Hidden River Newsletter
Week of October 9th - 12th, 2023
Weekly Reminders
- SAVE THE DATES:
Mon., Oct. 9th - Flipside After-school starts (must be registered and have schedule to stay)
Wed., Oct. 11th - Coffee with the Principal 8:15-9:00am Cambridge green space
Thurs., Oct. 12th - Mid Quarter 1 Conferences from 4:00-7:00 in the gyms/cafeteria
Next Week:
Tues., Oct. 17th - Mid Quarter 1 Conferences from 4:00-7:00 in the gyms/cafeteria
Wed., Oct. 18th - Unity Day
Thurs. & Fri., Oct. 19th & 20th - No School (MEA Break)
What's in the Newsletter?
- School Information
- Mid Quarter 1 Conferences
- Every Meal
- FLIPSIDE
- Literacy Corner
- Classroom Update
- Athletics
- Keep Connected 360
- Bike, Walk, Roll Highlights
School Information
Safety Drills: We will conduct the third set of safety drills this week. We will be practicing a Fire Evacuation Drill and a Lockdown Drill this time around. The fire drill will be on Tuesday, October 10 @ 10:20 AM. The Saint Paul Fire Department will be present for the drill. During the drill, firefighters will observe staff and student performance and offer recommendations to make the drill more efficient and effective. Please let administration know if you have any questions.
Fall Conferences: We will have two nights for mid quarter 1 conferences, Thursday, October 12th and Tuesday, October 17th from 4:00-7:00pm in the Hidden River gym and cafeteria. Please stop by to see how your student is doing. More details below.
Picture Retake: Monday, Oct. 23rd is picture retake day, see photo for more information.
Kleenex/Tissue Donations: Thank you for the Kleenex/tissue donations we are stocked back up!!
EVERY MEAL - Weekend Meal Bags Begins This FRIDAY! (Translation is available upon request)
Families,
Hidden River Middle School is partnered with Every Meal (formerly known as the Sheridan Story). Every Meal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight child hunger through community and school partnerships. They strive to make a difference in children’s lives by focusing on food gaps like weekends, school breaks, and summer when they cannot receive food in school. They strive to provide kids with wholesome food, while their focus is on the growth and achievement of families.
- FREE FOR ALL FAMILIES
- No qualifications required for enrollment
- Students enrolled in the program will receive a 4-5 pound bag of nutritious, nonperishable food each week
- Every Meal does not collect information from families; privacy is protected
- Families may enroll in the program anytime throughout the school year
- Every student even their siblings who attend Hidden River Middle School can sign up and receive a bag
- Families may choose from a variety of different weekend meal bag options (See below)
- Weekly bags will have a various variety of food under the dietary preference bag; Different food products weekly
- Bags will be discreetly placing food bags in students' lockers each week, typically on Fridays
- Please scan the QR code and complete the enrollment form
Any questions contact Christopher Roberts at christopher.roberts@spps.org or at 651-744-4725
Blue Bag - Tailored for East African dietary preferences. This bag is pork free and may contain items such as tuna, spaghetti, black eyed peas, corn flour, fava beans, and tomato products.
Green Bag - This bag offers the widest variety of food items, such as chicken, tuna, pasta, rice, mac and cheese, chili/ soup, and varied vegetables and fruits.
Orange Bag - Tailored for Latino dietary preferences. This bag may contain items such as rice, black beans, pinto beans, corn flour, fideo pasta, enchilada sauce, chipotles in adobo, and diced chiles.
Purple Bag - Tailored for Southeast Asian dietary preferences. This bag may contain items such as rice, rice noodles, coconut milk, bamboo shoots, curry paste, green beans, and mandarin oranges.
Yellow Bag - Contains all ready-to-eat items which require little or no preparation, such as dried fruit, tuna salad, chicken salad, sunflower seeds, granola, oatmeal, and soups.
FLIPSIDE - After-School
***FLIPSIDE begins MONDAY Oct 9!!*** Class schedules have been sent out via email to all students and families. Students should only stay after school for Flipside IF THEY HAVE RECEIVED A FLIPSIDE CLASS CONFIRMATION LETTER via email or paper copy. If a student is listed as having "NO BUS" and needs one they need to wait to come to Flipside until they have that transportation set up unless they have someone who can come pick them up after programming.
PLEASE NOTE: Parent pick-up should be on Grand Ave and Cambridge same as school day!
Registration is still open! Enrollment is open all session but there will be 1-2 week lag to get transportation route if you are registering after September 25th.
Classes that still have openings include our STEP class, INTRO to GERMAN, PROJECT SCIENTIST, DRUMLINE and MORE! Registrations link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYGZpEWYCJm6aVjpbcCTgLxEl12t2aTx0PUZTsnP7NMeMGpQ/closedform
Class descriptions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vSHzyGpyzIq9joHXluf6WpxqAhi3oZ9tAzSIUDk2e3JL_v0Owv2yW_-7DnoxU0AnLKWN9T5akbMSR17/pub
Flipside is FREE after school programming running Monday through Thursday 3-5pm. Session 1 begins October 9th and runs through January 25th. Pleas reach out to Teanna Rouillard, the Flipside coordinator if you have any questions! teanna.rouillard@spps.org 651-744-4642.
Literacy Corner
Classroom Updates
French Immersion Class
French Immersion Minnesota students have just finished the biomes in Minnesota. We will start studying history and History, focusing on primary and secondary sources. FI students will first work with primary sources. We have many old newspapers, some magazines, music sheets, items, and an old typewriter. However, we welcome any other educative primary sources you may have. Merci !
French Immersion Global Studies students have been working on the 5-step-geographic inquiry process, thus developing their skills in thinking and reasoning geographically. They chose to work on global warming, natural disasters, poverty/food scarcity, population decline in some regions of the world, and natural resource depletion/renewable energy, among others.
For any information, please contact Mme Payia Yang: rachel.payia-yang@spps.org
Athletics
Keep Connected 360 Family Engagement
Keep Connected 360
We are excited to share we have partnered with Search Institute and Change Inc. to offer a pilot program to Hidden River families this year. Keep Connected 360 offers resources to families, including tips, ideas, activities and learning opportunities to support strong family relationships.
What to expect:
Family Talk Starters will be sent out in weekly school newsletters for caregivers to use in facilitating conversations with their student (see below!).
We are offering two, 7-week workshops for caregivers and their student, to come together to spend focused time on developing strong, flexible, and resilient relationships. (Meals are provided and we may be able to offer assistance with daycare and transportation if needed). Workshops will be held in person at Hidden River; the day of the week, and start time is still being determined based on family interest.
Please contact Wendy Caucutt, Family Liaison, at wendy.caucutt@spps.org with questions or to sign up and advantage of his opportunity! More information will be available on Tuesday 10/17 at family conference night.