Conway Catch-Up
March 25th
Goooooood Morning #OneFamily!
I hope you had a great weekend and were able to steal a few minutes to get up to the Fine Arts Festival! What an incredible display of talent Mrs. Ellis put together! Gorgeous art showcase by our kiddos! Thank you greatly to Mrs. Ellis for making that possible and a huge thank you to our very talent kiddos for their work. If you were able to stop by and do some dancing with Mrs. Johnson, we hope you had some fun and were introduced to some folk dancing and songs! And we hope you had a chance to make it around to the other displays around Brooke Point. Incredibly talented children....far more than anything I ever did when I was that age. :)
Back to another awesome week here in Cougarland. Here are the upcoming events for the week:
Big Information for the week:
- PTA meeting: Because we have such a huge event Thursday night and most of us will be here Thursday night late, we will be virtual on Wednesday from 6-7pm. All are welcome. Click HERE for the Virtual Link.
- Happy Easter to all our Christian families out there. We wish you well during the last part of Lent for Good Friday, and then Easter on Sunday!
- No School on Friday this week and Monday next week for Easter.
- 5th Grade Field Trip: Half go today and half on Wednesday!
- MAP Reading Test for 4th and 5th grade: The last MAP reading assessment is on Tuesday. Please make sure to talk to your kiddo about giving their best on this assessment as it shows their growth for the year. 5th graders, 6th grade using this for instructional planning and class planning next year. We have been teaching out kiddos these test taking strategies to help them with these tests and all future tests.
- Spring Dance this Thursday from 5:30 - 8:00: We have a much better system in place than last year! We have dinner shifts so we can get everyone served and we can also have room for people to actually dance. There are still spaces open for the second two shifts of the night. Please use the form below to order tickets. There will not be any tickets sold at the door so we can make sure we have enough food. We can't wait to dance the night away with you and your family!
- SOL Assessment Days: Mark the calendar 3rd - 5th grade families for when your kiddos take their end of year SOL Tests: April 25th - Reading; April 30th - Math; May 8th - 4th grade VA history and 5th grade Science.
Have an awesome week this week Conway #OneFamily!
JR :)
P.S. Don't forget to let us know about your kiddos' accomplishments outside of school. Form will be kept in this newsletter every week. See the button below.
Upcoming Events
Events Coming up this week:
- Monday:
- 5:30 - 7:00 - Adult English Class
- Tuesday:
- 7:30 - Clay Club
- MAP Reading test for 4th and 5th grade.
- 3:30 - 4:30 - STEAM Club for 5th grade
- 3:30 - 4:30 - Girls Who Code
- 3:30 - 4:15 - Cougars on the Run
- Wednesday:
- 7:30 - Orff Ensemble practice
- 5:30 - 7:00 - Adult English Class
- 6:00 - PTA meeting
- 5th grade field trip (part of them)
- Thursday:
- 3:30 - 4:30 - STEAM Club for 5th grade.
- 5:30 - 8:00 - School Dance. See your tickets for your entry time.
- Friday and Monday: No school for Good Friday and Easter Monday. Happy Easter to our Christian Families.
Upcoming Dates:
- April 11 - 5:00 - 6:00 PM - Eid Celebration here at Conway. More information to come.
- April 18th - 5:30 - 7:30 - STEAM Night!
Old But Still Relevant Information
- Ramadan Mubarak to all our Muslim Families. We wish you all the best during Ramadan. We are honored to support your family during this religious time. Please, if you have any specific requests for your kiddos, please contact your child’s teacher to let them know. If your child will be fasting and you would like them to go somewhere else other than the cafeteria during lunch time, please let your child’s teacher know so we can have a plan in place for them (They are most welcome to stay in there. We just want to offer them another space to go so they don’t have to sit in the cafeteria and watch others eat). If your child is requesting to eat outside the lunch room or to be excused from a special, we will contact you for permission before that plan is put in place.
ParentVue
Directions on how to access ParentVue:
Video on how to access: Click HERE or https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Au8BpRzOZapcEn7jZGptdDxfXKAuffSf/view?ts=65b65ea9
Instructions from SCPS: Click HERE or https://www.staffordschools.net/cms/lib/VA01818723/Centricity/Domain/32/ParentVU%20StudentVUEInstructions.pdf
Step by Step Written Directions: Click HERE or https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IkN_46V_jbZ5IDI4Zo18Nc0btSnbWOQbe9beoyN1z-I/edit
PTA Information
- Spring Dance tickets will go out to students to take home on Tuesday.
- Yearbooks are still on sale through our website for 22.00 each.
- PTA meeting will be virtual on Wednesday from 6-7pm to help with prepping for the Spring Dance the next day. Click HERE for the Virtual Link.
- We are in need of volunteers for Cougarpalooza. Please sign up through the sign up genius link below:
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508084EA5AA2DA5F94-48734248-2024
- Cougarpalooza raffle basket collection will begin next week after the holiday. We are also in need of food trucks for the carnival if you own a food truck or know someone that does please have them reach out to Amber Zawistowski.
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