{"id":23445,"date":"2023-04-13T12:57:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-13T17:57:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/?p=23445"},"modified":"2023-04-13T13:30:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T18:30:55","slug":"parents-association-news-events-april-13-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moundsparkacademy.org\/news\/2023\/04\/13\/parents-association-news-events-april-13-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents Association News &#038; Events April 13, 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23447 alignright img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/nclhx5yj.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/PAInStory-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \/>Upper School Parent Coffee, This Friday!<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, April 14, 8-9:30 AM<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin us for our quarterly Upper School Parent Coffee in the PCR. In addition to all Upper School parents, rising ninth-grade families are warmly invited to attend! Two topics will be covered: \u201cIf I knew then what I know now\u201d and the scheduling\/registration process and questions. Please join us!<\/p>\n<p><em>Please note: Due to low turnout, the Thursday, April 13, 5:30 PM, Gluten-Free Cooking Class with Kate Thrane has been canceled.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>PA LGBTQ+ Affinity Parent Group<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Sunday, April 16, 1 PM at the Unity Cafe<\/strong><br \/>\nJoin other parents and caregivers at the Unity Caf\u00e9 at 843 Rice St, Saint Paul, MN 55117. If you have any questions, please contact Melissa Andretta at 651-329-4255 or email her at <a href=\"mailto:garbowmelissa5@gmail.com\">garbowmelissa5@gmail.com<\/a>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Cultural Diversity Day<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Wednesday, April 26, 3-7 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nTake a gastronomic tour around the world as we share sweet and savory delicacies from around the world and an international drinks bar. Attend a cooking demonstration in our wonderful new teaching kitchen, go home with some cool body art from an expert henna artist, and try your hand at global crafts like French decoupage, Brazilian carnival masks and Ta\u00edno petroglyphs. You will also be able to enjoy musical and dance performances by our talented MPA community! Chat with community members who will have booths set up to share their culture and\/or offer samples of their cuisine. Please sign up to volunteer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10C0E48A8AC2AA6FD0-cultural\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Would you like to share your culture through cuisine, music, dance or art? We invite you to be a part of our cultural showcase\u2014please email <a href=\"mailto:seema_anwar@hotmail.com\">seema_anwar@hotmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Panther Party<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Friday, May 5, 3:45-5:45 PM<\/strong><br \/>\nCome volunteer at the Panther Party, Friday, May 5, 3:45-5:45 PM. Interested in taking some time to welcome newly admitted families to MPA? We need your help. The Panther Party is looking for folks to welcome new families, answer questions, and socialize. Please sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.signupgenius.com\/go\/10c0f4eaea922a3fec43-panther1#\/\">here<\/a>, under the first item: parent volunteers to welcome and socialize with new families in the Family Commons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upper School Parent Coffee, This Friday! Friday, April 14, 8-9:30 AM Join us for our quarterly Upper School Parent Coffee in the PCR. In addition to all Upper School parents, rising ninth-grade families are warmly invited to attend! 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