Week of 6/4

It's exciting and a little sad at the same time, but we are heading into our last week together. What a wonderful year it's been! I'd like to thank you for the fantastic support you've given me all year long.

Here is a day-by-day run-down of the week:

MONDAY: No special activities. Please send your child with a backpack as we continue to send things home. On Monday, I will be sending home their Art Vistas portfolio. This is all their work throughout the school year from the program. If your child goes to day care after class and you'd like to pick up their art in the morning, I will leave their portfolios out on the picnic table.

TUESDAY: Promotion Ceremony in K2 @ 9:00 a.m. Be prepared for a brief presentation from the children and a great walk down memory lane of our wonderful year together. Please plan on attending this event or sending another family member who can attend! This is a special time to share with your children. No snacks or backpacks needed-- refreshments will be served. Approximate schedule of events for those who need to arrange around work schedules:

• 9:00 to about 9:30: Children perform songs we've learned throughout the year, followed by presentation of memory binders
• 9:30 to about 10:00: Video review of our year. If you need to leave after the 9:00 presentation, this would be a good time to leave, as I will be sharing out the video presentation.
• 10:00 to 10:30 or so: Refreshments and conversation!
• If you need to take your child home after the ceremony, please be sure to sign him/her out in the office. Otherwise, children will stay at school and have choice time and outside fun for the rest of the day.

A final note about the Promotion Ceremony: Because this event will be in the classroom, space is extremely limited. I really like to keep this event to parents and preschool siblings only-- if two parents come and a handful of younger siblings, that's already around 60 people in our classroom. Unfortunately, we simply don't have the space for many more people than that. If you have a special circumstance, please email me. Per school policy, older siblings are not to be taken out of class for this event.

WEDNESDAY: Olympic Day. This is a school-wide event. Please wear class t-shirts and appropriate footwear! Sunblock would also be a good idea, and hats, too. The event starts at 9:50 and goes on until dismissal.  We will have an early snack time, so please send snacks and backpacks on this day. I have several helpers to walk around with us-- thank you! If you are still interested in helping, here is the link to the school-wide sign-ups:https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e084cafae29a64-alta4 Children who ordered yearbooks will also be receiving them at the end of the day.

THURSDAY:  All children in kindergarten are on an early schedule (8:05-11:25), so we will have 44 children in the room! Children will clean the classroom, sign yearbooks, and have some last day fun with their friends from the p.m. class. Please send a snack on this day if you think your child will get hungry. Otherwise, with so many kids in the room, it would be better to forego the snack bags and backpacks.

Happy Summer!!!