FROM THE PRINCIPAL

Chris Holden | @MonsieurHolden | 952.848.4100

Dear Normandale families,

It is mid-August and temps are cooling down as back to school preparations heat up at Normandale! This week we welcomed new teachers to New Teacher Orientation and leadership teams at all buildings met to hammer out school improvement plans. Construction workers and custodians have also been busy at Normandale cleaning rooms, polishing floors, replacing windows, replacing the sidewalk along the frontage road and modifying Normandale’s SW entrance. We hope to have our summer projects wrapped up by day one of the 2022-23 school year. 

I know many of you are also wrapping up summer projects and travel plans. I hope you can find time to over the next several weeks to complete a few more tasks. 

• Join us for Open House on Thursday, August 25 between 3:30 and 5:00 PM. 
• Remember to sign-up for Connect and Assess conferences scheduled for August 29 and 30. You should have received an email from Normandale with instructions for signing up to meet with your teacher.
• Read/review/reference this Back to School Guide and the Normandale Parent/Student Handbook. There is a lot of good information about how things work at Normandale in both documents.

Finally, enjoy the last few weeks of summer and know that Normandale staff are excited to greet you and your student(s) in the coming days!

CONNECT AND ASSESS DAYS

As previously communicated, August 29-30 have been designated as Connect and Assess days. These one-on-one conferences provide teachers individualized knowledge about each student and a chance for parents to share information about their child. Classroom placement information was made available to families Monday morning in Infinite Campus via the portal. If you have questions about accessing the portal, please send an email to [email protected].  

Connect and Assess Sign Ups were emailed to families Monday morning. If you have not received a link for your student or need assistance in signing up for a conference time, please contact Anne or Shannon in the Normandale office.

NORMANDALE OPEN HOUSE

Please join us for Normandale’s Open House on Thursday, August 25th from 3:30pm-5:00pm. This is a great opportunity to see your classroom, meet your intern and teacher, find your locker and connect with friends. We will have several community organizations with information available as well as Chartwells Food Service, Normandale PTO and more. At Open House you can drop off medication with our School Nurse, Cesley Bergsten and share health concerns with her.

KINDERGARTEN POPSICLE SOCIAL

Normandale Kindergarten Families are invited to the annual Kindergarten Popsicle Social, hosted by the Normandale PTO. Please come on the night assigned to your classroom and wear the colored shirt assigned to your class. 

When: Tuesday, August 23rd (Peralta, Sirot and Zetterlund families), Wednesday, August 24th (Abdo and Le Letty families)

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Normandale Park - 6501 Warren Avenue, Edina

(note: this is event is not at Normandale school)

Class Shirt Colors: Abdo and Zetterlund - White | Le Letty and Peralta - Red | Sirot - Blue 

Questions? Contact parent volunteers Tara Thomas (for Tuesday evening) or Cassie Bonstrom (for Wednesday evening) 

SCHOOL BREAKFAST AND LUNCH

This year, lunch and breakfast will be available for purchase daily. Note that all Kindergarten students receive a free breakfast in the classroom daily, starting the second week of school. Manage your students' account, payment methods and payment history in Infinite Campus through the Parent Portal. Click HERE for instructions.

Families that qualify for free and reduced lunch must complete the Educational Benefits application found here. 

Students should bring a healthy nut-free snack and a labeled water bottle to school each day. See page 12 of the Parent/Student Handbook for details about snack.

NORMANDALE PICTURE DAY

Normandale Picture Day is scheduled for Tuesday September 13th, 2022.

Retakes: Thursday September 29th

2022-2023 School Picture Provider: Josten's. 

NOTE: You do NOT order pictures before you see them! Josten's allows parents/caregivers to look at student pictures before ordering. 

Regardless of order status ALL students will have their picture taken for the 2022-2023 school yearbook. Pictures will be taken throughout the day with your student's classroom. More details to follow.

Questions? Please contact Kelly Ingvaldson.  

INTERN ORIENTATION

We are thrilled that some of our interns will be arriving this weekend. We are looking for volunteers to help provide some food during Intern Orientation week (Aug 22-24). Please sign up here. 

We are also looking for some French Immersion students (5th graders and high schoolers) to help give school tours to our interns during Intern Orientation week. We are also in need of drivers to help with driving to VVMS for the school tours. Please sign up here.

Thank you!

-Your Edina French Immersion Intern Committee

2021-22 YEARBOOK UPDATE

Students may pick up their 2021-2022 yearbook during the open house on Thursday, August 25, from 3:30-5:00 pm. After that, students will be able to pick them up in the Normandale lobby near the auditorium during Connect and Assess Days, August 29 & 30.

EDINA GIVE AND GO

As you begin to register for activities this fall, did you know that Edina Give and Go grants financial assistance to students who couldn't otherwise afford to participate? This includes grants for students to participate in academic, arts, and athletic activities at Community Education (the financial assistance form can be found here.

This also includes grants for students to participate in other programs, including instrument rental, drivers ed classes, ACT prep fees, swim lessons, tutoring, and more. The financial assistance form for all non-Community Education classes can be found here.

Edina Give and Go provides up to $1,000 per student per school year for qualifying students.

EDINA COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Community Ed Fall Registration is open! Check out our before and after school enrichment, evening and weekend classes, and non school day opportunities. Register on Edina Eleyo. Enter ‘Normandale’ in the search bar to find opportunities at our site. 

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 including an annual Bastille Day festival on July 14. Learn more about Alliance Française Mpls/St Paul at www.afmsp.org.

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