Albertville Primary School

POPs is the parent organization at Albertville Primary School. The goal of POPs is to support and encourage the students, parents and staff of Albertville Primary.

Parents/guardians of Albertville Primary students are welcome to attend any or all of the meetings. Meetings are held in the Albertville Primary Media Center at 6:00 p.m.

Meeting dates are:

· Tuesday, October 6

· Tuesday, December 8

· Tuesday, February 16

· Tuesday, April 6

During each meeting I will be asking parents the following questions:

· How has the transition to preschool and/or kindergarten been for your child? For you?

· What form of communication do you prefer? I.E. email, Facebook, Instagram, SeeSaw, School Website, etc.

· What can we do better as a school?

· School Safety

Thank you,

Mr. McDonald

October 6: POPs Mtg @ 6:00 PM in Media Center

October 8: Picture Retake Day

October 15 & 16: No School

October 22: Kindergarten Early Release at 11:45 AM for parent/teacher conferences.

*Children enrolled in the Kids Play program that need childcare after school on the early dismissal days, must register online at stma.arux.app

October 29: Wear ORANGE for Responsibility (Character Strong)

Please be mindful of the weather. Our kindergarten students go outside for 30 minutes of recess every day. As temperatures turn colder, please remember to send your child to school with a jacket, hat, mittens/gloves. When the snow begins to fly, make sure to add snow pants and boots.

Thank you!

Starting Monday, October 19…...

We will begin welcoming family members to have lunch with their child. This date has been selected in order to allow students ample time to learn and practice our lunchroom routine. If you would like to join your child for lunch at school, YOU MUST CONTACT the office and make a "reservation" ahead of time (ex. 1 to 2 days before the day you would like to have lunch with your child). Also, please include whether you plan to eat school lunch. Space in our cafeteria is limited. Only 1 student from each classroom can have a guest/s eat lunch each day. By asking families to call ahead, this will allow us to have ample space in our lunchroom. Thank you!

For the safety of students, it is important to call in all absences or report your child absent via the ParentVUE app. Parents are asked to call in all absences from school to the office or via the ParentVue app before 7:30 AM. Parents can call the 24 hour attendance line anytime at 763-497-2688 to report an absence. If parents do not call in each absence or report the absence via the ParentVUE app, school personnel will attempt to contact parents.

If contact does NOT occur within 24 hours of the absence, the absence will be marked as UNEXCUSED.

Albertville Primary is excited and fortunate to have Mrs. LaBelle and Mrs. Givens in our school as a Minnesota Reading Corps Literacy Members this year. MN Reading Corp (MRC) is a statewide initiative to help every Minnesota child become a successful reader by the end of grade three. MRC tutors will be working with kindergarten students who are identified as Reading Corp eligible students based on assessment data. These students will receive individualized instruction to help them reach their reading target. Members tutor students for 15-20 minutes each day using specific interventions that build early literacy skills. Members collect data each week to make instructional decisions for students.

Please direct questions you have about the program to Suzy Garding-Litke, Albertville Primary Reading Specialist and MRC Internal Coach at suzannega@mystma.org or 763-497-2688.

Kindergartners will be learning about and using the Zones of Regulation this year. The Zones is a systematic, cognitive behavior approach used to teach self-regulation by categorizing all the different ways we feel and states of alertness we experience into four concrete zones. The Zones curriculum provides strategies to teach students to become more aware of, and independent in controlling their emotions and impulses, managing their sensory needs, and improving their ability to problem solve conflicts.

The Four Zones:

· The Red Zone is used to describe extremely heightened states of alertness and intense emotions. A person may be elated or experiencing anger, rage, explosive behavior, devastation, or terror when in the Red Zone.

· The Yellow Zone is also used to describe a heightened state of alertness and elevated emotions; however, one has some control when they are in the Yellow Zone. A person may be experiencing stress, frustration, anxiety, excitement, silliness, the wiggles, or nervousness when in the Yellow Zone.

· The Green Zone is used to describe a calm state of alertness. A person may be described as happy, focused, content, or ready to learn when in the Green Zone. This is the zone where optimal learning occurs.

· The Blue Zone is used to describe low states of alertness and down feelings, such as when one feels sad, tired, sick, or bored.

Zahler Photography will be conducting picture retakes on

Thursday, October 8 from

8:00-10:00 AM and from 11:30-12:30 PM

*Send back your original photo packet in order to receive Free retakes.*

Over 300,000 Minnesota children live with food insecurity. Without consistent access to enough good food, hunger on the weekends is very real. Every Meal is changing that by providing weekend food bags directly in students’ backpacks.

Hunger affects more than just health. Beyond increased illness and developmental delays, kids can have poor academic performance, behavioral challenges, and difficulty adapting socially and emotionally. But consistent access to nourishing food can change their trajectory. When kids receive weekend food support, they’re better able to learn, grow, and thrive.

The Every Meal free weekend food enrollment form was sent home with students this fall. If you did not receive an enrollment form and want more information about signing up, please email Randee Woodis in the Albertville Primary office at randeew@mystma.org