Wolf Pack Press

Wolf Pack Press - December 18, 2024

Dec 18, 2024
2 min read

Only 3 more days till Winter Break!

Upcoming Events

December 23-January 3 - No School (Winter Break)

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.

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.

Collaborative Problem Solving Class

Julianna Drajkó, a former SAP Elementary parent, will be conducting a class for parents on Collaborative Problem Solving, an innovative approach to understanding and helping kids with behavioral challenges.

Class sessions: January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, February 7.

Time: 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Location: Online, via zoom

For more info or to register for the class, click HERE.

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

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 - December 4, 2024

Dec 4, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Dec 18, 2024

I hope everyone had a tasty Thanksgiving! This week, we have the first glimpse of our mascot, and a couple of opportunities to volunteer for SAP.

Upcoming Events

Friday, December 13 - Family Friday (coffee in cafeteria after drop-off)
Saturday, December 14 - School Choice Fair (more info below)
Note: There will be no advisory council or SAPSA board meeting in December

Our Mascot Has Arrived!

St. Anthony Park Elementary's Wolf Pack mascot made a surprise visit to a school spirit day rally recently. The mascot, sponsored by SAPSA, will soon have a name. Who knows where this wolf will appear next?

School Choice Fair

We still need a couple of volunteers to promote SAP at the St. Paul Public School Choice Fair. The fair takes place Saturday December 14th, from 9:30 am - 2 pm at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, 150 4th St W, St Paul, MN 55102.

Bobbie Evangelist and school staff will be answering questions from prospective students and families. Hearing firsthand from current families is meaningful to prospective families considering our school. If available to share your reasons for choosing St Anthony Park Elementary School, please sign up for a shift from 9:30 am - 11:30 am or 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.

Thank you in advance for helping to grow our awesome school community!

SAP Tours

Yes you can be a tour guide!

Wolf Ridge Calendars

Wolf Ridge Calendars are now available to order!

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

Thank You For Your Generosity!

SAPSA has received two grants this fall. One is from the St Paul and Minnesota Foundation, and the other is from the R.F. Bigelow Foundation. We are grateful to these excellent foundations for their support.

Thanks everyone who attended the Zero Gravity night! We raised over $700 at that event! Also, Fable clothing company cut us a check for $600 for the proceeds from the kid-created t-shirts that were created and sold last year. And we raised $300 from the last dine out at Mims cafe. Thanks to everyone who worked at writing grants and organizing these fundraising activities!

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.

Langford Park Winter Activities

Keep active this winter with sports and classes at Langford Park and St. Paul's other rec centers! There are activities for both children and adults. See the attached flyer for a list of activities offered, and sign up HERE.

Also, registration is still open for Langford Park Hockey. See langfordparkhockey.com for more information.

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 - November 20, 2024

Nov 19, 2024
3 min read

Updated: Dec 18, 2024

It's Give to the Max week. Plus, Stuffed Animal Day is coming!

Upcoming Events

Thursday, November 21 - Give to the Max Day (see details below)

Friday, November 22 - Stuffed Animal Day! (bring a stuffed animal to school for the day)
Thursday & Friday, November 28-29 - No School (Thanksgiving)

Give to the Max Day

November 21 is Give to the Max Day, and it's easy to give back to St. Anthony Park Elementary with a donation to SAPSA. SAPSA provides funds for school reading programs, artists in residence, field trips, mascot costumes ... this list goes on and on!

Click HERE to donate to SAPSA.

There is a separate link for the fifth grade's trip to Wolf Ridge HERE.

Phys Ed Update

Students have been working hard this fall in the gym. We are finishing up Ball Skills for Kindergarten through second grade students. We have learned about underhand throwing, overhand throwing, catching, kicking, dribbling and rolling. Our older students are just finishing our soccer unit. We learned about dribbling, passing, trapping, heading the ball safely, shooting on goal, and goal keeping skills like blocking shots and restarting the game again after a blocked shot by rolling, throwing or punting. We played a couple lead up soccer games using multiple balls to keep all the students and goal keepers active during the games. Next up, after conferences, the K-2 students will be starting a manipulatives unit. They will learn skills with bean bags, hula hoops, juggling scarves, paddles and scoops. Our 3rd-5th grade students will be playing Olympic team handball.

Also, you may notice your student(s) talking about Mr. Her! St. Anthony Park is lucky to have a physical education student teacher during the months of November and December. He is a student at the University of Concordia in St. Paul. He will be teaching with me for a couple weeks and then he will take over full time teaching from November 18th - December 13th. I'm happy to see the new and exciting ideas he brings to our school. If you see him around the hallways, or down by the gym stop by and say hello and welcome him to SAP.

—Ms. Paulsen

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.

Candy Donations

If the trick-or-treaters don't manage to clean you out this Halloween, or your kids collect an overabundance of candy and want to share, SAP Elementary will gladly accept and freeze candy donations to use for prizes at our Spring Carnival next year! Drop off wrapped candy in Ziploc bags at the front office.

School Choice Fair

Volunteers are needed at the St. Paul Public School Choice Fair Saturday December 14th, from 9:30 am - 2 pm to help promote St Anthony Park School. The School Choice Fair is being held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre, 150 4th St W, St Paul, MN 55102.

Thank you in advance for helping to grow our awesome school community!

SAP Tours

Yes you can be a tour guide!

Langford Park Winter Activities

Also, registration is still open for Langford Park Hockey. See langfordparkhockey.com for more information.

Spirit Wear

Rep your favorite elementary school! T-shirts ($20/kid, and $22/adult) and school signs ($10) are available for pre-order now. 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