North Metro Flex Academy
Where You're Challenged...and Belong
Gym Class showing Empathy
3rd grade and 7th grade.
*Note: there is one picture in there of a student that fell down and another student checking to see if he is ok - example of empathy. :)
A few words from our Principal, Mrs. Kranz!
Happy December NMFA Families!
The snow has been beautiful, but it sure has caused some disruptions! Thank you for your flexibility with us having a "snow day" yesterday.
We have finished our first trimester and have begun our 2nd trimester!
Report cards from General Education classes and progress reports from Special
Education and/or ELL services will be sent through email by the end of next week. Our students experienced success and growth in so many areas! I encourage all of you to take some time to celebrate the hard work and effort of your students!
We are looking forward to seeing all of you at our "IN PERSON" WINTER CONCERT on
Thursday, December 22 from 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM. We will have a "Celebration Parade" before students perform. We encourage everyone to stay for the entire concert! (We will have some treats after the concert too.)
If your family participated in the Butter Braid Fundraiser, you will be able to pick up your orders after the concert. You will be able to take your students home after the concert or they can stay at school for lunch, a fun activity in the afternoon and go home on the bus or van, as usual!
Dear Families,
In Destination Imagination, we are doing a service project. We want to help kids who do not have toys. They don’t have as much as we do. We want to donate toys to the North St. Paul Toy Shelf. The toy shelf will accept our gently used or new toys. They then turn around and donate them to families who need toys.
We are asking that you help us with the project. We would like you to donate toys that are not broken and that we don’t play with anymore. We want toys that are not broken and are still in good shape. We will even accept new toys.
We will have 2 boxes near the front office. You may drop off any toys anytime between January 9 - 12th. Remember the toys need to be in good condition or new.
Thank you for supporting our project.
Sincerely,
Destination Imagination Team 7
Luke, Yuzan, Amos, Edgar, Lucas, Margaret, Thomas, and Nora
Be safe, kind and responsible...
Stay warm and drive safe!
Love,
Mrs. Kranz, Principal
Upcoming Dates
December 19 Dress as your favorite seasonal character!
December 20 Wear your favorite sweater!
December 21 Wear your PJs!
December 22 Dress your best for the concert!
December 22 WINTER Concert and School Wide Celebration Parade 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
December 23 - January 2 WINTER BREAK - NO School
January Tutoring and Clubs will be starting - stay tuned with details
(A google form will be sent out early next week to sign up. SPACES are limited.
Clubs and tutoring will start the week of January 9th. Mondays will be CLUBS. Thursday will be TUTORING.
Winter Concert Behind the Scenes
Reminder: Vaccine available for children 5 to 11 years old
Governor Tim Walz announced that Minnesotans can schedule appointments for children ages 5-11 to receive an updated bivalent booster at state-run vaccination sites. The announcement follows updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that expanded the use of updated (bivalent) COVID-19 vaccines to children ages 5 through 11 years to protect them against newer Omicron variants.
Minnesota health care providers are ready to administer new COVID-19 booster shots for ages 5 and older that have been formulated to be more effective against the Omicron variants. Attached you will find high-level talking points on the Bivalent vaccine.
The Pfizer bivalent booster is now available for people 5 and older and the Moderna bivalent vaccine is now available for people 6 and older.Both products can be given as soon as two months after a primary vaccine series or booster vaccination. Children 5-11 receive a smaller dose than people age 12 and older. The bivalent vaccines are only recommended for use as a booster.
The updated COVID-19 boosters can both help restore protection that has decreased since previous vaccination and provide broader protection against newer variants. The COVID-19 vaccines and the updated booster are safe and help protect people from getting very sick with COVID-19. Even if you’ve already had COVID-19, you should get vaccinated.
State-Run Vaccination Sites
Vaccination will start this week at the state-run vaccination sites at Mall of America, Duluth, Moorhead, Rochester, and St. Paul. Parents can start making appointments now.
- Mall of America appointment link
- Duluth (DECC) appointment link
- Moorhead appointment link
- Rochester appointment link
- Paul Midway appointment link
All state-run vaccination sites will offer the Pfizer bivalent boosters. Appointments are recommended but walk ins will be accepted.
Where to Get a Bivalent Booster
There are several options for where to get a bivalent booster.
- Check with your regular health care provider or local pharmacy to see if appointments are available.
- Minnesotans can make appointments at the state-run vaccination sites now: State Run Sites
- Use the state’s Find Vaccine Locations map to find vaccine providers near you—providers will update their information as appointments are available.
- Check for vaccine appointments at Vaccines.gov, where you can search for appointments by vaccine type (e.g., Pfizer).
- Watch for vaccination clinics being offered at other community locations around Minnesota.
Empathy
What is Empathy?
Book Recommendation
You, Me, and Empathy by Jayneen Sanders
Students will learn all about the different emotions associated with Empathy and how they can use Empathy and their feelings to connect with people. Throughout the story, Quinn shows an abundance of understanding, compassion, and kindness towards others.
Friendly Reminder to all families and students
Check It Out!
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS:
AMAZON SMILES DONATIONS
Families can help donate money to our school when purchasing from Amazon by just using their account in these simple steps:
Sign up for Amazon Smiles in a web browser:
- Visit smile.amazon.com
- Sign into their account they use for amazon.com
- Select North Metro Flex Academy
- Start shopping! They must then always use smile.amazon.com to generate donations for the school.
Sign up for Amazon Smile in the Amazon app on their mobile phone.
- Open the amazon app
- Navigate to main menu
- Tap settings and then select AmazonSmile
- Select North Metro Flex Academy and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on
- Once activated in the app, all future app purchases will generate donations when eligible.
Need to Know Information for the school year!
Important Contacts at NMFA
o Debbie Kranz – Principal dkranz@nmfamn.org
o Dave Isaacson – Special Education Director disaacson@nmfamn.org
o Chelsea Smieja – Operations Manger csmieja@nmfamn.org
o Jessaca Karg – Office Manager jkarg@nmfamn.org
Please take a look at some of our important times we have at NMFA:
School Hours 7:30a– 2:00p
Building hours: 7:00a – 2:30p
Lunches: Start at 10:50a – 12:10p
Wolf Pack: 2:00p-4:30p grade KG-6th for more information email info@nmfamn.org
( See Below )
North Metro Flex Academy
Email: info@nmfamn.org
Website: www.nmfamn.org
Location: 2350 Helen Street North, North Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651)300-6300
Facebook: https://facebook.com/NorthMetroFlexAcademy/