March 24, 2015 - Lake Harriet Community School

 LHCS News
A weekly publication of the Lake Harriet Community School PTA
March 24, 2015
TWENTY-EIGHTH ISSUE FOR ’14-’15
DragonFest Carnival Sponsors and Silent Auction Items Needed!
All School Carnival
Friday, April 24 from 5:30 to 8:30 pm at the Upper Campus
DragonFest Carnival Sponsors receive fabulous perks, including exposure and connection to
thousands of local parents and neighbors, warm feelings of generosity, and a tax write off! We
have lost a couple big ones this year. Are you able to step up? For more information, and/or to
donate a silent auction item, please contact Ingrid at LHCSCarnivalSponsors@gmail.com. March
31 is the deadline for inclusion on our cool poster.
So far, these amazing sponsors have, again, committed their time and money to producing the
crazy fun carnival your kids love:
Isles Dental, Perspectives Vision Clinic, Object Partners Inc., Sunnyside Gardens, The Fixx
Workout Studio, Knutson Custom Remodelers, Elliott Law Offices, P.A., Snaggle Foot Dog Walks
& Pet Care, Two Bettys Green Cleaning Service, Pearson Orthodontics, House of Music, Park
Chrysler Jeep, Jim Fisher & Ellen Beecher – Coldwell Banker Burnet, and South Lake Pediatrics.
Nightingale and Dunn Bros will return to the Peaceful Parent Lounge (UC Media Center) to
provide treats and coffee/iced tea and Joe of HealthSource Chiropractic will be offering seated
chair massage while you shop and bid on the silent auction!
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Isles Dental
Perspectives Vision Clinic
Object Partners Inc.
Sunnyside Gardens
Nightingale
Dunn Bros Coffee
The Fixx Workout Studio
Knutson Custom Remodelers
Elliott Law Offices, P.A.
Snaggle Foot Dog Walks & Pet Care
HealthSource Chiropractic
Two Bettys Green Cleaning Service
Pearson Orthodontics
House of Music
Park Chrysler Jeep
Jim Fisher & Ellen Beecher – Coldwell Banker Burnet
South Lake Pediatrics.
Check the Lost and Found!
Parents:
Reminder to check the lost and found at both the Upper and Lower campus for your child’s
belongings. Everything will be bagged up after spring break and donated to a charity!
N0 ALC on March 26th
Because of Record keeping day and Spring Break, there will be no ALC After School classes for
both Lower and Upper Campuses on Thursday, March 26th. We will resume classes on Tuesday,
April 7th.
Chamber Music Recital - March 24, 7pm
We have an upcoming evening of Chamber Music performed by Middle School Band and
Orchestra students on March 24, 7pm.
Students have been working hard this quarter on playing chamber music (duets, trios, quartets,
etc). In addition to preparing the technical aspects of musical performance,, students are
working on making informed musical & aesthetic decisions for their ensembles, e.g. phrasing,
dynamics (how loud is loud?), cues, entrances, releases, etc. We have had several guest artists
in to help uproar us for this unit - starting with the Stiletto Brass performance this fall,
continuing with the Copper Street Brass, Julie Johnson and others. It’s a powerful unit and I look
forward to this event every year.
Ensembles have been asked to dress nicely; the standard ensemble Black and White is not
required for this performance.
Read & Vote Reminder!
March 17 & March 24
It's not too late to encourage your student to vote for their favorite books from the Maud Hart
Lovelace and/or Star of the North award programs. Books and ballots can be picked up from and
returned to the Media Center. Visit these pages for more information on the awards programs:
http://www.starofthenorthaward.org/ or http://www.maudhartlovelace.org/ Winners will be
announced at the end of April, with a celebration at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul.
Visit this page for more details as they become available:
http://www.redballoonbookshop.com/event/maud-hart-lovelace-awards.
Voting ends March 26th.
3rd Grade MCA tests
The 3rd Grade MCA tests are coming this spring:
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MCA Reading testing = March 16-26
MCA Math testing = April 15-24
Volunteer Forms for Field Trip Chaperones
Spring field trips are right around the corner! Do you want to chaperone? If so, please make
sure you've filled out the TWO necessary volunteer forms. Click this link for complete details
http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/Volunteer.
Please contact gretchen.lieving@mpls.k12.mn.us with any questions or if you want to check to
see if your forms are on file & current. Thanks for supporting our LHCS kids & community!
Yearbooks On Sale
Yearbooks are now on sale!
To Order Visit: https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/
CODE: 7964715
We also need photos for the yearbook! Please leave a CD or jump drive in the yearbook mailbox
at upper campus. Or email lhcsyearbook@gmail.com. High resolution photos only, please mark
with the teacher/grade of the students.
Parties Galore: 2nd Grade Fulton Brewery
2nd Grade Parents: FULTON BREWERY TOUR Hey 2nd grade parents, tap into some LHCS spirit
at the locally-owned Fulton Brewery! Your ticket includes a free pint, a ticket to redeem at the
food truck parked outside, and a tour of the facility. You’ll also have a chance to win official
Fulton goods and some additional prizes! Cheers! Where: Fulton Brewery 414 6th Avenue N,
Minneapolis When: April 10, 2015 at 5:30 pm Cost: $30/Person #Tickets Available: 70 Hosted
By: Megan Collins, Mekea Duffy, Krista Margolis, Trisha Power
Parties Galore: Bubbles and Bling
Bubbles and Bling 2015 Grab some friends and join LHCS parents and faculty for a champagne
brunch on Lake Minnetonka. The event will include mimosas, light appetizers and will feature Hot
Ice, designer costume jewelry at fabulous prices! 20% of all jewelry sold will go directly to Lake
Harriet Community School. Where: Susan Shuff’s Home 16749 Gray’s Bay Boulevard Wayzata,
MN 55391 When: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:00am-1:00pm Cost: $25 #Tickets Available: 70
Hosted by the LHCS First Grade Team: Sue Shuff, Jane Lyga-Jones, Kellie Perez, Nancy Johnson,
Bounna Chhun
Parties Galore: All School Afternoon at Target Field
Requested to be included 2/24 through 4/7
Join LHCS families in cheering on the Minnesota Twins as they take on the Chicago White Sox!
This year, we've moved to the Great Clips section to ensure fun for the whole family! Each ticket
includes a $10 concession credit for any food and drinks while you enjoy the game. Special
feature on Sundays: head down to the field after the game and the kids can run around the
bases! Note: Ticket Sales will close April 10, 2015 so get them while you can!! Where: Target
Field, Great Clips Section When: Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 1:10pm Cost: $45 per ticket (includes
$10 concession credit) #Tickets Available: 77 seats Hosted By: The Bertram Family and the
Dewey Family
4th Grade Cinco De Mayo Fiesta
You don't have to go south of the border to join in this fun-filled Mexican tradition! Grab your
sombrero and enjoy fajitas and a variety of Mexican bebidas, with LHCS 4th grade parents.
Don’t forget to bring some extra dinero for fun raffle prizes. Where: Casa de Brad & Margo
Farrell 4122 Linden Hills Blvd. When: May 2, 2015 at 7:00 pm Cost: $30/person #Tickets
Available: 60 Hosted By: Brad & Margo Farrell, J. & Rebekah Forrest, Brian & Melissa Taney
Parties Galore - 5th Grade Bingo
5th GRADE BINGO EXTRAVAGANZA Come one, come all 5th grade parents to this year’s Bingo
Extravaganza! Please join us for a night of competitive bingo, prizes, food and fun! Ticket price
includes dinner and drinks…Bingo cards extra so bring cash to play! Must be 21 years or older.
Where: Vicki and Greg’s House 5036 Thomas Avenue S
When: Saturday, April 18, 2015 6:00pm - ??
Cost: $30/person #Tickets Available: 50 Hosted By: Vicki Surprise & Greg Wiley, Connie & Tom
Walsh, Carol & Mike Bechay, Matt & Liz Shors, Karin & Scott Maida, Karie & Christian Dean,
Michael & Pauline Croy
Tickets are available online now. To purchase, go to http://lakeharriet.mpls.k12.mn.us/ and click
on the yellow Parties Galore Button.
Questions or party ideas? Contact Maggie Bebler at magsla@aol.com or Sara Johnson at
ssj0116@gmail.com.
Lost & Found
If you are missing any items, please take a look in the Lost and Found.
The Lower Campus Lost and Found is located near the art room. Any items left will be donated
during the holiday break.
The Upper Campus Lost and Found is located by the gym entrance.
MPS Goes Mobile: Now you can receive MPS text alerts on your cell, just Text "YES" to 68453.
Community News:
Lake Harriet Dragons Ultimate Team
Registration for the Lake Harriet Dragons Ultimate Team is online at
http://www.youthultimateprogram.org/spring-league.html.
I am really looking forward to another great season of ultimate with Lake Harriet!
The team is open to 5th through 8th-graders, practices will be Tuesdays and Fridays, from 4:206:00pm, and a game schedule will be announced by the end of the week.
Spread the word, tell your friends!
Thanks--I hope you are all having a great winter, and are looking forward to spring!
Jamie Fassett-Carman
www.youthultimateprogram.org
Free Tree Give-Away!
Letter to Parents
Dear Parent,
Our school is participating in the 6th Annual Neighborhood Forest program, whose aim is to
provide free trees to kids to plant on Earth Day. We endorse this project and are excited to give
kids a way to beautify and green our communities. Fill out the following online registration form
by March 20 and receive a free tree (6-12 inches in size) during Earth Week (April 20-27).
Planting instructions and species information will be emailed a few days prior to the trees
arriving. Register (on a laptop, tablet or desktop computer) to receive a free tree for Earth Day
to plant with your child: http://www.neighborhoodforest.org/parentregistration/?school=Njk=&cyear=2015 Thank you for your support and participation.
For more information about this program, please visit www.neighborhoodforest.org.
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