SLP Schools Online: Grades K-6
April 6, 2022 Newsletter
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Greetings,
It’s National Library Week, and it is also library month. This is a great time to celebrate reading and all that our county and school libraries offer. Spring is one time to recognize the reading gains that your child has made this year. Reading is fun! As we move through spring and summer, remember to access the library for your family’s continued reading enjoyment.
Mark your calendar – there is no school on Friday, April 15. This is a professional learning and communication day for our staff.
SLP Schools Online K-6 for 2022-2023
As I shared last week, we intend to continue to offer SLP Schools Online for K-6, but the experience will be quite different than this year. Our intent is to move closer to our long-term vision for the online experience. I’m sharing some of the key actions and dates again here as I don’t want any of you to be surprised:
- April – Finalizing design for 2022-2023: We will engage in a design process anchored in our long-term vision for the online school during the month of April. If you are interested in providing input or being a part of this design process, please let me know.
- May – Sharing the design for 2022-2023: By mid-May, we will be ready to share the design for next year with special consideration to what will look and feel different from this year’s experience. Watch for details on information sessions.
- June – Enrolling for 2022-2023: At the end of the school year, our current K-6 students will be automatically enrolled in their physical school building. There will be no automatic enrollment for SLP Schools Online. In June, families may choose to enroll in SLP Schools online for the new school year after they have had an opportunity to understand the design for the new year.
There will be more information to come. In the meantime, please let me know if you are interested in being part of the design process.
If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me at 763-600-5057 or kfehri@district16.org. Have a great week!
Take care,
Kim Fehringer
SLP Schools Online, grades K-6
Spring Assessments
The following dates have been identified for our online students to participate in spring assessments. Testing will take place at the DSC, and transportation will be provided (if needed). More detailed information will be shared for each of the assessments being offered this spring.
- MCA (Reading/Math grades 3-6), Tuesday, April 26
- MCA (Science grade 5 and make-ups all grades), Thursday, April 28
- Cognitive Abilities Test/CogAt (grade 2), Wednesday, May 4
Order your yearbook by April 15
The deadline to order yearbooks for SLP Elementary Online is Friday, April 15. Please see the details for ordering here.
Learner Profiles: Learning the learner
What does Maya know about herself at age six? She likes to eat tacos. She wants to be a ballerina. Her favorite color is blue. By the end of kindergarten as she’s turning seven? She might know that she doesn’t like working in groups. She prefers a wobble chair (to help with concentration). She’s interested in animals and (it’s likely) she still likes tacos.
A learner profile documents this kind of information – a student’s strengths, interests and needs as a learner as well as who they are as a person. It grows as they do during their time at Spring Lake Park Schools and supports them to become powerful, independent and curious learners.
In kindergarten, the profile primarily helps teachers to know a student and design engaging experiences for them. As they grow, students take more ownership. By graduation, the goal is for each student to know their strengths, interests and needs so well they can navigate anything.
It's time to register for summer programs!
Make it a full summer at SLP with programs for grades K-12. From athletic camps with SLP coaches, to field trips and other community experiences to enrichment programming, child care options and more, we’ll keep your student learning, growing and having fun. View this week's program highlights below and find a full list of youth summer programs here.
Drawing Art Workshop - Cooking and Baking with Young Rembrandts (grades K-5)
Junior Engineering with Tech Academy (grades K-3)
Summer Archery Camp with AKA (grades 4-9)
Elementary Engineering with Tech Academy (grades 3-6)
Family Program:
Taylors Falls Scenic Boat Tour: Are you looking for the perfect way to kick off Father's Day weekend? Take a trip down the majestic St. Croix river on paddlewheel boat while learning about the unique history of the area and taking in the natural beauty! After the river excursion stick around to explore the many shops, restaurants, and other attractions Taylors Falls has to offer. This is a perfect day trip for the whole family. Takes place on June 9, 2022.
Tickets available for SLPHS spring musical "Oklahoma!"
Come support our SLPHS theater students in an upcoming production of "Oklahoma!" at the SLPHS Fine Arts Center. Purchase your tickets online or for a $1 more at the door.
About the show
In a Western territory just after the turn of the 20th century, a high-spirited rivalry between local farmers and cowboys provides a colorful background for Curly, a charming cowboy, and Laurey, a feisty farm girl, to play out their love story. Their romantic journey, as bumpy as a surrey ride down a country road, contrasts with the comic exploits of brazen Ado Annie and hapless Will Parker in a musical adventure embracing hope, determination and the promise of a new land.
"It's going to be a pretty phenomenal show - a unique and thought-provoking take on this old chestnut." - Kevin Dutcher, SLPHS theater director
Performances:
- Friday, April 22, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, April 23, 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 29, 7 p.m.
- Saturday, April 30, 7 p.m.
- Sunday, May 1, 2 p.m.
- Friday, April 15 - No school
- Tuesday, April 26 - MCA (Reading/Math grades 3-6)
- Thursday, April 28 - MCA (Science grade 5 and make-ups all grades)
- Wednesday, May 4 - Cognitive Abilities Test/CogAt (grade 2)
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Attendance:
Please remember attendance is taken and recorded at the end of each day based on student attendance and engagement in the "live" sessions for the day. Additionally, students must submit work each day that shows evidence of their engagement in the asynchronous (on demand) learning experiences. If your child is absent due to illness, please be sure to call our attendance line to report this information. Attendance line: 763-600-5209
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