Hello Falcon Families!  We’re ready for our 1^st full week and we hope our students are too!

Reminders:
If your child will be absent, please report your child’s absence by 8 a.m.  You may call the office at 651-429-7771 or email [email protected].

If your K-5^th grade child will have a change in transportation at the end of the day (including attending a sport practice), please be sure to send a note to school about the change.  Last minute changes should be called in to the school office at 651-429-7771.

Lunch money can be sent to school with your child.  Checks should be made payable to Frassati Catholic Academy.

Preschool Families:  Join us for the Preschool Family Pot Luck Picnic from 5:30 – 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 10 at Ramaley Park.

Parent Meetings for Grades 8 & 6:  Parent meetings for the 8^th grade Washington DC trip and the 6^th grade ELC trip will be held on Thursday, September 11 at 6 p.m.  The 8^th grade meeting will be held in Mrs. Schmidtbauer’s room (244) and the 6^th grade meeting will be held in Mrs. Prescott’s room (243).

Spirit Wear:  Remember that Frassati Spirit Wear should be ordered online at: https://streamlinedesignonline.presencehost.net/spiritwear.html.  Don’t delay – September 15 is the last day to order!

School Pictures:  Lifetouch will be here on Monday, September 15 (and on Tuesday, September 16 for 2 day preschool students &/or students who are absent on Monday).  Order forms were sent home last week.  Students may be out of uniform for pictures. Please keep order forms at home until picture day.

Website:  The K-8 handbook and teacher email addresses have been added to our school website.  www.frassatiwbl.org

Volleyball:  Our 5^th/6^th grade volleyball team needs coaches.  If you are able to help for 1-2 hours a day, approximately 4 days a week, please contact the office.  Virtus training/background check are required.  Help support our Falcons!

First Lego League:  Two parents, Barry Cool and Erick Latvala, have graciously agreed to coach the first Frassati Catholic Academy First Lego League team! In addition to our two coaches,
• Team will be made up of 3-10 students between 9-14* years of age.
*Team members may not exceed age 14 on January 1 of the year the Challenge is released.  For example, a student who turns 15 in May of 2013 would be eligible to compete in the Challenge released in August of 2013, whereas a child who turned 15 in December 2012 would not.
•  Team may be of mixed age and gender.
• Practices will be held on Wednesdays starting at 2:15PM (specific dates will be communicated once a team has formed)
• Cost for a student to participate is $75.00

To determine interest, please send an email to Dawn Horgan at [email protected] with your child’s name, grade and age. If more than 10 students are interested in participating in First Lego League, a 2^nd team will need to be formed. If this is the case, two additional coaches will need to be identified.

What IS FIRST^® LEGO^® League…
FIRST^® LEGO^® League in Minnesota (MN FLL^®) is part of an international robotics program that includes more than 200,000 kids in 63 countries. 

Teams collaborate to build and program an autonomous robot to score points on a thematic playing surface (the Robot Game) and create an innovative solution to a problem correlated to the yearly theme (the Project), all while guided by the FLL Core Values. These three elements; the Robot Game, the Project, and FLL Core Values make up what is called The Challenge. 

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The Challenge – What a team does…
Each year the details of the yearly Challenge are released in August. Teams typically meet twice a week to fulfill three criteria to be used in judging at regional events:

The Robot Game   
Using a LEGO^® MINDSTORMS^® robot kit, teams design, build and program an autonomous robot to achieve specific missions inspired by the yearly Challenge. Teams compete in three 2.5 minute rounds and are evaluated on mechanical design, programming, design innovation & strategy. 

The Project
In conjunction with the yarly theme, teams conduct research to solve a real-world problem, develop an innovative solution and present and share their work at the competition and within their communities. They are evaluated in research, innovative solution and presentation.

Core Values
The 8 Core Values are the cornerstones of the FLL program. Teams are evaluated on HOW they work together, as well as inspiration, teamwork and gracious professionalism.
This team-based, hands-on, competitive robotics program provides challenging and exciting learning opportunities for young people. It spurs innovation, develops teamwork and leadership skills and promotes excitement in science and technology.  Visit the FIRST website for more program details.

Hello Falcon Families!

We have much info to share as we begin the 2014-15 school year.

1. Reminders:

A. Students should not be dropped off before 7:00 a.m.

B. If your K-5th grade child will have a change in transportation at the end of the day, please be sure to send a note to school about the change. Last minute changes should be called in to the school office at 651-429-7771.

C. Lunch money can be sent to school with your child. Checks should be made payable to Frassati Catholic Academy.

2. Preschool: Preschool begins on Friday. We look forward to the arrival of our youngest Falcons!

3. 5th – 8th grade students: Friday, September 5 is the last day to register for our volleyball or soccer teams. Registration forms are available in the office.

4. Spirit Wear: Remember that Frassati Spirit Wear should be ordered online at: https://streamlinedesignonline.presencehost.net/spiritwear.html. Don’t delay – September 15 is the last day to order!

5. School Pictures: Lifetouch will be here on Monday, September 15 (and on Tuesday, September 16 for 2 day preschool students &/or students who are absent on Monday). Order forms will be sent home by the end of the week. Students may be out of uniform for pictures.

6. Handbook: The K-8 Handbook has been completed. Once it is available, please be sure to note the information regarding birthday treats on page 33.

7. Website: Teacher email addresses will be added to our school website ASAP.

Peggy Kemp

Join the fun and participate in our interactive 6 week STREAM challenge taking place NOW!

You could be the Frassati Freebie Friday Winner!

A new winner is announced each Friday on Facebook during Marketfest!

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Here are the details:

Each week your child can participate in the themed activity. This is an ‘at home’ activity and creativity is encouraged!

There are 2 ways to enter:

1. Bring your Final product to the Frassati Marketfest Booth Thursday nights and enter your name for our Friday drawing. (Booth located in front of Cobblestone Café and The Bookseller)

OR

2. Take a photo of your final product and email it to: [email protected]. Please include your name and phone number. Your name will be entered into that Friday’s drawing and you may just see your project on the Frassati Facebook site.

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STREAM interactive activities:

•   SCIENCE: due by: 6/26- Did you know that Pier Giorgio liked to collect rocks on his climbing adventures in the mountains? Here is your chance to go outside and collect some fabulous items that may just be in your back yard or a nearby park! Here’s what you need to find for our Nature Scavenger Hunt:
  o   Feather
  o   Shell
  o   Rock
  o   Pine cone
  o   Leaf
  o   Extra Bonus: measure with a ruler and mark down the measurement of each item.

• TECHNOLOGY: due by 7/3- Are you fascinated by Robots? We’d love to see your robot made out of any household object. Name your robot, give him/her a job, be as creative as possible.

• RELIGION: due by 7/10- Cross Scavenger Hunt! Our challenge to you is to photograph as many Cross figures as you can! As an extra bonus… find the cross on top of Frassati Catholic Academy- and capture a snapshot.

• ENGINEERING: due by 7/17- Bridge Building! It takes some amazing minds to build a bridge! Are you up for the challenge? Find some popsicle sticks and glue or gum drops and toothpicks and get building! This may help to get you started: gumdrop and toothpick bridge instructions

• ARTS: due by 7/24- COLORING CONTEST! Show some Frassati Falcon Pride print
  out the attached coloring page and show your talents and creativity!

• MATH: due by 7/31- $5 Marketfest challenge! Tell us how you would spend $5 at Marketfest! Would you buy something to eat? Play a game? Buy a souvenir? Show us your math skills and try this challenge- Please show your work!!

 

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All Frassati Freebie Friday winners will be announced on the Friday following the due date. (6/27, 7/4, 7/11, 7/18, 7/25 and 8/1).

We will announce winners on Facebook, but will also contact the winners.

We encourage you and your family to participate in ANY or ALL of these activities!

In addition to these fun activities- come visit us EACH Thursday night through 7/31 in beautiful downtown White Bear Lake. We will be hosting the Frassati Catholic Academy Booth located in front of Cobblestone Café and The Bookseller and will have many more STREAM activities for you to participate in!