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May 19-22
TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY
Thank you so much to everyone who worked so hard to make our Teacher Appreciation Day such a success. All the teachers enjoyed a beautiful, gourmet lunch and wonderful gifts provided by our families and had the opportunity to actually have a quiet lunch together! We are very appreciative of the support shown by our parents. Working together, parents, teachers, and students, is the best way to pave a path to success for our students. Thank you, parents!
NO HOT LUNCH THIS WEEK
No hot lunch this week. Thank you to everyone who participated in this program. Our older students used the money raised for their end-of-the-year study trips. They grew vegetables in the garden, planned menus, cooked gourmet luncheons for their peers, served and cleaned up the kitchen, did the bookkeeping, and ran the business. What a great learning experience. And the younger children loved being served by their mentors and learned to try foods that may be new to them.
LOST AND FOUND
Please stop by the west patio and check the lost and found tote. It’s full of jackets, sweatshirts, water bottles and other items that have been left throughout the year. After the end of school, we donate these items to charity so claim yours this week.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
Congratulations to our graduating seniors, Giovanni Miraglia, Ryan Sherwood, Megan Farver, Eric Gibson, and Daelyn McAlister. They are all graduating with honors and have completed a semester or more of college already through concurrent enrollment. Our graduation ceremony will be held on Tuesday at 6:30 at the Guild of the Vale. There will be a fancy potluck dinner followed by the ceremony which will include honoring each student individually with a slide show, comments from their family and friends, and presentation of diplomas.
YEARBOOK
Yearbooks will be delivered this week. Forgot to order? It’s not too late. Hardcover books contain a half page devoted to each student with colored pictures, writing by your child, class pictures, and pages where your friends can autograph your book. Hardcover books are just $40 but are limited to first come first serve so reserve yours now.
SUPER SUMMER ‘25
Our amazing summer workshops start May 27! Where else can you find high quality academic and enrichment activities at such reasonable prices? Join us for a week or the whole summer but don’t be left out…classes fill! Reserve your spot today. Summer classes are open to the public so bring a friend!
BACK TO SCHOOL
You will receive a back-to-school orientation packet by email early in August. Fall classes begin Monday, August 25 with an orientation meeting on Thursday, August 21. We hope everyone has a wonderful summer. We are already planning more field trips, thematic units, and hands-on learning for the fall.
Last day of 24-25 school year is Thursday, May 22.
KINDERGARTEN
What a wonderful year of growth for our kindergarten class! We will host a graduation ceremony for all our students on Monday, May 19 at 9:15 on the amphitheater with a reception to follow in the classroom for our parents, family, and friends. Everyone should wear their “fancy clothes” for the ceremony. For the afternoon, they may bring their PJ’s to wear for Celebrate Reading Day! Students may also bring a favorite book from home and a stuffed animal, or pillow, or blanket. Tuesday is Crazy Day! You can wear your clothes backwards, two different shoes, come with silly hair! Wednesday is hat day. Wear a favorite or make a silly one. Thursday is Water Play Day. Students should wear their swimsuit and shoes that can get wet (no flip flops please because they are a slipping hazard on the patio) to school and bring sunscreen, a beach towel, and a change of clothes. In the morning, we will enjoy fun wet and wild activities on the playground such as a leaking boat relay race and a big water slide.
PRIMARY
Congratulations to all our primary students on their outstanding achievements this year. These are the years of literacy…learning to read, do foundation skills in arithmetic, understand the scientific world, and express themselves in writing. We are proud of the advanced levels achieved by our students, and it is amazing to see how far they have come since the beginning of the year. We conclude the school year with some fun activities this week. On Monday, it’s Celebrate Reading Day! Students may wear their PJ’s and bring a stuffed animal or a pillow or a blanket. They may also bring a game to play with their friends for the afternoon. On Tuesday, it's Crazy Day. Wear your clothes inside out, mismatch your shoes, color your hair! It’s Hat Day on Wednesday. We will also hold a fun talent show just for our peers: what is your talent? Tell a joke, do a dance, sing a song? We will have an award ceremony on Wednesday as well. And Thursday is our annual Water Play Day. Everyone should wear their swimsuit and shoes that can get wet to school. No flip flops please because they are a slipping hazard on the wet patio. You will also need to bring sunscreen, a beach towel, and a change of clothes for the afternoon. We will see “Song of the Sea” in the PM; it is rated PG..
INTERMEDIATE
What a super job our students have done this year. They learned to write research papers, read so so so many books, mastered advanced math concepts, gave oral reports, built team and leadership abilities, developed writing skills, applied science principles, and made lasting friendships. On Monday of this week, it’s Celebrate Reading Day. Everyone should wear Pj’s and bring a book and a stuffed animal, pillow, and blanket. We will make bookmarks. In the afternoon, we are seeing a movie based on a book, ”Spiderwick Chronicles”, rated PG. On Tuesday, it’s Crazy Day. Color your hair, wear your clothes and shoes mismatched, put glitter on your face. In class, we will have a Spelling Bee and host a Trivia Game Show; buzz in to answer questions with your team. Wednesday is Hat Day. Wear one to look cool or make one to look silly. We will complete a writing activity about what we liked most this year and what we accomplished. In the afternoon, we will hold a Talent Show for our peers. Sign up to present your serious or funny talent. We will also host an Unbirthday Party for students with summer birthdays. They can bring treats for the class on Wednesday if they wish. On Thursday, it’s the annual Water Play Day. We will hold our award ceremony and hand out report cards in the morning. Students should bring a swimsuit, beach towel, sunscreen and shoes that can get wet for the afternoon activities. No flip flops please as they can be a slipping hazard on the patio. We will have water balloons, whipped cream pie toss, water relays, and a giant water slide.
UPPER DIVISION AND HIGH SCHOOL
An amazing year of progress and changes for our students. We will write a final reflection on what we accomplished this year. What was your favorite book? Unit of study? Trip? Activity? Memory? On Monday, we will enjoy Celebrate Reading Day! Bring a book to read and a stuffed animal, pillow, and blanket and wear your PJ’s. Tuesday is Crazy Day! Dress as your favorite character, wear outrageous clothes, color your hair! We will hold our Spelling Bee and decorate for High School Graduation. We will finalize bookkeeping from our practical life study and learn how to write a check. On Wednesday, it’s Hat Day. Wear one to look cool or silly. We will honor people who have birthdays in the summer; bring treats to share if you wish. And we will host our annual Talent Show. Everyone will present at least one talent for their peers. On Thursday, we celebrate the school year with Water Play Day and our award ceremony. Report cards will be handed out along with awards for achievement during the year. Students should bring a swimsuit, towel, sunscreen, and shoes that can get wet. No flip flops please as they become slippery on the patio. We will have leaky boat relay races, water ballon toss, whipped cream mayhem, ice cold watermelon to eat, and a huge water slide.