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UPCOMING...
Please see the 'Specialist Day' schedule by clicking HERE.
- April 14: Grades 3-5 (MCA) Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment-Reading from 8:15-10:00 am
- April 20: 12:30-1:30 pm Prospective Families Tour PSI in-person
- April 20-21: Grades 3-5 (MCA) Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment-Math from 8:15-10:00 am
- April 28: 6:30 pm Grade 4 Talent Development Elders' Wisdom at the Middle School Performing Arts Center
- May 14: PTO Carnival - more info to come
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April 14, 2022
Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:
It has been a good week at our school! Our third, fourth, and fifth graders have been working hard to show us their learning through the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments (MCA's) in reading. Next week, they will take the MCA's in mathematics. The MCA's are one of many ways that we assess student learning. Today and every day, I am grateful to our teachers who are focused on teaching state standards and helping our students to grow academically, emotionally, and socially.
April has been Autism Awareness Month. Please see below for information, and help us celebrate our students on the Autism Spectrum and the gifts they possess and bring to our community. I am grateful to each of you for sharing your amazing children with us.
Have a great week, and keep reading!
Sincerely,
Corey
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Grade 4 Talent Development - Elders' Wisdom
The fourth graders are busy preparing for our Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song community celebration. This new project incorporates community, history, education, and celebration through storytelling, song, and spoken word. Each fourth-grade class interviewed an elder from the community and is now writing a song inspired by the elder’s life story. Families are invited to join us as the fourth graders honor these elders in a community celebration on Thursday, April 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the SLP Middle School. Contact Sra. Wieber with questions at wieber.kimberly@slpschools.org.
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PSI Spring Creativity Fair |
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PSI Spring Creativity Fair
As the flowers around us start to bloom, let us also encourage student growth in creativity! We invite all students to show their individuality and artistic brilliance in our Spring Creativity Fair. Participating artists can create and showcase:
A visual work of art to be hung on our gallery walls
A digital photo of 3D art (sculpture, textile, legos, naturescape, etc.) to be hung on the gallery wall.
**New this year** A dance video, 2 minutes or less (pre-learned or improvised)
**New this year** A vocal or instrumental music piece, audio or video, 2 minutes or less (pre-composed or an original student composition)
All works of art must be submitted to classroom teachers April 25-29.
The PSI Spring Gallery will open in May.
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NEEDED: Family Size Cereal Boxes - We Need 275 more boxes...! |
Please send your (empty) family size cereal boxes to the school office! We are gearing up for our Cartonera Writing Project. In preparation for this fun event where every student publishes a book, we are requesting empty family size cereal boxes.
We will also need people to help sew the books. It really only requires a sewing machine and the capacity to sew a straight(ish) line. If you are willing and able to assist in this way, please let Kara Scheid know (scheid.kara@slpschools.org).
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April is Autism Awareness Month |
April has traditionally been recognized as Autism Awareness Month. Autism is a developmental condition that’s often apparent in early childhood and can impact a person’s social skills, communication, relationships, and self-regulation. Autism is described as a spectrum because it affects individuals differently and to varying degrees. This can make autism difficult to understand. But with 1 in 44 kids having autism, you likely know someone on the spectrum in your schools, places of work, and communities.
Educators and families in St. Louis Park's Early Learning Program are taking Autism “Awareness” to the next level by embracing the Autism “Acceptance” movement for the month of April and beyond. Our hope is to provide education to reduce the stigma and false assumptions about autism, while celebrating the differences among our young learners—differences that enhance our school community as a whole.
Acceptance begins with the understanding that autism is not an illness or defect that needs to be cured or fixed. It is a difference in how a child learns, thinks, experiences the world and relates to others. These differences can lead to challenges and they also bring creativity, strengths, and supports that benefit all learners. The more we understand how a child learns and experiences the world, the better equipped we are as educators and parents to appreciate their gifts, support their development, build upon their strengths, and help them reach their fullest potential, regardless of their individual path or timeline.
Join the Autism Acceptance movement! You can further your understanding of autism by exploring the resources below. Share them widely with kids and grown-ups alike!
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Incoming 6th Grade Rally Event is Saturday, May 21 |
Due to construction at the MS this summer, our Jumpstart program will be offered on Saturday, May 21th. Please use the following link to register beginning April 18th.
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PTO (Parent/Teacher Organization) News |
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Silent Auction Raised over $16K! |
This year's Silent Auction was a big success, raising $16,316 and surpassing the goal of 14K! Thank you to the Silent Auction Team for all their efforts and to all the parent, staff, and amity hosts of the Buy-In events happening now through the end of the school year. Funds raised will support our Amity Intern program. |
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PTO Spring Carnival - SAVE THE DATE! |
Mark your calendars for "el Carnaval de PSI" on Saturday May 14th from noon to 2:30 pm for PSI families. Details to come. |
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Application to Host Now Open! Amity Intern - Fall of 2022 |
Each year PSI hopes to welcome eight Amity Interns from Spanish speaking countries who assist our teachers in the K-5 classrooms. These interns are either pursuing or have recently completed a college degree with an education focus, and are between the ages of 20-30 years old. Amity interns live with PSI host families one semester allowing both an opportunity for greater language learning and cultural exchange. Please consider hosting an Amity Intern for a semester. This is a unique and wonderful experience that can benefit your entire family. Plus, it's a great way to give back to the students, staff and entire community. Want more info? Please check out the FAQs or email us at psiamity@gmail.com.
Ready to sign up? Go to PSIparents.com, click Get Involved and select Amity Intern to find the Host Family application. Fill yours out today!
Not able to host, but interested in supporting the Amity program in another way? Become a cousin family. The cousin family is an extension of the host family and supports both the intern and their host family throughout the intern’s stay. This is most successfully achieved when the cousin family takes the initiative to reach out and communicate frequently with both parties. This effort allows families to build lasting connections with one another and brings a sense of community to the intern. The more involved the cousin family is with the intern the greater the opportunity is for language learning, cultural exchange and lasting relationships for all.
Go to PSIparents.com, click Get Involved and select Amity Intern to find more information about the Cousin role along with the Cousin application. Fill yours out today!
Thanks for considering these amazing opportunities!
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Let's Team Up to Clean-Up PSI! |
Let’s team up to clean up PSI!
Grab some gloves, roll up your sleeves and get ready to help transform the PSI grounds!
To celebrate Earth Day and start some exterior beautification of our incredible school, volunteers are needed on Saturday, April 23 at 9am to help with providing wheelbarrows and shovels, moving/ spreading mulch, planting flowers and picking up trash/ litter around the school grounds. Trash bags will be provided; please bring your own work gloves. We’ll also have plenty of sidewalk chalk for families to add drawings and messages of Spring cheer!
Sign up here:
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Westwood Hills Nature Center |
Westwood Hills Nature Center is a 160-acre natural area featuring marsh, woods and restored prairie. The preserve is beautiful throughout the seasons and provides homes for many animals, including deer, turtles, fox, mink and owls.
Create your own story by journeying through the preserve and experiencing a rare peek at nature in the city.
Admission and parking
Parking and admission are free.
Click HERE for more information.
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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: 7:45 am - 2:15 pm
School Office Hours: 7:00 am - 3:30 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
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