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Monday, May 5 –
Thursday, May 8 –
PTO meeting at 7:00PM Election of officers for 08-09
Monday, May 19 –
School Board meeting –
7:00 PM at the high school
Tuesday, May 20 –
5th and 6th grade bands and choirs in concert-
7:00 PM in gym
Tuesday - Thursday, May 20-22 – Elementary Art Show- Student works of art on display in entry hallways from 6 AM to 8 PM daily
Monday, May 26 –
No School – Memorial Day
Phy Ed Fun Days:
Wed., May 28 – Gr. 4- 9:00 Gr. 5- 12:45
Thurs., May 30- Gr. 2- 9:00
Gr. 3- 12:45
Friday, May 31- Gr. 1- 9:00
(Dates and times for
the above noted events are subject to change- Check with your child’s teacher a
week beforehand, please.)
Thursday, June 5 –
Last Day of Classes! * Unless there’s another snow day between now
and then!
‘Back to the Future’ for Math in Fall
At
From the day your children
were born, you have been their (unofficial first) teacher. Now, it’s time to make it official. Hence, the phrase, ‘Back to the Future.’ We know that you have always helped your kids
with their spelling words, various projects or other homework assignments. Beginning next fall, we’re calling upon all
parents of students in grades 1-5 to join us in becoming their child’s basic
math facts teacher. With your help, and
your child’s effort, success in math is within our reach.
The simple truth is that
our teachers don’t have enough time during their daily math lessons to devote
instructional time to learning the basic facts (0-9) in addition, subtraction,
multiplication or division and teach all of the myriad concepts and
applications required by the state standards in each grade level. But, together, we can! With your help at home (learning and
memorizing the basic facts) and our focus here on applying those basic facts to
the concepts being taught, we can form an unbeatable team focused on your
children’s success in math.
More information about specific
grade level math expectations will be sent home at the beginning of the new
school year in September. For now,
though, it’s enough to simply let your
child know that math matters… and that memorizing their basic facts is as
important to their future success in school (and in life) as learning the
alphabet was to their learning how to read and write. We look forward beginning this new
partnership in the fall and the success it will bring your children in the years
ahead. Thank you for your support.