Susan Lindgren strives to foster a welcoming community where families feel included, seen, and listened to. We build community through welcoming new families, community events (many designed to showcase and share your students’ brilliance), and communications via the Weekly Communicator, email and phone messaging. In an effort to ensure that we are meeting families’ needs and to continually improve our community building strategies, we are surveying parents/guardians on your perspective. Please take a few minutes to let us know how we are doing and how we can strengthen our school community. Thank you! 



CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY

November is Native American Heritage month. During this month we would like to honor and celebrate members of our school community who identify as Native or Indigenous. If your child/children identifies as Native or Indigenous, please send me an email with their names so they can be recognized and honored during this special month. pollock.clarence@slpschools.org

At Susan Lindgren each and every student and team member are important to our community, and we strive to be an inclusive community that celebrates and honors your full humanity.

Susan Lindgren Elementary School Mission

Collectively, we nurture and inspire all learners to thrive socially, emotionally and academically in an equitable and inclusive community.

Student Breakfast and Student Drop Off

If your child will be eating school breakfast, please drop them off at 7:30AM  so that they have enough time to eat breakfast and get to class by 7:45 AM. 

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding!

Our Lost and Found is once again overflowing and it’s only the 5th week of school!  

Please know that you are welcome to come in after school and look for any of your student’s missing items. Starting October 28th, we will now begin donating all non-labeled items monthly. Any clearly labeled items will be returned to students.

Important PTO News and Updates

SLP Read$ Wrapped Up!

Thank you, families, for a great 10 days of reading adventures and generous donations to support our students and school!  There is still time to turn in your white donations tracker envelope- your teacher can collect them and turn them in in the front office.  Please get the envelopes turned in no later than Friday morning, Oct 28 to be included in the SLP Read$ totals.  The SLP Read$ committee will share more details soon about plans to celebrate students’ reading and fundraising efforts! 

Save the Date- PTO Meeting Tues., Nov 15

All families are invited to attend the next PTO meeting held in the Susan Lindgren Media Center on Tuesday, November 15 from 6:15- 7:45 p.m.  As always, you will hear school updates from Principal Pollock, PTO-related activities updates, along with a guest speaker/special topic.  Free childcare and pizza for children will be available in the cafeteria.  More details to follow on the meeting agenda and possible virtual meeting option.  We hope to see you there! 

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Parkway Pizza Fundraising Nights! 

Support Susan Lindgren PTO and take a break from cooking! Take out, delivery, or dine in at Parkway Pizza on the 3rd Wednesday of every month and 5% of ALL sales will be donated to our PTO. No need to bring a flyer or mention PTO, ALL sales will automatically support our PTO. Invite neighbors or share on social media! Thanks to Parkway Pizza for being such an incredible community partner. Mark your calendar: 

• Wed., November 16th 
• Wed., December 21st 

Child Care Options for School Release Days

for Grades K-5 through Kids Place

Key Dates for Families

• Friday, November 4th ~ No School (District Wide PD Day) 

• Tuesday, November 8 ~ School Picture Day, Retakes



• Wednesday, November 23rd - Friday, November 25 ~ No School/Fall Break

• Friday, December 2 ~ No School (District Wide PD Day)

• Thursday, December 22 to January 2nd ~ No School/Winter Break

A Message from Health Services

Should my child stay home from school?

In general, the following information is intended to help decide when a student should stay home:

• Fever of 100 degrees or more. The student is to stay home for 24 hours after the temperature returns to normal without the use of fever reducing medication.
• Vomited or had diarrhea. The student is to stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
• Any uncontrolled cough.
• Rash for which you do not know the cause. Check with your family physician/clinic before sending the student to school.
• If feeling ill/unwell and will not be able to fully participate in school activities.

COVID testing is recommended for students with COVID illness symptoms. Tests are available at school. If your student tests positive, notify the school attendance line and a health services staff member will follow-up with the appropriate guidance. 

When keeping your child home call the 24 hour school attendance line to report the illness at 952-928-6693

St. Louis Park 2022-23 Calendars

Families can find the 2022-23 District calendars via the quick links on the top of the website. 

2022-23 Calendars

Important Dates in November

• Nov 4: No School K-12
• Nov 18: Asynchronous Learning Day 6-12 and Student Conferences; K-5 in session
• Nov 23: No School E-12
• Nov 24-25: No School E-12 (Fall Break)

View the at-a-glance calendar.

COVID-19 Dashboard

St. Louis Park Public Schools continues to report weekly positive COVID-19 cases on our website. While we won’t publish them every week in our school newsletter, you can view the dashboard at any time. Visit the COVID Updates and Information webpage for more information. The dashboard is updated each week on Wednesdays by the end of the day.

Recognize your principal

Let's recognize the brilliance and leadership of St. Louis Park Public Schools principals during the month of October! Send a note to your principal, and we'll share them at the end of the month! Alternatively, send an email, text message or call your principal!

Send a note

Nutrition Services Survey: Due October 31

We want to hear from you! The school nutrition staff in St. Louis Park Public Schools are focused on providing high quality meals and experiences to the students we serve every day. One of the ways you can help us is by sharing your feedback through a short survey. This is an opportunity for you to identify strengths and opportunities for improvement. We encourage all elementary, middle and high school students and parents to please complete this short survey.

Career Pathways Advisory Board

If you enjoy helping students get career ready, check out the Career Pathways Advisory Board. This group of individuals bring together knowledge and abilities that represent a cross section of careers and experiences. The first meeting will be taking place on Friday, Nov. 11 from 7:30 - 9 a.m. at the High School. Find out how to join and learn more about the Career Pathways Advisory Board.

Child Tax Credit Information

Families with no income or low income could get at least $3,000 per child with the Child Tax Credit, plus $1,400 with the third stimulus payment - even if you have never filed taxes before and if you have not filed taxes this year. 

Deadline is November 15, 2022: Tax documents are not required. If you want to claim additional money with the EITC, you will need your W-2(s) from your employer. Fill out this easy form on your computer or cell phone mobile in 15 minutes or less: getctc.org 

More than 33,000 children in Minnesota could miss out on this money if their parent/guardian has not filed.

NOTE: Elementary and Middle School Only

Mayor for a Day Essay Contest 

What would our cities look like if kids were in charge? The League of Minnesota Cities is holding its annual essay contest to find out! Open to students who are in the fourth, fifth, or sixth grades this school year, entries for the 2022 Mayor for a Day Essay Contest can be emailed, submitted online, or postmarked by Dec. 12.

This year’s essay question is: Cities provide a variety of services and programs that make our lives better, including parks & rec, street maintenance, water and sewer, libraries, police, fire, and more! If you were mayor for a day, what would you do to make one of the services that your city provides even better? Contest information can be found at www.lmc.org/mayorforaday. 

Three winning students will be chosen from among submitted entries. Each winning student will receive $100 and will have their essay published in a future issue of Minnesota Cities magazine.  Winners only will be notified in early January.

We could not do the wonderful things we do at our school without all of you and your never-ending support. We are a village and family for all of our 434 learners! 



Your Proud Partner in Learning,

Clarence Pollock

Principal

Clarence Pollock, Principal

Arsenio Richardson, Elementary Support Supervisor

4801 West 41st Street

St. Louis Park, MN 55416

Phone: 952-928-6700

Fax: 952-928-6713

pollock.clarence@slpschools.org

https://sl.slpschools.org