Aquila Communicator

September 12, 2024

Greetings Families,

Our brilliant students have completed almost two weeks of school! It has been so much fun connecting with students and families. Staff and students are hard at work creating and practicing school routines.

Next week is Homecoming Spirit Week, and we will have special dress up opportunities each day. Scroll down for more information about Homecoming festivities.

As students have now had practice with their morning routines, we encourage families to let their students walk independently to their classrooms. If you visit Aquila, don't forget to stop in the front office, sign in, and get a visitor's badge. Ensuring that all visitors sign in and wear a visitor's badge is essential to the safety of our site.

If you are picking up your child in the afternoon using the car lane by the the playground doors, please do not skip the line and idle your car in the middle of the parking lot. Additionally, students should not cross through the car lanes. If you are unable to wait in the car line, please park your car and meet your student on the sidewalk.

Volunteer Opportunity! We are looking for volunteers to help in the Aquila cafeteria. Volunteers would help keep tables clean and engage with students. Click here to sign up. Thank you!

Paz,

María & Olivia

María Graver, Aquila Principal

952-928-6502 ~ graver.maria@slpschools.org

Olivia Tolzin, Aquila Assistant Principal

952-928-6508 ~ tolzin.olivia@slpschools.org

Key Dates

September 16-22 ~ Culver's Concretes For A Cause

Thursday, September 19 ~ Resource Fair, 4:00-6:00 PM

Friday, September 20 ~ SLP HS Homecoming Football Game, 7:00 PM

Tuesday, September 24 ~ Dine Out For AQ México City Café

Friday, September 27 ~ Aquila Back To School Dance, 5:30-7:30 PM

Tuesday, October 1 ~ Picture Day

Tuesday, October 1 ~ AQ PTO Meeting, 6:00 PM

Thursday, October 3 ~ No School, Rosh Hashanah

Tuesday, October 15 ~ Family Conferences - 2:30-6:30 PM

Tuesday, October 15 ~ Book Fair

Wednesday, October 16 ~ No School

Wednesday, October 16 ~ Family Conferences - 7:30AM - 3:30 PM

Wednesday, October 16 ~ Book Fair

Thursday, October 17 ~ No School, MEA

Friday, October 18 ~ No School, MEA

Monday, November 4 ~ Fall BINGO Night

Tuesday, November 5 ~ No School, Election Day

Wednesday, November 6 ~ Picture Retake Day

Tuesday, November 19 ~ Kindergarten Talent Development STEAM Showcase

Wednesday, November 27 ~ No School

Thursday, November 28 ~ No School

Friday, November 29 ~ No School

Click here for the District Calendar

Staff Spotlights

Nutrition Staff

Patris Pena Rojas, Sandy Dereskos, Tabitha Meixner

Physical Education (PE) Staff

Kevin, Jones, Brian Tangney, David Kolb, Tom Roberts

Aquila Resource Fair ~ Thursday, September 19

Join us near the Aquila Playground on Thursday, September 19 from 4:00-6:00 PM if you are interested in learning about the following community resources.

Representatives from these fantastic organizations will be available to answer your questions and provide great information.

Flu Shots Available from 4:00-5:00PM. Please click here to sign up for a Flu Shot.

Central Clinic

Carmen Rudin ~ SLP translation/community connection

SLP Youth Enrichment Opportunities

SLP Kids Place

Hennepin County Library

STEP

SLP Voter Registration & Election Information

RELATE Counseling

Westwood Nature Center

Girl Scouts - River Valleys

PACER Center

Boy Scouts

Way To Grow

SLP Police Department

SLP High School DECA - STORIOLE (SLP Spirit Wear for sale!)

Aquila ASD Family Meet Up

If you are interested in joining our parent/family group, connecting monthly to share the joys and challenges of raising children

on the autism spectrum, please reach out to

María Graver, graver.maria@slpschools.org.

Join us monthly, online using this link from 6:00-7:30 PM.

Fall Dates: 10/8/24, 11/12/24, 12/10/24

Talent Development ~ Grades 3, 4, 5

Lisa Bottolene is Aquila's 3-5 Talent Development Teacher. This will be her fourth year of teaching Talent Development. She is looking forward to seeing so many familiar faces and developing new relationships with students she has not had the opportunity to work with yet.

All students come to TD twice a week for an hour. Similar to K-2 Talent Development, all learning engagements operate under the STEAM (Science, Technology, Education and Human Development, Art, Math) umbrella.

Ms. Bottolene has three kids. One headed to college in California and Ms. Bottolene is busy watching the other two play the sports they love. When she's not at Aquila, she enjoys reading, walking her dog and spending time with friends and family.

Contact Information:

bottolene.elizabeth@slpschools.org

952-928-6518

Library Media Center

It has been wonderful welcoming students in the Library Media Center. We have enjoyed great read alouds, practicing routines, and using building toys to make some neat structures.

Please help your student remember to return and take good care of their library books. Click here for more information about expectations.

Please contact Joanne Bongaarts, Library Media Specialist with any questions at:

bongaarts.joanne@slpschools.org

952-928-6494

Picture Day Info

Homecoming Information

Homecoming 2024 is next week!

We are so excited!

Check out the homecoming schedule, football game ticket information, and sign up to be in the parade – all community clubs and organizations are welcome by clicking here.

Information for the 2024 Homecoming Football Game on Friday, September 20 at 7:00PM

Tickets will ONLY be sold online, no tickets will be sold at the game.
Online ticket sales will end at 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 19.
Any child in 8th grade or below must be accompanied by a paying adult who is responsible for them, their behavior and their whereabouts at the event.
The student must be in the bleachers unless with the accompanying adult.
No bags, backpacks or outside food/drink will be allowed in at home football games and there will be no reentry.
Entry will stop at the end of the second quarter.

Please purchase your Homecoming football game tickets here.

Aquila PTO Information

The mission of the Aquila Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to enhance the educational experience of all Aquila students and support all Aquila community and staff through fundraising and community events.

AQ PTO September Events - Click here

AQ PTO Website - Click here

AQ PTO Facebook page - Click here

AQ PTO Volunteer Interest Form - Click here

Back To School Dance ~ Song Selection Help Needed!

Help our Back-to-School Dance Deejay select songs for our dance! We'd love for Aquila students to pick songs they'd like the deejay to play at our upcoming Back-to-School dance! This is a great opportunity for self-expression and creativity!

Students and families can log into this website: https://djsoundproductions.com/club/guest-music-request

- Click on "Guest Request System" Button

- Enter the Date: (Fri Sep 27, 2024)

- Enter Event Code: DANCE

This system is 100% anonymous to other students and to the deejay. DJ Sound Productions does NOT collect names, emails, or numbers. Note the list of song requests will be monitored for age appropriateness.

Join Superintendent Dr. Carlondrea Hines At An Upcoming Event

Popsicles in the Park

Friday, September 13

6:00-8:00 PM

Aquila Park

3110 Xylon Ave South

Paletas en el Parque: Thursday, September 19

6:00-8:00 PM

Aquila Park

3110 Xylon Ave South

Listening Session for SLP Jewish Families

Monday, September 23

7:00 PM

Beth El Synagogue

5225 Barry St West

St Louis Park 55416

Aquila Breakfast & Lunch Menus ~ September 2024

Girls On The Run (GOTR)

Due to overwhelming interest in Girls On The Run, we've been able to secure coaching support to host a second team this fall!

There is space available for eligible Third, Fourth, and Fifth Graders on the Wednesday/Friday team.

Please reach out to

Jacey Cassem at

jaceycassem@gmail.com

with questions.

Financial aid is easily available!

GOTR Link - click here!

SLP Community Education ~

After School Activities, Family Events and More!

Fall registration is now open for SLP Community Education activities and programs! Now is the time to explore new offerings such as cooking, trips, social gatherings, free weekend family activities, and the list goes on.

Visit us at slpcommunityed.com

District News ~ St. Louis Park Community Education and City of St. Louis Park Movies In The Park Nights