Transition Plus Newsletter
September 2019 Edition
Getting Connected!
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CALENDAR
October Calendar
- Friday, Oct 11: Latino Studies Family Event 1:30 - 3:30
- Tuesday, Oct 15: International Potluck Family Event 5:30 - 7:00
- Tuesday, Oct 15: Family Conferences 5:00 - 7:00
- Wednesday, Oct 16: Family Conferences 9:00am - 12:00
- Wednesday, Oct 16: Flu Clinic 11:30 - 2:30
- No School Oct 16, 17, 18 for MEA
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STUDENT BRAGGING RIGHTS
Hirings
- Four Transition Plus students have been hired at Target Field this month
- Eleven students have interviewed and been selected to participate in the internship hiring process for TreeTrust. While participating in the Tree Trust/YouthBuild program, young people gain hands-on career training, complete high school and earn a paycheck in the process. Students learn employment and leadership skills while helping their community through home construction or tree care.
Congratulations to these students! We look forward to many more in the coming future. We also have many students starting at our 10 job sites where they are gaining a variety of work skills that may lead to gainful employment in the future.
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FAMILY RESOURCES
Here Comes The Bus App
Wondering when the school bus will arrive at your house? Download the free "Here Comes the Bus" app on your phone's app store and follow the set up instructions in the following links to get a notification when the bus enters your neighborhood.
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TRANSITION PLUS NEEDS
Feed The Need
Donation Needs:
- Shelf-stable foods
- CLEAN New or gently used clothing
- Soft, stretchy material pants for men and women
- new undergarments for men and women SIZE: small - 4XL
- clean stylish or plain hoodies
- clean jackets in great condition
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EMPLOYER OF THE MONTH
Waite House
Waite House, a long-standing pillar of the vibrant Phillips Community in South Minneapolis, has been selected as the Employer of the Month. Waite House has two great vocational training options for our students to participate. Students can build their resumes and gain valuable experience while serving the community by working in the Waite House food shelf or the Waite House cafeteria. Thank you Waite House for providing these valuable opportunities for Transition Plus students.
If you know of any employers who would be interested hiring students or groups of students, Transition Plus is always looking for partnerships to expand vocational opportunities.
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UPCOMING EVENTS - PLEASE RSVP
Latino Studies Family Event
Latino families, contact us if you would like to display/explain artifacts, help prepare food, or be a part of the planning. 612-668-4103, colleen.knuth@mpls.k12.mn.us
This is a monthly event to highlight and celebrate many of the cultures represented at Tplus. We need families to help plan, prepare, present, bring interesting artifacts, and/or prepare foods for every 2nd Friday of the month.
Friday, Oct 11, 2019, 01:30 PM
Transition Plus High School, East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
International Family Potluck
Tuesday, Oct 15, 2019, 05:30 PM
Transition Plus High School, East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Join Indian Education for the Welcome Back Powwow
Join Indian Education for the Welcome Back Powwow Friday, Sept. 27. Experience the culture of our community’s Indigenous population—the original inhabitants of this land—and celebrate the beginning of a new school year at this FREE family event. Everyone is welcome.
Intelligent Lives Film Screening and Discussion
From award-winning filmmaker Dan Habib comes INTELLIGENT LIVES, a catalyst to transform the label of intellectual disability from a life sentence of isolation into a life of possibility for the most systematically segregated people in America. The open-captioned film screening will be followed by a moderated discussion.
* Highland Park Library, 1974 Ford Pkwy
October 2, 6-8 p.m.
Rondo Library, 461 Dale St N
Oct 10, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Arlington Hills Library, 1200 Payne Ave
Oct 17, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
George Latimer Central Library 90 W 4th St
Oct 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
*Registration required. Upstream Arts post-show - ASL-interpreted discussion
Call 651-695-3700 to register
Transition Plus Services
Email: transitionplus@mpls.k12.mn.us
Website: transplus.mpls.k12.mn.us
Location: 2015 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Phone: (612)668-4100
Facebook: facebook.com/transitionplus.mps
Twitter: @MPS_Tplus