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April 2024

Greetings Weaver Lake Families,

Tri 3 is off to a busy and exciting start. We've got a lot of events coming up including a solar eclipse, Engineering Night, an Asynchronous Learning day and MCA testing. Included in this newsletter is the 2024 - 25 Intent to Return form for K - 4 parents to fill out.

Thank you to all those who attended winter conferences and for your support all year long. A big shout out to the PTO who supplied the staff with dinner all three nights of conferences. We appreciate you!

We are here in partnership with you. Please don't hesitate to call your teacher or us with any questions or concerns. We take compliments too!

Have a safe spring break! We will see all our students back on April 1st - no joke!!!

With Warm Regards,

Lena Christiansen, Principal

christiansenl@district279.org

• April 1: First day of School After Spring Break
  
• April 4 & 5: Stuff the Truck Food Drive Event (See below for more information)
• April 8: STEM Event: Solar Eclipse (See below for more information)
• April 10: Engineering Night, 5:30-7:30pm
• April 11-12: MCA Reading Testing (Grades 3-5)
• April 14: Yearbook Ordering Deadline
• April 16: Dine 2 Donate @ Portillo's - Maple Grove, 5:00-8:00pm (PTO Sponsored)
• April 19: Student Asynchronous/Online Remote Learning Day & Licensed Staff Instructional Planning Day
• April 23-24: MCA Math Testing (Grade 3-5)
• April 30: 5th Grade Band Concert, 6:30-7:00pm, Osseo Middle School

Parents/Guardians of K - 4th Grade STEM Scholars, we are beginning the process of planning for the 2024 - 25 school year. To plan accurately, we will need to know if your child will be returning to Weaver Lake Elementary, moving out of the district, or planning on attending another school (i.e. parochial, out of district, in-district, etc.). We are also looking for your input when placing your child in a classroom next year. Complete and submit a separate form for each student by no later than May 3, 2024.

Tri II report cards have been posted in ParentVUE for families to access. Report cards can be found under the Documents tab or Report Card tab in ParentVUE. Elementary Report Card FAQs and Descriptors for the 2023-24 school year are available in PeachJar. Log onto ParentVUE to access or create your account.

Beginning the week of April 8th, students in grades 3-5 will begin taking the MCAs (Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments) in Reading. The week of April 22nd, students in grades 3-5 will take the Math MCAs. The week of April 29th, 5th Grade students will take the Science MCAs. MCAs are online tests that students will be taking in their classrooms or in a small group setting using their district issued device. Please help your student be successful with a good night's sleep and breakfast.

We support CEAP (Community Emergency Assistance Program) and their food assistance programs. This spring, Weaver Lake Elementary is supporting CEAP by hosting a Stuff the Truck Food Drive Event April 4th & 5th. Bring in your food, canned goods and supplies to Weaver Lake Elementary help us Stuff the Truck. Our goal is 1,500 pounds!

On April 8th, a total solar eclipse (partial for Minnesota) will be making its way across North America. With such a monumental event occurring during the school day, Weaver Lake will be having students participate in various ways including reading a book, watching a video, and participating in a hands-on activity. Classes will be going outside for an early recess before the eclipse window. All students will have the opportunity to watch a live stream of the event from Texas at 1:17 local time. A 20-minute outdoor viewing of the event for students in grades 3-5 will also be held around the peak time of 2:02pm. More information, including an opt-out form for grades 3-5, will be coming the week after spring break.

Friday, April 19 is a scheduled online learning day for all scholars. Teachers will post asynchronous learning on Seesaw for students by 9:00am on Friday, April 19. Teachers will also be available online with defined office hours. Classroom teachers will communicate with their families regarding their specific office hours. Staff will be participating in Staff Development on this day. In-person learning will resume on Monday, April 22.

Students will be dismissed for parent pick up at 3:55pm. Please pick up your child/children by the sidewalk in front of the school. Your child/children must be ready to enter the vehicle on the passenger side/curb side. Proceed as far as possible down the curb so other vehicles can pull up behind you. If you arrive early, please use the designated parent pick up spaces on the south end of the lot. Please do not stop within the crosswalk. If preferred, please park in the designated parking spot and meet your child/children by the sidewalk in front of the school.

Parking or lining up on the other side of the patrol/grassy area is not permitted as cars need to be able to drive through that area. All students and parents are expected to cross with patrols when not being picked up along the curb.

Fridays are a chance for parents to sign up to come eat with their child in the cafeteria. Space is limited and parents are encouraged to only sign up for one lunch per month. Please sign up HERE for additional information and to sign up for the grade level that your student is in. Due to other school activities, the last day for Family Friday lunch will be Friday, April 26th. Please bring your photo ID to check in at the Main Office.

Every student will receive a complimentary grade-level only photo book. Families have the option of purchasing a paper-back yearbook for $10/book. This book has up to 40 pages, and will have all grade levels, activity groups, and multiple pages of candid shots, plus pages for autographs. You can place an online order for a $10.00 yearbook click HERE. Yearbooks will be delivered to your student’s classroom teacher toward the end of the school year. ALL yearbook sales are done online only. The last day to order yearbooks is Sunday, April 14th, 2024.

The Weaver Lake Family BBQ picnic lunch to take place on Friday, May 10. More information, including lunch times and ticket purchase information, will be sent home with students in Mid-April.

Greetings Weaver Lake Elementary Volunteers!

Thanks to everyone who helped with our first ever Literati Book Fair! Check out the PTO newsletter for an update to see how successful it was. If you volunteered at the fair, we would appreciate if you took a few minutes to fill out the post-Book Fair survey here.

We’re bringing back the CEAP food truck on April 5 and we need volunteers to help collect and load donations onto the truck. Some lifting is required. Sign up here.

We’re hoping to bring the Big Blue Blocks back to recess as our weather continues to get warmer and we need volunteers to help out. If you would like to help, please sign-up here to let us know you’re coming! 5th grade parents: Please consider volunteering for this! Your student will be leaving Weaver Lake before you know it, and we’d love to see them get to enjoy the blocks that their fundraising efforts helped pay for!

Engineering Night will be on Wednesday, April 10. Volunteers will be needed to monitor the rooms of activities and greet families as they arrive. There are two shifts available to allow you time to enjoy the evening with your family as well as volunteer! Please sign up here.

Stay tuned for more information about:

• Field Trips
• Carnival (May 3)
• Weaver Family BBQ (May 10)
• Super Kids Day (May 24)

Stephanie Clark, Volunteer Coordinator/ESP

clarks@district279.org

Office Hours M-F 9:15am-2:15pm

763-391-8873

https://bit.ly/WVRvolunteer

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