Parents Association

April 3, 2025

The MPA Parents Association invites you to Cultural Celebration Day on Wednesday, April 9 from 3:15-5:30 PM in the Family Commons! Engage with community members who will be sharing their cultural heritage. Enjoy sweet and savory rice dishes from around the world, an international tea bar, and experience beautiful music and dance performances!

Go home with some cool body art from an expert henna artist, try your hand at global crafts, learn how to make masala chai (spiced tea from India), and chat with community members who will have booths set up to share their culture and/or offer samples of their cuisine.

Feel the spirit and joy of African culture with Fatawu Sayibu at our West African Drum and Dance Workshop! All are welcome to learn basic djembe drumming techniques as well as simple movements rooted in African daily life and experience. Learn the steps to Bhangra, a traditional Punjabi folk dance that has become a global and cultural phenomenon.

Food and drink tickets ($1 each) will be sold at the event. Zabiha, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are available.

Interested in volunteering on the day of the event? Sign up here!

Check out the calendar for other MPA PA activities in April, including Division Quarterly Coffees!

March 27, 2025

Call For Hosts And To Join Us: We have several hosts from within our MPA community for our cultural/country tables, and we want more representation! Please sign up here to host an informational table (or half table) on the day of the event. Let’s fill the hall with as many countries and cultures to celebrate as possible. You make it happen!

Not sure what it means to host a table or how to do it? Contact Seema, at seema_anwar@hotmail.com, and she will support you!

If you haven’t already, please save the date to join our school community on April 9, from 3:15-5:30 PM for an evening of food, music, crafts, and more. Let’s come together as a community to make this a fun, educational, and inclusive event! We hope to see you there!

Check out the calendar for other MPA PA activities in April, including Division Quarterly Coffees!

March 6, 2025

The MPA Parents Association invites you to Cultural Celebration Day on April 9 from 3:15-5:30 PM in the Family Commons!

Engage with community members who share their cultural heritage by enjoying sweet and savory rice dishes from around the world, an international tea bar, and experience beautiful music and dance performances!

Go home with some cool body art from an expert henna artist, try your hand at global crafts, learn how to make masala chai (spiced tea from India), master the steps to Bhangra, a traditional Punjabi folk dance, and chat with community members who will have booths set up to share their culture and/or offer samples of their cuisine.

Food and drink tickets ($1 each) will be sold at the event. Zabiha, vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free options are available.

There are several ways to participate in this event:

• Host an informational table on the day of the event. Click here to sign up!
• Help with planning food, music & dance performances, arts & crafts, etc.

If you would like to help host, plan, or have any questions, please email seema_anwar@hotmail.com.

February 27, 2025

Cultural Celebration Day at MPA is happening soon! Join us for an evening of food, music, crafts, and community on April 9, 3:15-5:30 PM. Let’s come together as a community to make this a fun, educational, and inclusive event!

There are several ways to participate in this event:

• Host an informational table on the day of the event. Click here to sign up!
• Help with planning food, music & dance performances, arts & crafts, etc.

If you would like to help host, plan, or have any questions, please email seema_anwar@hotmail.com.

February 20, 2025

The MPA PA is calling for volunteers! One to two volunteers are needed to pick up 15 boxes of books left over from previous years’ used book sales and take them to a donation place of their choice.

Please contact Jasmin Stees at Jasminstees@yahoo.com if available!

February 13, 2025

MPA PA Grade Reps are seeking contributions to support the school! The 2025 MPA Spring Auction: Gala of Gratitude is just around the corner, and those of you who have been part of the MPA community in past years will remember that, traditionally, each grade collects funds for a Spring Auction basket. However, this year, there’s a slight change!

Instead of grade baskets, this year, grade-level contributions will sponsor one or more Live Auction items listed as Lower, Middle, or Upper School Sponsored Package. By pooling resources, our collective donations will help purchase an exciting consignment package to be auctioned live at the event and have an even greater impact!

This is a fantastic opportunity for our grade-level communities to come together and make a big difference for MPA students and programs while supporting this important fundraising event. We’d love your help!

Please look for an auction email from your designated grade reps or contact PA@moundsparkacademy.org, and we will connect with you. Thank you!

February 6, 2025

Volunteer at the MPA Book Festival and the Lower School Valentine’s Party to help us make next week festive and fun at MPA!

MPA Book Festival

Get ready to fall in love with reading at the MPA Book Festival from February 10-13 in the MPA Gallery!

The Book Festival has offerings for everyone from PreK through Upper School students and adults! If you have any questions about whether a title on your student’s wishlist is appropriate for their reading level, please contact Stephanie Kollm, Library and media specialist, at skollm@moundsparkacademy.org.

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January 30, 2025

Get ready to fall in love with reading at the MPA Book Festival from February 10-13 in the MPA Gallery!

The book festival is for everyone! MPA will partner with Red Balloon Bookshop and PaperPie (formerly Usborne Books & More) to sell new books in the MPA Gallery during the week of the Book Festival. There will be exciting, high-interest titles available for kids from PreK through Upper School, so everyone can find a book to fall in love with this winter!

The MPA Book Festival will run from Monday, February 10, to Wednesday, February 12, from 7:45 AM-3:30 PM and Thursday, February 13, from 7:45 AM-10 AM. That Wednesday will also feature a Pairing Assembly for students!

Payment options include credit cards or checks. Online ordering will be available. All proceeds will benefit the Martin Lenz Harrison Library.

Dr. Hudson’s Book Club

Join our community of adult readers and attend our Book Festival Book Club on February 12 at 6:30 PM in the Martin Lenz Harrison Library for Dr. Hudson’s Book Club! We will be discussing “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” by Gabrielle Zevin. All are welcome to attend, even if this is your first time attending the book club. Please RSVP here.

Call For Volunteers!

Festival organizers are looking for one to two volunteers to help for each of the following days and tasks. Please email PA@moundsparkacademy.org if you can support this event!

• Pick up books from Red Balloon in Saint Paul on February 6 at 1:30 PM
• Tear down the event in the library on February 13 at 10 AM

Lower School Valentine’s Party

The PA is seeking volunteers to help out during the Lower School Valentine’s Party in the Lansing Center on Thursday, February 13. Kids will enjoy games, crafts, activities, face painting, and an obstacle course during their P.E. time. Join us for part of the day or the whole day! Sign up here.