St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- Feb. 12, Musical Theatre Performance 2, 7 p.m., High School Auditorium (rescheduled from January 29)
- Feb. 13, Site Council, 3:45 p.m.
- Feb. 18, No school, Presidents' Day
- Feb. 21, Conferences, 4-7:30 p.m.
- Feb. 25, District Band Showcase, 7 p.m., High School Gym
- Feb. 26, Conferences, 4-7:30 p.m.
Monday is an A day
Tuesday is a B day
Wednesday and Thursday is an A day
Friday is a B day
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Registration Information for 6th & 7th graders, 2-8-19
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Parents and students:
6th graders received their 7th grade registration card on either Wednesday, February 6 or Thursday, February 7, in their language and literature class. The registration card is due back to their language and literature teacher, with a parent signature, by Tuesday, February 12. On Friday, February 15, 6th graders will be logging into PowerSchool to enter their 7th grade class requests in their language and literature class.
7th graders received their 8th grade registration card last week in science class. The signed registration card was due back to their science teacher on Wednesday, February 6. Any late cards need to be turned in as soon as possible. On Tuesday, February 12, 7th graders will be logging into PowerSchool to enter their 8th grade class requests in their science class.
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8th Grade Students & Parents/Guardians
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8th Grade - High School Registration Meeting
Just a reminder that next Monday night, February 11th there will be a registration information meeting for 8th grade parents/guardians from 5-6:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium. Students are welcome to attend, but they will get the same information on the 26th during their science class when they complete registration on Powerschool.
If you cannot attend, this meeting will be recorded by ParkTV and put up in a youtube format as soon as it is ready on the HS website.
Feb. 11 Distribute cover letter and registration sheet to all 8
th
graders in science classes.
Feb. 11 5 p.m. Parent Informational sessions – High School auditorium/youtube will be posted following the information sessions.
Feb. 26 Counselors will meet with 8
th
graders in the computer lab to present High School information and complete on-line registration.
Feb. 28/March 1 Clean up day for 8
th
graders who may have been absent.
Questions? 9th Grade Counselor - Barb Nelson
952-928-6131
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8th Grade Families - Community Project Update, 2-8-19
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Community Project Update - Attention Gr. 8 families
This week was a big week for the Community Project. Students ended Discovery class on Thursday by identifying their group members and the topic of their project. Next week grade 8 supervisors will be selecting the groups/individuals that they will be supporting throughout the next several weeks. Please talk to your child about the topic they've selected and if they are planning on working as a group.
Mia Waldera, IB Coordinator
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Our SLPMS Quiz Bowl Team competed at Burnsville High School on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Please congratulate Rose Huse on winning an individual award for placing 7th in a field of 183 players! Kudos, Rose!!
SLPMS Quiz Bowl Team A placed 17th out of 40 teams, Team B placed 20th, and Team C placed 31st. The students are doing a fabulous job in our first year of competition!
Way to go, Park!!
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Author Visits Middle School
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Author Visit by C.H. Armstrong on February 5th, 2019.
Cathie Armstrong, author of
Edge of Nowhere
and
Roam
spoke to students about her experience volunteering in a soup kitchen in Rochester, MN and how it inspired her novel,
Roam.
Students were engaged in wonderful dialogue about empathy and kindness, and how even a smile can make a difference in someone's life. We were fortunate to have Cathie Armstrong here on the release date of
Roam.
She was at Barnes & Noble in Edina Galleria in the evening for a Book Signing. She personally autographed books for students. Students nominated each other for a free book filling out what the other student did that made a positive impact on their life. Many students shared stories about the volunteer work they have already done to help those in need within our SLP community. We are hoping Cathie Armstrong will be able to come back again this year to visit more classrooms. Students really enjoyed the presentation and information.
Students were encouraged to nominate a friend who has shown them kindness this year for our book giveaways.
Please click this link
to see what our wonderful SLPMS students had to say.
Gifted and Talented Education Specialist (gr. 6-8)
Advanced Language & Literature Teacher (gr. 6)
St. Louis Park Middle School
2025 Texas Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
952-928-6385
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Conferences, 2-21 and/or 2-26
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Conferences are being held on Thursday, February 21 and/orTuesday, February 26 from 4-7:30 p.m. at the middle school. Click
here
to see the postcard that was mailed to families.
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All School Book Read, 2-1-19
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All School Book Read
International Baccalaureate World Schools address human commonality, diversity and multiple perspectives...here's what it looks like at SLP Middle School:
Flying Lessons & Other Stories
is the all school book read this year. It is a collection of short stories written by award-winning authors honoring multiple cultures and perspectives. We've already read two of the ten stories as a school.
February is Black History Month. The two stories we are reading during February are by authors Kwame Alexander and Jacqueline Woodson.
Students and staff are invited to eat lunch together and discuss the stories, share their perspectives, etc. Here's the schedule:
Friday, Feb. 8, "Seventy-Six Dollars and Forty-Nine Cents"(see page159) - by Kwame Alexander
Friday, Feb. 15, "Main Street" (see page 123)- by Jacqueline Woodson
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Kwame Alexander
is an American writer of poetry and children's fiction. His verse novel The Crossover won the 2015 Newbery Medal recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." It was also selected as an Honor book for the Coretta Scott King Award.
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Jacqueline Woodson
is an American writer of books for children and adolescents. She is best known for Miracle's Boys, and her Newbery Honor-winning titles Brown Girl Dreaming, After Tupac and D Foster, Feathers, and Show Way.
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Global Classrooms Fundraiser for Model United Nations Field Trip
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Here at St. Louis Park Middle School, we have an elective course for 6th-8th graders titled
Global Classrooms
. In Global Classrooms, students look at the structures of a country, the forms and systems of government, and globalization. Students also learn about the United Nations and engage in simulations involving human rights, peace and security, economic, and sustainable development issues, as well as learn critical life skills such as negotiation, public speaking, research, writing, leadership, conflict resolutions and the responsibilities of global citizenship. Global Classrooms is designed to educate young people about the importance of global cooperation and the role of the United Nations in the world today.
The 7th and 8th graders have the opportunity to attend the YMCA's Youth in Government Model United Nations (MUN) conference this spring. At this conference, students can engage politically on a global stage, speak out and share ideas, while communicating and collaborating with peers from throughout the state. MUN also offers opportunities to meet others who are also interested in international politics. Through MUN, students become strong, independent leaders and will be able to make tomorrow's world a better place.
Funding would pay for the students' registration for the Model United Nations conference and meals for the two and a half days for nine (9) students. Click below to link to our Go Fund Me page.
Thank you.
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International Skate Party
New Date, March 11
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Come Skate with your Middle School world language teachers
to fun tunes you know & new ones you’ll love in 10 different languages!
Who: 5th-8th graders from SLP
Where: Rollergarden, SLP (meet us there!)
When: Monday, March 11, 2019 from 6-8 p.m.
Cost: $6 per person, pay at the door
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Minnesota History Center Field Trip
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Minnesota History Center Field Trip in March!
All of the sixth graders will be participating in an Individuals & Societies related field trip during third quarter.
On March 14, 2019, we will be visiting the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Permission slips with more specific information regarding the field trip, lunches and our behavior policy were sent home this week.
Interested in chaperoning and sharing this experience with your student? Chaperone sign-up can be found by clicking this link to our
Sign-Up Genius Page
.
If you have any questions, please contact your student's Individuals & Societies teacher.
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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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Don't Forget your Food Shelf Donations!
Coming to the Site Council meeting on Wednesday Feb 13?
Coming to Teacher Conferences on February 21 or 26?
Help us "fill the shopping cart" for the Middle School food shelf by dropping off food donations.
Top 10 Middle School Food Shelf Needs
:
1. Cereal
2. Fruit (pineapple, oranges)
3. Ramen
4. Deodorant
5. Shampoo
6. Canned corn
7. Mini mac and cheese
8. Spaghetti O's (and similar canned meals)
9. Pancake mix (complete)
10. Syrup
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Staff Appreciation Meals during Conferences
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Parents we need your help in supporting our teachers and staff by donating items for the meals on the nights of conferences. Below are the links to sign up for the items that are needed. Thanks in advance from site council for your donation and support.
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DON'T BE LEFT OUT! Friday, February 15, 2019, is the last day to pre-order a yearbook for your student. Orders may be made online at
jostens.com
. The cost for the yearbook is $35. There is a limited supply of yearbooks in the spring so this is your last chance to guarantee a copy for yourself. Be sure to order now.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
SLP Girls Fastpitch Registration
School Nutrition is Hiring
Knitting Fix-It Clinic for Adults
Intro to Digital Cameras & Photography for Adults
Dentistry from the Heart
Teen Tech Workshop
Parktacular Button Design Contest
Nature based Summer Camps
Friday Fun Nights
Kung Fu
Diary of Anne Frank
AHS Winter Camp
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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
burr.david@slpschools.org
or
(952) 928-6375
for registration details.
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