Teacher Appreciation Meals
2024-03-28 10:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-29 10:00 - 17:00 UTC
During conferences in March the PTO host appreciation meals for teachers and staff. Please join us in showing appreciation! More details will be made available later this month.
Would you like to make a monetary donation? That can be done via our PayPal: Paypal.me/lnfipto
Merci beaucoup to our wonderful families for making this possible!!

BIPOC Support Group
2024-03-28 16:30 - 18:30

Open Gym!
2024-04-16 18:00 - 20:00 | L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion, 1760 Ames Pl E, St. Paul, MN, 55106, United States

Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle Afterschool Practice
2024-04-25 16:00 - 17:30

April General Meeting
2024-04-25 17:45 - 19:00
Parents and guardians are invited to participate in the PTO meeting that will be hosted on Zoom: Thursday, April 25th 5:45-7pm. Please join the PTO for our April meeting with a moderated safe space discussion. We will be hosting special guest Rebecca Slaby from the SPPS AMAZE program.
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Les parents et tuteurs sont invités à participer à la réunion PTO qui se tiendra sur Zoom: Jeudi 25 avril de 17 h 45 à 19 h. Veuillez vous joindre à l’OTP pour notre réunion d’avril avec une discussion modérée sur l’espace sécuritaire. Nous accueillerons Rebecca Slaby, invitée spéciale du programme SPPS AMAZE.
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Los padres y tutores están invitados a participar en la reunión de la PTO que se celebrará en Zoom: Jueves, 25 de abril 5:45-7pm. Por favor únase a la PTO para nuestra reunión de abril con un debate moderado sobre el espacio seguro. Estaremos recibiendo a la invitada especial Rebecca Slaby del programa SPPS AMAZE.

LNFI PTO is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: April General Meeting
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Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle Afterschool Practice
2024-04-26 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-02 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-04 16:00 - 17:30
Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle Afterschool Practice 4-5:30pm

Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle Afterschool Practice
2024-05-09 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-10 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-16 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-05-17 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-23 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-24 16:00 - 17:30, 2024-05-30 16:00 - 17:30

May General Meeting
2024-05-09 20:00 - 21:00
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Plant Sale Pick Up
2024-05-10
Volunteers needed for Plant Sale Pickup on May 10th!!Sign up today https://www.signupgenius.com/…/4090A44AAA82DABF49…Here is an important note from coordinator Rebecca: On May 10th the Gertens delivery truck will be delivering 425 plants that will need to be sorted into the 50 orders that were placed for our fundraiser. That’s a lot of plants! 1st group of volunteers needed: Gertens will call me the day before with a more direct window of time to expect the truck but it will be sometime between 1 and 5 pm. Once I have the time I will notifiy all the volunteers of when they should be on campus to help! We’ll need to unload the plants and then separate into the individual orders and have them ready for pick up time at 5pm. 2nd group of volunteers needed: Once all the plants are unloaded and organized, we’ll need a couple volunteers to help people find their orders and load them into their cars. Thank you for your willingness to help with this fundraiser!

May General Meeting- Final PTO Meeting of the School Year
2024-05-16 17:30 - 19:00
Please join us for the Final General Meeting of the 2023/ 2024 School Year!!
The meeting agenda includes; an overview of the events through the end of the school year, a financial overview of the PTO, a vote for new members of the PTO board and a presentation from Principal Bossard on the budget for next school year.
Here are the profiles for our Board member applicants: https://lnfi-pto.org/2024/05/13/meet-the-board-member-applicants/
The meeting will include a vote for our new Board. It is important that all parents have their voice heard and their vote cast! Each parent/ guardian will have a chance to vote via a google form that will be distributed by our moderator. All parents/guardians/ staff attending are asked to have their cameras on and their Zoom name to include the name of any individuals casting a vote.
Please consider attending! The Zoom link is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86895316863

BIPOC Support Group
2024-05-17 16:30 - 18:30
Families who identify as BIPOC are invited to join us for our monthly BIPOC support group! Join us in the cafeteria. We can’t wait to see you!

May Open Gym
2024-05-21 18:00 - 20:00

Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle & Talent Show
2024-05-31 16:30 - 20:00
Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle & Talent Show is this Friday, May 31st!!
Please join us and celebrate the end of the school year during the Soirée Gastronomique et Culturelle & Talent Show! This is a free community event!! Students will perform; sing and dance in a talent show followed by a large multicultural dinner in the cafeteria.
Schedule of Events:
4:30pm Doors open to families and the community
5-6:30pm: Children’s talent show in the gym
6:30-8pm: Dinner in the cafeteria
Volunteers are needed to help during the event. Please consider signing up to help for a shift to help make this event a success for our students: https://signup.com/go/tWcmbiH
Reminder to all parents and guardians of student performers regarding transportation: if your student will be staying at school for you to meet them, and there is a change in transportation such as the bus, please contact the office regarding any transportation changes before 3pm.
We can’t wait to see you and celebrate our kids!

Join L'Etoile du Nord at Grand Old Day!
2024-06-02 09:00 - 18:00
LNFI will be at Grand Old Day!!

Our school will be participating in Grand Old Day on Sunday June 2. We will be walking in the parade in the morning (roughly 9am-11am) and can have up to 25 walkers. Also, we will have a booth with information about our school and prizes for kids (kind of like the School Choice Fair) from 9am-6pm!! Volunteers are needed to help throughout the day, please join usl!!

Here is the link to sign up: https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

(Note: On the sign up website, you will also see a place to volunteer for Little Africa Fest in August. You are welcome to sign up early if you would like to participate in that, too!)

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LNFI sera à Grand Old Day!!

Notre école participera au Grand Old Day le dimanche 2 juin. Nous marcherons dans le défilé le matin (environ 9h-11h) et pouvons avoir jusqu’à 25 marcheurs. Aussi, nous aurons un stand avec des informations sur notre école et des prix pour les enfants (un peu comme le School Choice Fair) de 9h à 18h! Des bénévoles sont nécessaires pour aider tout au long de la journée, joignez-vous à nous!

Voici le lien pour vous inscrire : https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

(Remarque : Sur le site Web d’inscription, vous verrez également un endroit pour faire du bénévolat pour le Little Africa Fest en août. Vous pouvez vous inscrire tôt si vous souhaitez y participer aussi!)

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LNFI estará en Grand Old Day!!

Nuestra escuela participará en el Grand Old Day el domingo 2 de junio. Caminaremos en el desfile por la mañana (aproximadamente de 9:00 a 11:00 am) y podremos tener hasta 25 caminantes. Además, tendremos un stand con información sobre nuestra escuela y premios para niños (como la Feria de Elección de Escuela) de 9am-6pm!! Se necesitan voluntarios para ayudar durante todo el día, por favor únase a nosotros!!

Aquí está el enlace para registrarse: https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

(Nota: En el sitio web de inscripción, también verá un lugar para ser voluntario para Little Africa Fest en agosto. Le invitamos a inscribirse temprano si desea participar en eso, también!)

Kermesse
2024-06-07 16:00 - 20:00

Walk with LNFI at the St. Paul Pride Festival
2024-06-15 10:00 - 12:00
Walk with us at the St. Paul Pride Parade Saturday, June 15th!

Sign up here https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

From 10-11:45am, there is a launch party outside the Bulldog with live music and entertainment, food & drinks. – At 11:45, the parade begins. It is a “sidewalk parade” to Rice Park (only about 17 min walking). – We won’t have a booth, so your only obligation would be to walk and have fun!!!

After the parade, you can split or stay at the event if you wish.

Note: the St Paul Pride event is fairly new and smaller than the Twin Cities Pride in Minneapolis.

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Marchez avec nous au défilé St. Paul Pride le samedi 15 juin!

Inscrivez-vous ici https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

De 10 h à 11 h 45, il y a une fête de lancement à l’extérieur du Bulldog avec de la musique et des divertissements en direct, de la nourriture et des boissons. – À 11 h 45, le défilé commence. C’est un “trottoir parade” à Rice Park (seulement environ 17 min à pied). – Nous n’aurons pas de stand, donc votre seule obligation serait de marcher et de s’amuser!

Après le défilé, vous pouvez vous séparer ou rester à l’événement si vous le souhaitez.

Remarque : l’événement St Paul Pride est assez nouveau et plus petit que le Twin Cities Pride à Minneapolis.

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Caminar con nosotros en el desfile del orgullo de St. Paul Sábado, 15 de junio!

Inscribirse https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

Paseo de 10-11:45am, hay una fiesta de lanzamiento fuera del Bulldog con música en vivo y entretenimiento, comida y bebidas. – A las 11:45, comienza el desfile. Es un “desfile de acera” a Rice Park (a solo unos 17 minutos caminando). – No vamos a tener un stand, por lo que su única obligación sería caminar y divertirse!!!

Después del desfile, puede dividir o permanecer en el evento si lo desea.

Nota: el evento del Orgullo de San Pablo es bastante nuevo y más pequeño que el Orgullo de las Ciudades Gemelas en Minneapolis.

Volunteer at the Dragon Festival Booth
2024-07-13 09:00 - 19:00
Sign up here!! https://signup.com/go/wXEsXLv

Please join us at the MN Dragon Festival on Saturday and Bastille Day Celebration on Sunday! We are currently in need of 8 volunteers at our school’s booth on Saturday. We will have a L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion School booth with a tent for shade, chairs for sitting, and a table with brochures/info about our school. We will also have a bowl of candy and a spinning wheel with prizes to attract kids & more visitors!!

Thank you to our volunteers!

Playground Meetup
2024-08-22 10:00 - 12:00 | battle creek playgound, 2300 Upper Afton Road, Maplewood, MN, 55119, United States
Join us at the September playground meetup! This is an informal gathering, wear your LNFI gear and stop by at any time. This is an unsupervised event, please attend with your student.
*We are currently in need of a playground meetup coordinator. Please email communications@lnfi-pto.org if you are interested.

Back to School Teacher Appreciation Potlucks August 26th, 27th & 29th
2024-08-26 06:00 - 2024-08-29 16:00 | L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion, 1760 Ames Pl E, St. Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Let’s welcome our amazing teachers and staff back to school the week of August 26th!

During the school year the PTO organizes staff meals with contributions from the LNFI Community, this event is not possible without your help! Please help us provide three nourishing meals for the staff during workshop week; one breakfast, one lunch and one dinner. Any amount of item(s) contributed is greatly appreciated. All items are listed in the sign up here: https://signup.com/…/invit…/secure/962459422055/false…

If you are unable to bring an item to school and wish to make a monetary contribution. Please donate using our paypal (no paypal login required): https://www.paypal.com/donate/…

Workshop week is a busy week as teachers and staff are back in the building and preparing to welcome back our students; these meals show the LNFI staff we recognize their hard work!

You may drop off your food donations in the front office or the staff lounge. Drop off times for the food are as follows:

Monday, August 26th by 8:00am

Tuesday, August 27th by 11:00am

Thursday, August 29th by 4:00pm

*If you drop off non-perishable items on different days please leave a note on the item indicating the day the item is for

Please contact communications@lnfi-pto.org with any questions

Campus Beautification/ Campus Clean Up
2024-08-27 16:00 - 18:00 | L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion, 1760 Ames Pl E, St. Paul, MN, 55106, United States
Bring your garden gloves and join us! We will gather at school to pull weeds, lay mulch and plant flowers. Stop by any time between 4-6pm. Please bring supplies if you are able; rakes, shovels, hand shovels, a wheelbarrow, watering cans and extra gloves. Thank you for helping us beautify and clean up our campus before school starts!

September General Meeting
2024-09-25 18:00 - 19:30
Join us for our first PTO meeting of this school year! The PTO Board will share upcoming events, provide program updates and partnership opportunities. There will also be an Intern Committee update from 7-7:30pm immediately following the general meeting. A link to join the meeting is below and will also be sent home in your student’s backpack folder.

If you would like assistance with using Zoom, please email communications@lnfi-pto.org

All virtual meetings are recorded and available on our YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/@letoiledunordpto

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Time: Sep 25, 2024 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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