A Letter from Mr. Gregg About Nashville School Shootings

Tragic situations make us confront hard realities—evil in the world, the brevity of life, and our limited ability to protect our children. We grieve for parents walking through unfathomable loss, not wanting to imagine ourselves in their place but fearing one day we may be in their shoes. What does it look like for us to entrust our children to the Lord while rightly acknowledging how evil and suffering affect us? There are no easy answers, but prayer is good place to start. Click here to read the full letter from Mr. Gregg.

Have a Great Spring Break!

Happy Spring Break! Reminder there is NO SCHOOL Friday, March 31st for Records Day and April 3rd-7th for Spring Break. We hope you enjoy the time off and we’ll see you back on Monday, April 10th.

Emerge Mother’s Academy Work Prep Class!

Emerge Mother’s Academy is having a group Work Prep Class on Wednesday, April 5th at 12:30 pm and then 1:1’s for the rest of April! The class will be at 3501 Aldrich Ave S, Mpls 55408. Email [email protected] to register! Click here to see their flyer.

Demolition has begun!

Demolition started this week on the new building! Dumpsters have been placed around the PEI building and will be replaced regularly, so big trucks will be around frequently. In addition, construction fencing will be put up around the entirety of the MOB/PEI buildings. When you return from Spring Break you will no longer be access any driveways on the south (24th Street) and west (Park Avenue). Parent Pick-Up and Drop-Off will remain the same. Thanks!

Creative Expressions Programs

We’re one month away from our Creative Expressions Programs!

Mark your calendars for our Creative Expression Programs:

3rd-5th Grade: Thursday, April 27 @ 7pm
Upper School: Thursday, April 27 (during the school day)
K-2nd Grade: Friday, April 28 @ 3pm

For our Lower School Creative Expressions programs the event will begin with group musical performances in the Lower Gym, move into classrooms afterward for recitations, and will include an art walk available for guests to view in the hallways. Parents and families are invited! Bring your friends! Our Upper School students will be performing a spoken presentation to their classmates during the school day (specific times tbd). Parents are invited as space allows. We look forward to seeing you all!

Tuition Scholarship Conferences

Save the date! Tuition Scholarship Conferences are May 1st, 2nd and 3rd. An email will be sent out Monday, April 10th (Subject: 3 Tuition Scholarship Conference To-Do’s!) with a sign-up link, forms link and parent survey link. Please complete those as soon as possible. Thanks!

Form Help Night!

Several forms will need to be completed by all families for Tuition Scholarship Conferences. If you would like 1:1 help completing these forms, come to our Forms Help Night on Thursday, April 13th! It will be from 6 – 7:30 pm in the Chapel. Interpretation will be available. Make sure to bring your 2022 taxes or your W2s and unemployment income statements. Thanks!

Sign-up for Driver’s Ed Classes!

Last chance to register for Driver’s Ed! Click here to register.  Classes will meet after Spring Break on April 10 – May 13. Check out  https://mnafterschool.org/ to see if you are eligible for 75% of your Driver’s Ed cost to be covered by MAA. Questions? Email [email protected].

 

April Lunch & Breakfast Menus

Click here to see April’s Breakfast and Lunch Menu’s! Reminder: Breakfast is FREE, Lunches are $3.30 unless you qualify for Free or Reduced meals. Click here to pay online or view lunch transactions. (School Zip Code: 55404). Click “Make Cafeteria Deposit” to make a payment. Note: Credit Card Payments have a 2.3% + $1 per transaction. Questions? Email [email protected]

Free School Meals for Kids Bill

As some of you know, Governor Walz signed the Free School Meals for Kids bill on Friday, March 17. This will allow all K-12 students in Minnesota to have free breakfast and lunches starting NEXT school year (August 2023). Application for Educational Benefit forms will still need to be filled out by families later this year. Click here to read more about the new bill.