March 27, 2025
from Jennifer Le Varge, Lower School director
Mark Your Calendars
- Friday, March 28: LS G1 Troll Stories, 8-9 AM, G1 Classrooms
- Friday, March 28: LS Express Yourself Friday
- Monday, March 31: No Classes, Eid al-Fitr
- Tuesday, April 1: Coffee & Conversation With The Heads, 7:45-8:45 AM, Martin Lenz Harrison Library
- Wednesday, April 2: LS CHAMP Assembly, 8:15-8:45 AM, Family Commons
- Friday, April 4: End of Quarter 3
- Monday, April 7: Coffee with the Candidate for Lower School Parents, 8-9 AM, Gallery
- Tuesday, April 8: Coffee with the Candidate for Lower School Parents, 8-9 AM, Gallery
- Wednesday, April 9: Coffee with the Candidate for Lower School Parents, 8-9 AM, Gallery
- Wednesday, April 9: LS G3/4 Field Trip, 9-11:30 AM, Orchestra Hall
- Wednesday, April 9: PA Cultural Celebration Day, 3-6 PM, Family Commons
- Thursday, April 10: HeadSpace: Personalized Pathways Through Universal Design For Learning, 7-8 PM, Virtual Meeting
- Monday, April 14: No Classes, Professional Development
- Wednesday, April 16: LS CHAMP Assembly, 8:15-8:45 AM, Family Commons
- Wednesday, April 16: LS Duty-Free Lunch with Parent Volunteers, 11:40 AM-12:40 PM, Playground & Family Commons
Spring is certainly in the air in the Lower School! The children have started another fun week at school with lots of smiles and enthusiasm. Thank you for your support of the second-grade Birthday Bag project! It was a great success! Here are some upcoming dates, events, and reminders:
Express Yourself Friday: March 28
It has been so fabulous to see our students expressing their passions, interests, and amazing personalities on the last Friday of each month! Our next Express Yourself Friday will take place tomorrow, March 28.
Fourth Grade Neighborhood House Food Drive: March 25-April 4
The fourth-grade students are finishing up the book, “Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate.” This story, about a young refugee boy from Africa who relocates to Minnesota, is the catalyst that inspired this food drive to collect items for Neighborhood House in St. Paul. Lower School students and their families are asked to donate items between March 25 and April 4. A flyer from Neighborhood House with a wish list of suggested items has been uploaded to Schoology. This is not an exhaustive list. Personal care items and other foods are also appreciated. Please keep MPA’s food allergy policy in mind when purchasing items. Last year, we collected over 1,200 pounds of food and goods. Let’s see what we can do together this year! Read More