The Mennies Weekly
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work!
Week of May 8th
Monday, May 8th
- Day 3
- PARCC Testing Begins-Grade 4 and 5 in AM
- PTO Meeting 6 pm
Tuesday, May 9th
- Day 4
- PTO Teacher Appreciation Breakfast in Teacher Meeting Room
- PARCC Testing-Grade 4 and 5 in AM
- Mid 4th Marking Period Date. Progress Reports Open
- Happy Teacher Appreciation Day! Free jeans for our fabulous staff!
Wednesday, May 10th
- Day 5
- PARCC Testing-Grade 4 and 5 in AM
- 6:00 pm BOE Meeting VHS North. Teacher of the Year Rebecca Eisenman and Administrator of the Year Lisa Arena honored!
- Happy School Nurse's Day!
Thursday, May 11th
- Day 1
- PARCC Testing-Grade 4 and 5 in AM
- 1st Grade Yogo Fundraiser Night
Friday, May 12th
- Day 2
- Staff Appreciation Luncheon 11:35-1:50 in Teacher Meeting Room.
- Mennies Spirit Day!
- 1st Grade Critters Visit
- Mother's Day Tea in AM in Kindergarten
- PARCC Testing-Grade Grade 4 and 5 in AM
- Mennies Happy Hour returns! After school at the Double Eagle!
News You Can Use!
Reminder: 4th and 5th Grade PARCC Testing week of May 8th. A reminder that your Special may be changed. Please check the schedule
Please be aware that we no longer have Ms. Sue sitting in the lobby. Please do not send students out of programs, events to sit at Security. We need advance notice.
Thank you to Chris Hannah and Nicole Sapello for another fabulous Fine Arts Club Performance! Nothing but praise and compliments for Madagascar, Jr. Yesterday, the Fine Arts Club put on a special performance for the district special education programs. The staff and children loved it!
Thank you to our fabulous staff....we appreciate all that you do for our school, students, and families on a daily basis. Mennies is a GREAT place because of YOU!
Thank you to Danielle and Bill along with our 3rd grade teachers for a smooth week of PARCC testing. We'll do it all over again next week for grades 4 and 5!
Mark your calendars....PTO Teacher Appreciation Breakfast May 9th....Staff Appreciation Luncheon from Lisa and Kristen Friday, May 12th....Mennies Happy Hour Returns! Friday, May 12th at the Double Eagle!
A reminder that the Nurse's Office is closed from 1:50-2:50. EMERGENCIES ONLY should be sent to the Main Office during this time.
Please be sure to write down your confirmation numbers for absences.
TECH TIP OF THE WEEK
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Words of Wisdom
The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things..
~ Elise Boulding
With something to think about . . .Why do we keep buying things and thinking it will make us happy? Who benefits from the all the consumption? Is it us? Or those selling? Companies have done such a fantastic job marketing items we need, that there is over two billion square feet of self-storage space for the unused overflow, and that is in this country alone. Some of the most powerful and profitable marketing is directed at those most impressionable, under the age of 18. While businesses make a profit encouraging us to overconsume, we can practice and teach that happiness does not lie in the having, but happiness lies within.
Remember to take care of yourself.
Start the purge! Grab a bag and begin with one room, don't think too hard about it or overwhelm yourself, just think about whether the items make you happy or not.
Happy Birthday!
Felicia Brown~May 7th
Mark Your Calendar
May
12-Mother's Day Tea in AM in Kindergarten
16-I and RS Meeting. Review of previous referrals
19-5th Grade Field Trip
19-Founder's Day in AM. Grade 3
19-Staff Jeans Day
22-K trip to Storybook Land
22-Giraffe Hero Award Ceremony at CCC
24-Career Day Grades 4 and 5
25-Donuts for Dad in K
25-Jeans for Troops Day $1 donation. Wear red, white, blue
26-5th grade field trip to Wetlands
26-4th grade field trip
26-1st grade field trip
29-School Closed
30-Literacy Assembly in APR Grades K&1 9:25-10:05 2&310:10-10:50 4&5 2:00-2:40
31-NJ ASK Science Test. Grade 4 only
June
1-2nd grade Frozen Treats Sale
1-Parents V. Staff Softball Game
Dr. William Mennies School
Email: kspeakman@vineland.org
Website: http://www.edlinesites.net/pages/Dr__William_Mennies
Location: 361 East Grant Avenue, Vineland, NJ, United States
Phone: (856) 794-6957
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Twitter: @MenniesSchool