STEP Donation Project Update

Thank you to everyone who donated food to STEP. Because of you, our  school  has collected 474 pounds of food. That is 1 ⅓ of a panda bear. This will help a bunch of families in need. The 5th grade service group appreciates your generosity and time on this project. We hope to have something like this again this year. Thank you so much. And have good holidays and a happy new year.

-Lauren and the 5th grade Service Leaders

K-2 Talent Development News

Take a look at the learning that took place in Talent Development during the month of December. 

http://psiclasedetalentok-2.weebly.com/blog

Family Class Opportunity from Youth Enrichment Programs and The HOPE Speaks Project

We See Color! Grades K-2 w/ caregivers

This six-week course is designed for children in grades K-2 with their caregivers. Rather than instill false notions of "colorblindness" that ignore parts of our identity, this course will teach kids and caregivers how to engage in meaningful conversations that celebrate and honor our unique differences. Raise the racial consciousness of your child rearing and have fun in the process! 

Cost per family: $99 (includes dinner at each class for all attending members

Day/Time: Tuesdays, January 24-February 28, 5:30-7:00 pm 

Location: Susan Lindgren Media Center 

Click here to register now: We See Color!

Raising Racially Conscious Kids (Grades 3-5 w/ caregivers) 

This six-week course is designed for children in grades 3-5 and their caregivers. Students and caregivers will be given tools to engage in uncomfortable conversations, develop key terminology and concepts to understand racism and promote healthy racial identities of all people centered in love and humanity. Caregivers will be able to begin to unpack how everyday child-rearing choices can be obstacles to equity. 

Cost per family: $99 (includes dinner at each class for all attending members

Day/Time: Tuesdays, January 24-February 28, 5:30-7:00 pm 

Location: Susan Lindgren Media Center 

Click here to register now: Raising Racially Conscious Kids

Click HERE for more information.

FREE ECFE Class!

We are offering a free, outreach Latino ECFE class at the Central Early Learning Center. We've been working with Carmen Rudin and Martha Thompson to get the word out to families. We thought it would be a good idea to connect with the elementary schools to share this information as well. Do you have any students with younger siblings (infants, toddlers, preschoolers) who might be interested in this class?

Class Information

Date: Tuesdays (through May 30)

Time: 1:00-2:00 p.m. 

Location: Central Early Learning Center - 6300 Walker Street

Format: This is a free multi-age parent/child class for children ages 0-5 facilitated by two parent educators and a Spanish speaking paraprofessional. Children engage in large motor play in the rec area and then have fun exploring new toys and art projects in our infant and toddler classroom. If we can get enough families, we are hoping to run the separating component of the class which allows for parent/child play for the first 30 minutes and then 30 minutes of parents only session with the parent educator and Spanish speaking para. This class is free!

PSI PTO Science and Imagination Fair

The 2023 PSI Science and Imagination Fair is scheduled for Tuesday, January 17, 2023 from 6:00-7:30 pm in the PSI gym. The goal of the Science and Imagination Fair is to encourage all families to participate and nurture our children's love of science and imagination! Keep in mind that projects do not have to be a science project either. Past projects have included catapults, test plants and sculptures, to name a few. Each child will have half a table to display their project. The gym will be open as early as 4:00 pm the day of the fair for participants to begin setting up. For those wishing to register their child, please use the link located at: 

https://forms.gle/kXZnj8B4Qhn1TQoP9

We look forward to seeing you all on January 17 and what your children create for the fair. Click HERE for more information!

Girls on the Run - Coaches Needed

PTO is looking for 1-2 volunteer coaches for Girls on the Run (GOTR) this spring in order to have a GOTR team for our 3rd-5th grade girls. Please contact Jacey Cassem at jaceycassem@gmail.com by January 15 for more info.

New Year, New Website! 

PTO has an updated website!  The address is the same, but everything else is new and improved.  This website can serve as a one-stop shop to keep you up-to-date on school happenings. 

Park Spanish Immersion Parent Teacher Organization (psiparents.com) 

This amazing work was done by Jake and Lacy Schramm who are a new kinder family at PSI.

Lost & Found Clear Out!

Our Lost & Found is overflowing. Please take a moment to look through and claim items that belong to your child(ren). You'll find the Lost & Found in the hallway between the media center and the gym (by door #2). Any remaining items will be donated at the end of January. 

And as a reminder, please be sure to label everything so that items left behind can find their way home again!

St. Louis Park Library will RE-OPEN Monday, January 9!

The St. Louis Park Library will reopen Monday, January 9. The library building was closed for a full roof replacement, replacement of doors and windows, ADA-related concrete walk improvements, repaving of the parking lot, and LED lighting upgrades throughout the building.

The library will reopen with regularly scheduled hours:

• Monday: 9-5
• Tuesday: 12-8
• Wednesday: 12-8
• Thursday: 12-8
• Friday: 9-5
• Saturday: 9-5
• Sunday: 12-5

All library holds that were temporarily available to pick up at Hopkins Library will resume at St. Louis Park Library. To select a different location, patrons can change the pickup location for holds online, or Ask Us for assistance - online, by phone at 612-543-KNOW (5669), or at any Hennepin County library.

City of St. Louis Park: Walk the Park

Meet at St. Louis Park Middle School, 2025 Texas Ave. S., door #16 to walk the school hallways.

Join us at our community walking event where we’ll meet for a 1 – 2 mile leisure walk the second Saturday of every month to explore parts of the St. Louis Park trail system. Walk the Park is free for all ages and is held from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.



If it is raining, snowing or the temperature is below 40 degrees, we will walk inside the St. Louis Park Middle School, 2025 Texas Ave. S. (meet at door #16 in back).