Thank you so much for the many thoughtful notes, supplies, and treats this week for Teacher Appreciation. I feel so very blessed to get to work with such great families and co-workers! I am very humbled by your generous words, thoughts, and gifts. It’s always hard in May to realize that the time you spend every day with the kids you have grown to love and cherish is nearing an end!
Tonight, May 9th – Fine Arts Night
We are excited about the opportunity to showcase our Arts department. Our music directors have worked with the students all year on music theory, rhythm, and voice. During the evening, each choir will be performing. Our bands and recorders, directed by Mrs. Eckhoff, will also perform. Mrs. Bird’s art class projects will be displayed around the building; families will be invited to an Open House where they can enjoy the art projects done by the students.
Students will arrive at 6:15 pm and meet their teacher in their classroom. After the music performance, students return to their classrooms; parents pick them up.
Students in Kindergarten – 2nd grade are to wear their Sunday best. The 3rd – 8th grade students are to wear WHITE TOPS AND BLACK BOTTOMS.
There will be a cookie reception after the program in the commons.
In addition, we will also have a SILENT AUCTION with the class art projects. You can start bidding on them today!
Saturday, May 11th – Hope Track Meet
This is a big meet that Hope hosts every spring. This year it will be at the district stadium at Shawnee Mission North High School. It takes lots of people working together for this event. Even though students can’t compete in track until 4th grade, you can still volunteer to help out. There are many different jobs to fill so you don’t have to have knowledge about a certain event to be of service. You also do not need to be at the track all day. Even the kids can help by being “runners” to take results from an event up to the people who are keeping the stats! Check out the sign-up genius that was sent out to see where help is needed. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0948ADAC28A4FF2-48722963-hope
Sunday, May 12th – 3rd–4th Grade Choir
The 3rd–4th Grade Choir is singing at the 10:30 am church service on Sunday, May 12th. Students are to wear their Sunday best. We will meet in the Luther Room at 10:15. Students will sit with their families, come forward to sing, and return to their families when they have finished singing. We pray everyone can join us for Mother’s Day to hear their child sing!
MAP Testing
We will continue taking our spring MAP tests through next week. Please make sure your student arrives on time to school, has a good breakfast, and gets plenty of sleep while we are testing.
Friday, May 10th – 9:30– 11:00 – Language
Monday, May 13th – 12:45 – 2:00 – Math
Tuesday, May 14th – 8:45 – 10:00 – Reading
Wednesday, May 15th – Last Memory assignment
Colossians 2:6
Just as you receive Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him.
Spelling – We will not have a spelling test next week.
Thursday, May 16th – All work must be turned in on this day.
The grade for any missing assignments will be entered as a 0 in the grade book.
Friday, May 17th – No School
Teachers are working on report cards. There is no school for students.
Monday, May 20th
*Please send an extra bag to school with your student. We will be cleaning out lockers and desks throughout the week and backpacks seem to fill up quickly when finding all the “treasures” that have been left in the desks and lockers over the last semester.
Tuesday, May 22nd – Field Day
We will be in our chapel family groups for field day. Be sure to have a water bottle and apply sunscreen in the morning before school!
Wednesday, May 22nd – Picnic Day
We will walk to Gum Springs Park together as a school to enjoy a picnic lunch. Look for the permission slip in today’s envelope for our end-of-the-year picnic.
Thursday, May 23rd – Last Day!
We will dismiss right after our closing chapel service that morning. Students will return to our classroom before dismissal from 10:45 – 11:00. Parents are welcome to attend chapel and awards!!
Our Next week:
- Tonight, 5/ 9
- Fine Arts Night
- Friday, 5/10
- MAP testing – Language
- Spelling Test
- Saturday, 5/11
- Hope Relays
- Sunday, 5/12
- Singing in Church at the 10:30 service
- Happy Mother’s Day!
- Monday, 5/13
- MAP testing – Math
- Tuesday, 5/14
- MAP testing – Reading
- Wednesday, 5/15
- Memory and Chapel
- Science test – Weather
- Thursday, 5/16
- ALL work must be turned in
- Friday, 5/19
- No School (Teacher Inservice)
Upcoming Dates:
- 5/21 – Field Day
- 5/22 – Picnic Day
- 5/23 – Last Day of School!
