North Metro Flex Academy
Where You're Challenged...and Belong
Mr. G and a kindergartner at morning arrival!
A few words from our Principal, Mrs. Kranz!
Hello NMFA Families,
This morning we had an IN PERSON ALL SCHOOL PBIS Rally/ASSEMBLY! ( We have not had one of those since before the Pandmemic.) Our students did a great job gathering together. Mr. G, Mr. Mark and I discussed expectations and awarded the Character, Reading and Math Awards. Please see below for the the all school celebration activities we are having on Monday, October 31. It will be an out of uniform day. (Dress in fall colors! Please no costumes.)
I hope all of you are able to get outside this week-end and enjoy the beautiful fall
weather!
Survey for Families
We greatly value feedback and input from families to help us increase family engagement and improve our learning community. If you have not completed the survey yet, please do so! Please click on this link to complete a survey for us!
We have added the Spanish translation within the survey for Spanish-Speaking families.
https://forms.gle/mGsxMrw12Vp9DiS57
Be safe, kind, and responsible!
Thank you for your partnership
Love,
Mrs. Kranz, Principal
Friendly Reminder to all families and students
The Nation’s Report Card: Declining Reading Scores
Erin Bailey is Reading Is Fundamental’s Director of Programs and Content, a former teacher, and is pursuing her Ed.D. in Curriculum and Instruction. In light of the October 24th release of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, Erin shares her thoughts and expertise on how we can work together to ensure our nation’s children have the support and resources they need to become passionate, lifelong readers.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results were released on Monday and while the data is discouraging, I feel optimistic that we can unite and recover. The NAEP results show that school disruptions caused by COVID-19 have returned us to reading scores seen 30 years ago. The number of children not reading proficiently has grown: 37 percent of fourth-graders performed below NAEP Basic in reading. The achievement gap has widened, and the lowest-performing students have fallen further behind. As a former teacher, literacy expert and parent, these results are disheartening to me, but I know that by working together, we can reverse and, in time, improve this trend. And I know that RIF is deeply committed to supporting educators and families as the key to this reversal.
While our progress as dropped back to 1992 levels, I do not believe it will take us 30 years to recover from this. Today, we know there are evidence-based practices, such as those identified by the National Reading Panel, for teaching reading that will help students to recover and excel.
At RIF, we know it takes a village, and we are incredibly thankful that you – our families, educators, literacy advocates, and volunteers – share our commitment to supporting our nation’s children in their reading education and success. Having worked in classrooms across the U.S. and internationally, I know what a difference it can make when educators and families collaborate to support their students. While I share your frustration and dismay, I know how dedicated you are to supporting your students and children as we tackle this national crisis together. Because of this, we are sharing some family engagement resources and educator tools from RIF that you can put to use today:
- Early Childhood Tip Sheet: Studies show that reading to children, even from birth, builds literacy. Use this tip sheet to help your child begin their reading journey.
- At-Home Reading Webinar: RIF has a wealth of webinars, including one on at-home reading tips, where we share strategies and activities that families can use to support literacy development.
- Read-Aloud Guide: Reading a book aloud with children is one of the first steps of putting them on the path to becoming proficient, lifelong readers and learners. Use this guide for tips in maximizing read-aloud time.
- Vocabulary Guide for Educators: This guide helps educators determine which vocabulary words and phrases they should teach as they are encountered in books and text.
- Rally to Read 100: This free six-month reading engagement program, aimed at inspiring a joy and love of reading, includes monthly read-alouds from beloved children’s authors and a variety of stimulating reading activities, all tied to monthly themes.
For nearly six decades, RIF has focused on partnering with educators and families to best support children on their reading journey. We believe that now, more than ever, is a critical time to come together and work to inspire a joy of reading for all children and support them to become strong readers and leaders. Together, I know we can make a difference on setting children back on course.
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Upcoming Dates
October 27 Destination Imagination Starts
October 28 PBIS Rally/Morning Assembly and Monthly Awards
October 31 Harvest In school Activities
Turkey Trot Family Event this month - Stay tuned with date/time/activities
November 1 intervention and Enrichment reading groups start:
November 8 No School
November 13 Girls on the Run Heart and Soul 5 K
November 16 Board Meeting
November 23, 24 Thanksgiving Break-No School
December 5 No school
December 22 WINTER Concert (During the school day)
December 23 - January 2 WINTER BREAK - NO School
Check It Out!
SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS:
Do you know a deserving young woman?
Please note: all nominations and submissions are due no later than October 28th at 11:59PM.
Book Recommendation
The Subway Sparrow by Leyla Torres
An English-speaking girl, a Spanish-speaking man, and a Polish-speaking woman might not be able to converse, but when a sparrow trapped in their subway car needs help, their common concern bridges the language barriers between them.
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/