Ms. Maggie’s class enjoyed snack OUTSIDE on Friday! Granola bars on the courtyard for the win! #outdoorfun 🌞
Students and members of the North Branch Area High School FFA chapter spent time learning about about public policy at “FFA day at the Capitol” in Saint Paul. Students had the opportunity to take a tour of the Capitol and hear from lawmakers and leaders in the agricultural sector. A highlight of the day include meeting with Senator Mark Koran to address the importance of career and technical education in our school as we work through our first years as an emerging Agricultural Education program.
FFA is a nationwide student leadership organization available to all agricultural education students at NBAHS. FFA prepares students for careers in agriculture and beyond. The North Branch FFA Chapter was chartered this school year and is led by students and advisor Amanda Cook.
Third grade students will be performing their "We Belive in Music" concert this Thursday, Feb. 29, starting at 6:15 pm in the NBAHS auditorium! If you would like to watch the concerts via livestream, you can do so at this link: https://youtube.com/live/YfDBn8yF024?feature=share
You can support the Senior All Night Party by eating at the North Branch McDonalds on March 5, between 4 and 7 p.m. Twenty percent of proceeds will go toward creating a night to remember for graduating seniors! See flier for additional details.
The Chisago County Schools' Life Work Center used part of its funds from the NBAEF Grant they just received to participate in an Essentrics Body Movement activity provided by Essentrics Instructor Jackie Badger during the LWC's annual Winter Student Social Friday night. It was a great opportunity to get our bodies moving in a low-impact way while having fun.
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.
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.
NBAHS celebrated two state-bound gymnasts with a walking pep rally this afternoon.
Senior Libby Nielsen earned 4th place on beam at sections with a score of 9.15. This is Libby’s first time qualifying for state.
Junior Dakota Esget will be making her 4th appearance at the state meet! She was last year’s Class A State Uneven Bars Champion. This year she earned the title of Section All-Around Champion with a total score of 37.075 and will compete in all four events at state. At sections, she placed first on beam with a 9.375, 1st on floor with a 9.4, 3rd on bars with a 9.05, and 7th on vault with a 9.25.
The girls compete on Saturday morning at 11am at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Good luck Libby and Dakota!
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!
Fourth grade students will be hosting its "Catch the Rhythm" concert this Thursday, Feb. 22, starting at 6:15 pm in the NBAHS auditorium! If you would like to watch the concerts via livestream, you can do so at this link: https://youtube.com/live/_kWIvSyVZ8I?feature=share
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.
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 .
Spring sports meetings will be at NBAHS on Monday, Feb. 26 at 6 pm. Attendees enter doors 1, 5, or 11 and go to assigned rooms. Practice start dates and room numbers for each sport are listed here: https://nbskolvikings.com/2024/02/14/spring-sports-information-meetings-3/
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
Good Luck to North Branch FTC Robotics Teams as they gear up for the state tournament on Saturday, Feb. 17, at River Center/Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. Opening ceremonies begin at 8:15 am and competition starts at 8:45. Championship rounds begin at 2 pm. Way to go FTC!
Each student in Sara Groen's class at Sunrise designed their own hat, and then former Principal Lori Zimmerman's mother helped to surprise the students by knitting their hats and bringing imagination into reality! They turned out beautifully!
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.
