St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News

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February 9, 2023

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A Start to Black History Month

Question: Can you name 5 African Americans who have contributed to our history who are not athletes or in the entertainment industry?

This is one of the ideas that our student's are thinking about in their Advisory classes. Students are researching African Americans who have influenced our world but their voices may not be in our mainstream media.

Feel free to ask your student who their Advisory class is learning about.

Black Resistance: Building Bridges and Navigating Barriers

Principal's Message

I am grateful for the sun and a bit of a warming trend to start the second week of third quarter.

It has been a busy start as we have:

hosted Guest Speaker Anton Treuer
started our Black History Month Door Projects
Science Field Trips to Westwood Nature Center
began registration for incoming 6th Graders

I am also looking forward to our National African American Parent Involvement Day celebration this Monday at 9:30 am. (see below for details)

I also want to take a moment to recognize our school counselor Wendy Klute, as it is National School Counseling Week. Whether you a student, teacher, parent or colleague, Wendy is ready to lend a hand to help. We are so grateful to have her expertise and professionalism in our building.

Jason Boll

Interim Principal

Wendy Klute, MS School Counselor

Important Upcoming Dates

2/13/23 - African American Parent Involvement Day Celebration Performing Arts Space 9:30 am

Join us for Coffee and Donuts

We are inviting our African American families to join us for coffee and donuts this Monday at 9:30 am. You will be welcomed into our Performing Arts Space for an opportunity to be in community with students and families. There will also be student guided tours to see the work around creating Black History Month door displays. Please RSVP to fahey.susanne@slpschools.org if you are able to attend.

Quiz Bowl Success

Quiz Bowl Tournament in Burnsville on Saturday, January 21st, 2023

St. Louis Park Middle School

There were 144 individual players. We had several players rank very high.

Elise Hogg will be receiving an individual trophy (weather related delay) for her accomplishments in being ranked #2 for individual points!! ;-) Congratulations on an AMAZING accomplishment!

There were 26 teams playing in this tournament. It is wonderful to have three teams place in the top 10!!

1) Spectrum A

2) Wayzata Central B

3) Providence

4) Parnassus Prep A

5) Edgewood A (just a tiny bit higher)

5) St. Louis Park A

9) St. Louis Park B

9) St. Louis Park D

Parent Volunteers Needed

We are excited to announce that our 6th grade students will be headed back to the Minnesota History Center in St. Paul, Minnesota for the first time since 2019!

Please SAVE THE DATE so your 6th grader doesn't need to miss school on the date of their field trip. If your student has Ms. Olson or Miss Rosen for Individuals and Societies, they will be going on March 15, 2023. If your student has Sra. Peterson or Mr. Hansen for I&S they will be going on March 16, 2023.

We are in need of 12 parent volunteers each day to make this trip run as smoothly as possible. You will be with us from approximately 9:15 AM- 1:30 PM. Please follow the link below to sign up. Any questions, contact Belva Peterson. peterson.belva@slpschools.org

SignUp Genius for Olson or Rosen- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4AAAAA22A3FA7-march1

SignUp Genius for Peterson or Hansen- https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050F4AAAAA22A3FA7-march

Athletics Calendar

Roll with Patrol

Does your child ever get bored after school?

Want something fun for them to do on Thursday, February 23rd right after school?

Come "Roll with Patrol". Officer Gronski and some of her partners will open up gyms 3 & 4 from 4pm to 6pm on February 23rd for a skate party.

The first 40 students who sign up AND return a permission slip will get:

-free skate rental

-free pizza & pop

-free DJ music

You WILL need to be picked up from the middle school by a caregiver at 6pm.

The sign-up and permission slips are in the student services office. You can see Officer Gronski, Ms. Michaela or Ms. Bridgid for more information.

2023-2024 School Year Registration

5th Grade ⇨ 6th Grade

Feb 15 - Deadline for Registration Forms

6th Grade ⇨ 7th Grade

Feb 13-17 Deans visit Math Classes to review Course Guide
Feb 22 - Deadline for Registration

7th Grade ⇨ 8th Grade

Feb 13-17 Deans visit Math Classes to review Course Guide
Feb 22 - Deadline for Registration

8th Grade ⇨ 9th Grade

Feb 15 - HS counselor to visit MS 8th Grade students

Course Offering for Spanish Speakers

Dear Families,

We inform you that for the 2023-2024 year, St. Louis Park Middle School is offering a course for Spanish-speaking students who speak Spanish well and who wish to improve their reading and writing skills. If you are interested in registering your child to take this class, the class description will be found in our school's Course Guide for the 2023-2024 year.

If you have any questions please contact Gladis Romero-Phillips.

Phone: 952-928-6356 or email romero.gladis@slpschools.org

Reading and Writing for Spanish speakers.

Grades 6,7 and 8.

Alternating days

This course is designed for Spanish-speaking students who speak Spanish well and want to improve their reading and writing skills. The class is taught entirely in Spanish and focuses on phonics (sounds), spelling, punctuation, academic language, reading and writing (composition).

This class is also offered in grades 9-12.

Site Council Upcoming Dates

Next Site Council Meeting is Feb 15 at 6:30 pm

Coffee with the Principal is Feb 24 at 9:15 am in the Performing Arts Center

Principal Search

Middle School Principal Search Process and Timeline

The St. Louis Park Middle School has had an interim principal, Jason Boll, since the retirement of Principal Les Bork at the end of the 2021-22 school year. We are now planning a full recruitment effort to attract the next SLP MS Principal. Below is an outline of upcoming process:

February 8 - March 10 - Interested stakeholders sign up to participate in the selection process.
March 15 - First round interviews with stakeholder groups will take place virtually via Google Meet.
March 22 - Second round interviews will take place either virtually or in-person.
March 27-29 - Final round interview with Superintendent. Final selection decisions will consider information collected throughout the full selection process and be made by the Superintendent.
April 11 - Superintendent will make an employment recommendation to the Board at the April 11 School Board meeting.