Newsletter May 18 - 22

We made it.  It's the last week of school.  I love summer weather, but always feel a little melancholy when I close my classroom door on the last day of school.  Thank you for having wonderful children and sharing them with me this year.  This has been a remarkable class of kids and I will miss them dearly.

We are having a fun week.  Yesterday, we had our reading reward assembly provided by our wonderful PTA.  We watched a fun assembly of juggling, jokes and balloon animals.  Today we made up our rained out field day (in between small sprinkles again).  We walked up to the Canyon park, and then played on the playground followed by a water balloon "toss" and launch. Thanks to Ben's mom, Dante's mom, and Kaden's mom for filling up and supplying water balloons for this activity.  This afternoon we visited the library in the park, and took a tour and got excited about the library's summer reading program.  Tomorrow we will watch Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with Mrs. Vogel's class.  On Thursday, we will go to the school-wide "reward" movie in the morning and the aquatic center in the afternoon (I will send home a note tomorrow about the aquatic center). On Friday, we have our final assembly and autograph signing day, as well as clearing out our room.  School dismisses at 2:30 on Friday.

A note about the "reward" movie.  This year those students that have not returned their library books, or take-home book, or have an outstanding lunch balance will NOT be able to go to the movie, but will rather go to a reading group that morning.  Please make sure that your child turns finds their
 book (s) and/or pays their lunch account if necessary. They will also not receive their promotion cards and teacher placement for next year until these books are returned or the lunch account is settled.

On the last day of school I will send home promotion cards and your child's 4th quarter grades and reading test scores.  I will send it home in a big envelope so watch for that. 

Today I sent home lanyards about the "Unplugged" summer program.  This looks like a wonderful opportunity to keep your kids active and entertained over the summer.  You can log on and register for the program using the website on the back of the lanyard card.

Congratulations to these 11 students that read 100 books!  I will submit this picture to the Iron County Today newspaper and will inform you through e-mail when the publication date will be. 

 

 

Have a wonderful summer!  I know I will--my son returns from Argentina the end of July :) and for the last time this year--HAPPY READING!