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Normandale Carnival 2015 - Next Weekend! | |
La Fête du Printemps will be held on Saturday, May 2nd from 4:30-7:30 pm.
New to the event this year:
- Four fabulous $5 raffle baskets including a tandem bicycle, Twins tickets, and huge gift cards. Buy early as ticket quantities are limited with a bigger chance to be a winner!
- Check out our new CANDYLAND concession area. Yummy carnival treats to support our intern program.
- Old fashioned carnival fun CAKE WALK and STUFFED ANIMAL WALK. $1 to be a winner!
- Ninety fun staff and intern raffle items! Come check them out!
Volunteer NOW to provide Pre-Carnival Help!
Carnival preparation volunteers are needed! We are in need of volunteers who are willing to work at the carnival AND help with pre-carnival preparation. We need early raffle ticket/admission/apparel selling volunteers as well as CAKE WALK cake bakers. Think beautiful, cool, awesome, big, tiny, yummy, bright, bold, or decadent desserts! Cupcakes, cake pops, round or tall. Store bought or homemade! Sign up below to make our event truly awesome!
Pre-Carnival Help
Volunteer for the Carnival NOW!
No volunteers equals no games or prizes! We are in desperate need of close to 100 more volunteers to make this carnival the best yet! Without volunteers we cannot staff the event. In order to make the event successful we need every adult attending to volunteer for one shift. Have high school students or Normandale alumni? Have them join in the fun too! We would love to have them volunteer at our event.
Volunteer Here
Buy $1 and $5 raffle tickets AND staff/intern raffle tickets EARLY!
This saves you precious time at the carnival. All raffle tickets are on sale early at these times:
- Thursday, April 30th in the cafeteria 11:00am-1:25pm
- Thursday, April 30th in the auditorium 3:00pm-4:00pm
- Friday, May 1st in the cafeteria 11:00am-1:25pm
- Friday, May 1st in the auditorium 3:00pm-4:00pm
Early discounted ticket sales end Friday, May 1st at 10pm!
Purchase admission and food tickets NOW!
Join the almost 300 adults and children already registered for the Carnival. Tickets on sale now through the link below, at the above lunch and after school times, and of course at the door. Buying early saves you money and time!
Purchase Admission and Food Tickets Here
Donate to raffle baskets NOW!
Getting closer! We are over half way to our goal of cash donations for raffle baskets. Please help us obtain our goal of SIXTY raffle baskets this year! It is our hope every family will donate $10 per student to the highlight of the event. Thank you to all the VERY GENEROUS families who have already donated.
Donate to Raffle Baskets Here
Buy carnival apparel NOW!
Limited quantities! Preorder this fun Normandale T-shirt for the whole family! Buy using the link below, at lunch and after school sales, and at the event.
Normandale T-shirts
See you at the carnival!
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| Recommendation From the Health Office |
As the weather improves, please remember that students are expected to dress appropriately for the season and wear clothing that will allow them to be outside during recess.
For safety reasons, appropriate footwear is especially important. Open-toed and open-heeled shoes are more likely to cause falls, become lodged in playground equipment, and result in painful foot injuries. Let's keep our students warm and safe this spring!
Anna M. Sonday, MN, RN, LSN, NCSN
Licensed School Nurse
ECSE/Normandale/Nonpublics |
From the Normandale Office
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If you know that your family is relocating or your child is not returning to Normandale next school year, please notify Karen Roach. We do have waiting lists in many of the grades and would like to offer any openings we have to new families so they can plan for next school year.
Thank you!
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| Second Annual Student Wellness Challenge | |
This year's Student Wellness Challenge will take place Saturday, April 25 in the main gym/auditorium at South View Middle School from 9am - 12 noon.
The Challenge will feature student stations, which will include topics such as: Nutrition, Pros of the Rope, Tai Chi, Cooking, and Hand-Eye Coordination. There will also be several speakers who will cover topics such as adolescent psychiatry, benefits of yoga, stress management and anorexia.
Make plans to attend this exciting event!
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| From the District | |
Referendum Update - Remember to Vote Tuesday, May 5!
- What will new learning spaces look like? The Next Generation Facilities Plan was developed in partnership with student, staff and community input over the last year. Current proposals, which were calculated based on enrollment, square feet and projected construction costs, are only conceptual but focus on creating a variety of learning spaces to support direct instruction, individual, small and large group learning. If voters approve the referendum, the district will then launch the design phase in which teachers and staff will meet with architects and engineers about how to develop and design spaces that best meet learning program needs. Continued engagement of students and families will also be available. As part of the district's Secondary and BG5 Strategic Studies, examples of what these spaces could look like have been collected and are available on the Next Generation Spaces page of the district's referendum website.
- Looking for a referendum publication, presentation or video? All referendum communications are archived on the district website here.
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Summer/Year-Round French Reading Opportunity
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Looking for a way to have French reading materials for your student(s) all summer and during the school year? Our contact from Bayard Presse, Marie-Caroline Russell, is offering the opportunity for parents to order magazines from France (in French, of course) for students. There are stories, news articles, games, and French history. Many families have ordered these magazines and shared.
A small catalog from Bayard/Milan with an order form was sent home in your youngest Normandale student's backpack. If interested, please complete and send your orders to Marie-Caroline directly to ensure summer delivery. Her address is on the bright pink order form.
Not sure which one to order? I will show the students the different choices of magazines next week during their media time. OR...Come to the media center to look at examples of all the different choices. OR...Contact Tracy Pearson, Media Specialist, at (952) 848-4121.
Put the fun of reading in French in your students' hands! Happy Reading!
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Happening in the Community |
Girls Lacrosse Youth Clinic
Varsity coach Makenna Borg and the Edina High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse team will hold the third in a series of Youth Clinics. Come learn new skills, have fun, and win prizes!
Who: Girls Grades 3-8
When: Saturday, May 2, 2015
Cost: $20 per girl
10:45am-12:00pm - Registration & Clinic
12:00-1:00pm - Youth players are invited to stay to watch the EHS Girls Varsity Lacrosse Practice
For more information and to register, visit www.edinagirlslax.com.
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.
- From the Principal
- Normandale Carnival 2015 - Right Around the Corner!
- From the Normandale Office
- From the District
- Summer/Year-Round French Reading Opportunity
- Empty Bowls: Third Grade Service Learning Project
- Fourth Annual Technology and Learning Open House
- Second Annual Student Wellness Challenge
- 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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