May Newsletter
by Linda Fussman
CALENDAR
| Thurs., May 1 | Preschool Trike-A-Thon |
| Hearing Screening for grades Kdg., 2 and 4 | |
| Fri., May 2 | Walk-A-Thon pledging begins |
| Progress report cut-off date | |
| May 5 - 9 | Grades 4 - 6 go to Camp Hayo-Went-Ha |
| Mon., May 5 | PTO meeting, 6:30 p.m. in Mrs. Newman's room |
| Fri., May 9 | Mail progress reports to parents |
| May 12 - 16 | Book Fair |
| Fri., May 16 | Walk-A-Thon pledges due |
| Cafeteria picnic | |
| Tues., May 20 | Walk-A-Thon sponsored by the PTO |
| Wed., May 21 | Rain date for Walk-A-Thon |
| Mon., May 26 | NO SCHOOL, Memorial Day |
| Thurs., May 29 | Senior Citizen Reception at
1:00 p.m. Spring Sing at 1:30 p.m. in the small gym |
| Fri., May 30 | Field Day with St. Joseph School |
| Wed., June 4 | Rain date for Field Day |
| Fri., June 6 | Kindergarten graduation, 1:00 p.m. in the small gym |
| Tues., June 10 | 6th grade graduation at KC Park, 12:00 p.m. |
| Wed., June 11 | Last day of school, full day for staff and students |
HEARING SCREENING
As a rule, the Health Department sends technicians to area schools to do vision and hearing screenings. This year's screenings are running behind schedule because new technicians were hired and needed to be trained. On Thursday, May 1 students in grades kindergarten, second and fourth will have their hearing screened. There will be no vision screening done this year. If your child is not scheduled to be screened and you would like a screening for him/her, please call the elementary office at 644-2740. The request will be passed along to the technician.
WALK-A-THON, 2008
The PTO is sponsoring a Walk-A-Thon on Tuesday, May 20 (rain date is Wednesday, May 21). Your child will be bringing home a pledge sheet/information packet on Friday, May 2. This is a fundraiser for our PTO. We have a very generous PTO; they give money to teachers for field trips/supplies, donate money to students going to camp, pay for assemblies, and fund Reading Rainbow, to name a few. The Walk-A-Thon will take place on the Beal City School Track 8:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m. Pledging will begin on Friday, May 2 and will need to be turned in to teachers by Friday, May 16. Parents and community members are welcome to come up and walk any time during the scheduled hours or you may choose to walk when your child will be participating (see schedule below). Volunteers are needed for supervision of students . If you are able to volunteer, please call Karen Reeves at 989-205-2132 or Tami Chilman at 989-878-1661.
| May 20 Schedule | May 21 (rain date) schedule |
| 8:15 - 9:00 5/6 and 6th | 8:15 - 9:00 Kdg. (Smith/Maxon) |
| 9:00 - 9:45 Kdg. (Leff) and 2nd | 9:00 - 9:45 same as 20th |
| 9:45 - 10:30 Kdg. (Smith/Maxon) | 9:45 - 10:30 open |
| 10:30 - 11:15 1st grades | 10:30 - 11:15 same as 20th |
| 11:15 - 12:00 2/3 and 3rd | 11:15 - 12:00 same as 20th |
| 12:45 - 1:30 5th grade | 12:45 - 1:30 open |
| 1:30 - 2:15 4th grades | 1:30 - 2:15 4th grades & 6th grade |
CALENDAR
CHANGES
It was determined that we needed to make up time due to all the
snow days taken this year. We will now be going to school full days
on June 6, 9, 10 and 11.
BOOK
FAIR
The spring Book Fair is being held the week of May 12. The fair
will take place in the main lobby by the Superintendent's office.
It will be open 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. each day and 4:30 - 9:00 p.m.
on Wednesday, May 14. All books are "buy one get one free".
Volunteers are needed to work the Book Fair. Please contact any of
the following PTO officers if you can work: Karen Reeves 561-2277
Terri Spears 644-3098 Shanna Puhlman 621-0675
SENIOR CITIZEN RECEPTION/SPRING SING
The annual Senior Citizen Reception/Spring Sing will take place on
Thursday, May 29 in the small gym. All area Senior Citizens are
invited to come and enjoy refreshments at 1:00 p.m. prior to the
performance which begins at 1:30 p.m. Mrs. Sharrar and our
elementary students work very hard every year to make this an
enjoyable afternoon. See you on May 29!
FIELD DAY
The past few years we have been combining both elementary schools
(Public and St. Joseph) and having our Field Day together. This
year we are making a couple of changes. Kindergarten - 2nd grade
students will be having Field Day at Mayes Elementary School. It
will involve an inflatable, nature walk and fun relays. Third
through sixth graders will go to the K.C. Hall. They will have an
inflatable, relays and a variety of games. Field Day will be held
on Friday, May 30 with a rain date scheduled for Wednesday, June 4.
For both groups it will begin with a sack lunch at noon. A flyer
will be going home with students soon. It will contain more details
and a volunteer request form. Please call the elementary office at
644-2740 or the St. Joseph office at 644-3970 with
questions.
KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION
This year's Kindergarten graduation will take place on Friday, June
6 at 1:00 p.m. in the small gym. Parents and family members are
invited. Kindergarten students may go home with their families
after the ceremony, but they are expected to attend school on June
9 - 11.
SIXTH
GRADE GRADUATION
Mrs. Wentworth and Mr. King have scheduled this year's sixth grade
graduation for Tuesday, June 10. The students will walk down to the
K.C. Hall at noon for a pizza lunch which will be followed by an
afternoon of ball games and other supervised activities.
CAMP HAYO-WENT-HA
Students in grades 4 - 6 will be attending Camp Hayo-Went-Ha the
week of May 5. Each student should have brought home a camp packet
on Friday, April 18. The packet contains a lot of information about
camp and several forms that need to be completed and returned to
school as soon as possible. All forms need to be returned to school
no later than Friday, May 2. All students are expected to go to
camp. If you have any questions about camp or if you have any
concerns about camp fees, please call the elementary office at
644-2740.
