St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
May 31, 2019
Calendar
  • May 31, Musical Theatre Performance 1, HS auditorium, 7 p.m.
  • June 1, Musical Theatre Performance 2, HS auditorium, 7 p.m.
  • June 5, 8th grade Presidential Awards, 7 p.m.
  • June 6, 8th grade Projects Expo, 2:20-3 p.m.
  • June 7, School parties, 6th grade 7:40-9:05 a.m., 7th grade 9:15-10:45 a.m., 8th grade 12:45-2:15 p.m.
  • June 11, Last day of school

Monday is a B day
Tuesday is an A day
Wednesday and Thursday is a B day
Friday is an A day

8th Grade Projects Expo Rescheduled
The 8th Grade Projects Expo has been rescheduled to Thursday, June 6 from 2:20-3 p.m.at the middle school. Please email Mia Waldera if you have questions.
National Spanish Exams 2019
Congratulations to several ESP 8th grade students from St. Louis Park Middle School who attained national recognition for excellent performance on the 2019 National Spanish Examinations.
 
Students from SLPMS earned a total of five silver and two bronze medals along with eight honorable mentions.  “Attaining a medal or honorable mention for any student on the National Spanish Examinations is very prestigious,” said Kevin Cessna-Buscemi, National Director of the Exams, “because the exams are the largest of their kind in the United States with over 146,00 students participating in 2019.”
 
The National Spanish Examinations are administered each year in grades 6 through 12, and are sponsored by the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese.
 
Silver Medal : Norah Vogt-Brettingen, Isaac Cantor, Fiona Long, Auden Whitlow, and Ryan duSaire.

Bronze Medal: Axel Abrahamson and Ellory Snook

Honorable Mention : Henry Bendickson, Elliot Descarpentrie, Luca Alvarez, Aiden Cullumber, Isaac Daugherty, Ava Draheim, Isaiah Klepfer, and Julia Nowak 
Student Action Team
Would you like to make a difference at the middle school? Do you feel like you have great ideas to share? Do you like planning parties? Then the Student Action Team is for you. We are a group at the middle school with a goal of developing leadership skills through action that meet during GO time once a week. If you are interested, click here for an application or pick up an application in room 106 from Ms. Wyffels. Applications are due Friday, June 7 th

For information contact Samantha Wyffel as  wyffels.samantha@slpschools.org  
Library Books Due Now
All library books and materials are now due and becoming overdue. We need to get all books back so that we can use them next school year. Please return your books immediate ly if you have them now or as soon as possible if they are at home. If you have lost a book or books, see Mr. Holmbeck or someone in the LMC to find out how much the book costs. Lost books need to be paid for so that we can buy replacement books again so that all students will have access to them next school year. We would rather have the book than your money, however, so please look everywhere in order to try to find the book(s). 
Let's get 100% of all books back this year! Let's make it happen!!   Thank you for your cooperation!
Site Council Opportunities
Current 6th and 7th grade parents,

We are looking for grade level representation for next year's Site Council. Ideally, we have grade level reps from each of the elementary sites so we get a broad and more diverse set of viewpoints.  

Site Council meets 7 times during the school year with some potential group work outside the scheduled meeting times. Current anticipated meeting dates.  
2019: 9/11, 10/23, 11/20
2020: 1/8, 2/12, 4/15, 5/13
Meetings are 3:45 - 5:15 p.m.

For the 2019/20 school year some areas of focus we'll work on are communication, planning/prep for start/end time change and student recognition as well as keeping all volunteer aspects running smoothly.  

Site Council's mission:  To serve the school community, advise the administration and support student enrichment through fundraising, volunteer recruitment, event planning and community engagement

If you are interested or have questions on ways you can engage either via Site Council or in a volunteer capacity, please email Julie Yakes at  yakesmail@gmail.com  or call/text at 612-210-5196.

Getting involved makes our school better!
Synchronized Swim Team
The St. Louis Park synchronized swimming team concluded another successful season by placing third at the state meet on May 23-24 at the Rochester Rec Center.

Freshmen Rachel Katzovitz and Ada Turman, eighth graders Audrey Brown, Leila Campbell, Lily Olson and Maren Wilsey, and seventh graders Lucy Hammerstrand and Mae Turman combined to take second place in the short team division with a score of 59.265.

Katzovitz and Mae Turman combined to finish in second place in the short duet division with a score of 59.898. Campbell and Wilsey placed fifth in the short duet division with a score of 58.383.

Campbell, Katzovitz and Wilsey took third place in the short trio division with a score of 58.516.

Brown placed fourth in the short solo division with a score of 58.018.

Congratulations to all of the synchronized swimming athletes and coaches including head coach Linda Gust.
End of the Year Parties, Sign up now!
End of the Year Party! 2019
Come and celebrate the end of the school year at SLP Middle School!
 
Volunteers are needed to help this day run smoothly and send students off to a great summer break. Click here to volunteer.
Global Interns
SLPMS has had another successful year with our two Global Interns, Catherine & Silvia! They have been a great addition to our classrooms and have made many connections with our students. They will both return home in June after the school year ends, so encourage your student to thank them and wish them safe travels in whatever language they have had the opportunity to work with them. We are now looking forward to another exciting year with two interns, Irene from Spain and Carlos from Columbia, who both speak Spanish, French & English. Both are incredibly excited to join our community and get involved! We are looking for two host families for this upcoming fall semester (approximately mid to late August until the semester break in January, 2020) and another two host families next spring (end of January, 2020 until they return home shortly after the school year ends). The main requirements are that the intern have her own legal bedroom and you have an interest in getting to know someone from another culture while encouraging them to learn about ours.If you are interested or have questions, please contact Miriam Gustafson at  cyrus.axel@yahoo.com .  
Summer School Information & Registration
Summer School provides a positive learning environment of enthusiastic staff and small class sizes. It is a free opportunity for students to strengthen reading and/or math learning and prepare for their next grade level as well as maintain their growth over summer. We offer free bussing, free breakfast, and free lunch.  Students can also win cool prizes. Click here for more information and a registration form .  If you have any questions you may contact your child’s teachers or dean of students. The Summer School coordinator is Lil Zumberge: 952-928-6376,  zumberge.lillian@slpschools.org
Site Council

Get involved in Middle School Site Council or in a volunteer role in 2019/20!
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated to Binder Buddies recently through the Amazon Wish List. Your generosity has greatly replenished many of our supplies for students. Sincere thanks to everyone who has participated in this giving.  

To donate to the Binder Buddies program through the Amazon Wish List:
  1. Click here.
  2. Select the item(s) you would like to donate
  3. When checking out, please select the middle school address for shipping
  4. Place your order
Thank you in advance for your donations!
District/Community News
Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
STEP Back to School Supplies
REM5 Virtual Reality Summer Camp
Maximize Your Athletic Potential tis Summer with PFTC
Summer Safety Awareness
Northern Breezes Youth & Teen Sailing Day Camp
SLP Fire Open House
Stakeholders needed for Advisory Committee
Summer Explores K-8 Programs
SLP Girls Basketball Camp
13th Annual Parktacular Art Hunt
Wolfe Ridge Summer Camp
Teen Tech Workshop
YMCA Minneapolis Spring and Summer Camps

Washington D.C.
2019 D.C. Trip (current 7th Graders):
Our pre-trip parent meeting has been scheduled for  Monday, June 3, at 7:00 P.M.  in the Middle School Media Center. We will be covering a lot of topics: flight times, airport details, meals, our itinerary, room assignments, and many more. Please plan to have  at least 1 adult  per traveling family attend, and students should attend if at all possible. Please contact David Burr at  burr.david@slpschools.org  or 952-928-6375 for more information.

2020 D.C. Trip (current 6th Graders):
We currently have 28 students signed up to travel on next year's trip, and there's definitely room for more! It's not too late to sign up; you can register through next March and still travel. There are 3 easy ways to register:


2) By calling 1-800-468-5899

3) By completing the registration form that was in your invitation packet.

Our Trip ID number is  175969 . Please contact David Burr at  burr.david@slpschools.org  or 952-928-6375 for more information.