St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
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Calendar
Jan. 20, MLK Jr. Day, No school
Jan. 24, No school
Jan. 24, Musical Theatre Class Performance 1, HS auditorium, 7 p.m.
Jan. 25, Musical Theatre Class Performance 1, HS auditorium, 7 p.m
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Tuesday and Thursday will be a B day.
Wednesday will be an A day.
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Teachers & Parents Survey
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Teachers & Parents, if you have not taken the survey please do so.
In alignment with the Strategic Plan, St. Louis Park Public Schools completed a School Start/End Times Study March 2019. The School Board voted to change the school start and end times for students beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The Middle School Out of School Time (OST) Task Force was established with the following purpose: to define the structures and systems of academic support and enrichment for all Middle School Students and the teacher work day in alignment with the new Middle School day (9:10 a.m.-3:52 p.m.).
As a part of the Middle School OST Task Force planning process, please click on the link below to help determine if enrichment activities, academic support, and athletics should be held before school, after school, or a combination of both. The survey takes only 2 minutes to complete and your input is very important for the task force’s planning work.
Thank you for your participation!
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Students, if you have not taken the survey please do so.
In alignment with the Strategic Plan, St. Louis Park Public Schools completed a School Start/End Times Study March 2019. The School Board voted to change the school start and end times for students beginning in the 2020-21 school year. The Middle School Out of School Time (OST) Task Force was established with the following purpose: to define the structures and systems of academic support and enrichment for all Middle School Students and the teacher work day in alignment with the new Middle School day (9:10 a.m.-3:52 p.m.).
As a part of the Middle School OST Task Force planning process, you will be asked to complete a survey to help determine if activities such as clubs, help from teachers, and sports should happen before school, after school, or a combination of both. The survey takes only 2 minutes to complete and your input is very important.
Thank you for your participation!
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Quiz Bowl for January 18 is Postponed
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The Quiz Bowl Tournament for this Saturday, January 18th, 2020 is POSTPONED due to weather conditions and the safety of our students.
I will email parents when a new tournament date has been selected.
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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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No 3 p.m. Activity Bus on January 23
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The high school is dismissing early on Thursday, January 23. This means that there will be NO 3:00 p.m. buses for middle school students. They will not be able to stay after school with a teacher unless the teacher is staying until 4:30 p.m. Make sure students are communicating with their teachers if they are planning on staying after school on January 23. There are 4:30 p.m. buses available for after school sports as usual.
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Haven't purchased a yearbook yet for you student? Hurry before time runs out. Ordering is easy when you go to
www.jostensyearbooks.com
. This site walks you through the process so that your Middle Schooler will have a great way to remember 2020.
If you can't remember if you ordered, this site will also allow you to look that up. Questions? Contact Ms. Becker (Yearbook Adviser) at
[email protected]
YEARBOOK PHOTO CALL!
The best yearbooks are the ones with tons of pictures to recall the moments worth remembering. Family members often have the best ones on their phones. If you have some great pics of any Middle School events (especially sports and concerts) please share them with Ms. Becker via email (
[email protected]
) She is especially short of football, girls' soccer, and girls' swimming!
Photos are needed by January 17 to be included in the yearbook.
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GT Invited to Compete in On-Line Stock Market Game
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SLPMS Gifted Education Program Selected to Compete in the Capitol Hill Challenge, On-line Stock Market Game
Dear Lisa,
Congratulations!
St Louis Park Middle School is invited to represent your Congressional district in the SIFMA Foundation's 2020 Capitol Hill Challenge™!
We're excited for your students to experience an opportunity of a lifetime!
The SIFMA Foundation's Capitol Hill Challenge™ (CHC) program
is an exciting invitation-only national financial education competition for public middle and high schools that reaches every U.S. Congressional district. CHC matches each Member of Congress (MOC) with up to two public schools in their district to participate in a fun, educational competition that instills a deeper understanding of personal finance and economics. CHC features the acclaimed Stock Market Game™ (SMG) program where student teams manage a hypothetical $100,000 portfolio of stocks, bonds, mutual funds, impact investments and cash. The top 10 CHC student teams win a trip with their teacher to Washington, DC in June to meet their Member of Congress and be recognized at an awards reception on Capitol Hill.
Key benefits of using SMG include:
- Students develop business, math, economics, financial literacy, research, and critical thinking skills
- Hands-on, real-world learning tool
- Educators don't need to be an expert in finance to use SMG
- BestPrep staff provides training and support to educators
- Students collaborate through the team-based model
- SMG is a competition – students compete with other teams across Minnesota for the highest-valued portfolio
- Educators have access to dozens of lesson plans, activities and other curriculum resources
- The program runs from February 3, 2020 to May 8, 2020.
- The maximum number of teams per school is 10 with 3-5 students per team.
GT Teacher
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Health Topics from the Health and Physical Education Department
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Hello SLP Middle School Families,
We hope you enjoyed Healthy Topics Newsletters! Our hope is that these newsletters spark
conversation with your middle schooler. We welcome your feedback and hope that you connect in some way with these monthly “newsletters”.
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The parent portal will be closed on January 23 at 3:30 p.m. for grading. The parent portal will be available by 3:30 p.m. on January 31.
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Clay Target Shooting Club
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There will be a registration meeting for the Clay Target Shooting Club on Thursday, January 30
at 7 p.m. The meeting is at the St. Louis Park Middle School in room 153.
To be eligible for the Clay Target Shooting Club, students must have their firearm safety coursework and their field day experience completed before April 1.
For more information, see Mr. Plantz, room 153, SLP Middle School, or email Coach Plantz at:
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International Skate Party
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IT'S BACK!
The 12th Annual International Skate Party for SLP 5 - 8th graders!
Thursday, January 30, from 6 - 8 p.m. at the Roller Garden in St. Louis Park
Hosted by the World Languages Department at the Middle School, we will be playing fun international tunes in multiple languages from around the globe.
Kids can mix and mingle with their future World Language teachers and learn about the languages offered at the Middle School.
Meet us there: Entrance fee is $6.00, bring extra for food and drinks.
We will have a fun mix of international tunes in multiple languages from around the globe!
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Parkway Pizza, January 21
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The third Tuesday of every month, Parkway Pizza, donates 5% of ALL sales back to SLP Middle School. Bring your family to Parkway Pizza or pick up carryout on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21.
Thank you for supporting SLP Middle School and Parkway Pizza!
6325 Minnetonka Blvd
St Louis Park 55416
952-929-0095
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The Lost and Found at the Middle School has reached capacity. The system that was put in place to help return items to students has not had much success, and the clothes and other lost items continue to pile up. There are many very nice clothing items and coats that are hanging in the lost and found located at the back entrance of the building. If your student has lost any clothing items while at school (not on the bus) please have them check in the lost and found. At the end of quarter two (January 23) the remaining clothes and items that are not claimed will be boxed up, and donated to the STEP program. We will then start fresh when quarter three begins.
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Sign-up for Boys' Basketball
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St. Louis Park Middle School New Online Registration and Online Payment Portal
St. Louis Park Middle School will be using an online registration and payment portal this year. This is an exciting change which allows families to register and pay for middle school athletics digitally in a safe and secure way for sports.
When prompted to log in, you will log in with the same username and password you use to pay your student's lunch account.
The first day of practice is Monday, January 13.
The season lasts approximately eight weeks, usually until the first week of March. Practices are from 2:30-4:30 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. There are no after school activities on Wednesdays.
The following must be received by the Athletic Director by January 13 for boys' basketball:
- Registration and payment (see above for instructions)
- Proof of sports physical exam (exam date can be found on PowerSchool) given within the previous three years (which clears the athlete for full participation) on file in the Health Office. If the physical expires during the season, a new physical must be provided before the athlete may begin participation. A well child check-up or immunization record do not count as a sports physical. Click here to download the 2019-20 Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Medical Eligibility Form.
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8th Grade Choir Trip to Florida
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On Thursday, January 9, 83 eighth grade choir students, their director, Mr. Carnes and seven staff chaperones left for an adventure in Florida. After months of planning and hard work, they were ready to participate in the Barbershop Harmony Society mid-winter festival. The students performed extremely well. As the only middle school choir in the competition, they were prepared to rank near the bottom, but earned an excellent rating and scored above seven high school choirs. In addition to the competition, the choir received coaching from master conductors, heard world class barbershop music and participated in a mass chorus.
In addition to the choir festival, the students visited the Atlantic Ocean (many of them for the first time) and spent a day at Walt Disney World. All agreed it was an experience they will remember forever.
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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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Click
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or the January issue
of tips, activities, and helpful information for families.
Click
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for the February issue.
Click
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for the March issue.
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Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
SLP Seeds Winter Offerings
St. Louis Park Parenting Series
Park Valley United Tryouts Information
2020-21 Student Calendar At-a-Glance
Technology for Girls Club
Piano Lessons
Bundled Up 2020 Winter Fun Day
Home Remodeling Fair
Winter Camps and Programs
Media & Entertainment Swap
Winter Weather Information
Heart of the Matter - Presidential Primary
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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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