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Social Emotional Learning is important. This week we will focus on Problem Solving.

Key items: Apologizing Can Help, Ask for What You Need, Which Solution, Think and E: Explore, Exploring Outcomes & Solution Webs

Read here for each grade levels information and ways you can help reinforce at home.

2025/2026 FAIR School Pilgrim Lane Yearbooks are now available for order! Don't wait, order today! The last day to place an order is: April 9, 2026. We will not be selling books in person. Order here. 

We look forward to seeing you for our April PTO Meeting in the Media Center, Thursday April 9th at 6 PM. If you can't make it in person, please join us via zoom. Click here for more details. 

MCA Testing is here - please find the schedule of testing dates inside as well as tools for your child to prepare for the test.

Join us Saturday, May 9, for the Robbinsdale Area Schools Spring Powwow. Click here for more details!

Need spring flowers?  Want to celebrate mom? Want to bring your favorite staff member a planter for staff appreciation week?  We got you covered!  Order here by Friday, April 10.  Pick up will be on May 8 at FAIR Pilgrim Lane between 2:30 - 5:30 p.m.  Click here for more details!

Armstrong High School Boys Basketball 2026 Youth Camp for Grades 3-8.  Click here for more details!

Join Batume for a 6-week drumming program! Students will have the chance to learn foundational drumming skills, practice techniques, and experience the joy of playing music together. This is both an enrichment activity and an opportunity for students to build confidence, rhythm, collaboration, and focus.  Click here for more information!

The Right Thing To Do is an inspiring world-premiere musical based on the children’s book by Joe Schmit. Inspired by Hall of Famer Joe Mauer, the story shows how one simple choice can spark a chain of kindness that changes many lives. With lively music and memorable characters, it celebrates friendship, doing what’s right, and the powerful ripple effect of small acts of kindness.

Our second and third graders are eagerly looking forward to our May 6 field trip to the Stages Theatre in Hopkins to watch a spectacular performance of "The Right Thing to Do: The Joe Mauer Story."

As we come to the last half of the year, we have a lot of volunteer opportunities that are coming up. Visit our FAIR PTO website to see how you can get involved!

The PTO would love to stay in contact with our families to keep everyone up to date on Dine to Donates, Student Playground meet-ups, meetings and more. Please fill out this survey to get on our mailing list!

To learn more about the PTO visit, https://fairple.rdale.org/families/pto

Rdale is launching a new phase of community engagement this spring as part of Reimagine Rdale: Vision 2030, including an April 27 Community Conversation. These efforts expand opportunities to learn, share input, and help shape the district’s future.

Social Emotional Learning is important. This week we will focus on Problem Solving.

Key items: Ready to Solve Problems, Was It an Accident? Thinking of Solutions, S: Say the Problem, Saying It Respectfully, & When? Where? Who?

Read here for each grade levels information and ways you can help reinforce at home.

Statewide standardized testing is starting soon with ACCESS for EL's (K - 5) in February then MCA's (3rd - 5th) will be in April. To support testing at school, please review the information with your student if they are in one of the testing grades. Click here for more information.

Spotlight featuring Connecting Generations:

Our fourth grade students proudly presented their capstone project, Connecting Generations, to a large audience last Wednesday. The event was a clear success, living up to its name as students engaged in meaningful, heartfelt conversations with their pen pals. Their enthusiasm and connection were evident throughout the day.

The impact of this experience was perhaps best captured in the words of the participating elders:

“Meeting my pen pals was such a delight, and we had such a good conversation together. Talk about spirit lifting!! The entire experience has been absolutely perfect. I’m so grateful to be a part of this program.”

“Thank you for including me in the privilege of being able to read letters from fourth graders.
May their paths through life be as full of promise and happiness as their letters seem to suggest.”

We invite you to enjoy some photos of our students and their pen pals below, which capture the joy and connection shared during this special project.  Due to technical difficulties, the rest of the pictures will be sent out by teachers at a later date.

In this camp students will be learning the basic knowledge about sewing and we will create projects from scratch. We will be using hands and sewing machine techniques. All materials included! Thursday, April 2 from 9:00 a.m. - noon.Click here for more information. Registration opens March 20. 

Ukulele Jam Camp is a high-energy, three-hour camp for kids ages 8–12 where beginners can learn to play real songs in just one day. Through fun games, simple chords, and group jam sessions, campers build confidence and enjoy making music together. Camp will run April 2 from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Led by Kathy Petersen of Opus Music Academy, this beginner-friendly camp requires no prior experience—just bring your own ukulele (available for purchase in advance).  Click here for more information. Registration opens March 20. 

Hey daydreamers—ready to unleash your inner piano legend? Private piano lessons are the perfect way to level up your skills with a personalized approach tailored to your style, whether it’s classical, jazz, rock, or pop. With one-on-one guidance, flexible scheduling, and a teacher who supports your goals, you’ll gain the confidence and techniques to truly shine at the keys. Let’s make some music! Registration opens March 20. 

March is a time when we start to see signs of spring with longer days, melting snow, and new things starting to grow. Just like plants need sunlight, water, and care to grow, children's feelings need attention and support to grow in healthy ways as well. One simple way you can support emotional growth at home is by creating small moments each day to check in with your little one.

Try this activity: Rose, Thorn, Bud

Rose: Something good that happened today

Thorn: Something challenging or frustrating 

Bud: Something they are looking forward to

This activity is designed to help children practice talking more about their emotions, reflecting on their day/mood, and building stronger connections with their loved ones.

Back by popular demand!!  Students grades 3-5 come and join Stages Theatre Company for an afterschool musical theatre class here at FAIR Pilgrim Lane on Wednesdays from April 8 - May 13 and put your “triple threat” (acting, singing and dancing) skills to the test! Using today’s top Broadway scripts & scores, you’ll learn how to take a character from the first audition, through the rehearsal process, and all the way to the final bow.  Registration opens March 20.  Click here to register!

We are excited to announce we will have a Girls on The Run team for our 3rd - 5th grade students for another season this Spring!  A big thank you to FAIR parent Heidi Columb who has offered to be our head coach!  She will also have Christina Robb, Olivia Peer, and Amber Peterson as assistant coaches.  

Girls on the Run inspires individuals of all abilities to discover, build, and grow their self-confidence. Together, they experience a sense of belonging and connection as a team. Volunteer coaches facilitate lessons that blend physical activity with life skill development, including managing emotions, fostering friendships, and expressing empathy. At the end of the season, the team completes a Community Impact Project and a 5K together, which provides a tangible sense of accomplishment and sets a confident mindset into motion.

Please check out the Girls on the Run website for more information and to register!