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Dear Normandale Families,
Part of the Edina School’s mission is to create a “…caring and inclusive school culture that supports the whole student.” As part of our work towards that goal Normandale and the other Edina elementary schools will be administering the Panorama Education wellness screener to students in grades 3-5 beginning next week. This same screener was administered to students last year and that data serves as both a baseline for Normandale’s work to support the whole student and as a tool to help guide our social, emotional learning (SEL) work.
Last year’s results showed that students struggle with emotional regulation. In response to this need, Normandale’s mini-assemblies by grade-level (known as CLTs) have focused on helping students identify challenging emotions and strategies for regulating them.
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In addition, as we work to rebuild community after the pandemic, Normandale’s specialists teachers (art, music, PE, etc.) have been intentionally connecting with students that need additional adult interaction. The work our teachers and staff do around SEL is on-going and we are hopeful that our efforts will show in the Panorama survey results. | |
SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR TODAY AND TOMORROW!
Our annual Scholastic Book Fair is Wednesday and Thursday, February 15-16th in the Normandale Auditorium. Books in English and French will be available!
Volunteers are still needed for several shifts. Please help make the book fair a success! Sign up to help here.
Wednesday, February 15 from 8:00am-5:00pm
Thursday, February 16 from 8:00am-6:00pm
How can you shop?
- Students will visit the book fair with their classrooms on Wednesday, February 15. Send money in a Ziploc bag with their name. Any checks must be made out to NORMANDALE PTO.
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Prefer to not send cash? Sign up for Scholastic e-wallet.
- Students can shop during recess on Thursday only if they have Scholastic e-wallet funds or payment with them.
- Come and shop with your student during parent shopping hours:
- Wednesday 2/15 3pm-5pm
- Thursday 2/16 8am-6pm
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Shop online February 14th through February 27th.
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READ-A-THON MONTH IS HERE! | | |
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Our annual Read-A-Thon is underway!
La lecture, j'assure! Reading is my Superpower!
Minutes reading means minutes learning. Our goal for the Normandale Read-a-Thon is to encourage and celebrate students' reading. Their habits of reading will develop lifelong learners, whether they read with imagination or read for information.
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Sign up here to track your students' reading minutes during the month of February! Families log minutes at home and teachers log minutes at school.
Watch this video for more Read-a-Thon Information!
Read-a-Thon incentives and prizes:
- Bookmarks for EVERYONE that registers and participates
- Weekly drawings on Friday afternoons for Wild Rumpus gift cards
- Final drawing for a $50 Wild Rumpus gift card
- Classrooms with 100% participation will be entered into a drawing to WIN a "silly string" party!
- Grade levels with 100% participation will be entered into a drawing to have a day with the robots for coding
- If our school reaches our goal of 500,000 reading minutes, Principal Holden will wear roller skates and a cape for a day!
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IMAGINATION FAIR - MONDAY, MARCH 13
Registration for the 2023 Normandale Imagination Fair is now open!
Our annual Imagination Fair is an opportunity for Normandale students to showcase their experiments, inventions, or creations. All Normandale students from Kindergarten to 5th grade are invited to participate. Students may work alone, with another student, or in a group.
Online registration is available until Sunday, March 12. You must pre-register to share a project during the Imagination Fair. Visit the PTO website for more details and to register a project.
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LOST AND FOUND - CLAIM ITEMS BY MARCH 10 | |
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Help those hats, mittens, and sweatshirts find their way home! Please visit the lost and found between now and end of the day on Friday, March 10 to claim your lost items.
Items not claimed by Friday March 10 at 6pm will be donated.
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The Lost & Found crew returns labeled items to students! Please make sure to label the things you bring to school like hats, mittens, waterbottles...
Purchase labels using this link from namebubbles.com and Normandale PTO will receive a portion of your purchase amount!
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GAÉTANE BOUILLOT - FIFTH GRADE | |
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ABOUT ME: My parents live 1 hour south of Lyon. At the end of my high school, I went to study in Lyon, I have been studying there for 4 years now. I have 3 brothers. I like sports a lot (tennis, badminton, running) and I play the piano. I also like hiking and windsurfing. I like to visit museums and new cities and countries.
IN THE US: I'm really looking forward to Edina and Minneapolis and the whole Minnesota area with its lakes and parks. I hope to have the opportunity to perhaps travel to Chicago or New York.
MY FAVORITE FOOD: I like meat, fish, vegetables and fruit very much, but I especially like chocolate!
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I AM EXCITED ABOUT: I am very excited to learn about American culture (food, cities, activities), to meet my host family and to visit the United States. I am also looking forward to learning about the educational system and all the children at the school. | |
EDINA COMMUNITY EDUCATION WINTER/SPRING CLASSES
Registration for the Edina Community Ed Summer Catalog 2023 is open!
Register online at edina.ce.eleyo.com and find a place to belong with Edina Community Ed!
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EDINA GIVE AND GO
Do you need help paying for sports or clubs? Edina Give and Go grants up to $1,000 per student per school year to pay registration fees for sports, after school clubs or classes, tutoring, AP exams, instrument rental, drivers education, and more.
Click here to learn more and apply.
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EDINA A BETTER CHANCE BANANA BREAD BAKE SALE
We are excited to bake our way to supporting our Scholars! Send some chocolate chip banana bread to a loved one. Order at www.edinaabc.com
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ALLIANCE FRANCAISE
The Alliance Française is the non-profit French cultural center serving the Twin Cities and is a proud partner of French immersion schools and their families. Alliance Française offers a library, summer camps for children of all ages and levels, French classes for adults, cooking classes, and more than 150 cultural events each year. Learn more about Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul at www.afmsp.org.
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