Lee Brown, Big Woods Elementary School’s inaugural principal, is retiring. Brown started teaching in STMA in 1988, teaching fifth and sixth grade and tutoring at the district’s middle school. She said the communities were just “tiny little farm towns” at that point, and the district served around 70 students per grade level. “I absolutely loved […]
STMA Schools Celebrate Paraprofessional Recognition Week
Governor Mark Dayton proclaimed January 23-27 to be Paraprofessional Recognition Week in the state of Minnesota. His proclamation states there are over 20,000 paraprofessionals working in Minnesota schools and performing a variety of integral functions. The St. Michael-Albertville School District employs 170 paraprofessionals for Special Education, the English Language Learner program, transportation, office, planning room, […]
Fund Established for Family of Tyson Kinney
The Albertville boy, 9, died suddenly last week.
Family and friends have put together a special fundraiser for the family of Tyson Kinney, the 9-year-old Big Woods Elementary student who passed away last week at the University of Minnesota’s Amplatz Children’s Hospital. The fund can be found here, or via the widget below. According to the site, the fund is established to “support […]
Funeral Services Set for Big Woods Elementary Third-Grader
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 17 at St. Albert's Catholic Church in Albertville, with a funeral Mass at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 18.
The family of a 9-year-old Albertville boy who died unexpectedly last week has announced funeral services for early this week. Tyson Jerome Kinney, a third-grader at Big Woods Elementary School in St. Michael, died Thursday, Nov. 13 at University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital in Minneapolis. A visitation for Tyson will be held from 4 […]
Big Woods Elementary Staff, Kids Alerted to Student’s Death
The school will have counselors on site Friday, Nov. 14.
Students and teachers at a St. Michael school are grieving as they start to learn about the loss of one of their own. The Big Woods Elementary staff, student body and parents were alerted to the death of a fellow student late Thursday, Nov. 13, after an e-mail was sent out by Principal Lee Brown. According to […]
Legacy of St. Michael Seniors Assist with Reading at Big Woods
From first through fourth grade, reading is an essential part of the daily curriculum at Big Woods Elementary School, as it is at the other two elementary buildings in the St. Michael-Albertville School District. Nearly every school day, volunteers assist with the curriculum, working with students in the hallways, making sure boys and girls are […]