Why Palmer Lake Needs Your

Current Phone Numbers, Email and

Address

It’s important for us to have current information in

order to contact the parents/guardians of Palmer

Lake students.

Here are just a few reasons:

1. If your child has a medical emergency or

becomes sick during the school day.

2. If the District decides to close schools for

the day.

3. Our weekly communication with families

(The Scoop) is sent out via email each

Wednesday. It contains information about

events at school as well as information about

programs in the community for your child to

participate in.

4. A bus is running very late after school.

5. Reminders of days there is no school for

students.

If you have updated contact information, please call

the Office at 763-561-1930.

Panther Express Kitchen News

Tuesday, Feb 7: Hot Hoagie Sandwich: Turkey

Ham & Cheese on Wholegrain Deli Bun

Tuesday, Feb 14: Brunch for Lunch: Strawberry

Pancakes, Turkey Sausages, Hash brown Potatoes,

Ice Cream Treat

Happy Valentine’s Day from our hearts to yours!

***Please note:

Breakfast is served every school morning at Palmer

Lake. Besides being nutritious and yummy…..it’s

FREE! Free to every PL student. We encourage

you to have your child eat with us.

Reminder: 2016-17 Palmer Lake

Policy on Birthday Treats

At Palmer Lake, students are not allowed to

bring birthday treats to school. While this

may seem like another way to squash the fun

out of school, there are three reasons for this

policy:

1. Many students have allergies

2. Serving and consuming treats takes

critical time away from instruction

3. We simply want to promote a

healthier diet. There are other, more

nutritious ways to have fun in school.

4. Thank you for your cooperation with

and understanding.

PALMER LAKE ELEMENTARY Home of the Palmer Lake Panthers

“Where everyone is learning all the time.”

February 2017

Palmer Lake P.R.I.D.E Corner

PRIDE is a leadership group made up of 4th and 5th

grade students who want to make a difference in

their school and community. Students who

wanted to join PRIDE wrote an essay in

September and had their parent and teacher

sign off on it. These selected school leaders

will meet the 2nd Tuesday of each month to

promote school spirit, such as theme days, as

well as ways to give back to the community.

Tuesday, February 14 is our next School

Store! The school store will be open as students

come to school, and will be located by the front

office. Be sure to bring some spending

money! For sale will be pens, erasers, pencils,

and other fun school supplies!

Friday, February 24th is Panther Pride

Day! Show your school spirit by wearing school

apparel! Examples would include: Palmer Lake T-

Shirts and Hoodies. If you do not have any

Palmer Lake gear, feel free to wear our school

colors, maroon and gold!

Collect Box Tops! This year PRIDE will sponsor

a classroom competition between classrooms to

see which class can collect the most box

tops. The class with the most box tops by May

1st will win a popcorn party! Have your student

bring in any clipped box tops to their classroom

teacher. All money raised will go to support

Palmer Lake!

Upcoming PRIDE 2016-2017 meeting

dates: February 14 and March 14. All meetings

start at 8:00 AM in room 12.

Mrs. Broberg, Ms. Haugen, Mr. Waltz, & Mrs.

Williams PRIDE 2016-2017 Advisors

Free Brief Legal Advice, Service &

Referral

1st Friday of every month

2:00-4:00 p.m.

Brooklyn Walk-in Legal Clinic

7200 Brooklyn Boulevard, Brooklyn Center, MN

The Brooklyn Legal Clinic provides brief legal

advice and services in most civil (non-criminal)

areas of law such as immigration, family, consumer,

licensing, debt, bankruptcy, housing,

employment, etc., as well for criminal

expungements. Consultations with a lawyer are

private and confidential.

Walk-in only, no appointments. First-come, first-

served until 4:00 p.m.

Income eligibility guidelines apply.**

2017 Legal Clinic Dates March 3, April 7, May 5, June 2, July7, August 4,

September 1, October 6, November 3, December 1

Sponsored by the Volunteer Lawyers Network and

Brooklyn United Methodist Church.

For more information call 612.752-6677

or visitwww.vlnmn.org.

**Eligibility for services is based on income and the

US Department of Health & Human Services

guidelines.

Important Dates to Remember…

Winter Break – December 23-January 2

February

8 Carnival of Engineering 5:30-7:00 pm

17 Conference Release Day – NO SCHOOL

20 Presidents’ Day – NO SCHOOL

March

10 Mark Reporting Day – NO SCHOOL

16 Multicultural Festival 5:30-7:00 pm

Spring Break – March 27-31

April

14 Conference Release Day – NO SCHOOL

24 Teacher Workshop Day – NO SCHOOL

PL Gifted Education News February 2017

Elizabeth Wald

walde@district279.org

Needs Based Classes (NBC) Information NBC #3 for Grades 3-5:

Grade 3 Nonverbal K’NEX Bridges. We will start our verbal/other group toward the end of

the month. More details to come!

Grade 4 Quantitative Continental Math League (CML) and problem solving. We will start our

nonverbal LEGO simple machines group toward the end of the month.

Grade 5 Quantitative Stock Market

*Watch for a note about my conference times. If you need to meet with me outside of those times, please

don’t hesitate to contact me to set up a different time!

West Suburban Summer School Information

The West Suburban Summer School brochure is available to preview online beginning February 15th

at: http://www.district287.org/page.cfm?p=519

Registration begins February 22, 2017. West Suburban Summer School is a program of Intermediate District

287's Gifted Education Services. The program serves identified Gifted and Talented in our district as well as

others. Instructors design classes in their area of expertise to provide gifted students with unique experiences to

challenge their abilities.

For information and access to the brochure look for a postcard which will be sent home with your child from the

gifted education instructor at your building. The URL to access the brochure online, plus directions for

registration, will be included on the postcard. Returning registrants will not need a postcard.

Summer Sessions for 2016: June 19-23, June 26-June 30, July 10-14, July 17-21, & July 24-28

Parent Resources Books for Young for Advanced Readers: http://thisreadingmama.com/books-young-advanced-readers/

Article: A Day in the Life of a Child with Executive Functioning Issues https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/executive-functioning-issues/a-day-in-

the-life-of-a-child-with-executive-functioning-issues MINNESOTA INSTITUTE FOR TALENTED YOUTH (MITY) has Spring Saturday classes offered Feb. 25, March 4, 11, & 18.

www.mity.org

YOUNG SCIENTIST ROUNDTABLE ( K-12 & parents)

Monday, February 6, 2017

7-8 p.m. Ann M. Johnson, PE Civil Engineering, Professional Engineering Services “Engineering Solutions for Construction Projects”

Civil engineers design, build and maintain construction projects in the public and private sector including roads, bridges, airports, stadiums and water systems. Facing a wide variety of challenges, engineers must use an extensive set of skills in a highly public environment with significant community input. Ann M. Johnson, president of Professional Engineering Services, will discuss the technical challenges of constructing local projects such as the Vikings U.S. Bank Stadium, Twins Target Field and Minneapolis’ Franklin Avenue Bridge Replacement.

8:10-8:40 p.m. Teen Roundtable - Students are invited to meet with the speaker after the presentation to discuss the topic in

more depth.

Wayzata Central Middle School Auditorium 305 Vicksburg Lane Plymouth MN 55447