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The leaves are starting to turn, the school year is in full swing, and Fall Festival preparations are well underway: must be the end of September! In this edition of the Wolf Pack Press, you'll find many opportunities to connect with our school community and support other SAP students and families. Enjoy!
- Erin Henry
Upcoming Events
Tuesday, October 6 - Picture Day
Wednesday, October 7 - Walk, Bike, and Roll to School Day
Friday, October 9 - Family Friday, after drop off
Enjoy coffee and community! Takes place outside the school or in the lunchroom, depending on weather.
Friday, October 9 - Fall Festival, 5 - 7 pm
Join the fun, and also help out! More info below on the many volunteer opportunities.
Tuesday, October 13 - SAPSA Meeting, 6:30 - 7:30 / Advisory Council, 5:30 - 6:30
Thursday-Friday, October 15-16 - No School - MEA
Friday, October 30 - No School - Conference Prep
Fall Festival
The Fall Festival will be Friday, October 9, 5 - 7 pm at the school. This is a major SAP Elementary fundraiser and also loads of fun! The festival includes games, food, a pumpkin run, and a haunted house. Don't miss it!
Fall Festival Needs Your Help!
In order to make the Fall Festival happen, we desperately need volunteers! Whether your talents run toward setup and cleanup, painting faces, organizing games, or serving food, there's a role for you. Consider how you can contribute:
Volunteer positions for the day of the festival, listed at the Fall Festival volunteer page
Donations to help offset costs, listed here
Contributions for the bake sale - sign up here
Host a Great Gathering
This year, we are bringing back Great Gatherings during Fall Festival on October 9th!
Great Gatherings are fundraising events hosted by families, staff, and other community
members. Hosts will plan an event, and SAPSA will sell tickets to the community.
Past Great Gatherings have included: pizza parties, art projects (for kids or adults), fancy dinners, wine tastings, yoga classes, backyard movies or bonfires, Amazing Race inspired contests, pool parties, ice skating and hot cocoa, and parents’ night out.
Do you have a skill that you could teach? Are you a great cook? Do you knit or sew? Do you throw a great party (kid or adult)? The only limit is your imagination! You decide the amount of tickets, allowable ages, location, time and date, and activity. Feel free to team up with a friend to host!
This is a wonderful fundraiser that not only raises money for SAPSA, but also builds community!
If hosting isn't up your alley, you’ll be able to purchase tickets to Great Gatherings at the Fall Festival on Friday, October 9th! The events happen throughout the year and are so much fun for the whole family.
Interested in hosting a Great Gathering? Yay! Thank you! Please complete the sign-up form .
Thank you for your continued support of Saint Anthony Park Elementary School and SAPSA.
Please contact Leigh Seifert at seife058@umn.edu if you have any questions.
SAPSA Volunteer Openings
The best way to build community is to get involved! Check out the SAPSA volunteer page to find an opportunity that's the right fit for you.
Lifetouch Picture Day
Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
As we all adjust to our new schedules, please review our drop-off and pick-up procedures.
Please be PATIENT and KIND.
Vehicle drop-off and pick-up on Knapp St. (north side of building)
Buses only on Gordon Ave (south side of school building)
When dropping your child off in a vehicle, STAY IN YOUR CAR. No stopping or parking on Knapp St.
Enter to drop off or pick up at Blake and Raymond. Drive around the park and get in line. After school, wait in line, pull to the curb, and staff will bring your child to you.
NO VISITORS allowed on basketball court and blacktop area.
DROP OFF BETWEEN 7:15 - 7:30. Students may not enter school earlier.
ARRIVE FOR PICK UP BETWEEN 2:00 - 2:10. Do not arrive before 2:00!!!
For more info and a detailed map, take a look at the Family Handbook.
School Directory
The St. Anthony Park Elementary School Directory is the main resource for student and teacher contact information. It includes class and staff lists, as well as SAPSA, Advisory Council and district contact information. Thanks to Lea Chittenden for organizing the directory again this year!
There's still time to get your info into the School Directory for the 2026-27 school year. It will look somewhat like last year's directory, shown to the left.
Every family will receive a copy. You are not required to submit your contact information for the directory, but we encourage you to do so!
You can submit contact information online HERE.
Fall Bulb Sale
A SAPSA fundraiser is already underway! It is the Fall Bulb Sale, where you can buy alliums, daffodils, and tulips, tulips, tulips to plant in your flower garden this fall. The sale runs through 10/15 and the bulbs are shipped to your home in October. Remember, fall bulbs turn into spring flowers! Order bulbs here to support SAP Elementary: Fall Bulb Sale
MIA Art Adventure - Volunteers Needed
Parent volunteers are needed to help teach 2nd-5th grade students about six works of art found at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Training about the art works will be provided. Classes will be taught to the students November through December.
Art Class times:
7:35 - 8:25 Fourth Grade
8:25 - 9:15 Fifth Grade
9:15 - 10:05 Third Grade
1:05 - 1:55 Second Grade
If you are interested, meet at school on Tues Oct 13 at 5:00 PM to sign up for art teaching sessions . The meeting will take place in Mrs. Brandvik's room, Performing Arts room 1302. If you want to be involved and can't make this meeting, email Sarah Langford at geraghty.sarah@gmail.com.
Volunteers will tour the MIA with a docent to learn about the works. Tours are available on the following dates:
Thurs Oct 1 at 5:30 PM
Tues Oct 6 at 10:30 AM
Thurs Nov 5 at 12:00 PM
Help Us Lend a Hand to Those in Our Community!
This fall, the Student Support Team is launching a gift card drive, with a goal to provide immediate, short-term relief for our school families facing unexpected transitions. When a need arises, our school social workers and counselor will be able to hand these directly to families to bridge the gap while long-term support is arranged.
How you can help: We are collecting $50 gift cards for Groceries, Gas, and Target.
To keep the program fair and impactful, we have structured guidelines in place, ensuring your generosity stretches to help as many neighbors as possible.
Drop off your gift card donations at the main office today and make a direct impact for our community.
Many Thanks,
Kelly Lynch, Rachel Curtis, & Stephanie Beckley
Wanted: Guinea Pig Sitters
Pancake and Pumpkin are looking for a place to stay during school vacations! If your family would like to take the guinea pigs home during one of our school breaks, please reach out to Ms. Wilson at jodie.wilson@spps.org.
They are available for the following breaks:
MEA
Winter Break
Spring Break
Summer Break
For the smaller breaks, one family usually takes them for the whole break. For summer break, five families usually take them for shifts of 10 days or so.
MITY Fall Session Info
New Spirit Wear!
We have a new t-shirt design this year for Spirit Wear (thank you Allie Rykken!). Buy a t-shirt for you, your kids, or other loved ones at the Fall Festival and other SAPSA fundraisers. Sales of the shirts support SAPSA, and they are just plain hip to wear!
See you next week, Wolf Pack!
If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to Erin Henry at communications@sapsamn.org .
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