October 31, 2024

Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:

We hope this finds you well! Our kindergarten students ventured to Westwood Hills Nature Center yesterday for their first field trip to learn about habitats. It sounds like they had a great learning experience!

Next Tuesday, November 5 is a professional development day for staff, and we will not have classes. One of the sessions for the day is working with district grade level teams focused on progress reporting.

Our students will participate in "Student Voting" on Monday, and they will cast their ballots next Monday during physical education class. In preparation, all students are learning about elections and the voting process in an age appropriate way. We are talking about multiple perspectives and respecting everyone, which is tied to our PSI Values of:

• We welcome each other
• We care for each other
• We stand up for each other
• We respect each other

Congratulations to our community for the massive success of this year's PTO-sponsored Leer-a-tón! It is great to see how much our students are reading, and we are grateful for the financial support for our Amity Intern program! We hope to see you next Thursday evening for our annual PTO-sponsored "Family Fun and Fitness Night" at the St. Louis Park High School football field. Please see below for more information about these and other happenings around our school.

Thanks for sharing your children with us, and for being members of our community.

Take care, and have a great week.

In partnership,

Corey Maslowski, Principal

Megan Paulis de Rangel, Assistant Principal

Important Drop Off and Pick Up Reminder

As a reminder, all before school drop offs and after school pick ups must go through the kiss and ride lane at door 3. For students safety, please do NOT pick your students up at the main office. Due to buses, walkers, and bike riders, we need everyone to pick up in the line and not in front of the office. Please remember to pull all the way forward in line, and use the proper turn lanes when exiting.

Tuesday Was Our Last Garden Club Meeting of the Season!

We celebrated by planting autumn-bearing thornless raspberry plants and wrapped up with a fun round of garden trivia! The kids loved testing their knowledge with questions like:

 True or False?

Garlic belongs to the onion family. (True)

The Three Sisters are broccoli, corn, and beans. (False - the 3 sisters are SQUASH, corn and beans)

Some bees, like mason bees, prefer to nest in small holes rather than hives. (True)

Our garden now boasts 28 garden beds, ready to be filled with beautiful memories and plants.

Click here if you would like to donate to our PSI community garden wishlist and stay tuned for more opportunities to get involved!

Follow our Facebook page for garden updates and more information: El Jardín de PSI.

It is Time to Register for the PSI Drama Club!

Who: Students in grades 3-5

When: Students will attend either Mondays or Thursdays, beginning on Monday, November 4. 

Why: Students will work together to learn lines, create costumes and props, and perform for friends and family in February. And it’s fun!

What else: The cost is $75.00.

And: Please look at the calendar to be sure that your child can attend all rehearsals and performances before committing to this activity.

How: Use this link to register.

If your daughter is in Girls on the Run, she should go to GOTR next week and then start Drama Club the week of November 11. 

Registration will close on Thursday, November 14.

Contact Sra. Wieber (wieber.kimberly@slpschools.org) with questions.

November A-E Day Calendar

School District News

Cold and Flu Season is Upon Us – Visit Central Clinic for Student Healthcare

SLP's Central Clinic is a no-cost, walk-in health care clinic for infants through Grade 12. Students can receive care ranging from sports physicals to reproductive health to immunizations and more!

Central Clinic is open Tuesdays and Thursdsays from 1:00-4:30 p.m. at 6300 Walker Street (enter on W 35th Street).

In The Loop Knutson Construction Update

Read the latest In The Loop construction update from Knutson Construction, featuring progress updates on Park Central Operations Center and SLP Central Community Center.

PTO News

Family Fun and Fitness Night

Join us at the St. Louis Park High School Football Field for a night of outdoor fitness and fun! This event is always a big hit! We will be under the stadium lights Thursday evening, November 7th from 6:00-7:30pm. This event is for all PSI families, there will be organized activities and a chance to move and be active in the beautiful fall weather. Be sure to bundle up!

There will be no access to bathrooms or water fountains at this event. Please bring a labeled water bottle if needed. In the event of poor weather, a cancellation notice will be posted to the PTO website and PSI Parents Facebook page.

LEER-A-TÓN Updates

Please complete this leer-a-tón survey to share what worked well and what we could improve for leer-a-tón in the future.

Still accepting donations: Send in your cash/check donations or donate online.

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR PRIZE WINNERS for LEER-A-TÓN 2024

Field Trip Winners: The classes at PSI with the highest participation in leer-a-tón:



• Srta. Bernal's class (95% participation): field trip to Park Tavern for bowling
• Sr. Franco's class (96% participation): field trip to ROC for ice skating

Cookies/juice Party Winners: Due to high participation, we added a cookies/juice party for 2 classrooms with participation above 90%. (152 more students participated this year than last.)

• Sra. Zeigle (95%) 
• Sra. Reed-Meyer (90%) 

Participants: Kids meal (with ice cream) for Culvers or Chick-fil-A (422 students, 79% of students).

Drawing: Students who read all 15 days (376 students) were entered into a drawing for additional prizes, which will be delivered to their classrooms.