News from New Haven
Posts from the Principal
May 2018
I do want to thank you for another wonderful school year. The involvement and commitment that everyone has is amazing. I'm speaking on behalf of everyone at New Haven when I say we appreciate the open communication and relationship that we have with you so that we are able to provide the very best for our kids. Thank you for sharing your children with us for another school year.
I've shared the most up to date calendar events, in addition to some information regarding summer activities that students can do to help prevent "Summer Slide"
News to share....
State Testing- State testing for our students begins on Tuesday, May 8th and goes through Friday, May 11th. Due to altered schedules for all students we will not be able to allow for lunch visitors for this week. The regular schedule will begin again on May 14th.
Positive Message Campaign- Teacher appreciation week is next week, and I've attached (below) a Positive Message form for any parent that would like to send in a note to any of our teachers. There is nothing more encouraging than to receive a positive note from someone, especially our kids and parents. It doesn't have to be on this form, but I thought that I would attach it as a starting point. Thank you parents for your support through this school year! Our relationships are the foundation of our students' successes.
Summer learning- As the countdown to summer has begun, we want to encourage EVERYONE to continue learning over the summer! "Summer Slide" is a real thing, and it takes students several weeks of learning in the fall to make up for what they have lost over the summer. We encourage you to keep students reading, and active in their learning. I've included several activities that students can participate in over the summer below. Students can also access different recommended programs from our school website- student dashboard.
18-19 Class placements- We will be doing another PTA membership drive around class placement information. Families who join our PTA from July 9th through the 20th will receive an email with their child's homeroom teacher information. The drive will only be those two weeks, and then homeroom information will be given out during Open House on August 8th. Emails will be sent within 48 hours of on-line membership. More information and links will be sent out at the end of June.
Growth- New Haven continues to be blessed with amazing families moving into our community and with that also means new staff members. I will be sending a newsletter home this summer (via email) updating everyone on how the upcoming school year is shaping up, and introducing any new staff members.
Repeats to Remember:
International Festival: Saturday, May 5th at Mann elementary from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm. This day will be a multicultural world showcase, highlighting all different heritages and world cultures represented in all of our Boone county Schools. Please see the attached flyer.
5th grade promotion- May 21st @ 6:00 pm. New Haven Elementary
Last Day for Students: May 25th.
Celebrating Great Things!
Retirements- We have 2 staff members retiring this year, and we are very happy for them! We want to than Mrs. Betty Kiser (1st grade) and Mrs. Lisa Ferguson (k-para) for all of their commitment to New Haven and our students!
Looking for a great book to read over the summer? I am just about finished reading a book called "A Gift of Failure" by Jessica Lahey that has been so eye opening to me as an educator and a parent. It's an easy read and has really allowed me to question my own parenting choices. I've embedded a quick article summary about the book from psychology today.
Upcoming events @ New Haven
May
4th- Kindergarten field trip to the Zoo
Popcorn Friday
5th- International Festival @ Mann Elementary
7th- 11th- Teacher Appreciation Week
8th - 14th - State KPREP testing for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades
10th-Board of Education Meeting @ 7:30
12th- Archery Nationals
14th- 1st Grade field trip (Kiser, Strawn,Anderson)
2nd grade field trip to Arboretum
15th- SBDM @ 4:30
17th- "Mini" registration day for those that missed the March date- 9:00 - 3:00
18th- 1st grade field trip (Houston, Gebka, Dauwe)
Kindergarten "Promotion" day (10:15 for AM / 2:15 for PM)
Popcorn Friday
21st- 1st grade Fairy Tale Ball 2:30 pm
5th grade promotion @ 6:00 pm- New Haven Gymnasium.
22nd- No school for students (Staff professional development day)
23rd- Volunteer Appreciation breakfast 8:00 to 9:00
24th- Talent Show for students
25th- Last day for students! Happy Summer!
Want to know even more that is going on? Click our Team Calendar link-
New Haven Elementary
Email: mary.goble@boone.kyschools.us
Website: www.newhaven.boone.kyschools.us
Location: 10854 Old US Hwy 42, Union, KY, United States
Phone: 859-384-5325
Facebook: www.facebook.com/newhavenelementary
Twitter: @NewHavenES