The Path January 2020
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A Note from Mr. Leonard
Dear Sun Path Families,
I hope everyone had a great Winter Break. I am looking forward to the return of our staff and students on Thursday January 2nd.
January brings with it some of the coldest days of the year. Remember students are outside before school and at lunch time recess unless the air temperature or windchill is below zero. Please make sure your child is dressed for the weather. If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation and cannot afford winter wear for your child, please contact our School Social Worker, Kelsi Henningsen, for assistance. Please write your child's name in their coat, boots, snow pants, and other items. This helps if they are misplaced. We are also looking for mitten and gloves donations for our "MItten Bucket". The mittens/gloves in the bucket are used by students who misplace or forgot their mittens.
A few weeks back, I asked families to make some changes when picking up their children at the end of the day. These changes have made it safer for our student's walking home, and made it easier for our school buses to get in and out of the school parking lot. We ask that cars continue to enter and exit using the long driveway(Dublin Lane) off of 17th Ave. Please do not park close to the French Trace Ave/Quail Drive entrance and please do not park on both sides of French Trace Ave/Quail Drive. We are hoping to add more school patrols in this area to help with students crossing the street. Thanks for your help.
In this newsletter, we have included a list of some important dates that are coming up in January and February. Here are a few days in January to keep in mind. We have no school on Monday, January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Early release day will happen on Thursday, January 23 with a release time of 1:10 PM. There will be no school on Friday, January 24 for a teacher planning day.
Our next set of Parent/Teacher Conferences are coming up in February. There is a link found later in this newsletter. If you need help contact our office.
See you soon,
Patrick Leonard
Principal
Conferences at Sun Path
Spring Conferences are February 4, 6 & 10.
Please use your parent portal login to get into the conference scheduling system. The February Conference Schedule will open on November 26. If you are looking to schedule with someone other than a classroom teacher(High Potential, Art, Band, etc.) you need to select the SHOW MORE TEACHERS option.
Volunteer at Sun Path
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Sun Path PTO
News from the Sun Path PTO:
Our next PTO Dinner Night is Tuesday, January 21. PTO will receive a portion of the proceeds for HYVEE MARKET GRILLE restaurant. This happens all day as long as you make sure to mention Sun Path PTO.
Thank you to EVERYONE who volunteered at BINGO night! A special thanks to: Wendy Becker, Dele Simenstad, Sarah Person, Matthew Person, William Folz, GeAnna Tomei, Ava Dexter, Laura Kuyper, Kristy Breimhorst, Tracie Hoffman, Christy Congdon, Heidi Gamradt, Abbe Woizeschke, Mike Woizeschke, Emily Hannah, Sydney Hannah, ThaoiChi Weinard, Dave Weinard, Brady Weinard, Carter Maliszewski, Sarah Latham, Kristin Lewis, Donna Richards, Carrie Voth, Jenny Taylor, Meredith Werderitch, Patrick Nowicki, Kody Nowicki, Michelle Grover, Anne Jeffries, and Hale Olsen and for any others we may have missed. We know a lot stepped up to help last minute and we are thankful for all that helped out!
A huge thank you to Sara Ellingsworth, Kelly Vannier, Marta Leach, Barbara Dahn, Julie Larsen, Erin Yzermans, Lisa Gerszewski, Tina Fausett, ThaoChi Weinard, Steph Kaste, Alicia Hemphill, Abbe Woizeschke, April Tomei, Sarah Sparks, Emily Hannah and Heather Thomes for donating items to the Taco bar that was held for the teachers during conferences. They loved it and appreciated a nice warm dinner during a busy night of conferences!
The budget was voted on and approved at our last meeting held on November 15th. The PTO budget is used to fund school events and activities. We also were able to purchase all students and staff a Saber Sun Path T-shirt! The t-shirt is to support how to be a saber: Respectful, Responsible, Positive and Safe. Watch for them to arrive sometime after Winter break! This would be a great shirt to wear on PositiviTEE Tuesdays!
Please join us for our next PTO Meeting on Tuesday, January 14th at 7:00 AM!
Don't forget to order your yearbook on the link below.
If you have any questions, please contact the Sun Path PTO at sunpathpto@hotmail.com
Important Dates at Sun Path
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January 2- Return to School
January 10- Student Council Meeting
January 10- PTO Movie Night K-2
January 14- PTO Meeting
January 20- No School
January 21- PTO Dinner Night
January 23- Early Release Day dismissal at 1:10 PM
January 24- No School Teacher Planning Day
January 31- PTO Movie Night 3-5
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February 4- 4th Grade field trip to SHS- Jack Brass Band 10:10 AM
February 4- Conferences
February 6- Kindergarten field trip to Stages Theater 8:45 AM- 11:45 AM
February 6- Conferences
February 7- Student Coundil Meeting 7:45 AM
February 10- Connell's class to All Saints 9:45 AM
February 10- Conferences
February 14- No School
February 17- No School
Kindergarten Registration for 2020-2021
Kindergarten families for 2020-2021 will have registration packets mailed out on January 13. Those packets can be returned completed anytime after that date to the Sun Path office. If you are still waiting for items like immunizations or birth certificate, we will take the packet with just the completed items and collect the remaining items at K round up in April. Kindergarten Round Up Nights are April 23 or April 28 from 5:00 PM- 6:30 PM.
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Attendance
Please contact our Attendance Line at 952-496-5893 in order to call your child in late or absent for a day of school. Please also indicate any flu like symptoms including fever, cough and sore throat.