January 5, 2017

 
       An academic bilingual community fostering global citizenship

In This Issue

 From Your      Proud Principal... 

Dear Park Spanish Immersion School Community:
 
Happy New Year!  It is so wonderful to see our students after the break!  As a part of our school beliefs, our students, teachers, and staff members have been working on routines and revisiting goals so all students feel comfortable and safe at school.
 
At this time of year, people often reflect and make goals for the upcoming year.  When talking with our amazing students, I am encouraging all of them to have reading be a top goal.  We want them to read books at their level and of interest.  Sometimes we have to help them find the right "fit."  Please let us know if we can be of assistance.
 
Please join us for tomorrow's Baile Folklórico performance at 7:00 pm at St. Louis Park Middle School.  All are invited to attend.  Our dancers have worked very hard, and I'm excited to see them shine! I am also very excited to see our students' amazing projects for the Imagination & Inventors' Fair next Tuesday.  At last count, we have 200 students participating! 
 
Have a wonderful week, and keep reading.
Your partner in education,

Corey Maslowski


From the SLP District Offices:
Superintendent Rob Metz will be retiring after 36 years in public education to begin a new career working with the Building Assets Reducing Risks (BARR) team as Deputy Director. In this role, he will work with the BARR Team to expand the work nationwide. "I am highly motivated to help reform and improve public school systems across the country," he said. 
Click HERE to link to the news announcement in full.
Calendar

January        
6
 Baile Folklórico
re-scheduled performance
SLP Middle School
7:00pm
10
PSIParents
Imagination &
Inventors' Fair
 6:30pm
16
NO SCHOOL
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

17
 Open Enrollment
(out of district families)
Application Deadline
19
 (ELC) Equity
Learning Community 
(formerly PASS)
PSI Media Center
6:30-
7:45pm
20
NO SCHOOL
Grading Day
February         
2
 Steering Committee Mtg. 

4:00pm
7
 PSIParents
Family, Fun & Fitness
Gymnasiums
6:30pm
7
 MENTAL HEALTH
IN THE PARK:
How to stop the fighting,
yelling, & Frustration 
Aquila media center
 
6:30pm
7, 8, 9
 PSIParents
Scholastic Book Fair
3:45-
8:00pm
16
 SLP RESIDENT 2017-18
Kinder Application for
Enrollment deadline
SLP District Offices
 4:00pm
17
NO SCHOOL
Professional Development
20
NO SCHOOL
Presidents' Day


24
 Fiesta de amistad
(Friendship Party Day)
24-25
 Drama Club Performance
7:00pm
KEnrollment     
From the SLP District Offices...            
2017-2018 Kindergarten Enrollment              
 
Please note that PSI families with a child ready to start kindergarten next year are NOT automatically enrolled to PSI.  Applications must be received by the posted deadline. 

Click HERE for a 'Getting Ready for Kindergarten' timeline.

Click HERE for general information about kindergarten enrollment for the 2017-2018 school year.

Click HERE for the school board PSI Admission Policy.

SLP Resident Application for Enrollment deadline is Thursday, February 16, 2017 by 4:00 pm.  Contact Lynda Stanley with questions at:  stanley.lynda@slpschools.org  
Menus                                
From the SLP School District's
School Nutrition Department... 
School Meal Menus Now Online Only                                                
 
Starting in January 2017, St. Louis Park Public Schools breakfast and lunch menus will no longer be printed and sent home with students.  SLP families were mailed a postcard over winter break with this new online only menu information.

Click HERE to view PSI's menus (choose breakfast or lunch menu) with full nutritional information.  You may further choose PRINT MENU (upper right) to view an easy to read printable version of the menu.
 
Menu links are also posted on the PSI homepage, under FIND IT FAST, then under SCHOOL NUTRITION.

Any questions about this change can be directed to Jodie Woelffer, Administrative Assistant for School Nutrition, at 952-928-6146 or by email at:  woelffer.jodie@slpschools.org.
MathScienceBEG    
Math & Science Connection           
Beginning Edition              
   
Math & Science Connection (Beginning Edition) provides tips and activities for parents to help their children understand and enjoy math & science.
 
Click HERE for this week's Beginning Edition of Math & Science.   
larevista                              
Call for Entries -  La revista 
4th Edition - Submission Deadline February 24                                              
It's time to celebrate student creativity with our 4th edition of original K-5 Spanish and English writing in our own published book!

Submit your work by Friday, February 24th (late entries will NOT be accepted).

Click HERE for more Information.  This information was also sent home in backpacks today.    
PTOVolunteerLunchroom     NEW PTO Logo 2016-17
From PSIParents...             
Volunteer in the Lunchroom              
 
Come help out in the lunchroom and assist PSI kids by handing out silverware and sanitizing tables. Shifts are just one hour long; it's a great way to check in on your kiddo(s) and have fun interacting with students!  You are welcome to come volunteer even if you're not able to stay the entire hour!
 
Click HERE to sign up.

¡ Gracias!
  TShirtDesignContest NEW PTO Logo 2016-17                            
From PSIParents:   
2017 Carnival T-Shirt Design Contest                                                
 
It's not too late!  Create a cool design for the FRONT of this year's 2017 Carnival T-Shirt!

Design Theme:  2017 PSI Carnival

Guidelines:
  • Original design submitted by a current PSI student.
  • Design should be submitted on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of white paper.
  • Design should be in black ink or black marker ONLY.
  • Students should write their name, their grade level, and their teachers' name in pencil on the back of their design submission.
  • T-Shirt Design Contest deadline is BY Friday, January 13, 2017, to your child's teacher.

One design will be selected for the 2017 PSI Carnival T-Shirt Contest  

 

Questions?  Please contact Bob Oleisky at:  bob@oleisky.com

   
CommEd   
St. Louis Park Community Education
Begin Your Lifelong Learning Here
 
The mission of St. Louis Park Community Education is to enhance the quality of life through lifelong learning and empowerment of people.

St. Louis Park Community Education is a department of St. Louis Park Public Schools. We support lifelong learning at every level, with programs for infants through senior citizens.

Click HERE for more information/how to register for SLP Community Education for Youth, Adults & Seniors .
 

 
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