St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
- September 17-21: Spirit Week! Return your Donation Envelopes, win prizes during lunch, wear your Park Pride Bracelets for discounts!
- Sept. 20: Open house, meet your teacher, at 6:30 p.m.
Monday is a B day
Tuesday is an A day
Wednesday & Thursday is a B day
Friday is an A day
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SLPMS Spirit Week 2018
September 17 – 21
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WHAT IS SPIRIT WEEK?
Spirit Week is a fun chance to share our SLP Spirit during Homecoming Week and it is the ONLY fundraiser at SLPMS. Students have a fun week full of activities and prizes AND we raise money to support our school!
All students will receive a Park Pride bracelet that builds community and school spirit and gets students discounts at local businesses. This year’s discounts include Jersey Mike’s, Park Yogurt, and MORE!
PLUS…All students that return the Spirit Week materials to school will be entered into DAILY PRIZE DRAWINGS during lunch for cool prizes like gift cards to restaurants, coffee shops, Beats Headphones, XBox/PlayStation gift cards, Spirit Wear clothing, and MORE!
SPIRIT WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday September 17
: Park Pride Bracelets handed out on MONDAY. Discounts with wristband all week!
Monday - Friday, September 21:
RETURN your Donation Envelope and you might win! Prize Drawings Every Day during lunch!
Friday September 21:
Park Pride Day - Wear Orange & Black to show your school spirit! Enjoy the parade at the High School at 5 pm!
Friday September 21 - Sunday September 23: Cooking at Cub Foods Knollwood! Please choose a shift with your family or friends at the Cub Foods Hot Dog Wagon and enjoy connecting with the SLP community while raising money to support our school. Sign up
HERE
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Spirit Week Dress-Up Day Activities
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Monday
: pajama/lazy day
Tuesday
: twin day (twin with someone or dress as a Twins player)
Wednesday
: wacky hair or hat day
Thursday
: 80's day (throwback day)
Friday
: Park Pride day
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Spirit Week Assembly Photos
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Meet your child's teachers on Thursday, September 20, from 6:30-8:30 p.m.
The middle school is hosting its annual Open House to welcome all families to the new school year. You are welcome to attend Middle School Grading, PowerSchool, Schoology and/or Library Media Center information sessions.
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Meet Our Multicultural Liaisons
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Carmen Rudin
Spanish Multicultural Liaison
952-928-6438 (Office)
952-836-7237 (Cell)
rudin.carmen@slpschools.org
Carmen Rudin is a community interpreter who has been working as the Spanish Multicultural Liaison for the last three years for St. Louis Park Public Schools. She previously served as a teacher’s assistant at Park Spanish Immersion School and also worked as a Spanish interpreter for the St. Louis Park, Hopkins, and Minneapolis school districts. Carmen also previously served a Spanish teacher at the Jewish Day School in St. Louis Park. Carmen graduated from Centro de Lenguas de Universiadad de San Carlos de Guatemala.
Tarabi Jama
Somali Multicultural Liaison
952-928-6423 (Office)
952-847-0446 (Cell)
jama.tarabi@slpschools.org
Tarabi has been employed at St. Louis Park Public Schools since 2014 in various roles related to facilitating communication between staff, students, parent, and community in order to provide the necessary tools for multicultural students to achieve academic success. Tarabi also teaches entrepreneur training for The Initiative Foundation to new immigrants and low-income families to create a realistic business plan road map. He obtained his Master of Arts in Management from St. Mary’s University of Minnesota. He currently resides in Edina with his wife.
Shanita Young
American Indian Multicultural Liaison
952-928-6441 (Office)
763-200-2495 (Cell)
young.shanita@slpschools.org
Shanita started working for St. Louis Park Public Schools at the end of the 2016-17 school year. She has also spent time working with the Summer Learning Program at Central Community Center. Shanita grew up in the Twin Cities area and is an enrolled member of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe. She volunteers as a Resource Advocate at Building Blocks and at Tawfiq Islamic Center’s weekend school. She is currently pursuing her A.S. degree in Community Development and studying American Indian Studies at Minneapolis College. She lives in St. Louis Park and has a son in the school district.
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Fall Play Auditions Are Coming!
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SLP Middle School Theater Announces:
The Mouse that Roared!!
Economic woes threaten the small country of Fenwick, ruled by Glorianna the Twelfth. When the plan to declare war on the United States, with the intent to lose, goes awry the world sees Fenwick as a threat. Will the world come to a nuclear end? Will there be love in the Duchess's life? How scary is a little old mouse? What will happen to all of the pomegranates?
Audition to find out!
Sign-up outside the choir room door (Room 124) for one audition date on either Friday, September 21st or Monday, September 24th. Performance dates are December 13-16. You don't need to prepare anything ahead of time.
Rehearsals are held Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and sometimes Friday until 4:30. It is possible to participate in theater AND a sport.
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Learning Design in Action:
Middle School Facilities Improvements Moving Forward
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The Middle School facilities improvements took another step forward this week as the District hosted a neighborhood meeting on September 13, as part of the conditional use permit (CUP) process, required by the City of St. Louis Park. Construction will begin late May of 2019. Specific details about the construction will be forthcoming in this publication.
See the following images to get a glimpse into the future.
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Media Center Classroom Addition
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Student Drop-Off Information
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n an effort to assist parent/guardians and maintain a safe environment during drop-off in the morning we remind all drivers of the following:
- Look for the designated traffic monitor to assist in the drop-off zone.
- Use the entire "horseshoe" parking lot. There are signs to instruct you to pull forward to the first designated drop-off area. Your child will then exit the vehicle to the sidewalk and proceed to school.
- Only buses and staff are allowed to enter the parking lot on 22nd street (reminder that there is a Do Not Enter sign on Texas into the parking lot).
- Driving slowly with a heightened focus on your surroundings is requested.
Your efforts are appreciated by all who work and learn here.
Riding the school bus is the safest way to and from school. Families in the walking zone are encouraged to take advantage of this healthy activity as well.
If you have questions please call 952-928-6300
Sincerely,
Les Bork
Principal
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New Grading Scale for Students
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ATTENTION PARENTS: New Grading Scale for Students
Middle School Parents logging into PowerSchool to check assignment grades this Fall will notice a change in the grades listed for students. Teachers will record scores for individual assignments using an IB rubric based score of 0-8. The overall course grade will convert from a numerical score to a A-F grade.
Additionally, parents will notice a new reporting line – Learning Skills. The middle school will focus on three individual skills listed below:
Bring all materials to class
Practice focus and concentration
Planning ahead and meeting deadlines
Students will have the opportunity to self-assess these skills and teachers will provide additional comments.
Middle School Administration and Teachers have been researching best practices of learning. The scale is aligned to the Middle School’s work in the areas of International Baccalaureate (IB), Response to Instruction (RtI), equity, and access to learning for all students.
More information will be available for parents and students to learn about the new grading scale at the Site Council Meeting (Sept. 12), Open House (Sept. 20), school website and future editions of the Oriole Times.
Les Bork, Principal
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STEP will have winter coats available throughout October for St. Louis Park children and adults who are in need. Come during STEP’s Clothes Closet hours and bring current address verification (a utility bill or lease).
Call 952-925-4899 with any questions.
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St. Louis Park has a Clay Target Team.
To be eligible, students must:
1. Have completed firearm safety training and obtain a firearm safety certificate.
2. Be a current 7th - 12th grade student in the St Louis Park School District.
Interested 6th graders should obtain their Firearm Safety Certificate this year so they may compete during their 7th grade year.
Some MN Clay Target League facts.
1. Over 12,000 students in Minnesota compete in clay target shooting.
2. Boys and Girls are on the same team.
3. Everyone's scores count.
4. No one sits on the bench... everyone competes - every week.
5. It's MN safest High School sport. Zero injuries since its conception.
6. S.L.P. shoots at the Horse & Hunt Club in Prior lake, MN.
7. Since 2015, S.L.P. has competed in the state finals twice.
8. There are 2 seasons: Fall and Spring
Interested students / parents should contact Coach Plantz.
Richard Plantz
Room # 153
S.L.P. Middle School
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Teens & Tech
A Healthy Approach
Free Event
9-27-18
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SLPMS Spelling Bee
St. Louis Park Middle School students will be invited to participate in the first round of the SLPMS Spelling Bee on October 9. Students will have an opportunity to see how they score on a written screening test given after school that day. The top ten scorers from 6th grade, the top five scorers from 7th grade, and the top five scorers from 8th grade will be invited to attend the SLPMS Spelling Bee, which will be held on November 12 at 7:00 p.m. on the cafeteria stage. The winner from this Bee will be invited to attend the Metro Area Bee held in March.
Students will be able to get a Study Packet for the Screening Test from their Language and Literature teachers starting the week of September 17. Best of luck to all our spellers!
David Burr
(952) 928-6375
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7th Grade DC Trip, 2019:
7th Graders (and parents), are you interested in traveling to Washington, D.C., June 13-16? You are invited to attend a parent information meeting on Thursday, September 27, at 7:00 p.m.. in the Middle School Media Center to learn about this exciting opportunity. We have 34 travelers already registered, and we're looking forward to adding more!
Families that attended the meeting last spring NEED NOT ATTEND this session; it will be the same presentation.
If you are interested in learning more about the trip but are unable to attend the meeting please contact David Burr at
burr.david@slpschools.org
or
(952) 928-6375
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Students that went on last year's trip, we're looking for photos for the Yearbook! Please send digital copies of your photos to Mr. Burr at
burr.david@slpschools.org
by Sept. 28. We'll put in as many as we can!
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Volleyball
The 7th grade volleyball team started out their season strong against Blooming Oak Grove. Both the A & B teams lost extremely close matches. Vesna Dennison, Mya Hart and Sophia Healy were strong on defense and there was some amazing clutch serving shown by Camryn Witham and Ruby Penna. Good job Orioles.
Bowling Team Grades 7-12
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Girls' Traveling Basketball Tryouts
Teens & Tech
Kung Fu
Fall Youth Enrichment
Boy Scout Troop
Halloween Party
Eat Food, Get Paid
Youth Music Lessons
Midwest School of Ballet
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