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Aquila Community,
It's always so much fun to celebrate the joy of being part of the Aquila family. While we have the opportunity to learn and grow with your children throughout the week, it is incredibly special to have you here with them.
To that end, we look forward to having you here with your children during tomorrow evening's Back to School Dance.
Our PTO and volunteers have worked hard to create another fantastic dance experience, and it sounds like they even got our Minnesota weather to cooperate!
Paz,
María & Olivia
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Friday, September 29 ~ Aquila School Dance, 5:30-7:30 PM
Tuesday, October 3 ~ Picture Day
Monday, October 9 ~ ASD Family Meetup, AQ Library, 6:00-7:30 PM
Wednesday, October 11 ~ Dine Out For AQ - Parkway Pizza, All day
Friday, October 13 ~ High School Homecoming Football Game
Tuesday, October 17 ~ Family Connect Times - 2:30-6:30 PM
Tuesday, October 17 ~ Book Fair
Wednesday, October 18 ~ No School, Family Connect Times - 7:30AM - 3:30PM
Wednesday, October 18 ~ Book Fair
Thursday, October 19 ~ No School - MEA
Friday, October 20 ~ No School - MEA
Monday, October 23 ~ AQ PTO Meeting - 6:00 PM
Wednesday, November 1 ~ Picture Day Retakes
Friday, November 3 ~ No School
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Aquila Assistants
Cole Marshall and
Kelsey Olson
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Kids Place Staff
Amanda Fenske, Dominique Smith-Dixon, Rachel Smith-Dixon, Lakesha Williams,
Daejanae Frelix, Rachel Ostendorf,
Jack Nauha, Denny Fenske
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Culturally Relevant Literacy Coach | |
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I am so excited to be at Aquila this year as a Culturally Relevant Literacy Coach.
My goal for this year is to engage, sustain, and deepen collaboration in culturally relevant literacy and instruction with our amazing staff.
Prior to this school year I was the Equity Development Coordinator at the high school with a passion for developing student leaders to be change agents where they are planted.
In my free time I enjoy spending time with family and friends, attending church and braiding hair. I am vegan, so I enjoy a great vegan restaurant. Two of my favorite vegan restaurants are Trio and Francis Burger Joint. I live in St. Louis Park with my husband. I have two adult children who are graduates of St. Louis Park.
Dr. Lee-Ann Stephens
stephens.leeann@slpschools.org
952-928-6478
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Aquila ASD Family Meet Up | |
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If you are interested in joining our parent/family group, connecting 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 monthly in the Library Media Center from 6:00-7:30PM.
Dates: 10/9/23, 11/13/23, 12/11/23, 1/8/24, 2/12/24, 3/11/24. 4/8/24, 5/13/24
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Band Registration ~ Last Call | |
IB PYP Intel ~ Anne LaLonde Laux | |
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Between Kindergarten and Fifth Grade, our program of inquiry (POI), made up of 34 units of inquiry, offers students a broad, balanced, conceptual, transdisciplinary education.
Educators from our International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programs (PYP) have designed a program of inquiry that ensures a balance of knowledge, understanding, skills and personal development, in order to position our students to take action to make the world better, more just, and more peaceful place.
The central idea for each of our units of inquiry can be found below.
Anne LaLonde Laux
IB/PYP Coordinator & Elementary Teaching and Learning Coordinator
lalondelaux.anne@slpschools.org - 952-928-6642
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Volunteer Opportunity ~ Cafeteria Helpers | |
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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 during October!
New slots available! THANK YOU!
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It has been wonderful welcoming students in the Library Media Center. We have enjoyed great read alouds, practicing routines, and using building toys to make some neat structures.
Please help your student remember to return and take good care of their library books. Click here for more information about expectations.
Please contact Joanne Bongaarts, Library Media Specialist with any questions at:
bongaarts.joanne@slpschools.org
952-928-6494
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Girls on the Run is up and "running" at Aquila! The program uses running as a way to work on both physical endurance as well as social emotional skills. As noted on the website, "GOTR" is an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible organization. Our fall team has 20 Third through Fifth Graders and practices twice a week near the school. Our big goal is a 5K race (fun run) in November! We'd love to have another team (or 2!) for the spring season. The girls use stickers to keep track of their laps! A big thanks to parent volunteers Kristin Cook, Kayleen Beccard, Liliya Rajsombath, and Christina Edstrom for helping with the program.
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Aquila is partnering again this year with the Every Meal program. It is a free program that anyone can sign up for. Students who are enrolled in the program will receive a bag of food the last day of the week (typically Fridays) to help with food over the weekend. Students brought home forms. Please return the completed form to school.
If you need the form different language, click here.
If you have any questions, contact Rachel Nelson, School Counselor
nelson.rachel@slpschools.org
952-928-6458
Click here for the website
Click here for additional information
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Picture Day ~ Tuesday, October 3 | |
Aquila Dance ~ Friday, September 29 - TOMORROW! | |
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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
AQ PTO September Newsletter - Click here
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District Information ~ Earn Extra Money! | | | | |
