June Newsletter 2023

Amy Belle Elementary

Principal's Corner

Amy Belle Families,

Thank you for a great 22-23 school year! Our students and staff have accomplished so much over the course of the year. Please make sure that you are having your students continue to read over the summer. If you can find some natural opportunities for them to write whether it is a fun made up story or a journal of a vacation you took, it is great for them to continue to use their writing skills over the break. Of course, we want everyone to have fun and find time to relax! Spend time outdoors enjoying the summer weather and being active! We will see you back at the end of August for our Open House Meet and Greet. To our 5th graders, we will miss you next year. Good luck at KMS! Thank you as always for partnering with us to provide quality educational opportunities for our students.

Katie Kohel

Counselor's Corner

The end of the school year is a wonderful time to reflect on the growth that each of our students has made. A few moments have recently brought a swell of pride to me as your School Counselor. I have seen fourth-grade girls resolve conflicts independently and respectfully by using "I messages" about sticky friendship issues, I have seen students who have had BIG fears, be able to successfully conquer them, and first graders start to take accountability for their actions. I have witnessed countless acts of kindness and inclusion, and have seen parents volunteering their time at Walking Wildcats to help our students achieve a collective goal of "Walking to Florida." It has been a pleasure to see many of the lessons that they have learned in Guidance classes along with the character traits that our school has focused on put into action. I am hopeful you will also see many examples of great character and problem solving at home during the summer months.

The freedom and flexibility of the summer schedule can also bring about a lot of 'downtime' for children, which can easily lead to too much screen time. I once heard that screen time can be like planning a well-rounded diet. There are vegetables (math games) and candy (video games). It is important to have a 'balanced diet' of screen time, nutrition, exercise as well as social connection and time in nature to keep our children's growing minds and bodies strong and healthy. I will provide a few links to some helpful articles and resources for creating limits and controls around screen time.

School Aged Kids and Tech
Ten Tips for Managing Screen Time
Common Sense Media (This website provides reviews of movies, video games and many suggestions for screen time controls)

Wishing you all a safe summer full of fun, adventure, relaxation, and quality family time!

Jen Runde

School Counselor

Amy Belle 262-628-7825

Link to my website

Field Day

Students will take part in field day on Wednesday, June 7th. Teachers will self lead some fun outdoor activities and games. Information should have already been sent home by your student teachers. K4 - 2nd grade are schedule for the morning and 3rd - 5th grade in the afternoon. Please apply sunscreen at home. If needed for the afternoon, please send with the attached form below.

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PTA Walking Wildcats Glow Lunch

The PTA Walking Wildcats results are in….

Congratulations! The school reached their goal & collectively walked all the way to Florida this school year!

The students have earned a GLOW LUNCH. On Wednesday, June 7th, the school cafeteria will be decorated with black lights and neon while the students eat their lunch. Students and staff are welcome to wear neon and bright colors that day. If you would like help PTA decorate the lunch room that morning, please email pta.amybelle@gmail.com

Message From PTA

The PTA would like to thank all the parents, families, and staff that helped make this school year successful. Special recognition goes to our Amy Belle PTA Board members, Lori Herden, Kary Dietzler, Melisa Nelson, Courtney Nitka, and Tracy Leffler, for volunteering countless hours throughout the school year. Thank you Amy Belle community! Have a safe & fun summer!

We would like to thank our current PTA president, Tracy Leffler for all her hard work over these past 2 years and introduce Anne Utech as our next PTA president for next year!

Please consider getting involved next school year! The PTA is already looking for volunteers for the following 2023-2024 events:

Trunk or Treat/Fall Fest
Booster Nights
Staff Appreciation Committee
Book Fair
Movie Nights
Fun Run

Look for updates over the summer on our PTA Facebook page!

All are welcome at our Fun Run Summer Planning Meetings and "Playground Playdates"- details to come via Facebook in July! If anyone is looking to help with planning and/or have any questions, please email pta.amybelle@gmail.com

Lost and Found

Please make a point to have your student check the “Lost and Found” before the end the last day of school, Friday, June 9th. If not claimed by then we will make a donation to Goodwill. Reminder, last day will be a half day ending at 11:43am - no lunch will be served.