St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- Dec. 14-15, MS Play, High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 16, MS Play, High School Auditorium, 1 p.m.
- Dec. 17, MS Choir, High School Auditorium, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 24-Jan. 4, Winter Break
Monday is an A day
Tuesday is a B day
Wednesday and Thursday is an A day
Friday is a B day
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Come see SLP MS perform “The Mouse that Roared”. Shows are on December 13, 14, and 15 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, December 16 at 1 p.m. All performances are at SLP High School. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for students, and kids under 5 get in for free. Snacks will be available. Please reach out if you’d like further information
[email protected]
We hope to see you all there.
Click
here
to see the cast members.
Click
here
to see the crew members.
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Kowsar Ibrahim, Tabitha Moraa, and Valarie Moriasi
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On Monday the math team had their fourth meet. Our three teams came in second, fourth and 14th out of 22 teams. Way to go! Top score from Isaiah Klepfer. Top 7th grade score from Thomas Shope. Top 6th grade score from Victor Wagener. Jason Jensen had his highest score yet. Excellent showing against teams from Robbinsdale, Blake, Breck, Orono, Holy Family, Sandburg, and Plymouth.
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All-School Book Read Update: 12-14-18
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What does an IB World school look like?
An International World School shows evidence of the International program standards and practices. Here are three that we will highlight today:
1. The school develops and promotes international-mindedness and all attributes of the IB learner profile across the school community.
2. The school promotes open communication based on understanding and respect.
3. The school ensures access to information on global issues and diverse perspectives.
The Middle School is encouraging all students and staff to read
Flying Lessons & Other Stories.
Staff and students gathered over lunches today to discuss the short story from the book called "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains" by Tim Tingle. The short story focused on the life of a middle school aged Choctaw child and the wonderful stories their uncle told. Over the course of lunches there were staff and students talking about the story who were from five different birth countries and/or tribes. The IB learner profile attributes of open-mindedness, thinking and inquiring were evident in the conversations as well as risk-taking.
Participants in the conversation during 4th lunch are pictured here from left to right:
Front:
Louisa and Faye
Back:
Ale, Yrak, Dash, and Shanita Young
the district multi-cultural liaison for Native Americans
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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
Consider Becoming a Foster Parent
Winter Solstice Walk
Eat Food, Get Paid
Sokguru Fundraiser
AHS Winter Camp
Learn to Bowl Class
AHS Shelter Vet Camp
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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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