An academic bilingual community fostering global citizenship
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UPCOMING:
- March 16 PTO Carnaval (RESCHEDULED from March 9) from 6-8:00 pm at PSI
- March 18 Start/End Times School Board Listening Session - (NEW LOCATION/TIME), Susan Lindgren, 6-7:30 pm
- March 18 District-Wide PTO sponsored "Smart Nutrition" Presentation at Susan Lindgren, at 7 pm
- March 19 2019-2020 Kindergarten Registration, PSI gymnasium, 6:00 - 7:30 pm
- March 21 RESCHEDULED Heart of the Matter: Community Discussion: Food Insecurity at Lenox, 6:30-8:30 pm
- March 23 PTO Parents' Night Out
- March 28 PSI Spring Parties
- March 29 - April 5 NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
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Dear Park Spanish Immersion School Community:
We hope that you are having a great week! The photo to the right shows rocks from our "Kindness Rocks" project from last week. Way to go, students, for spreading kindness throughout our community!
Please join us for (the rescheduled) PSI PTO
Carnaval
on Saturday, March 16 from 6:00-8:00 pm; it is sure to be a fun time as we celebrate our community! There are some volunteer opportunities still available; please click
here
. Also, note that the Silent Auction is currently online; please click
here
. As a reminder, all donations and proceeds benefit our Amity Intern Program. Encourage your child to wear some PSI/Park Pride tomorrow (
every
Friday is unofficially Park Pride Day). See below for more information.
Work continues to progress on our new building. See photos below of the new "Little Theater" flexible space, a newly "walled" classroom on second floor and a view of the second floor hallway looking south.
Believe it or not, we will welcome our 2019-2020 Kindergartners at Kindergarten Registration Night on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:00 pm in the PSI/Central Gymnasium. I enjoy connecting with our new students and their families!
Have a wonderful week, and keep reading!
From your proud principal, Corey Maslowski
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Important Reminders:
Kiss & Ride Morning Drop Off
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Please note: Staff MUST be present when dropping off children at the Kiss & Ride in the morning. The Kiss & Ride morning drop-off closes promptly at 8:20 am. For your child's safety, if you arrive and no staff are present, you must drive around to the front of the building to drop your child off at door #1. For building security, ALL school doors at the back of the building are locked, and students cannot safely enter the building when dropped off in the back of our building. The Kiss & Ride closes at 8:20 am because students must be
inside their classroom BY 8:25 am (not just inside the building), or they are tardy per the
PSI Attendance Policy.
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From PTO...
Carnival Volunteers Still Needed!
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With the rescheduled date, we still need volunteers for this Saturday’s Carnival (March 16)! Parents, grandparents, alumni and friends are all welcome to work a shift. It’s easy, fun and a great way to give back to PSI with your time!
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From PTO...
RESCHEDULED Carnival THIS Saturday, March 16th!
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Join us THIS SATURDAY, March 16th for Carnival from 6-8pm in the PSI gym and cafeteria! Families will enjoy carnival games, inflatables, a dance and even a Mariachi band! There are no admission or game fees, but food trucks will be on-site to purchase food.
Free will donations will also be accepted and appreciated!
Click
HERE for fun 'dress alike day' photos from spirit week leading up to the Carnival fun!
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From PTO...
Silent Auction Update (open through March 23!)
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Thanks to you, Silent Auction bidding is off to a great start!
We have an amazing variety of 30 buy-in activities this year. And it's not just the kids who get all the fun—there are also great buy-in events for adults! Before you finish bidding on gift cards, family activities, and apparel, remember to take a peek at the Raffle items available for just $1. It's the perfect way to add a little boost to your financial support of the Amity Intern Program, while giving yourself a chance to win something great!
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From PTO...
Parents Night Out - Get Your Tickets Now!
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Your friends are going. Your kids’ friends’ parents are going. Heck, even your kids’ friends’ parents’ friends are probably going!
Join us on March 23rd from 6-11:00 pm at
Rojo Mexican Grill
at the
West End
in St. Louis Park for a night of great food, fun, fundraising (raffles!) and the chance to witness some good old fashioned bidding wars as the Silent Auction ends. Advance tickets are available now for $30 per person. Advance purchase is required; no tickets will be sold at the event.
Click
HERE
to buy your tickets today!
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From PTO...
Spring Box Tops for Education Update!
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The results for the Spring Box Tops for Education are in.
We raised $296.30
! That means we raised a
total of $773.80 for this school year!
Those little $.10 Box Tops really add up.
A HUGE thank you for those of you who have helped clip and bring Box Tops into the PSI office. Keep up the awesome work.
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News From the Music Room!
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Flying umbrellas, larger-than-life balloons, kites that float over the audience, and the biggest snow globe you’ve ever seen!
Air Play
is a comic circus adventure on an epic scale about the friendship and affection between two siblings on a
surreal,
life-changing journey. Inspired by the paintings of Joan Miro and Wassily Kandinsky,
Air Play’s
creators Seth Bloom and Christina Gelsone created the performance’s spectacular worlds in collaboration with air sculptor and inventor, Daniel Wurtzel.
On March 1
st
, Second and Fifth Grade students had the opportunity to travel together to the Ordway Center for the Arts to see this amazing performance. It was a very unusual program filled with a variety of music and many visual treats. Be sure to ask your child to describe some of them and
click here
to enjoy the photos we caught during the trip and upon our return to school. You will see that spirits were very high
!
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From PTO...
SLP Spirit Wear Order Deadline is
March 18th
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Park Prints reminds us that the
SLP Spirit Wear order deadline is March 18th. Click
HERE to link to their website.
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School Start-End Times Team Recommend Two Options to the School Board on March 11th.
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The 2018-19 School Start-End Times Project Team held its fourth and final meeting on Monday, March 4. The group reviewed stakeholder feedback for the four options they developed in February and selected their first and second choice options to recommend to the School Board on March 11 . Click
HERE
to view the first and second choice options presented.
Multiple opportunities exist in March to share your thoughts about the two options:
- Wednesday, March 13: Public Meeting with Facebook LIVE | High School, Room C350 | 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 18: (NOTE NEW LOCATION/TIME) School Board Listening Session | Susan Lindgren | 6:00-7:30 p.m.
- Monday, March 25: School Board Meeting with Open Forum | High School, Room C350 | 7:00 p.m.
- March 11 through March 20: Thoughtexchange | Participate electronically by sharing your thoughts and rating thoughts shared by others by using this link: https://my.thoughtexchange.com/#231484633
Additional information about the 2018-19 School Start-End Times Study is available on the school district website at
www.bit.ly/SLPStartTimes
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FREE Parent Education Event:
Smart Nutrition Scheduled for March 18
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The PTO groups at the four elementary schools are excited to present a free parent education event called
“Smart Nutrition: The Secret Gift You Give Your Child”
from 7-8 pm. on Monday, March 18 in the
Susan Lindgren Elementary School
Gymnasium.
The event is free and childcare will be provided at no cost.
Chef Marshall O’Brien
will walk parents though the building blocks of establishing a nourishment plan that will allow their children to thrive and do their best in academics, sports, and extra-curricular activities, and throughout life. He will give parents strategies for how to implement these menus at home without causing family food fights or catering to a child’s taste preferences.
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Heart of the Matter - Community Discussions: Food Insecurity
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The Food Insecurity community Discussion was rescheduled (due to weather) to
Thursday, March 21st
at the
Lenox Community Center
in the cafeteria from 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Food insecurity is defined as a lack of access to enough food for an active and healthy life. One in two Minnesotans experience food insecurity, and 13.8% of children in Minnesota are food insecure.
Please consider bringing a donation for
STEP.
Click
HERE
for more information about this event.
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Dr. Corey Maslowski, Principal
Follow me on Twitter @PSIPrincipal
Park Spanish Immersion School
6300 Walker Street
St. Louis Park, MN 55416
School Hours: 8:25 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.
School Office Hours: 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
PSI Main Office: 952-928-6759
24Hr-Attendance: 952-928-6750
Health Office: 952-928-6757
PSI Fax: 952-928-6753
School Nutrition: 952-928-6789
Bus Company: 952-591-1538
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