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Vide-Grenier - Fundraiser for Haiti
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Third grade students are planning and hosting the 4th annual VIDE-GRENIER (Garage Sale - Fundraiser) on Friday, February 13th for their service learning project.
This year, we would like to invite 3rd grade, 4th grade, and 5th grade families to donate items that will be sold. All proceeds will be used to help the community of Lougou, Haiti, through the organization COFHED (www.cofhed.org). If you would like to donate items for the Garage Sale, here are the guidelines:
- It can be something from your workplace such as old office supplies.
- No weapons or items of a violent nature (i.e., guns, swords, etc.)
- No stuffed animals
- Only E or G rated CDs, DVDs and game disks
- No broken toys or toys with missing parts
- No items that require trying on (ice skates, soccer shoes, etc.)
- If items have multiple parts, please label the items (tell us what they are) and put them all in a clear plastic bag so parts do not get misplaced
- Books appropriate for ages K-5 in any language are acceptable.
Please bring your donations to any third grade teacher the week of February 9th. MERCI!  |
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Rally Month - Sign up to Host an Intern
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Normandale Elementary loves our interns!
February is RALLY MONTH! We will need 54 host families to bring over 24 interns for the next school year. Each Friday in February, we will be doing something fun at school to remind everyone how important our intern program is!
- February 13th is French Flag Color Day
- February 20th is Edina Spirit Day
- February 27th is is Pajama Day with a special treat of Madelines at lunch
Visit the Edina Interns web site to learn more about being a host family and/or to sign up. If you already know you want to host an intern, you can sign up now.
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Authors to Visit Normandale | |
February is I Love to Read Month!
February is a great month to read where ever you are! Here at Normandale many students will have the opportunity to be inspired to read by visiting with an author or illustrator.
Fourth grade students will have a discussion with author William Durbin about his book, "Winter War." William is an award winning author who calls Lake Vermillion home. The students are experiencing this book as a read aloud in their English Language arts classrooms.
Mr. Durbin will discuss his research process and share his primary resources of interviews with soldiers who served as part of Finland's Civil Guard against Russia in 1939. The students will also have the opportunity to see his photos and how he created his story. Mr. Durbin will be at Normandale on February 11th at 11:00 am.
Michael Hall is a local author/illustrator who will speak with the 1st and 2nd graders. He is a New York Bestseller author of the book, "My Heart is Like a Zoo." Mr. Hall has a new released book, entitled, "Red- A Crayon's Story." Normandale is excited to learn how he creates his clever stories on February 19th at 2:00 pm.
Tracy Pearson
Media Specialist, M.LME
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2015 Imagination Fair
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 It's not too early to start thinking about your projects for the annual Imagination Fair! Project registration starts on February 20th, and the fair will be held on Tuesday, March 3. Watch for more details in upcoming newsletters.
For project ideas and guidelines, please check the Normandale PTO website, or contact Cheche Lacsamana with questions. |
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Language Immersion Festival
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The Parent Group of M.A.I.N. (Minnesota Advocates for Immersion Network) is hosting a Language Immersion Festival in the Arts Center at the Minnetonka High School (18301 Highway 7, Minnetonka, MN 55345) on Saturday, Feb. 7th from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Celebrate language learning, expose children to other languages and discover ways to keep them connected to the language outside of school. Performances are scheduled from 9:00 to 10:00 am and Normandale will have a group on stage! Bring your children to the event: it will be a fun morning for all! (A food truck will be on site with coffee, hot chocolate and breakfast items.) Email questions here.
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Sixth Grade Registration Information Evening for Parents
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Parents of Normandale fifth graders, please join us at the Valley View Middle School Sixth Grade Registration Information Evening on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 7:00-8:30pm, in the Valley View Auditorium.
Our program, the first step in the transition process, is an informational evening for parents. You will receive more information in the coming weeks about the course registration process for sixth grade at Valley View. Please join us!
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Box Tops for Education |
It is time to send in your Box Tops for Education!
Normandale will be sorting and submitting our next round of Box Tops for Education within the next couple of weeks.
Please send any collected Box Tops to school with your child by Wednesday, February 18th!
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Free Tax Preparation | |
FREE TAX PREPARATION!
Tax preparation assistance is available for income qualifying households.
Call the Edina Resource Center at 952-848-3936 for:
- Local tax clinic locations
- Dates and times
- What to bring to the tax clinic
* Remember the Earned Income Tax Credit & MN K-12 Education Subtraction.
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Happening in the Community | 
Chinese New Year Celebration
Valley Middle School
February 15, 1:30 pm
The Minnesota International Chinese School (MICS) and Edina Chinese Association (ECA) invite you to join their 2015 "Year of the Goat" Spring Festival Celebration. Come celebrate the achievements of the large Chinese community in the city and the region and also the profound beauty of this yearly Chinese tradition. Admission is FREE.
A sample of some of the events that are happening include: Free red packets for all kids, Lion Dance Competition, Folk songs & dances, Tea sampling, learning to make dumplings/Chinese Lanterns/Chinese knots, tasting authentic Chinese food/snacks, and many popular carnival games!
Growing Up Workshop: Mothers and Daughters Connecting
Edina Community Center, Room 165
March 7, 9:00 - noon
 A workshop for girls ages 9-12 and their trusted female adult. Growing up can be exciting, exhilarating, confusing and scary - all at the same time! Join educators from MyHealth for Teens and Young Adults for a fun and informative three hour workshop that will take some of the mystery out of puberty and the questions out of adolescence. Come prepared to laugh, create, question, learn and grow - TOGETHER! $40.00 per pair. Please register online or call (952) 848-3908 for more information.
Youth Girls Lacrosse Clinic
For Girls Grades 3-8
March 7, 2015
Come join the Edina High School Girls JV and Varsity lacrosse teams as they hold the second in a series of ELA Youth Clinics.
Saturday, March 7
12:45 - 2:00 pm
7000 Washington Ave. S
Eden Prairie/Edina border
Come join the sport that's sweeping across MN! The cost is $20.00 per girl. No experience is necessary. For more information or to register, please visit the Edina Girls Lacrosse website or contact Lorene Magne or Sarah Knapp.
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.
- Vide-Grenier - Fundraiser for Haiti
- Rally Month
- 2015 Imagination Fair
- Sixth Grade Registration Information Evening for Parents
- Printer Cartridge and Phone Recycling
- Free Tax Preparation
- 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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