You talked, we listened. Our dismissal procedures were greatly improved today! Thank you for all the helpful comments and suggestions.
Our pick-up procedure improvements, effective TODAY, include two pick-up lines, traffic guards at each pick-up line, and an improved procedure for walk-ups. Please review the procedures here: https://5il.co/9k1t. Read a letter from the leadership team here: https://5il.co/9k1v. Thank you for your patience!
Thank you for your patience as we adjust to our new campus! We know dismissal and pick-up procedures were a challenge today. We plan to review our procedures first thing tomorrow and will send updates to all families by noon.
For those of you using navigation tools to find our campus for the first day of school, make sure to use our new address! We are located at 1881 Pine Street, 63103. See you next week!
We can't wait to see you at our Back to School Block Party at 1881 Pine on August 9 from 4-7 pm! Remember, August 12 is the first day for Kindergarten. The first day for Grades 1-8 is August 13. School starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:30 pm. See you soon!
Bus letters are printed! Call the summer line (314-399-4835) to learn your stop and times. Copies will be available at our Block Party this Friday. Did you move this summer and need a different stop? Please fill out this form: http://bit.ly/busrequestsllis
The SLLIS PTO would like some help for the block party (4-7 pm on 8/9 at 1881 Pine Street)! BBQ, hairdressers, scavenger hunt... Introductions at 4 pm and 6 pm.
See the Signup Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0444a9ab29a0f85-sllis1
Remember, school starts for kindergarten on 8/12 and for grades 1-8 on 8/13! Here's our summer information packet: https://5il.co/97j9. If you didn't receive it in the mail, please provide us your new contact info here: https://forms.gle/sntZsRJhE8AF9fCt6. See you soon!
Q: Where can I find the 19-20 School Supply Lists?
A: No supply lists this year! Just consider donating any of the following: ziplocs, #2 pencils, large pink erasers, tissues, lysol wipes, headphones, painters tape, command strips, wall putty. Please bring donations to our Back to School Block Party. Thanks in advance!
Don't forget to submit your student's bus stop request information by July 15th: http://bit.ly/busrequestsllis
SLLIS Top Five Countdown - #1: Chinese, French, and Spanish! Our students are on the path to academic biliteracy. This sets SLLIS apart from every other academic institution in the region!
SLLIS Top Five Countdown - #2: Our new uniform guidelines are easier to follow than ever! Thanks to the parents, staff, and students who helped us update and simplify our uniform. More details here: https://5il.co/84rt
SLLIS Top Five Countdown - #3: SLLIS supports the whole student! Our goal is to teach our students to be successful socially, emotionally, and academically. Our new Student Success Centers will help us ensure all students are ready to learn each day.
SLLIS Top Five Countdown - #4: We're adding new positions to serve you even better instructionally and operationally. We're also relaunching our music program!
SLLIS Top Five Countdown - #5: Downtown St. Louis is within footsteps! Our new campus is a quarter mile from the future Aquarium at Union Station, a half mile from St. Louis Public Library and the City Museum, and one mile from Gateway Arch National Park and Busch Stadium!
Save the date!
Here's the "SLLIS Top Five" - the top five reasons to be excited about 2019-2020 at SLLIS!
Updates to our new campus are ongoing, so the June 19 SLLIS Board of Directors Meeting will be held at 6:00 pm at the Nine Network of Public Media at 3655 Olive Street in the Anheuser Busch Room. We will stream the meeting on Facebook Live as usual.
The SLLIS move to 1881 Pine is underway! We are using temporary phone lines while we transition. Please call 314-399-4835 for our Main Line and 314-410-9837 for Enrollment. We will be back to our normal lines later this summer when work at Pine is complete. Have a great summer!
Congratulations kindergarten French!
Class of 2031!
