Save the Date:  November 15, 6:30-7:30 pm

Student Mental Health Presentation for Caregivers

We invite you to join us on November 15 from 6:30-7:30 at PSI as our school mental health team will be presenting on student mental health with a focus on anxiety. 

Come learn what anxiety can look like at school, how to know when to seek additional help, and strategies you can use at home. If you do not have childcare for your PSI student(s), please click here so we can properly plan.

PSI Community Project of Appreciation and Kindness

for the Month of November

Students and staff were invited to share their appreciation and how they express kindness during November.  Click HERE to view a few photos from the project posted in the media center.

Drama Club - Registration NOW OPEN

It is time to register for the PSI Drama Club!

The PSI Drama Club is open to students in grades 3-5, and includes weekly rehearsals that culminate in three February performances. Students will experience the magic of theater while working together to learn lines, create costumes and props, and perform for friends and family.

There will be 2 Drama Club groups this year, one on Mondays and another on Thursdays. When registering, families will be asked to choose one of these days. Sra. Wieber shared more information during Talent Development class. The cost to participate in Drama Club is $50.00.  

Follow this link to register:  https://forms.gle/H1Kn4dDrSWNvgMaR8. Registration will be open from October 27 - November 11.

Contact Sra. Wieber with questions (wieber.kimberly@slpschools.org) or check the PSI Drama Club blog for more information (http://psidramaclub.weebly.com).

Share the Mic Podcast: Youth Data Analysts - The Hopes and Dreams of our Community

Episode 1 dropped October 31, 2022. Listen to Episode 1 on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Amira Abdirahman and Charlotte Cox spent their summer as Youth Data Analysts. These incredible students join Supt. Astein Osei for the first episode of the Share the Mic podcast to share more about their experience. Their research on the hopes and dreams of their community has ignited change in St. Louis Park Public Schools.

The Share the Mic podcast explores what connects the St. Louis Park community: who we are as individuals and who we are as a collective to understand the Ubuntu saying, I Am Because We Are. Through conversations with students, staff, and community members, we'll talk about what brings us joy, our hopes and dreams, and our connection to St. Louis Park Public School's Strategic Plan for Racial Equity Transformation. Subscribe here.

Free Walk-In Clinic for all St. Louis Park Public Schools Students

Did you know that all children from birth through high school can go to the Central Community Clinic for free? There’s no appointment needed, just walk in!

• Well-child care
• Immunizations 
• Evaluation and treatment of acute illnesses
• Sports physicals
• Adolescent health care

Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays

Hours: 1:00-4:30 p.m.

Location: Central Clinic is located at Door #7

Contact: Call 952.933.1100 or email centralclinic@parknicollet.com

Dental Care: Low cost dental care is also available at this location on the first Friday of each month from 8:00-5:00 p.m. Call Children's Dental Services at 612.746.1530 to make an appointment.

Important: This clinic does not manage chronic diseases like diabetes, asthma, Attention Deficit Disorder or depression, but can provide referral information when additional care is needed. The clinic does not have X-ray or facilities to care for significant injuries.



Central Clinic’s mission is to reduce barriers to health care for the children and youth of our community. Central is an independent clinic, staffed by doctors from Park Nicollet--Creekside clinic. Learn more.

November is Native American Heritage Month

St. Louis Park Public Schools exist on the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe peoples. We acknowledge the Dakota and Ojibwe community, their elders both past and present, as well as future generations. We acknowledge that our school district was founded upon exclusions and erasures of many Indigenous Peoples, including those on whose land our school district is located. We commit to dismantling the ongoing legacies of colonial power and the district’s desire to support the ongoing work of local Indigenous communities to thrive in our schools. Especially this month, we celebrate Native American Heritage Month and honor the Indigenous students and families we serve in St. Louis Park Public Schools.

Reminder: COVID-19 Guidance

St. Louis Park Public Schools will continue to follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) regarding COVID-19 during the 2022-23 school year. View the MDH Guidelines/Flowsheet and the CDC Isolation guidelines 

• Masks: Students and staff will be required to wear a face covering if 5% or more of the students and/or staff who attend or work at their school site test positive for COVID-19. Students and staff can choose to wear a mask at any time.

• What If I Test Positive? Stay home for at least five days, isolate yourself from others and wear a well-fitted mask if you must be around others in your home. Isolation may end after five days, and students and staff may return to school on day six if your illness symptoms have improved, you are fever-free without fever reducing medicine for 24 hours, and are able to wear a well fitted mask on days 6-10. If a person was asymptomatic and then developed symptoms after testing positive, the 5-day isolation period starts over, with the start of symptoms being day zero.

• Guidance if Exposed: Students and staff who have been exposed to COVID-19 do not need to quarantine.

• COVID-19 Dashboard: We publish COVID-19 infection rate data on a weekly basis – with the exception of Winter Break and Spring Break. The information will be published weekly on our website.



Visit the COVID-19 Information webpage for more information.

Family Fitness Fun Night is TONIGHT!

Your family is invited to the St Louis Park High School football field TONIGHT, Thursday, November 3, 6:30-7:30 PM for a fun night of CAPTURE THE FLAG! Chris Watkins, fantastic PSI gym teacher, will run the event. Bundle up, and come ready to hustle or cheer under the bright lights at Oriole Stadium! 

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 PSI Parents Facebook page.

Lunchroom Volunteer Opportunities are Back!

We would love to have you come help our students in the cafeteria this year.  Tasks will include things such as, helping to open tricky food packages, handing out extra napkins or utensils, and wiping down tables. A maximum of two volunteers are requested for each time slot; there are two time slots per day, 11-noon and noon-1pm.  Feel free to sign up for one or both hours. Volunteers need to be parents or legal guardians. This is a fun way to get into the school and help out!  

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F0945AFAB2AA4F49-psilunchroom

Book Fair Update

The Scholastic Book Fair was a HUGE success! PSI PTO earned more than $2,500 in books for the school and $2,250 for the Amity Intern Program. There were also over 200 books purchased by families for PSI classrooms! Thank you to all the volunteers who made this event possible, including team leads Maria Twedten, Jana Christian, and Teresa Angier.

Welcome Amity Intern, Joaquín Vilas!

A special thank you to Kelly & Andrew Marinello for hosting Joaquín this semester! And thank you to the following cousin families: Katie & Adam Juul, Hannah & Michael Anderson, and Beth & Scott Rich. Joaquín is assisting 1st grade classrooms this fall. 

My name is Joaquín and I was born in A Coruña, a city located in the northwest of Spain in 2000. I'm a sporty person, I like to practice different kinds of sports like skiing, tennis, football… but my favorite is fencing, which I have played since I was 8. My family is made up of my mother, who works in a bank, my father who works in the famous brand Pfizer and my two siblings, one older sister who is living in Germany and my little brother who is 13 years old.

Since we were really young, our parents introduced us to the joy of traveling and living experiences abroad. This is not my first experience living abroad, I spent one year living in Ireland when I was 16 and a few months in Denmark last year. That is the reason why I am taking advantage of this opportunity of learning from a new country, this time as a teacher. This is my first experience as a teacher after finishing my teaching degree this year, that is the reason why I feel really motivated to apply all the things that I have learned across these years.



I´m looking forward to starting this new experience in PSI, meeting new teachers, students and friends. Moreover, I feel excited about sharing costumes and the culture from my home country at the same time I learn about life in the USA and fight the cold winter in Minnesota.

The Cedar Lake Road and Louisiana Ave. Improvements

The Cedar Lake Road & Louisiana Avenue Improvements team held an informational event outside of the Book Fair on October 27 to provide information on upcoming roadway reconstruction. The project team is looking for feedback from the public on the different design alternatives that are being proposed. A place for you to provide your feedback and learn additional information about the project can be found on the attached summary page or on the project website at bit.ly/RedoCedarLou.

YOU'RE INVITED!

St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts is excited to be hosting our Annual Event on Thursday, November 17 at REM5 Virtual Reality Laboratory (4950 W 35th St, St Louis Park).

We'd love to see you there!

This will be a great, family-friendly event to learn more about all the great work Friends of the Arts does for our community. 

We’re excited to be holding this year’s event at REM5 Virtual Reality Laboratory! REM5 is a premier virtual reality art studio right here in St. Louis Park. You can try virtual reality experiences or watch some examples of VR art. All as you meet neighbors and fellow community members invested in the arts in St. Louis Park.

• When: Thursday, November 17th
• Where: REM5 -- 4950 W 35th St, St Louis Park (next door to Steel Toe Brewing, just down the road from the ROC)
• What time: Doors open at 5pm. Program begins at 5:30pm.

No advanced reservation required. Parking available onsite. Food and drink available for purchase.

If you’re unable to attend FOTA’s Annual Event but still are interested in supporting us, you can donate at: https://www.slpfota.org/donate

Questions? Email Mike Mellas, Executive Director, at mike@slpfota.org OR call us at (952) 928-6422.