February 20, 2025

Dear Park Spanish Immersion Elementary School Community:

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Connect Times last week. We hope that it was an opportunity to learn about your child(ren)’s progress, as well as next steps to help our children grow more. Please give your feedback on the experience here.  

Our fifth graders showcased last year’s Elder’s Wisdom Children Song at the Minnesota Music Educators Association Conference last Friday. Thanks to Sr. Davis and Sra. Wieber for their continued leadership with this learning opportunity, and thanks to all who participated to highlight the great work happening at our school.

You are invited to our PTO Meeting in the Media Center at 6:00 next Tuesday evening. Child care will be provided.  Come get updates from our PTO and learn about how to help support your child’s reading at home from our Culturally Relevant Literacy Coaches.

Have a great week, keep reading, and thank you for sharing your family with us.

In partnership,

Corey Maslowski, Principal

Megan Paulis de Rangel, Assistant Principal

In this section, we are featuring some of our amazing PSI Staff so the community can get to know every adult in the building as we work together to support each student at PSI!

This week we want to highlight three PSI staff members. Sr. Franco, Srta. Fernández and Srta. Kirk make up our amazing fifth grade team. We are so happy to have them here!

PSI Drama Club presents "La araña Anansi" (Anansi the Spider)

The 115 Drama Club students are excited to share their two performances of "La araña Anansi" with family and friends this Friday and Saturday. Both performances will be at 6:30 pm in the SLP Middle School auditorium. Everyone is welcome!

Every Meal Food Bags Available

PSI partners with the Every Meal Program to be able to provide a free weekend meal bag for any family that is interested. There are five different types of bags to choose from. If you are interested in receiving a free weekly food package, please fill out this form or contact your child's teacher or our School Social Worker, Dana Baumeister. Paper brochures are also available in the front office. The program is confidential and the bags are put into backpacks discreetly to protect confidentiality. Our School Social Worker, Dana Baumeister, is the contact for PSI. Please call or email with any questions: 952-928-6561 or baumeister.dana@slpschools.org.

February A-E Day Calendar

Sharing Culture

Based on community feedback, we are adding a new section to La Prensa, Compartiendo Cultura (sharing culture). This section will highlight the many ways that we help students bring to life our SLP public schools’ vision statement, in becoming their best selves as globally minded contributors to society. 

In this issue, we want to highlight our Somos Uno gathering! Last week, latino families gathered for a potluck. There were dishes from Mexico, Venezuela, and Columbia, among others! Thank you to those who joined us!

School District News

Spring and Summer Youth Enrichment Opportunities are here! 

Check out our new Spring/Summer Community Education catalog for a wide range of exciting opportunities, including family activities, summer camps, and Kids Place childcare programs. Whether you're looking for ways to keep your child engaged, or interested in fun, educational activities for the whole family, there's something for everyone. Be sure to explore all the fantastic programs we have to offer this season! Registration for youth programs begins on February 17, all other catalog registration begins on February 24. View our catalog at slpcommunityed.com.

PTO News

PTO In Person Meeting: Save the Date: Literacy Curriculum Home Connections for Families

Come join us on Tuesday February 25th, from 6:00-7:30 pm, snacks and childcare provided! The culturally relevant literacy coaches, Sra. Foreman and Sra. Scheid, will be going over strategies that you can use at home to connect with the material students are learning in class.

To register for childcare, please click here.

Order your PSI Yearbook Today!  

The 2024-25 edition of the PSI Yearbook is on sale now! Order online at https://ybpay.lifetouch.com/ (yearbook ID code is 3271925). Cost is $16.75/book. Order deadline is April 19th, with yearbooks delivered towards the end of the school year. Do it now before you forget!

**We apologize that the pricing was off on the link last week - it is fixed now and you will be refunded for the orders that were mispriced.