April May Newsletter 2012

S P R I N G 2 0 1 6 April/May Newsletter Leadership Day at Grant School Field Day 2012 PTO has been planning for an e...

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April/May Newsletter Leadership Day at Grant School

Field Day 2012 PTO has been planning for an extra special field day this year. For our new Grant families: • Field Day is a PTO sponsored event. • Will take place on May 17th from noon-3:00 p.m. • We need parent volunteers to help out with field events and activities. • ALL students participate! • There will be water games, bouncy house, fun games, snacks, and much, much, more. • Students will rotate amongst 10 stations for approximately 10-15 each. • We are accepting donations of bottled water. If you would like to donate please drop it off at the main office.

We will be having our 2nd annual Leadership Day on May 3rd. This is an all school event and we encourage all parents, community members, and distinguished guests to come to our celebration. We will begin seating guests at 8:45 a.m. with our program beginning promptly at 9:00 a.m. This event will showcase all of the students at Grant School. There will be a variety of things taking place during our Leadership Day. We will start with a large group assembly in the gym. From there we will have classroom visits, Q & A with students and staff, leadership notebook session, and an all school closing assembly. Leadership Day will conclude at 11:15 a.m. The intent of Leadership Day is to highlight the Covey habits that our school has embraced. This is changing our climate and culture at Grant. This is “good stuff” and you won’t want to miss this important day.

Please check out page 2 for a current list of Important Dates. Classroom teachers will send out additional information, so if you have any questions please send a note in your child’s assignment notebook.

End of Year Important Dates April 9 – Week of Iowa Assessment testing for grades 2 - 5 April 12 – Round up for 2012-13 Kdg. & preschoolers @ Admin. Center April 13 - 1st grade to Putnam April 17 – PTO meeting @ 6:00 pm April 18 – 5th grade to Lifestyles Fair April 19 – 3rd quarter mid-terms sent home April 20 – 2nd grade to The Ugly Duckling performance @ CMS April 24 – 5th grade to Herbert Hoover Museum April 27 – Spring Visit for 2012-13 kindergarteners April 27 – No school for B-Kdg. & Kdg. April 27 – 4th gr. To MPW April 30 – No School for students May 1 – 5th grade to visit CMS May 2 – 2nd grade to Fossil Gorge in Coralville, IA May 3 – Leadership Day @ Grant May 4 – B-kdg. & Kdg. to Kiddie Barnyard @ Ag Learning Center May 7 – Week of DIBELS testing May 8 – Outdoor Ed Day for grades 3-5 @ Wildcat Den May 9 – 5th grade track meet @ MHS May 10 – 5th grade track meet rain date (if needed)? May 11 – B-kdg. visits district wide (no school for b-kdg.) May 14 – Outdoor Ed Day for grades K-2 @ Wildcat Den May 15 – PTO meeting @ 6:00 pm May 16 - 5th grade to Discovery Park May 16 – Kindergarten to Niabi Zoo May 17 – Retirement Open House (4:00 – 5:30 pm) May 18 – Last day for 3 & 4 year old preschoolers May 18 – Field day @ Grant May 21 – 5th gr. recognition in the gym (parents are welcome and encouraged to attend) May 23 – Last day of school (2 hour early dismissal)

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