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Hello Families,
As parents, caregivers, and educators, we work to teach our children responsibility. Responsibility is a concept that we use often in our units of inquiry. We often ask, "Now that you know, what is your responsibility?" This question causes the students to pause and leads them to take action.
We are asking for your help. Our lost and found is full of many water bottles, sweatshirts and coats. Please ask your child to practice responsibility and look for lost items. We know that items are expensive, please label items so we can help them get back to you! We will need to donate any remaining lost and found items after school next Tuesday, November 22.
In this season of gratitude, we are grateful for your beautiful and brilliant children that you entrust to us each and every day. We thank you for continued partnership.
May we also acknowledge that our beautiful community school sits on stolen Dakota and Ojibwe land. Although we can not give back the land, we can be good stewards of this land. In the spirit of giving thanks, we ask you to consider, what can you do to give back?
St. Louis Park Public Schools Land Acknowledgment
We are gathered on the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples. I ask you to join me in acknowledging the Dakota and Ojibwe community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. St. Louis Park Public Schools also acknowledges that it was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous Peoples, including those on whose land this school district is located. This acknowledgement demonstrates a commitment to dismantling the ongoing legacies of colonial power and the district’s desire to support the ongoing work of local Indigenous communities to thrive in our schools.
Olivia and María
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Thursday, November 17 ~ Give To The Max Day
Thursday, November 17 ~ Aquila Musical Auditions, 2:30-4:00 PM - TODAY!
Thursday, November 17 ~ AQ Kindergarten Talent Development Night, 5:00-7:00 PM - TONIGHT!
Wednesday, November 23 ~ No School
Thursday, November 24 ~ No School
Friday, November 25 ~ No School
Friday, December 2 ~ No School
Thursday, December 22 - Monday, January 2 ~ No School
Tuesday, January 3 ~ School resumes
Monday, January 16 ~ No School
Friday, January 27 ~ No School
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The Aquila Gives committee of Aquila PTO wishes to thank everyone for an amazing fundraiser!! Students, staff, parents, families, neighbors and more all helped us raise funds and build community - what an amazing effort! The final total will be announced next week, as we will receive more funds from company matches, our dine-out for Aquila partners, and others this week. Stay tuned for an in-school announcement!
We hope you had fun, whether it was collecting donations, updating the fundraiser thermometer, dining out for Aquila, or winning t-shirts to show your SLP spirit! Money raised during Aquila Gives will help all students attend field trips, enjoy guest speakers and visitors, and participate in fun events like our Back to School Dance and our spring carnival.
A special thanks to Ms. Mia, Ms. Bree, Ms. Bongaarts, Ms. Graver, and Mrs. Tolzin for helping us with the fun activities at school! We couldn’t have done it without them - and YOU!!
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Give To The Max Day ~ TODAY! Thursday, November 17 | |
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Lauren Beckman - School Counselor Intern, Abby Haselman - Relate Counseling Intern,
Ger Her - Student Teacher, Andrea Konz - Speech Language Pathologist Intern,
Lauren Lindmeier - Student Teacher
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Kindergarten Talent Development Night ~ TONIGHT! | |
Aquila Lunchroom ~ Volunteer Opportunity! | |
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Please consider helping out in the Aquila Cafeteria. We are looking for parents and guardians to help keep tables clean and engage with students.
Click here to sign up to help!
New slots available! THANK YOU!
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Aquila's Tool Of The Week ~ Blow Out The Candle | |
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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 "Breathe" tool called Blow Out The Candle.
- Sit or stand, noticing the chair or floor beneath you.
- Take a slow breath in and then slowly breathe out like you are blowing out a candle.
- Get your mind and body focused by doing this breath 3-5 times.
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Library Media Center ~ Update | |
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We have enjoyed some great picture book read alouds during Library Media Center class. See the pictures below.
The Minnesota Star of the North (K, 1, 2) and Maud Hart Lovelace (MHL) book award nominees are available in the library. If students in grades 3, 4, and 5 read at least three of the MHL nominees, they can vote for their favorite in March. K, 1, and 2 students will vote on their favorite in the spring as well. Click here for more information.
Students have been using library routines to browse and check out books and to complete learning tasks while rotating through stations. Stations include using building toys like Legos and Magna-tiles to create structures, iPads to engage with ABCya games, and strategy activities like Hūsker Dū and puzzles.
Grades 3, 4, and 5 shared some of their favorite things making a Google Slide. Google Slides are a tool for students to share their voices and learning. Grade 5 will start to explore what it means to be a digital citizen through the Google Interland activities.
Thank you for helping your students remember to bring their library books back to school when they are done with them.
Please click here for more information about accessing
Aquila's online resources/Symbaloo page from home.
If you have any questions please contact Joanne Bongaarts, Library Media Specialist.
bongaarts.joanne@slpschools.org 952-928-6494
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Winter Youth Enrichment Clubs & Classes | |
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Engineering for Kids Jr Engineering/STEM Club (Click to register)
The Engineering For Kids Jr Engineering/STEM Club brings fun, hands-on lessons every week to introduce engineering concepts at a young age.
Mondays, January 9-February 13
2:15-3:15 pm
$129
Chibi Art Drawing Class (Click to register)
The students will learn how to draw kawaii (cute), Japanese-inspired chibi characters!
Thursdays, Jan. 12-February 9
2:15-3:24 pm
$109
LEGO Club (Click to register)
Join us to spend the afternoon immersed in your own LEGO land.
Wednesdays, January 18-March 22
2:15-3:30 pm
Sliding Scale Pricing: $29/$39/$49/$59
Cooking Club (no bake edition) (Click to register)
Learn how to make new no-bake recipes each week while learning the basics of cooking, ingredients, and baking.
Thursdays, January 19-March 23
2:15-3:30 pm
Sliding Scale Pricing: $49/$59/$69/$79
To view the Ultimate YEP Winter Guide with all of the winter offerings, click here.
Questions? Contact Kelleen at obrion.kelleen@slpschools.org or 952-928-6399
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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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High Rates of Illness at Aquila | |
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Stay Home When Sick and Slow the Spread of Illness
We are seeing unusually high rates of illness in multiple SLP schools, in particular, influenza (flu) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). These viruses can be easily spread through close contact when people cough, sneeze, and talk.
Please help partner with us in an effort to prevent the spread of illness by following our illness guidelines:
Situations when your child should stay home:
- Fever of 100 degrees or more. The student should stay home for 24 hours after their temperature returns to normal without the use of fever reducing medication.
- Vomiting or diarrhea. The student is to stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
- Any uncontrolled cough.
- Rashes with unknown causes. Check with your family physician/clinic before your student returns to school.
- If feeling ill/unwell and the student is unable to fully participate in school activities.
If your child displays symptoms of influenza or RSV, you can reach out to your child’s health care provider to see if testing for these illnesses is recommended. For information about influenza and RSV please refer to the Parent Fact Sheets from Hennepin County Public Health:
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Influenza information can be found HERE
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RSV Information can be found HERE
Thank you for helping to prevent the spread of illness.
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COVID-19 Test Distribution ~
St. Louis Park Public Schools will send COVID-19 test kits home with ALL students and staff ahead of the Fall Break
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Rest, relaxation, and time to connect with family and friends is coming soon to St. Louis Park Public Schools students, families, and staff with No School K-12 from November 23-25. As we enter the winter season, we are seeing the combination of COVID-19, influenza, the common cold, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) significantly impact the health of students and staff.
District leaders are looking ahead with your health in mind… We are taking steps to increase our cleaning protocol and are strongly recommending that students and staff resume masking. We will also be distributing COVID-19 tests districtwide.
To keep our schools and buildings safe after the break, we strongly encourage all students and staff to test for COVID-19 before returning to school on November 28 or if symptoms appear anytime during the week of the 28th, regardless of vaccination status.
We are excited to announce that St. Louis Park Public Schools is in a position to assist families and staff with this request. Next week, students and staff members will be sent home with two COVID-19 tests.
Please contact Flower Krutina, krutina.flower@slpschools.org, with any questions.
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