
Hello, SLLIS! Effective today, your SLLIS student will bring a SLLIS device home each night in their backpacks in case the need to transition to virtual instruction arises. In light of this change, please make sure that you sign our updated Computer Acceptable Use Agreement, sent via Docusign email and coming home tomorrow in backpacks. Thank you in advance!

Hello, SLLIS! We look forward to seeing everyone back on campus tomorrow, Tuesday, January 18. Remember to send your student back with their learning device!

SLLIS Families: Please read the attached letter or check your email to view the letter more easily!


Good evening! SLLIS will be closed tomorrow, Tuesday, January 11, 2022, due to staff absences related to the pandemic. We will begin the transition to virtual instruction immediately, and more information can be found at this link (https://5il.co/143cu) or in your email. Thank you!

Questions about SLLIS's new Telehealth pilot program? Watch out Q&A session with Nurse Michele Voss and Dr. Mark Lowe, Vice Chair at Washington University Department of Pediatrics! https://youtu.be/RBLmhcbvTCQ?t=266

Check your email for a message from Gene Slay's Girls & Boys Club of STL!


The videos of the La Posada performances from the Spanish Program are here just in time for the holidays! Follow the link to watch the videos on YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDw1DjG63WUlYWhFjhC1oDsg5wFfhks6l


Don't forget to join us tonight at 6:00 for a Q&A session about the Telehealth partnership we are launching with Wash U!
Join Zoom Meeting https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/92496746204?pwd=RUxoN2x5SWZOSUhoOXFlK1FTQzJDdz09
Meeting ID: 924 9674 6204 Passcode: 031658

Through our community engagement process, SLLIS collects ongoing feedback from parents, staff, and students. Some of this feedback has been incorporated into our updated Safe Return to Instruction Plan. You can review the most recent plan here (https://5il.co/u9v0). Please email info@sllis.org by no later than December 22 with further feedback or suggestions. Thank you!

Below is the link for requesting a virtual accommodation for second semester, which begins on January 4, 2022. Families may now choose to change your learning track from virtual to in-person, or vise-versa. Please complete this form by no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 15, if your student requires a virtual accommodation for Semester 2. PLEASE NOTE: Due to current attendance regulations, students must attend virtually for an entire semester if requested. For the spring semester, virtual students will need to commit to completing the entire semester through May virtually before signing up for the accommodation again. Follow the link or check your email for the Virtual Accommodation request form: https://forms.gle/NgUayExiinmaEKzdA

Dear SLLIS parents,
St. Louis Language Immersion School has been selected as a pilot site for school based telehealth in the St. Louis metropolitan area. In partnership with Washington University, we are excited to offer this service beginning January, 2022.
To participate in the program, please complete and return the demographics and consent forms sent home today in backpacks or on Docusign. We will also offer an introductory Q&A session on Wednesday, December 15 at 6 p.m. for those interested in learning more about this pilot.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://wustl-hipaa.zoom.us/j/92496746204?pwd=RUxoN2x5SWZOSUhoOXFlK1FTQzJDdz09
Meeting ID: 924 9674 6204
Passcode: 031658
Dr. Mark Lowe
Vice Chair of Pediatrics
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Don't forget, you can still donate to SLLIS's Season of Giving campaign until the end of 2021! Go to https://www.sllis.org/page/virtual-fundraiser to make a donation or use the QR code here!


Join us next week for our Holiday Spirit Week!


NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, DECEMBER 13th - MCPSA PARENT ZOOM/FACEBOOK LIVE FORUM with City of St. Louis Health Director, Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo-Davis to learn more about COVID19 vaccinations for children and answer questions from parents. Here is the link to register:
https://www.mocharterschools.org/apps/form/form.MISCPSA.sOY2YIr.2rO
Videos:
https://youtu.be/e9e7eQOk55Y - PSA: COVID-19 Benefits (Dr. Mati)
https://youtu.be/pk4AhA-GijY PSA: COVID-19 Benefits (Dr. Echols)

Below is the link for requesting a virtual accommodation for second semester, which begins on January 4, 2022. Families may now choose to change your learning track from virtual to in-person, or vise-versa. Please complete this form by no later than 3:00 pm on Wednesday, December 15, if your student requires a virtual accommodation for Semester 2.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to current attendance regulations, students must attend virtually for an entire semester if requested. For the spring semester, virtual students will need to commit to completing the entire semester through May virtually before signing up for the accommodation again.
Follow the link or check your email for the Virtual Accommodation request form: https://forms.gle/NgUayExiinmaEKzdA

Know your facts about the COVID-19 vaccine and sign your student up to get their vaccine at SLLIS on December 10!


Know your facts about the COVID-19 vaccine and sign your student up to get their vaccine at SLLIS on December 10!


Follow the link or check out the flier below to learn about the South City YMCA basketball league! https://5il.co/12mib


SLLIS arrival and pick-up procedure change: 19th Street is open again! Please use the map below and the procedures from the beginning of the year for car drop-off and pick-up using Pine St. and 19th St., beginning today. We have also sent this information via email to all families. Thank you!


On November 30th, our French 5th graders were invited to Washington University in Saint Louis to perform in front of St. Louis Mayor, Tishaura Jones, Consul General of French, Yannick Tagand, and many professors and teachers the the occasion of the Josephine Baker Commemoration. Josephine Baker, first black woman buried at the Panthéon in Paris.



