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May 16 - School Spirit: Hats off to Kindergarten

May 17 - Island Lake School Carnival

May 19 - Snail Lake PTO Meeting

May 23 - NO SCHOOL

May 26 - NO SCHOOL

May 27 - 29 - Snack Socials

June 5 - LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Thank you to everyone who made this staff appreciation week so wonderful. We were the lucky recipients of so many kind words and gestures. We are grateful to work with amazing students and families and we thank you for showing so much support!

The Snail Lake Lost & Found is currently overflowing. We will have the items displayed during the Snack Socials coming up. Any items left at the end of the year will be donated.

On Friday, May 16, kindergarten classrooms will visit the library for a 30 minute presentation by the Minnesota Raptor Center. During the presentation our students will discover what a raptor is, how to best protect them in the wild, and will meet 3 live birds! A reason we learn about raptors is because as top-of-the-food-chain predators, raptors are our lens into the health of our shared environment! You can learn more at: https://raptor.umn.edu/

Turtle Lake Elementary School invites all Future Turtle Lake first-graders to an Open House on Wednesday, May 14th. The event is from 4:30 - 5:30pm.

The end of the school year is fast approaching. If your student has medications in the Health Office (daily medications, inhalers, EpiPens, etc.), please make arrangements with the Health Office at 651-621-8004 or elizabethf.johnson@moundsviewschools.org to collect them by the end of the day on Thursday, June 5th. Medications that are not picked up will be sent home on the last day of school in the backpack. Any medication remaining in the Health Office after June 5th, the last day of school, will be properly disposed of.

Staff Appreciation week is almost over! Send a customized e-card to a staff member at mvpschools.org/thankyou.

Thanks to community donors and the Mounds View Schools Education Foundation, the District is awarding 167 Equity Promise scholarships to ALC, Irondale and Mounds View High School students this spring totaling more than $192,000.

The Summer EBT program has a new name: SUN Bucks. If your student receives Educational Benefits, you qualify for SUN Bucks! Qualifying families get a grocery benefit for each student this summer. Learn more about the SUN Bucks program here.

Run With the Wolves is back for 2025, on Saturday, May 31st! Come out and run through the neighborhood near Island Lake for a 5K fun run, or a kids' fun run around the perimeter of the school. Registration is now open through MV Community Education, including a discounted registration option for those who qualify for educational benefits. The Kids's Fun Run is at 8:30am, and the 5K will start at 9:00am. Register by Friday, May 9th to guarantee a t-shirt!

https://moundsview.arux.app/course/5770/winter-spring-2025/run-with-the-wolves-5k-kids-fun-run

Questions? contactilpta@gmail.com

Island Lake Elementary invites everyone to a PTA -sponsored carnival on Saturday May 17. The carnival features games, bouncy houses, music, and food trucks. There will be a special table set up for incoming 1st grade families.

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