September 5, 2024

Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:

JOY! It has been pure joy to welcome our students to this new school year! They are likely tired as we work with intentionality to build community and practice procedures to ensure that everyone feels safe and secure at school. We look forward to partnering with each of you on behalf of our amazingly brilliant 533 students as we work to actualize our Mission, Vision, Core Values, and Strategic Plan; please see here for more information.

Each Thursday, we will send school, district, PTO, and community information through La Prensa.  See below for many important details.

See here for a few pictures from this week.

Take care, and thank you for sharing your children with us.

In partnership,

Corey Maslowski, Principal

Megan Paulis de Rangel, Assistant Principal

Exciting News: PSI Community Garden Launch!

We are thrilled to announce that we have received a generous grant from the Park Public Schools and Community Foundation to launch a school community garden at PSI! This project will provide our students with an enriching, hands-on learning experience while fostering a deeper connection with nature to support their physical and mental well-being.

Join us for the Inaugural PSI Community Garden Build Day!

Date: Saturday, September 28

Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Breakfast and snacks provided!

Tasks will include assembling garden beds, filling beds with soil, spreading mulch, and more. Please RSVP if you are able to attend.

Get Involved as a Garden Liaison!

We are looking for 2-3 garden liaisons to collaborate with us. Liaisons will take the lead on parent/community outreach and scheduling volunteers throughout the year. Interested? Reach out to Kylie Urriche at urriche.kylie@slpschools.org or Becky Nielsen at nielsen.rebecca@slpschools.org to learn more.

Support Our Initiative

If you'd like to support our garden, please consider donating materials through our Amazon Wishlist.

Thank you for being part of this wonderful journey with us!

PSI Garden Coordinators

Kylie Urriche and Becky Nielsen

Click here to see our flyer.

Orchestra Registration Info Night: September 10, 6:00-7:30 pm

PSI Procedures: Please Review

Birthday Treats

Homework

Reading at Home

Personal Devices for Students

Kiss and Ride (pick up and drop off) Procedures

Please see the linked information here. With the current construction, it will take patience for anyone arriving by car. If you have any questions regarding kiss and ride tags, please contact Kathy Ninnemann in the front office at 952-928-6555.

Elders' Wisdom, Children's Song

The fifth graders are taking their Elder's Wisdom songs on tour! Sr. Davis, Sra. Wieber, and the fifth grade class were selected by the Minnesota Music Educators Association (MMEA) as one of the only elementary groups in the state to share their project and songs with music educators at the annual MMEA conference on Friday, February 14th (mark your calendars now)! Sr. Davis and Sra. Wieber will provide more details about the session and transportation as the date approaches.  

For new fifth grade families: 

All of the fourth graders in St. Louis Park participate in Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song (EWCS), a program that incorporates community, history, education, and celebration through storytelling, song, and spoken word. Each fourth-grade class adopts an elder from the community who will share his or her story. Each elder’s story is recorded, analyzed, and interpreted by students. Then, inspired by the life story of the elder, each class writes a song or spoken word piece that they perform to honor the elder. The PSI fifth graders will perform the songs they created last spring during the MMEA conference next February, as referenced in the previous paragraph. Sra. Wieber and Sr. Davis will help new students learn about the elders and the songs so they can participate in this rewarding experience. Current fourth grade students will begin to plan for this year's EWCS project in January.

School District News

Expectations for Athletic Events

For all home High School athletic events where admission is charged:

• 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 event. 
• The student must be in the bleachers unless with the accompanying adult.
• No bags, backpacks or outside food/drink will be allowed in at home football games and there will be no reentry.
•  All tickets must be purchased electronically, either in advance, or at the event. There will be no cash options available. No refunds.
• For football, entry will stop at the end of the third quarter.

Please purchase your tickets here.

Information for the 2024 Homecoming Football Game on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7:00 pm

• Tickets will ONLY be sold online, no tickets will be sold at the game.
• Online ticket sales will end at 3pm on Thursday, September 19th.
• 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 event. 
• The student must be in the bleachers unless with the accompanying adult.
• No bags, backpacks or outside food/drink will be allowed in at home football games and there will be no reentry.
• Entry will stop at the end of the second quarter.

Please purchase your Homecoming football game tickets here.

If you need additional information, contact Andy Ewald. ewald.andrew@slpschools.org 952-928-6118

After School Activities, Family Events and More!

Fall registration is now open for SLP Community Education activities and programs! Now is the time to explore new offerings such as cooking, trips, social gatherings, free weekend family activities, and the list goes on. Visit us at slpcommunityed.com. 

PTO News

PTO Kickoff and Family Picnic

We hope to see you at the PSI Family Picnic on September 17th from 5-7pm at Oak Hill Park. Come for some fun, food trucks, meet the new amity interns, and stop by the volunteer table to learn more about how you can get involved!

Room Parents Needed!

Through our Parent Teacher Organization (PTO), room parents help build classroom community and foster communication for events. In collaboration with the classroom teacher, some responsibilities have included planning/coordinating classroom parties, soliciting supplies, forwarding PTO/PSI communications, etc. We are looking for a few room parents for each classroom. If you are interested, please fill out this form by Friday, September 6.

If you have any questions about being a room parent, feel free to email psivolunteers@gmail.com.

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PSI Book Drive



Do you have books sitting around ready to pass on to other kids?

If yes, donate to PSI’s Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) sponsored book drive!

What: Donate high interest/great condition children’s books in English or Spanish (picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, nonfiction, etc)

When: Beginning at “Meet the Teacher” Night, August 29, through September 20

Where: Inside door #1: There is a donation box

Why: Get more books in kids hands for Leer-a-tón (Read-a-thon) 2024. Books will be used as leer-a-tón prizes and in a student book swap.

Leer-a-tón (Read-a-thon) 2024 is September 27 - October 11 2024