November 17

Cherry-dale Fundraiser (Packets due)

For Enrichment Activities

November 19

Last day of Cherry-dale Fundraiser Online Orders

For Enrichment Activities

Monday, November 20

Cultural Arts Performance for students

Afoutayi Haitian Dance

Tuesday, November 21

Turkey Bingo Family Event 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM Free to play BINGO, Concessions for sale

Wednesday, November 22

Cultural Arts Performance for students (morning)

Siama's Congo Roots

Thursday and Friday, November 23, 24

No School

Thanksgiving Break

Thursday, November 30

3:00 Parent Meeting with Mrs. Kranz

Parents are welcome to meet with Mrs. Kranz and other parents for a "listening session" to discuss what is going well, what needs to be improved, ideas for family events and programming.

Please come to the school or email Mrs. Kranz to get a zoom link to join virtually. Dkranz@nmfamn.org

Monday, December 4

No School for students

Staff Training for BARR Program

Friday, December 15

Middle School SNOW BALL

4:00PM - 7:00PM (More details coming soon!)

December Family Event TBD

December 23 - January 2 WINTER BREAK

Wednesday, January 3 School Resumes

***SAVE THE DATE***

Thursday, January 18

MUSIC CONCERT 9:00 AM

All grades Music classes/Orchestra and Band

The Cherrydale fundraiser is a great opportunity for students and families of NMFA to raise money to go towards additional playground equipment, field trips and enrichment experiences. Information will be coming home this week with students, along with emails to parents and families. Let's chip in and do our best to raise some money for our kids by selling (and eating) some Otis Spunkmeyer cookies!

If your child loves to sing and dance, check out the Northern Lights Show Choir Clinic information below! (Sponsored by the North High Show Choir).

Call the office at 651-300-6300 or email the Orchestra Teacher directly

GenieMeltzer@gmail.com

There is still space available for students to enroll in our afterschool program. Please note that county assistance is not available for this program. If you would like to enroll or have any questions, please email info@nmfamn.org.

Attending school regularly helps children feel better about school - and themselves. Let's help our NMFA children by building the habit of a good attendance record early which will lead to success in the classroom!

School hours are: 7:30am – 2:00pm

School doors for parent pick up in the morning: 7:15am - 7:30 AM

School doors for parents pick up open in the afternoon: 2:00pm

PARENTS - DROP OFF AND PICK UP REMINDERS

All students must be signed in by an adult after 7:30 AM. Students will be marked tardy if they are arriving after 7:45 AM.

Any students being dropped off in the morning should be brought to the cul-de-sac on Helen Street until 7:30 AM. If you are needing to pick up your student who normally rides a bus, please call the office no later than 1pm to notify the front desk. They will get the message to their teacher.

For students who ride bus stops, your students must be at their assigned stop 5 minutes prior to the pick up time.

If your student is sick, please leave a message on the attendance line, utilize the attendance form on our website, or use the JMC Family App to submit attendance. As a general reminder, students will be sent home from school if they have a fever of 100 or over, they have vomited or have diarrhea. We may also call to ask that you pick your student up if they are not able to participate in class due to feeling ill. Students should be kept home until they are fever, vomit, or diarrhea free for 24 hours with no medication. Students who miss 3 or more days will need a doctors note.

Please call the front office if you are needing to speak with a staff member directly, or send an email to that staff member. During the day they may not be available to take a call directly but will call you back as soon they have a free moment.

We have collected close to 2000 books for the new library at NMFA! We've also added several new book shelves and a new rug will be arriving soon. Thank you to all that have donated, and thank you in advance to all who may donate! We will continue to have the box at the front desk for donations and will be sure to incorporate those books into the library. We are now in the process of scanning all books into the database and inputting student names for checking the books out. Stay tuned for continued updates as we move along!

We are excited to offer Destination Imagination again for our students!

What is Destination Imagination? Destination Imagination is project-based education. The students will be on a team of 4-7 students. Working as a team, they will choose a Challenge from one of the following categories: Technical, Scientific, Improvisational, Service Learning, Engineering, or Fine Arts. To complete the Challenge, the team will need to generate ideas, research, design, build, make decisions, work with a budget, implement their ideas, and manage their project timeline. They will utilize creativity, ingenuity, and teamwork.

Why Destination Imagination? The skills that are developed through Destination Imagination include self-confidence, creative and critical thinking, team building, collaboration and respect, problem solving, risk taking, project management, and perseverance. These skills will help prepare our young people for the future! When our young people enter the adult workforce, it is predicted 65% of the jobs that will be available do not exist today. Destination Imagination will help your child be prepared.

This year, the Destination Imagination teams will work meet on Tuesdays after school, from 2:00 – 4:00. We are asking students to apply online to be part of Destination Imagination. Once the student applies, his/her teacher will be asked for input.

If your child is interested, please have go to this link https://forms.gle/YmfSVEBMLAZ9p6H78 and complete the form.

TRANSFORMING EDUCATION ONE CHALLENGE AT A TIME

Please see the link below to enroll in a free weekend meal program! If you are interested and sign up student will receive 1 bag of ingredients. You have different options to choose from as well. All information requested in the form is for the school only.

NMFA Every Meal Sign up

CKC is our food vendor. Breakfast and lunch is free for every student this year. We still need families to fill out the lunch forms. Students who qualify for the federal free and reduced food program helps us qualify for other programs. Students who do not qualify for the federal program, will be covered by the state of MN.

If you choose to send healthy snacks and healthy lunches to school, your student is still able to receive the breakfast and lunch, if they want it. (If for some reason you do not want your child to have the food offered, please let your child's teacher know.)

Angel Howse

Iman Taha

Douglas Rodriguez Martinez

Kadiatu Turay

Brody Hexum

Ruben Arroyo

Olivia Barnes

Alpha Turay

Madyson Foster

Maliah Foster

Andrew Hobbs III

Duran Salas

Seriyah Daniels

Jaicee Mikulak

Antonella Giraldo Perdomo

Belen Cervantes

Harmonie Hollis

Markroy Afoaseh

Lily Anderson

o Debbie Kranz ~ Principal dkranz@nmfamn.org

o Dave Isaacson ~ Special Education Coordinator disaacson@nmfamn.org

o Chelsea Smieja ~ Operations Manager csmieja@nmfamn.org

o Jenny Hubin ~ Office Assistant jhubin@nmfamn.org

Buses A, B, D, S2 AM ..... (651-621-1980)

Buses C, S2 PM ............. (651-777-2319)

East side Families ......... (612-808-8868)

Where You're Challenged and... Belong

Email: info@nmfamn.org
Website: www.nmfamn.org
Location: 2350 Helen Street North, North Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651)300-6300
Facebook: https://facebook.com/NorthMetroFlexAcademy/