Alice Smith Elementary Celebrates 60th Anniversary
School organizing big-band jazz concert for Saturday as part of festivities.
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Alice Smith Teacher Receives Fox 9 Top Teacher Award
The TV station met Scott Stillman at his classroom Monday.
Fox 9 surprised Alice Smith sixth grade teacher Scott Stillman with its top teacher award, Hopkins Public Schools announced Monday. Anchor Jeff Passolt, the Fox 9 crew and Stillman’s wife and family unexpectedly met Stillman at his classroom door. The TV station gave him $900, a crystal award and a Subway Sandwich party for 100 people, said Maren Longfellow, a parent of one of Stillman's students and the person who nominated him for the award. Fox 9 broadcast the story at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. Monday.
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Friday, March 8, 2013
PHOTOS: Alice Smith Students Celebrate Their Heritage
The school had a parade and International Heritage Festival on Thursday.
Alice Smith students paraded through the school’s hallways Thursday afternoon in outfits and handmade crafts that celebrated their ethnic heritage. The parade is a colorful part of an event celebrating the school’s diversity. Later on Thursday, Alice Smith hosted an International Heritage Festival with potluck dinner, book fair, fair trade market, storytellers, cultural displays and more. The evening was capped off with an international fashion show followed by an Aztec dance group.
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Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Hopkins Police Create New School Resource Officer Position
The officer will work to build bonds with local juveniles.
The Hopkins Police Department is creating its first school resource officer position as part of an effort to work with local juveniles, the agency announced Wednesday morning. “It’s been a priority of our agency to really connect with our youth,” Police Sgt. Michael Glassberg said. “The sooner you intervene and see kids on the wrong track, the greater the impact you can have.” Officer Jessica Thomas, who’s been with the department since 2006, has been tapped to be the new school resource officer (SRO). She’ll work with the following schools in Hopkins: “She’s very passionate about working with juveniles,” Glassberg said. While Hopkins Public Schools has had SROs in the past, they were from the Minnetonka Police Department and only worked …
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Grades 3 and 4: Alice Smith Elementary School Supply Lists
Complete supply lists for all Hopkins public schools are available online.
Editor's Note: The following information was obtained from the Hopkins Public Schools website. With the start of school less than a month away, many parents are already thinking about back-to-school shopping. To make the transition as easy as possible, Hopkins Patch is trying to give parents an assist by providing easy access to school supply lists. Listed below are school supply lists for grades three and four at Hopkins' Alice Smith Elementary School. For convenience, complete school shopping lists in both English and Spanish are attached as downloadable files. School supplies may also be obtained from the Hopkins Minnetonka Family Resource Center, located at 915 Mainstreet in Hopkins. Because many families cannot afford the cost of …
Grades 5 and 6: Alice Smith Elementary School Supply Lists
Complete supply lists for all Hopkins public schools are available online.
Editor's Note: The following information was obtained from the Hopkins Public Schools website. With the start of school less than a month away, many parents are already thinking about back-to-school shopping. To make the transition as easy as possible, Hopkins Patch is trying to give parents an assist by providing easy access to school supply lists. Listed below are school supply lists for grades five and six at Hopkins' Alice Smith Elementary School. For convenience, complete school shopping lists in both English and Spanish are attached as downloadable files. School supplies may also be obtained from the Hopkins Minnetonka Family Resource Center, located at 915 Mainstreet in Hopkins. Because many families cannot afford the cost of school…
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Grades K-2: Alice Smith Elementary School Supply Lists
Complete supply lists for all Hopkins public schools are available online.
Editor's Note: The following information was obtained from the Hopkins Public Schools website. With the start of school less than a month away, many parents are already thinking about back-to-school shopping. To make the transition as easy as possible, Hopkins Patch is trying to give parents an assist by providing easy access to school supply lists. Listed below are school supply lists for kindergarten (both half-day and full day) and grades one and two at Hopkins' Alice Smith Elementary School. For convenience, complete school shopping lists in both English and Spanish are attached as downloadable files. School supplies may also be obtained from the Hopkins Minnetonka Family Resource Center, located at 915 Mainstreet in Hopkins. Because …
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Friday, May 18, 2012
(PHOTOS) Creative Sparks Fly at Alice Smith’s Imagination Fair
Students showed off numerous projects at Thursday’s event.
Alice Smith students showed off their creative side at Thursday’s Imagination Fair. Students demonstrated experiments, exhibited their artwork and showed off models and projects they put together. Professional potter Joe Christensen also made giant pieces of pottery while children, parents and school staff watched. The event offered students the chance to both exercise their imaginations and share their excitement about what they’ve learned. Stay up to date on all your local news. Sign up for the free Hopkins Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Editor James Warden's Pinterest boards. Do you own a local business? Click here to learn about five easy ways your business can use Patch.
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Monday, May 14, 2012
(PHOTOS) Volunteers Brighten Up Alice Smith
About 50 UnitedHealth Group volunteers visited the school last week.
Alice Smith got a spring makeover Thursday thanks to some hard work from UnitedHealth Group volunteers. About 50 volunteers from the company worked with HandOn Twin Cities to freshen up art and activities that encourage students to stay active. The volunteers: In all, they invested about 125 hours worth of work into the school. “(Volunteering) is just really an important part of the culture at UnitedHealth,” said Karen Trouba, a director in the company’s office of social responsibility. Stay up to date on all your local news. Sign up for the free Hopkins Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter and Editor James Warden's Pinterest boards. Do you own a local business? Click here to learn about five easy ways your …
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Friday, May 11, 2012
(PHOTOS) Minnesota Health Commissioner Visits Alice Smith Friday
Edward Ehlinger biked, planted vegetables and exercised with the students during a visit that promoted health and wellness.
Health Commissioner Edward Ehlinger visited Alice Smith Elementary on Friday to recognize the school’s health and wellness efforts. Ehlinger biked through the Avenues neighborhood with students who rode their bikes to school. He ate a healthy breakfast in one of the classrooms and learned about the school’s nutrition program, including the Farm To School program that brings local produce onto the lunch menu. Ehlinger also planted vegetables in the school’s garden and exercised with the students during an "active break" that gets them moving in the classroom. Alice Smith has a host of programs to encourage healthy living, including a Safe Routes to School grant that promotes walking and biking to school and a fruit and vegetable snack …
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