Paw Prints

• May 1 - Parents As Teachers group event at 5:30 in PK room
• May 3 - 3rd and 4th graders walking to Shakers at 12:30
• May 4 - 3rd and 4th grade movie at State Theatre (MAP testing incentive) from 12:30-2:30
• May 5 - PK and Kindergarten Round-up
• May 5 - Middle schoolers walking to Shakers at 12:30 (MAP testing incentive)
• May 9 - Elem. Track and Field Day - Bus leaves school at 8:30. Bus brings students back to school around 2:30.
• May 9 - MS Q1-4 AR field trip to Bearcat Lanes/Pizza Ranch - Leave the school at 8:15. Return to school at 2:00.
• May 9 - Preschool Trike-A-Thon during school
• May 9 - Spring concert at 6:30 PM in multi-purpose room
• May 10 - Elem. AR party at B & J - Leave school at 8:15. Arrive at Griffith Park at 11:30. Return to school around 2:30.
• May 11 - MS STUCO field trip to Olive Garding and St. Joe mini-golf - Leave the school at 10:30. Return to school around 2:30.
• May 12 - MS Track and Field Day - Walk to the field at 8:10. Return to the school around 2:45.
• May 12 - PK-1 field trip to Remington Nature Center and Fun Run - Leave school at 8:00 AM. Return to school around 2:50.
• May 14 - HS graduation
• May 15 - MS field trip to Main Event - North KC - Leave school at 8:15. Return to school around 2:45.
• May 16 - 2-4 field trip to Shatto Dairy - Leave school at 8:00. Return to school around 2:30.
• May 16 - PK last day of school, PK graduation at 7 PM
• May 17 - Elem/MS awards assembly in multipurpose room (MS at 8:15; EL at 9:45)
• May 17 - 8th grade promotion at 2:00 in multipurpose room
• May 18 - Last day of school for students, dismissal at noon

• Check the lost and found table to claim any lost clothing, lunch boxes, or water bottles!

This month's character trait is PATIENCE. Our focus for perseverance is "remaining calm when dealing with problems or delays." PATIENCE is worth three points this month!

Examples of PATIENCE to discuss with your child:

• Wait your turn and keep a good attitude while waiting.

These students were chosen by their teachers for being shining examples of perseverance.

We have finished the year out strong by discussing the following topics: child abuse awareness and personal safety, our career unit, transitions to middle school, and Big Problem/Little Problem. I hope you have a safe and relaxing summer. See you in August!

SAFETY

Information was sent home regarding child abuse and personal safety. We talked a lot about our safe adults -- identifying them and learning that safe adults don’t ask us to keep secrets that make us feel uncomfortable. If someone is hurting them, they need to tell a safe adult. Keep telling until it stops.

TRANSITIONS

The fourth graders have been practicing using mock lockers in the hallways so that they can get the feel of moving from class to class, as well as learning to use a locker rather than a desk. By implementing this during the entire 4th quarter, we hope to help them transition easier into middle school. In class, we discuss schedules, procedures, supplies needed, teachers, and any other questions they might have regarding middle school.

CAREERS

We finish out our year by learning about the six career path. People working in a career path share interests, abilities and talents. Career paths help you identify a career focus without being locked into a specific occupation. Career paths help you prepare for your future. You don’t have to choose a specific occupation for the rest of your life – just find out about career paths and opportunities in them.

In elementary, we learn to identify the six career paths, then in middle school we take an interest inventory and look at the potential careers that match our interests. Here are the six career paths:

1. Arts & Communication
2. Business, Management & Technology
3. Health Services
4. Human Services
5. Industrial & Engineering Technology
6. Natural Resources/Ag

BIG PROBLEM / LITTLE PROBLEM

All problems require different reactions, emotions and solutions based on the size of the problem. A little problem will need a little reaction, whereas with a big problem you will have a big reaction. Therefore, throwing a big fit over who gets to sit by the window in the car is a little problem and should only need a little reaction. Rather than screaming and hitting, you can use your words to make a plan for who gets to sit by the window the next time (this would be a little reaction). Your reaction must equal the size of the problem.

PARENT SURVEY

Please take a moment to complete the following survey regarding the elementary school counseling program. Thank you very much for your time!

K through 4th grades are winding down their math skills. Most of the classes have introduced the main concepts for the year and will continue to reinforce them with fun activities and math worksheets.

• K--will be working on telling time to the hour and identifying coins and paper money.
• 1st--finish learning to tell time to the hour and half-past the hour, and will end the year exploring 2D and 3D shapes.
• 2nd--will end the year learning how to read and make graphs and how to gather and interpret data.
• 3rd and 4th-will review important concepts by participating in fun math activities.

Parents, remember to actively engage your child over the summer with numbers, counting, math facts, and story problems.

.Have an AWESOME SUMMER!

Mrs. Asher says, "SEE YOU AT THE POOL!"