Monday is the start of what is going to be a wonderful year. I am looking forward to working with both you and your child. Thank you for a great Meet the Teacher Night, it was wonderful to meet all of you who were able to attend. If you have any questions at any time, please contact me!

1st Day Reminders:

• Bus Tags: Please make sure that your child wears his/her bus tag on the first day and every day for a few weeks.
• Blue Folder: Each day, please check your child's folder for important papers, news, homework, notes, etc., and always return it to school the next day.
• Snack: Please provide a snack for your child daily & label it. Also, please remind your child that due to allergies we do not share snacks.
• Lunch: Please discuss with your child if they will be buying a lunch or packing a lunch each day to avoid confusion.
• Change of clothes: Please send an extra change of clothing in with your child (in case of an accident/spill/mess). Please place it in a plastic bag with their name on it. The spare clothing will be stored in their cubby. 
• Forms: Please sign and return all forms to the school no later than Friday, September 1st.
• Number: Please help your child memorize their 4 or 5 digit ID number. Thank you!

Kindergarten Orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 23rd at 3:00 pm in the elementary gymnasium. "Meet the Teacher Night" will follow from 4-6 pm in your child's classroom!

Hope to see you all there!

The first day of the 2017-2018 school year will be on Monday, August 28th.

• Kindergarten Graduation will be held on Tuesday, May 23rd at 1:00pm in the High School Auditorium.  All students must report to school that day and wear a white collared shirt! Tickets will NOT be replaced if lost or forgotten -- everyone must have a ticket to enter. **Students must be signed out following Graduation if you are planning to take them with you!
• Students will be participating in a Petting Zoo on Thursday, May 25th as their end of the month reward. Animals will include: monkeys, lemurs, wallabies, kinkajou, zebu cow, geese, and much more!
• Carnival Day will be held on Friday, May 26th. Students will spend the day celebrating the end of the year with lots of fun activities! Students may wear school approved gym clothes.
• There will be no school on Monday, May 29th. Happy Memorial Day!
• The last day of school will be on Wednesday, May 31st. 
• Thank you to Natasha Bubnis, and Mr. and Mrs. Kreitzer for being our Guest Readers this week. The students enjoyed your visits!!

Monday, May 22nd will be Day 2 and we will have Computers!

· All students had a GREAT time at the wedding of Q and U. Thank you to all who participated!!

· Kindergarten Graduation will be held on May 23^rd at 1:00pm at the High School Auditorium. **Tickets will be sent home on May 19^th. They will NOT be replaced if lost.

· If you did not send back your Graduation Student Sign-Out paper, please return it no later than Monday, May 15^th!!

· The reward for the month of May will be a Petting Zoo. It will be held on Thursday, May 25^th!

· Friday, May 26^th is Carnival Day! It will be a non-rotation day.

· There will be NO SCHOOL on Monday, May 29^th for Memorial Day!

· Wednesday, May 31^st is the last day of school!! 

Happy Mother’s Day to all of those Mother’s out there! I hope you have a fabulous day!!

Monday, May 15th will be Day 7 and we will have Computers.

This week, we read the story “Building with Dad” and discussed how a school is built. We learned about the letter Qq and focused on how to compare and contrast. We also celebrated “Queen Day” in honor of the letter Qq and all of the cute queens in our class!

Next week, we will read the story “Old MacDonald had a Woodshop” and we will discuss what tools we need to build things. We will be reviewing vowels and fact and opinion.

This week in Math, we were tested on composing numbers 11-19 and began working on Topic 11: decomposing numbers 11-19.

REMINDERS:

· Kindergarten Graduation will be held on May 23^rd at 1:00pm at the High School Auditorium. **Details will be sent home closer to the date! Mark your calendar!

· The NSE Book Fair will be held Monday, May 8^th – May 12^th. Students will be able to shop during their scheduled Library class (Tuesday, May 9^th) and will also be able to shop with their parents on Monday, May 8^th from 4pm-7pm.

· Due to the upcoming book fair, there will not be any more Scholastic book orders coming home this year. Thank you!

· The Wedding of Q and U will be held next Friday. Please refer to the handout in your child’s folder for more details.

Monday, May 8th will be Day 2 and we will have Computers.

This week in Reading, we read the story “This is the Way We Go to School” and discussed how children around the world get to school. We learned all about the letter Yy and how to draw conclusions.

Next week, we will read the story “Building with Dad” and discuss how a school is built. We will be learning about the letter Qq and focus on how to compare and contrast.

This week in Math, we began our topic on decomposing numbers 11-19.

Next week, we will be tested on decomposing numbers 11-19 and will begin working on our next topic on Measurement.

All students had a great time at the Egg Hunt (end of the month reward) this afternoon! Keep up the good behavior! 

REMINDERS:

· Kindergarten Graduation will be held on May 23^rd at 1:00pm at the High School Auditorium. **Details will be sent home closer to the date! Mark your calendar!

· Anyone interested in being a Guest Reader for the month of May, please contact me!

· The NSE Book Fair will be held Monday, May 8^th – May 12^th. Students will be able to shop during their scheduled Library class here at school. Students will also be able to shop with their parents on Monday, May 8^th from 4pm-7pm.

· Due to the upcoming book fair, there will not be any more Scholastic book orders coming home this year. Thank you!

· Next Friday will be Queen Day for the letter Qq! Girls will get to wear crowns and they will be treated like Queens for the day!

Monday, May 1st will be Day 7 and we will have Computers.

****Monday, May 1st will be an Extended School Day. Students will be dismissed at 3:45!