St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
Oct. 11, Picture retakes
Oct. 17 & 18, No school
Oct. 23, Site Council, 3:45 p.m.
Oct. 24 & 29, Conferences, 4 - 7:30 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday & Friday will be a B day.
Tuesday & Thursday will be an A day.
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Ortho Auction - a Message from Site Council
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Parents/Guardian,
As an extension of our September fundraising efforts, we are putting up for auction a generous donation secured by our fundraising team. Watch for full details next week in OT news as the auction opens in mid-October and will close following conferences at the end of October. Up for bid is a full set of braces ($6500 value) from Family Orthodontics
www.angelarossortho.com
Every dollar raised will support the work of the Middle School Site Council for all students around four key areas:
1) Covering the full cost of one field trip for every student
2) Binder Buddies available to all students at the end of Q1, Q2, Q3
3) Global Interns that work across the school in various classrooms and languages (including math and more!)
4) Year end parties for all three grade levels
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On Wednesday, engineers from Boston Scientific came to 6th grade science classes to talk to students about the design process that is used to create medical devices and teach them to ask questions to find answers. Thanks to Emma, Camila, Grace and Anita. Ask your child what they learned!
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8th Grade Parents/Guardians
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We are very excited to be bringing an innovative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education program to our school called We Share Solar. Your child/children will be learning about how solar electricity works by building fully operational, stand-alone, solar systems called We Share Solar Suitcases. The suitcases built by St. Louis Park MIddle School Students will be deployed to the Kakuma Refugee Camp in Northwestern Kenya where students do not have access to electricity.
Click here to read the entire letter..
This information was emailed to 8th grade parents/guardians on Wednesday, October 2.
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Maslon UPLIFT 8th Grade Mock Trial Program
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8
th
graders are invited to participate in the UPLIFT mock trial program. We will meet on Tuesdays after school starting on October 22. In UPLIFT, students will learn about trials and the law from volunteer lawyers and judges. At the end of the program, students will participate on a team in a mock trial (as prosecution or defense counsel) at the University of Minnesota Law School. To sign up or ask questions, contact Catherine Ahlin-Halverson, UPLIFT Director, at
catherine.ahlin@maslon.com
and (612) 672-8314 OR students can sign up with De’Ante Michaud or their Individual and Societies teachers.
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If you need assistance setting up a Parent PowerSchool Account, please email me at
skog.ryan@slpschools.org
to set up a 10 minute appointment with me and I will assist in getting you access.
Officer Skog
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St. Louis Park Middle School students will be invited to participate in the first round of the SLPMS Spelling Bee on October 8. 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 7
th
grade, and the top five scorers from 8
th
grade will be invited to attend the SLPMS Spelling Bee, which will be held on November 18 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.
David Burr
(952) 928-6375
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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, October 24th- Soup & Sandwiches
Tuesday, October 29th - Soup & Salads
Middle School Food Shelf
Did you know our Middle School has a food shelf? We do! Can you help stock it? Below are the Top 10 most needed items. We have a shopping cart in the office to collect donations. Anytime you come to school for something, please consider dropping off a few items. Thank you!
Top 10 Middle School Food Shelf Needs:
1. Cereal
2. fruit (pineapple, oranges, especially)
3. Ramen
4. deodorant
5. shampoo
6. canned corn
7. mini mac and cheese
8. spaghetti o (and similar canned meals)
9. pancake mix (complete)
10. syrup
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BIG CHANGE for BOX TOPS
Box Tops are going digital! No more clipping Box Tops and sending them to school. Download the free mobile app and choose St. Louis Park Junior High School and scan your receipts. No more clipping, continue to earn cash for our school, every .10 adds up!
Click here
to see how.
Printed Box Tops will continue to be collected until they expire. Please bring your points to school and drop off in the office bin or night of conferences on October 24, 2019. The last submission date of the year is coming up after conferences. Our calendar school goal is $1,000. Box Tops help raise money for field trips, binder buddies, and our global intern programs. We thank you for your continued support of our students.
The old logo is on the left and the new one on the right.
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Raising Anxiety Awareness
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
MEA Weekend Programs
Joy of the People SLP/Edina Winter Program
Vehicle Fair
Adult Options in Education
Raising Anxiety Awareness - Film Screening
Teen Tech
Hope Speaks Project
Fall Camps at Animal Humane Society
Shout Out Loud
October 5
2nd annual concert and wellness carnival for suicide prevention and awareness.
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