Nicollet Public School

Students from Mr. Rudenick’s Life Sports class were at the Wow Zone this morning for bowling and billiards. The students showcased some impressive bowling scores!

After 2 years of planning the time has come. The Band/Choir trip is off! Our Spring Break Road Trip started today at 6:30 am. We are ready and excited for Adventure!

On St. Patrick’s Day in the magical Land O’ Kindergarten we hosted a Leprechaun Family Reunion. Each family member had a challenge for us to solve in order to get their pot of gold!

The Math Masters program helps middle school students strengthen their math and problem-solving skills through engaging lessons and challenging activities. It builds confidence, encourages critical thinking, and prepares students for advanced math studies. Today, Nicollet students participated in the Math Masters competition. ➗📚🏆

This afternoon the Conservation Crew received a tour of the Nicollet Conservation Club building. Students learned what the Nicollet Conservation Club does and a little bit about what makes Swan Lake such a uniquely amazing geographical wetland area. After finishing a tour students made pizzas and had ice cream and cake while completing a Kahoot filled with wildlife questions.

Last week, our first and second graders teamed up for an exciting day of Winter Olympic fun! Students competed in a variety of events, including ice skating, bobsledding, ski jumping, curling, and hockey. They even designed and created their own gold medals to celebrate their hard work. The day concluded with a festive closing ceremony, where students enjoyed their “Olympic flame” (Cheetos!) and shared their favorite events. It was truly a fun-filled and memorable day here at NPS!

Today our K–5 students blasted off into a world of mystery and laughter as they watched “Detective Cosmo Jones, Intergalactic Private Eye and the Googly Gang: The Case of the Missing Bingleberries.” 🚀🕵️‍♀️
Presented by the talented performers from Minnesota State University, Mankato, this interactive play showcased creativity, humor, and out-of-this-world characters that kept everyone engaged from beginning to end.

Cam F. Awesome visited Nicollet Secondary on Monday and delivered an inspiring presentation focused on resilience, confidence, and perseverance. Sharing his journey from being bullied to becoming a 12-time national boxing champion, he encouraged students to embrace failure as part of success and develop a champion’s mindset. His energetic and relatable message motivated students to believe in themselves, work hard, and overcome challenges both in school and in life.

The Mankato Moondogs are partnering with Nicollet Public School for Muttnick’s Reading Club from February 28 through April 2. Students will track their reading minutes and work toward weekly, baseball-themed goals — 1st Base through Home Run — set by their classroom teachers.

As students complete signed tracking forms and reach each milestone, they will earn prizes: a Moondogs folder (1st Base), two free Habaneros tickets valid for any 2026 regular season game (2nd Base), a Moondogs logo baseball (3rd Base), and two free Moondogs tickets valid for one designated 2026 game (Home Run). The program promotes excitement and enthusiasm for reading while rewarding students for their hard work.

Today grade 06 students participated in Junior Achievement program called BizTown. BizTown combines in-class learning with a day-long visit to a simulated town. This popular learning experience allows students to operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, and vote for mayor. Students are able to connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world.

We closed out FFA week today with FFA Olympics at the end of the day. Students went through an obstacle course completing different tasks from doing an egg in spoon carry, tire flipping, heard pigs/cows (balloons) into a barrel and then lastly an FFA officer received a pie in the face.

As FFA Week continues - today's theme is USA Day! The theme for tomorrow will be Farmer Day!

This whole week we will be celebrating FFA week. Each day has a dress up theme that goes with it. Today was Dress like your favorite teacher. Tomorrow's dress up theme is USA day.

A big Thank You to everyone who came and supported our Book Fair. We had a total of $3,411.76 in fair sales. Those sales earned us $1,364.70 in FREE books for our classrooms and library! Thank you to all the parent, school and community volunteers who helped set-up and work the Book Fair. We could not have done this event without your help!

We congratulate Lynken for representing Nicollet Schools at the Regional Spelling Bee that took place this week on February 17 at South Central College. Lynken did really well and tied for 9th place. Great Job Lynken! Go Raiders!

We celebrated our students of the quarter last week with a program during advisory. These students were chosen by their teachers for consistently showing Raider Pride and serving as role models for others. Congratulations! Note: it was class color dress up day for snow week, which is why one student is wearing a blue wig!

Today our K12 Nicollet family celebrated together during our annual PBIS Pancake Breakfast. This year our 9th graders hosted the event by starting their school day cooking up flapjacks and pouring syrup on short stacks. It is a great event we look forward to every February with all our K12 students.

On Thursday grade 6 students took a walking tour to visit the Nicollet Water Treatment Facility. Students learned where our water comes from, how it is made safe to drink and then after it is used, how it gets retreated. On our trip students also learned about some of the historic buildings in downtown Nicollet. Photo credits (Jace H)

We are so proud of our students who consistently demonstrate Raider Pride and exemplify the values of our Choose to Be Nice program. These outstanding students were selected by their teachers and celebrated alongside their parents and special adults at a breakfast on Wednesday morning last week. Thank you for showing kindness, respect, and positivity every day!