Team building fun to close out the school year! We had a blast celebrating a fantastic year with our amazing students. Wishing you all a fun and relaxing summer break!
FES had its Cougar Way Assembly yesterday. We celebrated May Star Cougars and May/August birthdays. We watched our end-of-the-year video highlighting the awesome school year we had. Thank you to Miss Henniges for making our video! You can watch it at the following link:
https://youtu.be/pWv544slooE?si=nXqbb7rxCj2BoRrE
FES wishes everyone a safe and fun summer!
What a way to wrap up the school year! Thanks to the incredible support from our chicken dinner fundraiser, we were able to surprise our students with bouncy houses for an epic last day celebration! Thank you to everyone who helped make this possible — our kids had a blast!
Our SFMS students put their engineering skills to the test by building their own floating boats! Working in small groups, they designed and constructed boats using everyday materials—then tested them to see how many unifix cubes each could hold before sinking!
More Durant Super Cougars. Have a great summer!
We had our final ENCORE for the year today. The Red Den won for the total points for the year. RED ROCKS! We also wished Ms. Ruth well as she enters into retirement and recognized our Super Cougars for the end of the year.
Durant started the last day off with a playground dance party and High Fived our 4th graders for "Wish You Well Wednesday."
Puzzles offer numerous benefits for students, enhancing cognitive skills, problem-solving abilities, boost concentration, and memory. They promote logical thinking, spatial reasoning, and hand-eye coordination, all while engaging students in a fun and challenging activity.
During study hall at SFMS, we offer any student who is finished with their school work, to spend time on a puzzle. We are so excited to announce that, we now have a puzzle table with a lid, thanks to Mr. Sadler’s High School class. This puzzle table was made by these H.S. students, Maya Collazo, Kyler Smith, Boden Toussaint, and Ryder Larson. Great Job!! Stop in some time to see the awesome work of these students and also see some of the puzzles MS students have completed.
FES students earned their last Cougar Way Reward of the year yesterday. The Cougar Code said, "Have a Blast." Students went to the Middle School and had a blast on the inflatables. Thank you to Miss Henniges for organizing this day for us!
Monday was "Poetry Cafe Day" at FES. The two 3rd grade classes came together so 30 students could share the poems that they wrote. They also enjoyed snacks as they listened to poems. Thank you to Mrs. Boltz and Mrs. Mizer for planning such a special day!
It is the last day of school for SF students! 🎉
As we wrap up another great year, please remember that all students will be dismissed two hours early today. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful summer break—you’ve earned it! 😎
It’s been several years since the Cougars brought home a Conference title—but the wait is over! On Tuesday, May 13, our 8th grade boys track team battled their way to a hard-earned Conference Championship, defeating Jesup, Union, Oelwein and Wapsie Valley. The excitement didn’t stop there. Our 7th grade team had an outstanding performance as well, finishing with a strong 2nd place and showing that the next wave of Cougar talent is ready to rise!
Congratulations to the following athletes who earned 1st place finishes and are officially Conference Champions:
7th Grade:
🏅 Discus – Brycen Frost
🏅 High Jump – Jax Brinkman
🏅 Distance Medley – Will Pitz, Owen Henderson, Grady Leete, Jax Brinkman
🏅 200M Dash – Drydin Jangula
🏅 Sprint Medley – Owen Henderson, Will Pitz, Grady Leete, Jax Brinkman
🏅 4x400 Relay – Ivan Mohlis, Owen Henderson, Jax Brinkman, Drydin Jangula
8th Grade:
🏅 Shot Put – Eli Nieto
🏅 Sprint Medley – Brody Mitchell, Garrytt Laabs, Zak Willems, Brecken McCormick
SFMS students gave back in a big way last week during our "Pay It Forward" event! From planting flowers around town to cleaning up the golf course and picking up trash along the highways, our students made a meaningful impact on the Fredericksburg community.
Shoutout to our incredible SFMS strength and conditioning athletes! This group has shown serious dedication all year long—most of them missed fewer than FIVE sessions the entire year! That level of commitment is rare and worth celebrating!
We had three main goals this year:
1. Build a solid foundation for athletic development
2. Focus on proper lifting technique, speed & agility, and injury prevention
3. Make it FUN so students actually want to come back each day!
These athletes crushed it and set the tone for an even stronger future! We ended the year with a homemade breakfast from Coach Kenan to celebrate everything this group has achieved. We can’t wait to see you all in the weight room this summer—let’s keep the progress going!
Congratulations to the following local winners in The Soil and Conservation poster contest!
1st - Caleena Scott
2nd - Swayzee Jangula
3rd - Connor Rucker
Thank you to Jackie Kush, director of Upham Memorial Library, for coming to FES today to talk about the Summer Reading Program. This year it is a gaming theme called "Level Up at Your Library." Registration forms were sent home with FES students last week, and kids must be registered in order to participate. If you need another form, you can pick one up at Upham Memorial Library. Mrs. Kush is sending home today a list of activities going on at the library for the month of June. She does a tremendous job and has all sorts of activities available for students at the library...go check it out!
Best of Luck Class of 2025!
Best of luck to the Class of 2025! Thank you for coming to walk the halls of Durant one last time as a group. The students look up to you and love to see you.
FES had a great Cougar Track and Field Day! Thank you to the Shiver N' Squirrel for providing our students with a cool treat on this special day. Your generosity is much appreciated!
📢 Important Traffic Alert for Durant Elementary Parents! 📢
Heads up, Durant families! 5th Street between Polk and Division will be CLOSED starting this Monday, May 19th, for a long-term bridge replacement project (anticipated until at least late October 2025).
What this means for drop-off & pick-up (starting MONDAY for the last 3 days of school):
🚗 Please approach the school by traveling EAST on 5th Street. ➡️ After dropping off your child(ren) (including preschool!), please turn NORTH onto Polk Street. ⏰ To keep things moving smoothly and safely, please stay in your vehicles during drop-off and pick-up. 🅿️ The City of Sumner will also be restricting parking on 5th Street in front of the school to help with traffic flow.
Important Note for the Fall: With this closure extending into the next school year, further adjustments to our pick-up/drop-off procedures may be necessary. We will keep you informed of any changes well before the start of the new school year.
Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work together to ensure the safety of all our students during this necessary infrastructure project! #SumnerIowa #DurantElementary #TrafficAlert #SchoolNews #BridgeReplacement
