October 5, 2023

Indigenous Peoples' Day October 9th

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.

Minnesota Indian Tribes

In Minnesota, there are seven Anishinaabe (Chippewa, Ojibwe) reservations and four Dakota (Sioux) communities. Find links to the web sites of those communities that have web sites. Also included are links to other valuable resources.

CLICK HERE

Kari Schwietering, Peter Hobart Principal

952-928-6602 ~ schwietering.kari@slpschools.org

Brian Massie, Peter Hobart Elementary Support Supervisor

952-928-6594 ~ massie.brian@slpschools.org

Important Dates

* Click HERE for 2023-24 At-A-Glance Calendar*

October 5 - Bring It Home meeting

October 11 - K goes to Stages Theatre 9:30 - 11:30

October 12 - 1st Grade to Stages Theatre 9:30 - 11:30

October 12 - Hispanic Heritage Month Assembly 1:15

October 13 ~ SLP Homecoming Parade & Game

October 17 ~ Family Connections (3:00 - 7:00 PM) CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

October 18 ~ Family Connections (7:20 AM - 3:20 PM) CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

October 18th ~ NO SCHOOL (Connect Conferences)

October 19th ~ NO SCHOOL (MEA)

October 20th ~ NO SCHOOL (MEA)

October 23 - Youth Enrichment classes start

October 29 - PH PTO Family Meet Up at Birchwood Park (28th St. & Zarthan)

October 30 to November 10 - PH Direct Fundraiser

November 1 - 10 Día de los Muertos ofrenda

November 3 - PH PTO Owl Program at Westwood Nature Center

November 3 ~ NO SCHOOL (Professional Development for teachers)

November 7 - PH PTO Winter Clothing Drive with Northstar donuts

November 14 - Kindergarten Science Observation Night 5:00 - 6:30

November 30 - Next Bring It Home meeting

December 8 ~ NO SCHOOL (Professional Development for teachers)

December 22 to January 1 ~ NO SCHOOL (Winter Break)

*Click HERE for St Louis Park City Calendar*

Hispanic Heritage Month runs from Sept.15 to Oct.15, and provides us an opportunity to honor and recognize the significant contributions of Hispanic and Latino people in our society. It is with great appreciation of the resilience, creativity, and innovation of each individual and the gifts they bring to our school community.

October Letter Calendar

Meal Menus

Menu's in Spanish

Menu's in English

Menu's in Somali

SLP Homecoming October 9 - 13th

Join us for the SLP Homecoming Festivities on October 13, 2023

All residents, families, staff, and alumni are invited to join together for this year's SLP Homecoming events! There will be a student parade from 4:30-5:00pm from the High School to the Football Stadium and the football game where the SLP Orioles will take on Cretin-Derham Hall - kickoff at 7pm. Come join the fun!

Homecoming Expectations:

Any child in 8th grade or below must be accompanied by a paying adult who is responsible for them, their behavior and their whereabouts at the game. The student must be in the bleachers unless with the accompanying adult.
No bags, backpacks or outside food/drink will be allowed in. No reentry. Please remember there are no cash ticket sales and no refunds.
Admission will stop at the end of the third quarter.

Please purchase your tickets here: https://gopark.hometownticketing.com/embed/event/171?es=3d0ggtfutrl2gq6rs8tuc4ha8a&single=1

PH's Homecoming Spirit Dress Up Days:

Monday, October 9 ~ Fan Day - dress as your favorite team, musician, superstar, movie, book character etc.

Tuesday, October 10 ~ Twin Day - wear a matching outfit with another person or MN Twins gear.

Wednesday, October 11 ~ PJ Day - dress in school/weather appropriate pajamas.

Thursday, October 12 ~ Mismatch Day - dress with clothes that don't match or inside out.

Friday, October 13 ~ Park Pride Day - wear your orange and black.

AQ, PH, SL, and PSI students

are invited to dance Waving Flag with Super María in the Homecoming Parade!

Friday, October 13

4:30 - 5:00

More information to follow

Family Connections October 17th and 18th

Family Connections is Tuesday, October 17th from 2:40pm-7:00pm and Wednesday, October 18th from 7:20am-3:00pm

Please click on teacher link below to sign up:

KINDERGARTEN

1ST GRADE

2ND GRADE

3RD GRADE

4TH GRADE

5TH GRADE

TALENT DEVELOPMENT

Kathryn Oberg- Grade K-2 Family Connection Plan

Are your kindergarten, first, or second graders sharing about their time in Talent Development at home? Want to get some ideas to continue this learning as a family? Swing by Ms. Oberg's (Obie's) Room 105 during Family Connect Time on October 17th (between 3:00-6:30) and 18th (between 8:00-11:00 or 12:00-2:00) to get some fun STEAM activities to try at home!

Renee Robinson - Grades 3-5 Family Connection Plan

Please join us for the Music Instruction Open House the evening of October 17th (between 3:00-6:30) and 18th (between 8:00-11:00 or 12:00-2:00)

MUSIC

Carlos Siguenza- Grades K-5 Family Connection Plan

Please join us for the Music Instruction Open House the evening of October 17th (between 3:00-6:30) and 18th (between 8:00-11:00 or 12:00-2:00)

PHY ED

Richard Keith- Grades K-5 Family Connection Plan

Please join us for the Phy Ed Open House the evening of October 17th (between 3:00-6:30) and October 18th (between 8:00-11:00 or 12:00-2:00)

BaInternational Baccalaureate (IB) Evaluation Visits in SLP Schools

Inquiry, reflection, and feedback - three practices that are vital to our success.

Every five years, our IB schools take part in a rigorous self-study and evaluation process of inquiry, reflection, and feedback. This process allows us to learn more about ourselves and receive feedback from an outside professional international organization. During the month of October, all five of our IB World Schools will undergo an evaluation visit by members from the International Baccalaureate. During the visit, the evaluation team will meet with students, families, educators, and district leaders. During these sessions, the evaluation team will seek to learn more about the following:

Our understanding of what it means to be an IB World School
Evidence of the Standards and Practices in our schools
Strengths of our schools and areas we want to improve/grow

The IB Organization has a set of standards and practices (similar to MN Standards and Benchmarks) for IB schools. While some of the practices are mandatory, (e.g.: having an IB coordinator and a Pedagogical Learning Team, Exhibition and Community projects) the majority of the standards and practices are inspirational - in other words, the IB finds them to be universally tried and true practices that we should ASPIRE to…

The IB Standards and Practices fall into four categories

Purpose
Environment
Culture
Learning

There are five International (IB) World Schools in the St. Louis Park Schools - Aquila, Peter Hobart, Susan Lindgren, the Middle School and the High School. Two-thirds of K-12 SLP students and staff are part of our International Baccalaureate Programs.

Evaluation visits dates

Middle School - October 3 - 5

Aquila - October 4-6

High School - October 25-27

Susan Lindgren - October 25 - 27

Peter Hobart - October 30 - Nov. 1

Fall Youth Enrichment Classes

Art:

Winter Celebration Drawing Class

Our Cartoon Celebration is a fun afterschool activity perfect for your smart and innovative child.

Tuesdays, Nov. 14-Dec. 12, 2:15-3:45 p.m.

5 Sessions: $110

Click here to register now!

Chess:

Grandmasters of Chess

In each class, students are taught different chess concepts and coached to implement those concepts into

their chess games. Each class sends with students playing 20-30 minutes of chess.

Tuesdays, Oct. 24-Dec. 19 (No Class Oct. 31), 2:15-3:15 p.m.

8 Sessions: $130

Click here to register now!

Sports:

Flag Football

The 6-week program is structured in one-hour instructional sessions combining fundamental skills

instruction and organized competition.

Wednesdays, Nov.1-Dec. 13 (No Class Nov. 22), 2:15-3:15 p.m.

6 Sessions: $99

Click here to register now!

Swim Instructors/ Assistants and Life Guards Needed

Prevent Sickness this Fall

We want to remind staff and families about the importance of self-care while the flu and covid are present. Help keep our school communities healthy!

Stay home when sick

Wash your hands often and use hand sanitizer

Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze

St. Louis Park Public Schools follows the guidance from the Minnesota Department of Health for when people should stay home.

COVID-19: Students/staff testing positive for COVID-19 should stay home a full 5 days and return to school on day 6 if their symptoms have improved & they have been fever free for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication. They should wear a mask through day 10.

Influenza-like-illness: Students/staff with symptoms of influenza should stay home until their fever is gone for 24 hours without taking fever-reducing medication. They should also be feeling well enough to participate in school before returning.

Peter Hobart PTO

Dine for Dollars!

Join us for a fantastic Mexican meal! Throughout the school year, Mexico City Cafe will donate 5% of all purchases to Peter Hobart. So, eat up and dine for dollars! See menu HERE

Thank you to the families who Supported the Book Fair!

Whether you came in and purchased books, bookmarks, pens, journals, or posters or you volunteered to set up, manage the secure entrance, help run the fair, or take down at the end of the evening, ALL of this support is so valuable and our Fall fair was a huge success.

Together we raised $3034.13 in Scholastic Dollars for our school to use AND we had 65 books donated off of teacher wish lists with family donations and all that rounding up to the nearest dollar at the register! In the past we've used the Scholastic Dollars to buy classroom books and supplies, books for the media center, or giving all kids a stipend so everyone can attend the fair in the spring.

If YOU want to join the book fair committee and help plan the winter and spring fairs, please reach out to peterhobartpto@mail.com.

If you'd still like to purchase books, the online fair continues through October 10th and 25% of online purchases support the school. https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/Fall2023BookFair

2023- 2024 Events

PH Family Meet-Up - Sunday Oct 29th 1-3pm (Birchwood Park)

Peter Hobart Direct – Oct 30th - November 10th

Owl Program at Westwood Nature Center – Friday Nov 3rd, 6:30-8pm

Winter Clothing Drive w/ North Star Donuts – Tues Nov 7th, 2-6pm

PH Family Meet-Up (December or January Activity TBD)

PTO General Meeting – January TBD, 6:00pm

Black History Month Celebration – Feb TBD

PH Family Meet-Up (March Activity TBD)

Imagination Fair – March TBD

Spring Book Fair – April TBD

Earth Day Event at Westwood Nature Center, Fri April 26th, 6:30 -8pm

PTO General Meeting – May TBD, 6:00pm

Spring Carnival – Fri May 3rd

Last Day of School Celebration – Thurs Jun 13th

If you would like to get involved, please email peterhobartpto@gmail.com

Box Tops: Download the Box Tops for Education app on iTunes or Google Play to earn money for Peter Hobart when purchasing products with a Box Top label on it. See BTFE.com for eligible products.
Amazon Smile: Shop at smile.amazon.com and Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible Amazon Smile purchases to the Peter Hobart PTO. Amazon Smile is the same Amazon you know—same products, same prices, same service. Support our school by shopping at smile.amazon.com and select Peter Hobart PTO as your charitable donation organization.