Gifted and Talented Schedule:

• 6th grade:        Oct. 3rd - Nov. 4th        = Theme: Future City Planning
• 5th Grade:       Nov. 14th - Dec. 16^th    = Theme: Spacial design/construction
• 4th grade:        Jan. 4th - Feb. 3^rd        = Theme: Faces of History
• 3rd grade:        Feb. 6th - Mar. 9^th        =Theme: Books around the World/performing arts
• 2nd grade:       Mar 19th - Apr 20^th       = Theme: Handwork "Create and Make"
• 1st grade:        April 23 - May 25^th        = Theme: Rythmic Movement/Vocal Exploration
• Kindergarden: Year of identification

If you have any questions, please email me at may.nhia.ly@spps.org

Special Activities at L’Etoile du Nord

These are some of the extra-curricular opportunities which have been offered at L’Etoile du Nord French Immersion School

1.    Field Trips

Children’s Museum

Children’s Theatre

Ordway Center

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Valley Branch Nature Center

Como Zoo

Fisher’s Croix Farm

Mill City Museum

Highpoint Center for Printmaking

French day and MN Zoo

Como Planetarium

Bethel Young Author’s Conference

Valley Fair

Big River Journey

Afton Alps Ski Area

Textile Center of Minnesota

MN Center for Book Arts

University of MN School of Architecture

Landmark Center

Science Museum of Minnesota

Overnight Experiences

YMCA Camp Widjiwagen

Deep Portage Learning Center

Lac Du Bois Concordia Language Village Camp

2.    Programs/ Partnerships

3M Visiting Wizards

Arts Adventure- Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Strings Program

Track and Field Day

Strings, Band and Vocal Concerts

Sumunar Gamalaan and Indonesian Dance

Ramsey-Washington Metro Watershed Partnership

Traumaroo

Scholastic Book Fair

Reading is Fundamental

Inter-District Partnership with Stillwater Public Schools

Le Loup (school store)

Variety Show

Grandparents Day

Parent and Community speakers

Authors’ Cafe

School Science Fair

Book Arts with French speaking artist

3.    Before/After School

Young Rembrandts Cartooning (1-4)

Schoolhouse Chess (1-4)

Mad Science (1-4)

Traveling Orchestra (3-6)

Drama Club (3-6)

Yearbook (4-6)

Student Council (4-6)

Tae Kwon Do

Strings and Band Concerts (K-6)

Carnaval des Citrouilles (K-6)

Book Club

Soccer in French

Basketball in French

Fencing in French

4.    Competitions

Lego League

Continental Math League (2-6)

National Geographic Geo Bee (4-6)

Math Olympiads (4-5)

Word Masters (3-6)

Destination Imagination (3-6)

AATF Grand Concours (5-6)

AATF French Week Poster Contest (K-6)

Twin Cities Regional Science Fair (6)

Stock Market Game (4-6)

Kangourou des Maths (3-6)

Scripps Spelling Bee (4-6)

5.    Service Learning

Feed My Starving Children (5)

Pennies for Patients: The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (K-6)

Ronald McDonald Childrens Charity (K-6)

Save the Children (K-6)

MN State Capitol Planting

Trick or Treat for UNICEF (K-6)

If you have any questions, please email me at may.nhia.ly@spps.org