Saturday, April 30, 2011

Upcoming Events

We have a fun last month of school planned! Below is a list of the things your child will be participating in:

May 2-6th: Teacher Appreciation week
May 6th: Dairy Queen Fundraiser from 6-8
May 23rd: Reward swimming trip for 3-5th graders
May 24th: Yearbooks will be handed out
May 25th: Field Day (wear appropriate clothing)
May 26th: 5th grade vs faculty kickball game
May 27th: Polar pride assembly & slide show and 5th grade graduation

We are excited about all the fun things this month.

Dairy Queen Fundraiser

We will be doing our last fundraiser of the year at Dairy Queen on Friday, May 6th from 6:00 to 8:00. It includes dine in and drive through sales. Dairy Queen will donate 25% of total sales to our school. Please show your support and treat the kids to ice cream!

Monday, April 4, 2011

Spelling Bee

We would like to thank all those who participated and helped with our first annual spelling bee. It was a fun event supported by the students, teachers and parents. School winners were as follows: Grades 1-3 1st place Jack S. 1st place Dylan M. 2nd place Ethan W. Grades 4-5 1st place Courtney F. 2nd Place Kett E. Our 4th and 5th grade winners will go on to compete in the district spelling bee. This event will be held at South Elementary on April 8th, from 2:30 to 3:30. Good luck Courtney and Kett!

Safety Meeting

All parents are welcome and encouraged to attend a safety meeting that will be held on April 14th, at 6:30 in the gym. We will be discussing protocol for lock down's, questions and answers, and parent expectations. Terry Pickett, Director of Elementary Education for the district will be conducting the event.

2011-2012 President

We would like to thank Heidi Miller for volunteering to be our 2011-2012 PTA President. We are thrilled to have her on board with us for next year. Currently we are still looking for a President Elect. If interested please contact a member of the board for more information.