St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
Feb. 12, Site Council, 3:45 p.m.
Feb. 20 & 27, Conferences, 4-7:30 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday will be an A day.
Tuesday & Thursday will be a B day.
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Conferences February 20 & 27, 4-7:30 p.m.
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Second semester conferences will be held at the Middle School on Thursday, February 20 and Thursday, February 27 from 4-7:30 p.m. Postcards were mailed to families on Friday.
Click here
to see when part-time teachers will be available.
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SLPMS had six teams in Saturday's Quiz Bowl Tournament. Four out of six teams advanced to the afternoon playoffs.
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Please congratulate Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar for being named to the "All Star Team" for his individual answers. Arun placed sixth highest with individual points in a field of 203 players.
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Also please congratulate
Julia Lorenzen
for being named to the "All Star Team" for her individual answers.
Julia
placed eighth highest with individual points in a field of 203 players.
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Aaron Casey-Fix, Max Przezdziecki, Jason Kraft and Tommy Walsh
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Julia Lorenzen, Colin Foy, Lila Frank, Hawkins Moore and Thomas Halverson
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Raphael Johnson-Nixon, Griffin Szczepek, Matthew Plant, Saoirse O'Neill and Casey Howard
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Audrey Martin, Shep Cox, Cole Schwabel, Jacob Erlandson and Naomi Butler
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Caden Krohn, Teddy Rich, Nathan Lewis, Aidan Schaack and Oliver Lewis
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Class Registration for 2020-2021 School Year
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Grade level deans visited classrooms last week to review the registration process for next year. Students received registration cards that need to be completed with class selections, signed by a parent/guardian and returned to their teacher by Wednesday, February 5. Students who were absent or who have lost their cards should get another card from their teacher or stop in the Student Services Office.
Sixth Graders registering for Seventh Grade
: Yellow card should be returned to language & literature teacher.
Seventh Graders registering for Eighth Grade
: Green card should be returned to science teacher.
Note:
students are required to take a visual arts class during their time at the Middle School. See the registration card for clarification. Seventh graders registering for eighth grade are required to indicate the class taken (on the registration card) or register for a visual arts class in eighth grade.
Our course guide is available online
here
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Paper copies are also available in the Student Services Office.
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Immunization Information for 6th Graders
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Students entering the 7th grade for the 2020-2021 school year are required to provide documentation of immunizations received, or a legal exemption, for tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) and meningitis (MCV) vaccines. Documentation can be faxed to: 952-928-6383.
If you have any questions, the school nurse, Jeanelle Rasmussen, can be reached at 952-928-6311or
[email protected]
Letters will soon be sent to 6th grade families that will need immunizations before 7th grade.
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Attention all 7th and 8th Grade Band Students!!
Jazz band is starting up in February and will meet on Tuesdays from 2:25-3:00 p.m. Practice dates are as follows.
February 11, 18, 25
March 3, 17, 24
April 7, 14, 21.
We will be performing for the incoming 6th grade Rally night on April 22.
Instruments needed: Trumpet, Trombone, Alto Sax, Tenor Sax, Bari Sax, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, and Percussion.
All are welcome to attend, see Mrs. Pagel with any questions or email
[email protected]
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Important Information for 8th Grade Students and Parents/Guardians
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Listed below are important dates regarding the timeline for high school registration:
January 21: Letter to be mailed to 8th grade parents regarding registration night.
February 9: Phone blast reminder to Middle School families reminding them about parent information night at the High School Auditorium.
February 10: Distribute cover letter and registration sheet to all 8th graders in science classes.
February 10: 5 p.m., Parent Informational sessions at the High School Auditorium. The session will be recorded by Park TV. A video presentation will be posted on the High School website following the information sessions if you are unable to attend.
February 26: Counselors will meet with 8th graders in the computer lab to present High School information and complete the on-line registration.
We look forward to working with you through the transition to high school. If you have any questions please contact:
Barb Nelson
9th Grade Counselor
952-928-6131
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Minnesota History Center Field Trip in March
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All of the sixth graders will be participating in an Individuals & Societies related field trip during third quarter.
On March 13, 2020, we will be visiting the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul. Permission slips with more specific information regarding the field trip, lunches and our behavior policy were sent home this week. Click
here
for the permission form in English, click
here
for the permission form in Somali, or click
here
for the permission form in Spanish.
Interested in chaperoning and sharing this experience with your student? Chaperone sign-up can be found by clicking this link to our
Sign-Up Genius Page
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If you have any questions, please contact your student's Individuals & Societies teacher.
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Staff Appreciation
Every fall and spring the Site Council works together to show teachers & staff our support during their long days of conferences. This is a great way to get involved and show appreciation. Sign up for one day or both if you can!! Thank you for your support.
Thursday, February 20th
Thursday, February 27th
Can you help replenish the Middle School Food shelf?
The 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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Request from the Site Council
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Parents! Want to support the Middle School classrooms and teachers? Bring any of the following donations to conferences on Feb 20 or Feb 27:
1) Facial tissues
2) Disinfecting wipes such as Clorox Wipes
3) Pencils - colored or regular #2
4) Hand Sanitizer
Watch for a bin in the main entry and drop your donation off. We will get all donations to classrooms with the biggest needs. Thanks!
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Parents! We had an amazing year of fundraising to support things like grade level field trips, Binder Buddies, Global Interns, year end party and more. Through your outstanding support, we are able to offer these great programs to
every
student. As we look to next year's efforts, it takes many hands and contributions to ensure fundraising yields to solid results.
If you have any gift cards lying around, please bring them to conferences. Think local establishments in the $5 - $15 range that are kid appropriate (Caribou, local restaurants, Target, etc). We use these as daily prizes during Spirit Week in September with the goal of handing out approximately 25 prizes each day.
If you have any leftover unopened holiday gifts that would make good prizes, we're happy to take those as well. The more you share, the less we have to buy/solicit.
Look for a bin at conferences February 20 and February 27. Questions? Contact Julie Yakes 612-210-5196 or
[email protected]
Thanks!
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Click
here
f
or the January issue
of tips, activities, and helpful information for families.
Click
here
for the February issue.
Click
here
for the March issue.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Softball
Dentistry from the Heart
Health in the Park Fair
STEP Empty Bowls
SLP Seeds Winter Offerings
St. Louis Park Parenting Series
Park Valley United Tryouts Information
2020-21 Student Calendar At-a-Glance
Animal Humane Society Day Camps
Home Remodeling Fair
Winter Weather Information
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Washington D.C., updated 1-17-20
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2019-2020 D.C. Trip
7th Graders
, WorldStrides is currently running a late registration campaign for kids who are interested but haven't registered yet! There is also some FLAG Scholarship money still available (
please contact WorldStrides for scholarship details
, the scholarship is not related to St. Louis Park Middle School). Here's how you can register or get more information:
1) See Mr. Burr in room 236. There are plenty of registration packets still available.
2) Call WorldStrides at 1-800-468-5899
Our Trip ID number is 175969.
For more information regarding the D.C. Trip, contact David Burr at 952-928-6375 or
[email protected]
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