Hello Everyone,
May is almost here, and we are finally getting some warm spring weather. As always, I would still recommend sending a jacket with your student in case of chilly weather in the during recess.
We have our last field trip of the year coming up in about 2 weeks. It will be on Friday, May 3. We will be taking the frontrunner to Clark Planetarium. Students will need to be at the UTA frontrunner station on Wall Avenue at 8:10 a.m. We will take the train to North Temple Station and walk about 3 blocks to the Planetarium. We will have time there to explore the exhibits, attend a workshop, and watch a movie at the dome theater. There is also a gift shop students can visit. We will have lunch at the courtyard at the Gateway. Please make sure your child packs a sack lunch that does not need heated up. We will leave the planetarium at 1:10 p.m. and our train will arrive back at the Wall station by 2:24 p.m. where they will need picked up. Other than the cost of the frontrunner, this field trip is free and we always love parent chaperones. If you would like to attend with us, please email me.
If you are planning on attending the field trip with us, please take a moment to read these two documents about your role as a chaperone both on the train and at the planetarium. I will also be sending these documents home with the field trip information page tomorrow.
01_Adults Rules and Tips (1) Clark Chaperone Letter
The end of the school year is fast approaching. I cannot believe it is so close. We are excited to have the kindergarten students shadowing in our classroom tomorrow. These are students we will possibly have in our class next year and it is always fun to meet them and let them interact with the students.
Some other things to look forward to as we near the end:
- This Wednesday night is our Spring Choir concert. This will be in Jr. High gym at 6:00 p.m. Students need to be there at 5:45 and were a solid color shirt and black bottoms. Upper el will have their concert at 7:00 following lower el.
- The last box tops store of the year will be Wednesday, May 15th. Please send your students box tops cut nicely. You can send them the day of or sooner and we will hold them for your child.
- Field day will be Friday, May 17th.
- Parent teacher conferences are the last week of school. They will be the afternoons of Tuesday May 20, Wednesday May 21, and Thursday May 22. The signs ups for these are already on Track it Forward. Students will be sharing their portfolios at these conferences so please bring your child with you. These days are also half days at school so children will need to be picked up at 1 p.m. That Friday, May 23 will also be a half day and the last day of school.
- We will have our annual summer pool party earlier this year. It will be Friday, June 7 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. It will be at North Shore Aquatic Center across from the school and we hope to see you all there.
Level 3 parents:
- Level 3s will be doing their shadowing in upper el next week. They will all shadow in Ms. Kirsten’s class. This does not mean your child will be in Ms. Kirsten’ class. We shadow with her class because she is our mentor class and our class has done combined activities with them.
- Level 3s will have their end of year RISE testing Tuesday, May 7th and Thursday, May 9th. Please make sure your child gets a good nights rest and has a good breakfast and lunch for those days. We will test in the morning on the 7th and afternoon on the 9th.
- The Level 3 end of year party will be the afternoon of Monday, May 13th. There will be a sign up for parent help on Track it Forward by the end of the week.
- Level 3’s bridging ceremony will be Wednesday, May 21st in the Jr. High gym at 10:30 a.m.
Remember to watch for the field trip information page tomorrow.
Thanks for all you do!
Jalee
Here is the schedule for all the bridging ceremonies:
Monday, May 20th – Early Childhood Bridging – 10:30am – Addition Gym
All kindergarten families are invited to see their child welcomed into lower elementary.
Tuesday, May 21st – Lower Elementary Bridging – 10:30am – Addition Gym
All 3rd grade families are invited to see their child welcomed into upper elementary.
Wednesday, May 22nd – Upper Elementary Bridging Ceremony – 10:30am – Addition Gym
All 6th grade families are invited to see their child welcomed to junior high.
9th grade graduation will be the night of Friday, May 17th at 5:30p.m. in the addition gym.