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Kindergarten Sibling Preference
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Incoming Kindergarten Sibling Preference for 2015/16 School Year
For current Normandale families with a child who will be kindergarten age by September 2015, please remember that to receive "sibling preference" for Normandale, you must notify the district office by 6:00pm on January 12, 2015.
You should have already received your mailing from the district. Instead of an envelope this year, it is a 5-fold cardstock brochure with the pink Program Preference Form as one of the panels. There are different options this year for submitting your information:
1) You can tear the pink page off and mail it in. The mailing address is pre-printed for you. You will receive an email confirmation that it has been received.
2) You can drop it off at the Student Enrollment Office on the first floor of the Edina Community Center.
3) You can fill it out online. The web address is listed on the pink page. You will receive a message that your form has been submitted.
Information turned in after the deadline will be dated and numbered in the order received, and placed at the end of the waitlist if a lottery is necessary. If you should have any questions about the process, please contact the Normandale office at 952-848-4100.
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Flu Symptom Screening Tool for Parents
Please use this questionnaire each day your child is sick with flu-like symptoms:
Does your child have a fever of 100° or higher? Sore throat? Cough? If you answered "yes" for fever AND one of the other symptoms, keep your child home for at least 24 hours after his/her fever is gone without fever-reducing medicine. For many children, this will be 5 to 7 days.
Please call the Normandale attendance line at 952-848-4102 and let us know that your child is home with an influenza-like illness.
If your child has been confirmed at a clinic or doctor's office with influenza, please call the attendance line with that information as well as the strain of the influenza.
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Yo-yos in Physical Education (grades 3-5)
As part of our hand-eye skills unit, yo-yos are being offered for sale in PE classes (grades 3-5 only) through next Friday.
Dazzling Dave (National Yo-yo Master) gives a portion of sales back to the PE program and has provided yo-yo options for beginner through advanced yo-yo players (see below for purchase options and pricing). More information about Dazzling Dave is available on his website.
For parents looking at purchasing a yo-yo as a present, please email Mr. Hannemann to make arrangements.
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Pinstripes Fundraiser Results |
The final results are in for the Pinstripes Adult Fundraiser: we were able to raise a little more than $45,000! We are so excited about this number -- what incredible results!!!
Thank you AGAIN to everyone that supported this event -- it is greatly appreciated! What an honor to be a part of such an engaged community! You may or may not know this, but it takes about $160,000 to run our incredible intern program, so the money raised will make a nice dent in that expense!
All of the Community Connections hosts have received an email with their final guest list.
Annie Heitzmann and Kristen Ewers will be the Co-Chairs of next year's event. If you want to get involved, please email either Annie or Kristen.
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Lost and Found
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Missing Anything?
Please check the lost and found for any missing jackets, sweatshirts, hats, mittens, boots, water bottles, lunch bags, etc! Everything not claimed by Winter Break will be donated. Also, please remember to label all clothing and lunch bags/water bottles with your child's name.
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Digital Consciousness Forum |
Edina Parent Communication Network (PCN) presents:
Digital Consciousness: Public and Permanent
Monday, January 12, 7:00-9:00pm
Southview Auditorium
FREE
Richard Guerry, founder of the Institute for Responsible Online and Cell-Phone Communication, will speak on introducing digital responsibility to a digital generation, offering guidelines to help prevent digital issues and promote cyber safety, citizenship and anti-bullying.
All attendees will learn suggestions for preventing: 
- sexting
- cyber-bullying
- irresponsible use of apps
- poor social media behaviors
- many other current and future cyber issues
This multi-award winning program provides greater awareness of negative, irresponsible and malicious digital behaviors and trends, and the method to reduce the risk of becoming a victim of a cyber-crime, cyber-bullying and digital exploitation.
In order to offset rising costs, CEU credits will be offered for $20.
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Edina Education Fund Show & Tell Luncheon |
Mark your calendars and SAVE the DATE! Edina Education Fund Show & Tell Luncheon Monday, February 2, 2015 from 11:30am - 1:00pm St. Patrick's Church, Edina Don't miss out on a chance to come see and meet students and staff as they show off demonstrations of what is new and innovative in Edina schools. Enjoy the holidays - more details to come soon for this great event. |
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Next Generation Community Forum
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Monday, December 8, 7:00-8:30pm
Edina Community Center, Room 349
You are invited to a community conversation to learn how Edina Public Schools is planning for a redesign of its district facilities to meet the needs of current and future learners. By focusing on learning as the constant, as articulated in its Next Generation of Edina Public School's Strategic Plan, the district is looking at ways to align and create flexible learning spaces that will serve it well into the future.
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Happening in the Community |
Parent-Child Trip to France
Intercultural Student Experiences (www.isemn.org) is organizing an informational parent meeting on Tuesday, January 20th about a Family Immersion trip to Tours, France. The meeting will be held at the Southdale Library (7001 York Avenue South, Edina), in the Helen Young room, from 6:00-7:00pm. A detailed itinerary and other information about the trip is available in the magazine rack in the Normandale office. If you have questions, please contact Anca van der Linden.
Capturing the Excitement of Edina Public Schools!
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Last Week's News |
Previously included La Liaison articles are listed below in case you missed them.
- Kindergarten Sibling Preference
- Intern Hosts Needed!
- Lost and Found
- Artsonia Volunteers Needed
- Teacher Bio: Meet Mme Cheryl Hogle
- Last Call for Junior Great Books
- Shoes, Shoes, Glorious Shoes
- Skill Master - A Hand-Eye Challenge
- Next Generation Community Forum
- Happening in the Community
- Last Week's News
You can always view last week's newsletter on Normandale's PTO website or on the Newsletters page of the Normandale Website.
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