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5th Grade Learn to Ski day!
Calling all 5th grade students! Come and join us for a non-school day trip to Wild Mountain on Monday, January 27th, 2020The price includes*: Transportation, lift ticket, rental (helmet included), and a lessonPICK UP SITES: You may choose Otter Elementary or Oneka Elementary for the bus: Bus Departs Otter 7:40am, Oneka 8:10am Bus Returns Oneka 3:00pm, Otter 3:30pm Students must ride their assigned bus to and from the hill. Switching between buses will not be allowed. Parent/Guardian chaperones welcome! If you're interested in chaperoning, please sign up below. Chaperones must be: 21 years or older. Pass a background check Able to commit to the whole day Available from 7:30am pm until approximately 3:30pm Specific chaperone duties include checking students onto the bus, riding to and from the hill on the bus, staying until all students have been picked-up, and overseeing student behavior on the trip. Chaperones are required to check with the safety patrol while on duty. Information will be provided. SKi with small group of students Chaperones will be given a free lift ticket, and bus transportation *Please plan on bringing a bagged lunch, food can also be purchased on siteAll students and chaperones will be required to wear a helmet. No helmet, no lift ticket! All students will use rental equipment, please do not bring your own (unless you are an adult chaperone) -
ACT Preparatory Course
Advantage Educational Programs offers its ACT preparatory courses to juniors and seniors at White Bear Lake High School. Courses are designed for students who wish to improve their test-taking skills and improve their overall scores on the ACT (American College Test).Focal points of this twelve-hour class include diagnostic testing, vocabulary development, intensive mathematical review, reading comprehension improvement, science reasoning, concentration improvement, overcoming test anxiety and time management.Tuition is $140 with all class materials included. Students who participate in an Advantage course may repeat the course as often as they wish in any of our winter/spring, summer or fall classes – FREE OF CHARGE. -
Archery: Club
Students Grades 2-12. Learn how to sight, stand, aim, shoot, and have fun in the sport of archery! There will be NASP approved archery equipment available for all to use. The season is December 2 - April 20Practice: MondaysTime: 5:30pm - 7:30pmLocation: North Campus Cafeteriaemail: wblarchery@gmail.comInformational Meeting Night & Open House: Details coming soon!For safety reasons, all students must be registered prior to starting. -
Archery: Competitive
Students in grades 3-8 can participate in 5 archery competitions. Other tournaments are available and encouraged. To register for these tournaments contact Coach Harry. The season is November 26 - April 4Practice: Tuesday and ThursdayTime: 6:00-8:00pmLocation: North Campus CafeteriaEmail: wblarchery@gmail.comInformational Meeting Night: Details coming soon! -
Art & Yoga
Join us as we learn yoga poses, breathing techniques, and create art at the same time! Be prepared to get creative, have fun, and stretch -
Art Attack
Art Attack will be a great way to not only create interesting and unique art pieces, but it also provides an opportunity to explore new ways of making art. All of the projects can be replicated at your own home but warning! IT MIGHT GET MESSY! -
Bear Fundamentals Meet the Teacher Conferences: Birch Lake Elementary
Join us for Bear Fundamentals meet the teacher conferences! You are registering to meet with Ms. Van Ostrand at Birch Lake Elementary.Each meeting will last approximately 20 mins with the following availability:Wednesday, August 28th starting at 1pm, last meeting available at 7:00pmThursday, September 5th starting at 11am, last meeting available at 5:40pm -
Bear Fundamentals Meet the Teacher Conferences: Hugo Elementary Class 1
Join us for Bear Fundamentals meet the teacher conferences! You are registering to meet with Ms. Anderson at Hugo Elementary.Each meeting will last approximately 20 mins with the following availability:Wednesday, August 28th starting at 1pm, last meeting available at 7:00pmThursday, September 5th starting at 11am, last meeting available at 5:40pm -
Bear Fundamentals Meet the Teacher Conferences: Hugo Elementary Class 2
Join us for Bear Fundamentals meet the teacher conferences! You are registering to meet with Ms. Marcotte at Hugo Elementary.Each meeting will last approximately 20 mins with the following availability:Wednesday, August 28th starting at 1pm, last meeting available at 7:00pmThursday, September 5th starting at 11am, last meeting available at 5:40pm -
Bear Fundamentals Meet the Teacher Conferences: Lakeaires Elementary
Join us for Bear Fundamentals meet the teacher conferences! You are registering to meet with Ms. Jahnke at Lakeaires Elementary.Each meeting will last approximately 20 mins with the following availability:Wednesday, August 28th starting at 1pm, last meeting available at 7:00pmThursday, September 5th starting at 11am, last meeting available at 5:40pm -
Bear Fundamentals Meet the Teacher Conferences: Otter Lake Elementary
Join us for Bear Fundamentals meet the teacher conferences! You are registering to meet with Ms. Olson at Otter Lake Elementary.Each meeting will last approximately 20 mins with the following availability:Wednesday, August 28th starting at 1pm, last meeting available at 7:00pmThursday, September 5th starting at 11am, last meeting available at 5:40pm -
BearScare Fun Run Bootcamp
Join this weekly camp to have fun while getting prepared for the 5th Annual BearScare Run @ Otter Lake Elementary on Saturday on October 26th. During our time we will do warm ups, play tag games, go for walk / runs, and work on endurance! Camp time will include a snack. -
Breakfast Bears
Do you enjoy cooking and creating fun breakfast dishes? Then this club is for you! Learn how to make healthy and delicious breakfast options! We will also learn where these dishes originated and some more fun breakfast snacks. -
Child & Babysitting Safety Class
The Child and Babysitting Safety (CABS) program from the American Safety and Health Institute gives everything you need to know for safe and successful babysitting. The YouTube “vlogger” style presentation of the video brings a youthful and high-energy spirit to the program content, and the colorful magazine format of the student book makes learning fun. From getting started with your business, to working with parents and children, to key safety, caregiving, and first aid tips, CABS will help set you up for babysitting success. Students must be present for the entire class and complete achievement of the core learning objectives to receive certification valid for two years. Instructor provides baby dolls, bottles, diaper supplies for skills participation. Students attend this class independently. Parents are encouraged to review the take home information and discuss it with their child. -
Cooking Around the World
Have you ever wondered what kinds of foods are common to eat around the world? Get your taste buds ready to explore new and interesting flavors of food from around the world. Impress others with your skills in creating new unique dishes. Hop on a plane, train, or boat to explore your inner chef. -
Create your Own Lego® Movie
Have you ever wanted to create a movie? Do you enjoy building with Legos®? We will be learning how to create a set, assemble a story board and film your own Lego short movie! Come and join us for this exciting opportunity to learn about stop motion photography! -
DIY Fidget Camp
In this camp we will be making our own fidget items. We will be making stressballs, fidget spinners, bead spinners and so much more! -
Dodge Ball Games
Dodge ball games in the gym! Trench, Medic, Pin Dodge ball, and more! -
Driver's Education: A+ Driving School
Students may start classroom driving lessons at age 14, take the Knowledge Test and obtain their Instruction Permit at age 15, and take the Road Test and obtain their Provisional License at age 16. To be eligible to take the Road Test, students must have had their Instruction Permit for a minimum of six months.The Driver's Education Program is divided into two phases:Classroom PhaseThis phase includes the required 30 hours of classroom instruction that prepares the student to take the Minnesota permit test and to take on the responsibility of driving. Classes are offered at North Campus. If a lesson is missed, a make-up lesson can be arranged with the office at either the next White Bear session or at another of A+'s locations.Behind-the-Wheel PhaseAfter students pass the permit test, they are required to complete six hours of driving lessons. The lessons are provided in three, two-hour lessons. The lessons are one-on-one instruction with instructors licensed through the MN Dept. of Public Safety. Students can be picked up from and dropped off at home, school or work. Detailed information about scheduling the behind-the-wheel lessons will be provided.Parent InvolvementA+ Driving School is proud to offer a parent informational meetings in White Bear Lake. This is open to ANYONE at any stage of the licensing process. It is an enjoyable 90 minute meeting that will cover the following information and make your student the safest driver possible.* GDL Process and Licensing * Accident Avoidance * A+ Driving School’s classroom policies and BTW scheduling * Parental Guidelines * Insurance Rates and Discounts. **Attending this class will meet the requirement to REDUCE the number of hours that students need to drive with a parent from 50, to 40 hours.** Click Here for ScheduleFees$375 per student includes classroom instruction, materials and behind-the-wheel training. Permit and road exam fees are not included.NEW PAYMENT PLAN OPTION: Option 1: 1 payment of $375 Option 2: 2 payments of $187.50 (automatic deduction) Option 3: 3 payments of $125 (automatic deduction) Option 4: Make a non-refundable deposit of $50 to secure your spot. Payment must be made in full 2 weeks prior to class start* *Not eligible for class/date changesCan't Make Every Lesson?If you miss a lesson, you are responsible for making up that exact lesson number. You can attend any A+ classroom or any community education program to make up a missed lesson. Please EMAIL the office the day before so we can add the student to the attendance roster. -
Engineering: Crazy Action Contraptions
If you love Legos, making things move, building and experimenting – this class is for you. Learn about engineering and the physical science principles behind different action machines. Working in teams, students will build crazy wheeled and geared contraptions that spring into action. Have fun while you learn the principles of mechanical engineering and simple machines. Make tops, spinners, zip lines, rubber band powered cars, crimping cars, and other crazy contraptions. -
Explore Your Creative Side
MakerSpace + YOU = Masterpiece! It’s really just that simple! We will use buttons, beads, felt, wood, tiles, and many other materials to create personal masterpieces you can give as a gift, or keep at home! -
FLEX at Central 19/20 School Year
FLEX After School Programming is FREE!Have your middle school student stay after school in a supervised setting. In additional to hanging out with friends, we can provide academic support, enrichment classes, recreation time, that may include time in the gym or outside, services and leadership and field trip opportunities on non-school days. Students can come Monday-Thursday or just when they need to.At the end of FLEX each day, students can transport themselves home, be picked up by a parent or ride the Activity Bus home after FLEX. See the Activity Bus Schedule to find a stop near your home! Activity Bus SchedulePlease note: All students are placed on a waitlist and will be contacted by August 1 (for students registered before 7/26). Students registered after 7/26 will be contacted by Sept 1. All students are accepted on a space-available basis. Contact us for more information at 651-407-7511. -
FLEX at Sunrise Park 19/20 School Year
FLEX After School Programming is FREE!Have your middle school student stay after school in a supervised setting. In additional to hanging out with friends, we can provide academic support, enrichment classes, recreation time, that may include time in the gym or outside, services and leadership and field trip opportunities on non-school days. Students can come Monday-Thursday or just when they need to.At the end of FLEX each day, students can transport themselves home, be picked up by a parent or ride the Activity Bus home after FLEX. See the Activity Bus Schedule to find a stop near your home! Activity Bus SchedulePlease note: All students are placed on a waitlist and will be contacted by August 1 (for students registered before 7/25). Students registered after 7/25 will be contacted by Sept 1. All students are accepted on a space-available basis. Contact us for more information at 651-407-7511. -
Field Trip: Children's Museum
Minnesota Children’s Museum is dedicated to providing children with a fun, hands-on and stimulating environment to explore and discover. The museum helps to instill a lifelong love of learning by nurturing the real-world skills children need to become engaged citizens in the future. The museum, in operation since 1981, embraces these core concepts: Early learning is the foundation for lifelong learning. Families are our children’s first teachers. All children deserve a time and place to be children. Diverse perspectives enrich children’s lives. Play is learning.
