North Metro Flex Academy

Dear WONDERFUL NMFA FAMILIES,

After the COLD temperatures we have had, today has felt like a heat wave!!

Today, we have an important State Wide meeting with the MN Department of Health and other COVID Coordinators and School Nurses. We are anticipating getting updated guidance about COVID. With all of the information in the news it is difficult for all of us to know what to do or what to believe. We will share updated information with you in the best way we can!

With COVID swirling around, please continue to screen your children for any symptoms daily. If you are not sure what to do, please call us at 651-300-6300 to talk to our COVID Coordinator, Jessaca Karg. We also have rapid COVID tests available on site. We are strongly encouraging vaccinations for anyone who can be vaccinated! We will continue to practice many layered mitigation strategies on the bus and at school each day.

THANK YOU for those of you who have returned the RE-ENROLLMENT packets for next year. Believe it or not, we are already planning for next year. It is important for us to plan for enrollment and staffing. So we start with all of you first! We also greatly appreciate referrals to our school. This week we have been getting many calls and tours scheduled for this year and next year. Please share with your friends and family about attending our school. If you did not receive the re-enrollment packet, please call us or tell your teachers you need them!

THANK YOU for those of you who have returned the short family survey. It should have come home last week on gold paper. We appreciate and value your input so we can improve our school for your students. If you have not completed it or have not received it, please turn it in or call to get another one sent home!

This week we started our NWEA MAP (Measure of Academic Progress) Testing. During the month of January, every grade level will be participating in MATH AND READING assessments in our computer lab. This will give us progress data to inform our classroom and small group instruction for the second half of our school year. Classrooms are doing various rewards to motivate students to take their time and do their best. We are encouraging them to improve their personal scores.

TUTORING after school on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday started this week. If you missed out signing up your students, it is not too late. Students stay after school and then parents need to pick up at 5:00. Students are able to get an extra boost from our wonderful teachers!

Last week our Administrative team met with Terry Furlong, the NSP Mayor and Phil Baebenroth, our NSP Chief of Police, to discuss school and community safety protocols. Stay tuned for some changes and improvements in communication with the city of North St. Paul.

Next week, January 19, 2022 at 5:00 we will have our January School Board Meeting. Everyone is invited to attend either in person or virtually. At 6:00 there will be the Annual Meeting where the Annual Report and World's Best Work Force Report will be shared. Please join us!

Stay well...be safe, kind, responsible and HONEST!

Mrs. Kranz

There has been a surge in Covid positive cases in MN and we are continuing to monitor and keep a close eye on the way we handle this at NMFA. There will be new information and guidelines out on 1/12/2022 and we will be following these new guidelines. Stay tuned for changes in the upcoming days.

PLEASE REMEMBER:

If your child is experiencing any symptoms, please keep them home to monitor and test.

Request At- Home Test with link below:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeOWfBSEJHIevsdA09ME6q95Ab-dTuVGlYhn6uFe6CHSvpUUg/viewform

We are asking this of you as a parent and guardian...

• Please screen students at home in the morning – please do not sent them to school if they are having these symptoms.

At school this is what we are doing

• We are screening kids at school. If students have COVID related symptoms (please view the Decision Tree ) they will be sent to the office and parents will be called to pick up students.
• Students should be wearing masks on buses
• Students are expected to wear masks throughout the day, with mask breaks outside…
• Assigned seats in classrooms and at lunch, to help with contact tracing
• PPE supplies for cleaning in classrooms daily
• Air filtration UVAC systems and classroom air purifiers

REMINDER!!

If your student tests positive at any point please contact the school for next steps. If you student is awaiting test results please do not send them until you get conformation of a negative test. If your student becomes a close contact with someone who tests positive with covid19 please contact with school for next steps. Stay safe!

Good Afternoon Families/Buenas tardes familias

Currently, as you may all know- there is a limited supply of at home tests within the state of Minnesota. To help combat this and to keep track of how fast we are utilizing these rapid tests- we are implementing a new system for requesting a test. We are asking that families use this form to request tests for each of their students when needed. We will send home the appropriate tests needed per enrolled students per family. Up until this point we were able to provide tests for families, however due to limited supplies we can now only provide them for students. Please save the link below:

NMFA COVID Test Request Form

You can also find this form on our website under Current Families- COVID Coordinator.

Thank you!

Actualmente, como todos saben, hay un suministro limitado de pruebas caseras dentro del estado de Minnesota. Para ayudar a combatir esto y hacer un seguimiento de la rapidez con la que utilizamos estas pruebas rápidas, estamos implementando un nuevo sistema para solicitar una prueba. Les pedimos a las familias que usen este formulario para solicitar pruebas para cada uno de sus estudiantes cuando sea necesario. Enviaremos a casa las pruebas apropiadas necesarias por estudiante matriculado por familia. Hasta este momento, podíamos proporcionar pruebas para las familias; sin embargo, debido a los suministros limitados, ahora solo podemos proporcionarlas a los estudiantes. Guarde el siguiente enlace:

Formulario de solicitud de prueba COVID de NMFA

También puede encontrar este formulario en nuestro sitio web bajo Familias Actuales-Coordinador COVID.

¡Gracias!

Reminder...

This is what we refer to at school to make decisions on students staying home and or testing positive for Covid19. We ask that you use this at home as well. Just a reminder to all families if your student is testing positive or is in need of isolating at home due to close contact that you contact the school for next steps and your students return date.

Families, we sent home a yellow form before winter Break regarding your family receiving meals. If you would like to take advantage of this opportunity, please remember to return the yellow form as soon as possible.

Tutoring has started this week and we still have spots available if youare looking to sign up. Please follow the link below to sign your student up for after school tutoring if you have not done so already. Tutoring has begun for ALL grades on January 10th!!

https://forms.gle/t7VpqP2kZPB73XXA6

Do you enjoy computer lab, tablet use, interactive learning in your classroom, and all things technology? So does Jesse Schonfeld, IT Director here at NMFA. He is in charge of EVERYTHING that connects us and helps us learn in a more interactive and advanced setting. He has been a major part of the COVID planning for students and families to continuing learning and keeping us all connected!

Fun Facts:

* He has a Son

* He is from Philadelphia

* He owns a business

Say " HELLO" if you see Jesse around the hallways or in your classroom helping out, he is an important part of your school here at NMFA!

***NO SCHOOL MONDAY JANUARY 17th for MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY***

January 3-4 - Distance Learning for all grades k-8 (School Closed)

January 10th - School Wide NWEA Testing starts

January 17th - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (NO SCHOOL)

January 19th - 5:00 School Board Meeting, 6:00 Annual Report and World's Best Work Force Report will be presented

LOOKING AHEAD:

Keep a look out for Spring Clubs and After school activity sign ups!

Email: info@NMFAMN.org
Website: www.NMFAMN.org
Location: 2350 Helen Street North, North Saint Paul, MN, USA
Phone: (651)300-6300