Crookston Public Schools are reminding parents that meet the teacher night will be taking place next week on September 1 & 2 at Washington School & Highland Elementary School. The Crookston High School will also be hosting an open house those days for their students to come in and familiarize themselves with the building.
All the events will run both days from 4:00-7:30 p.m. and allow students to meet their teachers and classmates. Washington School Principal Denice Oliver spoke more on the benefit the nights are for the kids. “Meet the teacher night is one of the biggest events we do in the early part of the school year,” said Oliver. “Some students have never been in the school before, and since we have younger students, we want them to meet their teacher and get used to their surroundings so that the transition goes a little smoother.”
Washington School will also be hosting an event that night in the school parking called “Big Wheels Night.” Oliver spoke more on purpose for that event. “The students will have a chance to see some bigger vehicles in our parking lot that night to provide some excitement for them,” said Oliver. “We have a school bus, a big tractor, and a fire truck coming those nights so that the students can explore and have some time outside of meet the teacher night that evening.”
For parents who have not registered their students yet for meet the teacher night at Washington School, you can call the school office at 218-281-2762 to set up a time.
Over at Highland Elementary School, they will be hosting the same event with their students, and Principal Chris Trostad spoke more on how to sign up if you haven’t already. “If you haven’t already signed up, call the office at 218-281-5600, and they can help you through that,” said Trostad. “You can also go on https://skyward.iscorp.com/scripts/wsisa.dll/WService=wseducrookstonmn/seplog01.w and register online yourself if you want too.”
Trostad talked about the benefit of having students come to the school before the first day of classes. “I think the biggest thing is having students come in, and then on the first day, they know exactly where to go and know who their teacher is,” said Trostad. “They know where their locker is and that relieves a lot of anxiety that new kids who have never been in our school might have.”
Time slots for meet the teacher night at both Highland Elementary and Washington School are roughly 15-20 minutes long.
Crookston High School will also be holding an open house those days from 4:00-7:30 p.m. for its students to come in and familiarize themselves. There is no need to register for a time as all students are welcome at any time during the event from 4:00-7:30 p.m.
After Labor Day, the first day of classes will begin for all Crookston schools on Tuesday, September 7.
