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![a small group of elementary students working together on a collaboration project in a gymnasium]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1789738994/whitebeark12mnus/q0iwpejniz9npdkofeja/Willow45TeamBuilding.jpg","width":2200}])
Willow Lane Elementary fourth and fifth graders came together in the gymnasium recently to experience team building activities and start their school year with a strong multi-age classroom community.
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Members of the White Bear Subaru leadership team were on-hand during a teacher work day, sponsoring a food truck and surprising Willow with notice of a $10,000 donation that has been made to the school through Subaru Loves Learning® in partnership with AdoptAClassroom.org®.
![three adults sit next to three elementary students in a cafeteria]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1780084479/whitebeark12mnus/aekpdexiomcrv2cobbc7/WillowLaneElementaryGratitudeGathering.jpg","width":1920}])
Willow Lane Elementary students are celebrating the end of an educational collaboration. The event was captured in a recent video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.
![photo collage of elementary students working in a restaurant as cooks, servers and hosts]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1778165184/whitebeark12mnus/afxabbu3jyml8b2oq6ez/WillowLaneElementary2026DonatellisTakeover.jpg","width":1933}])
Willow Lane Elementary fifth graders “took over” local restaurant Donatelli’s in White Bear Lake working as the cooks, servers and hosts over the lunch hour. Their shift was captured in a recent video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.
![an elementary student sits at a table in an art classroom drawing a shoe design]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_4/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":1200},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_5/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":1600},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_6/v1777652586/whitebeark12mnus/hcmmmwivxgyqvrnpnpuv/WillowLaneElementaryArtClassShoeDesign.jpg","width":2200}])
Fourth graders at Willow Lane channeled their inner designer to create shoe art! Their lesson was highlighted in a video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.
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Fourth graders at Willow Lane Elementary are learning about the American Revolution - specifically the events surrounding the Boston Tea Party and taxation without representation. Students conducted an activity which was captured in a video issue of the district's The Week in 62.4 Seconds.