We're in the final weeks of school, and for these students, the final weeks of elementary!
This is always a bittersweet time for me. After spending almost nine months together, I have fallen in love with these students. It will be hard to send them off to middle school. I will worry about them, listen for news about them, and cheer for them to succeed.
May is a wild, crazy time. We sent home a newsletter with upcoming events and deadlines.
Here they are:
May 10--Math End-of-Level Test (9:00 AM)
Root beer float party for all who earned it (15 required tests)
May 14--All book reports due for Reading Revolution
May Reading Calendar due (280 minutes required in order to attend Reading Celebration)
READING CELEBRATION
May 15--Field Trip to Zion ($2.50 for the movie at Zion Theater)
*If any of you would like to be a chaperone, we would love you to come.
Orchestra Concert, CMS, 7:00 PM
May 16--Wax Museum (9:30-11:00 in the gym). You're invited to drop in--bring a camera.
Progress Report will be sent home
Spring Open House at CMS, 6:30-8:00 PM. Find out about 6th grade
May 17--Reading Revolution Sundae Party at lunch.
After-school class (note needed)
May 18--Tour of Cedar Middle School
Congressional Award (movie & popcorn)
ALL WORK DUE
May 21--Field Day
May 22--Tent-a-thon (11:00-3:30)
May 23-Breakfast in the Park for Presidential Award Winners
May 24--Memorial Day Program (we perform our harmonicas)
May 25--Walk to Emerald Pointe (harmonicas for older folks)
Last day of school (dismiss at 2:30)
As you can see, this is a whirl-wind time of school. We will fit in some academic learning in between all the events, so these students can feel prepared for 6th grade.
This has been a wonderful year. I confess that I get teary-eyed thinking about losing all these
kids. I've laughed a lot this year. What a fun bunch of kids!
Let me know if you have any questions about what is coming up.
Thanks for sharing your children with me this year!
--Jeanne Payne
