PETER HOBART COMMUNICATOR 09/28/2023

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September 28, 2023

IB Inquiry Week of September 25th

Between kindergarten and fifth grade, our program of inquiry (POI), made up of 34 units of inquiry, offers students a broad, balanced, conceptual, transdisciplinary education.

Educators from our international baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programs (PYP) have designed a program of inquiry that ensures a balance of knowledge, understanding, skills and personal development, in order to position our students to take action to make the world better, more just, and more peaceful place.

The central idea for each of our units of inquiry can be found below

Anne LaLonde Laux - IB/PYP Coordinator

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*

Wednesday, September 27-29 Scholastic Book Fair ~ (2:15-6:00pm)-TONIGHT

Thursday, September 28 The Works Engineering Family Night~(6:00pm-8:00pm)-TONIGHT

Wednesday, October 4 ~ Picture Day

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

Wednesday, October 18 ~ Family Connections (7:20 AM - 3:20 PM) (No School) CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Thursday, October 19th ~ No School

Friday, October 20th ~ No School

*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

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

Madeline Rohlf/ Ty Torrance

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)

Picture Day - Wednesday October 4th

Band Registration Last Call

Fifth Grade Band Registration closes on Tuesday, October 3.

All Fifth Graders who are interested in participating must fill out a registration form.

Click here for English Registration Form

Click here for Somali Registration Form

Click here for Spanish Registration Form

For more information - click here !

Shout out Loud Wellness Fair

We invite St. Louis Park Public School families to join us on Saturday, Sept 30 for a family-friendly event at the Rec Center--ROC in St Louis Park promoting mental health and wellness in our community. This event will run from 11am - 3 pm and is free for all. Watch great entertainment and interact with community organizations. Be sure to stop by the St. Louis Park Public Schools booth highlighting the unique role schools play in promoting mental health and social-emotional wellness. Visit https://shoutoutloudmn.com/ for more information.

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

SLP Youth Lacrosse Clinic

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!

Mexico City Cafe launches on Sept 20th

Join us for a fantastic Mexican meal on September 20th! 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

Come learn about and explore stem concepts with the works museum! Five fun, hands-only stem activity stations to explore stem & engineer concepts for all grade levels: dynamic magnetic structures, flyin flyers, pop fly team challenge circuit play, sound sandwiches!

Interested in

helping us out?

SCAN QR CODE

See our Principal Letter Here!

Come on in and get some great new books your child will be excited to read. We will have books for all interests and reading levels as well as teacher wish lists if you'd like to get a book for your child's classroom *Cash, check and credit card are accepted at the fair OR you can set up a cashless way to pay using Wallet from PH's Scholastic Homepage:

https: www.scholatic.com/bf/fall2023BookFair

Interested in

helping us out?

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2023- 2024 Events

Fall Book Fair – Sept 27 - 29th

The Works Engineering Family Night – Thurs Sept 28th, 6-8pm

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.