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Connect-Dec. 9

Connect-Dec. 9
Connect-Dec. 9

Dec. 9, 2025

Park Brook students take on cardio drumming Park Brook students take on cardio drumming

Students participating in drumming
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Park Brook Elementary School’s Focus on Fitness encompasses all kinds of wide-ranging opportunities for its students to move their bodies. One recent example of this is the school’s cardio drumming class after school.

Learn more about cardio drumming

Form for fifth, eighth grade students affected by attendance boundary changes Form for fifth, eighth grade students affected by attendance boundary changes

Attendance boundary changes
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Due Dec. 22

Students impacted by upcoming attendance boundary changes who will be in grades five or eight next school year have the option to remain in their current school for the 2026-27 school year if they so choose. Transportation, however, will be the responsibility of parents/caregivers.


All families with 2026-27 fifth or eighth graders will need to fill out the Remain in Place selection form via ParentVUE by Monday, Dec. 22, letting the district know whether your family plans to use this option for your 2026-27 fifth or eighth grader.


Note, this is only applicable to students who will be in fifth or eighth grade in 2026-27 – not siblings of this student population. Step-by-step directions on how to fill out the form in ParentVUE are available via osseoschools.org/RemainInPlace. If you haven’t previously accessed ParentVUE, please first start with the ParentVUE directions via osseoschools.org/ParentVUE.

Supporting our scholars and families amidst current events Supporting our scholars and families amidst current events

Over the last few days, immigration enforcement actions locally have caused anxiety and fear for many in our community, especially among our Somali and immigrant families.

As always, our team is working to ensure every scholar feels safe and supported. Here is some information on how we’re doing that amidst current events:

  • This FAQ document outlines our district’s immigration-related procedures.

  • The Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota (ILCM) offers helpful legal and community support.

  • If your child is feeling worried or needs someone to talk to, please reach out to a member of your school.

Palmer Lake Elementary School hosts movemindfully event Palmer Lake Elementary School hosts movemindfully event

Students participating in activities at a table
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Palmer Lake Elementary School hosted a movemindfully Panther Den meeting the evening of Dec. 4, where students and their parents/caregivers could come in to learn about movemindfully strategies to help children regulate through intentional movement.
Read more about the event

Upcoming musical concerts across the district Upcoming musical concerts across the district

Students playing the trumpet
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Throughout the months of December and January, various musical concerts will be held at schools across the district.
Find out when the concerts are taking place
recent opportunities for learning and fun around Osseo Area Schools
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Students participating in a troupe showcase.
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Birch Grove School for the Arts students show off artistic efforts at troupe Expo and Showcase

At Birch Grove School for the Arts, students take part in arts electives as part of their standard school day. Art elective offerings shift throughout the school year, and on the evening of Dec. 4, students had an opportunity to show off the efforts they put into their trimester one arts education with a winter troupe expo and showcase. Learn more about the showcase.

Students and staff playing virtual bingo
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279Online students kick off the trimester with virtual bingo

Middle and high school students at 279Online celebrated a successful first trimester and kicked off the second trimester on Dec. 3 when they gathered to play virtual bingo. Students enjoyed the opportunity to participate in some festive fun and connect with their school community. Students won prizes including key chains, pens, magnets, Rubik's Cubes, fidgets and Dilly Bars.

People visiting the holiday sale
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CBVAT hosts winter sale and open house

Community-Based Vocational Assessment and Training (CBVAT) hosted their winter sale and open house on Dec. 2. Members of the community were invited to come and purchase items created by the CBVAT students and see all of the great work they have done so far this school year, such as car care packages, dog and cat toys, holiday cards and gift bags and more.

Students with the shed they built.
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Maple Grove students construct and auction off shed

Students in Maple Grove Senior High School tech-ed teacher Scott Kasten's residential construction class recently completed construction of a shed, which they designed to fit a variety of possible uses such as a tiny house, guest house, she-shed, man-cave or garden shed. The school is selling the shed in a public surplus auction, with the proceeds going back in to the program.

Looking ahead Looking ahead

  • Dec. 9: School board policy committee meeting and work session
  • Dec. 16: School board regular business meeting
  • Dec. 17: Magnet lottery application deadline
  • Dec. 24-Jan. 2: No school, winter break
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Osseo Area Schools
osseoschools.org
11200 93rd Avenue North

Maple Grove, MN 55369

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Our mission is to inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning.

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