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La Liaison
A Publication of the Normandale PTO
November 2, 2011
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The Important Dates | |
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November | |
5 |
Adult Fundraiser at Pinstripes, 7:00 p.m. | |
8 |
Election Day | |
14 |
PCN National Speaker Forum, 7:00, Colonial Church, Edina | |
17 |
K-12 Parent/Teacher Conferences, 4:00-8:00 p.m | |
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½ Day Kindergarten Classes NOT in Session | |
due to Parent/Teacher Conferences - K+ is IN Session | |
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NO SCHOOL; Parent/Teacher Conferences, 12:00-8:00 p.m. | |
22-25 |
NO SCHOOL, Thanksgiving Holiday |
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Extra Directories | |
Extra school directories are available for $2.00 each. See Karen Roach in the front office to get yours while supplies last.
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Party at Pinstripes | |
Join us for an adults-only, casual night of fun, community-building, and fundraising for our French immersion program!
PARTY @ PINSTRIPES
A Benefit for Edina French Immersion
Saturday, November 5
7:00 p.m.--Midnight
- Over 50 unique community connections to sign-up for including skating parties, wine tastings, cookie decorating, sushi-making, American Girl parties, and more.
- Cool bocce alleys, awesome bowling lanes, a fire pit, dancing, and much more.
- Delicious heavy hors d'oeuvres will complement a full bar featuring a special French beer and a heavenly gelato bar.
- Raffle tickets to win a wall of wine (at least 30 bottles) or a new American Girl doll or the LEGO Star Wars Millennium Falcon set for your children.
- Auction items like a summer week stay at Steamboat, restaurant gift certificates, purses, scarves, and more.
This is our one night during the year where we can all come together without kids, curriculum, or concerts!
Tickets are $65 each for parents and $40 each for staff, administration, and interns. Purchase them here. All proceeds from the event--including 100% of the auction donations and wine raffle will benefit next year's intern program.
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Edina School Funding - Election Update #2
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Today's Topic: The Effect on the Edina Public Schools Budget
Your vote for school funding is needed this Election Day, Tuesday, November 8th! Two revenue referendums for Edina Public School funding are on the ballot.
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We will be voting to renew two referendums that are expiring (voter approved referendums run for ten years and then must be renewed). The expiring referendums provided $4 million of funding per year for our schools ($3 million for the general budget and $1 million for technology). The new referendums will provide $7.5 million per year.
Due to on-going state funding shortfalls, our school district has had to reduce its budget by 6% in the last five years through painful cuts to school programming. If both of the referendums do not pass, we will lose $4 million in annual funding and will have to cut an additional 5% of our budget, likely resulting in larger class sizes, decreased class offerings, program reductions and postponement of needed upgrades to technology.
Currently, we get $1 million per year for technology from one of our expiring referendums. But because of the priority our District places upon the role of technology as a catalyst for excellence, our District currently spends $3.5 million per year on our technology budget. To pay for this, the District has had to reduce spending on other needs to pay the difference. The new technology referendum will increase technology funding to $4.5 million per year. This will fully fund our technology budget and stop the need to take funding from other sources.
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We need you to vote on November 8th. The votes of school parents are essential to passing both of these referendums. This is an off-year election, so lower voter turnout is expected, making each vote more important. If parents don't vote, these referendums will not pass!
Click here to learn more.
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Intern Dinner Night Out
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Looking for an opportunity to connect with your child's Intern outside of the classroom?
Please join us for
Intern Dinner Night Out
Tuesday, November 15th
6:00pm - 8:00pm
We have selected four family-friendly restaurants for this fun event! Please reference the list below to find the location of your Intern(s).
It's a great time to feed the kids, chat with other Normandale families and get to know our wonderful Edina Interns better!!
Hope to see you there!!
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Health Screening Volunteers Needed!
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Please come help our school with health screenings. Sign up for one of the shifts below. Your help is needed!
Tuesday, November 15th - 8:25 am to 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm to 2:30 pm
Wednesday, November 16th - 8:25 am to 11:25 am
Please sign up on the Normandale Wiki today!
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PCN National Speaker Forum | |
Edina Parent Communication Network
PCN NATIONAL SPEAKER FORUM
Countdown to
Monday, November 14th at 7p.m.
Parenting with Love & Leadership: Equipped, but NOT Entitled
John Rosemond
New Location: Colonial Church, Edina
TICKETS AT:www.edinapcn.com
($15 in advance, $20 at the door)
In today's child-centered culture, are well-meaning parents doing too much for kids?
John Rosemond asserts that along with love, parental leadership is essential to equipping children for the real world. At the PCN National Speaker Forum, Rosemond will share his thought-provoking parenting strategies for helping children grow into independent, responsible, compassionate adults.
John Rosemond is a family psychologist, best-selling author and nationally syndicated parenting columnist in more than 200 newspapers. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit the Edina Parent Communication Network's website.
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Flu Shot Clinic for Families & Students
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Bloomington Public Health Department is offering a flu shot clinic for Edina students and family members on Thursday, November 3rd, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. in the Valley View Middle School cafeteria. No appointments are necessary. The flu shots are free but bring your insurance card if you have one. We hope you and your family will take advantage of this clinic and help us keep the Normandale community flu-free!
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Happening in the Community |
- Father and Daughter Date Night December 2, 6:15-7:45 pm. Click here to register by Nov. 21.
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La Liaison is published every Wednesday. Submit articles to LaLiaison_MN@hotmail.com by noon Monday prior to your desired publication date. Unless designated otherwise, articles will be published in La Liaison for two issues and then removed.
Editors: Deb Gardner and Angie Porter . |
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