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Message From the Head of School
SLCS Families,
The 2011-2012 school year continues to fly by! It looks like we may be in the clear of snow days since spring break is right aroung the corner. Before we close up shop for spring break we have our conferences to host. As always, this is a great time to talk with the teachers, hear about your individual child's progress and to take part in goal setting for the remainder of the school year. In addition to the usual conference agenda, we will be surveying families about our bus services. The leadership team has been spending a considerable amount of time looking at bus data, including discipline records and parent phone call logs for this year. We have received teacher input about how (postive or negative) the current bus service impacts their instruction and classroom climate. Now we would like to collect some input from our families. We have put together an online survey that we encourage you to take while you are up at the school for conferences.
As we enter into the last trimester there are many things to prepare for, including MAP testing. Teachers and students have been working hard for months getting ready to test. Although there seems to be an extra element of pressure hovering around testing time, we are trying to keep the balance with the students so they may reach high expectations, but do not stress out. Most of you have been through this already as your children have been testing for years, but for those of you going through this for the first time you will find links on the NEWS page under the MAP Testing Information header to help your children do their best.
Our MAP testing calendar is as follows: April 2nd-13th is the testing window for general education classes, April 2nd-19th is testing window for special education classes and April 16th-19th are dates dedicated to any make-ups that need to take place. Enjoy your break and help us help the kids get into the mindset of testing when you return!
Respectfully,
Julie Frugo
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Multicultural Festival
Peace Rally / 4th Annual Walk for Hope
Respect, Responsibility, Caring
SLCS is focused on integrating our core ethical values of respect, responsibility and caring into everything we do. Our Multicultural Festival will be held on Friday, May 25th and will kickoff with a cultural fashion show and rally at 9AM. This year there will be approximately 26 different booths for students to explore and make cultural connections, a fashion show representing traditional fashions from around the world, performances, exciting food and many opportunities for our students to participate and make community connections. From 9:30 to 12:30 booths will be open for grades 4-7 and from 12:30 to 3PM booths will be open for grades Kindergarten through 3. Students also will walk with their grade levels throughout the day as a part of our annual Walk for Hope for another great day of character building!
SLCS Presents Best Selling Author
David Finch
All parents and guardians are invited to join our staff come and hear the author speak about his journey and learn about learn about what some of our very own students may be experiencing! We hope to see you there. The event will be hosted at Rose of the Hill, 2300 Edwards, 63110 (on the hill) Wednesday 2/29/12 from 6:30 to 8PM. Doors open at 6PM.
To learn more about David Finch's story visit his website: www.davidfinchwriter.com or click HERE for our informational flyer about the event. |
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High School Information Night
We are very excited about our upcoming event featuring our panel of experts on high schools in St. Louis. This event will be May 23rd at the History Museum and open to our parents of 6th and 7th graders. We anticipate each high school presenting their process for application, helpful hints to parents, financial aid if necessary and timeline of this process. We have an excellent middle school and believe that our students should have the opportunity to apply and attend almost any school in the city of St. Louis! Click HERE to view flyer with details and RSVP information.
2012-13 Lottery is OPEN
Click on our enrollment page and select "APPLY NOW" link to enter the lottery for the upcoming school year now.
SLCS FamiliesNote from the school office. To help you plan and stay prepared for the school year, please click on the below documents to view or print out:
2011-12 School Calendar
Please contact the school office with any questions or changes so we may best serve you.
Main Phone: 314.645.9600
Main Fax: 314.645.9700
Looking back at the amazing accomplishments this past year(s):
*SLCS awarded the National School of Character Award (10-11)
*SLCS awarded the Missouri School of Character Award (09-10)
*University of Missouri St. Louis has extended a ten year renewal of our charter.
*We have redesigned our logo and updated our web-site.
We look forward to another fantastic year which is all due to the amazing teachers, staff, students and families that make up the SLCS family! |
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