Dear Annunciation Families,
It is hard to believe that today is October 1st and that we are nearing the end of our 5th week of school. Thank you to everyone for your understanding and support as we continue to navigate all the new protocols and procedures of school during a pandemic. The joy and excitement that is present in the school everyday is a testament to the importance of in-person learning.
Kari Zobel,
Principal
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School Starts at 8am:
Effective next Monday (10/5) all doors will lock at 8am.
Students arriving after 8am must check in at the front office by entering via Door #1.
Students arriving after 8am will be marked as tardy.
*** Please e-mail nurse@annunciationmsp.org with ALL tardies, absences, appointments, or traveling notices.***
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We have been notified the 2019-2020 yearbook is in production. Unfortunately, we have not been given a delivery timeline. In the meantime, you can view the yearbook here.
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The PYP (IB’s Primary Years Program) is a transdisciplinary program organized around six themes of global significance.
Learn More about the Transdisciplinary Themes
Teachers are guided by these six transdisciplinary themes as they design units of inquiry. Each grade level completes a unit of inquiry under each of these themes during the school year. In the next weeks, we will wrap up our first unit of inquiry, teachers will take time to reflect on the unit and how students demonstrated knowledge and took action based on their learning.
Grades K, 1, 2, 3, 5 are currently working on the Who We Are unit of inquiry. 4th grade is currently working on the How We Organize Ourselves unit of inquiry.
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We will be accepting used uniform donations on Monday, October 5th!
We will only be accepting donations on the first Monday of every month, so please bring them in on those designated days only. Uniform donations need to be washed prior to donating and placed in a plastic or paper bag when delivering to the school.
Since the weather is starting to get more chilly, we are looking for donations of sweatshirts, long sleeve shirts and pants. We are also still in great need of size small or medium shirts!
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Picture Day Date is Wednesday, October 7
Students can be out of uniform on picture day. Orders can be placed online at https://my.lifetouch.com/mylifetouch/#/ and enter
Picture Day ID: EVTMCFFKT
Class group photos will not be taken this year due to social distancing restrictions.
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School will be closed October 14th, 15th, AND 16th for MEA.
The Extended Day program will be open for our families from 7:00am – 6:00pm.
- Wednesday, October 14th we will be going to Cinema Grill in New Hope. The bus will leave at 11:00am and will return at 2:30pm. The children DO NOT need to bring a lunch. We will be having pizza there. The movie is yet TBD.
- Thursday, October 15th we will be going to Skateville in Burnsville. The bus will leave at 11:15am and will return at 2:30pm. The children will need to bring a lunch. They must wear socks and may bring money for snacks/lunch and games.
- Friday, October 16th our theme for the day will be Fall Celebration. The children will be participating in several fun and exciting events/activities dealing with the changing seasons. The children will need to bring a lunch from home and we will be staying on school grounds.
We will provide a snack at 9:00am and at 2:45pm. The snack at 4:45pm is brought from home. Please dress the children appropriately. We go outside in the morning as well as the afternoon.
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- If one of your children is showing one of the more common symptoms or two of the less common symptoms, ALL children must stay home even if other children are feeling fine. Please notify nurse@annunciationmsp.org for the next steps.
- Our school nurse, Christy McFadden, can guide you on helpful testing locations and procedures to get your children safely back to school while keeping everyone else healthy too.
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Self-Screen Daily:
Please follow Annunciation’s self-screening protocols each day to check for COVID- 19 symptoms in your child(ren).
Our goal remains the same - keeping everyone healthy!
These symptoms are consistent with the current
Minnesota Department of Health guidelines and decision tree updates.
More common symptoms:
Have one symptom? Stay home
-fever greater or equal to 100.4, new onset and/or worsening cough, difficulty breathing or new loss of taste or smell
Less common symptoms:
Have just one? Monitor symptom progression
Have two symptoms? Stay home
-sore throat, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, chills, muscle pain, excessive fatigue, new onset of severe headache or new onset of nasal congestion or runny nose
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CSCOE Mental Health and Wellness Initiative: Peace of Mind
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Please mark your child's name on all of their things! The lost and found is filling up with lots of jackets, water bottles and Annunciation sweatshirts that have not been labeled. Items that have a name on them, have a good chance of being returned to your child. Articles in the lost and found will be held for about 2 weeks before they are donated.
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LEADING WITH SPIRIT AWARD
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Send your kid's teacher a virtual high five!
Give a staff member a hug without touching them! Fill out a Leading with Spirit card online to show your appreciation for all they do. They will receive your recognition and be entered into a drawing.
We are still looking for donations for next month's drawing. If you’d like to donate a gift card or organize something special for these monthly drawings, please reach out to either Tara Dietenberger at tdietenberger@gmail.com or Jenny Kearney at jakearn@gmail.com.
To fill out a recognition, go to: https://www.annunciationmsp.org/school/show-spirit.
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Annunciation Friends of Our Lady Present. . .
41st Annual Cancer Home Fundraiser Dinner
Sunday, October 11, 2020
2:30PM Program, Annunciation Church
Dinner will be “Take Out” after program
$20.00 per person
Kindly RSVP by Wednesday, October 7, 2020
All proceeds from this dinner will be sent to Our Lady of Peace Home. Please join us and show your support!
Questions:
Meg Weides-Pospisil
612-532-7035
megpospisil@msn.com
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Have information you'd like included in the Weekender?
The Weekender is sent out on Thursdays during the school year.
If you would like to have something featured in the Weekender, please submit contributions for consideration by Tuesday at 12pm for the week of distribution.
Please submit it using this form or by emailing Jessica Knutson. Thank you!
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If you have an additional family member who would like to receive these emails please contact Jessica Knutson.
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OUR VISION STATEMENT
Annunciation Catholic School fosters each child’s potential to create a better world through faith, virtue, knowledge, and service to others.
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