anticipated travel impacts the Groton Area School District will be dismissing at 12:00 PM on Tuesday, February 21. There will be no 10:30 AM preschool and no Junior Kindergarten today.
Due to poor travel conditions tonight's girls basketball game scheduled at Milbank has been postponed. I will send out more information about a make up date when it becomes available.
The junior high boys basketball game scheduled for Monday, February 20 at Clark Willow Lake has been canceled.
Due to forecasted weather conditions girls region 1A first round playoff games are being moved from Tuesday, February 21 to Monday, February 20. The Groton Area Tigers will play Waubay Summit at 7:30 at Milbank HS on Monday February 20 with the start time of approximately 7:30. Go Tigers.
Welcome to The Snapper Report! This week’s report is brought to you by Hannah Monson. Snapper’s weigh in for 2/14/22 was 156.20 grams. For the past week Snapper has grown 22.64 grams! Snapper’s environment will be changing, because it is no longer safe for him to have small colorful rocks. Instead, he will only have rocks larger than has head. He is also really enjoying ham cubes. An interesting fact about Snapper and other snapping turtles is that they hiss. Typically, it is because they retract into their shells. Additionally, snapping turtles are one of the smartest reptiles around. In Organic Chemistry, we just finished up our chapter on aldehydes and ketones. More specifically, we learned about naming them, their structures, and reactions.
Due to the current visibility and "no travel" advisory in parts of our District, Groton Area School District will be closed today, Wednesday, February 15. Stay safe!!!
Good morning! Due to ongoing poor visibility the Groton Area School District will be opening two hours late on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. OST will open at 7:00 AM.
This has been updated to reflect a meeting start time of 4:00 PM.
There will be a mandatory information meeting and sign up for the 2023 trap shooting season on Sunday, February 19 at 4:00 PM in the Groton Area High School Library Conference Room.
Welcome to the snapper report! This week’s report is brought to you by Karsyn Jangula. Snapper’s weigh in for February 7th was 133.56 grams. For the past week snapper has grown 10.56 grams. Snapper’s tank has a lot of colorful pebbles he tries to eat daily and has a lot of rocks Mrs. Gonsoir found outside the school. In the wild, snapping turtles can live up to 30 years old. Snapping turtles can hold their breathe from anywhere to 45-50 minutes. In Chemistry we are learning about molar mass and how to find molar mass and percentage composition in compounds.
It's Scholastic Book Fair time!
1:30-8:00pm on Thursday, February 16th at Groton Elementary Library.
Come experience the limitless possibilities with your kids. Every purchase supports our school.
If you can't make it, you can order online from February 16th - March 1st.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/grotonareaelementaryschool
Only a few more days!!! Elementary students will get a chance to meet author Kevin Lovegreen Monday, February 6.
Welcome to The Snapper Report! This week’s report is brought to you by Abby Yeadon. Snapper’s weigh in for 1/31 was 123g. For the past week snapper has grown 25.5g. Snapper’s tank in the classroom has grown a lot, there is a lot of algae on the rocks and Snapper’s shell and tail. He has been a good thing for our classroom cause it helps show how wildlife grows. Snapper’s species is a common snapping turtle. Common snapping turtles scientific name is Chelydra serpentina. Right now, in Chemistry, we are studying Measuring matter and Moles
The Boys varsity basketball game scheduled in Madison today has been canceled.
Due to the road conditions, the Groton Area School District will be opening 2 hours late on Friday, January 27. OST will be opening at 7 AM.
Welcome to the Snapper Report! This week’s report is brought to you by Cadence Feist. Snapper’s weight went down from Last week! He lost .09 grams; therefore, he weighs 97.5 grams. Mrs. Gonsoir rearranged Snapper’s tank recently and he has started swimming more and more! Fun fact, you can find the common snapping turtle all the way from southeastern Canada to the southern tip of the Florida panhandle. In class we are learning about “The Mole.”
Welcome to The Snapper Report! This week’s report is brought to you by Camryn Kurtz. Snapper’s weigh in from 2 weeks ago was 72.18, but now it is 97.59! Snapper has gown 25.41 grams in the span of 2 weeks. Snapper’s environment has a massive rock where he’s typically under, and he has a loud filter that runs 24/7. Snapping turtles kill other turtles by biting off their heads. This behavior might be to protect their territory from other turtles, or it may be a very inefficient feeding behavior. Currently in Chemistry we are learning about the different types of bonds. The two main ones are Ionic which is when a nonmetal and a metal bond, and covalent which is when two nonmetals bond.
Due to road conditions tonight’s junior high boys basketball game versus Milbank has been canceled. There’s no information about a make up date at this time.
Due to the poor road conditions, the Groton Area School District will be opening 2 hours late on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.
OST will be opening at 7:00 AM.
Please travel safely!
We will be hosting Jace's sale on January 13 during the rescheduled elementary Christmas Concert (2:30). If you are able to donate a baked item or craft item for the Jase Bahr Fundraiser, please drop it off at the Elementary office, or the HS/MS office by 11:00 am on Thursday, January 12.
Sorry Ava's report is posted late... technical difficulties on Mrs. Gonsoir's part. Welcome to The Snapper Report! This week’s report is brought to you by Ava Wienk. Snapper’s weigh in for December 20, 2022, was 54.56 grams. Due to us not being able to take a report last week, Snapper has grown quite a bit. He has grown 8.79 grams from two weeks ago. Snapper has been moving around more and enjoys sitting on top of his rock. Snapper’s main diet is currently still ReptoMin floating food sticks. He sometimes will eat mealworms, but it depends on the day. The average speed of a snapping turtle on land is 2.4 mph but can increase up to 10 to 12 mph when they are in water. In Chemistry l right now, we are learning about metallic bonds and the properties of metals. Come back when Christmas break is over to see Snapper’s progress!
