It was wonderful to see so many families at Peter Hobart Family Connect time. Peter Hobart is an incredible learning community, i
t takes everyone partnering together to make the biggest impact in a child's life. I feel fortunate to be able to see this impact in small and big ways daily. I
appreciate your continued support!
Peter Hobart Proud,
Kari Schwietering
Principal
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NO SCHOOL - TODAY & TOMORROW
Thursday & Friday, October 17 & 18!
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Welcome our newest staff members
Ms. Trisha, Ms. Barlin, Mr. Turner, and
Ms. Mary to Peter Hobart!
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Felicidades to Srta. Basurto who welcomed her beautiful baby girl!
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Peter Hobart Direct Starts Monday!
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October 21-October 31
Don’t want to sell anything, bake anything,
or buy anything?
We feel the same way!!!!
We are pleased to announce that
Peter Hobart Direct will again be our only student-led fundraiser this year!
Last year was a great success-- we exceeded our goal for dollars raised and student body participation. We were pleased to raise enough money to not only give money to each classroom,
but also to our specialists and Teacher Mini-Grants.
WHAT IS PETER HOBART DIRECT?
Peter Hobart Direct is a direct giving campaign.
Instead of sending children door to door selling candy or wrapping paper,
we are asking you to donate to Peter Hobart Direct and to ask family, friends, and neighbors to sponsor your child by donating to Peter Hobart Direct.
No donation is too small.
100% of the donations will directly support students and teachers.
Money raised during this fundraiser goes directly to students and teachers
to help fund in class activities during the 2019/2020 school year such as guest authors,
artist-in-residency programs, as well as field trips.
Information will be sent home in your child’s backpack on October 21st. Thanks in advance for making this the most successful fundraising campaign yet!
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Friday, October 25 during school!
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The annual Peter Hobart Fall Party will be on Friday, October 25th.
The Fall Party takes place during the school day,
and each grade is assigned a block of time to enjoy the festivities.
Please dress in ORANGE FOR PARK PRIDE!!! Families, Siblings & Grandparents are WELCOME!!
Volunteers and donations are needed.
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Saturday, October 26nd
9:00 am to noon
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Learning Designed for
Student Success
St. Louis Park Public Schools will showcase recently completed construction work from
9 a.m. to Noon on October 26 as part of a Parade of Schools event. The public is invited to tour newly renovated spaces at Aquila Elementary, Park Spanish Immersion Elementary and St. Louis Park High School.
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5th Grade Camp Ihduhapi Learning Fun
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Kids Vote on November 5th!
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Kids Voting St. Louis Park is dedicated to educating students about the rights, responsibilities and mechanics of participating in American democracy.
Click here to read more.
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Fill Out a Free & Reduced Meals Application Online
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Free and Reduced Meal applications can be
completed online
through the District's new meal payment system,
Wordware
. Families received a letter from the School Nutrition Department in early August about how to navigate this new system.
If you prefer to fill out a paper copy, a Free and Reduced Meals Information Packet and Application was mailed to all District families the week of Aug. 12, 2019. If you did not receive your information packet or need another one, they are available online by
clicking here
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As a reminder,
all families must fill out a new application each year
. If you have questions or need assistance filling out the application, please contact Jodie in the School Nutrition Department at 952-928-6146 or
woelffer.jodie@slpschools.org
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Unity Day - Wear Orange - 10/23/19
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Together against bullying. UNITED for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.
Make it
ORANGE
and make it end! Come together in one giant
ORANGE
message of hope and support,
WEAR AND SHARE
ORANGE
to color our nation, and even the world, visibly showing that our society believes that no child should ever experience bullying.
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OUR MISSION
Fighting Child Hunger
More than 200,000 children in Minnesota live with food insecurity. Without reliable access to food – such as meal programs at school – the risk of hunger is very real. The Sheridan Story works to combat hunger in our community by filling the gaps to food access that children face: primarily weekends and summers.
Peter Hobart will be partnering with the Sheridan Story to provide a
FREE
weekend meal for any family that chooses to participate. This program is free and confidential. You family's name does not get sent anywhere. The bags are typically distributed on Fridays of each week and are meant to provide extra food for the weekend. There are four options of bags this year: standard, mobile, East African/Somali focus and Hispanic/Latino/Latina focus.
A BIG THANK YOU
to
Golden Valley Lutheran Church
and
Park Community Church
for sponsoring our school. We are so grateful and appreciative of the wonderful partnership! It takes a village!
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Thanks - Teacher Appreciation Family Connect Meal
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Thank you to all the families that brought in food for our Family Connect meal Thursday, October 3rd. It was so wonderful and very much appreciated by the entire school team! We want to give a big THANK YOU to the PTO and Alana Moran for organizing!
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Restorative Practices Grant
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A HUGE thank you to
PrairieCare Child and Family Fund
for granting St. Louis Park Schools with $32,000. This will all allow us to deepen our understanding, use and the impact of Restorative Practices across our K-12 schools now and into the future.
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Students made talking pieces for classroom circle in Dalager's room
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Circle in Slingluff's 4th grade class
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Peter Hobart held its annual Author Night event with guest author Drew Brockington.
St. Louis Park students and families still have three more opportunities to attend an Author Night event! Visit
www.slpschools.org
to see the remaining schedule!
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Our Lost and Found is overflowing!
Please double check for any of your students items.
Any items left after October 31 will be donated on November 1st.
When possible please put your students last name on jackets, lunch boxes, boots, etc. That will help the likelihood of lost items being returned.
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Out-of-School Time Taskforce Seeks Input and Feedback
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In early September, St. Louis Park Public Schools announced it had formed an Out-of-School Time (OST) Taskforce in order to create a more robust menu of out-of-school time options to meet the overall health, academic and social/developmental needs of all K-5 students and families.
The taskforce is seeking input and feedback throughout the process
. The District will once again use the online platform Thoughtexchange to gather this input and feedback.
Thoughtexchange allows stakeholders to share thoughts, feedback, and ideas in an open-ended, confidential, and easy-to-use digital environment.
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PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
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2019 October PTO News
PH Direct
begins on October 21! This is our biggest fundraiser and is a direct giving campaign with 100% of donations going to students & teachers. Watch your students bags for more information about this!
Fall Family Fun Night
This event is FREE to all Peter Hobart families and will be held on Friday, November 15th from 6-8pm at the St. Louis Park Middle School. We will have food, a DJ, Pros of the Ropes, face painting, henna, and more!
The PTO would love your help!
If you love numbers and are looking for a way to get involved, then perhaps being Treasurer of the PH PTO is for you! Our current treasurer has been with us for a number of years and we are hoping to find someone who could begin shadowing her throughout this school year and take over next year. Email the PTO if you are interested or have any questions:
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District & Community News
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Looking for other opportunities and information on PeachJar (backpack flyers)
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- October 17 & 18: NO SCHOOL
- October 21-31: Peter Hobart Direct!
- October 25: School Fall Party during school
- October 26: Parade of Schools 9-12: Aquila, Park Spanish Immersion, High School
- November 1: NO SCHOOL - Elementary District Wide Professional Development Day
- November 6: Picture Retake Day
- November 12: PTO Meeting 6:30 PM, Peter Hobart Cafeteria
- November 15: PTO Family Fun Night, 6:00 - 8:00 PM at SLP Middle School
- November 27, 28, 29: NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving Break
- December 6: NO SCHOOL For District Wide Professional Development
- December 20: All School Pajama Day
- December 23 - January 1: NO SCHOOL Winter Break
- Thursday, January 2: First Day back from Winter Break
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