News and events

December 13, 2024

December 19th: Spirit Day - wear your pajamas to school!

December 20th - January 1st: No school for students

January 15th: Round 1 closes for In-District Transfers

January 16th: Spirit Day - mismatch day at school!

January 16th: January PTO Meeting 6:30-7:30 in the Library

January 17th: No school for students, staff development

January 20th: No School, holiday

January 20th: Mississippi Spirit Night at Urban Air 4:00-8:00pm

January 28th: Grade 3 Concert 6:30-7:00

January 31st: PTO Skate Night

February 4th: Family Reading Night 5:30-7:00

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Families may login to their A-HConnect account or download the ParentVUE mobile app to access student report cards. Report cards are only available online and will no longer be sent through postal mail or student’s backpacks.

The switch to online report cards means that information is available to review at the conclusion of each trimester. Schools will notify families when the report cards are available to view. Parents, guardians and any person with educational rights to a student will be able to access the student’s report card online.

Get steps for viewing report cards on the Anoka-Hennepin Schools website.

For assistance with your login information, contact the Anoka-Hennepin Schools HELP Desk at 506help@ahschools.us or 763-506-HELP (4357). For questions about the report cards or for printing accommodations, please contact the main office at your child’s school.

Thank you to everyone who brought in donations this week for our food drive. We collected over 600 items to the Anoka County Christmas Committee to distribute to our community.

Mississippi will host 3 different concert opportunities this year! Save the date!

January 28th: Grade 3

April 1st: Grades 2 and 4

May 22nd: Grades 1 and 5

An in-district transfer is for a student who resides in the Anoka-Hennepin School District and wants to transfer to a different Anoka-Hennepin school from their regularly assigned school. For example, if a Blaine High School student wants to attend Coon Rapids High School, the parent or guardian must request an in-district transfer.

• Families that apply for an in-district transfer application by the January 15 deadline for the first round priority lottery will receive confirmation of enrollment by February 15 for the next school year.
  
• If your student does not receive confirmation of enrollment in the first round of the lottery, an additional lottery processes will be held in mid-April.

Most Anoka-Hennepin schools are available to students from outside the district through Minnesota's open enrollment program. The application period is Dec. 1 through Jan. 15 each year, but Anoka-Hennepin accepts open enrollment applications year round. The district will continue to accept applications after the deadline and review them within 90 days per state statute. Students applying for the current school year may be enrolled once their application has been reviewed based on space availability.

Open enrollment approval guarantees a space in the Anoka-Hennepin School District through graduation. Open enrollment is a commitment to another school district, not necessarily the choice of school in that district. If space is not available in the chosen school, the district will offer another school within the district. For example, a student who lives in the Osseo School District could request open enrollment to attend Jackson Middle School in the Anoka-Hennepin School District. If Jackson Middle School is full, the district will offer the option to open enroll at another Anoka-Hennepin middle school.

Anoka-Hennepin has 13 specialty/magnet schools and programs. Each specialty/magnet school offers the same core curriculum as other district schools, but with a unique emphasis, including: the arts, science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM/STEAM); International Baccalaureate (IB); and world studies. Learn more at our enrollment page on the district website.

Mississippi is looking for a Reading Tutor for the 2024-25 school year beginning January 13th, 2025, and serving through June 14th, 2025. You can take action in our community by giving your time and talent to help students build their skills and confidence! This position is for 35 hours/week. Tutors will receive a stipend of $1000 every two weeks (before taxes) plus an additional $2817 for college tuition or loans (tutors 55+ may gift the education award to their child, grandchild, stepchild or foster child).

Reading Tutors work one-on-one or in small groups with students during school hours throughout the school year. Whether you are a recent grad, career changer, stay-at-home parent or retiree, you can make a great tutor! No experience? No problem. With training and on-site coaching, our tutors are prepared to help kids succeed.

Apply at: Mississippi Elementary AmeriCorps Reading Tutor Job Summary & Application

Questions? Email ann.olson@ampact.us or call 612.605.8167

The Mississippi PTO meets monthly. This is a great way to see what's happening at Mississippi and support your school. Join us even if you can't come every month! Meetings are 6:30-7:30pm in the library.

January 16th

February 27th

The safety of all students is the first priority when determining if schools should stay open in adverse weather. If a determination is made to close school due to extreme winter weather, the district will alert families in a variety of ways, including:

• Text and email message from #AHSchools. (For parents/guardians only.)

• District and school websites.

• District and school social media pages (e.g. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter).

• Media outlets including WCCO, KSTP, FOX 9, KARE 11, CCX Media, WCCO radio and Star Tribune newspaper.

Read more about the district’s policies on extreme winter weather at ahschools.us/weather.

Please see the attachment below for a variety of volunteer opportunities at Mississippi including: workroom tasks, popcorn making, skillbuilding with students, reading enrichment with students, math enrichment with students or our connections programs. If you have any questions you can reach out to our volunteer coordinator, Jackie Cimenski, via email or phone at jackie.cimenski@ahschools.us or 763-506-3537.