St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
March 13, 2020
Calendar
March 20, School Party, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Canceled
March 23, District Choral Festival, 7 p.m. High School
March 24, 8th grade Community Project Presentations, 6th & 7th hour
March 27, No school
March 30-April 3, No school, Spring Break

Monday, Wednesday & Friday will be a B day.
Tuesday & Thursday will be an A day.

Parent/Guardian Survey
Welcome to the Middle School Out of School Time Task Force Options Survey! Beginning the 2020-21 school year, the Middle School school day will be from 9:10 a.m. to 3:52 p.m. As a part of the Middle School Out of School Time Task Force planning process, we are trying to determine if enrichment activities, academic support, and athletics should be held after school or a combination of before and after school. Your input is very important for the task force’s planning work. Students and teachers have taken a survey to provide their feedback. This link is to the survey intended for parents/guardians. Look at both Option A and Option B and let us know what you think!

Thank you for your participation!

Please take the survey before noon on Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Note:The website says the survey needs to be completed by Monday, March 16 but you have until March 17.
Influenza (flu) Season
Influenza (“flu”) continues to be widespread in Minnesota. Symptoms of influenza 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 about your student’s illness please call Jeanelle Rasmussen at 952-928-6311.

If you have specific concerns about coronavirus, the Minnesota Department of Health has set up a hotline at 651-201-5414 to answer general questions. You can also find the most current information at the Minnesota Department of Health website ( www.health.state.mn.us ) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website ( www.cdc.gov ).
Parkway Pizza
The third Tuesday of every month, Parkway Pizza donates 5% of ALL sales back to SLP Middle School. Bring your family to Parkway Pizza or pick up carryout on  TUESDAY, MARCH 17. 
Thank you for supporting SLP Middle School and Parkway Pizza!

6325 Minnetonka Blvd
St Louis Park 55416
952-929-0095
8th Grade Families: Community Project Update
This week, students continued working on their  presentations  for their Community project. Presentations are about the journey from beginning to end of their project. Individual presentations should be between 6-8 minutes and groups should be 8-12 minutes. Students may use a visual but it is not required. Students should give as much evidence as possible in their presentation as they are receiving a summative assessment score in third quarter on four criteria. No question and answer session will happen after the presentation is done.

Students should use their presentation checklist on page 11 of their Action Book ( click here to view ). 8th grade students will be presenting to 6th and 7th grade classrooms during the  afternoon of March 24th.  It's important that 8th grade students are present to participate and present that day. 

Students have been given time to work on these presentations but   time above and beyond class to refine them may be necessary. Students must plan this out. 

Please feel free to forward general questions to me, specific questions regarding your students' presentations should be directed to your students' community project supervisor. 

Ms. Waldera
IB Coordinator
First Annual 8th grade Football Signing
There will be an 8th grade football signing for 8th graders that want to play High School football on March 19 at 2:30 p.m. in field house 1. Students will be able to ride the 3 p.m. bus home.
Spring Sports Registration Now Open
We offer the following sports at SLP Middle School:

Boys' and Girls' Track & Field
Boys' Tennis
7th & 8th grade Girls' Lacrosse

Online Registration is now open. Click here to register: Middle School Spring Sports (Select Middle School sport you wish to register for).
When prompted to log in, you will log in with the same username and password you use to pay your students lunch account.
If you need help creating your user account click here: Creating New Account.
The first day of practice is Monday, March 23. The season lasts approximately eight weeks. Practices are from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There are no after school activities on Wednesdays.
The following must be received by the athletic director by March 23 for spring sports:
Registration and payment (see above for instructions)
Proof of sports physical exam (exam date can be found on PowerSchool) 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 to download the 2019-2020 Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Medical Eligibility Form. 
Please contact Mr. Wennerberg if you have questions.
Middle Years
Click here for the February issue of tips, activities, and helpful information for families.
Click here for the March issue.
Click here for the April issue.
District/Community News
Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
2020 Census The Importance of Counting Children
8th Grade Signing Day
Celebrate Arbor/Earth Day
E.X.I.T.E Camp
Census Babies Count
Census and Education
Golden Valley Girls Softball
Northern Breezes Youth/Teen Sailing Day Camp
Census 2020 Statistics in Schools Week
Park Valley United Summer 2020 Rec Soccer
SLP Parenting Series
2020-2021 Student Calendar

Washington D.C., updated 3-13-20
2020 D.C. Trip (Current 7th Graders):
1) There is still a bit of time to register! Please call WorldStrides at 1-800-468-5899; our Trip ID number is 175696.
2)  Final payments are due this month.   Please ensure that all payment arrangements have been made through WorldStrides to avoid cancelation. Call 1-800-468-5899 and use Trip ID number 175696.
3) Within the next few weeks registered families should receive a mailing from WorldStrides at their home address. It will contain a  Roommate Request Form  and an  Emergency Contact/Behavior Contract  (2-sided document).   BOTH  items should be completed and returned to David Burr at the Middle School as soon as possible.
4) Our pre-trip parent meeting will be 1-2 weeks prior to our trip departure.

2021 D.C. Trip (Current 6th Graders):
1) An informational parent meeting for next year's trip was held at the Middle School Thursday evening. If you were unable to attend and want more information please contact David Burr at  [email protected]  or (952) 928-6375.
2) Our Trip ID is 188262. There is a discount if you register by March 20! Here are 3 easy ways to register:
- Online at  worldstrides.com/signup
- Call WorldStrides Customer Service at 1-800-468-5899
- Mail in the registration form that was in your student's invitation packet





Mr. Les Bork, Principal

2025 Texas Avenue South
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone: 952-928-6300
Attendance: 952-928-6394
Fax: 952-928-6383
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