Friday, June 4, 2021

 The big news of the day today was Move-Up Day, of course! The class left here yesterday feeling nervous, worried, excited, and anxious. They arrived back here today all excited and bubbly, wearing their brand new BRMS t-shirts! They are truly feeling like 5th graders now, and I don't know how I will keep them contained next week!

I have no academics to tell about other than the reviewing we have been doing. But there are a few important updates to tell you about. Please read carefully!

  • Next week is Spirit Week here at JES. I believe you have received this notification, but here is the link again just in case. It should be a fun way to end (almost) our year!
  • Next week, please consider sending in a reusable bag with your child. We will be cleaning out our desks and there is a lot of STUFF to bring home, including all of the writing from their portfolios from the past 5 years. 
  • On Thursday next week, we will be watching a movie (The Secret Life of Arrietty) and I have gotten permission from our health office to allow the kids to lie on the floor with pillows and blankets, and to give them popcorn and popsicles. I will send home a reminder on Wednesday, but in the meantime, please let me know if your child can't have popcorn. It'll likely be SmartFood popcorn. We would do pajama day, but it is also Spirit Week, and that would interfere. Blankets, stuffies and pillows will have to be good enough.
  • We are all set with t-shirts! I know a few of you said you would supply your own, but I have enough for everyone else (and a few extras) thanks to Amanda. We will be making t-shirts on Tuesday, so please be sure you send your child's in if you aren't using one from the classroom!
  • On Friday, we will be going to Mills Riverside Park for our final 4th grade celebration. You are all invited to join us for the Memory Book ceremony at 1:30. We will start promptly, so you may want to arrive by 1:25. This will be a masked and distanced event. Feel free to take your children home from MRP if you would like. Otherwise, they will ride the bus back to JES and have dismissal as usual. We DO have school on Monday, but it will be a day of cleaning and perhaps watching another movie. All of our celebrations and goodbyes will be done by then, so it will be a "holding" day.
  • Finally, I will be having an "awards ceremony" for the class on Friday morning at 10:30. Each student will be receiving a separate award. I wish you could all join me, but that is not in the cards this year. I would like to invite you to join us virtually if you can. I know it is a work day and many of you have other commitments. This ceremony will only last about 15 minutes, and it will be fun and casual. I will send you the link next week, and I hope you can join!

I hope you all enjoy the weekend and stay cool!

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