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- August 2008 -

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- June 2008 -

28th - Saturday - ISD 279 Band Students March Their Way Through Summer:

A highlight of the summer is the Osseo Marching Band Festival, to be held Saturday, June 28th in the city of Osseo. This festival begins at 7:30 a.m. with a Fundraiser Breakfast Buffet in the Osseo High School cafeteria hosted by the Osseo Band Boosters, which supports the Osseo High School Marching Band. Click here for more information>>>

Click here for June summer Mini-Camps for Students available through Community Education's Camp ROCKS! program. >>>

- May 2008 -

A list of additional adult classes being offered by ISD 279 Community Education in May 2008>> Registration is accepted on the day of class or in advance. For further information, please contact Nancy Eriksen with Community Education at 763-391-7119.

1st - Thursday 6 - 7:30 P.M.
New Student Orientation, North View Junior High, 763-585-7200.

1st - Thursday 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
Arts & Academic Expo at Weaver Lake Elementary School. Click here for more>>>

5th and 6th - Monday/Tuesday 3:40 - 4:45 P.M.
Science Explorers' Volcanoes & Earthquakes, Elm Creek Elementary, $25.00/student. Deadline April 14th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

7th - Wednesday 3:40 - 5:30 P.M.
Clay Sculpture I and II, Woodland Elementary School, $35/student. Deadline April 14th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

8th - Thursday 7:00 P.M.
Parent Legislative Network (PLN) meeting on May 8 at Osseo Elementary School (324 – 6th Avenue NE, Osseo) in the Media Center - If you have questions, please call Pat Brink, Public Relations Consultant for ISD 279 at 763-425-0515.

9th - Friday 6:30 - 8:30 P.M.
Once Upon a time - Daddy, Daughter Dance, Rice Lake Elementary, $29.00 per adult/child pair, $9.00 for each additional child. Deadline May 8th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

13th - Tuesday 3:30 - 8:30 P.M.
North View Junior High IB World School student work showcase. Click here for details.

15th, 20th and 22nd 3:40 - 5:30 P.M.
Learn to Paint, Oak View Elementary, $59.00/student. Deadline: April 28th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

15th, 5:00-6:30 P.M.
"47 Years at Edgewood" Celebrate Edgewood's history, community and alumni are invited.

29th, 5:00-7:00 P.M.
The first elementary building in our district, opened in the fall of 1954. Osseo Elementary will hold a "legacy celebration", community can enjoy a BBQ and reminisce while visiting the history room.

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- April 2008 -

3rd - Thursday - 7:00 PM
Parent Legislative Network Invites You - Join with other parents from our district to discuss changes needed to improve public education.
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4th - Friday - 5:30 - 8:30 pm
Kids' Fair - FREE Food, activities and FUN! For K-6 (accompanied by an adult) Osseo Junior High,
10223 - 93rd Ave. N., Osseo

8th - Monday - 7:00 p.m.
The Autism Parent Support Group offers "Autism Sibling Panel"

9th - Wednesday - 7-9 p.m.
Dial-A-Story - Bedtime stories for kids! Call 763-569-7787

14th - Monday - 6-8 P.M.
International Baccalaureate Open House Presentations at 6:15 and 7:00 including tours.

15th - Tuesday
OASIS offers "Calming the Emotionally Reactive Brain" A. W. Atkinson, MD, FAAP, is a Developmental, Behavioral Pediatrician at Bluestem Center for Child and Family Development in Rochester, Minnesota. Dr. Atkinson will explain the neuroscience of how the brain works and how that knowledge can help parents and teachers select and use more effective strategies when interacting with children and teens who are hyperactive, impulsive, oppositional/defiant, irritable, angry, and/or otherwise highly emotionally reactive.

19th - Saturday - 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
6th Annual Chess Tournament, Osseo Senior High Cafeteria, $25.00/student, $6.00 per person extra pizza. Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

26th - Saturday 12-6pm
Indian Education Day and Powwow at OJH. All events are FREE and open to the public.

28th and 29th - Tuesday/Wednesday 3:40 - 4:45 P.M.
Science Explorers' Volcanoes & Earthquakes, Elm Creek Elementary, $25.00/student. Deadline April 14th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

30th - Wednesday 3:40 - 5:30 P.M.
Clay Sculpture I and II, Woodland Elementary School, $35/student. Deadline April 14th - Contact Community Education 763-391-7223 or CatchtheEnergy.org

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- March 2008 -

1st to 31st
9th Annual District 279 Student Art Show.

6th to 8th - 7:30 p.m.
Osseo ALC (Alternative Learning Center) students presents "Sparks in the Park" at the OALC, 7300 Boone Ave. N., Brooklyn Park.

7th - Friday 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
ISD 279-Osseo Area Schools will hold their annual Osseo District Blood Drive at Edinbrook Elementary (8925 Zane Avenue North in Brooklyn Park). Open to public and all staff. Call Deb at 763-391-8402 for more info.

10th - Monday 7:00 p.m.
The Autism Parent Support Group offers "Community Resources and Activities for your child--Park & Rec., Reach for Resource, and Special Olympics."

11th - Tuesday 7:00 p.m.
School Board Meeting, Education Service Center (ESC) Board Room. Board approves any school closings and boundary changes.

12th - March (also on April 9), 7-9 p.m.
Dial-A-Story - Bedtime stories for kids! Call 763-569-7787

13th - Thursday - 5:30-7:30 p.m. - Edgewood Elem. Multiculural Family Night - Discover a world of Culture - Free food and entertainment - Public Welcome! 6601 Xylon Ave. N., Brooklyn Park

13th - Thursday - 3-7 p.m.
Empty Bowls - CROSS Fund-Raiser, Osseo Senior High Cafeteria, Join us!

18th - Tuesday
OASIS offers "Parents and Teachers as Allies as They Deal with Emotional/Behavioral Issues in Children." Shelley White, Associate Director of NAMI, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Minnesota will provide information on why teachers and parents often find themselves at odds regarding a child’s behavior.

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- February 2008 -

19th - Tuesday 7:00 - 9 p.m.
O.A.S.I.S. offers "Helping Children and Teens with Anger; a Three Level Approach"

20th - Wednesday 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Community Cafés at Park Center High School, Osseo Junior High School and Maple Grove Senior High School. Public opportunity to give thoughts and input on Budget Proposals. Hmong and Spanish interpreters will be provided at all 3 locations.

22nd - Friday
Discovery Preschool Lottery Registration begins and continues until classes fill. Call 763-391-8777 for more information.

28th - Thursday 6:30 p.m.
Public Hearing for School Closings at Osseo Senior High School Auditorium (317-2nd Ave. NW, Osseo) Spanish and Hmong interpreters will be provided.

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- January 2008 -

15th - Tuesday 7:00 - 9 p.m.
O.A.S.I.S. offers “ADHD Misdiagnosed, Mistreated and Misunderstood” by Gary Johnson, PhD, LP, LFMT Weaver Lake Elementary Media Center, 15900 Weaver Lake RoADHD-Misdiagnosed, Mistreated and Misunderstoodad, Maple Grove. For childcare (two weeks in advance) or info, call 763-420-3337.

7th - Monday 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
MN Senate Education Committee visit

9th - Wednesday 4:00 p.m.
Parent Legislative Network meeting

18th - Friday
Licensed Staff Workshop (No School for students)

22nd - Tuesday
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (No School)

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