Happy New Year! I remember hearing the phrase "There is a reason that our windshield is larger than our rearview mirror." Meaning, it is important to look back and reflect on how far we have come, yet our focus needs to be in front of us, not behind us. With the start of the new year it is the perfect time to focus on what lies ahead. My your future be full of endless possibilities. Happy 2020! It is going to be a great decade!
Peter Hobart Proud,
Kari Schwietering
Principal
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Family Connect Time
Tuesday, February 11 & Thursday, February 13
4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
All teachers, including Specialist, Intervention, and Special Education
will be at Peter Hobart to meet with families.
Many grade levels teams will be using Sign-Up Genius to allow families to reserve a time. Look for this soon.
It is our commitment to meet the needs of our students and families, so if these times do not work please let your student's teacher know so they can arrange another time and/or way to connect. Your partnership is critical!
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Family Game Night & Scholastic Book Fair
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Thursday, January 16th
6:00-7:30pm
Family Game Night and Scholastic Book Fair
The PTO will be hosting a game night at Peter Hobart with Mathnasium on Thursday, January 16th from 6-7:30pm, in the Peter Hobart Gym. There will be a variety of different games,
prizes & a snack for all who attend
. It's a great way to spend a cold evening in January!
We need a lot of volunteers to help with the games!
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Sign Up Now for Session 3 of After School Programs!
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Session 3 After-School Program Sign-up
All classes are 4:00-5:30 on Tuesdays and/or Thursdays
January 28-March 20
(no class on 2/11 or 2/13)
Art Lab
(Grades K-5)
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with Ms. Alli, Ms. Lebow, Ms. Olivia, Ms. Hagerty, and Ms. Reed
Join our fun open-studio! Students do teacher-led activities plus experiment with their favorite art materials and ideas. Lots of Sketchbooking using homemade books and all kinds of supplies. Some painting, a little sculpture —a little digital art perhaps? Emphasis on creativity!
Guitar Club
(Grades 2-5)
ONE DAY PER WEEK ONLY
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with Mr. Luke
Guitar Class provides students an opportunity to explore the fundamentals of guitar performance, reading traditional notation, understanding the musical concepts of melody, harmony, rhythm and form and to develop a deeper appreciation for all styles of music and music as an art form. Students will learn the application of the music alphabet to the entire fretboard; learn to read music notation, and memorize basic chord fingerings and chord progressions.
Students may borrow a Peter Hobart acoustic guitar during their enrollment in the class, but must return it to the school at the end of the 8 week session. Students may also bring their own acoustic guitar if they have one already.
Tuesday: Beginners
Thursday: Intermediate ***NOTE, students will only attend
one
day per week depending on their level of experience.***
Makerspace
(Grades K-5)
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with Mr. Odermatt, Mr. Kloos, and Ms. Karrer
An opportunity for students to explore the Makerspace world. From working with cardboard and duct tape to exploring micro controllers like microbit anything is possible!
Math In The Bag--Not In A Book!
(Grades K-1)
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with Ms. Millard
Join us for: Double Your Allowance, Your Own Mini Computer, Garbage Teens, Kakooma, Make and Take Activities, and More! What Fun!!! These activities will include basic addition, subtraction, and story problems in a different perspective and designed to reinforce classroom learning.
Move It Out
(Grades 2-5)
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with Ms. Tori
Move it Out is enriched with opportunities to enhance self expression through music, dance, and discussions. This class will explore a variety of choreography styles, give children the chance to showcase individual talents, and build relationships.
PH Presents: The Jungle Book
(Grades 3-5)
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with Ms. Jones, Ms. Schauer, and Mr. Huber
Thanks to a generous grant from Disney and support from Hennepin Theater Trust, Peter Hobart students in grades 3-5 will have an opportunity to participate in a free and fun theater experience. Participating students will present Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids in May.
This musical has a wide variety of singing, dancing and speaking parts for a large cast.
*Students in this class are making a
strong
commitment to attend
both
Tuesday and Thursday during
Sessions 3 and 4
of our afterschool program,
beginning the week of
January 21
(
note this is one week earlier than the other classes
).
There will not be one-on-one auditions in order for students to participate. Casting decisions will be made once rehearsals begin.
The Jungle Book: Set Design
(Grades 3-5)
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with Mr. DeCamillis
Saw, hammer, paint! In this class you will work together to develop and build the set and props for The Jungle Book performance.
*Students in this class are making a
strong
commitment to attend
both
Tuesday and Thursday during
Sessions 3 and 4
of our afterschool program, beginning the week of
January 21
(
note this is one week earlier than the other classes
).
The Jungle Book: Costumes
(Grades K-5)
THURSDAYS ONLY
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with Ms. Oberg
Design, create, sew! In this class you will help create the costumes for The Jungle Book performance.
***NOTE, students will only attend class on
Thursday
for this course.***
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As we will be approaching the midway point of the school year, teachers will be using the next couple of weeks to assess student academic growth. All students in grades 2-5 will be MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) testing in Reading and Math.
The Peter Hobart winter testing window opened January 6th and closes on February 7th
.
Most students test with their class in their classrooms and t
eachers work together across the building to determine a testing schedule to best meet the needs of all students. If you have questions about when your students will be testing please reach out to their classroom teacher.
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Through a generous grant from the Minnesota Reading Association and the St. Louis Park Foundation, we are proud to offer
PH Reads - A Book Club for Families.
The first selection is
El Deafo
, by CeCe Bell. Copies of the book are available from Mr. Odermatt, Ms. Laux, or The St. Louis Park Public Library. CommonSense Media recommends this book for ages 9+. We will meet to discuss the book on
Monday, January 27th from 5- 6 pm
in the Peter Hobart Library Media Center.
Warm regards, Peter Hobart Staff:
Barlin Ahmednur - Gabby Alvarez - Anne Laux - Thomas Odermatt
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HOPE Speaks - A powerful opportunity! Sign up now!
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Kindergarten Information Night
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Free Winter Fun Day - 1/25/2020
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IB - International Baccalaureate
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hat does it mean to be principled?
The IBO defines a principled person as someone who “…acts with integrity and honesty, with a strong sense of fairness, justice, and respect for the dignity of the individual, groups, and communities. They take responsibility for their own actions and the consequences that accompany them.” (
ibo.org
, 2009)
This attribute gives us an excellent opportunity for embracing culturally relevant pedagogy by identifying and learning about people who are most likely not be part of a traditional European-White focused curriculum. Specifically, people or groups who have taken responsibility to make the world a more fair, just, and equitable place.
Possible discussion topics:
You may want to discuss some common phrases and what they actually mean. What does it mean to compromise your principles? What does it mean to stand up for your principles? What does being principled mean for our school, or our family? How do we demonstrate that we are principled learners? When is it important to be principled? Why is this an important and essential attribute to possess?
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Cold and influenza (“flu”) season is upon us and we are beginning to see increasing numbers of students with influenza symptoms. These include fever, cough, sore throat, headache, body aches, fatigue, and sometimes vomiting and diarrhea.
Keep your student at home and consider seeking medical attention if they have typical flu symptoms as listed above or any of the following:
- Fever of 100 degrees or more. Students need to stay home for 24 hours after their temperature returns to normal without the use of fever-reducing medicine.
- Vomiting or diarrhea. Students need to stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
- Any uncontrolled cough.
- Any rash for which you do not know the cause. Check with your family physician/clinic before sending the student to school.
- Strep Throat. May return 12 hours following the first dose of antibiotics, if fever free and well enough to fully participate in school.
If you would like to speak to the school nurse or health aide about your student’s illness please call Jeanelle Rasmussen at 952-928-6311.
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School Board Approves 2020-21 Final School Calendar
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The School Board approved the final 2020-21 school calendar at its business meeting on Monday, December 9, 2019. There are
a couple of important changes to this final version
compared to the preliminary version that the Board approved in January 2019.
Due to the fact that several of our buildings serve as polling places, the Board has decided to not hold school (E-12) on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. The professional development day for E-12 licensed staff originally scheduled for Friday, December 4, 2020, will be moved to Election Day. This means that Friday, December 4, 2020 will now be a regular school day for students and staff. As a result of this decision, the no school day originally scheduled for Friday, Nov. 6, 2020 (elementary professional development and secondary grading) has been moved to Monday, Nov. 2, 2020.
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Winter Weather/School Closing Info & Outdoor Recess
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Winter Weather/School Closing:
Snow has arrived in Minnesota. Are you prepared for a school closing, late start or early dismissal due to bad weather? St. Louis Park Public Schools will attempt to make a decision about a late start or school closing by 5:30 a.m. Early dismissals and decisions regarding after-school and evening athletics, events, and activities will be made by 2 p.m.
Read More
. To download the Winter Weather/School Closing flyer
Click here
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Outdoor Recess:
Students will always go outside
unless the
regular temperature is below 0 degrees
, or the
wind chill temperature is -10 degrees or below
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We will always watch the temperature very closely to keep our students and Peter Hobart Team safe. Please make sure your child or children are dressed for the cold Minnesota temperatures.
If you are in need of winter gear, please contact our Social Worker, Michele Edwins at 952-
928-6600
or edwins.michele@slpschools.org. Gently used winter gear is gladly accepted.
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PTO - Parent Teacher Organization
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January PTO Meeting
Tuesday, January 21st
6:30-8pm in the PH Cafeteria
Everyone is welcome! Come see the decision-making process of the PTO, learn about upcoming PTO events, listen to Principal Kari Schwietering give her Principal's Report- which provides interesting information on happenings at Peter Hobart and in the District, and get an update from a couple of Peter Hobart teachers. This month the 1st and 2nd grade teams will be joining our meeting. This meeting will also give you a chance to meet the individuals chairing the various PTO committees in the event you are interested in getting involved in one particular area.
Free childcare is provided!
Upcoming Events
- Family Game Night- Thursday, January 16th, 6-7:30pm in the PH Gym. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: https://bit.ly/2ZJnuhp
- Scholastic Book Fair- Thursday, January 16th, 4:30-8pm in the PH Cafeteria.
- Parkway Pizza Fundraiser- Wednesday, January 22nd. On the 4th Wednesday of each month, Parkway Pizza will donate 5% of all sales to Peter Hobart.
- PTO Meeting on Tuesday, January 21st, 6:30-8pm in the PH Cafeteria. Free childcare is provided.
Save the Date...Imagination Fair
The Peter Hobart Imagination Fair will be held on
Friday, March 13th.
Watch for more information in your student's folder at the end of this month.
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Stay connected to the Peter Hobart PTO through there Weebly Website at:
or on Facebook:
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District & Community News
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Look for opportunities and information on PeachJar (backpack flyers)
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- Thursday, January 16: Peter Hobart After School Showcase @ 4:30-5:30 PM
- Thursday, January 16: Family Game Night and Scholastic Book Fair 6-7:30 PM Gym
- Monday, January 20: NO SCHOOL - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Holiday
- Tuesday, January 21: PTO Meeting 6:30 PM in Cafeteria
- Wednesday, January 22: Middle School Information Night for Fifth Grade Families, MS @ 7 PM
- Friday, January 24: NO SCHOOL - End of Semester Grading/Work Day
- Monday, January 27: Family Book Club from 5- 6 in the Media Center
- Friday, January 31: Report cards sent home with students in sealed envelope in backpacks
- Wednesday, February 5: Global School Play Day
- Monday, February 10: National African American Parent Involvement Day (NAAPID)
- Tuesday, February 11: Family Connect Conferences 4-8 pm
- Thursday, February 13: Family Connect Conferences 4-8 pm
- Friday, February 14: NO SCHOOL
- Monday, February 17: NO SCHOOL - Presidents Day Holiday
- Friday, March 6: NO SCHOOL - District Professional Development Day
- Thursday, March 12- Kindergarten Info Night for incoming Kindergartens of Fall 2020 @ PM
- Friday, March 27 - April 3: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
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