St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- Nov. 4 Fall back, daylight saving time ends
- Nov. 5 8th grade field trip
- Nov. 9 Binder Buddies
- Nov. 8-11 8th grade band trip
- Nov. 12 Spelling Bee, 7 p.m.
- Nov. 14 Site Council, 7 pm (note time change)
- Nov. 16 All school party, 2:30-4:30 p.m.
- Nov. 21-23 No school
- Nov. 29 7-8 Band Concert, 7 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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The PowerSchool Public Portal and the PowerSchool app is closed for quarter one grading. They will reopen Friday, November 9 by 3:00 p.m.
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District Seeks Project Team Members for School Start/End Times Study; Applications Due Nov. 9
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St. Louis Park Public Schools is seeking project team members for a school start/end times study during the fall and winter of 2018-19. The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal schedule to meet the overall health, academic and social/developmental needs of all K-12 students. This work will include recommendations for bus routes and pick-up/drop-off times for all students and will consider the school day as well as before-school and after-school activities and childcare.
DETAILS:
- Seeking 15-20 Project Team Members with multiple perspectives
- Meetings scheduled on November 19, December 17, February 4, and March 4
- Meeting time is 4:30-6:30 p.m.
- Location to be determined.
- Public input opportunities in December and March
- School Board anticipated action by March 25, 2019
CLICK HERE
for more detailed information about the School Start/End Times Project Team.
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8th Grade Field Trip
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Monday, November 5, 2018
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Reminder: 8th Grade Field Trip (Monday, November 5)
What: Compagnie Käfig Hip-Hop and Technology Dance Performance
Where: Northrop Auditorium at the University of Minnesota
Note: All students need to bring a bag lunch or have ordered one through school.
Any questions can be directed to Randy Zutz, 8th grade dean.
Phone
: 952-928-6305
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We are hoping to have all students participate in a campus wide book read. Hennepin County Library has kindly put fifteen copies of "Flying lessons and other stories" on hold for SLPMS students to check out as part of our whole school book read. When asking for a copy, please let the library staff know that you are from SLPMS and that the books are being held under the name Holmbeck. The books will then be checked out to the specific person (you) needing the copy and all public library obligations will apply. There are also several copies in the Middle School library as well. If you have any questions, please contact
Mr. Holmbeck
in the library media center. The first opportunity to discuss the first short story will be in the next few weeks, so get a book and READ....READ...READ!
IB Coordinator
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Monday, November 5 to Friday, November 16 will be the SLP Middle School fall food drive. Please bring in non-perishable food items to donate to our school food shelf. These donations go right back to our students in need. We would also appreciate personal hygiene products such as, toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and body wash. During the week of November 12-16 students will be given a discounted ticket for the all-school party for items brought in for the food drive. Students should bring items to their OT teachers.
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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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Fall Play
Important Information
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"
The Mouse that Roared" rehearsal schedule:
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Practice will take place on Mondays after school from 2:15-3 p.m. in Ms. Lillie's classroom located in the corner of the cafeteria. The first practice will be November 5. Please talk to
Ms. Lillie
if you have questions.
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The
November Site Council Meeting
is on Wednesday, November 14 from
7:00-8:30 p.m.
in the Media Center (note time change).
Come here from our Principals, Teacher-leads, and Site Council Leadership.
Agenda items to include: Cell Phone Use Guidelines and Construction Update
Hope to see you there.
Kids Voting
Students in grades 2-8 are invited to vote during the school day with their classmates on November 6, 2018.
Binder Buddies
Parents and Guardians:
Many times I am asked if there is anything that as parents and guardians, you can do to assist or help with here at the Middle School. An opportunity that comes along three times each year is Binder Buddies. This occurs the first Friday of quarter two, three, and four to help students get organized, discard any worksheets or items they don't need anymore from quarter one, repair their binder and supplies if possible, and if not, provide students with new supplies or a new binder.
If you are able to volunteer to assist with students organizing their binders and supplies, the first Binder Buddies event is Friday, November 9.
Click here to sign up.
We also welcome donations for supplies and we have some of our Site Council fundraising go to Binder Buddies but can struggle to support a student body of over 1,000 students and want to help any student who needs assistance with this. Some items we always need are pencils, pens, binders (3-inch only), binder dividers, notebooks, loose leaf paper, and pencil pouches.
If you have any gifts to donate, either supplies or financial, please bring them to our front office and just say it is for Binder Buddies.
Thank you,
Jason Boll
Assistant Principal
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Did you know that there is a way you can help teachers in our building make cool things happen? You can directly impact the materials and resources our kids have with your social media help or your financial donations. Ask your kids if they like using the Hokki stools in the school, or the standing desks, or the various games found in different OT classes. Most of those items have come from teachers writing grant requests on DonorsChoose. This site allows teachers to write a request for items they have on their wish lists for their classrooms. Things that the teachers think will help your kids. Please check out the various projects our teachers have posted and think about donating or sharing on your social media accounts! We have teachers looking for basketball jerseys, for books for the whole-school reading project, for fitness bands to teach international connections, so many ideas! Our school has funded 63 ideas so far, help us keep it going!
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Synchro Club
Join the fun
Synchro club will meet Tuesdays and Thursdays after school.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Teen Tech Workshop
Spanish for Adults
YMCA Sports Training
Eat Food Get Paid
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