Looking for an easy way to volunteer at PSI? Two volunteers are needed to assist with Spring Picture Day on Wednesday, April 12 from 8-11AM. Sign up here if you can help!
Amity intern Daniel Ferrero with his cousin family, the Christians.
Not able to host an intern?
Interested in supporting the Amity program in another way?
Become a cousin family.
Each cousin family is assigned to one intern for the school year. Cousin families invite the intern along on family outings such as apple-picking, ice skating, or simply dinner at home. You are an extension of the host family and support both the intern and their host families throughout the intern’s stay. This brings an important sense of consistency and community to the intern. The more involved the cousin family is with the intern, the greater the opportunity is for language learning, cultural exchange, and lasting relationships for all!
Click HERE to read more about the cousin family role, or fill out your Cousin Family Application today! If you would like to speak to a current or former cousin family to learn more, email psiamity@gmail.com.
PTO is still looking for families willing to host a 2023/24 intern for either Fall or Spring semester next year. Please consider this amazing opportunity and apply HERE today!
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THANK YOU to all the parents who supported teacher conference meals last week! As a show of gratitude, the PTO invited teachers to enjoy a Thursday taco bar and Friday brunch with bagel sandwiches and salads. Many hours of planning, cooking, cleaning, and personal donations made this possible!
A special thank you to the PTO Conference Meals Leadership Team: Michelle McCambridge, Anna Younger and Jessie Lee. Bravo, team!
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Check out our interns at a Super Bowl party hosted by Emily and Joel Barker. Thank you, Barker Family!
The Amity Intern Program is now accepting applications for Fall and Spring 2023-24 Host Families!
- Hosting duration is 4-5 months.
- Families provide a bedroom, meals and some transportation. Separate bathroom is not needed.
- Interns ride the school bus with your student(s).
- Students benefit with additional Spanish language in the home. Entire family benefits from cultural exchange!
- PSI depends on families to support the Amity Intern program by hosting, so every student can benefit in the classroom.
- Interested and want to learn more? Email us at psiamity@gmail.com or visit: https://psiparents.com/amity-program/
- Ready to apply? Fill out the application today! https://psiparents.com/amity-program/amity-host-family-application/
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THANK YOU to all the teachers, Amity interns, parents, and community members who volunteered at the Science and Imagination Fair and at Math Night! These community events would not have been possible without your support.
A special thank you to the following PTO Leadership Teams:
- Science and Imagination Fair: Nate Young, Kevin Russell, Justin Gondeck, Josh Fitzpatrick, Jessica Straalsund and Jose Schimming
- Math Night: Brittany Roeser and Viviana Rivas.
The Amity Intern Program is now accepting applications for Fall and Spring 2023-24 Host Families!
Check out our interns at the Amity Winter Sledding Social in January!
- Hosting duration is 4-5 months.
- Families provide a bedroom, meals and some transportation. Separate bathroom is not needed.
- Interns ride the school bus with your student(s).
- Students benefit with additional Spanish language in the home. Entire family benefits from cultural exchange!
- PSI depends on families to support the Amity Intern program by hosting, so every student can benefit in the classroom.
- Interested and want to learn more? Email us at psiamity@gmail.com or visit: https://psiparents.com/amity-program/
The February teacher-parent Connect Times are around the corner. Providing meals for our amazing staff at PSI is a great way to show them how much we appreciate all they do for our kids. Connect Times are scheduled for Thursday, February 16, and Friday, February 17.
We are doing a hybrid cater/pot-luck style. Thursday will be a Taco/Burrito Bar and Friday, a brunch with bagel sandwiches and salads. Both will be buffet-style so that staff can pop in to serve themselves during a break in conferences.
Please consider signing up below to either supplement a meal, volunteer your time, or contribute money towards a catering order. THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! The staff is always so grateful to parents for this special treat!
The PSI PTO is excited to host Math Night for families on Thursday, February 9th from 6-7:30 PM in the gym. Stop by for a night of fun math games and activities such as Quick Chess, Mancala, Towers of Hanoi, Code Breaker, Chances Are, Money Bingo and more! This event is an opportunity to build student enthusiasm for math and is sponsored by Mathnasium of St Louis Park.
Many math stations will be led by our awesome Amity interns, but more volunteers are needed to make this event a success! Sign up HERE to help.
The Spring teacher-parent Connect Times are around the corner. Providing meals for our amazing staff at PSI is a great way to show them how much we appreciate all they do for our kids.
Connect Times are scheduled for Thursday, February 16th and Friday, February 17th. We are doing a hybrid cater/pot-luck style. Thursday will be a Taco/Burrito Bar and Friday, a brunch with bagel sandwiches and salads. Both will be buffet-style so that staff can pop in to serve themselves during a break in conferences. Please consider signing up below to either supplement a meal, volunteer your time, or contribute money towards a catering order.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY! The staff is always so grateful to parents for this special treat!
Sign up HERE to help!
The PSI PTO is excited to host Math Night for families on THURSDAY, February 9th from 6-7:30PM in the gym. Stop by for a night of fun math games and activities such as Quick Chess, Mancala, Towers of Hanoi, Code Breaker, Chances Are, Money Bingo and more! This event is an opportunity to build student enthusiasm for math and is sponsored by Mathnasium of St Louis Park.
Many math stations will be led by our awesome Amity interns, but more volunteers are needed to make this event a success!
We would love to have you come help our students in the cafeteria this year. Tasks will include things such as, helping to open tricky food packages, handing out extra napkins or utensils, and wiping down tables.
A maximum of two volunteers are requested for each time slot; there are two time slots per day, 11-noon and noon-1pm.
Feel free to sign up for one or both hours. Volunteers need to be parents or legal guardians. This is a fun way to get into the school and help out!
Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f0945afab2aa4f49-psilunchroom#/
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We are looking for 1-2 volunteer coaches for Girls on the Run (GOTR) this spring in order to have a GOTR team for our 3rd-5th grade girls. Please contact Jacey Cassem at jaceycassem@gmail.com by January 15 for more info.
Hard to believe, but it is already time to start planning for our spring silent auction. Every March we hold an online silent auction to raise money for Amity and other PTO programs. It takes lots of volunteers to make it successful. We are having our first meeting on Tuesday, December 20th at 6pm.
Please reach out to psivolunteers@gmail.com if you are interested in joining the Silent Auction Team.
We can give you more details on our meeting and what to expect moving forward. If you cannot make this first meeting, we’d still love to have your help. This is a great opportunity to meet and collaborate with other PSI parents. As always, new parents and new ideas are very welcome.
Do you know someone interested in supporting our teachers, students and staff? Are they a community member that has a special skill or talent that they would like to share with our learners? Ask them to consider volunteering with St. Louis Park Schools! From homework help to reading, math or helping on the playground, find more information on our website, https://slpcommunityed.com/volunteer/, fill out a volunteer application, or connect with Denise Tennen!
PSI currently has volunteer positions for volunteers in classrooms and the media center
Denise Tennen, Volunteer Engagement VISTA
tennen.denise@slpschools.org or 952-928-6445
Thanks to this year’s parents, there are currently no urgent volunteer openings! But we would always love more help. If you are interested in joining a team or pitching in to help at an event, please email psivolunteers@gmail.com and let us know!
We will announce volunteer needs for Staff Appreciation Week and Carnival in the upcoming weeks.
Hosting is a unique experience that can benefit your entire family, plus it’s a great way to give back to the students, teachers, and staff of PSI and beyond. If you are interested in learning more, check out a list of commonly asked questions in the Host Family FAQs.
Email psiamity@gmail.com to connect with one of our PSI Amity Coordinators, Kyle Wermerskirchen, Megan Patterson, Paige Young or Susan Croom for more information.
