2022 NORMANDALE READ-A-THON

The 2022 La lecture, c'est magique Read-a-thon is well underway. The students of Normandale collectively read over 130,000 MINUTES during our first week!

Congratulations to Mme Meyer's 3rd grade class on achieving our 100% classroom participation goal. This means every student in her classroom turned in at least one reading log. Keep reading Normandale students!

Check out the normandalepto.org website for additional information on:

• how to pledge reading donations to the intern fund
• quick links to print additional reading logs
• 4th and 5th grade author visitor information/book order form

Need new French books? The French Book Swap is for you! Bring your swap books Monday, February 14th through Friday, February 18th to the media center. Exchange your books for "swap bucks" to pick out new French books to bring home. Bring as many French books as you like, maximum of 10 "swap bucks" per student for new books. Books in reusable condition, K-5th grade level and written in French only please! Can't wait to see you there!

LOST AND FOUND

Once again, our lost and found is overflowing! Hats! Jackets! Sweatshirts! More mittens than a centipede needs! Items will be in the lobby from through Friday Feb 11.  Stop by between 7:30am and 6pm to claim lost items. Items not claimed by Friday Feb 11 at 6pm will be donated. 

ORDER YOUR NORMANDALE YEARBOOK BY FEBRUARY 14

If you haven’t ordered your student’s yearbook please do so by Feb 14^th using this link. Not sure if you ordered one yet? Contact Shannon Case at the main office 952-848-4100   

GET YOUR PICTURES IN THE YEARBOOK!

The yearbook staff invites parents and staff to submit photos for the yearbook. If you’ve got great photos of school and community events or you and your friends just having fun, we’d like to see them!



Our photographers can’t be everywhere. Help us get as many photos as possible to create a terrific book everyone will want to have.  

Submit your photos online here. Login ID: 419965951

• Browse to select the photo(s) you wish to upload, click on “Select My Images.”
• Enter information about the photo and provide contact information in case the staff needs additional information.
• Click “Upload Chosen Images.”

It’s that easy! Submit your photos today!

SAVE THE DATE - 2022 IMAGINATION FAIR

The Imagination Fair is back! Save the date for Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. All Normandale students from Kindergarten to 5^th Grade are invited to participate. More information and registration links will be in next week’s La Liaison. 

LUNCHTIME VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

We need 2 volunteers on Fridays to help serve hot lunch. Volunteers will need to be masked (please bring your own) and wear a hairnet (provided at school). You may have to do some light lifting (i.e. moving pans of food to the serving area).

Please sign up HERE if you are able to help!

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.

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. Winter is long; support French Immersion in the Edina Public Schools and delight your family with fun experiences!

WATER BOTTLE NEEDED EVERY DAY

Please make sure to send your student to school with a water bottle EVERYDAY. Due to COVID, the drinking fountains have been turned off. The water bottle refiller is still on.

HELP WANTED!

We’re nurses, not visual designers! We would love someone to come and jazz up our bulletin board with up to date information on COVID and fun health tips and tricks! Please email Cesley.Bergsten@Edinaschools.org if interested!

MASKS

Please check your child’s backpack to make sure they have extra masks through the school day. We do have masks available but our masks are in limited supply! As much as we love seeing your kids' darling faces walk into the health office, we have a few handfuls of repeat offenders that are using up our supply. 

HENNEPIN COUNTY VACCINATION CLINIC

Do you or your child need a free COVID vaccination? There are open appointments for this Wednesday, February 9^th after school at Eden Prairie High School. This is open to the public.

Go to the Hennepin County website for details and to sign up for an appointment. First, second, or 12+ booster vaccinations are offer. One can register for an appointment online or by calling the navigation line at 612-348-8900. Help is available in English, Spanish, Somali, and Hmong. Website: COVID-19 response | Hennepin County

• Español: Regístrese para el evento. La inscripción en línea está disponible en español. También puede registrarse para el evento llamando al 612-348-8900. Tenemos ayuda está disponible en español. 
• Hmong: Mus sau npe rau lub koom txoos. Muaj mus sau npe nyob rau saum huab cua hais ua lus Hmoob. Koj tuaj yeem mus sau npe rau lub koom txoos los ntawm kev hu xov tooj mus rau 612- 348-8900. Muaj pab hais ua lus Hmoob.  
• Soomaali: Isu diiwaan geli kulanka. Isku diiwaan gelinta khadka tooska ah ee kulanka ayaa lagu heli karaa Soomaali. Sidoo kale waxaa kulanka isku diiwaan gelin kartaa adigoo soo wacaya 612-348-8900. Caawimaada waxaa lagu heli karaa Soomaali.

FREE COVID TESTS

Need rapid tests at home? White House passed a bill allowing every household to access 4 COVID tests, free of cost You can order 4 free tests to be delivered via USPS!

COVIDtests.gov - Free at-home COVID-19 tests



IMPORTANT COVID INFORMATION

Frequently Asked Questions From Parents/Guardians About COVID-19 and the Vaccines

CDC: COVID-19 Vaccines for Kids and Teens (safety information and locator)

Symptomatic? Close Contact? COVID+? Fill Out This Form!

COVID-19 Decision Tree

Find a COVID-19 Testing Site

EDINA COMMUNITY EDUCATION

Community Ed is looking for exceptional speakers to represent the widest possible spectrum of ideas and point of views for our TEDxEdina event next October. We want to bring new ideas and thinking to our community and we want you to share your ideas with us. Applications are due February 25^th. Sign up here: edinacommunityed.com/TEDxEdina

Community Ed Summer Registration Opens February 15 at 8:00am.

Check out our 400+ camps and classes for age 2 through grade 12, our all-day care for incoming kindergarten through outgoing 5th grade, and employment and volunteer opportunities. Register on Edina Eleyo.

EDINA PCN - PARENT COMMUNICATION NETWORK

• Do you enjoy hearing from experts on parenting topics?
• Are you looking to volunteer in the community?
• A volunteer opportunity that doesn’t involve fundraising?
• Do you want to shape the parenting topics that PCN brings to our community?

Edina Parent Communication Network (PCN) has a goal to support parents and educators to build stronger families and a stronger community. In the past year, PCN has brought forums on the topics of Sleep, Importance of Play, Amazing Marriage, Navigating Big Feelings with Kids. And two upcoming forums on “Five Things Today’s Teens Wish Their Parents Knew” and “Youth Sports Culture Today.” As a volunteer, there is a minimal commitment: one hour-long meeting a month, attend 4-5 forums a year, and do some research on speakers outside of the meetings.

If you are interested in joining us, please email Stephanie Braman, robertsbraman@hotmail.com and/or attend an upcoming volunteer meeting. It is with the community’s help that we can make these events happen. More information at edinapcn.com.

Volunteer Information Meeting

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Noon – 1pm

Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4625686416

And available at edinapcn.com

MERCY CLOSET

If you are in need of winter clothing, check out Mercy Closet for no cost, gently used winter items. For more information, please visit https://www.mercycommons.net/mercy-closet-1

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