AGAPE Students and Families,

Here we are at the start of 3rd quarter, can you believe it? We have been distance learning for almost a full year at AGAPE. We very much miss seeing you in person, but we are grateful you have all been able to stay safe at home with your babies.

Speaking of seeing you in person, Q3 is bringing something else to SPPS; Secondary On-Site Support Centers! Starting on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22nd, AGAPE will be open for students (Seniors ONLY Mondays and Tuesdays, 9th-11th graders on Wednesdays and Thursdays and everyone distance learning on Fridays) to come in to get help from their teachers in person from 12:30pm-3:00pm. Transportation will be provided by SPPS school buses for students who live in Saint Paul, and lunch will be provided (bag lunch - MICROWAVES/REFRIGERATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS). Masks will be required and there will be no daycare open on-site, so you will need to make sure someone can watch your baby for you, as you can't bring them to the school. We also will not be allowing any visitors, so please keep arranging to meet with your public health nurses or other workers outside of school hours. Information will be coming soon - stay tuned to our All-School Schoology group.

On Fridays, we wear college gear and we have our Virtual All-School Meetings at 9:30am on GoogleMeet. We are having some great guest speakers and activities! Please join us - the GoogleMeet code will always be: agapeadmin

Feel free to contact me any time with questions. Call or text (651) 335-9145 or email at lois.vosika-weir@spps.org.

Lois Vosika-Weir

AGAPE Administrator

AGAPE Staff Email List

• What is my favorite band? Counting Crows
• What am I watching? The Crown (Netflix), The Bachelor (CBS), Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC), The Challenge (MTV)
• Favorite brain activity? Jigsaw Puzzles, Candy and Soda Crush
• My favorite clothing item? Baggy Cargo Jeans my mother-in-law just gave me
• Reading for Book Club: Nickel Boys by Colston Whitehead
• "Always learning" reading book: My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem
  
• What am I doing to exercise? Walking 3 miles on a treadmill 3-4 days a week (excuse to watch one of the shows above)
• Tasty beverage: Chai Tea Latte (Starbucks)

• What am I listening to? History Chicks Podcast, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Sacred Harp and Opera
• What am I watching? @marcus.dipaola on TikTok (quick news and current events updates in easy to understand language) and Bridgerton on Netflix
• Favorite self-care/makeup item? L'Oreal Telescopic Mascara
• My favorite clothing item? My AGAPE face mask and sweatshirt!
• "Reading for Fun" book: 'The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue' by V.E. Schwab
• "Always learning" book: 'Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction and the Meaning of Liberty' by Dorothy E. Roberts
• What I am reading to my kids: 'His Dark Materials' book series by Phillip Pullman
• Tasty food: Chocolate hummus and frozen fruit cups

African American Author Showcase, February 18, 2021

SPPS Parents of African American Students Advisory Council will present a virtual, African American author showcase, in celebration of Black History Month.

• Date: Thursday, February 18, 2021

• Time: 6:00 p.m.

• Location: Google Meet meet.google.com/ixa-ipoi-isu

• Please contact: Miesha Sanders, Miesha.sanders@spps.org, or 651-744-4101 for more information.

Are you having issues loading videos or accessing linked websites using your district-issued iPad??!!

Try this:

• Open Self-Service
• Seach iBoss controller
• Reinstall iBoss
• Reinstall Schoology
• Restart iPad

If these steps do not resolve the issue or if you are having any other iPad or HotSpot-related issues, please let Maddi know via email at: (maddi.mcdonell@stpaul.k12.mn.us).