Ada-Borup Elementary
March Newsletter
Welcome to the Spring!
2021 Pennies for Patients Fundraiser
Distance Learning Update
Return of 5 day In-person Learning/4th Quarter Return Option for Students
We will continue to allow students to "opt-in" to distance learning for the 4th quarter if they have completed the necessary paperwork. If you are currently opting-in to distance learning, but would like to have your child return for the 4th quarter, the window of opportunity to do so will be from March 29th - April 9th. Please email me if you are interested in making a change.
Please let me know if you have any questions regarding this switch.
Early Dismissal on Friday, March 19th.
No School Friday, April 2nd and Monday, April 5th.
Last Day of School/Early Dismissal on Friday, May 28th
Kindergarten Round Up
Class Lists/Classroom Requests for the 2021-2022 School Year
Ada-Borup Elementary School
Classroom Request Guidelines: 2021-2022
Parents wishing to make a request for their child for the upcoming school year must make the request in writing to the principal by submitting a completed Classroom Information form (attached below).
It is not possible to honor all requests.
Parents are cautioned not to request placement or non-placement of specific teachers. Requests that include the teacher's specific names on the Classroom Information form will be thrown out. Teacher specific requests must be communicated to the principal so a personal meeting can be scheduled to discuss the situation. Please remember that what may have been heard about a teacher or teachers from other parents or community members is specific to that parent/teacher/student situation. Just as each child is unique, so is each teacher. An experience that other parents may have had with their children may be totally different from what your child could have with the same teacher.
Requests for a child not to be placed with another child, for whatever reason, must be noted in writing on the Classroom Information form. Given other circumstances and teacher recommendations, it is not always possible to honor these requests.
ONLY WRITTEN REQUESTS RECEIVED BY FRIDAY, April 30th WILL BE CONSIDERED.
All parent requests received by the deadline of April 30th, 2021, will be strongly considered, however, the final placement decision is based upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to academic and social considerations, total class size, male/female ratio, and heterogeneous grouping.
The final decision on all student placements rests with the principal after due consideration of staff recommendations and parent requests. We will do our best to place students per parent requests, however, we may not always be able to.
Class placements will be communicated via mail in August.
Thank you for the support you give your child and for your cooperation and understanding.
Elementary Classroom Information Form:
Ada-Borup and Norman County West Consolidation Update
Here are the things that I know as of today:
The new district will be housed in the current Ada-Borup School District buildings.
There will be staff/teachers from both districts in the new Ada-Borup-West School District and our current staff will not be impacted by the consolidation.
Some of our elementary grade levels will have three sections.
I know that you may have other questions. Please feel free to email or call me, and I will do my best to answer your questions.
Thank you,
Bree Triplett
2021-2022 Preschool Programming
As with every year, we are working through some programming changes in preschool. The current plan is to have a rotating schedule with a Monday, Wednesday and every other Friday group, and a Tuesday, Thursday and every other Friday group. In addition to these offerings, there will be a four day program opportunity for families that qualify using the Head Start eligibility qualifications.
If you have questions about the preschool opportunities, please contact Bree Triplett @ breet@ada.k12.mn.us or 218-784-5303. If you have questions regarding the Head Start eligibility qualifications, please contact Carla Juntunen @ Carla@tvoc.org or 1-877-861-6738.