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Thursday, February 1 ~ World Hijab Day Assembly, 1:10 PM
Friday, February 2 ~ No School
Monday, February 5 ~ Read My Shirt Day
Thursday, February 8 ~ Whole School Field Trip to Middle School for AQ Musical
Monday, February 12 ~ National African American Parent Involvement Day Breakfast
Monday, February 12 ~ Virtual ASD Family Meetup, 6:00-7:30 PM
Wednesday, February 14 ~ Dine Out For Aquila - Parkway Pizza
Thursday, February 15 ~ Family Connect Times, 2:30-6:30 PM
Thursday, February 15 ~ Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, February 16 ~ No School, Family Connect Times, 7:30 AM-3:30 PM
Friday, February 16 ~ Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, February 16 ~ AQ PTO Movie Night at the Middle School, 6:00 PM
Monday, February 19 ~ No School
Monday, February 26 ~ Author's Night With Sideena Grace, 6:30 PM
Wednesday, February 28 ~ Black History Month Assembly
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Five Fabulous Aquila Fifth Graders | |
Read My Shirt Day ~ Monday! | |
Aquila Theatre Arts ~ Finding Nemo Jr. | |
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Performance Dates:
Families, students, community members are welcome to attend the musical on:
*Friday, February 9 at 7:00 PM
*Saturday, February 10 at 12:00 PM
Location: St. Louis Park Middle School Performing Arts Center - 2025 Texas Ave S. St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Tickets for those shows can be
purchased by clicking here.
Donations & Volunteer Opportunities:
Finding Nemo Jr participants are getting ready for their performances. Please click on this link to donate any needed items as well as volunteer opportunities. Thank you!
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Finding Nemo Jr ~ Tech Week, Family Information | |
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Finding Nemo Jr. Tech Week:
*All parents of cast pick up at St. Louis Park Middle School on Monday, February 5 and Tuesday, February 6 at 7:00 PM.
*Please Note: There was an error in handout. 7:00 PM is correct pick up time on Monday and Tuesday!
*Musical participants will take bus from Aquila to Middle School. Snacks and dinner will be provided both nights.
*NO rehearsals on Wednesday 2/7 and Thursday 2/8.
*See information that was sent home about when students should arrive for performances. Click here for website.
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ASD Parent/Guardian Connect Opportunity | |
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If you are interested in joining Aquila's parent/family group, that connects monthly to share the joys and challenges of raising children on the autism spectrum, please reach out to María Graver, graver.maria@slpschools.org. Join us for our virtual meeting on Monday, February 12 at 6:00 PM. Click here for the meeting link.
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AQ Movie Night ~ Friday, February 16 | |
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Save The Date ~ AQ Movie Night
Friday, February 16 - 6:00 PM
At the SLP Middle School
Texas Ave South, St. Louis Park
FREE FOR ALL AQUILA FAMILIES!
BILAASH AH DHAMMAAN QOYSASKA AQUILA
Jimcaha, Febraayo 16 saacada 6:00 galabnimo
GRATIS PARA TODAS LAS FAMILIAS DE AQUILA
Viernes 16 de febrero a las 6:00 PM
Escuela Intermedia SLP
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Author's Night ~ Pre Order:
Adventures With Sideena ABCs in Space
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Please bring the whole family to a free event on Monday, February 26 at 6:30 PM. Local children's book author Sideena Grace will share her writing process and inspirations for writing a book. She will lead students in a writing activity.
Looking to purchase Sideena Grace's book? Please click on this form to pre order the book. Forms need to be returned to Joanne Bongaarts in the Library by this Monday, February 5.
You can also email Joanne Bongaarts with your information for pre ordering as well!
bongaarts.joanne@slpschools.org
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K, 1, 2 Talent Development Update | |
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Art, Science, and Math oh my! Students in K-2 Talent Development classes have been busy following the emerald path to their Hippocampus. Here are some pictures of the activities they have been exploring, and should remember learning about.
Thank you all so much for your donation of shoe boxes. The second graders are beginning their learning on biodiversity. They will research and create a mini habitat/diorama on a specific habitat of choice. Students may bring in appropriate things from home to add to their habitats, but this is optional. They will be able to use any school supplies gathered from school.
Marriah Foudray
K-2 Talent Development Teacher
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First Grade student artwork! They learned about the element of space, positive and negative. Positive is the focal point and negative is the area around it. We also added the element of color using warm and cool colors that reflected their learning on the Northern Lights. | Patterns are seen all around. Patterns repeat and these kindergarteners learned that patterns also can grow and shrink. | |
During Science, kindergarteners were encouraged to engineer and explore how to create bridges to help animals cross safely from one side to the other, without risking the danger of crossing a road. They observed and noticed famous bridges around the world that have been designed to help save animal life. | These talented second graders were able to collect hidden treasure from "Mrs. Foudray's Money" island. Problem... they had to find and engineer a way to get there. Then they needed to construct something strong enough to get the treasure back to land before it sank to the bottom of the ocean. We counted how many pennies (treasure) they could hold in their boats using straws, tin foil, and a cup. I will call this one... a SUCCESS! | |
3, 4, 5 Talent Development Update | |
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The third, fourth, and fifth graders just completed a coding unit in Talent Development.
Third graders continued their learning from K-2 Talent Development by using both paper coding and engaging with code.org where they extended learning about loops, patterns, and were able to choreograph their own "dance party."
Fourth graders used both code.org as well as Dash robots, where they completed a driving school and then were able to use their own creativity and coding expertise to program DASH to speak, respond to sounds, and drive around the room.
Finally, fifth graders completed driving school with Dash and created their own Sprite Labs on code.org. They were most excited to create a path for their classmates to follow by programming Dash.
Lisa Bottolene
3-5 Talent Development Teacher
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Girls On The Run ~ Registration Opens Today | |
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Exciting news: Girls on the Run (GOTR) is returning to Aquila Elementary for Spring 2024!
Girls on the Run is an afterschool program that uses the power of being active to prepare third, fourth, and fifth grade girls and non-binary kids for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living. Over the course of the 8-week, 16-lesson season, participants will learn life-changing lessons about healthy friendships, teamwork, decision-making, self-respect and more, all while preparing to complete a 5K.
Open to all third, fourth, and fifth grade kids and non-binary/gender expansive youth; no previous running experience required, and generous financial aid is available. Registration is open from today, Thursday, February 1 through Wednesday, February 7 at www.gotrmn.org. The lottery will run on February 8.
Our season will be each Tuesday & Thursday 2:15-3:45 PM from April 9 – June 2, culminating with a celebratory Girls on the Run 5K the weekend of June 1-2.
Space is limited, so register early!
Visit www.gotrmn.org or contact Kayleen Beccard at kayleenbeccard@fit4mom.com for more information.
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SAVE THE DATE! Aquila Book Fair!
Thursday, February 15 (3:00 PM-7:30 PM)
Friday, February 16 (7:30 AM-3:30 PM)
Click here to visit the Aquila Fair Homepage to set-up an eWallet for your child to shop cash free at the fair. Once set-up, the eWallet link can be shared with family and friends to contribute. eWallets empower students to choose their own books and check out with their very own digital payment account. The accounts can be used at the fair or online and any leftover funds can be saved for future fairs.
Click here to preview books that will be at the fair!
****Volunteers needed for the Book Fair - Click here!****
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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.
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
Volunteer Opportunity~Lunchroom Support - Click here
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Aquila Gives Student & Teacher Experiences ~ Grossology Recap
Students enjoyed all kinds of grossness with Mrs. Papas and Ms. Bishop. Students learned about animal poop and made edible poop cookies. Ant slime and a mint gum experiment were sensory fun for all.
During Aquila Gives, families could bid on experiences with money raised going to Aquila Gives!
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District News ~ Construction Upate | |
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View updates from Knutson Construction and St. Louis Park Public Schools about construction projects in the school district.
January highlights include project milestones and progress for the High School and Data Center.
Fun Fact: The ceramic wall tile used in the new Tinker Space traveled over 1,500 miles to our jobsite from Mexico. This distance is the equivalent to over 6,000 laps around the new St. Louis Park High School Track!
View the construction updates webpage.
In the Loop: SLP Construction Newsletter
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District News ~ Subscribe To Board Briefs | |
Do you want to receive highlights and happenings after each regular School Board meeting? Subscribe to the Board Briefs newsletter. View past Board Briefs here in English, Spanish, or Somali. | |
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