🎉 Welcome Back, Halverson Families! 🎒✨

The wait is officially over! We are beyond thrilled to welcome all 300 of our incredible students back through the doors for what is going to be our best year yet! 🌟

Our teachers and staff have been hard at work setting up classrooms, planning exciting lessons, and preparing for a year filled with learning, growth, and unforgettable memories.

Here’s to a year of:

📚 Inspiring new learning adventures

🤝 Reconnecting with old friends and making new ones
*🏆 Celebrating every success—big and small!

Parents and guardians, thank you for sharing your amazing kids with us. Let’s make this school year one for the books!

We are incredibly grateful to a generous donor who provided an amazing assortment of school supplies for our Halverson students and staff! From paper and folders to glue, markers, pencils, scissors, and so much more. This thoughtful donation will make a BIG difference in our classrooms. ✂️🖍️📚

Free breakfast and lunch. We hope to see you 😊

Hope to see you and your student(s) there!

❄️ Halverson is in the holiday spirit today.🌲 12 days of dress up fun kicked off today with Holiday Spirit Day! We look forward to more fun (and matching 😉) outfits to come...

🫶🏽 Halverson's Harvest of Thanks ☺️ We have so much to be grateful for and got to spend some time celebrating today. Rock climbing, wreath making, games, obstacle courses, snacks, and more! 🎉 Wishing all a safe, relaxing, long weekend! 🦃

🍁 Halverson is thankful for many things, as shown by our Thankful Tree in the media center! Students and staff are able to list things they are thankful for and have them on display all month long. Here is a sneak peek at a few...

SPIRIT Parent Update and Family Game Night details.

📚 Halverson teachers are ALways learning! 📚 All teachers who are responsible for reading instruction in the district are being trained to enhance their teaching. As Halverson works towards being certified in High Reliability Schools Level 2, this is evidence of "Teachers are provided with job-embedded professional development that is directly related to their instructional growth goals."

🇺🇸 Halverson honored our Veterans today with a Veterans Day assembly. 2nd graders sang "You're a Grand Old Flag", 3rd graders read an acrostic poem, 4th graders read a poem, and 5th graders read their thoughts on what Veterans Day means them. We had a flag folding ceremony from Post 56 and heard from our very own Sargent Major Enser. 🫡

Halverson is ready for conference! Hope to see you and your student(s) today.

🍀 Halverson is so lucky to have Mrs. Waltman as our Media Specialist. 🍀 🤖 4th graders learned to code robots to line dance! 💃

🦺 5th graders at Halverson have the opportunity to participate in safety patrol before and after school. There are currently 30 patrollers and 3 captains. Members go through training and then work hard all year to ensure the safety of all Halverson students and families. 🦺

🦬 5th graders at Halverson learned about the beliefs and values of the Nez Perce (Nimiipuu) culture and the impact of westward expansion on their culture throughout module 1 of Wit & Wisdom. Today, students celebrated their learning by sampling some Nez Perce food and drink, as noted in one of our texts from the module. 🍓

🎉🐯 What a tigerific First Day of School at Halverson! 🐯🎉

We kicked off the year with a special welcome from School Board member Angie Hoffman, and the excitement carried all the way through the day! 💛💙

Our students and staff jumped right in, learning expectations, building relationships, and collaborating together. The energy in our halls was incredible, and we can’t wait to see all the amazing things this year will bring! 🚀📚✨

Custodians are hard at work cleaning classrooms and waxing floors to get everything ready. We can't wait to welcome back our amazing students and staff. It's going to be a fantastic year!

The fabulous 2024–2025 school year wrapped up with a dance party and a fun-filled send-off! Wishing everyone a safe and amazing summer!

Rain or shine, the fun never stops at Halverson! Our indoor field day is a huge success - filled with laughter, energy, and unforgettable memories!

What a night to remember at Jim Gustafson Field! The Albert Lea High School Class of 2025—our 141st graduating class—crossed the stage and stepped boldly into their futures. We are so proud of everything our graduates have achieved and the challenges they’ve overcome. Thank you to our families, staff, and community members for supporting these outstanding students. Congratulations, Class of 2025—your adventure is just beginning!

Halverson's 2nd graders are stepping up! They're hard at work practicing their reading skills and building stamina as they get ready for 3rd grade. We’re so proud of their focus, growth, and love for learning!