December LEVEL UPdate
#weCODE Family Newsletter December 2021
December Important Dates:
Wednesday, Dec. 1 - Level Up Academy Food Drive Begins
Monday, Dec. 6 - End of 1st Trimester
Wednesday, Dec. 8 - Level Up Academy Food Drive Ends
Friday, Dec. 10 - Penny Wars Ends
Friday, Dec. 10 - Family Service Night
Monday, Dec. 13 - Minnesota Sealant Program
Tuesday, Dec. 14 - School Board Meeting
Wednesday, Dec. 15 - Report Cards Sent Home
Wednesday, Dec. 15 - Yearbook Cover Contest Entries due
Wednesday, Dec. 22 - Monday, Jan. 3 - Winter Break, No School
UPcoming Dates:
Monday, January 3 - No School K-8
Friday, January 14 - Flex Learning Day Online for 6-8/No School for K-5
Level Up Academy Learning Celebration
Computer Science Highlight!
Did you know there are four pillars to our computer science program? These are:
- Digital Citizenship - Staying Safe on digital platforms and understanding our digital footprint.
- Digital Literacy - Understanding how to use computers skillfully and building these skills over time from K-8
- Computer Programming - Coding! Understanding how to use the language that a computer will understand!
- Computational Thinking - The practice of using problem-solving methods that involve expressing problems and their solutions in ways that a computer could execute.
All of these pillars are important! Yet, do you see one that stands above the rest? We do too! Digital Citizenship relates to Everyone Matters - it's about acting with integrity, keep ourselves and others safe, knowing our actions have an impact, and knowing when to contact an adult for help. We are using Common Sense Education for Digital Citizenship. Check it out! We also like Be Internet Awesome! We all can learn together about keeping ourselves and others safe!
Digital Citizenship curriculums are free for schools! Why? Because access to safety is for everyone! How awesome is that?
Penny Wars!
Penny Wars has kicked off! This is a fun annual fundraising event leading up to our Family Service Night!
This student-centered fundraiser puts students in charge by contributing spare change in a game-like setting. We will all challenge each other to see who can be the class with the most points! Yes, there will be prizes!
Save your spare change now - every penny counts because, every penny will go toward building our new school library in our new building!
Penny Wars runs until Friday, December 10th!
Level Up Academy Food Drive
Classrooms will be collecting canned and non-perishable foods to benefit our local White Bear Area Food Shelf. Donations will be displayed during our Service Night on Friday, December 10th.
Most wanted food shelf items: flour, sugar, ground coffee, spices, oils, and cereal
End of First Trimester & Report Cards
Can you believe a third of our school year has flown by already?
Family Service Night
1. Come anytime between 5:30 and 7:00PM.
2. Stay for a short while or stay the whole time!
3. There will be project stations set up in our gym. Each station will have a highlighted organization that will benefit from your service contributions.
4. Stay at one station all night, or rotate to all of the projects - the choice is yours!
5. Due to covid and because this is an indoor event we will not be offering concessions as we have in previous years.
Here are the organizations who will benefit from your service:
1. Meals on Wheels - providing nourishing meals to seniors and other community members in need.
2. Fleece and Thanks - providing comfort in the form of blankets to children in hospitals.
3. The Lodge Retirement Community (down the street from LUA) - brightening the lives of our neighbors.
All materials for projects will be provided. There is no cost to participate! Please join our community and show the world that a small school CAN make a BIG impact!
MN Sealant Program
Our school will be hosting the Minnesota School Sealant Program, where your child has the opportunity to receive
FREE or reduced cost preventive dental services at school. A licensed dental professional will be offering sealants,
cleanings, and fluoride varnishes to students.
The School Sealant Program will be happening on:
Monday, December 13 for grades K-8.
In order to be eligible to receive these services, you need to fill out a consent form with your child's information and
return it to school by Thursday, December 9th.
Winter Break
There will be no school from Wednesday, December 22nd through Monday, January 3rd. School will resume on Tuesday, January 4th for all students.
Please note that WBL schools have school on Jan. 3. This is an LUA teacher workshop day and is one of the few days that our calendar differs from WBL. Please mark your calendar so there is no confusion when you see school busses in operation that day.
#wePERSONALIZE #weENGAGE #weCODE #weCONNECT Highlights
LUA in the PRESS!
Pictured above: Our LUA kiddos celebrating during our historic groundbreaking ceremony!
December Level Up Academy School Board Meeting
If you would like to address the school board during the public comment section of the meeting, you must submit the Public Comment Form to the Dennis Hastings, Board Chair, prior to the meeting. This can be done in person if you are attending the meeting onsite, or this may be done via email no later than 5PM on the day of the board meeting.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING ZOOM LINK
Tuesday, Dec 14, 2021, 06:00 PM
2600 County Road E East, White Bear Lake, MN, USA
Communication Support
Level Up Academy
Email: dandelet@levelupacademy.org
Website: levelupacademy.org
Location: 2600 E. County Rd. E White Bear Lake, MN 55110
Phone: 651-408-5559
Facebook: facebook.com/LevelUpAcadMN
Twitter: @mdandelet