Location: 543 Front Ave. St. Paul, MN 55117

Attendance Line: 651-744-4513

School Hours: 7:30am - 2:00pm

At this time of the school year, we request families to say "goodbye" to their children at the front doors. Teachers and staff have a lot on their plate at the beginning of the day, since students eat in the classrooms. Saying "goodbye" to your child at the front door will help build independent learners. Most students now know their way around the school and we have plenty of grownups in the building to help those that might be sad or need extra support. We promise, your child will get to class and not get lost. Thank you for your help and understanding.

The Holidays are creeping in and food/gifts are expensive. If your faily needs support, here are some available options within Ramsey County.

• North St. Paul The Toy Shelf, Inc. (Serving Zip Codes: 55109 (Maplewood, North St. Paul, Little Canada, and Vadnais Heights), 55128 (Oakdale, Landfall, and Pine Springs), or 55119 (part of St. Paul, and Maplewood) For more info: Norma Worm at 651-308-9961 or Dawn Peterson at 651-325-7169
• The Toy Shelf is located at 2266 2nd St. N. in North St. Paul, They are located in the same building as the North St. Paul Food Shelf. They are open every Tuesday and Thursday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

• Franciscan Brothers of Peace
• 1289 Lafond Avenue

  St. Paul, Minnesota

  Telephone – 651-646-8586

• Toys for Tots (Various Counties): https://minneapolis-mn.toysfortots.org/local-coordinator-sites/lco-sites/default.aspx?nPageID=100&nPreviewInd=200&nRedirectInd=3.

• Thanksgiving Baskets: Union Gospel Mission Twin Cities. SIGN UP NOW!! qgiv.com

Please send your child to school with clothing appropriate for 30 minutes of outdoor recess (i.e. winter coat, snow pants, hats, gloves, and snow boots). We have an extremely limited supply of these items here available for students, or donations of hats and gloves that do not tolerate getting wet so well.

If you are in need of Winter Gear, here are some community resources:

Joseph's Coat: Call 651-291-2472 to schedule a shopping appointment for a Monday or Wednesday 9am-3pm.

Together for Good: Call 651-440-4058 to schedule a shopping appointment.

Salvation Army: Call East Side Salvation Army (651-776-8169) or West 7th Salvation Army (651-224-4316) to see if they still have coats available.

If you are still in need of support, please contact Julie Porath, School Social Worker, at 651-744-3531

Saint Paul Public Schools uses the National Weather Service (NWS) wind chill chart to determine whether recess will be held outside. Wind chill is the temperature it feels like on your skin when the wind is blowing. The stronger the wind, the colder it feels.

Schools will keep students inside if the wind chill is expected to be colder than -10 degrees below zero. Regardless of the wind chill, students who do not have the appropriate winter clothing will not be able to participate in outdoor recess.

As you can see in the chart below, if the temperature is 10 degrees above zero with winds of 15 miles per hour, the wind chill would be -7 degrees. This would allow recess to continue outside safely. However, if the temperature is 0 degrees with a 5 mph wind, the wind chill would be -11 degrees, requiring recess to be held indoors.

SY 2023-24

Crossroads is focused on raising the academic achievement scores for each student. Building academic and behavioral foundational skills is our primary area of focus as outlined in our Science School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP) found here https://bit.ly/SCIPFV and Montessori School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP) found here

We have had three bus safety meetings in the past two weeks and plan to have two more meetings this week. Students gather with others riding their afternoon bus to practice loading and finding their assigned seats. We also review safe bus riding expectations - such as staying seated, keeping the aisle clear, and using quiet voices. Students then load the bus together. Please continue to review these expectations with your students so all riders have calm and quiet trips to and from school.

Our first meeting of the year is: Wednesday, December 13, 2023. We would love to have you join us online via GoogleMeet. The link is here and listed below in the Family Community Event.

Main Office Line

651-767-8540

Attendance Line

651-744-4513

• Intersession 11/20 - 11/21
• No School for ALL 11/22-11/24
• Return to School 11/27

English

All school documents can be can be translated or interpreters made available upon request. Please contact the school office for support at 651-767-8540.

Spanish

Todos los documentos pueden ser traducidos o interpretados oralmente si usted lo solicita 651-767-8540.

Hmong

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Somali

Dhammaan dukumiintiyada iskuulka waa la turjumi karaa ama waxaa la heli karaa turjumaan haddii la codsado 651-767-8540.

Karen

Contact Mookapaw Bei at 651-767-8540.