Wolf Pack Press

Wolf Pack Press - February 5, 2025

Feb 5, 2025
2 min read

Thanks to the 2nd Graders for putting on a fantastic Lunar New Year Parade!

Upcoming Events

Monday, February 10 - Morning coffee and treats in cafeteria after drop off (7:30 - 8:30) in celebration of National African American Parent Involvement Day.

Tuesday, February 11 - Advisory Council (5:30-6:30) and SAPSA (6:30 - 7:30) meeting in school library.

Wednesday, February 12 - Read-A-Thon begins! (Details below.)

Friday, February 14 - Family day (coffee after drop off). Happy Valentine's Day!

Monday, February 17th - No School (President's Day).

Read-a-Thon

Ready…. set… READ!!!!

The 18th annual SAP Read-A-Thon kicks off next week! This fun event promotes reading, and kids can also earn prizes and raise funds for our school. This year it runs from February 12-26. Keep an eye out for materials coming home with your student on Wednesday, February 12th!

Luminary Walk at Langford Park

Join the St. Anthony Park Library for a luminary walk in Langford Park! The walk is Friday-Sunday, February 14-16, 2025 at dusk each evening. More info HERE.

Want to Run a Book Fair?

Wanted: Literati Book Fair Leader, spring semester.

You're an organized adult with some availability between 3/25 and 3/28 who has possibly dreamed of owning a bookstore.

Role: You'll liaison with our vendor to organize delivery and pickup (without having to actually be present for those events), select topics of interest for our school community to customize our fair, and ensure the sale is ready to be previewed and shopped before and during school conferences. SAPSA will support you by recruiting additional volunteers to work the sale, and help with set-up and take-down.

Reach out to president@SAPSAmn.org if this sounds like you.

Zero Gravity Fundraiser

Zero Gravity will be hosting a School Spirit Night for St. Anthony Park Elementary on Thursday, February 20, 5-8pm. It's so much fun to jump with your classmates, and proceeds go to SAPSA!

SAP Tours

Yes you can be a tour guide!

Please share your passion for our community at St. Anthony Park Elementary by giving school tours to prospective SAP Families. Sign up HERE. A quick overview and welcome packet will be given to your prior to the first tour.

Spirit Wear

Rep your favorite elementary school! T-shirts ($20/kid, and $22/adult) and school signs ($10) are available for pre-order now. Email president@sapsamn.org for preorders. Or, look for in-person sales at school events.

Have a great week, Wolf Pack!

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to Joel Van Valin at communications@sapsamn.org

Wolf Pack Press - January 22, 2025

Jan 22, 2025
2 min read

In this issue ... Read-a-Thon, spirit night at Zero Gravity, and our mascot gets a name! Oh, and the 4th graders put on an incredible puppet show with the help of Hinterhands Puppet Company, their grade’s artist residency this year. Traveling through time and space, set to Beatles songs, the show was fantastic!

Upcoming Events

Monday, January 27th - No School (teacher training)

And our mascot's name is...

Frost! Word on the street is that "Anthony" and "Wolfie" were also in the running, but "Frost" seemed the perfect name for St. Anthony Park Elementary's new mascot. He has been putting in appearances at school rallies, and even woke up early one morning to welcome his students to school. Thanks to everyone who helped name him!

Zero Gravity Fundraiser

Zero Gravity will be hosting a School Spirit Night for St. Anthony Park Elementary on Thursday, February 20, 5-8pm. It's so much fun to jump with your classmates, and proceeds go to SAPSA!

Read-a-Thon

Ready…. set… READ!!!!

It’s coming, Wolf Pack! The 2025 Read-a-Thon!

Starting February 12th, we’ll adventure into reading. This is a fun event for students and families, as well as an important fundraiser for our school (although everyone is welcome to participate, whether or not they are raising money).

Materials will come home in your students’ backpacks next month and will also be available online. We’re looking forward to cozy and exciting reading together this winter!

SAP Tours

Yes you can be a tour guide!

Spirit Wear

Have a great week, Wolf Pack!

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to Joel Van Valin at communications@sapsamn.org

Wolf Pack Press - January 8, 2025

Jan 8, 2025
2 min read

Updated: Jan 9, 2025

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a wonderful winter break!

Upcoming Events

Tuesday, January 14 - Advisory Council (5:30-6:30)/SAPSA meeting (6:30-7:30). Meetings in school library. All are welcome!
Friday, January 17 - Family Friday (coffee in cafeteria after drop-off)
Monday, January 20th - Martin Luther King Day (no school)

Monday, January 27th - No School (teacher training)

SAPSA Needs You!

SAPSA is the parent-led fundraising organization for St. Anthony Park Elementary. Money raised by SAPSA from festivals, sales, community events, Read-A-Thon, donations and other sources funds classroom supplies and resources, artists in residence, the 5th Grade trip to Wolf Ridge, and so much more.

SAPSA can only operate with the help of parents and other family members who give their busy time to help organize events. The SAPSA board will have several openings next year, and we currently need to fill the position of Vice President. So we are in recruiting mode!

Please consider attending a board meeting (the next one is Tuesday, January 14, 6:30-7:30 in the library) to find out more. Or just email Joel Van Valin at communications@sapsamn.org.

Read-A-Thon

The SAP Read-a-Thon is coming up in February! This fun event is also a vital fundraiser for our school!

If you are interested in helping Read-a-Thon lead Sara Shepard (a SAP parent) with the Read-a-Thon in any way—large or small—please reach out to her at sarashepard@comcast.net. You could help behind the scenes by working on materials online or counting minutes read by our students. Or do fun stuff in the school, displaying prizes, keeping classrooms supplied with materials, or attending the celebration assembly and mascot challenge. Be a part of this dynamic winter school event!

SAP Tours

Yes you can be a tour guide!

Wolf Ridge Calendars

Wolf Ridge Calendars are now available to order!

The calendars feature Northern MN Wildlife Photography and are a Fundraiser for the 5th Grade Trip to Wolf Ridge Environmental Education Center at the end of the school year. Calendars will delivered later this month & then sent home with your student.

Calendars are $20 and can be purchased via cash, check, or Square Link. Ask your student's teacher if you need an order form.

Library Helper

Mr. Watson, our Library and Materials Management EA, would greatly appreciate help with reshelving books for an hour on Monday, Thursday or Friday mornings.

To sign up as a library helper, click HERE.

Spirit Wear

Have a great week, Wolf Pack!

If you have suggestions for content or questions about anything in the Wolf Pack Press, please reach out to Joel Van Valin at communications@sapsamn.org