Wolf Pack Press - February 18, 2026
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Happy Lunar New Year! SAP Elementary students—congrats on making your Read-a-Thon goal!
Upcoming Events
Friday, February 20th - National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID). Â Families of African American students are invited to join the assembly at 8:30-9am for 3rd-5th graders and 9:15-9:45am for K-2nd graders, then join their students in class.
Tuesday, March 10 - Advisory Council (5:30-6:30) & SAPSA Meeting (6:30-7:30) in school library Â
Friday, March 13 - Family Friday  (enjoy coffee and bring a pastry to share in cafeteria after drop-off)
Artists in Residence
This school year, each grade at SAP Elementary will have an artist in residence. The resident artists introduce different arts and crafts to our students, such as music, poetry, dance and sculpture. These programs are mostly offered through nonprofits such as Compas and are paid for by your donations to SAPSA during events such as the Fall Festival, Spring Carnival, Plant Sale and Read-a-Thon.
Here is a list of this year's artists in residence:
Kindergarten - Charlie McGuire, songwriting. April 13-17
First Grade - T. Mychael Rambo, poetry, acting, singing. April 13-17
Second Grade - Scott Stafford, dance. March 23-27
Third Grade - Â Layl McDill, bird sculptures. December 1-12 2025
Fourth Grade - Hinterlands Puppet Company, puppet show. January 14
Fifth Grade - Frank Sentwali, spoken word. February 23-27
Thanks to the talented artists who have been visiting the classrooms and enriching our students' lives!
Reading Olympics Champions!
Our students took on the Read-a-Thon Reading Olympics and blew away their goal by racking up an incredible 299,457 minutes of total reading for the whole school. They deserve a gold medal!
In celebration, Principal Hutcheson and Frost skated the hallways this past Tuesday. Tickets were drawn and prizes awarded to some extra-lucky winners today.
Many thanks to all who sponsored our readers. We raised almost $17,000 for SAPSA. Special kudos to the many volunteers who put on this event!
Great Gatherings
Care for bowling, a pool party or a scavenger hunt? Look no further than Great Gatherings! A few of our gatherings still have openings:
Bowling & Pizza w/ Ms. Weisman & Family
Saturday, February 28th
Family Neighborhood Scavenger Hunt
A weekend in May, TBD
Pool Party at Nan Arundel's House
June 2026, TBD
Purchase a gathering HERE.
Library Helper
Mr. Watson, our Library and Materials Management EA, would greatly appreciate help with reshelving books for an hour during the school week.
To sign up as a library helper, click HEREÂ .
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