May 15, 2025
End of Year Parties Are Around The Corner!
Your grade reps have organized an opportunity to come together one last time in the 2024-25 school year before summer break. Gatherings are listed by grade below. Be sure to catch more details in communications directly from your grade reps.
- PreK: May 17, 9:30 AM, Silver Lake Park (North St. Paul)
- Kindergarten: June 4, after dismissal until 12 PM, MPA Playground
- First Grade: May 31, 9-11 AM, Boyd Park (Vivie’s Playground)
- Second and Third Grade: June 4, after dismissal until noon, MPA Playground
- Fourth Grade: May 29, right after school, The Burrows
- Fifth and Sixth Grade: June 4, 12 PM, Lakewood Hills Park (White Bear Lake)
- Seventh Grade: June 2, right after school, Richard Walton Park North Picnic Shelter, Oakdale
- Eighth Grade: May 19, right after school until 6 PM, Pinz (Please RSVP, Carpool Option)
- 9th-11th Grade: June 4, 11 AM-1 PM, North Oaks Recreation Center
- 12th Grade: Senior Overnight
We hope to see your families there! Contact your grade reps and/or PA@moundsparkacademy.org with questions.
Tend The MPA Gardens!
Help us assemble and deliver goodie bags for faculty and staff! Your help is needed next week to celebrate the MPA adult community during National Teacher (faculty & staff) Appreciation Week. 
Parent Survey deadline is coming up! Help us reimagine the MPA Parents Association to better meet the needs of our parent community. 
Thank you to the parent organizers, volunteers, and participants who made our annual Cultural Celebration Day a success! 
The Parents Association is all about supporting families in building community throughout the school year. Thank you for all the ways you showed up this year! Join in to keep growing connections through the spring.
Mark your calendars for an interactive workshop on Wednesday, May 14, from 6-8 PM in the Family Commons that will provide MPA parents and staff with the tools and language they need to be supportive allies to transgender and nonbinary community members at MPA! This event is being hosted by MPA’s Rainbow Club and Gender Inclusive Schools. 
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!
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! 
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!