Happy New Year 2023!

We hope all of you had a safe and warm winter break with your family and friends! Thank you for your patience and flexibility during the winter storms.

We have re-scheduled the Winter Concert and Celebration Parade for this Friday, January 13th, from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. We will have the "Celebration Parade" before students perform. We encourage everyone to stay for the entire concert! Students can certainly stay for the remainder of the day, as usual. If you are wanting to have your students go home with you, please "check out" with the homeroom teachers. We are looking forward to seeing you! All of the kids are excited to perform for you!

NWEA Testing for Winter is happening in our school this month. The MAP testing is a "Measure of Academic Progress". It is a check-in with how our students are doing with Math and Reading Progress so far this year. Thank you for your help in making sure our students are well-rested, so they can do their personal best.

The "Drooling Moose" fundraiser is in motion. Please see the materials that were sent home with students last Friday.

Clubs start today! Tutoring starts on Thursday!

Clubs will be on Mondays in January and February. Tutoring will be on Thursdays in January and February. Kindly pick up your students at 3:15 PM, since there is not transportation available after clubs and tutoring.

Be safe, kind and responsible...

Stay warm and drive safe!

Love,

Mrs. Kranz, Principal

A quick reminder, we will begin Monday, Jan. 9, collecting toys for the North St. Paul Toy Shelf.

The Toy Shelf will accept new or gently used toys. They will not accept any stuffed animals or bikes.

We will have boxes near the front desk to put the donations center.

Thank you, Destination Imagination Team 7

January 9 Clubs begin!

January 9 Toy collection (new/gently used) starts for North St. Paul Toy Shelf

January 12 Last day for HM Mentors for 1st semester. A new group starts in February.

January 13 Winter Concert 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM **Guests welcome on site.

January 16 MLK Holiday - NO SCHOOL (No clubs today)

January 17 - 19 Dazzling Dave Yo-Yo Presentations during PE

January 18 School Board Meeting 4:00 PM

"Worlds Best Workforce" Annual Meeting 6:00 PM

When you hear the word Perseverance, what do you think of or what do you picture?

• Can you think of the last time you showed Perseverance?
• How can we practice Perseverance more meaningfully?
• Why is it important for us to practice Perseverance?

Check out the video below to help you get a better understanding of our Character trait of the month!

What if Everybody Did That? by Ellen Javernick

Readers explore the consequences of their actions by exploring the question, “what if everybody did that?” This book particularly explores how children can show Respect for their community and the environment.

Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesotans can schedule appointments for children ages 5-11 to receive an updated bivalent booster at state-run vaccination sites. The announcement follows updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years to protect them against newer Omicron variants.

Minnesota health care providers are ready to administer new COVID-19 booster shots for ages 5 and older that have been formulated to be more effective against the Omicron variants. Attached you will find high-level talking points on the Bivalent vaccine.

The Pfizer bivalent booster is now available for people 5 and older and the Moderna bivalent vaccine is now available for people 6 and older.Both products can be given as soon as two months after a primary vaccine series or booster vaccination. Children 5-11 receive a smaller dose than people age 12 and older. The bivalent vaccines are only recommended for use as a booster.

The updated COVID-19 boosters can both help restore protection that has decreased since previous vaccination and provide broader protection against newer variants. The COVID-19 vaccines and the updated booster are safe and help protect people from getting very sick with COVID-19. Even if you’ve already had COVID-19, you should get vaccinated.

State-Run Vaccination Sites

Vaccination will start this week at the state-run vaccination sites at Mall of America, Duluth, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Paul. Parents can start making appointments now.

• Mall of America appointment link
• Duluth (DECC) appointment link
• Moorhead appointment link
• Rochester appointment link
• Paul Midway appointment link

All state-run vaccination sites will offer the Pfizer bivalent boosters. Appointments are recommended but walk ins will be accepted.

Where to Get a Bivalent Booster

There are several options for where to get a bivalent booster.

• Check with your regular health care provider or local pharmacy to see if appointments are available.
• Minnesotans can make appointments at the state-run vaccination sites now: State Run Sites
• Use the state’s Find Vaccine Locations map to find vaccine providers near you—providers will update their information as appointments are available.
• Check for vaccine appointments at Vaccines.gov, where you can search for appointments by vaccine type (e.g., Pfizer).
• Watch for vaccination clinics being offered at other community locations around Minnesota.

Families can help donate money to our school when purchasing from Amazon by just using their account in these simple steps:

Sign up for Amazon Smiles in a web browser:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com
2. Sign into their account they use for amazon.com
3. Select North Metro Flex Academy
4. Start shopping! They must then always use smile.amazon.com to generate donations for the school.

Sign up for Amazon Smile in the Amazon app on their mobile phone.

1. Open the amazon app
2. Navigate to main menu
3. Tap settings and then select AmazonSmile
4. Select North Metro Flex Academy and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on
5. Once activated in the app, all future app purchases will generate donations when eligible.

Important Contacts at NMFA

o Debbie Kranz – Principal dkranz@nmfamn.org

o Dave Isaacson – Special Education Director disaacson@nmfamn.org

o Chelsea Smieja – Operations Manger csmieja@nmfamn.org

o Jessaca Karg – Office Manager jkarg@nmfamn.org

Please take a look at some of our important times we have at NMFA:

School Hours 7:30a– 2:00p

Building hours: 7:00a – 2:30p

Lunches: Start at 10:50a – 12:10p

Wolf Pack: 2:00p-4:30p grade KG-6th for more information email info@nmfamn.org

( See Below )

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/