Family Newsletter

Dear Families,
It is hard to believe, but we're in the home stretch already! The last day of school for students is on June 15th, which will be a half day with dismissal at 11:30.  Placement letters for next year will go out this weekend, so if you are a second grade parent, you and your child should know about your child's teacher/team assignment by Tuesday or Wednesday next week.  All first graders will return to my class next year.  We will have new incoming first graders, however. 

Step Up Day:
This is such an exciting time of the year, but it can also be a little stressful for our young learners as they anticipate a big change with having a new teacher, new class and new school. Please keep this in mind and support your child at home if needed.  Let me know if there is anything I can do to help.
Step Up Day is scheduled for next Friday. June 1st.  2nd graders from ABS will go over to WCS to meet their new teachers/ classmates between 8:40-9:45am.  First graders will stay at ABS to do a special project as a gift for our graduating 2nd graders.  Ms. Gravelin and I will stay with the first graders, while Ms. Crowley and Mrs. Benoit will join our second graders.

Incoming first graders will join our class on Tuesday, June 5th for a short morning activity.  We are so excited to meet our new Kindergarten friends.

Public Works Day:
The Public Works Department had some representatives at ABS this week.  They shared about their important duties around town, such as plowing our roads and cleaning ditches and sewers.  The children also had a chance to see some of the heavy-duty equipment used for these tasks.  It is always a huge success when they come!

Celebrating our Differences:
Our school offered a special event for students and teachers at ABS this week.  We participated in a series of workshops and stations learning about people's differences and how important it is to be kind and respectful to all.  Some differences we can see with our eyes, but other differences we cannot; but it is always important to be kind, forgiving and respectful.  The children learned about autism, fine motor challenges, sensory challenges and empathy in these stations.

Upcoming Events & Reminders:

• We have no school on Monday due to Memorial Day.  Students return on Tuesday.
• The last day of school is June 15th for students with dismissal at 11:30.  If you wish for your child to have a lunch from the cafeteria that day, please let me know as soon as possible.  They will offer a ham or turkey sandwich, and it will be bagged to take home/after school.
• Fun Day is scheduled for June 8th.  This is a traditional sporting/field day that students from ABS participate in at WCS.  Provided that the weather cooperates, we are scheduled to go to WCS in the morning hours of June 8th.  More information will follow.
• We are scheduled to go to the WCS Chorus Concert on Wednesday, June 6th.  This is an afternoon concert so dismissal will be from WCS.  As in the past; if you need to pick up your child, please pick up in the office at WCS.  All other children will board their regular buses and Part 2 students will ride a bus back to ABS with me.

Have a great holiday weekend.

Regards,

Maria