Every week students are receiving achievement awards for academics and leadership!

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

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

Friday, May 10 - School Carnival (4:00 - 7:00 PM)

Wednesday, May 15 NMFA School Board Meeting 4:00 **We still need more parents on our board!!

Friday, May 17 - Finding Nemo Jr. Musical - (Community Day!)

• Day 9:00 AM 7:00 PM Everyone welcome to attend! Bring friends and relatives!

Thursday, May 23 - Spring Music Concert and Art Show (9:00 AM) Everyone welcome!!

Friday, May 24 MPR assembly "Paper Clips" performance or students in the AM

Monday, May 27 No School Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28 K-2 Field Trip to Como Zoo

Thursday, May 30 - Band and Orchestra Concert 9:00 AM - Everyone welcome to attend!

Friday, May 31 3rd and 4th grade Field Trip PICNIC

Friday, May 31 Student Council has planned SPRING FLING DANCES

• 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM K-4 with parents
• 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM 5th - 8th Grade (parents my drop off, staff chaperoning)

Monday June 3 MS Valleyfair Field Trip (extended day, parents will need to pick students up at school at approximately 5:30/6:00)

Wednesday, June 4 Kindergarten and 8th Grade Graduations (More info to come)

Thursday, June 5 - Track and Field Day AND Last Day of School!!

June 17 - 28 MITL MN Institute for Talented Youth Summer Program

ESY Summer Program (TBD)

https://www.renaissance.com/products/fastbridge/

Don't forget! Students have the opportunity to pre-sell raffle tickets for the carnival! Raffle tickets are $5.00 and the student who sells the most tickets will win a VIP pass for the carnival!

¡No lo olvides! ¡Los estudiantes tienen la oportunidad de pre-vender boletos para la rifa del carnaval! ¡Los boletos para la rifa cuestan $5.00 y el estudiante que venda la mayor cantidad de boletos ganará un pase VIP para el carnaval!

Kindergarten and First Grade's trip to Orchestra Hall!

High Honor Roll

Congratulation to these middle school HONOR ROLL students!

Kindergarten thru Fourth Grades

These awards are given for academic and character achievement.

Fifth thru Eighth Grades

These awards are given for academic and character achievement.

Celebrating our Teachers and Staff with Spirit Week!

Canoeing, Fishing, Art and water testing!

Mr. G and Mr. Mark went to Palm Springs to represent our school and learn about the BARR Program we started this year!

This spring we are receiving numerous Twins tickets for families. All the April game tickets have been taken. Stay tuned for the Twins game tickets we have for May!

Throughout the year we practice many different types of safety drills; such as fire, lockdown/holds and tornado.

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.

Dear Parent,

The Orton Gillingham Institute is offering Free Summer Tutoring for Students aged 6-13 or in grades 1st-7th.

Tutoring will be provided in 3 cohorts. One in June, one in July and one in August. Each cohort will be 3-4 weeks in length and provided virtually. Each grade will have several classes and will be hosted in the following time zones: EST, CST, MST, PST.

The form for free tutoring will open on April 22nd, 2024 at 10 am EST and will close on May 21st, 2024 at 5 pm EST unless we meet the capacity for submissions before May 21st, 2024.

Based on your address, your child will be added to the corresponding time zone.

You can register up to 3 children in this program. We ask that you only submit 1 application, as multiple submissions may result in your application being removed.

You can apply using the linked form below.

If you have any questions about the Free Summer Tutoring program offered by The Orton Gillingham Institute please reach out to us directly. Your school administration will not be able to answer questions about form submissions and acceptance into the program. Our contact information will be listed at the bottom of this email.

The last day of submission is May 21st, 2024. Children will be placed on a first come, first served basis. We will keep the form open until May 21st, 2024 or until we have reached capacity for submissions. We encourage you to apply early.

During Tutoring the following topics May be Covered:

Phonics

Fluency

Phonemic Awareness

Comprehension

Sentence Writing and Structure

Spelling

Morphology

Expressing Ideas in Writing

Vocabulary and Word knowledge

Syllabication and Syllable Division

And much more.

We specialize in reading intervention and will provide free tutoring covering many of the subjects above.

You may complete the form for free Summer Tutoring offered by The Orton Gillingham Institute by clicking on the link below. Please remember 1 submission per family.

You may read more about our testing and tutoring programs by visiting our website at: https://ortongillinghaminstitute.com/virtual-tutoring

The free tutoring application is below the line:

___________________________________________________________________________

Free Tutoring Registration Form:

https://form.jotform.com/241114406097046

If you have any questions please call (917) 563-2022 or Email: Support@OrtonGillinghamInstitute.com.

Best,

The Orton Gillingham Institute

(917) 563-2022

https://ortongillinghaminstitute.com/

It meets via Zoom on the First Tuesday of the month from 11:00am - 12:00pm Central Time.

Dates for Spring 2024: February 6, March 5, April 2, May 7, June 4

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

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://zoom.us/j/94428468815?pwd=c01jYXlZdDhKeDVmT2tBcnI4Slp2UT09

Meeting ID: 944 2846 8815
Passcode: 808798

And don't miss MCGT's other Discussion Groups, Building Bridges and Lean on Me!

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.

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

Carter Yang

Sonja Palkowitsch

Bilal Jiru

Amos Moses

Bentley Hartman

Emmanuel Merchant

Mariska Herbst

Harper Reed

Miguel Rivera Reyes

Joseph Moijueh

Jabari Collins

Ace Halvorson

Skylar Westerman

Zoey Cook

Hamza Abdulahi

Charlyn Tefeck

Bishop Jackson

Mia Arroyo-Guerra

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/