Paw-some News

Upcoming Events

• October 6: Last day of the Book Fair
• October 6: S'mores Family Night, 5:00-6:30 PM More information below
• October 13: Picture Retakes

No School

• October 12
• October 15 and 16
• November 6

2026-27 School Year Calendar

An Open House family event is open for all families to visit any time between 5:00-6:30 for as long as they are interested.

During the Open House, families can visit their student’s classroom and their specialist teachers. Families can make S’mores (watch this video to learn how to make a S’more), visit the Book Fair (a book fair is like a bookstore in our school library), and tour a New Brighton Fire Department fire truck.

A S’more is a snack sandwich created when a marshmallow is heated over a fire and squeezed between two graham crackers with a square of chocolate.

We hope to see you there!

Thank you for all the support during our fundraiser! We can't wait to have a great year supporting students, staff and families, and building the Pike Lake community!

Next Meeting

• Thursday, October 8 at 7:00 PM in the Pike Lake library
• You do not need to be a paying member to attend
• Interpreters are available with advanced notice

PTA Membership

We still need 3 more people to become paying members to stay in good standing with PTA! Being a member does not commit you to anything, but it is great because members are

the only ones that can vote during PTA meetings - so you can help choose how we

spend the money that we raised to help support our school and our students.

● It costs $10 to become an official member

● Pay with cash while attending a meeting, or pay with card via givebacks which does

include a credit card fee. https://www.givebacks.com/causes/pikelakepta

Volunteer Opportunities

● Open House- Taco Bar Meal for teachers- October 6th https://signup.com/go/yiAqKLW

● Vision Hearing Screens- November 2nd/3rd https://signup.com/go/rCyCUeH

● Ongoing Lunch Volunteers Throughout the entire school year

https://signup.com/go/TomRPJv

Reminder that you must have a completed background check on file with the school to volunteer. Visit the front desk in person with an ID to complete this process if you have not already.

The final days of the Scholastic Book Fair are Monday and Tuesday!

• 3:00-7:00 PM
• Pike Lake library
• We still need volunteers! Sign up here

This Farm to School Thursday, students tried Minnesota-cultivated wild rice sourced from Nawapo and cabbage slaw made with locally grown cabbage from Open Hands Farm. Wild rice provides fiber to help support healthy digestion, while cabbage contains vitamin C to help support a healthy immune system.

Please remember to label all of your child's things with their first and last name! This includes:

• Jackets
• Sweatshirts
• Hats and mittens or gloves
• Snow pants
• Backpacks
• Water bottles
• Lunchboxes

Ways to label:

• Permanent or fabric marker
• Masking tape
• Custom labels or stamps (many places online have these)

If you wish to bring something to share with classmates for a birthday celebration, please limit it to a non-food acknowledgement. This is a district policy for grades K-5 to provide a safe environment for those with food sensitivities and/or allergies. Donation examples include, but are not limited to: a favorite book or board game for the class collection, stickers, pencils, pens, markers, erasers, etc. Do not send latex balloons.

It is not required to send anything to acknowledge a student's birthday.

When your child is absent, please use one of the two options below to ensure the office receives messages about your student's attendance. Attendance messages sent directly to teachers will not be received by the office if the teacher is absent or does not read/forward the message.

1. ParentVUE (this is the fastest and easiest) - Select "Report Absences" on the Student List/Home Screen. Click here for the ParentVUE login link.
2. Note: For midday pickups, notify the teacher directly via email, please do not submit the absence on ParentVue.
3. Call the attendance line: 651-621-7401. This is a voicemail only line so you can leave a message any time of the day or night.

If your child is sent home for illness and health staff have told you your student cannot attend the following day, you must still enter it in ParentVUE or call the attendance line. For the safety of our students we verify their absences every morning.

School menu can be found here.

The school district has online interactive menus which include nutritional information and allergens. To view the menus, along with printing instructions, click here.

Please remember to bring your ID with you to check in at the office if you are coming to the school to:

• Pick up a student
• Volunteer
• Attend a meeting
• Have lunch with your student
• Filling out a background check