An academic bilingual community fostering global citizenship
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UPCOMING
- Friday, March 6: NO SCHOOL - Professional Development Day
- Saturday, March 7: PTO Carnival from 5-7:00 pm, at at PSI
- Tuesday, March 10: District Band Festival at 7pm, SLP High School gymnasium
- Wednesday, March 11: PSI Career Fair
- Thursday, March 12: Kindergarten Information for 2020-2021 from 6-7:00 pm,at PSI
- Wednesday, March 18: SLPPF (SLP Public Schools Foundation) meeting, 7pm at Lenox
- Monday, March 23: District Vocal Festival, 7pm, SLP High School gymnasium
- Friday, March 27- Friday, April 3: NO SCHOOL - Spring Break
- Monday, April 6, 2020: First Day Back from Spring Break!
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Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:
Happy
Carnaval
Week! Our students have enjoyed our "School Spirit Week," and we had a fun assembly on Monday! I look forward to seeing our community come together on Saturday evening for our PTO's annual
Carnaval.
Games, activities, food trucks, and inflatables will be at our school from 5:00-7:00 pm. Please join us; our carnaval will again be free to our community. Proceeds from the silent auction, free will donations, and other events help fund our Amity intern program.
Next Thursday, we will host next year's kindergarten students and their families from 6:00-7:00 pm. I look forward to seeing siblings of current families, as well as new families.
Thank you for your partnership on behalf of our amazing children. Have a great week, and keep reading!
Sincerely,
Corey Maslowski
Proud Principal
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From the Health Office... Please Wash Your Hands
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According to the CDC and MN Dept of Health, the most significant things we can do to protect our students and ourselves from contagious conditions are the
same preventative practices that we promote every year during cold and flu season:
- Wash hands for 20 seconds (or sing Happy Birthday song twice). Washing hands often with soap & warm water can greatly reduce the spread of germs. Click HERE to watch a brief, 3 minute video about proper hand washing technique from the CDC.
- Students should stay home when they are sick to help prevent others from catching your child's illness. Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. This is how germs get into our bodies.
- Cover coughs and sneezes. Use a tissue to cover coughs and sneezes, then dispose of the tissue. When a tissue is not available, teach your child to cough or sneeze into their elbow.
- Clean and disinfect surfaces or objects. Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces.
Contact the health office with questions at: 952-928-6554
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Career Fair - March 11th!
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Elementary School Counselors have organized Career Fairs throughout the district. Ours is next week on Wednesday, March 11th! This is a wonderful opportunity for students to be exposed to a number of awesome career options that await them one day! This is a much anticipated annual event. Be sure to ask your student next week about the careers they learned about! Contact
Anne Moore
with questions.
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The Rewards of Reading
From NAESP (National Association of Elementary School Principals)
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The seeds for success in the classroom are sown at home. Encouraging children to read at home is one of the most powerful ways that parents can support students' learning. Just 25 minutes of reading at home per day can make a difference in students' reading fluency. Prioritize reading with the tips below:
Click
HERE
for more information in English.
Click
HERE
for more information in Spanish.
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March Mathness
Watch For Grids Going Home In Backpacks on Monday, March 9th
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March Mathness grids are going home in student backpacks next Monday, March 9th. Also watch for a Special Edition ¡La Prensa! on Monday with electronic links to the 2020 March Mathness grids!
March Mathness is March 9 through April 10th!
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WANTED: Used Crayons
The Crayon Initiative
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Hello PSI parents! We are the PSI 4th grade student leader representatives. Do you ever wonder where the crayons go after your child uses them at a restaurant? The truth is that they go to the trash and create nasty sticky garbage in a landfill . But there is an organization called the Crayon Initiative that will take your used crayons and melt them to make new crayons. Then they donate them to children’s hospitals.
From now until the end of the school year,
please send your child with used crayons. He/she can put them in a box at school.
Your used crayons could make it into the hands of a child in the hospital and add happiness to their day. We truly appreciate your efforts.
Sincerely yours, the 4th grade representative team
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Home & School Connection - March 2020
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Heads or tails logic: This brainteaser will encourage your youngster to think logically. Have each family member line up four pennies with 'heads' facing up. The challenge is to turn them all to 'tails'. The catch? Flip over exactly three pennies each time. Who can do it in the least number of 'tries'? Click
HERE for this week's Home & School Connection.
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School Connection Corner
Kid Friendly Mindfulness Activities
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As we all feel the weight of winter and wait for spring to arrive with more sunshine and warm weather, here is a link to some
kid friendly mindfulness activities.
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can help your brain adapt better to stress and increase blood flow in the brain. It helps teach kids self-regulation skills that are needed in all areas of their lives. Click
HERE
for mindfulness activities for kids!
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¡Muchísimas Gracias!
MOU
(Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union)
Grant for Kindergarten Students to Westwood Hills Nature Center
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Last March,
Westwood Hills Nature Center
received a grant for just over $3,000 from the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union (MOU) to help fund program costs and transportation for kindergarten students from Aquila, Park Spanish Immersion, Peter Hobart and Susan Lindgren elementary schools to attend Westwood’s Winter Birds programs.
The goal of the Winter Birds program is to provide education about bird migration, adaptations and species diversity, to teach basic bird identification and observation skills, and to help students develop an appreciation for the birds commonly found in their neighborhood and throughout Minnesota during the winter.
Click
HERE
for a few photos from the field trip!
We are so grateful for their generosity in helping provide funds for our kindergarten students to attend the Winter Birds program at Westwood Hills Nature Center! ¡Gracias!
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Writers Wanted: MRA (Minnesota Reading Association)
Celebrate Literacy Young Authors Celebration 2020
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K-12 writers wanted for the Celebrate Literacy Young Authors 2020 Celebration! The Minnesota Reading Association is focusing on student identity as our theme student writing in 2020. We want to honor student’s unique voice cultural backgrounds.
The deadline for English AND Spanish
entries is April 10, 2020
.
Click
HERE
for more information in English.
Click
HERE
for more information in Spanish.
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Carnival is THIS Saturday, March 7th from 5-7:00 pm
Join Us - Sign-Up and
Volunteer
!
Carnival is a FREE family fun night for all PSI students and their families. Join us for carnival games, inflatables, BINGO, and more, on Saturday, March 7, 2020 from 5-7:00 pm at PSI. Food trucks will be on-site to purchase food and freewill donations will be accepted.
Carnival is the kick-off for the PSI Silent Auction which funds our Amity Program. Auction items will be on display at Carnival and bidding is open from March 7 – March 19.
Parents, Grandparents, Alumni, and Friends – please consider working a shift at the PSI Carnival.
SIGN UP NOW!
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Carnival SILENT AUCTION Opens on Saturday, March 7-19!
Watch for a Special Edition ¡La Prensa! on Saturday, March 7th with the web link and all the details.
The online Silent Auction will open this Saturday! You'll want to get in on exciting items such as Twins tickets, Pedal Pub outing, Lift tickets, Vertical Endeavors passes, restaurant gift cards, Big Thrill Factory passes, PSI Roller Garden Night, theater tickets, and a signed baseball! Don't forget to check out the fun-filled buy-in events hosted by Amity interns, teachers, and parents. New this year is an Amity-hosted Escape Room, as well as an Afternoon of Relay Races with our Amity Interns, and a Pool Party at the SLP Aquatic Center!
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Kindergarten Enrollment for 2020-202
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Kindergarten Information Night is March 12, 2020
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Join us on March 12, 2020
from 6-7:00 pm for 2020-2021 kindergarten information. Your soon-to-be kindergartner will experience a mini-Spanish class while parent/guardians will learn more about PSI!
St. Louis Park Public Schools is excited to welcome the Class of 2033 to Kindergarten in the fall of 2020! The SLP district website contains information to make sure you and your child are ready for Kindergarten. Click
HERE
for more information.
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United States Census - 2020
Shape Your Future
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You have the power to shape your future, and the future of all children by counting everyone in your home in the 2020 census.
A kindergartner counted in the 2020 Census this spring will be starting high school when the next census comes around in 2030: That’s 10 years of school supplies, teachers, school lunches, and so much more. This is your opportunity to help ensure they have a bright future. Click
HERE for more information.
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City of St. Louis Park - Online Survey
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Take an
online survey
, open through
Friday, March 13
. The survey will help gather information to determine if the local community programming/media services available through the franchise agreement between Comcast and the city are adequate and appropriate. It will also identify changes that might be made to meet the future needs and interests of St. Louis Park residents. Click
HERE
for more information on the City of St. Louis Park website.
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Dr. Corey Maslowski, Principal
Follow me on Twitter @PSIPrincipal
Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School
9400 Cedar Lake Road
St. Louis Park, MN 55426
School Hours: 8:25 a.m. - 2:55 p.m.
School Office Hours: 7:45 am - 4:00 pm
PSI Main Office: 952-928-6555
24Hr-Attendance: 952-928-6570
Health Office: 952-928-6554
PSI Fax: 952-928-6556
School Nutrition: 952-928-6567
St. Louis Park Public Schools Transportation Department (Bus) 612-437-4719
St. Louis
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