Wolf Pack Press

Feb 212 min read

Copy of Wolf Pack Press - February 21, 2024

Here's what is happening at school!

The Second Graders' Lunar New Year Parade was last week! Kicking off the Year of the Dragon!

Upcoming Events

- Friday, Feb 23 - School Spirit Day - Dress wacky/mismatch/backwards

- Saturday, Feb 24 - Luminary Festival - More info below!

- Friday, March 8 - No School - Conference prep

- Tuesday, March 12 - Advisory Council (5:30) and SAPSA meetings in the school library - All are welcome!

Advisory Council meets 5:30-6:30

SAPSA meets 6:30-7:30

- Thursday, March 14 - NEW Somali Parent Council meeting

5:30-6:30pm at the school

Meetings are held in the Somali language, and Mr Mohamed will be there to translate. Please come!

Luminary Festival

This weekend, join the Saint Anthony Park Student Association as we host the 3rd annual Luminary Walk. 2/24 5:30-7:30 PM. Saturday will feature family-friendly storytime Crankies at 6PM, fire dancers at 7PM and hot cocoa throughout.

Ways to be involved :

Contribute to our Amazon Wishlist - Luminary Amazon Wishlist

Volunteer to serve hot cocoa on Saturday February 24th HERE

Volunteer to help set up on the day of Saturday February 24th HERE

Volunteer to clean up Monday morning February 26th 7:30am HERE

NEW - Literati Book Fair

Our Spring Book Fair will be held during school conferences this year, shoppable 24/7 online beginning tomorrow, Thursday 2/22/24 until 3/29/24, and at school while conferences are in session. Please remember to stop into the school library to shop for your student, teacher, family and friends.

All purchases benefit the school - just select the school name starting TOMORROW to shop online: https://literati.com/store

Watch the NEXT WPP for sign-up links to volunteer at the book fair!

Winter Community Service Project Recap

THANK you to everyone who donated socks and soap for this project, and to Keiko Breyan for organizing!

Safe Space Shelter wanted to express their sincere gratitude and communicated that St. Anthony Park Elementary school's generosity is what gives their guests the resources and support they need every day.

The school donated 305 pairs of socks and 313 bars of soap!

Safe Space Shelter, an emergency shelter located in a Ramsey County government building, has 64 beds and operates overnight from 10 PM - 9 AM with some services also offered during the day. Further information about Safe Space can be found here: https://www.modelcities.org/model-cities-st-paul/safe-space-shelter/

Keiko delivering SAP's many donations

Community Events

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.

Library Helpers

Help reshelve books on Tuesdays or Thursdays. More info and sign up HERE

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:

https://www.everymeal.org/free-weekend-food/

What's for lunch in February?

We like breakfast too!

Have a great week, Wolf Pack

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to communications@sapsamn.org

Feb 72 min read

Wolf Pack Press - February 7, 2024

Here's what is happening at school!

Unicorn (Dr. Duke) and Unicorn Security (Ms. Hass) in the halls of SAP!

Upcoming Events

- TOMORROW Thursday, February 8 - Dine Out at Nico's Tacos - All day! Como Ave location - Just tell them you're there for the SAP fundraiser

Yum!

- Tuesday, February 13 - Advisory Council (5:30) and SAPSA meetings in the school library - All are welcome!

Advisory Council meets 5:30-6:30

SAPSA meets 6:30-7:30

- Weekend of February 24-25 - Luminary Festival - More info below!

Read-A-Thon

Congratulations to our students, who vastly exceeded the Read-a-Thon's 195,000 minute goal, reading a staggering 373,995 minutes! Because of this, Dr. Duke transformed into a unicorn and bicycled through the school, to the delight of students!

It was very close across some grades, but the top reading classes winning an ice cream party for each grade level were Crosby, Cariveau, Krider, McGregor, Pratt, and Roth.

The Read-a-Thon is such a special event and a major fundraiser, and if friends or relatives still want to support our students, donations can still be made at https://www.givemn.org/story/Read2024.

Thanks also to volunteers Tammy Albrecht, Jen DeYoung, Beth Kary, Kerrin Flanagan, Anne Schroeder, and Sara Shepard. You counted a lot of minutes and we appreciate it!

Upcoming: Luminary Festival

Get ready for the third annual St. Anthony Park Luminary Festival, taking place from 5:30-7pm on Saturday, Feb 24th. We've had an unusual winter, but we'll gather whatever the weather with a lit path, hot cocoa, fire dancers, and an art installation by The Makery. Event is free and open to the public. Feel free to contribute an ice sculpture, fulfill an item or two from our Amazon Wishlist HERE, or volunteer to support this magical night.

Set up Volunteer - sign up HERE

Hot Cocoa Volunteer - sign up HERE

Luminary Clean-up crew - sign up HERE

LEGO League

SAP Teams Gold Bricks and Mighty Mini Figs competed in the LEGO League competition at Capitol Hill in late January. The kids all did a wonderful job of representing our school, presented innovative projects, and Mini Figs brought home the Robot Design Award! Thank you to Ms. Crowe, Ms. Phillips, and Mr. McKenzie for coaching this challenging and creative activity.

SAP Open House and Tours

We need parents and guardians of current students to help promote our school!

Library Helpers

Updated dates! Help reshelve books on Tuesdays or Thursdays. More info and sign up HERE

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:

https://www.everymeal.org/free-weekend-food/

What's for lunch in February?

We like breakfast too!

Have a great week, Wolf Pack

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to communications@sapsamn.org

Jan 242 min read

Wolf Pack Press - January 24, 2024

Updated: Jan 25

Read-A-Thon 2024 - "Reading is Magical!"

Upcoming Events

- TODAY Wednesday, January 24 - Read-A-Thon - Last day to count your reading minutes!

- TOMORROW Thursday, January 25 - Turn in Read-A-Thon reading logs and donations

- Friday, January 26 - No School - Professional Development

- Weekend of February 24-25 - Luminary Festival - More info below!

Read-A-Thon

TODAY is the last reading day for the 2024 Read-A-Thon, "Reading is Magical!"

Please turn in your reading logs and donations collected so far tomorrow, on Thursday! Hard copies went home last week, but if you need copies of any of the Read-A-Thon materials, they are available online at https://www.sapsamn.org/read-a-thon

Donations can also be made online at https://www.givemn.org/story/Read2024

Dr. Duke and teachers also made a super fun video to celebrate that "Reading is Magical!" See it HERE.

Want to help count class minutes this weekend or with the Read-A-Thon prize assembly on Thursday 2/1? Sign up HERE.

Upcoming: Luminary Festival

The beautiful Luminary Festival is coming up in February! Please mark your calendars and join us to enjoy the lights together!

To help with this special community event, use the following links:

Set up - HERE

Hot Cocoa Volunteer - HERE

Luminary Clean-up crew - HERE

SAP Open House and Tours

We need parents and guardians of current students to help promote our school!

SAPSA Service Project

Safe Space Shelter in Lowertown needs soap and socks. Donations of bars of soap and/or new pairs of warm socks can be dropped off in the collection box located inside the school’s front entrance through the end of January.

Library Helpers

Updated dates! Help reshelve books on Tuesdays or Thursdays. More info and sign up HERE

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:

https://www.everymeal.org/free-weekend-food/

Community Events

What's for lunch in January?

We like breakfast too!

Have a great week, Wolf Pack

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to communications@sapsamn.org