February 15, 2012

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Concord Elementary School 
Dates to Remember

Feb. 17             School store open for kids (see note below)

Feb. 20             Presidents' Day - School and KIDS Club CLOSED! 

Mar. 8               Parent-Teacher Conferences

March 8, 9        School Closed: KIDS Club open for those Pre-Registered!

April 2 - 6         School Closed: KIDS Club open for those Pre-Registered!

 

 

PTO Corner 

 

Thanks to Rebecca Liethen, Patty Crater and the grade 3 parents for the wonderful Italian themed lunch provided for the Concord staff on Wednesday, February 15th. Not only is this a kind and thoughtful gesture from a food persepective but the monthly events promote a sense of community amongst the Concord staff.   Thanks!

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Concord School Store

The Concord School Store will be open during lunch on Fri., Feb. 17 in the cafeteria. All kids are welcome to stop by during their lunch and stock up on pencils, erasers, sharpeners, folders and many other fun things that kids love!  Most of the items are priced from $0.25 to $1.00 each. Happy Shopping!

 

 

 

Art Room Donations  Needed

First Notice  

The art room is in need of donations of cleaning wipes to get us through the rest of the school year. They're the perfect way to quickly clean our tables after fun, messy projects! They can be dropped off in the art room. Thanks in advance! --Kari Hagen

 

 

 

2012 "Foot in the Fair" Program for Edina Students  

First Notice
The Edina Art Fair sees the value in partnering with the community and really appreciates youth and the arts. And for the second year, we are seeking to display original works of Edina Public School students between 1st and 12th grade for an exclusive art exhibit called Foot in the Fair. If you are interested, please take a photo of the original work and submit jpeg image to footinthefair@hotmail.com and include the following; students' name, grade, school and art teacher. The maximum size for work displayed at the fair can be no larger than 12"x 18". Two dimensional and three dimensional pieces can be entered. All entries are due by April 15, 2012. Any entries submitted after this deadline will not be considered. All entries will be juried by the Edina Art Fair committee and only a limited amount will be selected for the fair. All work must be made between the 2011-2012 school year and done within Edina Public Schools. You will be notified by email to the email address that submitted the photo if art was selected by the end of April and further instructions and details will be given at that time. All art chosen for the fair will be juried by the Edina Art Fair committee; work will be divided by elementary schools and junior and high schools, ribbons will be given to each of these categories. Only one photo entry per student. For more information on the Edina Art Fair, please visit our website at www.edinaartfair.com or email Julie Boehm at footinthefair@hotmail.com.

 

 

 

Box Tops--Help us Reach Our Goal by Feb. 24

First Notice

Start sending your Box Tops to school again for our final deadline of the 2011-2012 school year. Get them in by Feb. 24 and help us reach our goal to collect 10,000 Box Tops, which means $1,000 for our PTO-sponsored projects. If every child brings in about 15 Box Tops, we'll easily reach our goal. Tell your kids to look for the cereal box collection bin in their classrooms or simply drop them off in the bin located in the office. Check out this link for a complete list of products which carry Box Tops: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx. And just a reminder, on an ongoing basis we also collect Labels for Education (please include entire UPC) and milk caps from Kemps and Land O'Lakes. Thank you for your support of these fabulous programs. Please contact Deb Carlson if you have any questions at 952.915.6076 or debjcrlsn@gmail.com

 

 

 

Don't Miss Your 2nd Grader's Musical Talents

The Grade 2 Music "Informances" are quickly approaching. Please mark your calendars for this "In"-formal, "In"-formation session in the Primary Music Room located behind the cafeteria back wall. The second graders are eager to share what they have been working on so far this year and parents/friends are invited to participate on some of the activities if they would like to. Thanks and hope to see you there!
Dates and times:
Wed., Feb. 22:      Ms. Koster's class - 11:45am-12:25pm
Thurs., Feb. 23:     Ms. Boedigheimer's class - 11:45am-12:25pm
                            Ms. Anthony's class - 12:30-1:10pm
Fri., Feb. 24:         Ms. Ardinger's class - 11:45am-12:25pm 

                            Ms. Olson's class - 12:30-1:10pm

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Community News

ESA logoEdina House League Soccer Registration  

First Notice

Online registration has begun for the 2012 Spring/Summer season at www.edinasoccer.org. Students in Pre K (heading into Kindergarten next fall) through 12th grade - boys and girls welcome. Cost is $100 per participant which includes a full uniform set. On time registration ends March 10 and a late fee will be added starting March 11. Final cutoff for registration is April 1. For more information and to register, please visit www.edinasoccer.org


 

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