Yesterday was a beautiful day for the Running Club race! Way to go, runners!
Enthusiastic kids pour out of the school before the race
Upcoming Events
-GOING ON NOW! May 15-16 - Plant Sale - 8am-7pm, Langford Park
-Tomorrow! Thursday, May 16 - Family Picnic - Join us during your child's lunch time!
-Friday, May 17 - Family Friday! 7:15-8am in the cafeteria - Walk your student(s) to class in the morning, and then join community members for coffee and conversation in the cafeteria. Coffee is provided. If you'd like, bring a treat or creamer to share, or just bring your good cheer!
-Friday, May 17 - Talent Show - At the Murray Middle School auditorium. Performers, please arrive by 5:30pm. Show starts at 6pm.
-Thursday, May 30 - 5th Grade Graduation - 5:30pm
Plant Sale
The plant sale is happening now - Wednesday and Thursday at Langford Park!
Bring beauty to your yard, while supporting SAP. And it's not too late to sign up to volunteer! This is a fun way to help! Sign up HERE
Spring Carnival Recap
It was so much fun to see so many of you at the Spring Carnival last Friday! So many family and community members volunteered, and teachers that stepped up to help make the event a reality! It takes over 200 volunteers to make an evening like this a success.
The Carnival earned a little over $8,000, which will help pay for science and PE materials, buy books for the library, help cover the end-of-year field trips, and more!
THANK YOU to the volunteers! And thanks to those below for putting together this event!
Breanna Mueller- Carnival Chair
Joel VanValin and Kerrin Flanagan- Activities
Anita Severt and Lauren Renner- Bake Sale
Sara Shepard and Parisa Sarkaratpour- Raffle
JoAnna Justiniano- Volunteer Coordinator
Starke Mueller, Jason Troutman, and Michael Bloyer- Games
Christina Samaroo and Laura and Andy Gillott- Food
David and Marti Deliema- Karaoke
Anne Schroeder- Signs and Decorations
Finally, a should out to our local corporate sponsors- Minnepau Veterinary Clinic and Saint Anthony Park Dental Clinic!
Gorgeous Quilts to raise Money for Wolf Ridge
SAP parent Emily Ronning has made 2 gorgeous quilts that are being auctioned off to benefit student tuition for the 5th grade trip to Wolf Ridge. They are made with batik fabric and flannel backing.
Additional heartwarming information can be found on her blog, and you can bid on the 32auctions website.
T-Shirts designed by SAP students
Kari Jensen (Mom of Kendi-5th and Klo-2nd) has been partnering with art teacher Mara Schriver for much of this school year to help every kid at SAP create a t-shirt design. Twenty-one student designs were chosen to be featured and sold on Fable Clothing's website with a percentage of the profits going towards SAPSA. It's all so exciting!
Shirts are available HERE.
T-shirts will be produced that have been designed by the following students:
Melody, K-Lime
Remy, K-Lime
Marwa, Cariveau - 1
Kaisa, Austin-2
Zeynep, MacGregor-3
Torah, Funk-3
Soren, MacGregor-3
Ila, WWeisman-3
Clara, Hausman-4
Isabelle, Hausman-4
Tilda, Hausman-4
Charlie, Stannard Pratt-4
Kaeh, Roth-5
Amelia, Roth-5
Kendi, Roth-5
Luke, Roth-5
Norah, Crowe-5
Kimberly, Crowe-5
Lulou, Hawkins-5
Ikhlas, HellaYelk-5
Cleo, HellaYelk-5
Join the SAPSA Board
Being on the SAPSA Board is a wonderful and rewarding way to get more involved at school! If you are interested in being on the board, please reach out to JoAnna Justiniano, the current Volunteer Coordinator for SAPSA at volunteercoordinator@SAPSAMN.org for more details on each position.
The board is a 2 year commitment, and we have the following positions becoming available in the fall. SAPSA meets once a month publicly and usually once or every other month just as a board.
Open positions:
Secretary - official note taker at meetings
Vice President - shadowing President, to take on President role the following year
Volunteer Coordinator - create sign up geniuses for volunteer needs for events and help recruit volunteers for events. For large events, help ensure volunteers know where to go.
Treasurer - manage SAPSA bank accounts. Receive and pay out funds. Create the SAPSA budget along with executive board members. File taxes.
Advisory Council Representative - plan parent/guardian informational sessions
SAP Open House and Tours
We need parents and guardians of current students to help promote our school!
School Tours happen on Tuesdays and Fridays through the winter and spring. 1-2 tour guides lead a group around the school so they can see our awesome teachers in action. Training and direction are provided if you want it.
Sign up HERE.
Library Helpers
Help reshelve books on Tuesdays or Thursdays. More info and sign up HERE
Community Events
A 64-bed overnight-only emergency shelter for people living homeless will be relocating from downtown to a Luther Seminary building near Murray Middle School. On Tuesday, May 21 from 5:30-7:30pm, there will be an informational meeting about this for the community. Details follow:
Model Cities and Ramsey County to host Town Hall for Safe Space Shelter relocation
Model Cities, together with Ramsey County, will host a community town hall Tuesday, May 21 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. to announce the relocation of Safe Space Shelter. The shelter is expected to transition to Luther Seminary in Saint Paul in mid- summer. The shelter move is a part of a phased approach to close Ramsey County’s Government Center East building, in which the shelter currently operates. Residents are encouraged to attend the town hall to ask questions and share comments with county and city officials as well as Model Cities staff. View full event details.
Those interested may also submit anonymous questions or comments online. Responses to questions or concerns will be posted to ramseycounty.us/HSD following the town hall event and updated periodically.
What: Safe Space Shelter Community Town Hall
Where: Location Change - Luther Seminary's Olson Campus Center, 1490 Fulham Street
Ramsey County Board Chair Trista Martinson
Saint Paul Deputy Mayor Jaime Tincher
Saint Paul City Council President Mitra Jalali
Ramsey County Director of Housing Stability Keith Lattimore
Model Cities Chief Executive Officer Kizzy Downie
More:
In 2019, Model Cities and Ramsey County partnered together to open Safe Space Shelter; a year-round, low-barrier emergency shelter, that provides a place to sleep for up to 64 people living homeless each night. Safe Space shelter reservations are being made by Ramsey County’s Shelter Entry and Diversion team. People in need of emergency shelter, as well as community partners, are encouraged to contact the team for assistance using one of the following methods:
Phone: 651-266-1050
Email: ShelterEntry@ramseycounty.us
In-person: Saint Paul Opportunity Center, 422 Dorothy Day Place, Saint Paul, MN 55102 (Second floor)
Spirit Wear
Available online HERE.
Spirit Wear, including our SAP hijabs, will also be for sale at many school events!
Every Meal - Free Weekend Food Program -
Receive free, non-perishable food items delivered to kids' backpacks on Fridays. For more information about the program and to sign up, visit:
What's for lunch in May?
We like breakfast too!
Have a great week, Wolf Pack
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