Schroeder Snapshots
January 9, 2026
Wonderment Wednesdays
01/07: The Cognitive Shift: Building Ratio Through Questioning
On Wednesday, January 7th, our staff kicked off the new year by diving back into Teach Like a Champion 3.0, specifically focusing on Chapter 7: Building Ratio Through Questioning. This collaborative session centered on the essential goal of shifting the "heavy lifting" of learning from the teacher to the students. Staff explored techniques designed to increase both the number of students participating and the depth of their thinking, ensuring that every learner is actively engaged in the cognitive work of the lesson. By refining our questioning strategies, teams collaborated on ways to maximize student participation during these final two weeks of the semester—a critical time to maintain high academic rigor and accountability. This focus on building ratio ensures that as we close out the semester, our classrooms remain spaces where students are doing the thinking, the talking, and the learning.
12/19: Bridging the Break: Team Collaboration and Semester Continuity
The Wonderment Wednesday on December 17th provided a vital opportunity for staff to engage in high-level team collaboration, balancing the immediate needs of the classroom with long-term academic goals. Teams utilized this dedicated time to ensure instructional continuity during the final days before the winter break, focusing on maintaining student engagement and rigorous learning right up until the holiday. Beyond the immediate calendar, these sessions served as a proactive planning space for the upcoming new year; with only two weeks remaining in the semester upon our return, teams worked to bridge the gap between December and January. By aligning curriculum maps and finalizing assessment strategies now, staff ensured a seamless transition that will allow students to hit the ground running and finish the semester with momentum and clarity.
Registration is now open for Strength and Conditioning Session III.
The registration fee is $12.50 and each participant will need to have a concussion form on file.
Registration forms can be found in the Schroeder office and registration fees can be paid through MySchoolBucks.
Strength & Conditioning is Mon-Thurs after school 3:40pm-4:40pm
No Strength & Conditioning on Fridays or Early Release Days
(See Schedule Below)
Schroeder PTO looking for volunteers for evening basketball game shifts over the next 4 weeks so we can keep the concessions open.
Jump in, help out, and be part of the PTO fun!
Call or text Jasmine at 701.610.6352 for more info or sign up below!👇
School postponement and cancellation alternatives will be as follows:
- Hold school as normal.
- Open school but delay sending buses.
- Delay the start time in all schools by two (2) hours based on each school’s start time
- Elementary School: Start time is 8:25, so school starts at 10:25. Doors will open at 10:15 a.m.
- Middle School: Start time is 8:40, so school starts at 10:40. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. No Zero Hour Classes.
- High School: Start time is 8:00, so school starts at 10:00. Doors will open at 9:50 a.m.
- Head Start: Start time is 8:00, so school starts at 10:00. Doors will open at 9:50 a.m.
- When school starts late, there will be no morning Early Childhood Special Education classes. Afternoon Early Childhood Special Education classes will be held.
- Breakfast will not be served at any sites.
- No before-school activities/athletics.
- Students will not be marked tardy due to a late start.
- No school in Grand Forks Public Schools (GFPS) all-day
- No school for the Grand Forks Air Force Base School District students all-day
- Decisions about the weather-related delayed opening or closing of air base schools may not always be consistent with those made for in-town schools. On those days when severe weather makes travel conditions so hazardous as to threaten the safety of staff members, opening delays or the closing of base schools will be given special consideration.
- Hold remote learning.
- Once school is in session, it will not be terminated until the regular closing time except in very severe situations. However, school buses may leave early.
The decision to close or delay school will be made as early as possible. Announcements will be made on the GFPS webpage (www.gfschools.org), and GFPS social media (www.facebook.com/GrandForksPublicSchools; www.twitter.com/GFSchools). Announcements will also be made on local radio and TV stations.
GFPS will be using our automated calling system to call staff and families if school is delayed or canceled due to severe weather conditions. Typically, this automated call will occur to staff between 5:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., and families between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Parents/Guardians may always exercise their right to keep students home or pick them up early during stormy conditions.
GFPS has two days (approx. 12 hours of instruction) built into the school calendar for storm-related delays/cancellations. If a full-day cancellation leads to a third storm day during this school year, GFPS will transition to remote learning. More information will be provided by GFPS and your student's school at that time.
If an emergency should develop during the time school is in session, students will be cared for in school until the storm has subsided.
- If buses are sent home early, all buses will be sent.
- We will communicate the departure time.
- The lead time needed for the procedure is approximately one (1) hour.
- If conditions are dangerous, bus drivers must use common sense in discharging students that must walk a considerable distance. If possible, use the radio and contact the base station. Have parents/guardians meet the bus or be on the lookout for their students. If the driver cannot contact parents/guardians and conditions are dangerous, do not let students off the bus but return to school and notify the principal. Schools that have bus students must have a written procedure for caring for students in the event they must be kept overnight at school.
Homework Club
Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs
3:30pm-4:00pm
Room 801
All grade levels (6 - 8) are welcome to attend
There is no homework club on Fridays
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Attendance Line 701-746-2334
Please enter this number into your phone so you can inform us when your student is absent or needs to leave our building during the day for an appointment. *We require a phone call or written note for all absences.*
Please be courteous to our office staff and teachers and call well in advance to the time that you are needing to pick up your student. By not doing this could result in delay of dismissing your student and interrupting a teacher in the middle of teaching a class.
8:40 - 3:30
8:00 - 4:00
DOORS OPEN: The east door (#5) opens at 7:30a.m. for morning band, orchestra, and athletic practices. Our other student entries (#1 and #15) open at 8:00 a.m., and once school begins, our front doorbell (#1) should be rung for visitor access. All doors are locked for security.
