St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- Dec. 10, 6th-8th Orchestra Concert, 7 p.m.
- Dec. 11, World Drumming/Guitar Concert 7 p.m.
- Dec. 13-15, 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 a B day
Tuesday is an A day
Wednesday and Thursday is a B day
Friday is an A day
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Important Fall Play Reminders:
Crew, we need you at the High School on Saturday evening from 4:15-8 p.m. Cast and crew have rehearsal at the High School on Sunday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Contact
Ms. Schmerler
with conflicts. Everyone needs to fill out the photo bio form. This form can be found on the Theater Schoology page. Contact
Ms. Edelheit
with questions.
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Come see SLP MS perform “The Mouse that Roared” next weekend. 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.
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English Learners Celebration
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On November 29th, we had a celebration for the multilingual students who graduated from our English Language Learners program. Staff from the elementary schools and the middle school honored these students with certificates and celebratory notes. This year there are 18 students, representing six languages, who achieved proficiency in academic English on the ACCESS test. Learning a language requires persistence, risk-taking, and communication skills. Congratulations to these students!
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December 2018
7th and 8th grade GT students recently finished a Supreme Court Simulation Unit.
Students prepared for Supreme Court Simulations by researching one of these landmark Supreme Court Cases:
Nebraska Press Association v Stuart (1976)
Tinker v Des Moines School District (1969)
New Jersey v T.L.O. (1985)
Students reviewed the role of the U.S. Supreme Court and the rights granted in the Bill of Rights.
Students assumed the role of Justice or Attorney.
Students who were attorneys prepared briefs in a shared document.
Justices worked on a shared document as they researched the case and created questions surrounding the amendments each side would be arguing for in the court simulation.
Attorneys and Justices prepared Supreme Court Case Summary Worksheets to help them organize their arguments and facts of the case.
Resource:
Challenging Units for Gifted Learners, Teaching the Way Gifted Students Think, Grades 6-8 Social Studies edition.
I hope you enjoy these pictures! Thank you for all your support for these wonderful students! I love being their teacher.
Gifted and Talented Education Specialist (gr. 6-8)
Advanced Language & Literature Teacher (gr. 6)
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Cultural Attaches in the Middle School
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The Spanish cultural attaches (students using their language to benefit themselves and others) had lunch together this week. It's a Spanish only lunch and this week we had visitors: Yrak Saenz and Carmen Rudin. Students spoke Spanish, Portuguese and Catalon as we talked with and supported some new students to the Middle School who only speak Spanish. Other groups of cultural attache's include: French, Arabic, Swahili and Russian. In IB World Schools students are encouraged to use their native language and develop further fluency in other World languages.
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The St Louis Park School District’s Strategic Plan is focused on equitable educational outcomes for all students, with a mission to ensure each student feels welcome and included in our community. Because of this, we are offering a leadership group for our black boys called Boys2Men. The purpose of this group is to create a safe space to talk about race, build positive relationships and create a deeper sense of self-identity.
De’Ante Michaud and Darrell Young will facilitate these groups. Groups for 6th & 7th grade will be held every Thursday for 30 minutes in place of their Discovery class. The eighth grade group will meet on Tuesdays during the school day on a rotating period basis. Mr. Michaud and Mr. Young will lead group discussions defining and developing positive self-identity. Group sessions will include community building activities, time for self-reflection, possible guest speakers and other activities that create a safe, supportive space to explore self-identity and race.
If you would like your student to participate in the Boys2Men group, please sign and return a permission form to the Middle School Student Services office. Permission forms can be picked up in the Middle School Student Services Office or
click here for a form
. There is limited space in each group. Groups will start December 11 and 13.
If you have any questions, please call:
Student Advocate Youth Services Program Manager
(952) 928-6366 (952) 928-6290
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Reminder, please do not drop off students on the West side of Texas in the morning. When students are dropped off on the West side they then have to walk across traffic. This makes for dangerous conditions as many drivers are solely focused on the challenging vehicle traffic and not pedestrians.
Thank you!
952-928-6392
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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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All-School Book Read Update: 12-7-18
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All-School Book Club update:
The next short story from the book
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
that we'll discuss as a school is "Choctaw Bigfoot, Midnight in the Mountains". This short story starts on page 105 in the book and is a story about a Native American Middle Schooler. December 14th is when we'll host lunches to discuss this story.
IB Coordinator
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Dear Middle School Parents,
Thank you so much for your clothing donations for the Health Office! We are in pretty good shape now thanks to you. A couple of things we still can use are sweat pants, socks and gym shoes.
Thank you for the donations!
Julie - Health Aide
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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.
Attention Nordic Skiers
Because of safety concerns, nordic skiers will no longer be able to transport their skis on the after school bus from the Middle School. Parents are welcome to drop skis off at the High School Athletic Office. They can enter through doors 16-17; those doors are nearest the parking lot adjacent to the railroad tracks. The athletic office is open from 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday-Friday. Also, students are able to rent a ski locker for $5. Students interested in renting a locker should go to the athletic office. Contact Brittani Schroeder at 952-928-6027 or email
[email protected]
if you have further questions.
Clay Target Club
There will be an informational meeting for students who are interested in joining our school’s Clay Target Team.
This meeting is intended for students who are not currently on the team.
The meeting is set for: Thursday, December 13 at 2:15 p.m., in room 153
(Mr. Plant’z room).
If you have questions, stop by and introduce yourself to Mr. Plantz or email him at
[email protected].
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
Consider Becoming a Foster Parent
Holiday Train
Winter Weather & School Closings
Eat Food, Get Paid
Parktacular Button Design Contest
Winter Safety Awareness
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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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