Hidden River Newsletter

SAVE THE DATES - This Week:

Wed., March 12th - Coffee with the Principal 8:15-9:00am

Fri., March 14th - All School Field Trip

Next Week (3/17-3/21)

Thurs., March 20th - FSO Meeting from 5:30-7:00pm in Media Center

Fri., March 21st - 8th Grade Career Fair from 9:00am-11:00am

Thank you for your participation in Mid Q3 virtual conferences! If you were unable to connect with a teacher, please reach out via email to schedule an opportunity to connect!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all families who are dropping their scholar(s) off and picking up on Blair Avenue. Now with all the snowbanks, Albert St is even more dangerous for our scholars to be navigating with buses! For our scholars safety, PLEASE use Blair Ave for all drop-off and pick-up!

Finally, an ask of our families whose scholar may be using the district provided personal hygiene products. We have some scholars misusing them and they being found stuck to walls and ceilings. If you would help remind scholars of the appropriate use of these items, it would be a great help to our building engineers and scholars who need them for personal use.

Thank you for partnering with us! As always, feel free to reach out to me via email or phone with any questions, clarifications or concerns.

Principal Vibar

Coffee With The Principal: Please join Principal Vibar and our Testing Coordinator, Ms. Bannon, on Wednesday morning (March 12) to learn a bit about the tests your students take at Hidden River and how the results are used and shared. There will be plenty of time to ask questions or talk about other topics as well. Stop by anytime you are able between 8:15 - 9:00. Hope to see you there!

MCA Testing Info: Hidden River Middle School students will take the Reading MCA April 15th, Math MCA April 22nd and the Science MCA (8th grade only) April 29th. If you have questions about your student’s participation in statewide assessments, reach out Katie Bannon, testing coordinator at kathryn.bannon@spps.org. Additional information can be found here:

Drama Club experienced an awesome school matinee performance of the national tour of “Come From Away” on Thursday at the Ordway. It was fun and powerful - the cast even felt the electricity 1000 students from around the state brought to the show!

This Wednesday, March 12, our Hidden River Debate Team will be competing at the MN Urban Debate League Championships at the University of MN! Students will compete in three rounds of policy debate beginning at 4 pm, 5 pm, and 6 pm, followed by an awards ceremony. Dinner and snacks will be provided.

Students will be excused at the beginning of 7th period on Wednesday, will ride a bus to the tournament, and will return on the bus to HR at the end of the night; they will need to arrange a ride home from Hidden River at 8:00 pm. Please reach out to Ms. Hart or Ms. Bannon if you have any questions at melissa.hart@spps.org or kathryn.bannon@spps.org.

Spectators are welcome! Please note that we are competing at the UMN Humphrey School of Public Affairs (301 S 19th Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55455) and parking may be limited.

Registration for Spring Sports is Now Open! Players need to have Sport Physicals/Sport Fee in by March 28th. https://spps-ar.rschooltoday.com/viewmyaccount If you are needing transportation after practice click the link below. We only offer transportation on Mon/Wed; Tues/Thurs parents still need to pick up https://forms.gle/PwthgBkeGLADyzit9

There will be 3 Boys Basketball games this week. Students that are NOT on the team need to be with a parent/guardian in order to attend the game.

• Monday, March 10th @ 3:30 vs. E-STEM @ Hidden River Middle School
• Wednesday, March 12th @ 4:15pm vs Murray @ Hidden River Middle School (Added)
• Thursday, March 13 @ 4:30pm vs. American Indian Magnet @ American Indian (Rescheduled)

Grade check Monday/Tuesday

The Health Start Clinic at Central High School is a fast and convenient way for students to get their sports physicals. We also want to encourage students to schedule early to avoid any delays in their sports participation because appointments do fill up quickly!

TCO - Free Sports Physicals

CVS - Minute Clinic Sports Physicals

Health Start - School Clinic Sport Physicals

TRIA - Free Sports Physicals

Family-Staff Organization (FSO): Save the date for our next regularly scheduled FSO meeting on Thursday, March 20th at 5:30 PM in the library. The topic will be anxiety. Allyson Endersbe, a Behavioral Health Therapist from Riverland Community Health, will present on the causes and symptoms of anxiety in adolescents as well as helpful tools you can use to manage symptoms at home. Allyson will also explore how parental anxiety can impact children. Please join us!

Our April 24th FSO meeting will include the update from SPPS Facilites on the renovation and relocation of Hidden River back to our permanent home at 1700 Summit Avenue.

Please take one minute to answer the March Family Question of the Month!!

This April, our entire 8th grade class will be visiting JA Finance Park with our Foundations classes! JA Finance Park is a unique education program from Junior Achievement designed to help bring our classroom learning to life. This experiential learning simulation combines important elements of personal financial literacy and career awareness. We will be visiting on April 24th and 25th and need volunteers for either day and/or both days. Volunteers must work from 9 am to 1:30 pm and the JA building located on University in St. Paul. For full details and to sign up, please click this link and sign up here!

Reach out to Melissa Hart at melissa.hart@spps.org if you have questions.

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Hi Families- Please notify the health office if you send your student to school with any medications INCLUDING over the counter medications and complete the following Parent/Guardian Authorization for the Administration of Over-the-Counter Medication

Over the counter medications can be kept in the health office for student use as needed. Students may be able to self-carry and self-administer. Please review the SPPS policy on SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION.

SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

• State law permits select medications to be self-carried and administered by the student at school (i.e. insulin, inhaler, pain relievers) with written parent/guardian permission, and in some cases, healthcare provider authorization as well
• If a student requests to self-administer medication, the Licensed School Nurse will assess the student’s ability to administer the medication accurately and appropriately
• Students of any age with demonstrated competency can carry an inhaler (asthma medications), Epi-Pen, or insulin. However, only secondary students, grades 6-12 are allowed to carry over-the-counter (OTC) pain relievers (e.g. Tylenol, Advil, and ibuprofen)
• The privilege to self-medicate can be revoked at any time if unsafe use of medication is observed

If you have questions or additional information is needed, please call Nurse Mary at 651-888-7657 or email her at mary.green@spps.org. Thanks 🩺

Keep Connected Family Engagement Partnership with Search Institute and Change Inc.:

As you might be aware, Hidden River has partnered with Search Institute and Change Inc. to offer the Keep Connected program to students and their families this year. Keep Connected offers resources to families, including tips, ideas, activities and learning opportunities to support strong family relationships.

Family Talk Starters - This Week’s Focus: Explore opportunities for family members to take action and lead. This is a great way to SHARE POWER through family relationships.

When you have a few minutes, ask other family members a question or two. Enjoy the conversation!

• Who has given you opportunities to lead? How have those opportunities helped you grow?
• Who have been leadership good role models for you? What have you learned from them?

Box Tops For Education: It's time for spring (we can hope) and lots of Box Tops bonus offers (guaranteed!). Otter families have raised more than $133 this year to support our students and teachers! We have three more months to reach our goal of $500 and we can do it! Keep scanning your receipts, link your Walmart account and use referral code SW407DT3 to keep earning for our Otters!

Es hora de la primavera (podemos esperar) y un montón de ofertas de bonos Box Tops (garantizado!). Las familias de nutrias han recaudado más de $133 este año para apoyar a nuestros estudiantes y maestros! Tenemos tres meses más para alcanzar nuestra meta de $500 y ¡podemos hacerlo! Siga escaneando sus recibos, vincule su cuenta de Walmart y use el código de referencia SW407DT3 para seguir ganando para nuestros Otters!