Tharptown Elementary School

It is hard to believe the 2019-20 school year is officially over on Friday. Wow! Time has really flown by. Although this year did not go as planned and we have had to deal with an unexpected ending to the traditional classroom, I still believe we have had a great year at Tharptown Elementary. I am extremely proud of what we have accomplished and all the things we have been able to do under the circumstances! I feel so very proud of all of you...especially what everything you have done over the last few weeks. We have all grown and we are stronger because of it. What we do each day isn't easy. In fact, it is downright hard work. Many days it is a struggle to accomplish our goals. There are times we feel frustrated, discouraged, and simply tired! However, at the end of the day, when we see the results of our labor, we remember why we are educators and why we do what we do each day. We make a difference in kids' lives and that makes it all worth it!

I want to thank all of you for the endless support and encouragement that you have provided me during my first year at Tharptown Elementary. This is a wonderful place to be and I am thankful that I have been given the opportunity to work beside such great people. I see your dedication and love for children every day and I also see how much you care about our school.

I wish all of you a great summer. Enjoy, relax and recharge your batteries! Spend time with your family and friends (while maintaining social distancing). Sleep late, eat great, and have fun! Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Please remember to check your email throughout the summer as I will continue to push out information as I get it.

We will be finishing up with The Fundamental Five book this week. Chapters 6 and 7 will be on two seperate videos as they were took too much storage for one....I found that out after I recorded them together!

We will be having an end-of-the-year Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 21st at 1:00 p.m. I will be sending out a link in your email later in the week. I would love for all of you to join in on the meeting, if possible. The meeting should be very short!

• All report cards should be completed, put in envelopes, stamped and left on your desk by the end of day, Monday, May 18th.
• Receipt books should be left on your desk.
• All POs should be left on your desk.
• Classroom trash should be labled and left by your classroom door. Please make sure no food/perishable items are left in your classroom.
• If you have AMSTI materials, they should be left by your classroom door. We will return those as soon as we are allowed.

A huge thank you to all those who volunteered to help with the personal item return on Saturday for grades Pre-K - 3rd grade. We will continue with the 4th - 6th grade personal item/locker item return on Saturday, May 23 from 10:00 - 12:00. Parents can also return library books or textbooks as well.

We will also be handing out meals on that day as well. Please let your parents know that they can pick up meals or personal items on that day. We served 751 students at Tharptown on Saturday. Thank you to Mrs. Petree or Ms. Lucas for helping with our meal program over the last few weeks!

For those of you that may not know, Mrs. Scott's father passed away on Saturday. Please keep her and her family in your prayers during this difficult time.