St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- Dec. 24-Jan. 4, Winter Break
- Jan. 7, Classes resume
- Jan. 9, Site Council, 3:45 p.m.
Monday is a B day
Tuesday is an A day
Wednesday and Thursday is a B day
Friday is an A day
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PowerSchool Public App:
Looking for the latest accurate grades on the app? Click the Classes link and view Q2 for the Middle School.
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Global Classrooms Fundraiser for Model United Nations Field Trip
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Here at St. Louis Park Middle School, we have an elective course for 6th-8th graders titled
Global Classrooms
. In Global Classrooms, students look at the structures of a country, the forms and systems of government, and globalization. Students also learn about the United Nations and engage in simulations involving human rights, peace and security, economic, and sustainable development issues, as well as learn critical life skills such as negotiation, public speaking, research, writing, leadership, conflict resolutions and the responsibilities of global citizenship. Global Classrooms is designed to educate young people about the importance of global cooperation and the role of the United Nations in the world today.
The 7th and 8th graders have the opportunity to attend the YMCA's Youth in Government Model United Nations (MUN) conference this spring. At this conference, students can engage politically on a global stage, speak out and share ideas, while communicating and collaborating with peers from throughout the state. MUN also offers opportunities to meet others who are also interested in international politics. Through MUN, students become strong, independent leaders and will be able to make tomorrow's world a better place.
Funding would pay for the students' registration for the Model United Nations conference and meals for the two and a half days for nine (9) students. Click below to link to our Go Fund Me page.
Thank you.
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Middle School Cultural Attachés
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How does our school live up to IB World school standards and practices?
Our school is a place where students who are interested in enhancing cooperation and communication on campus between current members of our campus, new students and visitors volunteer their time and talents. They enhance cultural understanding (competence) and world language use. At SLP MS students who do this are our cultural attache's. They represent the culture of our Middle School campus while developing deeper understanding of other cultures, using language other than English. They demonstrate many learner profile attributes including being communicators, caring and knowledgeable.
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Chiara Collinet-Adler
is a French cultural attache for our school. She's pictured above having lunch with other French-speaking students and staff as part of a team welcoming a new French-speaking student.
From left to right:
Global interns:
Catherine
and
Silvia
, Staff members:
Ms. Saupique
and
Ms. Johnson
. Students:
Gael, Merizy
and MS cultural attache,
Chiara
.
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Reem Elbassal
is an Arabic cultural attache for our school. She's pictured above having lunch with one of our district cultural liaison's,
Tarabi Jama
, as they discussed dialects of the Arabic language.
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Some of the IB standards and practices that we are bringing to life are listed here:
- The school develops and promotes international-mindedness and all attributes of the IB learner profile across the school community
- The school promotes responsible action within and beyond the school community
- The school promotes open communication based on understanding and respect
- The school places importance on language, including mother tongue, host country language and other languages
- The school ensures access to information on global issues and diverse perspectives
- It addresses human commonality, diversity and multiple perspectives
- It addresses the diversity of student language needs, including those for students learning in a language other than mother tongue
- It fosters a stimulating learning environment based on understanding and respect
IB Coordinator
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6th grade Field Trip in March
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All of the sixth graders will be participating in an Individuals & Societies related field trip during third quarter.
On March 14, 2019, we will be visiting the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Permission slips with more specific information regarding the field trip, lunches and our behavior policy will be sent home in January.
Interested in chaperoning and sharing this experience with your student? Chaperone sign-up information will be available in future OT News.
If you have any questions, please contact your student's Individuals & Societies teacher.
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Gaming Club starts January 14
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SLPMS Gaming Club
Does your student enjoy hanging out with friends after school? Does your student enjoy playing video games, board games, or card games? Then Gaming Club is the place for your child! Mr. Burr is running the SLPMS Gaming Club again this year. We will meet Mondays after school starting January 14. The Club runs from 2:15-4:30 p.m. Students are welcome to take the 3:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. bus home, or they can walk or get picked up at your convenience (by 4:30 p.m.). There is
NO COST
for this Club! Please complete the attached
permission slip
and turn it in to Mr. Burr by January 14. Please contact David Burr at
[email protected]
or (952) 928-6375 with questions.
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Community Education Youth Enrichment Classes
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Community Education Youth Enrichment winter classes are just around the corner! Classes will begin in January and include your favorite classes along with new offerings.
Winter Offerings as SLP Middle School:
Chess Club with Youth Enrichment League
(Grades 6-8)-$76
New and returning students invited to learn, practice and play the game of Chess.
Feb. 4th-March 25th (Mondays) 2:15 pm-3:00 p.m. room 107.
Red Cross Babysitting Certification with Carol Solheid
(Ages 11+)-$99
Start making money by learning skills to become a confident and self-reliant babysitter.
Feb. 2nd and 9th (Saturdays) 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
But wait-there’s more! SLP Youth Enrichment Programs is also offering these BRAND NEW enrichment activities for the whole family.
Learn to Bowl at TexaTonka Lanes
(Ages 5+) $50
Learn the fundamentals of bowling with the help of instructors--this class can be taken by children and adults together, or just for children.
Jan. 18th-Feb. 22nd (Fridays) 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. at TexaTonka Lanes
Family Pasta Making with Way Cool Cooking School
(Ages 7-15) $110
Join this creative, fun and hands on cooking class to learn how to make pasta and sauce by scratch--this class is for one adult and one child to take together.
Friday, February 15th-4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. SLP High School Room B222
Registration and information for all winter classes is now available online at:
slpcommunityed.com
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High School to Host Informational Sessions and Tours
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Running through February, St. Louis Park High School
will host a series of informational sessions and tours for parents/guardians and students.
Come and learn more about the high school and their programs!
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Communication of School Closing, Late Start and Early Dismissal
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Snow has arrived in Minnesota. Are you prepared for a school closing, late start or early dismissal due to bad weather?
Click here for details.
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Missing anything? Please have your student check Lost and Found. We have accumulated many sweatshirts, t-shirts, jackets etc. The Lost and Found is located by the back door.
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St. Louis Park Middle School has a small food shelf called Oriole Outpost available for families in need. If your family may benefit from this program please contact Kara Fahey, School Social Worker at
[email protected]
or 952-928-6389 for more information.
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Contribute To This Year's Yearbook
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St. Louis Park Middle School has new advisers for the 2018-19 yearbook. We, Maria Johnson and Lisa Becker, are excited about the opportunity to help gather memories for your students, but we would love to have your help!
The best yearbooks are filled with many photos of a variety of events and students; learning, performing, competing and having fun. We have an easy way for you to share photos of our Middle Schools students in their co-curricular activities, so that we have many to choose from.
Our yearbook company, Josten’s, has created RePlayIt, a free app to share photos with us. You can find it in the App Store or in Google Play Store to download to your mobile phone. We gave it a try and it works great! All we did was download the app, registered with St. Louis Park Middle School and took some photos to share. Thank you for helping capturing the moments of our students’ year!
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The next Site Council Meeting is January 9, 2019 at 3:45 p.m. in the Media Center.
Another way to donate to the Middle School.
Select St Louis Park Middle School as the organization to receive money from Amazon Smile. Below are several links that will be helpful in setting up an Amazon Smile account or changing the middle school to the charity of your choice.
You can enable Amazon Smile on Amazon Assistant by using this link:
For more information about AmazonSmile, please visit AmazonSmile page:
Using AmazonSmile is just like ordering on Amazon.com, except on your first visit to the site you will be prompted to select a charitable organization from our list of eligible organizations. We'll remember your selection, and then for every eligible purchase you make on
smile.amazon.com
, the AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to charity.
You can change your preferred charity by going to the "Change Your Charity" page in Your Account:
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Sports: Sign-Up for Boys' Basketball
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Registration is now open for Boys' Basketball.
You can register online by clicking on the following links. Registration fee ($100) cannot be made online. Please send or bring cash or check to the Middle School main office.
The following must be received to the Athletic Director by January 14:
- SLP Registration Form
- MSHSL Annual Sports Health Questionnaire Form
- Registration Fee $100 (payable to St. Louis Park Middle School)
- Proof of sports physical exam given within the previous three years (which clears the athlete for full participation) on file in the Health Office. If the physical expires during the season, a new physical must be provided before the athlete may begin participation. A well child check-up or immunization records do not count as a sports physical. Click here if you need forms.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Teen Tech Workshop
Youth Music Lessons
Consider Becoming a Foster Parent
Winter Solstice Walk
Sokguru Fundraiser
AHS Winter Camp
Learn to Bowl Class
AHS Shelter Vet Camp
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MS Student Performers:
"Nutcracker Fantasy"
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Zara Fakier and Audrey Wetherall have the pleasure of performing in Minnesota Dance Theater’s holiday classic, Loyce Houlton’s Nutcracker Fantasy at the State Theater, Minneapolis. The company has been performing this ballet for over 50 years. Zara and Audrey are level II ballet dancers in MDT’s performing arts school and this is their fourth year taking part in this production. This year Zara is performing as a toy soldier (Marche Militaire) and Audrey is playing a marionette.
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D.C. Trip, 2019:
We've been given a great opportunity to listen to a guest speaker before our trip this year! A former docent at the Holocaust Museum will be speaking to our group on
Tuesday, March 19, at 7:00 P.M.
in the Middle School Media Center classrooms. This is not a required meeting, but all D.C. Trip families are invited to attend. The docent will be able to give the group so much more information and history than our typical WorldStrides tour guides or I can provide! Please consider attending this special event!
Also, if your student is interested but you haven't registered yet, there's still time! Families can register through mid-March and still travel with us this year. Please contact David Burr at
[email protected]
or
(952) 928-6375
for registration details.
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