Ms. Maggie’s students celebrated Owen and Asher in honor of Down Syndrome Awareness Day tomorrow, March 21. Boy-oh-boy do we love these 2 cuties and all that makes them unique and amazing!
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!
Early Learning students were so busy in the days leading up to spring break! They enjoyed a visit from Taher Chef Tony Menk on Feb. 29, and celebrated Dr. Seuss's birthday with readings from Papa Charley and costumes on March 4-5. "Fun is good!" - Dr. Seuss
The NBAEC hosted Taste of Kindergarten on March 4. Families enjoyed activities, meeting staff and getting to know each other! If you have a kindergarten-eligible child and you missed this event, schedule a tour by calling 651-674-1220. We'd love to meet you!
Looking for childcare for your preschool age child or before/after-school care for your elementary age child? Youth Connections at the North Branch Area Education Center is hosting an Spring Fling Open House on Tuesday, March 19, 6-7:30 p.m.
Join us for an opportunity to meet our dedicated staff, learn about our program's flexible scheduling, participate in hands-on activities, and see our beautiful spaces!
Youth Connections serves children age 3 (must be potty trained) through grade 6 in our year round programming! We are currently accepting registration for our summer program! Learn more online or call us at 651-674-1014.
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.
On Thursday, state All-Around champion and two-time Bars champion, gymnast Dakota Esget, got the full Vikings treatment, with walk throughs celebrating her incredible achievement at every school! Dakota also finished 2nd on the Vault and 2nd on the Floor. Just look at all those medals!
Ms. Maggie’s class enjoyed snack OUTSIDE on Friday! Granola bars on the courtyard for the win! #outdoorfun 🌞
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!!!
Join us March 4 to celebrate your child starting kindergarten fall of 2024 at North Branch Area Public Schools. Get a free "I'm a Viking" bag and t-shirt when you complete online registration! Support and computers available at the event to complete the enrollment process.
Sixth grade students in Spanish Hex 4 created unique Spanish games to teach Mrs. Heath's kindergarten class some Spanish vocabulary, then walked over to the Ed Center to teach the Kindergarten students how to play their Spanish games. Awww...thanks sixth graders!
Join us tomorrow for dinner and a treat! 🍦A portion of the proceeds help fund our We Are All the Same Sock Hop.
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
Thank you to all of the families that joined us for our Hmong Open House on Tuesday, Feb. 13, from 6 - 7:30 pm. If you were unable to attend and have any questions for North Branch Area Public Schools please be encouraged to contact Director of Teaching and Learning David Treichel at 651-674-1055 or dtreichel@isd138.org .
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.
A great time was had by all Friday night at the NBAEC's Grandparents Day Open House. Roughly 240 adults and 125 children attended the event, which offered the chance for grandparents and kids to paint, do crafts and puzzles, play games, explore the Move and Learn Room, and more.
Taher and NBAPS are proud to present Display Chef Tony Menk! Chef Tony will be at the high school on Feb. 28 to do prep work with Pro Start and serve his delicious Mongolian Grill. On Feb. 29, Chef Tony will be at the NBAEC sampling fresh fruit with students. Welcome Chef Tony!
The NBAHS Snow Court visited buildings on Friday with the new Vikings mascot, and wrapped up with a pep fest at the high school. The only thing missing from Snow Week was snow!
How're we doing? Taher wants to know what families think of school lunch. You can take Taher's brief school lunch survey by scanning the QR on the poster, or by clicking this link: https://bit.ly/48YLyiI
