All Week:

Virtual Book Fair

Monday, November 16 - Thursday, November 19

No scheduled activities

Friday, November 20

Distance Learning Distribution Day*

No School

* For current Distance Learning families only as of 11/13/2020

The 2020 Gifts for Others Holiday Giving Program (GFO) has begun! GFO is designed to support families within the Turtle Lake community who are experiencing extreme financial stress during the holiday season. The program provides families with clothing items, books, grocery gift cards and some special gift requests.

Gift requests will all be electronic this year! Please visit the PTA website for more information and ways to contribute including:

1. Sign Up Genius for individual items.

2. Red Balloon wish list during the virtual book fair. 11/9-11/20

3. Make a cash donation via PayPal. (Cash or check can also be sent to school with your child, please label GFO.)

4. Sponsor a child or a family. You choose the level of involvement! Great for Scouts and other community organizations.

The Fall Book Fair is well underway and will be going until November 20th. Click here to access the Turtle Lake Fall Book Fair page on the Red Balloon’s website and start shopping! (Not only does Red Balloon sell high quality books, but also a wide array of other gift items, including puzzles, games, craft kits, and puppets.) This is a great opportunity to support the school library! Don’t forget to use coupon code TFALL20. This way your purchase will be counted as part of the book fair and support your school.

Please bring all the box tops you have collected to school next week, either on your blended learning day or on Friday at the DL materials pickup. Remember to scan your receipts, too! Thank you to everyone who has been collecting these for our school.

Thanksgiving is almost here and many area families are struggling. The Ralph Reeder Emergency Food Shelf can purchase $10 of food for every dollar donation received, and a $25 contribution will provide a complete Thanksgiving meal for a family of 4. Please support Turtle Lake's "A Turkey on Every Table" fund drive by donating online at www.ralphreederfoodshelf.org or by mailing a check to the food shelf at 2544 Mounds View Blvd, Mounds View, MN 55112. Thank you for helping families in need this holiday season.

The school district is anticipating additional expenses for supporting learning, both at home and in school. The Mounds View School Education Foundation is poised to be the bridge between those who want to help our students and the students who need it most. Want to learn more? Attend Rock the School House At-Home on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020. You can still register to view the free programming at https://2020ROCK.givesmart.com.

The 2020-2021 Student Directory is now available on the PTA website. The case sensitive password is: tlPTA2020.21

Periodic updates will be made to the directory throughout the school year. The information for the directory is supplied by the district office and provided as a service from the PTA. Please remember to be respectful and diligent with the data so we may continue to provide it to Turtle Lake families. Changes can be submitted at any time to: turtlelakeptadirectory@gmail.com.