A PUBLICATION OF THE NORMANDALE PTO | |
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Tell that to the photographers who have to hear “fromage” a thousand times on school picture day. Ahh, picture day...the greatest day of any new year. Bright eyes, eager smiles, styled hair, laser light backgrounds, and the anticipation of wowing your friends and family with your best yearbook photo yet. Truly a day when you can be all you can brie! | |
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SEPTEMBER CALENDAR DATES
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9/14 – Picture Day
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9/22 – La Journée d'Edina (wear Edina green colors)
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9/25 – No School (Prof. Dev.)
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OCTOBER CALENDAR DATES
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10/13 – Picture Day (Retakes)
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10/19 – No School (MEA)
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10/20 – No School (MEA)
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SALUT FROM PRINCIPAL HOLDEN | |
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School Safety Drill Update
All schools in the state of Minnesota are required to practice safety drills during the year:
5 Evacuation (fire) | 5 Lockdown | 1 Severe Weather
These student safety drills are preceded by classroom instruction for students. This summer all building principals participated in a day of training around school safety drills. We will put this training into practice at our first evacuation drill next week. When planning for drills we will always inform staff and students of the days/times so they can talk with their students about the procedures and why they are practiced. Our teachers do a fabulous job of preparing students for our practice sessions in a calm and caring way. As the year goes on, we will continue to have school safety drills for evacuation, lockdown and severe weather.
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SCHOOL PICTURE DAY
Thursday, September 14th
Retake Day: Oct 13th
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Everyone can be photogenic in the right light, especially if they're dressed for success:
- Choose an outfit that the child is comfortable in
- Avoid bright patterns and logos
Normandale is working with a new company for school pictures. Visit their website to learn more about their services: Kemmetmueller Photography Website
Pictures will be available for purchase after Picture Day. For more information on the ordering process, please review the flyer in the link below.
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Do you love books? Do you love kids? Are you an organizer? Would you like to be active in our learning community? Want to help when your kids are in the media center?
Check out the calendar to view the schedule of classes.
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Sign up to volunteer in the media center today! Many hands make light work. | |
ART ADVENTURE VOLUNTEERS
Monthly starting November
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Interested in talking with kids about art? Sign up to be a “Picture Person” in the Art Adventure program with the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). Volunteers will attend one training session at MIA in September or October. Grade level teams will present one piece of art per month November-April (likely skipping December), discuss it with kids, and lead a related craft. MIA will provide all the material, training and support. No experience or art expertise needed! | |
Two volunteers per grade are needed. Click the button below to sign up! | |
LA BELLE SOIRÉE
SAVE THE DATE
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Time to start getting ready for one of Normandale's biggest FUNdraising events of the school year, the annual Gala: La Belle Soirée!
November 11, 6:00pm - 10:30pm at the Interlachen Country Club
Tickets go on sale October 11th. More details coming soon!
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VOLUNTEER FOR DISCOVERY KITCHEN
Monthly Starting September 13th
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This year, Chartwells will be implementing a new program at all elementary schools called Discovery Kitchen. This will take place once a month and will give students the opportunity to sample new fruit and vegetable recipes during their lunch period. Samples will be offered on the dates listed below, and the new item will show up on the regular lunch menu for students to take the following day.
We are looking for volunteers to hand out the prepared samples to students during their lunch period. There are still some spots available to sign up using the link below!
Fall Sampling Dates: September 13 | October 17 | November 13 | December 11
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Share the attached flyer with your kids to get them excited! | |
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Here are a few important notes about morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up from the circle driveway in front of Door 10 (the Normandale main door.)
- This circle driveway is for quick drop-offs and pick-ups only. If your student(s) need assistance getting in or out of your vehicle, please use the designated spots in the parking lot and walk them up to the sidewalk.
- Do not exit your vehicle during drop-off and pick-up.
- Pull as far forward in the circle as you can while dropping off or picking up student(s).
- Please follow the traffic arrows and navigators to safely enter the circle from the outside lanes of the lot.
- Exit the circle as quickly and efficiently as possible. If you need to check your phone or take care of other tasks, move to the parking lot so you are not blocking the flow of traffic behind you.
For more information, check out the Normandale Traffic Plan below. Thank you.
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Intern Committee Positions Still Available!
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Volunteers are still needed for two very important roles to support our amazing interns!
- Intern Communications Director
- Duties include: Distribute intern bios to Normandale teachers, Extended French Booster, and La Liaison next year. Write thank you notes for host and partner families. Update intern promotional material & website
- Intern Volunteer Coordinator
- Duties include: Maintaining intern volunteer database and utilizes social media to recruit volunteers. Coordinating monthly intern/staff appreciation.
Email [email protected] for more details about these roles & sign up below!
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SCHOOL MENU UPDATES
Beginning on July 1, 2023, Edina has joined the Minnesota Free School Meals Program. All students are eligible to receive one free breakfast and one free lunch each school day. If your student wants to receive a second lunch, an individual milk without a complete meal, or any other of our a-la-carte options, students will need to pay for these items through money in their lunch account. Although no application is required to receive the free meal benefit, filling out the Application for Educational Benefits is still important as it can provide other benefits to your student and helps the school qualify for education funds.
Breakfast and lunch menus are linked at the bottom of this newsletter
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Visiting the Lost + Found seems inevitable. Make it easy on yourself and label children's belongings with Name Bubbles and give an in-kind kickback to school! | |
MERCI BEAUCOUP
Special Thanks and Gratitude
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Allison Olfelt for coordinating snacks for Connect & Assess days, and the parents who donated items.
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The Kram/Cepek family for hosting the intern pool party during Orientation week
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Kimmy Olson, Chris Doe, Christin Peterson, Treva Vogt, Allison Olfelt & Danielle O'Lochlainn for driving the interns to the social security office and those who were on standby.
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Josh Garnier, Anne Jennen, Alissa Movern, Mark & Sharon Norlander, Dan Peterson, Adam Sonnefeld, & Charlotte Taubel for driving and chaperoning the intern overnight camping event, as well as all the families that graciously donated food items.
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The Intern Committee would like to thank you for supporting our overnight event at Camp Lakamaga last weekend! Our interns had a great time bonding and experiencing the MN outdoors. Merci beaucoup! | |
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AUDREY RIGOBERT
Kindergarten – Sirot
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Hi there! I am Audrey, I'm 23 and from a beautiful lake, Annecy in the French Alps. I grew up there with my parents and my older sister. I graduated college in Lyon last year in English language and primary school teaching. I'm trying to balance working life and traveling life. I already studied in Brighton, UK and worked in a school in Pondicherry, India. I love discovering new cultures through immersion. I read a lot, take long walks in nature, go to the gym, bake and cook. Simple things make me happy. | | |
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Favorite Foods: I have been vegetarian for several years now but my favorite food is probably pizza and Italian food in general. I do have a sweet tooth so I'm always up for dessert especially if it involves chocolate.
In The US: I want to have a real taste of American culture and hope I'll be able to travel a bit in different states with the other interns and make my parents come for Christmas (NY, Cali, Louisiana, Texas,
Florida...), maybe I'll join a friend in Winnipeg, Canada and Monterrey,
Mexico. My ultimate goal is to spend
the last month of my Visa in Hawaii
with my sister.
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I hope that this cultural exchange between France and Minnesota/America will lead to many nice surprises and life-long memories. | |
EDINA COMMUNITY EDUCATION | |
Community Ed Fall Registration is now open! Check out the before and after school enrichment, evening and weekend classes, and non-school day opportunities. Click the button to learn more and register on Edina Eleyo. | |
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 the button to learn more and apply. | |
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 by clicking the button below. | |
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The Edina Education Fund is an independent non-profit organization dedicated to the continued academic excellence of the Edina Public Schools.
The Ed Fund secures private, supplemental funding to support valuable education experiences and innovative projects in the Edina Public Schools. Funds raised augment school system revenues that are provided by taxes, state aid, and other parent and student led fundraising efforts. The Ed Fund is necessary to help ensure the caliber of educational programs we have come to expect of the Edina Public Schools. Your support means greater academic opportunities for all students, today and into the future.
We are fortunate to be part of the Edina community that has a strong, valued and well-respected school system. However, to protect and enhance the value of our homes and property and the quality of life we enjoy, we must further invest in our public school system. Edina Education Fund contributes to the development and financial support of district-wide programs within Literacy, STEAM and Mental Health/Wellness Services for all students and staff.
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