The French School and The Spanish School enrolling kindergarten and 1st grade students for 2009

Parents, enroll your children today in this tuition-free, public elementary school.  We provide free transportation for city residents, and free before and after school programs. The enrollment deadline is July 31st for the 0910 school year.  Call now: (314)533-0975.

Enrollment events: July 14th-July 19th

Tuesday, July 14th, 4pm-7pm Open House for 2009-2010 families, 4011 Papin Street.  Enrollment ends July 31st, it’s not too late!  Families can complete all enrollment paperwork at the Open House.  Enjoy demonstration lessons, meet the Heads of School, tour the space and talk with other parents about the school.  Please rsvp to rachel[at]sllis.org

Wednesday, July 15th, 10:30am Pre-school story time, Kingshighway Library Branch, 2206 S. Vandeventer Ave
Friday, July 17th, 6pm French demonstration lessons, 4011 Papin, 63110

Saturday, July 18th, 8am-3pm Healthy You, Healthy Planet, Missouri Botanical Gardens, Join us in the Kids corner for French & Spanish demo lessons and scavenger hunt

Sunday, July 19th, 7pm Free Candy, Hartford Coffee Company (Hartford & Roger, 63116), Come and sit in the audience for a live talk show!  And yes, there is free candy!

SLLIS Board of Directors Meeting, July 22, 2009

The next St. Louis Language Immersion Schools Board of Directors Meeting will take place on July 22, 2009 at 4:00pm at 4011 Papin Street, St. Louis, MO 63110.

Uniform sale at Cookies, ends July 7th

One of our parents just wrote in to let us know that Cookies has a uniform sale with free shipping for orders over $25.  We have a school store at Cookies that features our uniform pieces.  Remember to use “Sllis” as your school source code when shopping at Cookies.

What is the SLLIS uniform?

• colors: red, light blue, navy, gray, and white
• navy or gray bottoms (short, slacks, skort, skirt, jumper, dress)
• button down shirt in any uniform color
• polo shirt in any uniform color (PE days only)
• tie in uniform color
• navy blazer for Formal Fridays

SLLIS on Ahora San Luis tonight

Tune in to Ahora San Luis at 7:30pm Friday, City TV 10, for a segment on The Spanish School.  Gilberto Pinela interviews kindergarten teacher Maríbel Martinez en español about the school, curriculum and value of immersion instruction for native and non-native speakers.  If you miss it this Friday, check the STL-TV schedule, this segment will air for the next six weeks.  If you’re not sure how to find this channel on your tv, you can always view it streaming live.

Offices closed Friday July 3rd

SLLIS offices will be closed this Friday, July 3rd in observance of 4th of July.

Enjoy the holiday weeend!

Moving to 4011 Papin, 63110

Over the next three weeks we are moving all of our administrative and school-based staff to our new building at 4011 Papin.  The main phone number for both The French School and The Spanish School is (314)533-0975.  This phone line already has a voicemail option, so feel free to leave us a message.

Enrollment events: June 27th-July 14th

Saturday, June 27th 8am-12pm: Tower Grove Farmers’ Market

• 9am Spanish lesson on buying fruits and vegetables
• 10am Spanish science lesson on butterlies, French PE lesson
• 11am French lesson

Friday, July 3rd & Saturday July 4th: Fair St. Louis, K-Town Kids Zone, 1 Leonor K Sullivan Blvd, 63102

Speak with our street teams and sign up for enrollment information

Saturday, July 4th 8am-11am: The Macklind Mile, Big River Running Company 5352 Devonshire Ave. St. Louis, MO 63109

Make sock puppets and enjoy lemonade at the finish line.

Tuesday, July 14th 4pm-7pm: Open House, 4011 Papin St, 63110

Enroll your children while they enjoy various craft activities with our teaching staff.

Only 20 spots left in The Spanish School!

You heard it here first folks.  We have 20 more spaces for founding families to join The Spanish School.  If you’ve been planning to enroll and haven’t gotten your packet in yet, IT IS TIME!  We have many outreach events planned over the next few weeks (see next post) and know that these 20 spots will fill quickly.  You can mail, fax or walk your information to the office: 634 N. Grand Blvd, Suite 10A, St. Louis, MO 63103.  Call the office and schedule your enrollment appointment today: (314)289-1520.

National Charter School Conference, Washington D.C.

Last year at this time I was at the National Charter School Conference in New Orleans.  One of the visions that I had during the conference involved returning in subsequent years with a strong SLLIS team that would be able to absorb even more information than I could do on my own.  That vision is happening as I type.  Debra Cole, Head of The Spanish School, Rebecca Powell, Director of Operations and Amber Simpson, Board of Directors, are in Washington D.C. for this year’s conference.  Hopefully we can get them each to post about their experience.

Uniform Sample Pictures