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Welcome, Breck Parents!

In this section of the website, you'll find resources for Breck parents, including information about the Breck Parents Association and its activities.

4 Weeks Out (below) is a perpetual calendar. It lists what's happening at Breck for the next four weeks and will change each week. Where appropriate, we'll add links to other web pages where details about upcoming events and activities will be posted. We'll include a link to 4 Weeks Out each week in the Bulletin Boards.


Wednesday, February 22

7:30 AM | Ash Wednesday Communion and breakfast
9:00 AM | Conference registration (click here) opens for parents of three or more children.
10:10 AM | Middle School Chapel  
Middle School = B Day

Thursday, February 23

8:45 AM | Multicultural Education Committee Meeting (Glass Balcony). Memry Roessler, Frederique Schmidt and US student facilitators will discuss the important topic of trafficking. A group of US students is currently reading the book Sold, by Patricia McCormick, and Half the Sky, by Nicholas Kristoff, and will be on hand to facilitate this important discussion. Click here for more information.
11:00 AM | Senior Speeches (click for schedule)
6:30 PM | Grade 6 Colonial Night (MS Commons)
Middle School = A Day

Friday, February 24

9:00 AM | Conference registration (click here) opens for all parents.
10:10 AM | Middle School Chapel
7:00-9:00 PM | Grade 2 Parents Community-Building Event at the home of Joe and Sarah Huss. More information will be included in the e-vite.
Upper School third quarter ends
Middle School non-uniform day
Middle School = A Day

Saturday, February 25

8:30 AM-1:00 PM | Grades 5-12 Admission testing (for prospective students)
1:00-3:00 PM | Open gym for Upper School athletes (Anderson Gym). Athletes may practice any sport within the gym space. Please bring your own equipment, including balls. Remaining sessions: 3/3, 3/10
1:00-3:00 PM | Lacrosse Skills Clinic (Fieldhouse). For boys and girls in grades 4-8. Final clinic — for players of all skill levels. Work with Breck varsity players and coaches. No need to sign up or attend every session.
7:00-9:00 PM | Grade 10 Parents Community-Building Event at the home of Billee and Larry Olson. Refer to the e-vite for more information.


February 27 – March 4, 2012

Monday, February 27

Middle School = B Day

Tuesday, February 28

MELLY_Invite_Alumni.jpg5:30-8:00 PM | Melly Shopping Event (The Galleria, Edina) | A night of shopping and fun at Melly, the shop owned by Breck alumna Caryn Mead Kelly '92. Fifteen percent of the proceeds will be donated to the Breck Annual Fund. For more information and to RSVP, contact Erin Strong (click for email or call 763-381-8230).
5:30 PM | Grade 5 Parent Community-Building Event (MS Dining Room). Join Sky Fauver and Tod Dungan for a light supper before the Grade 5 Parent Meeting. RSVP to Shelly Bomstad in the Middle School Office. Thanks!
6:30 PM | Grade 5 Parent Meeting (MS Dining Room). Topic: Middle School math curriculum and a mid-year check in: How is fifth grade going? Speaker: Brad Peterson, Math Department Head, and an open Q&A with Tod Dungan, Sky Fauver and some parents who have survived fifth grade!
haze.jpg7:30 PM | Parent Education Event: HAZE | Movie screening for parents of juniors and seniors (Heritage Room, Anderson Ice Arena). This 45-minute documentary addresses the national crisis of alcohol abuse and hazing on college campuses. RSVP to Susie Goldstein by February 27.
Middle School = B Day

Wednesday, February 29

11:45 PM | Conference registration closes
Middle School = A Day

Thursday, March 1

No school for Lower School students
Middle and Upper School in session
12:00-8:00 PM | Lower School Parent/Teacher Conferences
1:00-7:00 PM | ReUse Uniform Sale (MS Commons)
4:00-8:00 PM | Middle School Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
4:00-8:00 PM | Upper School Registration Conferences
Middle School = A Day

Friday, March 2

Calendar change: No school for ALL students
8:30 AM-4:00 PM | Lower School Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:30 AM-4:00 PM | Middle School Student/Parent/Teacher Conferences
8:30 AM-12:00 PM | Grades 9-10-11 Student/Parent/Teacher Registration Conferences
9:30 AM-3:00 PM | ReUse Uniform Sale (MS Commons)
Special program for seniors (Anderson Ice Arena) | All seniors should RSVP to Parents Association Senior Class Coordinator Eileen Bradley — or use Facebook event RSVP — by February 27.
   10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Watch HAZE movie for girls (Multipurpose Room)
   10:30 AM-12:00 PM | Self-Defense for boys (Heritage Room)
   12:00-1:00 PM | Lunch! for boys and girls (lobby)
     1:00-4:00 PM | Self-Defense for girls (Heritage Room)
     1:00-2:00 PM | Watch HAZE movie for boys (Multipurpose Room)
6:00 PM | Kindergarten Parents Community-Building Event | At the home of Molly and Jeff Engelsma. RSVP to your class coordinator: Powers = Peg Hicks, Stenwick = Laura Putnam, Swenson = Stacey Crosby, Wegner = Kristi Beltz. Refer to your e-vite for more information.
MFL-art-BB.jpg7:30 PM | Upper School Musical (Cargill Theater). My Fair Lady | Appropriate for all ages! Tickets available via mail order. Click here to download a form.

Saturday, March 3

9:30-11:30 AM | Pancake BreckFest! (Salas Commons). Celebrate Breck service with students, moms, dads, grandparents, friends, faculty and staff — the entire Breck community. We'll come together to eat, play and groove! Click here to RSVP. To assist us in planning, please indicate how many will be attending. Click here if you'd like to volunteer. Thanks!
1:00-3:00 PM | Open gym for Upper School athletes (Anderson Gym). Athletes may practice any sport within the gym space. Please bring your own equipment, including balls. Remaining session: 3/10
MFL-art-BB.jpg7:30 PM | Upper School Musical (Cargill Theater). My Fair Lady | Appropriate for all ages! General admission tickets available via mail order. Click here to download a form.

Sunday, March 4

3:00-4:30 PM | Grade 4 Family Community-Building Event (Anderson Ice Arena). Ice skating for fourth-grade families (parents, students and siblings welcome) at Breck's Anderson Ice Arena. Enter arena at "Player's Entrance." Snacks served. RSVP to Katherine Pluhar.


March 4 – 11, 2012

Monday, March 5

Lower School Book Fair (M-Th)
Middle School = B Day

Tuesday, March 6

8:30 AM | All-School Chapel  
6:30 PM | Grade 12 Parent College Counseling (Chapel)
Lower School Book Fair (M-Th)
Middle School = A Day

Wednesday, March 7

Lower School Book Fair (M-Th)
Middle School = B Day

Thursday, March 8

11:00 AM | Senior Speeches (click for schedule)
Lower School Book Fair (last day)
Middle School = B Day

Friday, March 9

7:30 PM | Upper School Musical (Cargill Theater). My Fair Lady | Appropriate for all ages! General admission tickets available via mail order or at the door.
Middle School Social
Middle School = A Day

Saturday, March 10

National SAT Test Date (at Breck)
7:30 PM | Upper School Musical (Cargill Theater). My Fair Lady | Appropriate for all ages! General admission tickets available via mail order or at the door.


March 12 – 18, 2012

Monday, March 12

Softball and Upper School track & field begin
Middle School Book Fair (M-F)
Middle School = A Day

Tuesday, March 13

Middle School Book Fair (M-F)
Middle School = B Day

Wednesday, March 14

Middle School Service
Middle School Book Fair (M-F)
Middle School = A Day

Thursday, March 15

11:00 AM | Senior Speeches (click for schedule)
Middle School Book Fair (M-F)
Middle School = A Day

Friday, March 16

3:15 PM | Spring break begins!
No extended day | No activity bus
Lower and Middle School non-uniform day
Middle School Book Fair (last day)
Middle School third quarter ends
Middle School = B Day

Monday, March 19 - Friday, March 30 | Spring Break

School not in session