Mr. Posick's Friday email

May 25, 2017

Memorial Day weekend

Happy Memorial Day weekend! Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. Thank you to all of you who served, are serving, or are related to someone who served our country.

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Working together on math

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5th graders leaving for Camp Minikani

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6th graders tuning their guitars

6th grade dance today!

Today, May 25th, Stone Bank is hosting a 6th grade dance. The dance is for all 6th grade students from any of the Arrowhead feeder schools. The dance is from 4:30-6:30PM. Cost is $5 and the students will need a school issued dance pass (received on Wednesday) or student ID to attend. Here is a flyer with more information.

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Snap circuits

Hands on learning about electrical circuits

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Teamwork building a hot air balloon

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Lots of colorful choices

Hot air balloon launch is today, weather permitting!

Backpacks for kids

Mrs. Iwanski is collecting used or new backpacks to be sent to the Dominican Republic this summer to provide kids the supplies needed at a growing school. If you have a backpack (or 2) to donate, please drop it off at either office and Mrs. Iwanski will collect them and direct them to the proper channels to have them shipped. Deadline for donating backpacks is Wednesday, June 7th, our last day of school. Here is a link with more information.

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Learning from our classmates

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Making pinatas

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Students sharing portfolios with their family

Celebration Day is Friday, June 2nd

Our 7th annual Celebration Day is scheduled for Friday, June 2nd. In the coming weeks you will hear more about this from our PTO and PE teachers. Keep an eye out for some exciting opportunities that have been planned for that day.

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Canoeing at Camp Minikani

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Taking a chance on the high ropes course

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The rock wall is another great challenge

Camp Invention is July 31st through August 4th

Camp Invention is coming to Merton this year as part of our summer school program for the amazingly low price of $35. This camp experience is for students entering grades K-6 and will take place the week of July 31-August 4 (which is the week between July and August summer school courses). Spots are filling up incredibly quickly, and we anticipate this opportunity being closed very soon. Want to register? Please call Camp Invention customer service at 1-800-968-4332. Want more information? Check out campinvention.org