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Greetings Families,
We have been busy here at Aquila!
Last Thursday, January 26, students showed off their talents and interests at our annual Imagination Fair. Thank you to our participants and volunteers who helped make the 2023 Imagination Fair a success. Click here to see photos from the fair.
On Wednesday, February 1, our community honored World Hijab Day with an assembly featuring our students and community members, and emceed by St. Louis Park City Council Member Nadia Mohamed who reminded us that "Kindness Wins". High School students, Aquila students and family members shared messages about what wearing a hijab means to them. Click here to see some pictures and clips from the assembly.
We look forward to meeting with you at Family Connect Times on Thursday and Friday, February 16 & 17. If you have not had a chance to sign up for a time to meet with your student's teacher, please click here to sign up for a time.
Paz,
María & Olivia
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World Hijab Day Assembly ~ Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | |
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Thursday, February 2 ~ ASD AQ Family Meet Up, 6:00-7:30 PM - AQ Media Center TONIGHT!
Thursday, February 2 ~ 6th Grade Information Night (Virtual) TONIGHT!
Friday, February 3 ~ No School
Thursday, February 9 ~ AQ Whole School Field Trip to Musical
Friday, February 10 ~ Honk! Jr. Musical at the Middle School, 7:00 PM
Saturday, February 11 ~ Honk! Jr. Musical at the Middle School, 12:00 PM
Monday February 13 ~ National African American Parent Involvement Day
Thursday, February 16 ~ 3:00-7:00 PM Conferences
Thursday, February 16 ~ Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, February 17 ~ No School
Friday, February 17 ~ 7:20 AM - 3:20 PM Conferences
Friday, February 17 ~ Scholastic Book Fair
Monday, February 20 ~ No School
Monday, February 27 ~ Authors Night, 6:30-7:30 PM More info soon!
Wednesday, March 8 ~ Career-A-Plooza
Thursday, March 9 ~ SLP District Band Concert, 7:00 PM
Friday, March 10 ~ AQ PTO BINGO Night
Monday, March 20 ~ AQ PTO Meeting, 6:30 PM
Friday, March 31 --- Friday, April 7 - No School
Monday, April 10 ~ School Resumes
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Aquila Theatre Arts Presents Honk! Jr. | |
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Performance Dates:
Families, students, community members are welcome to attend the musical on:
*Friday, February 10 at 7:00 PM
*Saturday, February 11 at 12:00 PM
Tickets for those shows can be
purchased by clicking here.
Stargrams & Alum Pins
If you attend the musical on Friday or Saturday, bring $1.00 to buy a Stargram for an actor in the performance.
Aquila Theatre Arts Alum ~ Stop by the box office to pick up a free Alum pin before the shows. Show your AQ Theatre Arts pride!
Donations & Volunteer Opportunities
Honk Musical participants are getting ready for their performances. Please click on this link to donate any needed materials for the Honk Musical practices as well as volunteer opportunities. Thank you!
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National African American Parent Involvement Day | |
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Aquila is excited to recognize National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID) on Monday, February 13, 2023. Families of African American students are cordially invited to join their students for breakfast, coffee and donuts hosted by Aquila's PTO, lunch and community. Be on the lookout for a printed invitation coming home in backpacks next week. We look forward to seeing you there!
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I LOVE TO READ MONTH ~ February 2023 | |
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The AQ PTO in collaboration with the AQ Library Media Center is celebrating I Love To Read Month during February! Thank you to all the volunteers who are helping with the different activities this month. Be watching for information and highlights to be sent home via flyers and the AQ Communicator.
Students brought home a BINGO activity sheet that can be completed at home and then returned to the Aquila Library by the end of the month for a prize. Have fun reading!
Mystery Readers:
Ask your student about who the Mystery Readers at Aquila were this week. Every week there will be new Mystery Readers recordings that students will watch in their classrooms and try and guess the Mystery Readers.
Dress Up Days:
Tuesday, February 7 – Read my shirt day! Wear a shirt with words on it.
Tuesday, February 14 – Dress like a book character day.
Tuesday, February 21 – Hats off to reading day! Wear a favorite hat to school.
Tuesday, February 28 – Aquila loves to read day! Wear orange and black or SLP gear.
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Classrooms will be busy decorating their classroom doors in the spirit of a favorite book written and/or illustrated by an African American in celebration of Black History Month.
Here is an example from last year's Book Door Decor.
We will share finished
Book Door Decor soon!
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Tuesday, February 7
READ MY SHIRT DAY!
Wear a shirt with words on it!
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The Scholastic Book Fair will be held on Thursday, February 16 from and Friday, February 17 during conferences in the Aquila Gymnasium.
Click here to volunteer
at the book fair.
Click here for more information about ordering books online.
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Scholastic Book Fair - eWallet Information
Book Fair eWallet is a digital payment option that’s a safe, convenient alternative to cash. It's easy to create an eWallet for students to shop the Fair or for teachers to set up an eWallet to build classroom libraries. The account owner simply adds funds and/or invites family and friends to contribute. At the time of checkout, the eWallet account can be looked up on the register or scanned for payment at the Fair.
Click here to set up eWallet!
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Talent Development Update ~ Art Showcase ~ Grades 3, 4, 5 | |
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During Family Connect/Conference times on Thursday, February 16 or Friday, February 17 please feel free to drop by the Talent Development Room with your student for an Art Showcase.
Make time before or after your conference to come to Room 151. No sign-up necessary, just drop by the room. Come share in the brilliance of your student as they explain the different forms of art, information about artists from around the world, and meaning of their own pieces they created during Talent Development.
Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Lisa Bottolene
bottolene.elizabeth@slpschools.org
952-928-6485
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Aquila 22-23 Yearbook ~ Purchase Online | |
Aquila's Tool Of The Week ~ Listening | |
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Each week, students and staff will focus on a tool that helps them with their social emotional well-being. This week's tool is a rest tool called listening.
- Sit or lie down on the floor and breathe slowly.
- Invite yourself to get quiet and listen for the sounds you hear around you.
- Notice one sound.
- Breathing slowly, notice a second sound.
- Notice a third sound.
- Breathing slowly, let your body rest.
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Aquila PTO ~ Parent, Teacher Organization | |
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The mission of the Aquila Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to enhance the educational experience of all Aquila students and support all Aquila community and staff through fundraising and community events.
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District News ~ Virtual Incoming 6th Grade Information Night - TONIGHT | |
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Virtual Incoming 6th Grade Information Night
Join us on Thursday, February 2 at 6:30 PM. TONIGHT!
CLICK HERE TO JOIN THE EVENT!
During the virtual event, students and families will be welcomed by school leaders, receive details about online registration, and participate in breakout rooms to learn more about St. Louis Park Middle School. View the flyer.
We will host in-person events for students and families this spring.
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District News ~ SLP Family Communications Survey | |
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We invite families to take a short survey to help us better understand your communications preferences, as well as your understanding and support of St. Louis Park Public Schools’ strategic direction. This survey will help inform how we can strengthen authentic communications to energize and enhance the spirit of our community.
Family Survey: English | Spanish | Somali - complete by February 8.
The survey is anonymous and will take 5-10 minutes to complete.
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District News ~ Interest Form for the Policy 506 Student Behavior Intervention Procedures Development Team | |
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Background: On Aug. 10, 2021, the St. Louis Park Public Schools School Board unanimously approved and updated Policy 506 Student Behavior Intervention (formerly Student Discipline) to align with the mission and vision of the 2020-25 Strategic Plan for Racial Equity Transformation, reduce exclusionary practices that are highly punitive and racially predictable, include the use of non-exclusionary behavior interventions such as Restorative Practices, and center the humanity of students. A team will convene to develop procedure recommendations.
Purpose: Create procedure recommendations that embody the restorative commitments of Policy 506 and the mission/vision of St. Louis Park Public Schools.
Scope: Research, best practices (Restorative Practices and trauma-informed practices as two examples), and input from stakeholders will inform the work. Team members are expected to understand the current policy, and encourage the engagement, input, and feedback of all stakeholders. Team members will develop a recommendation that supports our district mission to see, inspire, and empower each learner to live their brilliance in an environment that centers student voice and experience to create racially equitable learning that energizes and enhances the spirit of our community.
If you are interested in participating in the development of the procedures for Policy 506 Student Behavior Intervention, please complete the form below by Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.
Contact Flower Krutina, krutina.flower@slpschools.org, with any questions.
506 Procedures Team Interest Form
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District News ~ New Opportunity - Free Boiler Operator License Class | |
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Adult Options In Education (a community education consortium partner of Hopkins, Minnetonka, St. Louis Park and Wayzata Public Schools), in partnership with St. Louis Park Public Schools and its Facilities department, will host a new and exciting pilot opportunity for up to 15 individuals (10 spots made available to the district and 5 available to the SLP public) interested in obtaining a Boiler Operator License.
This joint venture will allow our district custodial staff, onsite training and development to pursue and obtain this required level of licensure. This opportunity is free and open to the public until all seats are filled, class begins on Monday, January 30, 2023. To learn more about career pathway classes, click here.
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