LES AMBASSADEURS TOY DRIVE

This year Normandale’s student leadership team (Les Ambassadeurs) will be doing a toy drive at Normandale. This toy drive will be from Dec 1-15. We are so excited to be doing this for kids who would not be otherwise getting toys this holiday season. We will be giving all the toys that we receive to Toys for Tots. If you would like to donate, please send them with your child to bring to their homeroom teacher. We can only accept new/unopened toy donations. Any donations that you can give are wanted and appreciated. Thank you!

COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS - GET IN ON THE FUN!

Community Connections events are LIVE on our Membership Toolkit platform! There are many great events for parents and kids in all grades still open for participation. Get a jump start on your holiday shopping with these experiences. It's a win-win; we make gift-giving a snap and you get to support French Immersion in the Edina Public Schools and delight your family!

WINTER TEACHER/STAFF GIFTS

The Normandale PTO wants to provide a helping hand and facilitate the winter holiday gifts for Normandale teachers and staff. Participation is optional.

The PTO has created an online form that will allow families to make an electronic payment with a custom note to their chosen teachers/Normandale staff members. 

The form will be available within the Membership Toolkit platform beginning Friday, December 3. All gifts must be submitted by Friday, December 10.

In order to access the form, you must be logged in to Normandale's Membership Toolkit portal. If you have not confirmed your family's data this year, you will need to do that before the system will allow you to access the gift form. Once you are logged in, you can find Forms under the My Account menu.

The gift form is also available through the Membership Toolkit mobile app. You can find it in the top left menu under My Account > Forms. Normandale families already have an entry in the directory even if you have never logged in. If you are unsure what email address is associated with your Normandale Membership Toolkit account, or if you have any questions about the form, please email Sheri Rosen.

Once again, participation is completely optional.

FROM THE MEDIA CENTER

Thank you to all who have ordered a subscription to L'école des loisirs. We received more subscriptions than we ever have which means quality French books at home for your students but also in the Media Center. Due to global shipping delays, we ask you to please be patient with the arrival of the books as they are shipped from France. We are working with our contact in Canada to make sure they get here as soon as possible.

Please contact the Media Center at 952-848-4120 should you have any questions. Again, thanks for your continued support of our school!

NOTES FROM THE INTERN COMMITTEE

Let's show our hard-working teachers and interns how much we appreciate them!

Once a month, we are asking volunteers to bring in something to brighten our teachers' and interns' day. This can be food, decorations, or anything else you think would show them the recognition they deserve. Please see the sign up sheet for more details and how to participate!

Fundraising Coupons Needed

We are looking for extra pizza fundraising coupons from various sport/fundraising efforts. We realize that these coupons often go unused. Our interns have several events throughout the year and these coupons could be put to good use!

Please note: we are not purchasing fundraising coupons. We are asking for donations of coupons that are not being used or set to expire soon. Please drop off pizza coupons before December 20.

Please feel free to drop them off at 

Kelly Ingvaldson (intern committee member)

5505 Oaklawn Ave

Edina, MN 55424 

Questions: kingvaldson@gmail.com

REMEMBER YOUR MASK EVERY DAY!

We have been passing out a significant number of replacement masks lately at school. Please make sure your child has a mask before you drop them at school (keep extras in the car) and also have extra masks in their backpacks and/or lockers. Disposable masks often break during the day, so please especially have extras if your child uses disposable masks.  Please note that we have a limited supply of emergency masks available.

LUNCHTIME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need volunteers EVERY DAY to supervise home lunch in the Normandale Auditorium. Please sign up HERE if you are able to help. Volunteers are what allows us to offer a separate space for home lunch students.

Vaccines for Under 12:

FDA Panel recommends Pfizer vaccine for ages 5-11! Read the NPR article for more info.

Edina is holding a second round of vaccine clinics for students.

SACHA MANCEAU - VALLEY VIEW

About me...:  My name is Sacha Manceaux and I'm 22 years old. I live in Metz which is a quite large French city three hours away from Paris. This is a wonderful city because of its architecture and it's only one hour away from Luxembourg, Germany, and Belgium which is great for travel. I live with my father, my parents are divorced but I'm still very close to both of them. I have two big brothers, Marius lives in Metz just like me and Matthias lives in Strasbourg. I like to spend time with my family and brothers and also with my friends with who I spend a lot of time. I like to do sports, I've played rugby for 10 years.



In The US...: In the US I would like to see a lot of things. The thing that feels the most exciting is the great national parks all throughout the country. I love to hike and to spend time in nature. But I would also like to discover some of the big cities in the country!

My favorite food…:  My favorite food is definitely Lasagnas. In France, I also like to eat a lot of different cheeses that you find in the country. But most of them would probably disgust Americans so I'll leave them here in France. :)

I am excited about…: I am excited about a lot of things, but spending time with the teacher and students in the classroom is really what is the most exciting. For me to be able to convey how beautiful of a language French is really feels amazing. There is a lot to discover about France and its culture and I am honored to do that.

Every Meal has launched their Winter Meal Program, providing children and families with easier ways to get the food they need. Over 100 locations throughout the Twin Cities now have our meal bags available for free with no qualification requirements. Locations include local libraries, YMCAs, fire stations, faith communities, schools, businesses, and recreation centers. These locations will be distributing meals starting November 19th, 2021 through

January 3rd, 2022.

We hope these locations provide additional opportunities for your families to access Every Meal weekend food bags. Check out the winter meal program map to find locations.  

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