Somerset E-News

Upcoming Dates:

Mon-5/24: PTA Board Meeting 5:00-6:30

Tue-5/25:

Wed-5/26: 2nd grade Dodge Follow-up Q & A 12:45-1:15

Thr-5/27: Final Packet Pick-up for Distance Learners 7:30am-6:30pm

Fri-5/28:

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Mon-5/31: No School-Memorial Day

Tue-6/1:

Wed-6/2:

Thr-6/3: 4th grade Recognition 1:00pm

Fri-6/4:
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Mon-6/7: PTA Recognition at School Board Meeting 6:00pm

Tue-6/8: 2nd grade Tricia and the Toonies Performance 9:15am

Wed-6/9: Last Day of School (Full Day)

Thr-6/10: iPad Return for DL Students (more info in next E-News)

Big Thank you to families for joining us for a Community Activities Conversation! Parents and PTA members came together to share ideas about how to plan for PTA sponsored activities for the upcoming school year!

Interested in learning more or sharing your thoughts?

Join us at the virtual May 2021 PTA Board Meeting - Monday, 5/24 at 5:00pm! Google Meet code: meet.google.com/zho-pihf-vhk

On the agenda: Fundraising, Budget and Fall 2021/22 Activities

Stocking up on snacks for lunchboxes, youth sports, and summer break? Box Tops has a new digital program and it's easier than ever to earn money all year round to support the Somerset PTA! 1) Download the Box Tops App and create an account 2) Buy Box Tops products 3) Scan your receipt.

Shopping Online for Delivery? No problem! After creating an account - Email digital receipts to

receipts@boxtops4education.com

Redeem anywhere, anytime, within 14 days of purchase!

Every little bit helps our Somerset Stars. So far this year, we've raised $33.80.

Stars Academy Invite in Somalian

Stars Academy Invite in Spanish

Stars Academy Invite in English

In-Person Dates- July 7-29 (Stars is held Monday- Thursday)

Time- Approx. 7:30a - 12:40p

Location: Garlough Elementary School

Who: students going into grades 1-4 for 2021-2022.

Virtual Learning Dates- July 7-29 (Stars is held Monday- Thursday)

Time- Approx. 8:15- 11:15am

Location: Online

Who: students going into grades 1-4 for 2021-2022.

Summer Camp registration is open! Join us for some summer fun at various locations in District 197! Click HERE to view our summer camp offerings. We have everything from art, soccer, track and field, basketball, STEM, babysitting and more! Register your child for camps that serve the grade they will be in for Fall of 2021.

Please call us at 651-403-8520 if you have any questions!

Please remember to use the Minnesota Department of Health home self-screening tool each

day before sending your child to school.

https://www.isd197.org/district/covid-19-resources/home-self-screening-tool

If your child develops symptoms of illness while at school, we will be using the MDH decision

tree to determine the next steps that need to be taken in order to maintain a safe environment at

school.

https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/schools/exguide.pdf

You will be called to pick your child up if they present with two or more “less common”

symptoms or one “more common” symptom. Further guidance on how long your child will need

to be out will be given by the school nurse depending on the situation.

If a positive case arises in your child's class, you will be notified and advised to quarantine your child for a 14 day period. During this time, the entire class will move to distance learning format temporarily. It would be best to have a back up plan ready for remote learning ready to go, given that a situation could occur at any time.

Thursday Packet Pickups will continue on the dates listed below for Distance Learning classes only. Because we will now have students in the building, the Packet Pickup table will be placed on the main sidewalk and families will need to hop out and grab their child's packets. We will no longer have staff available to deliver your packets curbside. The Packet Pickup times will remain 7:30am-6:30pm. Please avoid picking up your child's packet between 8:10-8:40 and 2:15-2:45 as these are our arrival and dismissal times and the parking lot will be busy.

Packet Pickup Dates 2021

Thursday, May 27 (Final Packet Pickup)

Click on the pdf link below for all the information!

Somerset will again compile a Somerset Family Directory this school year. Families that would like their information included in the Family Directory should complete the linked form for each of your Somerset Stars. We will send out the link to the Family Directory next week. Updates will be made throughout the year as more families add their information.

Click here to provide your information for the directory.

We are off to a slow start, but here is the start to our Somerset Family Directory! We will update with new submissions weekly until the end of October, at which point updates will become less frequent.

2020-21 Somerset Family Directory

Email: libby.huettl@isd197.org
Website: www.isd197.org/somerset
Location: 1355 Dodd Road, Mendota Heights, MN, United States
Phone: 651-403-8200
Facebook: facebook.com/somersetelementary