A PUBLICATION OF THE NORMANDALE PTO | |
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This holiday season, we want to thank you for your dedication to this school and our community. Your generosity of time, talent and resources make Normandale a unique school. We are grateful for the friendships, the kindness and the care Normandale families share with one another. It has been a jam packed first semester of fun and excitement here at school and we look forward to more community building events in the new year. We are honored to serve as your PTO co-chairs and have enjoyed working with many of you to meet the needs of our school and students. Happy holidays to you and we wish you all a lovely winter break!
Lindsay Melander & Angela Holland
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DECEMBER CALENDAR DATES
- 12/19: Apparel Pick Up
- 12/20: Jr Great Books Registration Due
- 12/22: Classroom Winter Parties & Service Day
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12/25–12/29: Winter Break
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JANUARY CALENDAR DATES
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1/1–1/5: No School (Winter Break)
- 1/5: Kindergarten Preference Forms Due
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1/12: Pajama Day (Rally Month)
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1/15: No School (MLK Jr. Day)
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1/18: Edina Day (Rally Month)
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1/19: No School (Teacher Data Day)
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1/26: French Day (Rally Month)
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SALUT FROM PRINCIPAL HOLDEN | |
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Don’t miss out on sibling preference! Current French Immersion families who have an incoming kindergarten student for the 2024-25 school year must submit the Program Preference Form in order to receive Normandale Sibling Preference for Edina residents.
The Preference Form is available online at the link below and is due by 4:00pm on January 5. If you have any questions about the process, please contact the Normandale office at 952-848-4100.
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WINTER DONATION DRIVE
Tomorrow is Last Day to Donate!
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A Special Message from the 5th Grade Ambassadors
Hello Normandale families! We are hosting a donation drive for people in need. We are asking for students in all grades to bring in travel size items to make activity & toiletry kits as assigned below. This Friday, students will assemble donation kits during service day rotations. The grade with the most kits wins a surprise award, announced on Friday!
- Grades K-2: Donate travel size items for activity kits
- Grades 3-5: Donate travel size items for toiletry kits
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The drive will end tomorrow, December 20th. Please see the flyer above for examples of items needed. If you can’t find something or you don't have time, you can donate a Target gift card. The assembled kits will be donated to Children's Minnesota and People Serving People. Thank you so much for your support! | |
SERVICE DAY VOLUNTEERS
For Friday, Dec 22nd
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We are looking for six volunteers to help with the Service Day stations this Friday, December 22nd.
- Grades K-2 will be rotating through the auditorium from 10:45am-2:30pm
- Grades 3-5 will be rotating through the small gym from 12:05pm-3:10pm
Sign up to volunteer using the button below. Thank you!
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JUNIOR GREAT BOOKS
Registration Ends Tomorrow, Dec 20th
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Junior Great Books is a supplemental reading program available to students in grades 2-5. The program costs $40 and includes nine stories with various grade-level themes. It's a great way to encourage English reading and to cultivate interesting discussions with your students!
Click the link below to register via Normandale's Membership Toolkit platform through tomorrow, Wednesday, December 20.
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RALLY MONTH
Starting in January
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We can’t believe the new year is almost here! During the month of January, our community unites to offer housing for next year’s intern program. Have you been thinking about hosting an intern? Make it a New Year’s resolution and sign up to host!
We are adding one more intern to our program next year for a total of 28 interns! In order to accomplish this, we need to secure 56 host families and 28 partner families (plus alternates) by January 31.
To build momentum, the following dates will be School Theme Days:
Friday, Jan 12: Pajama Day
Thursday, Jan 18: Edina Spirit Day
Friday, Jan 26: French Day
Friday, Feb 2: Wacky Day
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The Minnesota Legislature passed a new statute that all schools must provide free menstrual products in bathrooms for students grades 4 through 12. Normandale will have a free dispenser installed in the grades 3-5 girls' bathroom over the winter break. We encourage all parents to talk with their children about the natural body changes that occur in every child and how they can use these free menstrual products, if needed. | |
READY FOR PICK-UP!
School Apparel Orders are Here
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If you ordered NEW Normandale apparel and took advantage of our free shipping to school special, your items are available now and ready for pickup today, Tuesday Dec 19th from 11:30am-1:00pm and 3:15-5:00pm. Please visit the Normandale Office Lobby and have your name, ID and order number ready for easy fulfillment. Thanks!
Anyone not able to pick up their orders today can stop in the Normandale office during school hours and get them from Anne Anderson.
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WE GOT SPIRIT. YES WE DO! | |
Our apparel stores will remain open year round with direct shipping to your home whenever you need some French Immersion couture and Normandale pride. | |
Click the links below to visit our fantastique online stores today. | |
DISCOVERY KITCHEN
Returning January 23rd
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Discovery Kitchen will return to the Normandale cafeteria in January! Volunteer to help hand out new fruit and veggie recipe samples to students during their lunch period. Sampling dates are one day per month from January through May. Sign up to volunteer using the link below! | |
FÊTE DES CULTURES
Save the Date – Thursday, February 29th 5:00-7:00 pm
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The Fête des Cultures, or Celebration of Cultures, is a unique, fun, free school event that celebrates the countries and cultures from around the world represented by our Normandale families. It will take place in the Normandale auditorium and cafeteria.
Please join us to learn amazing facts from the posters our students prepare and watch captivating performances from around the world. You can also enjoy sampling food from countries represented by our Normandale families that will tickle your taste buds. It’s a night you do not want to miss!
Students can create a presentation featuring a country or state they've visited, are interested in, or a country their ancestors are from. Be Creative! Have fun! Make it colorful and interesting!
Registration form coming soon. We look forward to seeing you there!
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CLARISSE PELLERAY
First Grade – Coen-Pesch
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I come from a small town called Mortagne-au-Perche in Normandy. It has been really nice to grow up there, we can do everything on foot and it is mostly old stone houses. I am the last one of my family, I have a big sister named Anne who works in Singapore. My mother is a nurse and my father a monitor. I have grandparents, uncles, aunts and cousins, some are living in a different region called Bretagne. The landscape is really nice out there and close to the sea. In my free time, I like to go for a walk with my dog and enjoy exercising and swimming. I also like doing activities with friends and visiting new places to discover new cultures and people. | | |
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Favorite Foods: I love trying new foods, especially in foreign countries! I prefer the sweet ones like desserts with chocolate, my mother does a chocolate mousse and it is really good. She's from Bretagne, a region known for crepes and buckwheat pancakes. So, some times for dinner she makes dessert crepes with chocolate, sugar, caramel, butter and a hot chocolate.
In The US: I would like to learn more about your culture and the people living here. I would love to visit some famous cities but also to discover places we talk less about. I really excited about being part of this program and participating in the school and family life for the next nine months. I look forward to meeting all of you and to learn new things for this upcoming year. I think it will be a rich experience for all.
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EDINA APPAREL
Shopping Events at Hornet Hub
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Looking for Edina apparel? The Edina High School Spirit Store, Hornet Hub, carries adult and youth apparel, as well as hats, blankets, stadium chairs and more! The Senior Party is partnering with the Hornet Hub to host evening shopping events this week:
- Tuesday, Dec 19: 4:00-6:30 PM
- Wednesday, Dec 20: 4:00-6:30 PM
- Thursday, Dec 21: 7:00-8:30 PM
Enter Door 6 at the Edina High School to find the Hornet Hub.
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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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