St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News
February 28, 2020
Calendar
Feb. 29, School Board Listening Session, HS office conference room, 10 a.m.
March 6, No School
March 13, 6th grade field trip to MN History Center
March 16 or 17, 7th grade field trip to Park Square Theatre
March 20, School Party, 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Monday & Wednesday will be an A day.
Tuesday & Thursday will be a B day.

Spring Musical Tryouts
We are excited to announce that our spring musical will be James and the Giant Peach, Jr. Auditions will be on March 2nd and 3rd. Sign-up sheets will be posted outside the choir room 124 on Friday, February 21. If you wish to audition for a lead role, you should prepare to sing a solo. If you are interested in a chorus role, you don't need to prepare anything ahead of time. Everyone will be done in time for the 4:30 p.m. bus home. You only need to attend one day, the day you sign up for. You may sign up with a friend, or join any group that has an open space. If you have any questions please email Ms. Schmerler , Ms. Edelheit or Ms. Zumberge with questions. 
Middle School Geography Bee 2020
Hooray for ten students who competed in the SLPMS Geography Bee on Friday, 31 January:
6th grader Jordyn McLemore, 7th graders Charlotte Cox and Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar, and 8th graders Eva Bentley, Finn Baron, Madeline Buss, Sofia Jerney, Patricia Lopez-Milian, Joseph Lussier, Charlie Odens, and Zoie Okerman.
After a back-and-forth battle in the championship round between Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar and Joseph Lussier, Arun won and earned two valuable gift certificates.  Later, Arun took a qualifying exam to earn a place in the Minnesota Geography Bee.  If he wins the state competition, he will go to the National Geographic Bee in Washington, D.C.  Please wish him luck! 
Pictured with Arun is his Individuals & Societies teacher, Pedro Reyes Garcia (left) and Principal Les Bork.
Second place finisher, Joseph Lussier, pictured with his Individuals & Societies teacher, Dave Breitenbucher (left) and Principal Les Bork.
8th Grade Families: Community Project Update
This week, students continued working on their  presentations  for their Community project. Presentations are about the journey from beginning to end of their project. Individual presentations should be between 6-8 minutes and groups should be 8-12 minutes. Students may use a visual but it is not required. Students should give as much evidence as possible in their presentation as they are receiving a summative assessment score in third quarter on four criteria. No question and answer session will happen after the presentation is done.

Students should use their presentation checklist on page 11 of their Action Book ( click here to view ). 8th grade students will be presenting to 6th and 7th grade classrooms during the  afternoon of March 24th.  It's important that 8th grade students are present to participate and present that day. 

Students have been given time to work on these presentations but   time above and beyond class to refine them may be necessary. Students must plan this out. 

Please feel free to forward general questions to me, specific questions regarding your students' presentations should be directed to your students' community project supervisor. 

Ms. Waldera
IB Coordinator
Thank You Parents/Guardians
Thank you to all the parents/guardians who provided meals for staff during conferences. Click here to read the comments.
Spelling Bee Update
On February 7, Arun Ferran-Sapatnekar took the online test to advance in the Twin Cities Metro Area Spelling Bee.  His score earned him a place at the competition, which will be held at the Shoreview Community Center, on March 24.  Please congratulate him and wish him the best of luck as he represents SLP!
Spring Sports Registration Now Open
We offer the following sports at SLP Middle School:

Boys' and Girls' Track & Field
Boys' Tennis
7th & 8th grade Girls' Lacrosse

Online Registration is now open. Click here to register: Middle School Spring Sports (Select Middle School sport you wish to register for).
When prompted to log in, you will log in with the same username and password you use to pay your students lunch account.
If you need help creating your user account click here: Creating New Account.
The first day of practice is Monday, March 23. The season lasts approximately eight weeks. 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 March 23 for spring sports:
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 records do not count as a sports physical. Click here to download the 2019-2020 Sports Qualifying Physical Examination Medical Eligibility Form. 
Please contact Mr. Wennerberg if you have questions.
Middle Years
Click here for the February issue of tips, activities, and helpful information for families.
Click here for the March issue.
Click here for the April issue.
District/Community News
Looking for other opportunities? Check out these programs
Joy of the People Spring League
Kids' Place Escape Room
Iron Hearted Violet at Stages Theatre Company
2020 Census - Help Shape our Children's Future
SLP Seeds Winter Offerings
2020 Census-The Importance of Counting Children
Parenting with a Purpose Series
Census Babies Count
Census and Education
Fastpitch Registration is Open
St Louis Park Parenting Series
Winter Weather

Washington D.C., updated 1-17-20
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  burr.david@slpschools.org .