North Branch Area Community Education

Coming up in Community Ed! Get Ready Golf: Starts April 22 6-7 PM Baklava: April 23 6:30-8:30 PM GRASP Summer Academic Program- Math, Reading or Both: Starts April 26 Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

Coming up in Community Ed! Funny Fox Painting: April 9 6:30-8:30 PM Draft your own HCD and POA: April 9 6-8 PM Adult/Child/Infant CPR with AED: April 12 5:30-8 PM Air Fryer Veggies Virtual Class: April 15 6:30-8 PM Junior Track and Field Grades K-6: Starts April 15 6-8 PM Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

The Viking Newsletter - March/April 2024 is now available! Click here to view: https://www.smore.com/n/7twep

The North Branch Area Education Foundation is hosting Designer Purse and Yeti Bingo on April 28 at Lent Town Hall. Doors open at noon, sales at 1 pm, and Bingo at 2 pm. Proceeds go to enhancing opportunities for students at NBAPS! See flier for more details.

Due to weather conditions, after-school district events and activities are canceled for today. This includes sports and activities, parent-teacher conferences and Community Education events. Youth Connections will remain open as regularly scheduled. Information about rescheduled parent-teacher conferences will come from each school. School will be released 10 minutes earlier than normal to allow extra time for a safe ride home. This early release is not expected to change the time students arrive at home- the purpose is to prioritize more time in response to road conditions.

North Branch Area High School presents "Sister Act - A Divine Musical Comedy" on May 2-4 at 7 p.m and May 5 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $12. Get yours today!

Due to weather conditions, North Branch Area Public Schools is closed today, Monday, March 25. This includes early childhood programs, school age care, Community Education programs, and all activities. Staff should not report, all buildings will be closed.

Coming up in Community Ed! Drivers Education Hybrid Class: Starts April 1 2:45-5:45 PM Instant Piano for Hopelessly Busy People Virtual Class Age 13-Adult: April 1 6:30-9 PM Instant Guitar for Hopelessly Busy People Virtual Class Age 13-Adult: April 2 6:30-9 PM Introduction to Estate Planning: April 2 6-7:30 PM Duck Bubbles Painting: April 3 6:30-8:30 PM Drafting Your Own Will: April 3 6:30-8:30 PM Medicare 101: April 4 6:30-8 PM Learning the Sport of BMX Bike Racing: Starts April 4 5:30-7:45 PM Multiplayer Minecraft: City Builder Virtual Class Grades 1-5: April 6 8-10 AM ESSENTRICS: Restorative Fitness: April 6 6:30-7:30 PM Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

Mark your calendars for fun! NBAPS, the City of North Branch, and Chisago County SHIP are again hosting Walk and Roll to School on Wednesday, May 8, at 7:05 am. We will meet at the North Branch Area Library and head out with our friends from the NBPD and the NBFD. Join us!

Coming up in Community Ed! Stamp-a-Stack of Cards: march 25 7-9 PM Bear in the Forest Painting: March 26 6:30-8:30 PM Metabolism Boosters & Busters Virtual Workshop: March 26 6-7 PM Social Security Facts and Strategies: March 28 6:30-8 PM Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

The National Honor Society is hosting a blood drive at North Branch Area High School on Wed., March 27, from 8 am to 2 pm. You can register to give blood at www.redcrossblood.org. Use sponsor code NBHS. Those who donate will get a $10 Visa gift card.

Coming up in Community Ed! 3D Printing: Harry Potter Virtual Class Grades 2-6: March 23 9-11 AM *Make your own magical pendant* Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

The Viking Newsletter - February 2024 is now available and can be accessed at this link: https://www.smore.com/wmn8j

SKOL! and congratulations to Vikings Libby Nielson (right) and Dakota Esget (left)! Dakota finished as the state All-Around champion and two-time Bars champion! She also finished 2nd on the Vault and 2nd on the Floor. Libby finished 7th on beam with a score of 9.15! Way to go!!!

Coming up in Community Ed! Drivers Education Zoom Class: Starts March 4 5-8 pm Vitamins & Herbs: Facts and Fallacies Virtual Workshop: March 4 6-7:30 pm Chili Night with your Instant Pot Virtual Class: March 6 6:30-8 pm ESSENTRICS: Resporative Fitness: March 6 6:30-7:30 pm Starting a New Garden - Chisago County Master Gardener: March 6 5-6:30 pm Toddler Sports Camp - Basketball Night Ages 2-4: March 7 5:30-6:30 pm Strawberries and Raspberries - Chisago County Master Gardener: March 7 5-6:30 pm Learn the Sport of BMX Bike Racing: March 7 5:30-7:45 pm Blue Window Acrylic Painting: March 7 6:30-8:30 pm Metal Art Welding and Fabrication: March 9 9am-12pm Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

Join us tomorrow for dinner and a treat! 🍦A portion of the proceeds help fund our We Are All the Same Sock Hop.

Coming up in Community Ed! De-Age Your Brain Virtual Workshop: Feb. 27 6-7:30 pm Beginner Scrapbooking Grade 3-5: Feb. 27 3-5 PM Board & Brush DIY Workshop: Feb. 29 5:50-8 PM Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.

Take the Alexis Challenge! Miss Teen Minnesota Alexis Sway donated canned goods to the Viking Vittles program recently and now you can help too! Alexis and Supt. Paul are teaming up to ask you to take the "Alexis Challenge" and support Viking Vittles! What is Viking Vittles? For students PreK-5, Viking Vittles organizes a weekend food backpack program that provides a bag of food to any student who signs up. Every week, hundreds of students go home for the weekend with food thanks to this program. Viking Vittles also supports middle school, high school and Norse Area Learning Center students by providing access to Care Closets at each location There is more than one way for you to take the Alexis Challenge. You could attend the program’s upcoming Lenten Fish Fry fundraiser at Trinity Lutheran Church, happening every Friday, Feb. 16 through March 22, 5 - 7 p.m. Adults admission is $15, kids ages 5 - 10 are $5, and kids under 5 eat free! (See flier for details.) Or, stop by the Viking Vittles GoFundMe page and donate directly: https://gofund.me/defc8072. To learn more about Viking Vittles and the Alexis Challenge, see Supt. Paul's most recent School News column: www.isd138.org/page/contact-the-superintendent

NBAEF announces grant recipients! On Monday, Feb. 12, representatives of the North Branch Area Education Foundation (NBAEF) made their annual trip through the hallways of North Branch Area Public Schools (NBAPS) to deliver good news to staff - grants have been approved! This year the NBAEF, with a generous donation of $10,000 from ECMC Foundation (Educational Credit Management Corporation) Foundation, awarded nine grants to staff at the Sunrise River School, North Branch Area Middle School, the Norse Area Learning Center, and North Branch Area High School, totaling over $17,000. The 2023-24 NBAEF grants will provide a wide variety of opportunities for students, including a “Zen Den” calming room and Outdoor Adventures field trip at North Branch Area High School, a classroom set of ukuleles, and a set of Sphero Robotics at the Sunrise River School, a mentoring and leadership program and behavior incentive items at North Branch Area Middle School, exercise equipment at the Norse Area Learning Center, classroom “clickers” for classrooms K-5, and recreation and field trip opportunities for the Chisago County Schools’ Life Work Center. “We are so grateful, and so fortunate, to have the North Branch Area Education Foundation providing these incredible opportunities for our students and staff year in and year out,” said NBAPS Supt. Sara Paul. “Viking innovation is at the heart of how we become better every day, and the foundation provides the opportunity for creative ideas to be put into action!.” Since 2010, the NBAEF has raised over $509,000 and awarded grants over $231,300.

Coming up in Community Ed! An Introduction to Voiceovers…Getting Started in Voice Acting Virtual Class Ages 18 and older: Register and make an appointment Internet/Social Media Safety and Drug Information for Families: Feb. 20 6:15-7:15 FREE to attend Photo Organization- Print and Digital Virtual Class: Feb. 21 6:30-8:30 PM Toddler Sports Camp - Baseball Night: Ages 2-4 Feb. 22 5:30-6:30 PM BONUS! Children get their own squishy baseball to keep. Registration here: https://northbranch.cr3.rschooltoday.com/public/getprogram/ or call 651-674-1025.