Last Week

Happy Last Week of Elementary School!

Just wanted to give you a rundown of this week with all that may be going on in your lives!  

Tuesday we will have a Read-a-thon in which students will enjoy books most of the day.  This will include Fantasy books, Scholastic News, reading about the beginnings of our nation, and some free reading.  They are welcomed to bring a small blanket (a beach towel is perfect) and a small throw pillow.  My "rule" was, "if you can fit it in your backpack, it's okay to bring."

Wednesday morning will be Field Day.  Please make sure you sign in at the office if you plan on stopping by.  Due to the weather, we may have some time on this day to play board games.

Friday is our end of year picnic at Stroh Park.  If you haven't already done so, please be sure to use My School Bucks to register your child for this field trip.  We look forward to seeing many of you there!  At around 2:00/2:15 we will have our slideshow presentations in the gym here at Gold Rush.  When the slideshow is over, students will return to our classroom while the rest of the school and you all prepare for our 5th Grade Clap Out.  Again, if you are entering the school that last day, you'll need to check in at the office.

We look forward to a fantastic week!

Last Few Weeks

I hope everyone is having a great week! As our school year begins to wind down I have a couple of reminders. This email is quite long so please be sure to read all the way through.

First and foremost, I would love for you to send in a few pictures for our end of year slideshow.  I need one baby/toddler picture of your kiddo and a current photo.  Please send these in a s soon as possible.  Also, if you have any other pictures from school events from the year, I'd love to include them as well (Western Night, Digger Dash, Class Parties, etc)

Upcoming events:

Monday, April 29th - Our students will be going to tour Cimarron Middle School for about an hour.  This will give them an opportunity to see the building and ask questions of other students.  A permission slip will be available shortly to allow your kiddo to ride the bus.  

Friday, May 17 - Growing and Changing Body Presentations.  Please see the attachment for more information on what will be covered.

Friday, May 24th - End of Year Celebration

We are excited to celebrate the end of our students' elementary education with a big celebratory picnic.  This year's picnic will be at Stroh Park (please not that this is different from year's past) from 10:00am – 1:30pm.  Students will ride buses to and from this event therefore you will need to fill out the permission slip online through My School Bucks.

Students will be provided with sub sandwiches there courtesy of Gold Rush, but we would love your help with a few other items.  Please see our Sign-Up to help out.  We welcome family to the event to join in the fun, but, unfortunately, cannot provide food for all, so please pack a lunch for yourself and head to the park!  

This is really a fun family event! We do have the whole park to ourselves this day so we encourage you to bring soccer balls, volleyball nets, shade structures, lawn chairs, frisbees, etc.

After the picnic we will return to Gold Rush and gather in the gym for our End of Year Slideshows.  If you are only attending this portion of the day we should be beginning around 2:15.  

At the end of the slideshow please stay in the gym while the students return to their classes for final good-byes.  Administration will speak to you for a few minutes and give you instruction on how to help the school say farewell to these great kiddos in our traditional Clap-Out. 

Thank you for all your support this year.  We are sad to see these kiddos moving on but know they are ready for what lies ahead!  We have all truly had a great year!

Yikes!!  I hope I've got everything covered! =)