May+18

__MAY 18 -- THE FINAL NEWSLETTER!__
We had a fun afternoon of guest speakers! Thanks to Lisa Hulscher, Claire's mom, for talking to us about her job as a technology manager at Wells Fargo. Lisa did a great job of reminding the kids that the school subjects and life skills we teach them now are the same skills needed to be successful someday in the workforce! It was a good reminder, as we end the year, that what we do here at school IS important for the rest of their lives! Thanks, Lisa!

Jolena Welker, our Van Meter librarian, fired us up about the importance of reading and the summer reading program. Please visit with your child about this exciting opportunity and the awesome prizes being offered! This is an excellent way to keep your child reading this summer. Thank you to Jolena for inspiring our students to read! (PS -- I'm sure Jolena will look great in blue and white hair. Let's work together to make it happen!)

__** ANNOUNCEMENTS AND UPCOMING DATES :**__ =**Wed., May 23...LAST DAY of SCHOOL! Dismiss at 1:30. **=

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//**For this final quarter, all of us in Gr. K-5 are adding a 1, 2, or 3 to the Success Charts if a student loses a stamp. We will still write what happened, but the addition of the number(s) will help with our data collection, and will also better inform you of which Bulldog Belief was being misused. 1 means there was a lack of respect, 2 a lack of responsibility, and 3 a lack of safety **// ======

__**LITERACY:**__
Please encourage your child to read over the summer.

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We dabbled in the Solar System this week...learning what it consists of, the difference between "rotation" and "revolution" (ask to hear the song!), and some fun facts about our sun. Next week, we'll be introduced to our planets! =====

__**SOCIAL STUDIES:**__
We have finished up our country projects and enjoyed some delicious food from many different countries! I hope that you were able to see the 'Country Fun Facts Little Bird Tales' at the potluck. If not, check with your child and see if they can pull theirs up. I hope to get the country recipes out to each of you before the year is up. We have shared all of the flat friends that have been returned to us! Please thank your family and friends for helping us with this project.

Congratulations to Sydney, Lucy, Jonah, Kylie, Amy, and Lilly for placing in our 'Country' Geography Bee!

__**MRS. VOLK:**__
I can't believe the year is almost over! Where has the time gone? I have enjoyed my year and will miss working with your children next year! Thank you for all of your help and support at home. We can't do what we do without your help! EVERYONE needs to read over the summer and continue to practice the math facts...addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Have a safe and fun summer!

**__MRS. SKAHILL/MISS STEPHENS:__** There is such a long list of dates on our wiki home page, and yet it's still hard to believe we've finished up another school year! It's been a busy and good year! Thanks to all of you for sharing your kids with us, and for all of your help and support at home! You help make our jobs so much easier! Have a happy and safe summer! We'll be back before we know it!