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Registration has begun for the 13th Annual Reading is Fun 5K, which takes place Saturday, Oct. 7 at Elm Creek Park Reserve in Maple Grove. 

National School Nurse Day was established in 1972 as a way to foster a better understanding of the role school nurses play in the educational setting. This year, the recognition day takes place May 10, and Osseo Area Schools wanted to give a closer look at what school nurses do for our school communities by talking to a few of them about their careers.

For this year’s School Safety Poster Contest, scholars from Osseo Area Schools were charged with designing a poster featuring the phrase “safely rolling to my destination." They delivered an impressive array of posters to choose from. This year’s winners include: 

April is School Library Month, which marks a time to celebrate the essential role that strong school libraries play in transforming learning. Around Osseo Area Schools, fun and educational events take place in library media centers all year long, but below are a few highlights from this month. 

Representatives from several Minnesota school districts spent the morning at Edinbrook Elementary School on April 12, where they took time to learn about the school’s Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID) programming and how to implement it in their own schools. 

In cooperation with the district's Department of Educational Equity, the Asian American Pacific Islander affinity group plans to host a family fun day Saturday, April 15.