Aquila Communicator

November 30, 2023

Greetings Aquila Families ~

THANK YOU, Aquila Family and broader SLP Community, for your help in surpassing our Aquila Gives goal of $22,000. These funds will support field trips and activities for our students throughout the school year.

We are looking forward to having you here at Aquila for STEAM Night from 6:00-8:00 PM. We will have science experiments and art projects for students of all ages. Thank you to our PTO for this opportunity to come together again as a community of lifelong learners.

Paz,

María & Olivia

María Graver, Aquila Principal

952-928-6502 ~ graver.maria@slpschools.org

Olivia Tolzin, Aquila Assistant Principal

952-928-6508 ~ tolzin.olivia@slpschools.org

Key Dates

Thursday, November 30 ~ AQ PTO STEAM Night TONIGHT!

Monday, December 4 - Sunday, December 10 ~ Concrete Mixers for a Cause!

Friday, December 8 ~ No School

Monday, December 11 ~ ASD Family Meetup, AQ Library, 6:00-7:30 PM

Wednesday, December 13 ~ Dine Out for Aquila - Parkway Pizza

Wednesday, December 20 ~ Dine Out for Aquila - Mexico City Cafe

Friday, December 22 ~ No School, Winter Break Begins

Monday, December 25-Monday, January 1 ~ No School, Winter Break

Tuesday, January 2 ~ School resumes

Monday, January 8 ~ ASD Family Meetup, AQ Library, 6:00-7:30 PM

Wednesday, January 10 ~ Dine Out for Aquila - Parkway Pizza

Monday, January 15 ~ No School

Monday, January 22 ~ Dine Out for Aquila - Panera

Friday, January 26 ~ No School

Monday, January 29 ~ AQ PTO LTD Brewing Night

Friday, February 2 ~ No School

Aquila Staff Spotlights

School Nutrition Staff

Tabitha Meixner, Sandra Dereskos, and Deb Scheie

Five Fabulous Aquila Fifth Graders

Unified Champion School Update

Aquila is a Minnesota Special Olympics Unified Champion School. As part of our Unified School initiative, students are always working towards creating a fully inclusive school environment. Click here to learn more about what it means to be a Unified Champion School.

We had the opportunity to host our a Parents Night Out event. This event allowed parents of our special education students to drop their children off at Aquila for a few hours of fun activities and games. Students enjoyed spending time with their peers and creating lasting memories together!

Aquila Happenings

Aquila Parent Volunteer Zach Neuman spoke to second graders about money. Their current planner is How We Organize Ourselves.

Mr. Neuman spoke about different topics including the concepts of cost and benefit.

Fourth and Fifth Graders enjoyed a field trip to Orchestra Hall on Tuesday to experience "Sounds of the Harvest" performed by the Minnesota Orchestra.

This field trip was paid for by generous donations to Aquila Gives!

Aquila STEAM Night ~ Thursday, November 30 TONIGHT!

Volunteers still needed - Click HERE for more information! Thank you!

IB PYP Intel ~ Anne LaLonde Laux

As an International Baccalaureate School, we strive to be knowledgeable, caring, and inquiring people who take action to make our world a better, more just, and more peaceful place. What kind of human does it take to be a globally minded life-long learner, who takes informed action to make the world better, more just, and more peaceful place?

The International Baccalaureate (IB) suggests these 10 attributes - Thinker, Caring, Inquirer, Communicator, Balanced, Brave/Courageous, Open-minded, Knowledgeable, Reflective, and Principled.

To read more about the attributes visit here.

Watch this short video on the Learner Profile.

Anne LaLonde Laux

Districtwide International Baccalaureate (IB) - Primary Years (Elementary) Coordinator

lalondelaux.anne@slpschools.org - 952-928-6642

Aquila PTO Information

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.

AQ PTO Website - Click here

AQ PTO Facebook page - Click here

AQ PTO Calendar - Click here

AQ PTO Email Signup & Volunteer Interest Form - Click here

AQ Dine Out Nights For Aquila - Click here

***December LUNCHROOM VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Click here***

District News ~ You're Invited

School Board Farewell Reception

St. Louis Park Public Schools staff are invited to the farewell reception for two outgoing school board members,

Ken Morrison and Heather Wilsey. The reception will take place on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 at the Central Community Center from 5:00-5:55 PM, with the program beginning at 5:20 PM. Cookies, coffee, & juice will be served. The School Board meeting will start directly after the reception.

District News ~ In The Loop SLP Construction Update

View updates from Knutson Construction and St. Louis Park Public Schools about construction projects in the school district. November highlights include project milestones and progress for the High School and Middle School.

Fun Fact: The new synthetic turf field installation consists of 199 tons of sand and 174 tons of fine rubber pellets installed on top of the turf to ‘fill in’ the turf fibers and reduce the impact of the field users. This volume of sand is enough to fill over 300 backyard sandboxes and this amount of rubber is roughly the equivalent of over 28,000 car tires!

View the construction updates webpage

In the Loop: SLP Construction Newsletter

December Cycle Calendar