Where students are seen and valued and become their best selves as racially conscious, globally minded contributors to society.

December 19, 2024

Greetings Peter Hobart Families, 

The final Peter Hobart Communicator is filled with amazing opportunities to look forward to over break and in 2025! Take a moment to check out the updates below. Also remember to enjoy the Winter Break, and take some much needed rest over the next two weeks. School will be back in session on Monday, January 6th, and we will be excited to welcome you back. Until then, spend time with family and friends, play in the snow, and take pride in all the work you've completed so far this year.

Happy Holidays Peter Hobart!

Principal Aaron Monson

Assistant Principal Kelsey Clark

Aaron Monson, Peter Hobart Principal

952-928-6602 ~ monson.aaron@slpschools.org

Kelsey Clark, Peter Hobart Elementary Assistant Principal

952-928-6594 ~ clark.kelsey@slpschools.org

Important Dates ~ December

Dec. 21 - Jan. 5 ~ No school E-12 (winter break)

Dec. 25-Jan. 2 ~ Hanukkah

Dec. 24-25 ~ Christmas Eve/Christmas Day

Dec. 26 ~ Jan.1 Kwanzaa

Dec. 31 ~ New Year’s Eve

Jan. 1 ~ New Year’s Day

Jan. 4 ~ World Braille Day

Jan. 6 ~ FIRST DAY BACK

Park and Learn: Byte by Byte, Building Brilliant K-2 Minds

Check out this video from the district's new series, Park and Learn, featuring our very own, Ms Obie!

"Join K-2 Talent Development Teacher Kathryn Oberg at Peter Hobart Elementary School as she guides young learners through the exciting world of Legos, robots, and coding. This STEAM-focused journey showcases how exploration and growth are sparked in an incredible learning environment tailored for K-2 students."

District News

National Day of Racial Healing in St. Louis Park

This program is an opportunity for children, teens, neighbors, and community members to learn about each other’s diverse backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and lived experiences. All are invited to participate in the community conversation facilitated by high school students in St. Louis Park. 

The program is free for all ages. Soup and light refreshments provided. 

Please register in advance at bit.ly/SLPDRH2024 or scan the QR code

Hey Families, Join us at Winter Break Open Gym

Looking for an activity to do or a place to play basketball during Winter Break? Join us at St. Louis Park Middle School for Youth & Family Open Gym. Students in 4th grade and under must be accompanied by a chaperone (at least 16 years of age). Students in 5th-8th grade can come to Open Gym unaccompanied but must have a ride to and from the Middle School. Pre-registration is required.

Schedule:

Thursday, Dec. 26, 10 am-Noon

Friday, Dec. 27, 10 am-Noon

St. Louis Park Middle School Field House 1

$5/individual, $10/family (up to 4 people)

Register today!

Winter Season is here! 

Discover fun and inspiring classes, workshops, and experiences for the whole family in our Community Education Winter Catalog! Exciting opportunities for all ages await—physical copies will be mailed to SLP residents in mid-December.

Peter Hobart PTO

Dear Peter Hobart Families, 

As we’ve shared before, our Hopes & Dreams sessions & surveys are used to facilitate our goal to engage with families, elevate their experiences to celebrate our successes, and identify opportunities for meaningful changes and improvements within our school.

Based on data collected from our Family Hopes and Dreams night and online survey responses, here are the top themes that emerged for what’s working at PH and what needs improvement:

What is working?

• Family and community engagement, including events to meet families and the sense of community at PH
• Diversity and inclusion, including a diverse student population and the focus on inclusion and equity 
• Relationships, including a love for students, teachers, staff, and leadership 

What needs improvement?

• Curriculum and instruction, including a need for more rigor, relevance, challenge, and differentiation 
• Communication, including a need for improved report cards and specific communication on what kids are learning, how they are doing with that learning, and how parents can help at home 

We recently met with Principals Monson & Clark to conduct a deeper dive into the data and discuss short and long term action plans. Good news is lots of amazing work is already in progress to address the area of improvements identified by parents. We will also be working on the following in the near term:

Differentiated Learning Experiences - parents expressing need for more challenge and/or more support for their child 

• Hope & Dreams session in April will include Principal Monson messaging on Differentiated Learning Experiences current action plan / current practices in place & engage in deeper listening sessions, provide opportunity for parents' to respond and ask questions. (Save the Date - April 30th, 6-7:30pm)
• Explore classroom volunteering by parents to support learning experiences in the classroom. Interested in volunteering? Fill out an application here.   

Curriculum/AfterSchool Programming - parent desire for homework support; either too hard for child or parent to help! 

• Explore Homework Club through YEP

In Community,

Peter Hobart PTO

2nd Grade TD

Winter Book Bags

Box Tops: Download the Box Tops for Education app on iTunes or Google Play to earn money for Peter Hobart when purchasing products with a Box Top label on it. See BTFE.com for eligible products. 

Peter Hobart PTO

Check out the updated PTO Events Calendar here! Or join the PTO Google Calendar

Stay connected to the Peter Hobart PTO through our website!

Subscribe to the PTO Email announcements to stay up to date on upcoming events and opportunities by emailing PeterhobartPTO@gmail.com