Key Dates for Families

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



• Tuesday, December 6th- Kindergarten Information Night and Tours 6:00-7:30 PM

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

• Tuesday, January 3 - School resumes

• Monday, January 16 - No School - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

• Tuesday, January 17 - PTO Meeting- 6:15 to 7:45 PM located in the Media Center

• Friday, January 27 - No School - End of Semester Grading/Work Day

• Friday, February 3 - No School- Districtwide Professional Development Day



• Thursday, February 16th - Family Connections (Conferences) 2:30-6:30 PM

• Friday, February 17 - No School- Family Connections (Conferences) 7:30AM - 3:30 PM

• Thursday, February 16 and Friday February 17- Book Fair in the SL Media Center during Family Connections

• Monday, February 20 - No School - Presidents' Day Holiday

Please remember students go outside for recess every day! Make sure they have outdoor clothing. Label all clothing.

Students will always go outside unless the regular temperature is below 0 degrees or the windchill temperature is -10 degrees or below. We will watch the temperature to keep our students safe.

We are always in need of gently used or new winter gear, especially waterproof mittens/gloves.

If you are in need of winter gear, please contact our Social Worker Michelle Bryant at bryant.michelle@slpschools.org

Gratitude and Thanks to all of you!

I want to express my deep appreciation and gratitude to all of you for your care, encouragement and support of our amazing school team. The school team works tirelessly each and every day to be ready and to support our scholars. Each of our scholars comes with brilliance and beauty, and we will continue to teach them, challenge them and care for them. They are our learners and your loved ones. This school year our school team continues to be dedicated to the success and care of our scholars, even with the many challenges they are facing and experiencing.



I am honored and proud of each of them and your children!

Important PTO News and Updates

Adults Night Out - NEXT WEEK! Tues., December 6th

You won’t want to miss this new event we have for the amazing parents of our learning community! We cannot wait to see you on Tuesday at Park Tavern in the 11th Frame Room from 6:30-9 pm. Stop by and pick up your Spirit Wear orders and then stay to connect with old friends and make new friends!  Park Tavern is generously donating 10% of the food and beverage sales from the evening to the Susan Lindgren PTO. 

Can’t find a babysitter? Check out Park Taverns fun offer in the latest PTO Newsletter. 

Spirit Wear

If you can’t make Adults Night Out, Spirit Wear will be sent home in backpacks between December 7-9th with your student.  Questions? Contact Katie Selby, Spirit Wear Coordinator, at kmboyce@yahoo.com.

Festival of Nations 

Watch for more info coming home in your child’s backpack for opportunities to participate in Festival of Nations being held at Susan Lindgren on January 26, from 6-8pm.

Stay up to date with PTO

Read the recent PTO Newsletter - including field trip announcements & pictures from Pie Mr. Pollock - and subscribe on the PTO website for the latest PTO events and activities updates! 

AmazonSmile Donations

The gift giving season is upon us! AmazonSmile is a simple and no-cost way to donate to Susan Lindgren Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) and is now available on the Amazon Shopping app for iPhone and Android. Through AmazonSmile, Amazon donates 0.5% of eligible purchases to Susan Lindgren PTO — at no cost to you! 

How to activate AmazonSmile on your iPhone or Android

*Note: if you share an Amazon account, you still need to activate AmazonSmile on every mobile device*

Step 1: Join AmazonSmile

• If you aren’t yet an AmazonSmile member, sign up at smile.amazon.com using a web browser (mobile or desktop). You’ll sign in with your Amazon credentials, and the site will walk you through the process.
• Amazon will ask you to choose your favorite charity. This is where you search for and choose “Susan Lindgren Parent Teacher Organization.”

Step 2: Open the Amazon Shopping app on your phone

• If you don’t have the app already, download it from the Apple App Store or Google Play.

Step 3: Open Settings within the app

• Open the app and find ’Settings’ in the main menu (☰). Tap on ‘AmazonSmile’ and follow the on-screen instructions to turn on AmazonSmile on your phone.

Step 4: Make note of your renewal date

• Amazon asks that you renew your AmazonSmile donation every six months. This is easy but required. When six months are up, you’ll have to choose your favorite charity again. If you don’t, purchases made until you do will not count.

Step 5: Confirm that AmazonSmile is active before your next purchase

• Look for AmazonSmile at the top of the app as you browse. You’ll also see your chosen charity on the confirmation screen.

Susan Lindgren’s Online Student Directory is Here!

We hope you’ve had a chance to download the Student Directory App (details below). It makes playdates and birthday parties SO much easier! There’s still time to update your information & make the directory accurate. Please create or login to your account to verify your family information and choose your publishing preferences (middle names, home address, phone numbers, email addresses). The directory is only accessible to Susan Lindgren families. Here’s what you need to do:

Step 1: Register for an Account

1. Login to or create your directory account on the PTO website. Membership Toolkit is the host of both the PTO website and the Online Student Directory. (If you are creating a new account, you must use the email address on file with the school district, otherwise your family record will not be found.)

2. Make sure your family contact information is correct.

3. Decide what contact info you'd like to publish. That’s it!

Step 2: Download the Free Mobile App!   

Download the ‘Membership Toolkit’ App in the Apple App Store or in Google Play Store.  

No app? No problem! You can also access the directory from your computer at:

https://susanlindgrenpto.org. If you wish to opt-out of the directory entirely, please let us know by sending an email to susanlindgrenpto@gmail.com. Be sure to include parent/guardian and student name(s).  

The Student Directory is a benefit funded by the PTO; thanks to Susan Lindgren family and community donations

Winter Youth Enrichment Clubs and Classes

Engineering for Kids Jr Engineering/STEM Club (click to register)

The Engineering For Kids Jr Engineering/STEM Club brings fun, hands-on lessons every week to introduce engineering concepts at a young age.

Wednesdays, January 11-February 15

2:15-3:15 pm

$149

Chibi Art Drawing Class (click to register)

The students will learn how to draw kawaii (cute), Japanese-inspired chibi characters! 

Fridays, Jan. 6-February 10 

2:15-3:45 pm 

$99

LEGO Club (click to register)

Join us to spend the afternoon immersed in your own LEGO land.

Tuesdays, January 17-March 21

2:15-3:30 pm 

Sliding Scale Pricing: $29/$39/$49/$59

Cooking Club (no bake edition) (click to register)

Learn how to make new no-bake recipes each week while learning the basics of cooking, ingredients, and baking. 

Mondays, January 23-March 20

2:15-3:30 pm 

Sliding Scale Pricing: $49/$59/$69/$79

To view the Ultimate YEP Winter Guide with ALL the winter offerings, click here.

Questions? Contact Kelleen at obrion.kelleen@slpschools.org or 952-928-6399

In December, STEP provides new toys and Target gift cards to St. Louis Park Children. 

Registration for this program is November 21-December 12. Click here to register.

High Rates of Illness at School



Masks are Highly Encouraged. Stay Home When Sick and Slow the Spread of Illness

We are seeing unusually high rates of illness in multiple SLP schools, in particular, influenza (flu) and Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). These viruses can be easily spread through close contact when people cough, sneeze, and talk. 

Please help partner with us in an effort to prevent the spread of illness by following our illness guidelines:

Situations when your child should stay home:

• Fever of 100 degrees or more. The student should stay home for 24 hours after their temperature returns to normal without the use of fever reducing medication.
• Vomiting or diarrhea. The student is to stay home until 24 hours after the last episode.
• Any uncontrolled cough.
• Rashes with unknown causes. Check with your family physician/clinic before your student returns to school.
• If feeling ill/unwell and the student is unable to fully participate in school activities.

If your child displays symptoms of influenza or RSV, you can reach out to your child’s health care provider to see if testing for these illnesses is recommended. For information about influenza and RSV please refer to the Parent Fact Sheets from Hennepin County Public Health:

• Influenza information can be found HERE
• RSV Information can be found HERE

Thank you for helping to prevent the spread of illness.

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.

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

Get Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests at School

Free at-home COVID-19 tests are available to SLP students. If you need one, an adult or student may pick it up in the health office. 

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 

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. 

View the COVID-19 webpage for more information on COVID-19 guidance.

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 425 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