Re-Enrollment is now open for current students 2024-2025

(Secure your spots for next year! As of February 1st, we are opening enrollment to new students.)

Droolin' Moose Fundraiser (Yummy Chocolates!!)

(Chocolates will be delivered in time for Valentines Day!)

***ALL FORMS AND MONEY MUST BE TURNED INTO THE OFFICE BY FRIDAY JANUARY 26TH!***

Thursday, January 25

Family Game Night (Current families) and Open House (new families interested in the school for next year)

Free to participate! Board games, card games and more!

Concessions will be for sale.

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Friday, January 26

All School Assembly "Flip - Side Music" Performance

December and January Ice Cream Birthday Celebration

Middle School Honor Roll Assembly

February is...

I love to Read Month and Black History Month

Monday, February 5

• 2nd Semester Hill Murray Students arrive for service/mentoring

Monday, February 19 - No School

• President's Day

Friday, March 1 - No School

• (Teacher prep for Report Cards and conferences)

Friday, March 8 - No School

• (Conferences)

March 9-17

• Spring Break

Friday, March 29 - No school

• No School

We are using FAST BRIDGE for reading, math and social/emotional learning assessments.

Research-based universal screening and progress monitoring for academics and social-emotional behavior (SEB) with intervention recommendations. https://www.illuminateed.com/products/fastbridge/

This year North Metro Flex Academy has been chosen by Disney Musicals in Schools to learn and perform the musical version Finding Nemo! This is an amazing opportunity to introduce your student to the world of theater. The show will be directed by three North Metro Flex Academy staff and two Teaching Artists hired by Disney whose expertise is in musical theater and working with students.

New/donated furniture has arrived in the library! We are hoping to let the students start checking out books in the next week or so!! We have collected close to 5,000 books - can you believe it?? Thank you so much for all of you who have donated books - we could not have done this without you!

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.

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 Mondays 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

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.

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

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

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

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

Miracle Patterson

Abraham Jackson

Vivian Reyes-Herrera

Hassoni Hall

Ariana Vara Cruz

Kenzie Storey

Joy Harrison

Noah Storey

Stephany Perez Reyes

Uranden Jackson

Prince Pollard

Dallas Granger

Houston Buhidar

Join MCGT for a Lean on Me Discussion Group! It meets via Zoom on the Fourth Tuesday of the month from 7:30pm - 8:30pm Central Time.

Dates for Spring 2024: January 23, February 27, March 26, April 23, May 28, June 25

MCGT's Discussion groups are open to everyone, no registration required, drop in and join us!

You are not alone in this journey of parenting bright children. Find your people in this monthly discussion group where we talk about raising gifted, creative & talented children. The group focuses on listening, generating ideas, resource sharing, and is for anyone who is a caregiver of elementary and teenage gifted, creative and talented kids.

Join a Zoom meeting:

https://mcgt.wildapricot.org/EmailTracker/LinkTracker.ashx?linkAndRecipientCode=%2fo18C9zwBietmMqeoePKp1ZnygmbuBblu5ytsbHqcrcSYzedRNxJ40gRr9S2Imdua%2fpQcvRbTzhJYd0UhVB4nAhe%2bUp6U%2fyzUhK5dxrf1iI%3d

Passcode: 161757
Meeting ID: 951 4069 1227

And don't miss MCGT's other Discussion Groups, Talented Tots and Building Bridges!

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

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/