May 30, 2024

Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:

We hope this finds you well! It's been a great week of learning! Yesterday, former PSI students who will be graduating from St. Louis Park High School visited us and spent time in the building. It was so much fun to celebrate their journey with them, and we wish them well as they graduate! See here for a few photos.

Yesterday, our band and orchestra students performed for their third, fourth, and fifth grade classmates. They did an incredible job! Congratulations to the students, as well as to the many efforts of Sra. Brummel-Culver and Sr. Binger! Tomorrow, we will have our annual Cartonera celebration. We look forward to celebrating the students' hard work and their creativity. See below for more information. If you will be joining us for this (or any activity during the next week), please be aware of the construction on Cedar Lake Road and plan accordingly when looking for parking.

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

Sincerely,

Corey Maslowski, Principal

Kelsey Clark, Elementary Support Supervisor

P.S. If you are in the building, please check out the "lost and found." Unclaimed items will be donated this summer.

Cartonera Project



Would you like to see how we used hundreds of cereal boxes? It’s almost time for the unveiling of our Cartoneras. On May 31, students will be sharing self-published books that they wrote and illustrated. These Cartonera books are incredible! They will be on display and available for reading May 31, 8:30-9:30 and 10:30-11:30 on the west lawn. Your child is invited to bring a blanket or towel to sit on as they take in the stories. Please join us for this wonderful literacy event!

Click here to see the schedule for when your student(s) class will be sharing their Cartoneras.

K-4 Last Day of School Celebration Activities- June 7

Back by popular demand, each grade level will have one hour of fun activities that our teachers and staff will lead as a part of our end of year celebración. Families, if you would like to join your children in their last day of school celebration at PSI, you are welcome to come during their grade level's designated hour. The students will have four different rotations, inside and outside.

Lost and Found

Please visit the lost & found located between the gymnasium and library before the end of the day on June 7th. All items left after this date will be laundered and donated.

Non-Clothing Lost and Found

Please take a look at the below items. If any of them belong to you or your students, please see Kathy in the office.

From Sra. Hidalgo, Kindergarten Assistant

Dear PSI Community:

I’ve made the decision to move back to Spain to be with my family at the end of this school year after a decade at PSI. I want to thank all of you for your kindness, support, and  for trusting me with your children. I had so much joy watching them learn and grow over the years; their unexpected hugs in the hallways always made my day! I will miss them so much! I am both excited and nervous about the next chapter in my life, but I’m leaving with a suitcase full of wonderful memories. 

Con mucho cariño, 

Sra. Hidalgo 

School Year Book Return

Remember to have your child turn in all of their library books! Reach out to Sara VanDeWalker (vandewalker.sara@slpschools.org) if you have any questions.

Mark Your Calendars... PSI Media Center 2024 Summer Hours

Come visit the media center this summer! This is a great time to get books because parents/caregivers get to determine how many their child checks out, there is no limit in the summer! The PSI Media Center will be open the following dates:

JUNE:

Wednesday, June 26 from 2-4:00 pm (please ENTER and EXIT the building at DOOR #2)

JULY:

Wednesday, July 10 from 2-4:00 pm (please ENTER and EXIT the building at DOOR #2)

Wednesday, July 24 from 2-4:00 pm (please ENTER and EXIT the building at DOOR #2)

"Summer Activities" Compiled by PSI Teachers

Please click here to see grade level specific summer activities from our teachers!

School District News

In the Loop SLP Construction Update



View updates from Knutson Construction and St. Louis Park Public Schools about construction projects in the school district. May highlights include project milestones and progress for the High School and Data Center.

Fun Fact: There are 94 new doors being installed on the main high school project, totaling over 700 LF. That length is equivalent to over 1,120 #2 school pencils placed end to end! View the construction updates webpage.

In the Loop: SLP Construction Newsletter

Attention families: Central Clinic will be open Tues-Thurs 1-4:30pm through Thursday, June 6th and will be reopening Tuesday, August 6



Central Clinic, located on the North side of Central Community Center at Door 7, offers no-cost treatment for acute illness and injuries, well-child/baby check ups, immunizations/vaccines (for underinsured/Medical Assistance/MNCare or noninsured), sports exams, Sexual health care and more. For more information: https://www.slpschools.org/students/central-clinic

Celebrate Juneteenth!



The city of St. Louis Park welcomes you to the third annual Juneteenth celebration!

Sunday, June 16, 1 – 4 p.m. at The ROC - Education - Shopping- Food - And Fun!

What is Juneteenth? Juneteenth recognizes the historical pronouncement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865, when the Emancipation Proclamation was said to have been first publicly read in Texas by Union soldiers.

Park Public Schools & Community Foundation



Do you know about the Park Public Schools & Community Foundation (PPS&CF)?  Every year, the PPS&CF raises funds & makes grants to teachers in preschool through high school for special projects that inspire & enhance our students’ education.  In the 2023-2024 school year alone, the Foundation was able to make grants totaling over $58,000!  Examples include paying for new play equipment for preschoolers, a potter’s wheel and slab at the Middle School, exciting field trips to bring classroom learning to life, a mobile makerspace, a kindness rocks garden project, innovative instruments combining engineering and music, and cutting edge technology bridging the physical education and science curriculums at the High School. We can’t wait to see what our teachers will do next school year with Foundation grants to make our students’ experiences even better!  To learn more about the Foundation and how you can support our schools, please visit  Park Public Schools & Community Foundation - St. Louis Park Public Schools Foundation (slppscf.org)

PTO News

Amity Program Needs YOU!



Each year PSI welcomes eight Amity Interns from Spanish speaking countries who assist our teachers in the K-5 classrooms. Amity interns live with PSI host families one semester allowing both an opportunity for greater language learning and cultural exchange. Please consider hosting an Amity Intern for a semester! We need fall host families for our wonderful incoming interns next year. This is a unique and wonderful experience that can benefit your entire family. Plus, it's a great way to give back to the students, staff and entire community. Want more info? Please check out the FAQs or email us at psiamity@gmail.com.

Ready to sign up? Email us at psiamity@gmail.com or fill out this application and we’ll reach out to you!

Community News

Join us at Stages Theatre on September 29th at the 4pm performance of Señorita Mariposa!

Stages Theater Company is proud to announce their first performance that uses both English and Spanish throughout the entire show, the world premiere of the play with lots of music, Señorita Mariposa. Based on the children's book, take flight and discover just how big Señorita Mariposa's wonderful world is as we follow the monarch butterfly's journey from Canada to Mexico on the beautiful bilingual adventure across the continent. Each year the butterfly takes an epic adventure 'over mountains capped with snow, to the deserts below' to settle in the forests of their ancestors, but it's who they meet on their way that makes this journey so special. To fly!

Click here to purchase tickets!

Use promo code*: mariposa1050 (valid until Sept. 10)

*Stages Theatre has created a coupon code for PSI students, staff, and families for the Sunday, September 29th 4pm performance for $10.50 per ticket (plus fees). Stages has requested that we do NOT share this coupon code with others outside of PSI or on social media.