St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
Nov. 27-29, No school
Dec. 5, 7-8 Band Concert, MS, 7 p.m.
Dec. 6, No school
Dec. 9, 6-8 Orchestra Concert, MS, 7 p.m.
Dec. 10, 6th Grade Band Concert, MS, 7 p.m.
Dec. 12-14, MS Play, HS auditorium, 7 p.m.
Dec. 15,
MS Play, HS auditorium, 1 p.m.
Dec. 16, MS 6-8 Choir Concert , HS auditorium, 7 p.m.
Monday & Wednesday will be a B day.
Tuesday & Thursday will be an A day.
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Health Topics from the PE & MS Health Department
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The physical education and health department is reaching out to families to offer resources and tools for healthy living and communication with your students. Please read our monthly outreach newsletter linked below and give us feedback at the bottom of the newsletter.
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Technovation is a global education non-profit that empowers girls to become leaders, creators and problem-solvers. Girls will work in teams to investigate problems in their communities and design, code and pitch mobile apps to solve these problems. Technovation is available to all girls interested in technology, coding, business, entrepreneurship, teamwork or problem solving. Come to an informational meeting Monday, December 2, in room 205.
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7th grade students in Gifted Education are using a new program called Newsela. We are focusing on some important life skill lessons in social emotional learning. I have created text sets with different categories and we discuss which article we would all like to read that is relevant to a student's life at the moment. Some students stated they are having trouble turning their brains off at night so we read "The Mysteries of Sleep." This program has an algorithm that will automatically adjust to the current reading level or lexile when students take a quiz on the article read. We are able to read the same article but it is available in five different levels with word difficulty. The students and I love how current it is with today's happenings. Here are some great photos of students learning!
Ms. Lisa Lillie
Gifted and Talented Education Specialist (gr. 6-8)
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Fall Play Important Information, 11-26
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We had a required meeting for all adults who have students acting in the fall play.
Click
here
to see the rehearsal schedule.
Click
here
to see the full cast list, including when the Yellow cast and Green cast perform.
Make sure you sign up for Remind- directions are in the letter linked above. Or email Jessica with your cell phone number and she can add you.
We are in need of individually wrapped snacks for rehearsals. If you can donate, please drop off snacks in the front office.
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If you like gaming of all types (card, board, video), and you're looking for something to do Mondays after Winter Break, then Gaming Club is for YOU! We will meet each Monday January 6 to March 23 (excluding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Presidents' Day) in the Middle School Cafeteria. We will meet right after school (2:15 p.m.), and students are welcome to take either the 3:00 p.m. or 4:30 p.m. buses home, walk, or get a ride. There is NO COST for this Club! Students are welcome to bring their own devices/games; neither the supervisors nor SLPMS are responsible for lost, broken, or stolen items. Permission slips can be picked up from Mr. Burr in room 236. There is also a copy of the permission slip attached
here
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Greetings All,
Below you will find a form for your students to fill out to help locate CLOTHING items in the lost and found. All your student has to do is pick up a form outside the lunch room under our very colorful sign, fill it out, and drop it in the box located in the same spot. There is an excessive amount of clothing items ranging from coats, sweatshirts, pants, shoes, and much more. If you would like to fill these out for your students at home and send it with them, please feel free to use the below attachment or write it on a blank piece of paper and have them drop it in the box. We would love to help students and families reconnect with lost clothing items and this process should make that easier for all. The lost and found can be overwhelming for a student to sort through, so let us do it for you!!
Sincerely,
Your Friends in Room 149
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STEP Holiday Toy Registration
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STEP Holiday Toy Registration
Friday November 1 through Friday December 13, 2019
Infants to 18 year olds living in your home in St. Louis Park are eligible for STEP’s holiday gift program.
Register your children one of two ways:
1. During November food shelf appointment OR
2.
Drop in between 11/1 and 12/13 during the following hours (NO Appointment Necessary):
Monday 8a.m. – 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. & 5 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday & Thursday 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. & 12:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. or
Friday 8 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Please expect to wait if you drop in to register.
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Middle School Families, please remember to make the SLP Middle School your designated charity of choice and shop Amazon using the
Smile link.
Amazon donates a percentage of most sales to schools. Last year, our school earned nearly $200 that is spent against programs that support all students.
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Can you help replenish the Middle School Food shelf?
First quarter has ended, and our Middle School food shelf could use to following:
- boxed mac and cheese
- ravioli/spaghetti-o's
- lotion
- textured hair products (shampoo/conditioner)
- granola bars
Please drop items at the school office front desk in the shopping cart. Thank you!
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On December 3, for one day only, donations to live, approved projects will be matched 50%. Join the GivingTuesday celebration!
During this season of giving and gratitude, many of our teachers have needs for their classroom. One of the ways that you can support teachers is by helping them have the extras that make their classrooms special. Sometimes that includes sending tissues and cleaning wipes. Other times, it includes different projects that are larger and our teachers often use DonorsChoose to get those projects funded. Check out the requests our teachers have by
clicking here
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Your donations are tax deductible and they directly affect the classrooms in our school.
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Click
here
for the November
issue of tips, activities, and helpful information for families.
Click
here
for the December issue.
Click
here
for the January issue.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Winter Camps & Programs
Winter Weather Information
SLP Parenting Series
Shelter Vet Camp
STEP Toy Registration
Adult Options in Education
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D.C. Trip:
1. 2020 Trip (current 7th Grade): There's still plenty of time to register for this year's trip and still travel! Registration is open through mid-March. You can register through one of the following options:
- Calling 1-800-468-5899
Our Trip ID is 175969
2. 2019 Trip (current 8th Grade): Mr. Burr is still looking for yearbook photos! Please send electronic copies via e-mail to
burr.david@slpschools.org
as soon as possible!
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