St. Louis Park Middle School's Weekly News |
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Mrs. Piehl's Advisory Class |
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Mrs. Piehl's Advisory class took advantage of a warm sunny day to clean up the grassy area by the front doors. Yay for spring clean-up! |
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A Message from Site Council |
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Middle School Families,
As we prep for a likely more normal year next year, we hope you will get involved. One way to do that is participating in Site Council or various open volunteer leads.
Site Council is a group of parents/staff/administration that meets 7 times a year to discuss pertinent issues and self select to work on a strategic focus area committee. Committee break-outs this year included 1) Racial Equity, 2) Mental Health, 3) Communication, 4) Student Recognition. We anticipate continuing work on many of these areas in the 2021/22 school year. Meetings are approximately once per month on Wednesday's and were held virtually this year. No meetings in December or March due to Winter/Spring Breaks.
Site Council and Leadership open positions for 21/22 school year:
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Site Council Co-Chair - Co-lead with Julie Yakes - collaborate with administration as we build and lead meaningful content for meetings, ensure volunteer leads have support, build structure, etc. Approx time commit = 4-5 hours/month.
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Treasurer - Be in charge of finances, building and executing budget, writing checks, etc. Approx time commitment = 1-3 hours/month
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Fundraising Co-Lead - Help lead and execute the annual direct donation campaign; Approx time commitment July - September = 5-15 hours/month; Approx time commitment Oct - June = 0 hours/month
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Site Council members at large - Participate in Site Council meetings and strategic focus area committee work; Approximate time commitment: 1.5 hours/month Sept - May; All parents are welcome. We ask that you commit to attending at least 5 of the 7 meetings to maximize the committee work.
Interested, unsure or have questions? Please contact Julie Yakes (612-210-5196) or Heidi Meyer (612-462-5364) for more information.
Together, we can continue to make the Middle School a great place!
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The MCA reading test will be on May 3 and 4, the MCA math test will be May 6 and 7 and 8th grade students will test in MCA science on May 11. On those days please remember the following:
Have your school issued computer fully charged.
Bring a full water bottle.
Lastly, have activities to do when testing is done such as a book or other quiet activities.
Please contact Omar Adams if you have any questions.
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Grade 8 Families - Community Project Update 4-23-21
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We are getting close to the end of our Community Projects for the year. So many students have found profound ways to take action in these turbulent times!
As students begin to work on their presentations there are some things we want to share with families:
- Presentations are going to be captured digitally this year.
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A template will be available for students who need it (Link to make a copy of that template) but students are encouraged to be creative with how they present the information.
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Students viewed an excellent presentation this week that was about a student whose project failed. They also received a review of how the presentation is getting presented.
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Presentations are going to be shown in a variety of places such as all grade level advisories and possibly the public via OT News.
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Presentations are a way for supervisors to gather evidence on the 4 criteria that will be scored (see rubrics on pp. 5-9).
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Presentations are opportunities for students to share what they did or didn't get accomplished with their projects and what they learned from the experience.
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Here's a link to an abbreviated student Community Project Digital Notebook that has a presentation checklist on page 4.
Please feel free to reach out to me with questions.
Mia Waldera
MYP IB Coordinator
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We are looking forward to the opportunity to have in person Summer School this year. Classes will be held at the High school. We will have breakfast at 8 a.m., continue to class and conclude with lunch and dismiss at 12:30 p.m. If you want to sign up for reading, math and science, please fill out the Summer School Link (the link should be active on Saturday). Additional information will be sent out when registration is completed.
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Free Groceries for Families Who Qualified for Free or Reduced-Price Meals during the 2020-21 School Year |
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Families in our district who qualify for free or reduced-price meals are now eligible for additional emergency nutritional benefits offered from the Federal government.
These benefits are provided by Federal “Pandemic-Electronic Benefit Transfer” funds (P-EBT); a temporary food benefit to families with children who would have received free and reduced-price meals if schools were open. These additional benefits may be retroactive to September 2020, depending on when eligibility for free or reduced-meals is determined.
Families who qualify will receive separate electronic grocery cards for each student in the family. The cards would include funds (approximately $6.82/day) for each day your student was in distance learning during the school year. Cards will be mailed from the State of Minnesota in late March 2021.
If you have already qualified for free or reduced-price meals earlier this school year, you don’t need to do anything because your family will automatically receive these new Federal nutritional benefits.
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Ways to Find a COVID-19 Vaccine |
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WHERE TO LOOK:
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Sign up for the Vaccine Connector (mn.gov/covid19/vaccine/connector/connector.jsp). People who sign up are randomly selected for COVID-19 vaccinations through the Community Vaccination Program.
- Check or call online at: Pharmacies. Local and national chains are vaccinating people; Health care systems/clinics. At many places, you do not need to be a patient to get vaccinated there.
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Find COVID-19 vaccines near you with VaccineFinder (vaccinefinder.org/). You can sort by vaccine product.
- Check your county’s website or call them to see if they offer vaccination opportunities.
TIPS FOR GETTING A VACCINE:
- Check back often for new appointments. You may also have luck looking for appointments at a certain time of day or be able to join a waitlist.
- Know when appointments are released. Some sites release new appointments on a specific day or time; make a note to check in then. You can find this information on their website or by calling.
- Know which vaccination sites you are eligible for. Some sites are still prioritizing earlier eligibility groups.
- Preregister or have information easily available. Some sites let you enter some of your information before looking for an appointment for faster scheduling. Some sites only hold appointment for a short time. Turn on email or text alerts so you can schedule an appointment quickly if one becomes available.
- Be patient. As more vaccines become available, it will be easier to get an appointment.
VACCINATION OPPORTUNITY FOR RESIDENTS LIVING IN 55426 ZIP CODE:
Residents 16 and up are eligible to sign-up for vaccine appointments at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds in Falcon Heights if they live in the following zip codes:
Hennepin County
55343, 55344, 55369, 55404, 55405, 55406, 55407, 55408, 55409, 55411, 55412, 55413, 55414, 55415, 55418, 55420, 55422, 55423, 55425, 55426, 55427, 55428, 55429, 55430, 55443, 55444, 55445, 55454, 55455, 55467
Ramsey County
55101, 55102, 55103, 55104, 55106, 55107, 55109, 55113, 55117, 55119, 55126, 55127, 55128, 55130, 55144, 55146, 55155
Dakota County
55118, 55122, 55124, 55306, 55337
Anoka County
55433, 55432, 55421, 55448
Click here to download a two-page informational flyer about this vaccination clinic.
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Click here for middle years newsletter.
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Other opportunities in the district/community:
MS Planting Class
Youth Enrichment League Summer 2021
EX.I.T.E.
Ridgedale YMCA Summer Programs
SLP Boys Basketball Summer Camp
Newscaster Spring/Summer 2021
Lenox Foundation Spring Fundraiser
Joint the Largest Study of Autism Ever
Game Coding & Graphic Art Classes
2021-22 Student Calendar
Click here to see the flyers.
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