Bear Tracks
May 18, 2018
Coming Up:
PARCC ELA - Wed. 5/16 - Fri. 5/19
PARCC Math - Mon. 5/21 & Tues 5/22
Week of 5/21:
Monday 5/21 - Faculty Mtg - Please report to library for quick base touching, including some details regarding the end of year staff show. The rest of the time will be dedicated to placement.
Tuesday 5/22 - Last day of PARCC!!! and Technology of Music Assembly (gym 1:30)
Wednesday 5/23 - Princeton Symphony Orchestra 5th grade 9:40
Thursday 5/24 - Overman & Loughlin FREC (trout release trip)
Thursday 5/24 - Wear Blue, Red & Green for Willams Syndrome.
Friday 5/25 - Pre K Collab Day
Friday 5/25 - FIELD DAY!!!
5/28 - MEMORIAL DAY
Week of 5/29:
Wednesday 5/30 - K-Kerr Farm Trip/Walking Trip, 4th Grade Forest Resource Education Center (Belford/VZ)
Thursday 5/31 - B&N Summer Reading Kick Off Book Fair, 2nd Gr. Camden Aquarium Trip
Friday 6/1 - Aloha Day, PreK Hopewell Elem.Trip/Cartaino-Fazio
Key Information:
- Google Pioneer AR Expedition - Special thank you to Mandi for organizing our Google Experience on Monday. It was incredible and a fantastic opportunity for our kids!
- Summer Reading! - We will continue with some of our summer reading initiatives (we'll still have the reader's breakfast in the fall, we'll have another online book club for grades 3-5, etc), but we'll be having a BOOK-B-Q on Tuesday, July 24th from 5-7 pm. I'll set up a meeting soon, but wanted everyone to save the date. Anyone is welcome and I hope to have some staff members facilitate sharing of what kids have read, etc. The overall objective is to get together and have fun talking about reading. And I'll be on the grill (hot dogs only this time...)
- Budget due date reminder (23rd-Ed-Data, 30th everything else)
- Monday - Please meet in the library, but the majority of time will be given for placement...
Article of the Week
Quote of the Week:
Note from the Principal:
Happy Friday!
Quality Days...
A lot of people know how many days of school are left, but how many quality days do we have? How can we avoid getting into the countdown trap and just 'surviving,' but instead making every day awesome? Check out the article of the week for some ideas, but like it or not, we will never have this group again. How can we maximize the impact that we have and send them off with the best possible memories and experiences.
Do not fall in to 'survival mode' or be the one who brings a negative attitude into a conversation. Be the person who builds positivity and spreads patience as the end of the school year approaches! Let's attack the last five weeks with everything that we have so that when we reflect in the middle of July, we are extremely proud! We are in a great place and have a great opportunity in front of us. Let's make an incredible last several weeks.
Sincerely,
Chris