Activities at St. Philip’s Catholic School in Litchfield are winding down for the year. Graduation for Kindergarteners will be this Friday and graduation for 5th graders will be on May 24th – the last day of school.
Principal Andrea Dietrich says students will be visiting the Little Red Schoolhouse, south of Litchfield, this week; they have their field day coming up with all kinds of outdoor activities; and they will be visiting the Litchfield Public Library. She says 5th graders are looking forward to attending a Twins game which is their reward for serving as crossing guards.
Dietrich says the 5th graders recently traveled to Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center where they learned about pond life, did some fat tire bicycling, learned about wilderness survival and did some canoeing. She says all of the students at St. Philip’s School went to the Minnesota Zoo this spring.
Dietrich says St. Philip’s School will participate in Pie in the Park this summer to raise some funds and they will be in a couple of local parades. She says new students are welcome to enroll any time for the next year. For more information, call 693-6283.
The Litchfield School Board approved of the social studies curriculum adoption proposal. Litchfield Middle School Principal Chelsea Brown presented information about the 8-year curriculum last night for 5th through 12th grade students.
Elementary Principal Chris Olson and Special Education Coordinator Heather Sage presented information to the Board about the need for additional special education space at Lake Ripley Elementary School. Olson says 22% of the students at Lake Ripley are enrolled in special education. He says there’s space in the old cafeteria that could be converted into a classroom for students who need level 3 programming due to Autism Spectrum Disorder. The estimated cost for this project is $220,000.
The Litchfield School Board approved of a food service joint agreement with the Hutchinson and Dassel-Cokato School Districts for the food service director. The Board approved of a letter of support to Representative Dean Urdahl for the Litchfield Blues who wish to serve strong beer at Optimist Park on a 5-to-1 vote with Julie Pennertz opposed. The letter does include a paragraph stating that the Litchfield School District prohibits the sale, consumption or possession of any alcohol during any school activity or event scheduled on school property.
Also last night, the Litchfield School Board opted to meet on June 3rd rather than June 10th as there will be no meeting on May 27 due to Memorial Day, and the June 3rd date would allow the Board to meet 3 weeks from now rather than waiting 4 weeks for the 10th.
Chip and fog seal coat applications will take place on Highway 15 from Dassel to Kimball beginning May 15th. Work is being done as a scheduled part of the Highway 15 resurfacing and culvert project that was completed last year.
Weather permitting, work will be completed by mid-June. The seal coat applications will take about three days and then temporary striping is applied to the roadway. Work will then pause for two or more weeks until permanent striping operations can begin. Drivers may encounter lane closures with flaggers directing traffic through the work zone. Expect brief delays and allow extra travel time.
Chip sealing, also referred to as a seal coat, is a type of paving material that mixes asphalt with pieces of gravel. A thin layer of liquid asphalt is sprayed on first followed by the placement of gravel. The gravel is compacted, and the excess stone is swept from the surface. Chip sealing protects the pavement, increases skid resistance, and extends the life of the road. Duininck, Inc. is the project contractor and the cost is $11.5 million.
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