Dear Parents,

The month of March passed so very quickly, and busy April will begin. You will notice that we have several special activities scheduled this month. We begin the month with Mother/Son Night. Mini Courses, coordinated by our Home and School, will provide our kindergarten through fourth grade, and Washington fifth grade students, an opportunity to practice the habit of mind of remaining open to continuous learning. Our Fun Run is scheduled in April and we are hoping for wonderful weather to celebrate family physical fitness. This is the time of year when we begin to plan for next year.

Registration packets came home on April 2nd. Also in April, we begin the process, with the help of Washington staff members, to help our fourth graders get ready for the transition to Washington for their 5th grade experience next year. There will be a Parent Information Night on April 4th at 6:00 pm. at Washington. Principal Jon Vogel will visit our fourth grades to share information, then our students will visit Washington for a tour on April 25th. I have a feeling that April will fly by as quickly as March.

Our third and fourth graders will be involved in state PARCC testing in April. Please make sure your child gets plenty of rest and has a healthy breakfast. The PARCC assessment is computer delivered and aligns with the Common Core State Standards. These group tests will provide you with a measure of your child’s academic knowledge as compared statewide. These tests also provide us an assessment of our program effectiveness.

With the warmer spring weather, students tend to arrive earlier at school. Please do not allow the children to arrive at school before 8:00 a.m. Supervisors begin their duty at 8:00 and, for the safety of the children, we do not want any of the students to be outside without supervision.
Thank you!

On a related note, please be aware that we ask all our students to go straight home after school. Those ten minutes from 2:30 to 2:40 are a time when we dismiss students. Supervision ends at 2:40. Students must be on their way home unless they are supervised by a parent. Students must check in at home before returning to the playground to play.

Sincerely, 

Julie Beehler

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